AstroMUD is a huge multiplayer text based fantasy game also know as a Multi User Dungeon. This MUD is a virtual world described entirely in text. It combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, interactive fiction and online chat. Players can read descriptions of rooms, objects, other players, monsters and other non-player characters and actions performed in the virtual world.
AstroMUD was created in June 1995 by Siobahn and GK and has been online ever since. Lots of new content has been added over the years by the creators, a dedicated staff of Immortals, but also by the players themselves. The whole realm is a huge world which consists of more than 17.000 rooms, 15 different classes with their own unique spells and skills, and many different races to choose from. AstroMUD has a very supportive and newbie friendly environment, active questing, custom made quests, daily quests, unique equipment, the possibility to join one of the clans, restricted player killing and multi classing. All these elements combined make AstroMUD a very addictive and very enthralling game...
At present there are more than hundred zones available on AstroMUD, of which a large number is uniquely built for AstroMUD. From small (max 100 rooms) zones like “Innsbocca” and “Crydee” to enormous (300+ rooms) zones like “The Tower of Vel’Dorgel” or “In Dreams”. Because we like variery, all zones have different themes; Space Station Osiris, for instance, is inhabited by many different alien creatures taken from various science fiction books. If you’ve always wanted to meet a Pnume face to face or take on the Overlord, Space Station Osiris is THE zone to visit! If you’d rather venture into the world of your favourite Fantasy book, we have zones based on works by Tolkien, Robert Jordan, Tad Williams, Raymond E. Feist, and more! For each and every player there will be a zone that they can relate to, and as people progress through the game, more zones become available to them.
Watch out though! Zones are filled with a wide variety of different mobs. You name it and it is out there. Some mobs will give fair warning, while other mobs punish every single mistake you make. If you are new to AstroMUD always check the Help Area command or another player to see if the zone is not for high level characters only... You could lose your precious equipment gathered.
May 23rd 2009 - Demos, a new and powerful Immortal has arrived on Astromud to aid The Greater God Saidin in the Quest work. Visiting the home and the Immortal gardens of Demos is an event you will never forget.
July 22 2009 - Viktor the Builder has returned to the Realm and is currently building on a new zone that looks very promising indeed. The new World of Warcraft zone that is being made by another skilled Builder is progressing slowly. It could be that this zone is going to be launched
in sequals due to the sheer size. We will keep you posted...
August 22nd 2009 - Demos is now officially the Head Quest God of the Realm of AstroMUD.
Furthermore : Saidin has implemented the Emblem system. On several nasty mobs throughout the Realm Emblems are loaded. Two types are loaded: the Heroic Emblems and the Valorous Emblems. These are hard kills indeed but impressive equipment can be obtained if you have gaterhed enough emblems...
