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Avatar

Originally based on Merc/Diku code. Avatar is a highly modified, non-PK, newbie and family friendly Medieval Fantasy MUD. Players from many nationalities and from a wide age range are made welcome here. There…

31 December 1991

Avatar is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1991 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Avatar is

Avatar was released in 1991. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on DikuMUD.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Originally based on Merc/Diku code. Avatar is a highly modified, non-PK, newbie and family friendly Medieval Fantasy MUD. Players from many nationalities and from a wide age range are made welcome here. There are hundreds of socials as well as over 200 mainly custom areas containing over 12,000 rooms to explore and over 10,000 unique mobiles and items to find. Avatar has inline color, alias codes, gear saving and extensive backup systems implemented. Over 1000 players have chosen from the 7 currently accessible player classes and the more than 20 player races available at startup. There is even one unique evolutionary race that you can choose. There are additional classes and races…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.

What it launched against

Avatar launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did Avatar come out?
Avatar was released on 31 December 1991 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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