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Wednesday, 31 December, 2008 by Dion Nicolaas @ @ "I call it a day." http://dudley.nicolaas.net

Farewell, adventurers. This was Dudley's dungeon, a comic about life, death and all the rest in the Dungeons of Doom. Our hero has lived through (and died through) 1197 adventures, written by over 150 people. Now it's time for someone else. This site will remain available as it is now. If you want to run an ASCII webcomic, the (messy) source code of this website is available. It is written in PHP, and will run on any version above 4.3. Mail me if you are interested. http://dudley.nicolaas.net

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Comments Wellan December 31, 2008 03:43 First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written Good idea! Now you just need a sleeping gas trap! Toby Bartels December 31, 2008 06:36 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written I call it a year! Antheridium December 31, 2008 07:55 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written Happy New Year, Dion.



And a belated Merry Christmas, too. Eskimo December 31, 2008 08:44 First comment: 14 April, 2004 166 comments written Anyone else got a paniccy feeling?

Nesman December 31, 2008 14:14 First comment: 4 January, 2005 112 comments written Eskimo, you're not alone. Hopefully we're just missing a great punchline. Dion might be celebrating April Fool's a few months early. :)



We're about 2 months away from the 5 year mark, btw. gneek December 31, 2008 19:12 First comment: 18 January, 2008 159 comments written Happy New Year everyone.

Ð� Ð�Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ð¼ Ñ�Ð¾ÐºÐ¾Ð¼! @ December 31, 2008 22:54 First comment: 26 July, 2004 155 comments written On the DIY thingy, how do I get a newline after someone's dialogue?



For instance, I've got Duds saying something, then Dogley saying something:



@ "Blah blah blah" d "blah blah blah"



How do I get it so that the d will show up below dudley's line, not at the end of it? Wellan January 1, 2009 01:39 First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written @: As you've probably found out, you can't use a hard return to create a new line in the dialogue. You just need to add enough spaces that the formatting automatically puts the second quote on another line. It's a bit tricky. @ January 1, 2009 04:43 First comment: 26 July, 2004 155 comments written That doesn't work on the DIY for me. @ January 1, 2009 04:45 First comment: 26 July, 2004 155 comments written NVM, I got it, it's "/br" at the end of a line Wellan January 1, 2009 20:06 First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written Sweet, thanks, @! I didn't know that. I've been messing around with spaces all this time. Stevko January 1, 2009 22:38 First comment: 1 January, 2009 2 comments written Nice comic this Dudley's dungeon, but almost unreadable in text browsers, since "Encyclopedia entries" (or whatever you call it) interfere with the text. :-( SomeoneElse January 2, 2009 00:30 First comment: 11 September, 2006 143 comments written Stevko just click on the options link on the site, you can turn that stuff off. Quint Sakugarne January 5, 2009 07:51 First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written i can haz new comik plz? SQLGuru January 6, 2009 13:20 First comment: 23 October, 2006 77 comments written If this is the end, I would have preferred a little more hoopla. Like maybe Dudley actually killing a ? Hopefully, this is just a "still adjusting to the new year" delay. parsakaali January 7, 2009 12:35 First comment: 7 January, 2009 1 comments written Aww, sounds too bad. But it's been a real pleasure!



Like Dion suggests, maybe SomeoneElse takes the lead? ;-) Dav January 7, 2009 13:53 First comment: 26 June, 2004 147 comments written Dudley's Dungeon

Killed by 2009 Nesman January 7, 2009 14:22 First comment: 4 January, 2005 112 comments written Dion, Thank you.

It's been fun. Now I'll probably have to actually go back to playing to get my nethack fix. Gnuoy January 7, 2009 16:45 First comment: 4 October, 2007 3 comments written It's been a good couple of years; mostly lurking but always enjoying the comics here. Elwin January 7, 2009 19:34 First comment: 22 August, 2007 3 comments written Goodbye Dudley the Adventurer...

Rest in peace. Vins January 7, 2009 23:53 First comment: 4 April, 2008 13 comments written Sniff....

Farewell Dudley's dungeon... You a level 84 ... killed by a time .... Eskimo January 8, 2009 06:43 First comment: 14 April, 2004 166 comments written Sniff, have to vote excellent for the several years of fun this has given me.

If the site stays up, would it be that hard to make the "submit a comic" part automatic? Just add to the next available date. I don't care if there's one comic submitted per month and most of them are bad. It would be fun to have an unofficial "site lives forever" going on.

