Thought I'd share a clip of the guys in London earlier this summer, as I thought they absolutely rocked it, and a recent clip of Geoffs band murdering Needle Lies made me look back at it even more fondly. Thought I had actually caught a clip of them doing Needle, but apparently not - still this rocked.
We’ve been giving Insomnia MUD a serious 2026 refresh while keeping the terminal firmly at the heart of the game.
Play through our graphical web client: traditional command-driven MUD text, but wrapped in interactive room visuals, clickable objects, maps, character portraits, music and sound, quick actions, and a much friendlier interface for both old hands and curious newcomers.
Underneath, it’s still properly MUD: classes, multiclassing, skills, spells, combat, exploration, quests, crafting, player progression, strange places and the occasional avoidable disaster.
If you miss the depth and imagination of text worlds but want a smoother way into one, come take a look:
https://www.insomnia-mud.com/
https://www.insomnia-mud.com/client
For traditionalists you can still connect with telnet or your favourite mud client at insomnia-mud.com:4000
Feedback, returning players, and fresh adventurers all very welcome.
Had my first BA experience with starlink on my flight back from Bangalore.
Had been typically annoyed on flight out as I paid for WiFi which then didn’t work and crew couldnt do anything about.
So was skeptical - but it was great - firstly WiFi is now free for everybody, secondly the speed was phenomenal - 400mbps to my seat for the whole flight - finally something positive to say about BA.
Hi all.
I wanted to briefly share Insomnia MUD, an old-school fantasy MUD that originally became popular in the UK university scene back in 1994, and has now been brought back to life.
The aim is not to turn it into something unrecognisable, but to restore and extend the original vision: a big, odd, characterful text world with quests, danger, humour, exploration and player progression, now supported by modern AI-assisted development and a proper browser client.
You can play directly in the browserhttps://insomnia-mud.com/
Or connect with a traditional MUD/telnet client:
insomnia-mud.com port 4000
The modern web client adds:
• a multimedia browser experience
• in-game mapping
• triggers and aliases
• 256-colour presentation
• modern UI polish while keeping the feel of a traditional MUD
The game itself is actively growing again. Current features include:
• 9 playable classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, Mage, Ninja, Rogue, Templar and Witch
• high-mortal multiclassing, with 36 possible class pairings
• 160+ unique class skills, spells and high-mortal arts
• crafting, with weapons, armour, tools and high-mortal multiclass recipes
• bounties and class-aware monster hunting
• quests, guild halls, class areas, strange NPCs, and a lot of hand-built world content
It is still very much in active development, with new areas, systems and polish being added regularly. If you have fond memories of MUDs, or you’re curious what a classic text world can feel like with a modern client wrapped around it, I’d love for people to at least take a look.