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== OWOT clones/instances == | == OWOT clones/instances == | ||
OWOT is [[NodeWorldOfText|open source]], meaning that many people have [[Running from source|created their own instances]] of the site, some with significant modification. See [[NodeWorldOfText#Currently active NWOTs|here]] for a list of current and historical OWOT instances. | |||
OWOT is open source, meaning that many people have created their own instances of the site, some with significant modification. | |||
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=== My World of Text === | === My World of Text === | ||
[[File:Mwot | [[File:Mwot home.png|thumb|278x278px|[https://web.myworldoftext.com/home The MWOT homepage]]] | ||
Created by bmp7458 in October 2025. It was initially located at [http://mwot.mcsn.online:8080/ mwot.mcsn.online:8080/], but was later moved to [https://web.myworldoftext.com/ web.myworldoftext.com/]. | Created by bmp7458 in October 2025. It was initially located at [http://mwot.mcsn.online:8080/ mwot.mcsn.online:8080/], but was later moved to [https://web.myworldoftext.com/ web.myworldoftext.com/]. | ||
On October 28th, 2025, MWOT briefly disabled pasting after a user wiped the entire canvas. | On October 28th, 2025, MWOT briefly disabled pasting after a user wiped the entire canvas. | ||
bmp also created [https://piano.myworldoftext.com/ piano.myworldoftext.com], a clone of Multiplayer Piano, and [https://thread.myworldoftext.com/ thread.myworldoftext.com/], or My World of Thread. | |||
As of late 2025, MWOT is the only active OWOT instance. | |||
[[File:Mwot spawn.png|none|thumb|534x534px|MWOT Spawn on October 26th]] | [[File:Mwot spawn.png|none|thumb|534x534px|MWOT Spawn on October 26th]] | ||
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{{main|TextWall}} | {{main|TextWall}} | ||
Textwall was a 2020 text canvas that was inspired by YWOT, though it ended up having many OWOT features such as text colors and teleportation. Rather than having distinct URLs, [[worlds]] were located at specific coordinates on the Mainpage. The canvas also technically wasn't infinite, and was limited to 100,000 coordinates on all sides. | Textwall was a 2020 text canvas that was inspired by YWOT, though it ended up having many OWOT features such as text colors and instant teleportation. Rather than having distinct URLs, [[worlds]] were located at specific coordinates on the Mainpage. The canvas also technically wasn't infinite, and was limited to 100,000 coordinates on all sides. | ||
The site garnered a bad reputation for the sheer toxicity of its (predominantly underaged) userbase. However some Textwallers have since become well respected members of the OWOT community, with [[Lime.owot|Lime]] being the most notable example. | The site garnered a bad reputation for the sheer toxicity of its (predominantly underaged) userbase. However some Textwallers have since become well respected members of the OWOT community, with [[Lime.owot|Lime]] being the most notable example. | ||
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The canvas was infinite just like YWOT and OWOT but had a vertical height limit. It was very sparse in content due to limited advertisement, but one YWOT user did make a road all the way to Y:1000. There were also a number of simple three dimensional ASCII drawings, which SuperQGS stated to be an entirely new art form<ref>SuperQGS once considered reaching out to [[Meimei]] on her [https://www.deviantart.com/kiki-ascii Deviant Art page] in order to commission her to make 3D ASCII art in ''Anchored''.</ref>. ''Anchored'' was mostly identical to YWOT with the exception of the 3D aspect. It did not have teleportation or color, nor was pasting enabled to any capacity. | The canvas was infinite just like YWOT and OWOT but had a vertical height limit. It was very sparse in content due to limited advertisement, but one YWOT user did make a road all the way to Y:1000. There were also a number of simple three dimensional ASCII drawings, which SuperQGS stated to be an entirely new art form<ref>SuperQGS once considered reaching out to [[Meimei]] on her [https://www.deviantart.com/kiki-ascii Deviant Art page] in order to commission her to make 3D ASCII art in ''Anchored''.</ref>. ''Anchored'' was mostly identical to YWOT with the exception of the 3D aspect. It did not have teleportation or color, nor was pasting enabled to any capacity. | ||
The beta for Anchored was released in April 2023 and taken offline later that same year, but the creator plans to revive it at some point in the future. In the meantime, you can find the source code [https://github.com/SuperQGS/superqgs.github.io/tree/master/Anchored here]. | The beta for Anchored was released in April 2023 and taken offline later that same year, but the creator plans to revive it at some point in the future. In the meantime, you can find the source code [https://github.com/SuperQGS/superqgs.github.io/tree/master/Anchored here], or access incomplete versions of the site at [https://superqgs.github.io/Anchored/ superqgs.github.io/Anchored/] and [https://superqgs.github.io/client/ superqgs.github.io/client/]. SuperQGS returned to the project in December 2025 and plans to release it again sometime in 2026. | ||
