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<div style="float:right">__TOC__</div>'''Furcadia''' is an furry graphical multiplayer online community developed by [[Felorin]] (Dr. Cat) and [[Talzhemir]] ('Manda), with contributions from [http://www.furcadia.com/credits.html many others]. Furcadia has been running since 1996, and is probably the largest online furry community, with over 50,000 registered users and 2,000 - 3,000 online users active at any given time.
  
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* '''Address''': http://www.furcadia.com/
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== Overview ==
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Furcadia is free to all users. To join Furcadia, the [http://www.furcadia.com/download/ Windows client] can be downloaded and installed. This client connects to the furcadia server, allows for character creation, and provides a graphical environment where a [[furre]] (Furcadia character) to explore dreams and interact with others.
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When one first joins Furcadia, part of the process of creating an account includes selecting ones species. The following species are built in: Rodent, Equine, Feline, Canine, Musteline, Lapine and Squirrel, with the next update promises to bring Cows and Bears. It is very commonplace to build upon these base types to create specialized species, for example, choosing the colouring on a squirrel to look like a skunk.
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In addition to selecting a species, colours are chosen to provide a visually distinctive appearance, and a description is written that is presented to other furres.
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== Furcadia Client ==
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[[Image:Furcadia_client_jujinka.png|thumbnail|250px|right|Furcadia in action]]
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The Furcadia Client is organized into four main areas:
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* The upper left section displays the portrait and name of another furcadia within the dream.
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* The lower left section contains five tabs that allow the furre to move about and interact with the world around them.
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* The upper right section shows the dream that the furre is currently in, including other furres that are nearby.
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* The lower right section contains a text window, used to talk with other furres visible above, and to whisper (private message) other furres that are currently logged in.
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== History ==
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* '''1994''': DragonSpires, a predecessor of Furcadia is created by [[Felorin]]
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* '''1996''': First release of Furcadia
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* '''1998''': The Circle Help Guild is chartered
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* '''2001''': Phoenix Update
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* '''2002''': Furcadia a finalist at "Fifth Annual Independent Games Festival"
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* '''2003''': Gryffe Update
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* '''2004''': Squirrel Update
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== Community ==
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There are nine main dreams within Furcadia:
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* '''Vinca''' is the nexus of Furcadia, allowing access to all of the other main dreams.
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* '''Naia Green''' is the central community map, where furres can get assistance, take classes and meet other furres.
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* '''Haven''' (Previously [[New Haven]]) is a friendly map for old and new friends to meet and talk.
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* '''Challenges''' contains many single and multi-furre games, including chess and checkers.
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* '''Acropolis''' is a socializing area where furres can load their own dreams.
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* '''Meovanni Village''' is a free-form "persona play"role playing map.
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* '''Allegria Island''' is a socializing area where furres can load their own dreams.
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* '''Furrabian Nights''' ([[Furn]]) is a dream for adult role-play.
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== Role-playing ==
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Many different [[role-playing]] communities exist within Furcadia. As furres can create their own dreams, continuties range from Pirates on the High Seas, to Furres in Spaceships, to Elizabethan Gardens, to Medieval to Fantasy.
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The official continuity of Furadia is known as Furre!, and was created by [[Talzhemir]], and is set in the world of [[Kasuria]]. It has a rich history and mythology.
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* [http://www.bga.com/~pixel/Fur/history.htm History of the Furcadian World]
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* [http://www.bga.com/~pixel/Fur/kasuria2.gif Map of the Land of Kasuria]
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/roleplay/primes.html Furcadian Primes]
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Many non-continuity Role Playing Guilds also exist within Furcadia:
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=1 Social Guilds]
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=2Persona Roleplay Guilds]
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=3 Strict Roleplaying Guilds]
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/services/guilds/guilds.php4?guild_type=3 Adult Guilds]
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== Dreams ==
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Furcadia comes with tools allowing a furre to create their own worlds. This includes '''DreamEd''' for laying out objects, floors and walls, '''DSEditor''' for writing [[DragonSpeak]] code to add interactivity, and '''fsheditor''' to draw new objects, floors, walls and portraits.
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== Upcoming Update ==
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At the last town hall meeting, held on 2005-04-16, [[Felorin]] indicated that to bring new innovations and improvements to the Furcadia community sooner, [[Dragon's Eye Productions]] is moving over to a system where updates are released on a quarterly basis.
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"Instead of waiting till all of a particular set of features and bugfixes are done, we're just going to work on stuff, and when update time comes we'll say "What's done and ready to put in", and release that. This should get you new things to enjoy more often - and make it easier to test each one for bugs, as there won't be as many changes to test at once.  We hope you'll enjoy our new update schedule.  #SA" -- [[Felorin]]
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=== Announced Improvements ===
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* '''New Avatars''': Bears, Bovines and Kitterwings
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* '''Client Improvements''': Buddy Lists, Truetype Fonts, Text Colours, Chat Windows
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* '''Dream Improvements''': Dream Banishing, new [[DragonSpeak]]
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== Volunteer Community ==
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Furcadia has a large and active volunteer community, known as the [[Beekins]]. There are many types of Beekins:
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* Bugge Hunters provide technical support and track down bugs
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* Dream Masons provide assistance with creating dreams and writing [[DragonSpeak]]
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* Guardians enforce rules within Furcadia. Their roles are similar to that of Wizards in other online MUDs/MUCKs
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* Helpers provide general assistance, in person and via a help channel
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* Pixels provide help with drawing and creating patches
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* Scribes maintain the Furcadia web site and moderate the Furcadia Forums
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* Welcomers welcome new furres, provide orientation tours and answer questions
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* Mentors provide assistance and guidance for furres in the Beekin program
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* Teachers provide classes for furres in the Beekins program
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/download/ Furcadia Client Download]
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* [http://www.furcadia.com/beekins/ Furcadia Beekins]
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* [http://forums.furcadia.com/ Furcadia Forums]
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=== Dreams ===
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* [http://simon.greydawn.net/public/ Furcadia Historical Society - Dream Archives]
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Revision as of 13:21, 15 August 2005

