Chaco: Pueblo 2.0 feature list

Pueblo 2.0 feature list

June 15^th, 1996

Pueblo is a network game system that brings you together with other fun-loving folks on the internet. We think if we bring different cultures, ages, and backgrounds together on the internet, we can make the world a much nicer place.

This release of Pueblo was primarily intended to make Pueblo the best possible MUD client. We've added features like Tintin-compatible macros and triggers, removed the Pueblo message server connection, etc. Of course, there are also new multimedia features, like support for Netscape 2.0 plugins in HTML windows and vastly improved VRML support.

The point of Pueblo is to make sure you get the most out of MUDs. So, when an improvement idea for Pueblo crosses your mind, drop us a line. If you see a bug, let us know immediately so we can fix it. Just send mail to pueblo-support@chaco.com and we'll work on getting your ideas implemented. (Just ask all the folks who asked for features in 2.0 and got them!)

Thanks for helping bring the world together! Have fun!

The Pueblo Development Team

Glenn Crocker (Wizard)
Jim Doubek
Dan Greening (Pingbot)
Ron Lussier (Coyote)
Pritham Shetty

New In This Release

We've made a lot of changes in Pueblo 2.0. This was based on all the comments we received on Pueblo 1.0. We think you'll be very happy with the results. Let us know if you run into problems, and we'll do our best to fix them as soon as possible. Because of our modular architecture, it's easy for us to fix bugs and distribute upgraded versions of our modules, so Pueblo should improve more rapidly than most software you're used to.

Pueblo 2.0 no longer requires users to register before they can use Pueblo, but we do still need to get registration information, so after 30 days of using Pueblo, you will be asked to register your copy of Pueblo. It's still free, we just need to know what kinds of folks are using Pueblo out there.

General improvements:

We've gotten rid of the Pueblo server, so that you no longer need to log in to Pueblo before you can do anything else. We've also eliminated the need for a Pueblo username and password.
Pueblo now has almost complete TinTin++ compatibility, with some enhancements especially for Pueblo. Using TinTin commands, you can define macros, set triggers that do things when specified text arrives, and much more.
When you start Pueblo now, the first thing you see is your personal world list. You can still jump to the Chaco world list, but you don't need to do this every time Pueblo starts. (This speeds things up quite a bit.)
Pueblo now supports Emacs key bindings for history list manipulation, so Unix users will feel right at home with Pueblo. In addition, the old control-arrow history interface now just uses the arrow keys, and the input window is now sizable. (See the 'Text Input' preferences tab for more info.)
Pueblo now allows you to have multiple sessions without having to launch a new copy. Use the "New Pueblo window" command in the file menu to create a new session.
Pueblo now supports firewall proxy servers, including SOCKS. Pueblo can also now function as your 'telnet' client for Netscape.
Pueblo now supports the Netscape cookie extention for HTTP. You can learn more about this HTTP extension from the following web page:
http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
Our installer is now easier to use. Not only that, but it's cleaner, and won't leave lots of stuff in your TEMP directory like it would before!

HTML (rich text) improvements:

WebTracker, Pueblo's internal web browser, now has a full user interface including a tool bar. (You can still use Netscape or another external web browser, too!)
Pueblo now supports your Netscape 2.0 plugins. If you've installed the appropriate plugins in Netscape, you can now play sound using Progressive Networks RealAudio™, animation using Macromedia Shockwave™, etc. Pueblo will support any plugins that you have installed in your Netscape Navigator plugins directory, automatically.
Pueblo's "panes" can now contain much more dynamic information, using the Pueblo HTML redirect feature. You can redirect output from the MUD into a pane, then redirect it back to the main output window when you're done writing to the pane.
The <H1>-<H6>, <P> tags now support attribute break=all, left or right to control right and left margins. The base= attribute is processed for the <Head> tag.
New tags: <nobr>, <base>
Improved handling of text/plain MIME type, and audio/x-mid
HTTP errors (like 404 -- document not found), are now reported to the user, so they know why that pane that just popped up doesn't contain anything.
Improved file logging. You can log either the unformatted HTML as it came from the MUD (handy for debugging your Pueblo MUD objects), or the text you saw on your screen.

VRML (3D graphics) improvements:

Pueblo now uses Microsoft's Reality Lab engine, so VRML should be many times faster than Pueblo 1.0!
Based on your feedback, we've completely reimplemented our 3D navigation, and added many cool features, like control-clicking on 3d polygons to move towards them.
There's now a right-click menu in the VRML window for manipulating 3D preferences and settings.
Collision detection is now supported.
Many rendering improvements have been made, resulting in better-looking 3D scenes.
Pueblo 2.0 is continuing to adapt the "Moving Worlds" VRML 2.0 specification, and provides an HTML interface to some aspects of "Moving Worlds".
Pueblo now supports 3d position notification, so MUD servers can implement avatar support!
VRML background images are now supported, so you can have stars surrounding your VRML worlds.

Installing Pueblo

Pueblo is distributed on the Internet as a self-extracting executable. To install Pueblo, simply run the executable. The program will first ask you if you wish to install. If you say 'yes', you will then be lead through an install wizard. You'll be asked a series of fairly typical install questions, and finally Pueblo will happily install itself.

Using Pueblo

Once Pueblo is extracted, you can run it from the Program Manager, File Manager or the Start menu (on Windows95.) The program name is 'Pueblo.exe'. (On Windows NT or Windows95, you can run Pueblo from the command line.)

Pueblo will ask you to agree to our beta agreement. If you press 'Accept', the program will run. (If you don't accept you can't use the program. Sorry. The lawyers made us do it. ;-) You'll only be asked this once for each version of the program you use.

After accepting the Pueblo license agreement, Pueblo will appear and show you your personal world list. Unless you've used Pueblo before, your personal world list will be empty. No worries! You can click on the 'Edit' hotlink to add your favorite worlds to the list. If you're not a veteran mudder, then you can click on the 'Chaco world list' hotlink to browse our categorized list of hundreds of worlds.

Please: If you think of a neat feature you'd like to see in Pueblo, or find a bug, use the 'Submit Bug Report' entry under the 'Help' menu to send us a note about it! You can also send email "by hand" to pueblo-support@chaco.com.

Once You're Online

Pueblo uses a hypertext interface. Select one of the highlighted words to jump to that world or category of worlds. When you select a world, you will be connected to that world if it is available.

The Mailing Lists

To keep track of the latest Pueblo news and to chat with other Pueblo users via email, you might want to subscribe to the Pueblo users mailing list. Send email to pueblo-users-request@chaco.com with the word 'subscribe' in the body of your letter. This is the mailing list for discussing your thoughts on our product, bugs you find, things we should improve, favorite recipes for virtual tiramisu (easy on the thighs), etc.

If you have a world of your own which you're interested in making Pueblo Enhanced (adding IHTML and IVRML support, etc.), send a 'subscribe' message to pueblo-enhancers-request@chaco.com and you'll be able to talk with Pueblo support people about how to enhance your world for Pueblo users, talk with other folks working on enhancing their worlds, etc.