AVENUE Magazine April 2010

Most martial arts sims including Wulin use the CS:I system of scripted weapons such as swords, spears, and staffs. The trial version of the CS:I sword is on the sparring grounds of the keep level of the Wulin sim. The sword and the included HUD, replicate the basic attacks and moves that one would associate with wielding a weapon such as a Katana even in the shortened form, the HUD keeps track of the users life while giving the user access to the world map and also providing for defensive moves such as a crouch and other moves. When seeing users of the CS:I system in actual combat, the sounds and the sight of the swords moving and striking were realistic and the damage that the swords caused when they hit the opponent’s avatar was evident by the blood spraying from the wounds. The CS:I system is widely used throughout most of the martial arts sims on the grid and in the opinion of this writer, the easiest to learn and to use.