2001 Era / Hard / Open Source

UNK MU

Return to the classic original classic MU experience? No. This goes back farther.

This is a stripped down early MU experience based on the old 0.32 era feature set. Simple. Coherent. Mean. More like a 3D Diablo-style dungeon crawler.

No handholding. No wussy features. Struggle to survive.

What UNK MU is

A very custom server with a restricted old feature set, built to bring back the early dark feel of MU instead of turning it into a theme park.

Old version focus

Modeled off the oldest available 0.32 version of MU and its early content style.

Hard by design

The weak convenience stuff is stripped out. You are supposed to feel pressure and danger again.

Open source base

Built on OpenMU server and the MU Online Clone client project instead of leaked proprietary Webzen sources.

Game settings and features

Launch content

  • Playable Classes: Dark Knight / Dark Wizard
  • No Elf at launch
  • Warehouse Available: Yes
  • Available Maps: Lorencia, Devias, Dungeon 1-3
  • Guilds Available: Not yet
  • Quests Available: Not yet
  • Shadow Phantom Soldier: gone

Zero trust promise

We do not expect or want you to blindly trust us. Too many private servers ask you to run sketchy clients and mystery DLLs.

UNK MU gives you the source path so you can compile your own client. A ready-to-play client may also be offered using original replacement assets for legal reasons.

Dark Knight

The brutal front-line class. Steel, pressure, and survival.

Dark Wizard

The fragile caster. Range, power, and danger.

Planned server options

Standard Server

Maintains only the core 0.32 style content set.

Seasonal Server

Content added over time at predictable intervals.

Endtimes Server

Where seasonal characters end up so progress is not lost.

Hardcore Server

Permadeath in MU. Enough said.

Planned seasonal progression

Content will be added gradually, more like the game’s original development path.

  • Start with the early 0.32-style game
  • Then Noria and Elves
  • Then Magic Gladiator and Lost Tower
  • Then Atlans
  • Then Tarkan
  • Current rough endpoint: 94b era content up through Icarus, but no Blood Castle

Development

This server and client are being actively developed through the underlying OpenMU technology and through direct custom work by UNK TEAM.

Later there will be more info on how to be part of UNK TEAM and help develop this project and others.

Closed beta

Early development

This is not like other servers. There will be bugs. Stability is not guaranteed.

For adventurous players

This is for people who want something rough, weird, and dangerous. Cowards need not apply.

Limited seats

Closed beta starts with 50 players. That number can grow later as the project gets traction.

Register

Register for closed beta here.

Register
Ready-to-play client

Use the replacement-asset client build.

Download
Compile your own

Build the client yourself from source.

Source