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Icesus is a free multiplayer text-based MUD set on the frozen planet of Aegic, running continuously since 1995 and maintained by a non-profit community. With 40+ guilds, deep combat systems, a richly detailed world, and a brand-new browser client requiring no downloads, it offers an impressive old-school online RPG experience still actively developed today.

Valheru MUD is a text-based online adventure game set in a classic fantasy world, offering players an extensive selection of races, classes, multi-classing, and thousands of quests including live events with AI-driven NPCs. The site serves as the official hub for the game, providing connection guides, lore, clan info, builder resources, and community features for its international playerbase spanning Denmark, the USA, and beyond.

ifMUD is a long-running PerlMUD-based chat server built around the interactive fiction community, where players can connect via telnet or a web client to socialize and discuss IF. The site provides account registration, an official FAQ maintained by community members, and connection details for this beloved gathering place for text adventure enthusiasts.

Brass Lantern is a comprehensive resource for interactive fiction and text adventure enthusiasts, covering everything from beginner guides to deep IF theory articles and game reviews. Stephen Granade built this site into a rich hub featuring competition reviews, language comparisons between TADS and Inform 7, puzzle design essays, and ongoing news about the interactive fiction community.

TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is the official home of a free, professional-grade authoring toolkit for creating interactive fiction, maintained by Michael J. Roberts. The site offers downloads, comprehensive manuals, code examples, and community links for both TADS 2 and TADS 3, making it an essential hub for serious IF developers.

Banished Lands is the official welcome portal for a telnet-accessible MUD (multi-user dungeon) that blends medieval fantasy, sci-fi, and H.P. Lovecraft-inspired horror into a unique roleplay experience. Launched in 1995 as an offshoot of Alter Aeon, the game features custom DentinMud code, multi-classing across Mage, Thief, Cleric, and Warrior, and includes pages for players, gods, clans, and areas.

A technical resource page dedicated to MCP (MUD Client Protocol) support for TinyFugue, a popular MUD client, featuring custom macros for local editing and protocol implementation. The author rewrote MCP 2.1 support from scratch to handle arbitrary keyword/value pairs and background editing under X Windows, filling a significant gap in the existing TF macro ecosystem.

Worlds of Carnage is a long-running fantasy MUD run by Robert Cummings (Blobule) that lets players explore a text-based realm filled with mythical creatures, races, guilds, and classic telnet-era adventure. The site serves as a portal to jump directly into the game via browser or telnet, and includes information about races, lore, a wiki, forums, and building tools for this non-profit community.

Inferno3 is a Brazilian MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) server running an open beta, accessible via Pueblo or MushClient clients at inferno3.com.br port 4000. The ASCII art splash page and visible player list give it an authentic old-school text game atmosphere, inviting players into a Portuguese-language online roleplaying world.

RetroMUD is a free, text-based online fantasy roleplaying game (MUD) featuring over 100 levels of play, six distinct worlds, and dozens of quests that players can access from desktop or mobile clients. The site serves as the official hub for the game, offering player rankings, help files, donation options, and connection instructions for a variety of MUD clients including Mudlet and MUSHClient.