Welcome to the Moonfire Games website. This site is a collection of various software and games, both computer and paper. Mostly the work of one person, Dylan R. E. Moonfire, it also includes contributes from many others.

There is no one focus of this site. It bobs around as interests rise and drop. One good way of getting something developed is to ask questions, to start to use it, or just express an interest. That is how many of the things here are developed, because someone wants it.

The philosophy of this site is scratching an itch. When there needs to be something done, just write it. If something needs to be documented or designed, then do it. Post it pubically, because someone else might have their own needs and will improve on it. We don’t mind if people “fork” our code, obvious we’d rather not, but it is there because it is helpful. We do the same with our roleplaying games. If we find some interesting mechanic, then we’ll write it up and post it. It might be exactly what someone else needs.

• Iowa Code Camp presentation and more libraries being uploaded (May 02, 2010, 12:24:39 PM)
• MfGames CIL 3.0.0 (June 26, 2009, 12:07:08 AM)
• Site restructure, releases (are now) working, new theme (May 16, 2009, 12:18:29 PM)
• Upgraded the forum software (December 21, 2008, 03:03:21 PM)

• Exalted
  • Scroll of the Lands: A fan-made reworking of the Mandate of Heaven.
  • SVG Map: A SVG map of Creation.
  • Online Map: An online map of Creation, including interesting cannon landmarks.
  • Jabber Bot: A Jabber conference bot for rolling dice.
  • Trackers: PDF combat trackers suitable for printing and taping to cork boards.
  • Schema: A project to develop a common XML schema for Exalted character, artifacts, and Charms.

• CuteGod: A sandbox game where you can rearrange the world, fulfilling prayers of a tiny universe’s occupants.

Moonfire Games is also the gathering point for various software libraries, programs, or little tools that have made our job easier over the years. Some of these are generic while others have a very specific purpose.

• C# for Emacs: Also known as csharp-mode, this is a mode for font-locking and indenting C#.
• CIL (.NET) Libraries and Tools
  • MfGames CIL: A general purpose library.
  • MfGames Template CIL: A string templating library inspired by ASP.NET.
  • Unit Timing CIL: A unit timing framework designed to measure the performance of distinct blocks of code.
• Perl Libraries and Tools
  • MfGames Writing Perl: A Perl toolchain for converting various files used for writing stories and novels into other formats such as DocBook and PDF.

And for those who might want to contribute:

• Standards: The coding and organizational standards we strive to use with projects on this site.

We actually have a presentation on standards on line.

• Zen and the Art of Coding Standards: A presentation on the need for standards with all forms of development groups, both open-source and commercial projects. Also, some points on the advantages of standards in the life-cycle of projects and long-term benefits.