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Shades

Shades is a traditional MUD along the lines of the original Essex MUD, and is now 12 years old. For a long time it was the most sucessfull commerical MUD ever, although it is now running for free. Its sucess was often credited to its easy to learn game-play and strong social atmosphere.

Traditional Hack and Slash and Treasure Character Approval Unnecessary Newbie friendly

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About Shades

Shades is a traditional MUD along the lines of the original Essex MUD, and is now 12 years old. For a long time it was the most sucessfull commerical MUD ever, although it is now running for free. Its sucess was often credited to its easy to learn game-play and strong social atmosphere.

Play style

Player killing
Yes

Activity

Players seen per dayDaily player counts for 30 days ending 1 October 2026 UTC: no day carried a player count; 18 days unsampled.0
The numbers
Day (UTC)AveragePeakLowSamplesAnswered
2026-07-040no sample
2026-07-050no sample
2026-07-060no sample
2026-07-070no sample
2026-07-080no sample
2026-07-090no sample
2026-07-100no sample
2026-07-110no sample
2026-07-120no sample
2026-07-130no sample
2026-07-140no sample
2026-07-150no sample
2026-07-160no sample
2026-07-170no sample
2026-07-180no sample
2026-07-190no sample
2026-07-200no sample
2026-07-210no sample
2026-07-220no sample
2026-07-230no sample
2026-07-240no sample
2026-07-250no sample
2026-07-260no sample
2026-07-270no sample
2026-07-280no sample
2026-07-290no sample
2026-07-300no sample
2026-07-310no sample
2026-08-010no sample
2026-08-020no sample
2026-08-030no sample
2026-08-040no sample
2026-08-050no sample
2026-08-060no sample
2026-08-070no sample
2026-08-080no sample
2026-08-090no sample
2026-08-100no sample
2026-08-110no sample
2026-08-120no sample
2026-08-130no sample
2026-08-140no sample
2026-08-150no sample
2026-08-160no sample
2026-08-170no sample
2026-08-180no sample
2026-08-190no sample
2026-08-200no sample
2026-08-210no sample
2026-08-220no sample
2026-08-230no sample
2026-08-240no sample
2026-08-250no sample
2026-08-260no sample
2026-08-270no sample
2026-08-280no sample
2026-08-290no sample
2026-08-300no sample
2026-08-310no sample
2026-09-010no sample
2026-09-020no sample
2026-09-030no sample
2026-09-040no sample
2026-09-050no sample
2026-09-060no sample
2026-09-070no sample
2026-09-080no sample
2026-09-090no sample
2026-09-100no sample
2026-09-110no sample
2026-09-120no sample
2026-09-130no sample
2026-09-140no sample
2026-09-150no sample
2026-09-160no sample
2026-09-170no sample
2026-09-180no sample
2026-09-190no sample
2026-09-20989%
2026-09-212291%
2026-09-222190%
2026-09-232291%
2026-09-241377%
2026-09-251979%
2026-09-2622100%
2026-09-271567%
2026-09-281794%
2026-09-292295%
2026-09-302286%
2026-10-011392%
Players over the last 7 daysHourly player counts for 168 hours ending 1 October 2026 13:00 UTC: no hour carried a player count; 53 hours offline or unsampled.0
The numbers
Hour (UTC)PlayersStatus
2026-09-24 14:00no sample
2026-09-24 15:00offline
2026-09-24 16:00no sample
2026-09-24 17:00no sample
2026-09-24 18:00no sample
2026-09-24 19:00no sample
2026-09-24 20:00no sample
2026-09-24 21:00no sample
2026-09-24 22:00no sample
2026-09-24 23:00no sample
2026-09-25 00:00no sample
2026-09-25 01:00no sample
2026-09-25 02:00no sample
2026-09-25 03:00online
2026-09-25 04:00online
2026-09-25 05:00online
2026-09-25 06:00no sample
2026-09-25 07:00online
2026-09-25 08:00online
2026-09-25 09:00offline
