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1990 · Adventure · Beat 'em up

BatMUD

Forge artifacts of power. Sail to faraway lands. Build a city in your name.

Released: 1990
Platforms: Linux Windows cross-platform macOS
Genres: Adventure Beat 'em up Indie MUD MUDs Role-playing
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Modes: Co-op Multiplayer
Perspective: Text
Themes: Fantasy Open world
Engine: LPMud
Country: Finland
Languages: English

About

BatMUD is a medieval fantasy MUD, established in 1990. BatMUD is Finland-based and operated and owned by Balanced Alternative Techniques ry ("B.A.T. ry"), which is not a non-profit organization, officially registered 1994 in Helsinki, Finland.

By 2006, over 100,000 players had frequented the game, making it one of the largest text-based multiplayer games on the Internet. In the beginning of 2008, it had over 30,000 subscriptions. At the end of 2011, number of subscriptions was similarly over 30,000 giving BatMUD a flat growth (number of new players equal those who no longer frequent the game). It has been called a "very popular and complex game".

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Development

BatMUD was one of the first LPMuds and has been online with only a few, if any minor breaks since 14 April 1990.

The game was initially set-up by a wizard who named himself Jaf, followed by many volunteer coders, all becoming wizards in the process.

Legacy

BatMUD was the first MUD played by Matt "Sarapis" Mihaly, founder of Iron Realms Entertainment. Mihaly became a wizard on BatMUD, but was banned for making a room that trapped and disabled other wizards.