games Cyphesis is an NPC engine using AI/A-Life techniques. It is the Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Life server used by STAGE and also is filling in as its first fully functional game server, featured in Acorn. Cyphesis is a prototype server designed to explore the possibilities of complex NPC interaction and scripting. Efficiency and support for large numbers of players are foregone in the quest for a more realistic and dynamic world framework. worldforge