TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT ONLY! NOT THE REAL WIKI! https://dev.dunemud.net/ 2026-04-11T22:10:06+00:00 https://dev.dunemud.net/ https://dev.dunemud.net/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/admins?rev=1661434863&do=diff Not Pissing Off the Administration Seems simple, right? Follow the rules, don't be antagonistic. It doesn't take much to keep on our good side. There are, however, some pet peeves that we have that you should be aware of right now. * Sending a tell asking, text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/autoloads?rev=1661434863&do=diff Autoloading Items There are a number of nifty items that persist with your character across logout and death. Item Location Description news hearer Wallach n,e view history of mud events pkbook Wallach, n,e,d gives you various pk-statistic commands text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/cash?rev=1661434863&do=diff Making Money In the beginning earning enough money to fund your budding gskills can be a daunting task. The following are excellent ways to swell your bank account: * Ask bigger players (usually members of your own guild) for 'loans.' They will almost certainly have a few 100k to spare. text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/directions?rev=1661434863&do=diff Short Hand Directions Around the MUD and the Wiki you are likely to see in-game directions expressed in a shorter format. Fear not, it's easy to figure out with a bit of instruction. The general idea is to express directions to a given place on the MUD in two parts: text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/emotions?rev=1661434863&do=diff Emotions and you Unless you're an Ixian thinking machine (Or a ZMud Bot) at some point Dune is going to be so magical that it might kick-start your heart into caring. In such an event it becomes important for players to be able to express their bubbling emotions of joy. Dune (like most LP muds) offers several ways for a player to do this based on both the generality of their feelings and the intended audience. text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/expareas?rev=1661434863&do=diff Popular Exp Areas TEMPLATE PLANET NAME + AREAdirectionsFROM w,e,s,ndescriptionthis place is for player levels xx-xx/other info ---------- Giedi Prime - Tower directionsGP AP w,n,w,ndescriptionA very popular spot for all levels of players. There are 11 floors and the mobs increase in difficulty as you climb upwards. The 1st floor is a perfect spot for newbies. text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/feelings?rev=1661434863&do=diff From feelings list Verb Short description 8) :You go '8)'. accuse :You point your finger at yourself and say you did it! ack :You ack. admire :You admire yourself. adore :You adore yourself adoringly. afk :You will be Away From the Keyboard for a while. agree :You agree. ah :You finally get the idea into your thick skull and give an 'ah' of comprehension. amen :You go 'Amen, brother'. angel :You hide your w… text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/gear?rev=1661434863&do=diff Standard Equipment Here is a list of some of the known unique weapons and armors that can be found on Dune. NameType of UniqueLocationQuickling DaggerDagger Gp 2n ne w enter 4n 4e kill ManagerA silver-studded beltBelt Gp 2n ne w enter 4n 4e kill Manager text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/mudskills?rev=1661434863&do=diff MUD/General Skills In addition to guild skills there are a number of mud-wide skills for you to train. Included in this category are weapon, defense, and repair skills among others. You can see the current skills you have trained in with either the ' text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/sockets?rev=1661434863&do=diff Sockets Sockets provide many ways by which you may customize your equipment. In particular, armour and weapons have 'sockets' into which 'socket items' may be inserted, whereupon they grant bonuses to your character when worn or wielded. Equipment with Sockets text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/spire?rev=1661434863&do=diff Ixian Flowmetal Spire Area Directions: 3s, 3e from Ix AP. Mob Strength: * Around the same as a Level 6 Harkonnen tower soldier at Floor 0 (the lobby) * Stronger as you go up (most dangerous at top) * Weaker as you go down (weakest in bottom basement level) text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/start?rev=1661434863&do=diff DuneMUD Tips and Tricks This is the place for things that are useful to know but don't really fall under 'help' and aren't guild-specific. Topics Autoloading Items Shorthand Directions Emotions and Feelings Storing Items between Logins Making Money Not pissing off admins MUD/General Skills Sockets: All the kids are doing it. Standard Equipment Popular Exp-grinding Areas text/html 2022-08-25T13:41:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://dev.dunemud.net/tips/storingitems?rev=1661434863&do=diff Storing Items between Logins Chances are that if you've found something good you'll want to keep it. If you've just been typing quit at the end of every session of killing you'll quickly feel like you're running around but getting no where. Every time you relog (i.e. type quit and then reconnect at some later time) a series of things will happen: