IfMUD

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.
• ifMUD Maps: Overview - by David Welbourn.