Starmourn is now open to all!

Starmourn just went into open beta, which means it’s time to strap yourself in and get ready to head for the stars!  It’s been over 3.5 years since we first started working on Starmourn, and we can finally pull the curtain back now and let you experience what we’ve been working on! We think Starmourn…

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An Update and Admin Commands

Update We continue to steadily move towards release. Currently, there’s a lot of usability work going on as internal playtesting finds things that are troublesome, frustrating, or confusing. For instance, the ship system needed some streamlining as it was pretty unwieldy. Frankly, it’s still a little unwieldy, due to the fact that it’s pretty complicated,…

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Combat and Wetwiring

We just put up a new page on Combat and Wetwiring, with info that explains how wetwiring and “afflictions” work in Starmourn. Completely new system vs. any of our other games!  Check it out and head over to the forums to talk about it and ask questions!

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How does Scatterhome self-govern without a government?

I recently updated the Scatterhome page with a lot of info on how they self-govern without a formal ‘government.’ Here’s an OOC description, but there’s a long-ish history of how the system evolved from all-out-anarchy to self-governance without a permanent formal government on the Scatterhome page. While there’s no permanent government, the citizens of Starmourn…

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Retirement and Starmourn

Those of you who are already players of one of our MUDs probably know what the retirement system is, but briefly, it’s a system whereby you can permanently retire a character and receive credits for some percentage of the value of the character and its stuff as calculated by us. You can then take those…

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Cosmpiercers

I just put up a page on Cosmpiercers, which is the first of what will eventually be multiple ways for the player civilizations (Scatterhome, Song Dominion, Celestine Ascendancy) to compete via game mechanics with each other. Enjoy!

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Learn about resource extraction!

Just put up the companion page to the recent Economy page. This one’s all about how you extract the raw resources that are then used to produce various goods. Read up here!

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Mindsim Personalities

As you may or may not already know, all characters in Starmourn have a ‘mindsim’ in their heads. This is basically your personal AI assistant. Of course, we don’t really need to have mindsims except in an RP sense, so what’s the point unless they have a little personality? Along with naming your mindsim, you’ll be able…

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Interview with Justin Walsh – Starmourn’s Producer

Today we’ve got an interview with Achaea’s Producer – Justin Walsh.  Enjoy! Q. Tell us a little about yourself. How long have you been with Iron Realms, what have you done with the company, and what’d you do before that? A. I’ve been a member of the Iron Realms staff since 2008, transitioning from a…

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Tradeskills!

Let’s talk about tradeskills! We’ll have six tradeskills at launch, in two categories: Custom Design and Item Creation. Tradeskills in the Custom Design category are Fashion, Cuisine, and Jewelry, while the Item Creation category has WeaponMods, ArmorMods, and ShipMods. In the Custom Design tradeskills, you’ll be creating design patterns for clothing, food/drink, and jewelry that…

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An interview with our Lead Builder – Laura Martz

I’m happy to present to you a short interview with Laura Martz, Starmourn’s lead builder for the last 16 months or so. Although almost everyone who works for Iron Realms started out as a player of our games, we reached out to the wider MUD community when hiring a lead builder, and although we had…

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Space

Although we recently released some details on the basics of the starship system in Starmourn, maybe you’re wondering what ‘space’ looks like in a MUD? Wonder no longer! I just put up a page showing a screenshot of space, some info on how big it is (very) as well as the first map of Starmourn…

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Let’s talk starships! Finally!

I’ve just put up a page with a lot of info about the basics of starships. You will definitely want to check this out, as it’s by far the largest information release on starships we’ve done so far. More info on them is coming, including shots of space and ships flying around!

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The Fury – Starmourn’s 5th Class!

Introducing the Furies! Check them out here! This was the hardest class for us to design, to be honest, and took quite awhile. The way the Battleflow and Rage skills work together is pretty cool though, and we’re hoping you guys agree when you get your hands on it!

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