The developer discusses the inspiration behind typetobuild [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4266&v=egDADIYE5r0&feature=youtu.be here]. He had previously created an ASCII survival game named The After with YWOT/OWOT style base building, | The developer discusses the inspiration behind typetobuild [https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4266&v=egDADIYE5r0&feature=youtu.be here]. He had previously created an ASCII survival game named ''The After'' with YWOT/OWOT style base building. A survival mode for Typetobuild was also planned, but it was cut after SuperQGS realized that it was "''a mistaken vision outside of [his] capabilities.''" | ||
Before its shutdown, Typetobuild/Anchored linked to two subreddits at [https://www.reddit.com/r/typetobuild/ r/typetobuild/] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/Anchored/ r/Anchored/], along with a Discord server which has since been deleted.<gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> | Before its shutdown, Typetobuild/Anchored linked to two subreddits at [https://www.reddit.com/r/typetobuild/ r/typetobuild/] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/Anchored/ r/Anchored/], along with a Discord server which has since been deleted.<gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> | ||
File:Typetobuild cursor.gif|3D cursor | File:Typetobuild cursor.gif|How the 3D cursor works | ||
File:Dfjkisfjksdfljsdlfjdsklfjsdkl.gif|A user rotating the 3D canvas(''Note: A script was used to increase the rendering distance'') | File:Dfjkisfjksdfljsdlfjdsklfjsdkl.gif|A user rotating the 3D canvas(''Note: A script was used to increase the rendering distance'') | ||
File:Typetobuild spawn regular zoom.webp|What Spawn looked like at regular zoom | File:Typetobuild spawn regular zoom.webp|What Spawn looked like at regular zoom | ||
File:Type to build slashes.jpg|SuperQGS on rendering the "/" character to better facilitate 3D ASCII art | File:Type to build slashes.jpg|SuperQGS on rendering the "/" character to better facilitate 3D ASCII art | ||
File:Typetobuild highlight.png|Highlight feature | File:Typetobuild highlight.png|Highlight feature | ||
File: | File:Anchored logo.png|Anchored/typetobuild's logo | ||
File:Typetobuild concept color.webp|Typetobuild concept with colored text | File:Typetobuild concept color.webp|Typetobuild concept with colored text | ||
File:Typetobuild concept background.webp|Survival mode concept with an image background | File:Typetobuild concept background.webp|Survival mode concept with an image background | ||
File:Typetobuild end.jpg|alt=SuperQGS concerning the end of typetobuild.com | File:Typetobuild end.jpg|alt=|SuperQGS concerning the end of typetobuild.com | ||
File:Typetobuild rain.png|Using debug to render rain effect on the [https://superqgs.github.io/Anchored/ alpha] | |||
File:Typetobuild debug.png|[[Guest-1052]] messing with debug on the alpha | |||
File:Typetobuild client.png|[https://superqgs.github.io/client/ superqgs.github.io/client/] | |||
</gallery><gallery mode="packed" caption="The (cut) survival mode with a player character that users could guide around the canvas"> | |||
File:Typetobuild survival.jpg|SuperQGS on the planned survival mode | |||
File:Typetobuild december 1 2025 1.webp|UI for moving the player character | |||
File:Typetobuild december 1 2025 3.gif|Various icons representing interactable objects can be found throughout the map | |||
File:Typetobuild december 1 2025 2.webp|The player character can interact with text, here it is seen standing on an ASCII ledge... | |||
File:Typetobuild december 1 2025 4.gif|...and here it is seen falling through a hole in said ledge | |||
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''(wip)'' | ''(wip)'' | ||
'''— [[MothCultLeader|Catha'vi]] on the [[OWOT Discord]]'''</blockquote>Currently nonexistent, though Catha'vi has created a thread in the [[OWOT Discord|Discord]] for users to suggest features for the hypothetical World of Text site. | '''— [[MothCultLeader|Catha'vi]] on the [[OWOT Discord]]'''</blockquote>Currently nonexistent, though Catha'vi has created a thread in the [[OWOT Discord|Discord]] for users to suggest features for the hypothetical World of Text site.<gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | ||
File:Cathavi owot.png|Concept art(''April 21st, 2025'') | |||
File:Cathavi wot test 1.png|Render test(''November 18th, 2025'') | |||
File:Cathavi wot test 2.png | |||
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=== 2w2t === | === 2w2t === | ||
[https://2w2t.org 2w2t]("''2writers2tiles''") is a YWOT clone created in September 2025. Its [https://github.com/xqyet/2w2t.frontend source code], along with [https://github.com/xqyet/2w2t.ASCII#teleport-script several basic scripts such as pasting and teleporting], can be found on Github. | [https://2w2t.org 2w2t]("''2writers2tiles''") is a YWOT clone created in September 2025. Its [https://github.com/xqyet/2w2t.frontend source code], along with [https://github.com/xqyet/2w2t.ASCII#teleport-script several basic scripts such as pasting and teleporting], can be found on Github. | ||
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File:2w2t 1.png|2w2t's [[Center Console]] | File:2w2t 1.png|2w2t's [[Center Console]] | ||
File:2w2t 2.png | File:2w2t 2.png | ||
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=== Textly === | |||
[https://textly-ygd6.onrender.com/ Textly] is an infinite text canvas created by [[Hello]] on November 11th, 2025.<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> | |||
File:Textly colors.png|Color selection menu | |||
File:Textly chat.png|Chat(''Added November 12th'') | |||
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