The goal of the project is to create a Java multi-user game server that can be easily extended and used for adding a multiplayer feature to games. User authentication, chat and interfaces for adding custom capabilities will be provided out of the box.
Simulacra is intended to be a standards-based framework for Play-by-Email/Web simulation games. It is written in Java, and uses XML as the transport mechanism. In addition, OpenPGP will be used for security and authentication puposes.