Quickstart

Play in Your Browser

The easiest way to play Icesus is directly in your web browser — no download needed.

1. Go to Icesus Web Client
2. Click Create a character or enter your existing character name
3. Choose a name and follow the character creation prompts
4. You're in the game!

The web client works on any modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) including mobile devices.

Connect with a MUD Client

If you prefer a dedicated MUD client for more control, use any of these:

• Mudlet — popular, free, cross-platform
• TinTin++ — lightweight terminal client for Linux/Mac
• MUSHclient — Windows classic

Connect to: icesus.org port 4000

Your First Steps

When you first enter the game, you'll go through character creation:

1. Choose your race — each race has different strengths. Humans are a solid starting choice.
2. Choose your guild — this is your class. Some good starter guilds:
   • Templars of the Righteous Fire — melee fighters with healing
   • Priests of the Air — powerful healers
   • Rangers of the Wilderlands — versatile outdoors fighters
3. Enter the world — you'll start in the city of Vaerlon

Survival Basics

Once you're in the game, here are the essential commands:

Command	What it does
look	Look around the room
north, south, east, west	Move around
score	See your character stats
inventory (or i)	Check what you're carrying
help <topic>	Get help on any topic
who	See who's online
say <message>	Talk to people in the room
chat <message>	Talk on the public chat channel
party status	See your party status in combat

Getting Started with Combat

Icesus is a party-based game. You'll want to:

1. Find the newbie area — from Vaerlon center, follow signs to the training grounds
2. Type consider <monster> — to see if a monster is safe to fight
3. Attack with kill <monster> — combat is automatic once started
4. Heal up — rest between fights or use healing spells/skills

Tip: Join a party! Type chat Looking for a party, new player! — Icesus players are helpful and love showing newcomers around.

Useful Resources

• Features — overview of what Icesus offers
• — detailed game guide
• — all available guilds
• — playable races
• Maps — world and city maps

Need Help?

• In-game: Type help for the help system, or chat to ask other players
• Forums: Icesus Forums
• Bug reports: Type bug report <description> in-game