MUD2

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MUD2

Developer(s)	Multi-User Entertainment
Engine	MUDDL
Platform(s)	Platform independent
Release date(s)	1985
Genre(s)	Fantasy MUD
Mode(s)	Multiplayer
Distribution	Online

MUD2 is the successor of MUD1, Richard Bartle's pioneering Multi-User Dungeon. Rather than a sequel, it is the result of over 20 years of continuous development, and is still largely based on the game's original code.

The game is nominally a roleplaying game, with a very strict set of rules, character classes and levels. Character progress up a ladder of 11 levels until they reach the traditional MUD goal of wiz (wizard or witch).

Characters move between locations, or game rooms, using compass directions, and basic commands such as GET LONGSWORD, GET DIAMOND, KILL DWARF WITH LONGSWORD. Points are scored by dropping treasure in the room known as the swamp, killing an NPC, or killing another player. The game also includes magical powers, which are gained through a mystical artifact known as The Touchstone. The small side effect of this is that touching the Touchstone may kill you, with the likelihood of death decreasing as you get higher in level. In order to make Wiz, one must also complete seven of eight tasks. Among wizzes' many powers is the ability to instantly kill any player in the land, using the much-vaunted Finger of Death, or FOD.

The game's levels are laid out as follows:

Level	Magical	Points
Novice	-	0
Protector	Seer	200
Yeoman	Soothsayer	400
Warrior	Cabalist	800
Swordsman	Magician	1600
Hero	Enchanter	3200
Superhero	Spellbinder	6400
Champion	Sorcerer	12800
Guardian	Necromancer	25600
Legend	Warlock	51200
Sir	Mage	102400
-	Wizard	204800

It is generally acknowledged that the biggest challenge in the game is other players, and highly skilled players that have made wiz will actively test "mortal" players to ensure they have the required level of skill to complete, and then manage the game.

Much of MUD2's long-running appeal comes from its much-celebrated depth, and its wide-ranging gameplay, as it contains large elements of puzzle-solving and exploration, as well as elements of skill, chance, and humour.

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Major branches	AberMUD DikuMUD LPMud MU*

Minor branches and codebases	CD CircleMUD CoffeeMUD ColdMUD CoolMUD Copper DGD EnvyMUD FluffOS GodWars Merc Mordor MudOS MUSH NUTS ROM Sequent SMAUG Talker TinyMUD TinyMUCK BBS MUDs – Fazuul Kyrandia MajorMUD Quest for Magic Scepter of Goth

Programming languages	ColdC LPC MPI MOO MUDDL Mudlle MUF SWLPC

Mudlibs	Ain Soph Mudlib CDlib Dead Souls Mudlib Discworld Mudlib Lima Mudlib LPUniversity Mudlib MorgenGrauen Mudlib Nightmare Mudlib TMI Mudlib

Protocols	InterMUD MCCP MXP

Clients	Comparison of MUD clients MUSHclient TinTin++ TinyFugue zMUD

Concepts and terminology	Alternate character Avatar Avatar customization Bartle Test Buff Camping Computer game bot Consider Cybersex God Gold farming Gold sink Griefer Grinding Hack and slash Immortal Implementer Kill stealing Lag Looting Mob / Monster MUD client Mudlib Mudflation Nerf Online creation Online wedding Persistent world Player character Player versus environment Player versus player / Playerkilling Powerleveling Quest Remort Rent Spam Spawning Spod Social verbs Syntax guessing Tank Twinking Virtual good Wizard

History	Chronology of MUDs MUD trees "A Rape in Cyberspace" "A Story About A Tree"

Publications	Designing Virtual Worlds Imaginary Realities Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet Terra Nova A Theory of Fun for Game Design

Companies and organizations	Areae Ingenii Interactive Iron Realms Entertainment Jagex Lysator Kesmai The Mud Connector Mythic Entertainment Mythicscape Plaintext Players Simutronics Skotos

People	Alan Cox Aleksi Asikainen Amy S. Bruckman Andrew Gower Ben Laurie Brad McQuaid Brian Green Bruce Woodcock Cat Rambo Chip Morningstar Christopher Howard Wolf Dr. Cat Edward Castronova Elonka Dunin Espen J. Aarseth George Reese Greg Stein J. Todd Coleman James Aspnes Jason Scott Sadofsky Jeremy Elson John Viega Joi Ito Judy Malloy Julian Dibbell Kelton Flinn Lars Pensjö Lennart Augustsson Lisbeth Klastrup Mark Jacobs Matt Mihaly Michael Lawrie Mizuko Ito Nick Yee Noah Wardrip-Fruin Paul Barnett Pavel Curtis Randy Farmer Rich Salz Rich Skrenta Richard Bartle Roy Trubshaw Sherry Turkle Stephanie Shaver Steve Yegge T. L. Taylor Wes Platt

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