Favorite MUD Client

[Jaethor]

Howdy kids,

Uncle Jaethor (can I pull that off?) wants to know your favorite MUD clients since we're updating the website. Rapscallion is off the list, tiny fugue URL is updated and RoAClient (??) link is updated.

Mushclient and Mudlet are strangely absent from the list as is CMUD, though ZMUD is on the list.

Does anyone have any other preferred mud clients? If you could list your client and your OS, unless someone else has already, that'd be wonderful.

Thanks,
(Uncle?) Jaethor

[Kaal]

Blowtorch for phones... Cmud as you stated... meh

[Shax]

zmud, zmud, zmud....crackcrackcrack. I miss youuuuu.

I think Dimetrius got me going with Mudlet- solely what I use on my HP, since I lost the crack of zmud in my last great computer crash.

As for phone software, I splurged a little and bought a client called MUDRammer for my iPhone 4S. It was like...$3.99? It supports triggers with variables, aliases, gags, has different fonts and themes. It has a gesture control, so moving about the game is really fast and easy- other than up/down movements. ANSI color, and it will even sync your preferences from iCloud, if you have it on other devices.

...Uncle? D8 -horror-

[Jaethor]

I think Dimetrius got me going with Mudlet- solely what I use on my HP, since I lost the crack of zmud in my last great computer crash.

I'm in the exact same situation. Zycandos kept on gasping in horror every time I mentioned I was using telnet, so I finally got a mud client. Cough.

[Pyrok]

May not play anymore, but any data is good data right?

Used to be Portal, until certain in-game events - related to a very pesky "fem-sassin" and her anti-pyrok toxins. Then I got Mudlet, fiddled with the settings. Lost said settings, went back to Portal. Way easier to make triggers for.

I used to play with Blowtorch on my android phone but I'd go cross-eyed from staring at such a tiny screen, could only do 15 minute bursts. Then I got a tablet, much more eyeball friendly, the custom button function is nice.

[Loren]

May not play anymore, but any data is good data right?

^This.

I started on Portal, it eventually crashed and I lost all my settings. After that I used RoAclient for a while, but I didn't care for it at all. Finally I got ZMUD, fell in love, and eventually upgraded to CMUD. Never did find a passable Iphone client.

[Jaethor]

^This.

I started on Portal, it eventually crashed and I lost all my settings. After that I used RoAclient for a while, but I didn't care for it at all. Finally I got ZMUD, fell in love, and eventually upgraded to CMUD. Never did find a passable Iphone client.

RoAclient is actually a thing used? Huh.

[Ilshara]

RoAclient is actually a thing used? Huh.

I think Miri used RoaClient. Though it's been a year and a half since we've talked. She was the first person I've talked to that did use it. I tried it out, but couldn't step away from my Z/Cmud love.

Also haven't found an iPhone client on par with my expectations, though looking at such a tiny screen never served me for anything but checking messages/popping in.

[Ilshara]

zmud, zmud, zmud....crackcrackcrack. I miss youuuuu.

I know that feeling. Haha. I missed it too, when my psu/hdd both failed on my desktop... Bit my lip and upgraded to CMud since I was already spending a good chunk of money to get those replaced, and haven't looked back.

[roeshak]

I have still yet to find anything that will keep up to my par for anything mobile, which is understandable honestly.
My first client, and one if I ever should lose all my setting (which is next to impossible) was portal thanks to Eitak and Icarus.
Icarus was always the type for zmud, rather cmud since is was free after all... Eitak helped me a ton, Akanbar was my first ever MUD and Portal was the easiest thing ever to learn to me and I, at the time, didn't know there was anything for the type of thing. I don't mind blowtorch as much as people think, you just have to have a set up for yourself that works and that includes IG for when you are on some shit like java. I will always, as most people do, love Zmud. Cmud can die for all I care, the settings from Z aren't always compatible and that is a really big issue to me. I have Mudlet currently, which I have no issue with considering what there is to work with. Granted, and I will say, Mudlet lacks the 'firing' that Z or even C has but for overall structure it isn't that bad. Frankly, its pretty well organized if you do your own settings and you aren't starting from scratch. With Zmud, and this is my only issue, I simply just hand a ton of triggers and things like that that weren't activated. With Mudlet, I can activate/deactivate those same triggers with nothing more than a trigger firing or even an alias. (the alias part being similar to Z). Overall preference will always be Zmud, then Mudlet. Cmud has the compatibility but not the 'user friendly' type shit like Mudlet, Zmud I would not recommend to anyone new to clients. Personally, this topic is a bit... fixed, simply because I doubt any of us have ever only used 1 client.

Zmud all the way, Mudlet if you don't have a crack or cash. Cmud = worthless trash. Portals = noob...
Blowtorch, as far as I'm concerned, if you are on mobile it's all you need. You can set macros to do anything, if you don't have those preset then you need to go back to java and start again... at least for Akanabar.

[Nakarym]

For iPhone users, I would recommend MUDRammer. While there is a $3.99 charge to download, it is worth every penny and then some. It has macro/trigger capabilities, a command stacking toggle, varying output themes, and - by far the best part - a cute little joystick you can drag around to move instead of struggling to type every direction! The only app I have ever paid for, and definitely the most pleasing.

[Seig]

RoAclient is actually a thing used? Huh.

When I first started playing Akanbar... many moons ago... I started with RoAclient. Its been so long... I can't even remember the name of the guy who helped me get started in it, I think it was Tenkai or something like that? I then moved to portal, and then fell in love with CMUD/ZMUD and used them up until recently(hate losing settings). now I only use mudlet when I do log in. and for those of you who aren't looking for a whole lot of bells and whistles for mobile, I use PocketMUD for iPhone, and blowtorch was the best I could find on android.

[Nakarym]

PocketMUD is definitely the best (if not the only, now?) free mobile client for iPhone. It's not fancy, but it gets the job done if you don't mind just logging in for social hour - the obligation sort of logging in, we've all been there!

Oh, and I see Miss Shax has already plugged MUDRammer down below, hum hum!

[Jaethor]

Oh, and I see Miss Shax has already plugged MUDRammer down below, hum hum!

Seriously, man...

[Zinerva]

When I started on akanbar waaaay back in like 05(?), I used the java telnet client for the first few months. Then Jaide and Zion were like "wat" so I got portal. Portal ended up nearly blinding me so i bought zmud and haven't looked back. I will cry if i lose my settings ;.;