Newbie Help

razing32 · 02-17-2016, 04:26 PM

Hi everyone.

After some reading and browsing I decided to try my first MUD.

However I do not know where to start.

I am looking for something :

1)Beginner friendly

2)No perma-death/huge death penalties

3)Still active/with enough of a large user base

Theme and setting don't matter that much , medieval , apocalyptic , whatever. Just need something to ease me into it and which has a large enough community still active I could ask for advice when I inevitably get stuck.

Any advice is appreciated.

plamzi · 02-17-2016, 10:21 PM

If you own an iPhone or an iPad, grab the Bedlam app from the AppStore. Mudding doesn't get any easier than that.

Draak · 02-18-2016, 02:17 AM

Try Alter Aeon. Its very forgiving and newbie friendly, has a solid custom client with an excellent map and our player base is very active and helpful.

razing32 · 02-18-2016, 05:23 PM

Sorry , don't have either.

May have to put that on my to-do list.
Is the community active ?

dark acacia · 02-18-2016, 10:00 PM

I second Alter Aeon.

plamzi · 02-21-2016, 02:28 PM

IZDemon · 02-25-2016, 09:40 AM

Jump over to Shattered Isles and give them a look. We're about to get a big combat update that everyone is looking forward to. The player base is not huge but we are very active and helpful with new players. We usually have about a dozen or so people logged in at once and upwards of 25+ during an event. Right now it's about 9:30am EST and there are 10 people logged in.

shevegen · 02-25-2016, 05:10 PM

10+ is ok

20+ is starting to get decent

I still remember my own personal peak days between 50-60 in perhaps 1999 or so

a shame that these numbers can only be reached by a very few MUDs, who, all without any exception, are not interesting to me in any way whatsoever. I can't play in "bragg the troll level 123 is online" games.

beanluc · 02-26-2016, 06:58 AM

Sindome isn't necessarily easy to learn, because there is a LOT to it, but, we do call it "newbie friendly" because nothing bars a brand new player from beginning to play right away. It DOES have a lot of players on all the time and they are very helpful to new players, both in in-character ways and out-of-character ways. We see new players every week, many who are totally new to M** games, who stick around and create lasting characters.

The game does not satisfy your requirement of "NO permadeath", permadeath if of course POSSIBLE, but, it only happens rarely and almost never to someone who is actively trying to avoid it. It happens to first-day noobs who don't read room descriptions and warning signs, and it happens to people who roleplay IC actions which make people want to retaliate.

Even the real ****-stirrers can avoid permadeath VERY easily.

Player volume is 10-15 at the SLOWEST times (very late at night, U.S. time) and rises to peak over 40 for sustained periods every day. U.S. daylight and evening hours are the most populated, but there are ALWAYS people on and plots and roleplay are VERY active EVERY day.

bytre · 03-02-2016, 12:07 PM

Try Ancient Anguish. Free to play, newbie friendly, very expansive with a cohesive theme. ancient.anguish.org port 2222.

02-17-2016, 04:26 PM	#1
razing32 New Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 2	N00b's first MUD Hi everyone. After some reading and browsing I decided to try my first MUD. However I do not know where to start. I am looking for something : 1)Beginner friendly 2)No perma-death/huge death penalties 3)Still active/with enough of a large user base Theme and setting don't matter that much , medieval , apocalyptic , whatever. Just need something to ease me into it and which has a large enough community still active I could ask for advice when I inevitably get stuck. Any advice is appreciated.

02-17-2016, 10:21 PM	#2
plamzi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Home MUD: bedlam.mudportal.com:9000 Home MUD: www.mudportal.com Posts: 292	Re: N00b's first MUD If you own an iPhone or an iPad, grab the Bedlam app from the AppStore. Mudding doesn't get any easier than that.

02-18-2016, 02:17 AM	#3
Draak New Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Illinois, USA Home MUD: Alter Aeon Posts: 3	Re: N00b's first MUD Try Alter Aeon. Its very forgiving and newbie friendly, has a solid custom client with an excellent map and our player base is very active and helpful.

02-18-2016, 05:23 PM	#4
razing32 New Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 2	Re: N00b's first MUD Sorry , don't have either. May have to put that on my to-do list. Is the community active ?

02-18-2016, 10:00 PM	#5
dark acacia Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 263	Re: N00b's first MUD I second Alter Aeon.

02-21-2016, 02:28 PM	#6
plamzi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Home MUD: bedlam.mudportal.com:9000 Home MUD: www.mudportal.com Posts: 292	Re: N00b's first MUD

02-25-2016, 09:40 AM	#7
IZDemon Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Home MUD: Shattered Isles Posts: 57	Re: N00b's first MUD Jump over to Shattered Isles and give them a look. We're about to get a big combat update that everyone is looking forward to. The player base is not huge but we are very active and helpful with new players. We usually have about a dozen or so people logged in at once and upwards of 25+ during an event. Right now it's about 9:30am EST and there are 10 people logged in.

02-25-2016, 05:10 PM	#8
shevegen Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 63	Re: N00b's first MUD 10+ is ok 20+ is starting to get decent I still remember my own personal peak days between 50-60 in perhaps 1999 or so a shame that these numbers can only be reached by a very few MUDs, who, all without any exception, are not interesting to me in any way whatsoever. I can't play in "bragg the troll level 123 is online" games.

02-26-2016, 06:58 AM	#9
beanluc New Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 18	Re: N00b's first MUD Sindome isn't necessarily easy to learn, because there is a LOT to it, but, we do call it "newbie friendly" because nothing bars a brand new player from beginning to play right away. It DOES have a lot of players on all the time and they are very helpful to new players, both in in-character ways and out-of-character ways. We see new players every week, many who are totally new to M games, who stick around and create lasting characters. The game does not satisfy your requirement of "NO permadeath", permadeath if of course POSSIBLE, but, it only happens rarely and almost never to someone who is actively trying to avoid it. It happens to first-day noobs who don't read room descriptions and warning signs, and it happens to people who roleplay IC actions which make people want to retaliate. Even the real **-stirrers can avoid permadeath VERY easily. Player volume is 10-15 at the SLOWEST times (very late at night, U.S. time) and rises to peak over 40 for sustained periods every day. U.S. daylight and evening hours are the most populated, but there are ALWAYS people on and plots and roleplay are VERY active EVERY day.

03-02-2016, 12:07 PM	#10
bytre New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 14	Re: N00b's first MUD Try Ancient Anguish. Free to play, newbie friendly, very expansive with a cohesive theme. ancient.anguish.org port 2222.

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