What is a MUD? In the following document, I will attempt to address some of the more commonly asked questions asked. If a question is not covered in this, then you should check the help-files. If you can't find an answer here, you can do one of several things...mail or ask Vyrstak your question so that he can update the files, ask another wizard or player in the hopes that they might know, or you can just plain suffer.
Any of the above are fine. Now, on with the show...
What is a MUD?
The technical
definition of a MUD is a Multi User Dungeon. This doesn't mean a
whole lot on the face of it, until you consider the tons of
players sitting, as if chained there, in front of their computers
playing games like this all over the internet.
Well, if there are
games like this all over the internet, what is so special about
VargonMUD?
Lots of things. Let's
show some statistics...
VargonMUD 1995 stats BoliviaMUD
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% echoalls 115% .07%
per player
% Disney Areas 78% 2%
per wizard
# of times the 2,072 1
words Vargon,
sex, or nubile
are used
Annual 12,000 lbs 1 capsule of Metamucil
Production
of Wheat per
Square Mile
As you can see, VargonMUD tops the internet
in these important functions.
How can you go wrong with a MUD like that?
What is the first
thing I should do as a VargonMUD player?
Write your
congressman. Then you should read the help files.
What do they mean I
have to quest?
We're doing it to piss
you off.
Can other players help
me on quests?
No, they're as
clueless as you. Besides, sharing quest information is illegal.
If they haven't done the quest, or if they give you NO form of
information, then they can go along and help you kill. But any
sharing of information is grounds for punishment (and we're
not just talking the jacuzzi here).
Can I kill other
players here?
Not until you become a
wizard.
How do I get help on
quests?
Type 'help quests' and
read that. Then type 'quests' and read that. After that, you're
on your own.
What are wizards?
Damn good question. As
near as we can tell, they are the people who almost never see the
light of day in order to code (or echoall) for your MUDding
pleasure.
If you have a problem, you can ask the wizards, and they'll do what they can to help.
What's Felicity's
problem, anyway?
She's just like that.
It's a phase.
What exactly is a
Vargon?
The term 'vargon' is a
word occurring in nearly every existing language today. For
example, in French, there is a term, 'le vargonne' which refers
to the systematic positioning of one's self at the center of the
universe. In Uto-Aztecan, a Native American language group,
'vargonatoncan' is the word referring to the patron deity of the
hot-springs.
What else is there to
do on VargonMUD?
Well, some of us try
to fall in love. But we don't advise that, as it has yet to be
approved by the Surgeon General. Until such time as it is, we
suggest you join a guild.
A guild?
Yes. Can't you read?
What's a guild?
A guild is like a
fraternity or sorority except with cool abilities instead of kegs
and hairspray. Joining a guild can help you advance in levels
much easier. For the best information about guilds, ask players
who are in them.
And these other
players...?
Yes, they probably are
drooling geeks like you. But they're fairly nice once you get to
know them, and a lot of them have the secret code to all sorts of
video games.
How can I find out
what commands there are?
Type 'help commands'.
Is there a way to find
out who is on the mud?
Yes. There are several
commands, actually, including 'who' and 'users'.
How can I find out
when a player was last on the mud?
Finger them. No, it's
nothing gross or that your mother would scowl at (we hope). Just
type 'finger <name>' (omitting the ' and the <>
parts), and it will tell you when they were last on. Then, if you
want to finger them some other way, well, that's your business.
What sorts of things
can I do?
I thought we answered
this earlier. I feel so silly now. You can talk to other players,
or you can adventure. Or you can idle, which is what the admins
do.
How do I talk to other
players?
There are several
ways, actually. You can yell really loudly and hope they're
within ear-shot, or you can use the nifty ways provided by the
mud, such as the Vargon the Insane Card or the Spy shades. Or you
can use 'say' 'tell' or 'whisper'.
'help communication' describes a lot of fun ways to talk.
What is the sound of
one hand clapping?
Quest info. Ask that
again, and we'll have to dest you.
This mud seems so
serious.
That's not a question.
That is a declarative statement.
Do the wizards do
anything here besides joke?
They echoall. And
idle. Once, we caught Iknhaton coding but we pox'd him severely
and he stopped.
What am I in the grand
scheme of this mud?
A newbie.
A newbie?
Nice. Try a verb next
time. A newbie is just a sort of slang term for a novice player -
someone who doesn't yet know the joy of hugh.
Hugh?
You'll know in time,
my child.
Why can't I shout?
There are three
possibilities...
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Anything else I should
know?
Yes. This is a game.
Have fun with it and play nicely. As you can tell, we like to
joke around and play, and we hope that you'll enjoy playing with
us (get your mind out of the gutter). But, by all means, don't
take things too seriously. If we wanted things to be prim and
proper, we'd ask Descartes to work on the mud. Then you'd suffer.