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The [[ifMUD]] is a perl based [[MUDs and MOOs|mud]] where many regular and longtime [[IF community]] members chat. Although the ifMUD allows for regular [[MUDs and MOOs|mud]] features, it is mostly used as a chat server. You can sign up for an account at http://ifmud.port4000.com. | The [[ifMUD]] is a perl based [[MUDs and MOOs|mud]] where many regular and longtime [[IF community]] members chat. Although the ifMUD allows for regular [[MUDs and MOOs|mud]] features, it is mostly used as a chat server. You can sign up for an account at http://ifmud.port4000.com. | ||
==Notable Locations on the ifMUD== | ==Notable Locations on the ifMUD== | ||
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* '''The 'Carousel Room' Bar & Grill.''' The Bar has sometimes been used as an interview site. In recent years, it's used as an extra place to chat after an XYZZY Awards ceremony. | * '''The 'Carousel Room' Bar & Grill.''' The Bar has sometimes been used as an interview site. In recent years, it's used as an extra place to chat after an XYZZY Awards ceremony. | ||
* '''Spoiler Room.''' A room in which people can discuss games without risk of spoiling them for others. Mostly used during the [[IF Comp]] to abide by the judging rules. | * '''Spoiler Room.''' A room in which people can discuss games without risk of spoiling them for others. Mostly used during the [[IF Comp]] to abide by the judging rules. | ||
==Emergency Backup Mud== | |||
When ifMUD is down for whatever reason, people may log onto ebMUD, the Emergency Backup Mud, at ebmud.nitfol.com, port 4000. It is a completely separate mud with its own playerset and a different geography, though, so users have to sign up all over again or use a guest account to use it. Use the "lounge" command to get to the firepit there. | |||
In past years, there were other backup muds: Fink-Nottle's newtMud, [[David Cornelson]]'s daveMud, and testMud. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 17 December 2007
The ifMUD is a perl based mud where many regular and longtime IF community members chat. Although the ifMUD allows for regular mud features, it is mostly used as a chat server. You can sign up for an account at http://ifmud.port4000.com.
Notable Locations on the ifMUD
- Adventurer's Lounge. This is where everyone comes to chat, 99.9% of the time. To get here, just type in a "lounge" command. The lounge's name and description changes on an irregular basis, but it's still the Lounge. Also notable for Alex, a useful parrot "bot" that can answer questions like "who is inky?" and "what is a corknut?"
- Dorm A. The default home for new player characters.
- Massive Auditorium. This is mostly used for the XYZZY Awards ceremonies, but it's also been used for announcing the IntroComp and Erins winners.
- Toyshop and Floyditorium. There's several toys and gizmos here, but the main attraction is Floyd, a bot that lets people play an IF game together, and offers some non-IF games like Werewolf as well. See also: ClubFloyd.
- Edifice Towers. A large eleven story apartment complex, where players can create their own apartments, if they wish.
- The 'Carousel Room' Bar & Grill. The Bar has sometimes been used as an interview site. In recent years, it's used as an extra place to chat after an XYZZY Awards ceremony.
- Spoiler Room. A room in which people can discuss games without risk of spoiling them for others. Mostly used during the IF Comp to abide by the judging rules.
Emergency Backup Mud
When ifMUD is down for whatever reason, people may log onto ebMUD, the Emergency Backup Mud, at ebmud.nitfol.com, port 4000. It is a completely separate mud with its own playerset and a different geography, though, so users have to sign up all over again or use a guest account to use it. Use the "lounge" command to get to the firepit there.
In past years, there were other backup muds: Fink-Nottle's newtMud, David Cornelson's daveMud, and testMud.
Links
- IF and a MUD - a gentle introduction to the ifMUD by Stephen Granade.
- The ifMUD FAQ and ifMUD Charter are must reads for 'newbies'.
- ifMUD For Beginners - an FAQ for the non-technically-inclined.
- ifMUD Maps: Overview - by David Welbourn.