Guides — Icesus MUD

Getting started

MUD games explained: what a multi-user dungeon is, how it works, the history and types, and how to start playing one free.

The practical first-hour guide: commands, movement, combat, chat, clients, and where to ask for help.

What makes a text RPG different from CYOA, interactive fiction, and graphical RPGs, with Icesus as a persistent example.

Six MUDs you can play in your browser with no download, what each is best for, and how to start.

Design areas, NPCs, quests and stories for a living world with a real audience, instead of an empty solo project.

World design, MUD programming and engine choice, hosting, and the hardest part: finding players.

Start in the browser, then move to Mudlet or another desktop client when you want more control.

Official drop-in HUD: vitals, EXP, casting, cooldowns, an enemy panel, and channels. One install, no triggers.

Install Mudlet, connect to Icesus, choose readable settings, enable logging, and keep your first profile clean.

Safe trigger sets for Icesus roles: highlights, party tools, crafting, bot rules, and why momentums stay manual.

Use Icesus GMCP for vitals, rooms, party grids, casting, cooldowns, screen reader mode, and manual momentum UI.

Terminal-native Icesus setup with split-screen input, UTF-8, autoconnect, auto-reconnect, and a working config.

Classic TF5 setup for Icesus with visual mode, worlds, hooks, UTF-8-friendly settings, and reconnect behavior.

Modern Rust terminal client for Icesus with Lua triggers, timers, keybinds, server aliases, and GMCP status output.