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Frank Herbert's Dune series

Dune MUD

Dune Mud is a classic multiplayer online text adventure game (MUD) based in Frank Herbert's DUNE Universe. Since 1992 Dune has been the LP MUD of choice for several generations of amazing players. Create a…

31 December 1992

Dune MUD is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1992 on Android, iOS, Linux and Mac.

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What Dune MUD is

Dune MUD was released in 1992. It is available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on LPMud.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs. It tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "spice", a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary for space navigation, which requires a kind of multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug provides. As melange can only be produced on Arrakis, control of the planet is a coveted and dangerous undertaking. The story explores the multilayered…
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Frank Herbert's Dune series

Dune MUD is the third of 15 entries we hold in the Frank Herbert's Dune series. The next entry was Dune: The Battle for Arrakis in 1993.

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What it launched against

Dune MUD launched on 31 December 1992, within three weeks of Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Moto Roader MC.

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When did Dune MUD come out?
Dune MUD was released on 31 December 1992 for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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