Furcadia is an furry graphical multiplayer online community developed by Felorin (Dr. Cat) and Talzhemir ('Manda), with contributions from many others. Furcadia has been running since 1996, and is probably the largest online furry community, with over 50,000 registered users and 2,000 - 3,000 online users active at any given time.

Overview

Furcadia is free to all users. To join Furcadia, the Windows client can be downloaded and installed. This client connects to the furcadia server, allows for character creation, and provides a graphical environment where a furre (Furcadia character) to explore dreams and interact with others.

When one first joins Furcadia, part of the process of creating an account includes selecting ones species. The following species are built in: Rodent, Equine, Feline, Canine, Musteline, Lapine and Squirrel, with the next update promises to bring Cows and Bears. It is very commonplace to build upon these base types to create specialized species, for example, choosing the colouring on a squirrel to look like a skunk.

In addition to selecting a species, colours are chosen to provide a visually distinctive appearance, and a description is written that is presented to other furres.

Furcadia Client

Furcadia in action

The Furcadia Client is organized into four main areas:

  • The upper left section displays the portrait and name of another furcadia within the dream.
  • The lower left section contains five tabs that allow the furre to move about and interact with the world around them.
  • The upper right section shows the dream that the furre is currently in, including other furres that are nearby.
  • The lower right section contains a text window, used to talk with other furres visible above, and to whisper (private message) other furres that are currently logged in.

History

  • 1994: DragonSpires, a predecessor of Furcadia is created by Felorin
  • 1996: First release of Furcadia
  • 1998: The Circle Help Guild is chartered
  • 2001: Phoenix Update
  • 2002: Furcadia a finalist at "Fifth Annual Independent Games Festival"
  • 2003: Gryffe Update
  • 2004: Squirrel Update

Community

There are nine main dreams within Furcadia:

  • Vinca is the nexus of Furcadia, allowing access to all of the other main dreams.
  • Naia Green is the central community map, where furres can get assistance, take classes and meet other furres.
  • Haven (Previously New Haven) is a friendly map for old and new friends to meet and talk.
  • Challenges contains many single and multi-furre games, including chess and checkers.
  • Acropolis is a socializing area where furres can load their own dreams.
  • Meovanni Village is a free-form "persona play"role playing map.
  • Allegria Island is a socializing area where furres can load their own dreams.
  • Furrabian Nights (Furn) is a dream for adult role-play.

Role-playing

Many different role-playing communities exist within Furcadia. As furres can create their own dreams, continuties range from Pirates on the High Seas, to Furres in Spaceships, to Elizabethan Gardens, to Medieval to Fantasy.

The official continuity of Furadia is known as Furre!, and was created by Talzhemir, and is set in the world of Kasuria. It has a rich history and mythology.

Many non-continuity Role Playing Guilds also exist within Furcadia:

Dreams

Furcadia comes with tools allowing a furre to create their own worlds. This includes DreamEd for laying out objects, floors and walls, DSEditor for writing DragonSpeak code to add interactivity, and fsheditor to draw new objects, floors, walls and portraits.

Upcoming Update

At the last town hall meeting, held on 2005-04-16, Felorin indicated that to bring new innovations and improvements to the Furcadia community sooner, Dragon's Eye Productions is moving over to a system where updates are released on a quarterly basis.

"Instead of waiting till all of a particular set of features and bugfixes are done, we're just going to work on stuff, and when update time comes we'll say "What's done and ready to put in", and release that. This should get you new things to enjoy more often - and make it easier to test each one for bugs, as there won't be as many changes to test at once. We hope you'll enjoy our new update schedule. #SA" -- Felorin

Announced Improvements

  • New Avatars: Bears, Bovines and Kitterwings
  • Client Improvements: Buddy Lists, Truetype Fonts, Text Colours, Chat Windows
  • Dream Improvements: Dream Banishing, new DragonSpeak

Volunteer Community

Furcadia has a large and active volunteer community, known as the Beekins. There are many types of Beekins:

  • Bugge Hunters provide technical support and track down bugs
  • Dream Masons provide assistance with creating dreams and writing DragonSpeak
  • Guardians enforce rules within Furcadia. Their roles are similar to that of Wizards in other online MUDs/MUCKs
  • Helpers provide general assistance, in person and via a help channel
  • Pixels provide help with drawing and creating patches
  • Scribes maintain the Furcadia web site and moderate the Furcadia Forums
  • Welcomers welcome new furres, provide orientation tours and answer questions
  • Mentors provide assistance and guidance for furres in the Beekin program
  • Teachers provide classes for furres in the Beekins program

External links

Dreams

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