The Unofficial MUD2 Home Page

"You haven't lived until you've died in MUD!"

Note: these pages are currently under the swamp and waiting for a convenient reset...

If you are a fan of the original Essex MUD by Richard Bartle and Roy Trubshaw, or its descendant, MUD2, then this is the page for you.

I've tried to collect as much general (and not so general) information about MUD1, MUD2, and British Legends onto this page as possible. Although these pages are no longer actively maintained, I hope you'll find them of some use (if only for historical interest!) Please email me if you spot any glaring mistakes.

For visitors from other Internet MUDs, who have not yet had the pleasure of playing the original and best, have a look around, and see where it all started.

http://mud2.info/ has plenty of useful MUD2 information for players old and new.

The MUSE company home page is now online.

Photos from the 1997 London MUD2 Meet are now available for your viewing pleasure.

The MUSE company home page is now online.

Richard Bartle's website is now online with a large archive of MUD-related material.

Now you can search these pages by keyword.

General Reference

MUD Timeline - summarised history of MUD1 and MUD2
MUD Report - Richard Bartle's extensive report on MUDs circa 1990
Bibliography - index of MUD references in books and magazines
Glossary - brief glossary of MUD words you'll encounter
MUDSpeke - dictionary of terms in use by players of MUD
MUDSpeke by word - individual word index (under construction!)

MUD2 Reference Library

Beginner's companion - for newcomers to MUD2
Help files - files available from within the game itself
MUD de-mystifier (part 1) - answers to commonly asked questions
MUD de-mystifier (part 2) - more answers
MUD utilities - additional programs available from within MUD
Control keys - keys used for editing when entering MUD2 commands

MUD Newsletters

Dragon's Breath - CompuServe
Dragon Times - Ireland OnLine
MUD2 Herald - Aladdin
Touchstone Times - National Video Network
Touchstone Times - Interplay

Miscellaneous

Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Spades: Players Who Suit MUDs
(an article by Richard in the Journal of MUD Research)
Confessions of an Arch-wizard - by Lorry the Mist Archwiz
SpellCaster - Richard's skill-based magic game
Early MUD History - the origins of Essex MUD
Interview with Richard Bartle - from Dragon Times issue #2

Telnet links to commercial MUD1 and MUD2 sites

mud2.com - MUD2's current home.
British Legends - the original MUD1 survives on Compuserve (requires a CI$ account)

FTP Archives

Ireland On-Line's MUD2 Archive

Other useful Internet MUD Resources

These pages are maintained by Eddy Carroll (ecarroll@iol.ie). You are visitor