Zugg Software :: View topic - Developing Plugins

Beginner Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 14

Greetings,
I've decided to write a plugin for zMUD, however I've encountered a snag. According to the website there's no need to register if you don't intend to distribute(I don't), yet the DLL must have a valid registration key to be loaded..

Anyone know what I need ot do?

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:09 pm

I think that it adds a code to know which computer it's written on based on your zmud lic code and lets it run only on that one.
If you register, then it writes a code to it which lets it run on others.
This is all a guess tho.

Beginner Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 14

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:06 pm

I'll take a long shot at guessing that you tried entering your zmud license key?

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:38 pm

Just return an empty string, or a string of garbage. If the registration code returned by the initialize routine isn't valid, the plugin will still get loaded, but it will get listed as "Unregistered" on the user's zMUD Plugin screen. But it will still work just fine.

I should also add, however, that the main reason I have never updated the Developer's Kit or spent much time on it is because very few people ever paid for it. I know for a fact that there are many unregistered plugins that are being distributed, and it's sad that some people couldn't be honest and follow the rules for the DevKit license. And for that reason, the DevKit hasn't gotten much attention.

Just another example of cause and effect for a small business. If people don't pay for something, then it's not worth my time to work on it when I'm trying to make enough money to support a family. I can only afford to spend time working on things that people buy (or will buy in the future).

Hopefully, that will encourage you to be honest and pay for the DevKit if you actually plan to distribute your plugin. If not, that's fine as long as it's just a learning experience for you. But it would be nice if enough people cared about the developer's kit to want improvements made to it in the future.