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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== | ||
* '''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?" <!--Alex was featured in ''Oryx and Crake'', a novel by Margaret Atwood. Or was it the real parrot so featured?--> | * '''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 [[Dan Shiovitz | inky]]?" and "what is a corknut?" <!--Alex was featured in ''Oryx and Crake'', a novel by Margaret Atwood. Or was it the real parrot so featured?--><!--It was the real parrot, though not everyone realised this. maga--> | ||
* '''Dorm A.''' The default home for new player characters. | * '''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. | * '''Massive Auditorium.''' This is mostly used for the [[XYZZY Awards]] ceremonies, but it's also been used for announcing the [[IntroComp]] and [[Erins]] winners. | ||
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* '''Edifice Towers.''' A large eleven story apartment complex, where players can create their own apartments, if they wish. | * '''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. | * '''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. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 4 April 2006
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.
- 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.
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.
- Interactive Fiction Hall of Shame - ifHOS lists many people on ifMUD with their photos, webpage URLs, etc.
- ifMUD Maps: Overview - by David Welbourn.