But ending it likes this is thematic as well.



Mantar January 8, 2009 07:44 First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written Rated "E", for some excellent memories. I think Nesman's got the right idea, maybe I'll finally go ahead and make my first ascension run with my , Gray Alys. (I got cold feet after finding the vibrating square - I was so close, but I couldn't stand the gnawing fear that I was going to make some dumb mistake, and parked her save game. Fortunately, I have most of it recorded for ttyplay, so I can refresh my memory on what I've done by watching it.)

Paradox January 8, 2009 08:22 First comment: 5 October, 2006 17 comments written RIP Dudley's dungeon. Thanks to Dion and all the other writers for several years of fun. The original Hawkes January 8, 2009 11:00 First comment: 8 January, 2009 1 comments written Wait what! I didn't put my comic in yet! AH! GAH!



Anyway, here it is...



An examination of some possible responses to a foocubus. ('Inspired' by <http://xkcd.com/414/>)



The hits!

@ "Um, I think your copy of the Kama Sutra has some mistranslations..."

@ "Err, I don't think that goes there. "

@ "Is that it?"

@ "If you think that just because you give me some tacky ..."

@ "I'm not that sort of women."

@ "This is my first time, be gentle." January 8, 2009 17:28 First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written So long Dudley, and thanks for all the fish! Erinne January 8, 2009 17:43 First comment: 8 January, 2009 1 comments written And so another great webcomic ends. Farewell, Dudley.



Rated Excellent for the End. Arle January 8, 2009 17:46 First comment: 2 June, 2008 29 comments written Crap, that was me. Pix January 8, 2009 18:34 First comment: 17 July, 2008 3 comments written It's been Excellent overall. Thanks for what you've done so far. Slowpoke January 8, 2009 18:59 First comment: 27 February, 2007 239 comments written I am saddened, and yet in a way disappointed, to know that Dudley will be no more. I can't help believing that, in some small way, the sudden ending to the saga wasn't my fault.



Thank you Dion for five years of your hard work in making this site a reality (of fantasy). Dion January 8, 2009 20:42 First comment: 2 February, 2004 100 comments written The automated comic submission, Eskimo, was halfway done. I wanted comic submitters write a one line summary for their comics. Then visitors could vote for tomorrow's comic. At any time, for each author, one comic would be candidate.

It never got finished. Newtkiller January 9, 2009 02:47 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written I think I'll learn PHP, and sacrifice some time for dudley's dungeon. If no one wants to do it (with a better knowledge of PHP perhaps). Newtkiller January 9, 2009 02:55 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written Soory, I had problems installing PHP, really can't help you. Sorry.

Can someon do it? please? It was so much fun ... Dav January 9, 2009 03:43 First comment: 26 June, 2004 147 comments written I could host the site and hack up the PHP, if someone else wanted to handle scheduling the comics. I don't have much time these days. Feory January 9, 2009 03:50 First comment: 15 August, 2006 63 comments written Dudley's Dungeon's been a great read these past few years, shame it's over, but I guess things can't go on forever. Newtkiller January 9, 2009 03:59 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written I can read and schedule te comics, but it will have to be you dav to pt the schedule on the site. If you're interested please answer

Nameless is it you that wrote Yendor? I read it and the beginning seems really awesome, so I wondered if I could continue the novel. Sheezy January 9, 2009 06:19 First comment: 14 October, 2008 4 comments written What.

Why are you ending it dion? Quint Sakugarne January 9, 2009 07:22 First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written Wait...this is the end?



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<8(. Quint Sakugarne January 9, 2009 07:30 First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written Die? [yn]



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http:nicolaas.netdudley/index.php?f=20090101 Newtkiller January 9, 2009 09:03 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written Yes, this is the end.Till dav's answer at leatst. Dav January 9, 2009 14:17 First comment: 26 June, 2004 147 comments written Newtkiller, I'll send Dion an email. Newtkiller January 9, 2009 15:55 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written Okay. If it's okay with him, please send a mail at quentin.dauchy@free.fr

And also change the name of the "want to contribute" to that e-mail adress.

And finally make a post here to advertise the playrs that we're going to keep the comics going, and to keep their submissions on. GreyKnight January 9, 2009 19:48 First comment: 24 March, 2006 48 comments written I wrote some PHP code for an experimental Crawl webcomic inspired by Dudley, which unfortunately never really took off. It included colour, long-time readers may remember a heated debate about this some time ago! :-D



If anybody cares at all, and wants the code, please bother me at < greyknight 3 {at} yahoo {dot} com >, or leave a note with MemoServ on irc.freenode.net for "GreyKnight".



