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ToiletDuck · 05-07-2006, 11:46 AM

Hi all,

A friend and i are looking for a MUD to install. We kicked around getting MajorMud. But are not sure if we want to spend the cash yet. ANyone know of some good free muds to use?

Thanks

Carno · 05-07-2006, 12:28 PM

The search button is your friend.

ratbastid · 05-07-2006, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carno

The search button is your friend.

Or Google. Here's a list of twenty or so MUD engines that are free and/or open-source.

http://dmoz.org/Games/Online/MUDs/Server_Software/

Now, bear in mind, none of these are going to be plug-and-play. The user space of a MUD has to be built by the admins in most cases.

samcol · 05-07-2006, 02:11 PM

Well, it's not free but it's been around for 15 years at least. It's called Gemstone IV, and after all these years it still has a nightly playerbase of around 500-700 people. Absolutely the best MUD I've every played.

Here's a free trial

Frosstbyte · 05-07-2006, 02:23 PM

GS IV is about as good as they get. I was on staff for a while and still have a lot of friends on staff and who play. If you have any questions about it, I'd be happy to fill you in as best I can, or forward you on to someone else who would know.

zz having an account open and not having logged in for about five months. I win.

ToiletDuck · 05-07-2006, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ratbastid

Or Google. Here's a list of twenty or so MUD engines that are free and/or open-source.

http://dmoz.org/Games/Online/MUDs/Server_Software/

Now, bear in mind, none of these are going to be plug-and-play. The user space of a MUD has to be built by the admins in most cases.

Thankyou, you have me goin in the right direction

hulk · 05-08-2006, 04:48 AM

What style of MUD are you after? If you want a serious MUD, with intricate (and working!) code head over to Shadows of Isildur and check out the codebase they have there. Uses 3 MySQL databases for all sorts of neat stuff and is heads and shoulders above all other SMAUG derivatives.

If you're looking for a hand, though, and using a Diku-type give me a yell

CyCo PL · 05-21-2006, 06:44 AM

http://www.mudmagic.com/codes/

awesome site for MUD codebases...

I would recommend the GhostMUD codebase. It's a pretty heavily modified derivative of the ROM codebase (which is a derivative of MERC, which is a derivative of Diku). It's got a really easy to learn OLC interface that lets you edit objects/creatures/areas from within the actual mud while it's running. It doesn't really have the most freedom when it comes to coding, but it's capable of making a fun MUD and it's easy to learn how to use.

If you want to have a little more freedom with what you can code, you should go for an LP codebase. My favorite codebase is Nightmare 3, but you can't get ahold of it anymore because the original coder (Descartes) from what I've heard, is a big douche and won't allow any more licenses to the public, or something like that. But, you can settle for other LP codebases, like Lima, or Dead Souls which I think is a derivative of the Nightmare 4 codebase (which wasn't as good as 3 but was more "organized").

One of the best muds out there that still uses the nightmare codebase (although so heavily modified that they changed the name) is Core 2656 (http://www.coremud.org). I was a coder on an earlier version of that mud (which has since been shut down), and it was really a lot of fun.

05-07-2006, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
ToiletDuck Insane Location: In beautiful (YOUR AREA)	Free muds, Want to set one up Hi all, A friend and i are looking for a MUD to install. We kicked around getting MajorMud. But are not sure if we want to spend the cash yet. ANyone know of some good free muds to use? Thanks

05-07-2006, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	The search button is your friend. __________________ http://how-to-spell-ridiculous.com/

05-08-2006, 04:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	What style of MUD are you after? If you want a serious MUD, with intricate (and working!) code head over to Shadows of Isildur and check out the codebase they have there. Uses 3 MySQL databases for all sorts of neat stuff and is heads and shoulders above all other SMAUG derivatives. If you're looking for a hand, though, and using a Diku-type give me a yell __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

05-07-2006, 02:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
samcol Junkie Location: Indiana	Well, it's not free but it's been around for 15 years at least. It's called Gemstone IV, and after all these years it still has a nightly playerbase of around 500-700 people. Absolutely the best MUD I've every played. Here's a free trial

05-07-2006, 02:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Frosstbyte Winter is Coming Location: The North	GS IV is about as good as they get. I was on staff for a while and still have a lot of friends on staff and who play. If you have any questions about it, I'd be happy to fill you in as best I can, or forward you on to someone else who would know. zz having an account open and not having logged in for about five months. I win.

05-21-2006, 06:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
CyCo PL Addict Location: Tulsa, OK	http://www.mudmagic.com/codes/ awesome site for MUD codebases... I would recommend the GhostMUD codebase. It's a pretty heavily modified derivative of the ROM codebase (which is a derivative of MERC, which is a derivative of Diku). It's got a really easy to learn OLC interface that lets you edit objects/creatures/areas from within the actual mud while it's running. It doesn't really have the most freedom when it comes to coding, but it's capable of making a fun MUD and it's easy to learn how to use. If you want to have a little more freedom with what you can code, you should go for an LP codebase. My favorite codebase is Nightmare 3, but you can't get ahold of it anymore because the original coder (Descartes) from what I've heard, is a big douche and won't allow any more licenses to the public, or something like that. But, you can settle for other LP codebases, like Lima, or Dead Souls which I think is a derivative of the Nightmare 4 codebase (which wasn't as good as 3 but was more "organized"). One of the best muds out there that still uses the nightmare codebase (although so heavily modified that they changed the name) is Core 2656 (http://www.coremud.org). I was a coder on an earlier version of that mud (which has since been shut down), and it was really a lot of fun.