MUD Rammer has been pulled from the App Store

By tunmi13, 7 May, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS Gaming

Hello all,
So it turns out that MUD Rammer (perhaps one of the only accessible MUD clients on the App Store) has been pulled. Once you delete the app, there's no getting it back, not even from iCloud.
The project itself is open sourced, but I don't think anyone has offered to make a similar variant, or pick up where it left off. The last update was over 6 years ago.
I really enjoy this app for playing MUD's, so will try to keep it around as long as I can and hope I do not accidentally get rid of it.
What are your thoughts about this action?

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By Jimmy V on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 14:44

Im glad i still have it, but its a bummer for those who haven’t downloaded it yet, or those who are getting a new device. Hopefully something can be developed in its place.

By Tayo on Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 14:44

I have it on my iPad, and was thinking I should download it tomy M4 Mac. The Apple ecosystem isn't exactly flush with MUD clients, so losing one is a blow.

By Gar on Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 14:44

Don't bother downloading it on the Mac. The interface doesn't translate well and the auto-speak text feature doesn't work. I've tried it.

By mudrammer on Friday, May 9, 2025 - 14:44

Hi! MUDRammer author here. The last update was, amazingly, closer to 10 years ago... and it shows. The app needs some significant work to be its best on modern iOS, and I don't have the time, so I made the difficult decision to remove MUDRammer from the App Store.

My most sincere thanks to the AppleVis community. Your feedback has been invaluable to me in helping MUDRammer be as accessible as possible. Happy mudding!

By Missy Hoppe on Friday, May 9, 2025 - 14:44

I love Mudrammer. Since I hope to keep my current phone for as long as its functional, I will be able to hold onto this wonderful app. Most of the time, I prefer to play muds on my computer, but I love having mudrammer as an option for playing away from home. With all that being said, I sincerely appreciate the app developer coming out here to explain the situation. It makes total sense that reworking the app for modern iOS just isn't practical at this time.

By Gar on Sunday, May 11, 2025 - 01:44

Hello all,
This may take some time, but I do want everyone to know it's on my radar. I'm learning the ins and outs of development and, once I feel I'm ready, modernizing MUDRammer will be something I plan to take up.
If someone gets to it before I do, great. If not, and even if it takes a long time, I'll get to work on updating the client myself.
MUDRammer is something I used heavily in the past, and I know that it's all some people have, so I'll do everything I can to make it work.

By Blazing flame on Sunday, May 11, 2025 - 13:44

Since Mudrammer was pulled, I've been mudding with TinTin++ using the Ish linux emulator. Getting it up and running is a somewhat long process, but I can put together a guide if there's interest.

By Paul Martin on Monday, May 12, 2025 - 10:44

A while ago I tried that method, but only thing I couldn't get working at all was the audio sent through Tintin. If there were a way to get that going I might have to look at iSH again.

By Blazing flame on Monday, May 12, 2025 - 14:44

Unfortunately Ish cannot play sounds. I wish it could though, so I could play Alter Aeon with the soundpack.