Finally, thank you Dion! We had a heckuva lot of fun, thanks to you.

Antheridium January 9, 2009 23:18 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written Wow, I can't believe this comic is ending. This was one of my favorite websites. I'm going to miss it... especially commenting on the comics.



Well, at least Tales from the is still running. :P Antheridium January 10, 2009 05:38 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written Oh, yeah, thanks Dion. Can't believe I forgot to say that. acheron January 10, 2009 20:10 First comment: 1 June, 2004 63 comments written Sad to see it go. Thanks for everything Dion! Wellan January 10, 2009 22:10 First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written Dion, thank you.



It's sort of sad to see bits of the NetHack community fade away like this...I wonder if there'll ever be a version 4 to things up again... newtkeeper January 10, 2009 22:28 First comment: 17 November, 2008 3 comments written This is the way the world ends.

Not with a bang, but a whimper. Newtkiller January 11, 2009 04:20 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written We have e-mailed Dion, so soon dudley comes back.

if you have any idea or submissions, please send them to the adress which I already had put in the comments. Please put Dudley in the topic. Happy new year everyone!!! acheron January 11, 2009 06:08 First comment: 1 June, 2004 63 comments written I don't think there will ever be a version 4, but I still hold out hope for 3.5.0... January 11, 2009 06:17 First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written comic,yay January 11, 2009 06:19 First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written ah well, I was trying to comment the (nonexistant) comic for 11/1/2009 Newtkiller January 11, 2009 11:47 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written Then make it! @ January 12, 2009 01:12 First comment: 26 July, 2004 155 comments written Thanks, and goodbye Dion. I enjoyed Dudlay's Dungeon from the first time I read it.



I've sent a comic to the email address above. Here's to a new year and a new webcomic! @ January 12, 2009 01:13 First comment: 26 July, 2004 155 comments written Dudley's*



gah... Tiiti January 12, 2009 13:48 First comment: 4 February, 2005 2 comments written Thank you! To Dion as well as all the comic-writers! Newtkiller January 12, 2009 18:48 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written New adress is now http://sadowl.com/dudley/. For the moment the moment system does not seem to work. As well as the cookie.

If you have any comic to send, please do. One comic was submitted to me.

Together we work to make you a new dudley. There you will roftl once again.

The new dudley will be completely ready soon. The first comics to arrive will be the frst to be posted! Newtkiller January 12, 2009 18:59 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written And DIY doesn't work yet. Dion January 12, 2009 20:35 First comment: 2 February, 2004 100 comments written You should switch register_globals on in your PHP.ini. Newtkiller January 12, 2009 20:39 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written Okay, I'll tell that to Dav. Thanks. January 12, 2009 23:10 First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written I'd just like to thank Dion for allowing this comic to continue. This is the second best thing to him continuing it. (And thanks for open-sourcing it!) Antheridium January 13, 2009 05:56 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written Thank you for everything, Dion. Even if the comic does continue, I'm still going to miss your particular brand of humor. Still... rest well, you've earned it. Hope to see you on the high score list. :P Skyrock January 13, 2009 16:22 First comment: 26 July, 2007 41 comments written I've pondered for some days what to say about this, but as I came up with nothing fancy, I'll keep it simple: Dank je wel, Dion, for all the years of work of setting up and maintaining Dudleys Dungeon.



And a great thanks too to Newtkiller for hopping in and fighting on to keep the webcomic alive. It's great to see that this audience includes folks who are willing to put some work and resources to rescue the comic from oblivion. Newtkiller January 13, 2009 16:55 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written This was mostly moved by personnal interest, seeing that I really loved dudley dungeon and wanted to continue reading comics. paxed January 13, 2009 20:40 First comment: 15 September, 2004 8 comments written I've written a new & improved version: http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/



It's very much alpha software, so any comments and feedback is appreciated... Toby Bartels January 13, 2009 22:16 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written I posted thanks the last time the comic ended, and it's still true. You're the best, Dion. Quint Sakugarne January 13, 2009 23:40 First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written Well, looks like we've got TWO competing Dudley's Dungeon II's now! Who's gonna win/ Wellan January 14, 2009 18:53 First comment: 27 November, 2007 247 comments written I think we should just say that whoever gets up a comic first wins... Quint Sakugarne January 14, 2009 20:22 First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written Well, technically, Newtkiller has won, then. Nesman January 16, 2009 20:26 First comment: 4 January, 2005 112 comments written I must admit, I like Paxed's colorized version, but there's still something to be said for the clasic Dudley's dungeon look.



