Hey guys, long time lurker and DF player here. Thought some of you might be interested in this other game that I play, so I decided to make an account.
What is it?ArmageddonMUD is, well, a MUD, which is short for a Multi User Domain. They're a genre of multiplayer, text based online games. It means the game has no graphics - not even ASCII - and interaction with the gameworld is through a number of text commands. There’s a bit of a learning curve when it comes to getting into a MUD, but it’s actually very straightforward once you get used to the syntax. I’ll include connection instructions and such at the end of this post, but first, a bit about the game itself.
ArmageddonMUD is set on the desert world of Zalanthas. If you’re familiar with old D&D campaign settings at all, the world draws a lot of inspiration from Dark Sun in particular. For those who aren’t familiar, here’s the gist; the population is water-starved, magic scars the world, sorcerer kings rule over the remaining city-states, and metal of any sort is incredibly rare. Raiders and tribal peoples rule the land between the sparse civilized areas, and everyone’s running around with swords made of bone and chitin, amongst other scavenged materials.
The game terms itself as an ‘RPI’, meaning that it is ‘Roleplay Intensive’. This means that RP is a requirement when you play, and all actions taken ingame are considered to be
‘In Character’. That said, you’re absolutely not required to write paragraphs for every action or be the most literate person in the world. The community is accomodating of people of all levels of writing ability, as long as you’re able to use proper grammar and spelling.
What else do I need to know?Like any other online space, ArmageddonMUD has rules. I’m not going to put them all in this post, as they can be easily found on the ArmageddonMUD website, but the main one is that you generally can’t talk about what goes on ‘in character’ outside of the game.
Metagaming, or using information about ingame events that you found out outside the game is also against the rules.
So, how do I actually play this game?You’ll need a telnet/MUD client. There are tons of them out there (there’s even one for use on the ArmageddonMUD website) but the ones I’d recommend are
Mudlet and
MUSHclient. I’ve used them both before, and they work well.
Using this client, you connect to the game’s IP: ginka.armageddon.org, port 4050
Once you’re connected, you will be met with the menu screen and a few options. First thing’s first: making an account. Once that’s made, you can enter character creation, after which you need to wait for an admin to review and approve your character. This usually doesn’t take too long, typically less than 24 hours.
If you need help writing a character, or have any other general questions, here’s the link for both the Discord and the website.
https://www.armageddon.org/https://discord.gg/7cnwGe5For those who are interested, I look forward to seeing you ingame!