Is C++ the only thing I need to know to program a MUD?

Question

MUD as in multi user dungeons, fully text based games.

Answer 1

Usually, if you want to solve a problem it's not. C++ is just a means to express your problem solution. Thus, depending on how good you want to make your game you should also know something about user interaction etc...

Answer 2

I heard C++ can cover a those though?

Answer 3

You can do a lot with C++ but C++ is not always the best option in terms of the lines of codes and the hard work it would take to do some assignments.. You always have to balance the pro's and con's. About your question, if a wanted to program a fully text based games I would use a language like Python.. It have far a lot more pre-written tools to manage scripts and text lines that you will use in your MUD project while in C++ you would need to code them to get the same result. And you also have a very good Sololearn Python course to get your hands dirty very quick ;-)