I may have to recall my nethack.alt.org password now. :) Nate879 January 16, 2009 20:53 First comment: 11 October, 2008 8 comments written I am having trouble logging in on http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/. I tried once, and I'm pretty sure I entered the data right, but it still says "please log in with your NAO username and password...". Toby Bartels January 17, 2009 11:08 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written Nate: One think I noticed is that this log in is case sensitive, even though it's case insensitive when I telnet to play Nethack there. paxed January 17, 2009 15:41 First comment: 15 September, 2004 8 comments written No need to have a nethack.alt.org username now; you can create a new user login in the comic strip pages. Mantar January 18, 2009 20:31 First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written Meh. I'm not going to sign up just to comment on a webcomic. Seriously. zem January 19, 2009 16:01 First comment: 5 December, 2005 64 comments written so long, and thanks for all the strips! Quint Sakugarne January 21, 2009 07:03 First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written Well, I did.



I also had an account there already. idontexist January 30, 2009 21:28 First comment: 19 July, 2008 35 comments written Thanks Dion Toby Bartels February 6, 2009 06:59 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written I'm putting a comment towards the bottom that has links to both successor comics in one place. I hope some find it convenient.

* http://sadowl.com/dudley/

* http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/ zem February 13, 2009 06:49 First comment: 5 December, 2005 64 comments written thanks toby! Purple Koopa February 24, 2009 23:25 First comment: 20 June, 2006 16 comments written Thanks for all the laughs, Dion. abadidea March 22, 2009 23:40 First comment: 22 March, 2009 1 comments written I love you, Dudley. Antheridium April 21, 2009 19:15 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written I call last comment. :P acheron April 23, 2009 01:44 First comment: 1 June, 2004 63 comments written false! Antheridium April 23, 2009 18:19 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written I knew that was going to happen... Slowpoke April 24, 2009 16:04 First comment: 27 February, 2007 239 comments written I knew it way before you did. Vins April 25, 2009 11:51 First comment: 4 April, 2008 13 comments written ... April 25, 2009 16:14 First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written I guess you have the last comment, Vins. Kudos. Antheridium April 25, 2009 17:22 First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written So how many of us still check this , anyway? I thought everyone had stopped watching it. Medardo May 2, 2009 18:07 First comment: 5 December, 2007 23 comments written Followed this for a year, puts a smile on to think when i used to read dudley back in the computer room at school :) grazie Dion and comic-writers! oh well, time for another charater now. zem May 4, 2009 11:16 First comment: 5 December, 2005 64 comments written i check back every now and then :) i feel like a time traveller Toby Bartels May 4, 2009 21:04 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written I check. Sometimes I make handy links:

* http://sadowl.com/dudley/

* http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/ Dani May 8, 2009 16:00 First comment: 7 June, 2008 39 comments written :( GreyKnight May 10, 2009 07:30 First comment: 24 March, 2006 48 comments written Verily, forsooth! Sec May 25, 2009 15:47 First comment: 25 May, 2009 1 comments written I'm a bit late to the game, just managed to catch up with the last comics. Thanks for keeping it going so long. Had my fun! :) Narushima May 25, 2009 19:17 First comment: 16 September, 2008 2 comments written And I only notices this now. Too bad, you won't see see any of the astonishingly amusing strips I totally had prepared...



Seriously though, this was nice. zem May 29, 2009 17:36 First comment: 5 December, 2005 64 comments written narushima: submit them to one of the son-of-dudley comics (: Toby Bartels May 31, 2009 19:52 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written Yes, yes! Submit them here:

* http://sadowl.com/dudley/

* http://alt.org/nethack/dudley/ zem September 22, 2009 20:36 First comment: 5 December, 2005 64 comments written yay, archive is back :) Toby Bartels September 23, 2009 05:48 First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written Hoorah! Dion, you . Newtkiller September 23, 2009 17:36 First comment: 28 October, 2008 127 comments written Yay , just saw the archive back. Is it possible to transfer all these back to the conservative version? I would really like to see back some of L's work. http://dudley.nicolaas.net

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