MUD Clients
MUD Clients are an applications designed for connecting to and playing MUDs (multi-user dungeons) such as Mystic Adventure. They are more versatile than the web-based client we provide on our home page, and often include advanced features such as:
- aliases - create a shortened form of a command in order to save typing. For example if you're a cleric you might set up ccl to work as a short version of cast 'cause light' to help you cast the spell faster when in combat.
- triggers - which run a command in response to a specific thing happening in the game. Maybe... "You are hungry." should trigger eating something?
- scripts - whch runs multilpe commands in a sequence. This can be useful for things like navigating Mystic's road system to get to different places.
- split screen or tabs - so you can run more than one character at a time. (IMPORTANT: Mystic Adventure rules only allow you to play a maximum of 2 characters at a time. See "HELP MULTI" from within the game for more information)
- repeat previous commands - not limited to only the last one
- mapping - which draws a map as you explore an area.
Here are a few suggestions for clients you may want to try out:
| Client | Available for |
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| Chiara's MUD Client (cMUD)* http://www.zuggsoft.com/index.php?p=cmud |
Windows Linux (unofficial via Wine) |
| Mudlet https://www.mudlet.org/ |
Windows macOS Linux Chromebook |
| MUDRammer https://splinesoft.net/mudrammer/ |
iPhone / iPad Download from Apple App Store |
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BlowTorch MUD Client
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Android not on google play store so download frmo here: |
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tintin++ |
android... it's a bit complicated... first install f-droid then use that to install termux then use that to install tintin using the commands:
apt update apt install tintin++ then start it with the command tt++ then type #session ma mud.mystic-adventure.org 4000 haha !!!! so simple!! it is also available for apple and other types - for more info see: https://tintin.mudhalla.net/install.php
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* Commercial product; free trial availableYou can find a page listing lots of other MUD clients and comparing there features here:
https://muds.fandom.com/wiki/Comparison_of_MUD_clients
Tips for Players using Mobile Devices
Playing MUDs can involve lots of typing, often at speed, which can be a little awkward on mobile devices. They may not be a good primary device for playing MUDs but if you're out and about with no access to a desktop or laptop PC then hopefully these tips will be useful to you.
Please share your experiences so that we can expand this section with more advice.
Web Client on Mystic Home Page
From my experience it works better in landscape orientation.
BlowTorch MUD Client
In the default setup the lines of text are just a little too long for my phone (Moto G7 Power) so I reduce the text size jsut a little bit. This client has buttons you can tap for common command, save having to type them in yourself. by default they only appear in landscape orientation.
Tips for Players using Screen Readers
A screen reader is software which reads text using a speech synthesiser, typically used by visually impaired users. Players who rely on this software are not able to quickly "skim read" text as sighted players would, and may benefit from the following config changes to reduce the amount of text output during gameplay.
config +gag
Suppresses messages during fights about actions which have no significant effect (e.g. one character attempts to attack the other but misses).
config +brief
Does not read out the full room description each time you enter a room. (Type "look" to access the full description.)
config -prompt
Does not provide hp/mana/move information after every action or event. (Type "group" to access this information for yourself another group members in a brief format.)
config +noaffect
Does not read the list of spells you are affected by when you type "score". (Type "affect" to access the list of spells affecting you.)
config +hunt
Enables players who have practiced the "hunt" skill to automatically follow a fleeing mobile.
pagelength 40
Increases the amount of information that can be read out before prompting to stop. Alternatively, change 40 to a lower number to receive these prompts more often. (Default is 20.)