2026-09-25 10:00online
2026-09-25 11:00online
2026-09-25 12:00online
2026-09-25 13:00online
2026-09-25 14:00offline
2026-09-25 15:00online
2026-09-25 16:00online
2026-09-25 17:00online
2026-09-25 18:00no sample
2026-09-25 19:00offline
2026-09-25 20:00online
2026-09-25 21:00offline
2026-09-25 22:00online
2026-09-25 23:00online
2026-09-26 00:00online
2026-09-26 01:00online
2026-09-26 02:00online
2026-09-26 03:00online
2026-09-26 04:00online
2026-09-26 05:00online
2026-09-26 06:00online
2026-09-26 07:00no sample
2026-09-26 08:00online
2026-09-26 09:00online
2026-09-26 10:00online
2026-09-26 11:00online
2026-09-26 12:00online
2026-09-26 13:00online
2026-09-26 14:00online
2026-09-26 15:00online
2026-09-26 16:00online
2026-09-26 17:00online
2026-09-26 18:00online
2026-09-26 19:00online
2026-09-26 20:00online
2026-09-26 21:00online
2026-09-26 22:00no sample
2026-09-26 23:00online
2026-09-27 00:00online
2026-09-27 01:00online
2026-09-27 02:00online
2026-09-27 03:00online
2026-09-27 04:00online
2026-09-27 05:00online
2026-09-27 06:00online
2026-09-27 07:00offline
2026-09-27 08:00online
2026-09-27 09:00no sample
2026-09-27 10:00online
2026-09-27 11:00offline
2026-09-27 12:00online
2026-09-27 13:00offline
2026-09-27 14:00offline
2026-09-27 15:00no sample
2026-09-27 16:00no sample
2026-09-27 17:00no sample
2026-09-27 18:00offline
2026-09-27 19:00no sample
2026-09-27 20:00no sample
2026-09-27 21:00no sample
2026-09-27 22:00no sample
2026-09-27 23:00no sample
2026-09-28 00:00no sample
2026-09-28 01:00no sample
2026-09-28 02:00no sample
2026-09-28 03:00no sample
2026-09-28 04:00no sample
2026-09-28 05:00no sample
2026-09-28 06:00online
2026-09-28 07:00online
2026-09-28 08:00online
2026-09-28 09:00online
2026-09-28 10:00online
2026-09-28 11:00online
2026-09-28 12:00online
2026-09-28 13:00offline
2026-09-28 14:00online
2026-09-28 15:00online
2026-09-28 16:00no sample
2026-09-28 17:00online
2026-09-28 18:00online
2026-09-28 19:00online
2026-09-28 20:00online
2026-09-28 21:00online
2026-09-28 22:00online
2026-09-28 23:00online
2026-09-29 00:00online
2026-09-29 01:00online
2026-09-29 02:00no sample
2026-09-29 03:00online
2026-09-29 04:00online
2026-09-29 05:00online
2026-09-29 06:00online
2026-09-29 07:00online
2026-09-29 08:00online
2026-09-29 09:00online
2026-09-29 10:00online
2026-09-29 11:00online
2026-09-29 12:00offline
2026-09-29 13:00online
2026-09-29 14:00online
2026-09-29 15:00online
2026-09-29 16:00online
2026-09-29 17:00no sample
2026-09-29 18:00online
2026-09-29 19:00online
2026-09-29 20:00online
2026-09-29 21:00online
2026-09-29 22:00online
2026-09-29 23:00online
2026-09-30 00:00online
2026-09-30 01:00online
2026-09-30 02:00online
2026-09-30 03:00online
2026-09-30 04:00online
2026-09-30 05:00online
2026-09-30 06:00no sample
2026-09-30 07:00online
2026-09-30 08:00online
2026-09-30 09:00online
2026-09-30 10:00online
2026-09-30 11:00offline
2026-09-30 12:00online
2026-09-30 13:00online
2026-09-30 14:00online
2026-09-30 15:00online
2026-09-30 16:00offline
2026-09-30 17:00online
2026-09-30 18:00no sample
2026-09-30 19:00offline
2026-09-30 20:00online
2026-09-30 21:00online
2026-09-30 22:00online
2026-09-30 23:00online
2026-10-01 00:00online
2026-10-01 01:00online
2026-10-01 02:00online
2026-10-01 03:00online
2026-10-01 04:00online
2026-10-01 05:00online
2026-10-01 06:00online
2026-10-01 07:00online
2026-10-01 08:00online
2026-10-01 09:00online
2026-10-01 10:00no sample
2026-10-01 11:00offline
2026-10-01 12:00online
2026-10-01 13:00online
Players, from our own probesAnswered 88.5% of probed hours over 30 days