In aardwolf, it helps to join a clan as soon as possible and work with the clan. If the clan has a morgue, when you die you'll find out just how valuable that join was.
Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) . On Tue, 24 Jan 2023, Heather Seaman wrote: > Someone caleded ArdRumour has a wonderful tutorial of ArdWolf on her YouTube > channel of the same name. She's sighted so there is often text onscreen that > she doesn't read. But her explanation of what she's doing, and how and why > she's doing it is also second to none in my opinion as a viewer. If I ever > play ArdWolf I'll use this tutorial as I start. On Jan 24, 2023 10:00 AM, > Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I found the best quote, mud schoolto be at aardwolf. Its second to none in > > my opinion. > > > On Jan 23, 2023, at 6:44 PM, Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > No mud school on alteraeon, you start out at a refugee camp and get > > > quests > > > from the wizard to get you going. Your first equipment you get on your > > > way through your introduction rooms and on the way to the refugee camp. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > > > defense of liberty: > > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > > > > > . > > > > > >> On Mon, 23 Jan 2023, Heather Seaman wrote: > > >> > > >> Does Alter Aeon have a mudschool? I've only ever seen YouTubers start on > > >> the Island of Sloe.On Jan 23, 2023 1:43 PM, Jude DaShiell > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> mud schools offer a couple advantages as a result of going through them. > > >>> First is basic equipment and the second is opportunities to increase > > >>> your > > >>> skill levels in certain things like writing. You may also leave the > > >>> schools with a little currency. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in > > >>> defense of liberty: > > >>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > >>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > > >>> > > >>> . > > >>> > > >>>> On Mon, 23 Jan 2023, Travis Siegel wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Muds are simply games that are hosted online. There's thousands of > > >>>> them, in > > >>>> every genre, so your first problem is choosing one that fits the kind > > >>>> of game > > >>>> you want to play. > > >>>> > > >>>> They are text based, so a simple telnet client is all you need to play > > >>>> them. > > >>>> > > >>>> There are mud clients that make interacting with the muds easier, but > > >>>> they are > > >>>> by no means essential to play. > > >>>> > > >>>> Sincce you're new though, you should probably give it a try with a mud > > >>>> that > > >>>> does have features for visually impaired users, such as 3k, or > > >>>> alteraeon, > > >>>> since both of those muds have features to cut down on the amount of > > >>>> spam you > > >>>> receive while logged into the game, and that can make a huge > > >>>> difference even > > >>>> for veteran players. > > >>>> > > >>>> Basically though, head on over to the mud connector > > >>>> > > >>>> http://www.mudconnect.com, look for a mud that looks interesting, and > > >>>> have at > > >>>> it. > > >>>> > > >>>> When you first log into a mud, you can (generally) use any name you > > >>>> like, > > >>>> since it's a game, the point is to have fun, so nobody needs (or in > > >>>> most cases > > >>>> wants) to know you real name, so just pick something that sounds good > > >>>> to you, > > >>>> and run with it. > > >>>> > > >>>> As you get more and more experience with muds, you'll gravitate to > > >>>> particular > > >>>> kinds of muds or particular mud drivers/systems. Some folks love the > > >>>> diku > > >>>> style muds (circle, rom, tartarus, envy, and so on), others prefer a > > >>>> more > > >>>> custom esperience, LPC muds (btw, 3k and lostsouls are both lpc muds), > > >>>> Alteraeon is a custom written driver that kind of resembles both > > >>>> circle and > > >>>> lpc, but it's agood combination that works. > > >>>> > > >>>> If you're looking for a mud that has lots of other blind players so > > >>>> you can > > >>>> get assistance, alteraeon might be where you want to start, but if > > >>>> you're > > >>>> interested in just trying things out, 3k may be where you want to > > >>>> start, > > >>>> because they have areas for science, fantasy, and chaos (thus the 3 > > >>>> kingdoms > > >>>> monicre), but they do have a bit of a newbie friendly zone to get > > >>>> started in, > > >>>> though it's nowhere near as guided as you might find on circle based > > >>>> muds, > > >>>> what with their newbie school that practically walks you through the > > >>>> first few > > >>>> levels, telling you what to type, how to type it, and when to do > > >>>> different > > >>>> things. I was never a fan of that myself, but I do see the appeal. > > >>>> > > >>>> So, anyway, either take a listing from the mailing list that looks > > >>>> good to > > >>>> you, or check mudconnector and find something for yourself you think > > >>>> might > > >>>> work, then dive in, you can't break it. > > >>>> > > >>>> There's tons of mud clients, aand to be perfectly honest, I've never > > >>>> in my > > >>>> life used anything other than a mainstream mud client. I've never > > >>>> even tried > > >>>> those put out specifically for visually impaired users, because I > > >>>> personally > > >>>> can't stand the hand holding most mud clients try to do (even for > > >>>> sighted > > >>>> folks), which is why I've stuck to things like muddle and tintin over > > >>>> the > > >>>> years, because those both have scripting languages, but it's more or > > >>>> less up > > >>>> to the user to do their own scripting to make it do what they want, > > >>>> and that's > > >>>> more my style. I never did like preconfigured clients that only allow > > >>>> me to > > >>>> do cer5tain things, because someone thought it was a good idea to > > >>>> protect me > > >>>> from commands I might accidentally type. > > >>>> > > >>>> (why? You can't break anything, so why bother?) > > >>>> > > >>>> The first mud ZI ever played on was called dark wind, and I believe > > >>>> that mud > > >>>> is gone now, although it still existed a few years ago. That was also > > >>>> the > > >>>> first mud I became a wizard on, and built areas for other players to > > >>>> use. > > >>>> > > >>>> I've also run my own muds from time to time, (rom, LPMud, mordor, > > >>>> empire, and > > >>>> others, but running a mud is a *lot* of work, and I just don't have the > > >>>> patience for it. > > >>>> > > >>>> I did host muds for several years in the late 90s, but I eventually > > >>>> got out of > > >>>> that too, dealing with customer requests got out of hand, even with > > >>>> terms > > >>>> clearly outlined I was still being asked to compile a mud, fix a bug, > > >>>> and so > > >>>> on and so on. You run the mud, it's up to you to maintain the thing. > > >>>> Too > > >>>> many folks thought running a mud was a s simple as putting up a > > >>>> server, and > > >>>> the players show up. <sigh> > > >>>> > > >>>> Anyway, that's neither here nor there. > > >>>> > > >>>> The take away from this message is that there's thousands of muds out > > >>>> there, > > >>>> find one that works for you, and you'll be happy. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On 1/23/2023 11:32 AM, Day Garwood wrote: > > >>>>> Hi, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> I've seen a lot of messages here about muds. I'm getting the > > >>>>> impression > > >>>>> that, given that not many audiogames are made any more, seems like > > >>>>> muds are > > >>>>> the way forward if I want to try anything new. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> I don't know a lot about them, in fact I thought "mud" was a game, > > >>>>> but based > > >>>>> on messages that I'm seeing I'm getting the impression they're merely > > >>>>> a type > > >>>>> of game. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> The only think I really know is that you need a "mud client", > > >>>>> suggesting > > >>>>> that they're online based. That makes me think of things like > > >>>>> QuentinC and > > >>>>> RS, but even that doesn't quite sound right somehow. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Years ago, I tried to use VIPMud but got nowhere, then was told that > > >>>>> it > > >>>>> wasn't supported so I should go use this other thing (which was > > >>>>> apparently > > >>>>> better anyway). My teacher then Enthusiastically got me to press > > >>>>> loads of > > >>>>> buttons, only to discover that I got a whole screenload of errors, > > >>>>> and then > > >>>>> they didn't know what to do with themselves and clicked off. So bang > > >>>>> went > > >>>>> that idea. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> That was the last I heard about muds for a while, up to now. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> So I'd be interested to know how they work, how I might go about > > >>>>> trying one > > >>>>> without embarrassing myself, which client I should try, which game I > > >>>>> should > > >>>>> try, etc etc. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Even better, if someone has any free time and would be willing to > > >>>>> actually > > >>>>> sit and go through it with me step by step privately on a call or > > >>>>> something, > > >>>>> that would be amazing. Especially since the one lesson I learned from > > >>>>> my > > >>>>> disaster of a session is that it's not a case of download, launch, > > >>>>> play, > > >>>>> like most audiogames are. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> It'll probably turn out to be one of those things that sounds overly > > >>>>> complicated now, but in a year I'll be a whiz at it. Hopefully. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Cheers. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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