Furcadia
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Furcadia is a free-to-play MMOSG/MMORPG or graphical MUD,[1][2] set in a fantasy world inhabited by magical creatures. The game is based on user-created content with emphasis on world building tools, exploring, socializing, and free-form roleplaying. Furcadia hosts a large volunteer program called the Beekin Helpers,[3] allowing players to help with community moderation, welcoming new players, handling in-game technical support, running in game events, creating art for the game itself, accessing and updating the game's website, and bug hunting.[4] Furcadia holds the Guinness World Records title for the longest continuously running social MMORPG and, in addition to being one of the first games to heavily encourage modding and let users build virtual worlds for themselves,[5][6][7][8] it was also one of the first freemium online games.[9] In 2008, Furcadia was reported as having over 60,000 players.[10]
Furcadia | |
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Developer(s) | Dragon's Eye Productions, Inc. Catnip Studios |
Publisher(s) | Dragon's Eye Productions, Inc. Catnip Studios |
Designer(s) | Dr. Cat 'Manda Ben Jans |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and others) |
Release | December 16, 1996 (1996-12-16) |
Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online game |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |