MU Clients

From TinyMUX

A client is a program used to connect to a MUSH server over a TCP/IP connection. The oldest client program is the venerable telnet program; telnet and other remote terminal programs are adequate for connecting to a MUSH, but clients developed specifically for mudding often include several incredibly useful features beyond simply negotiating the connection and relaying text to and from the MUSH.

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Client Features

Some key features of clients developed for mudding include:

  • Word-wrapping of MUSH output
  • Separation of input and output text, either into different screen regions or by redrawing partial input so it is not intermixed with MUSH output
  • Scrollback of output
  • Input command-history and editing
  • The ability to automatically log into a given MUSH with a particular player and password
  • The ability to connect to multiple MUSHes at once
  • Visual or audible alerts when activity occurs in a MUSH
  • Logging of MUSH output to a text file
  • "Macros": client key combinations that send more extensive text to the MUSH
  • "Triggers" and "hooks": scripted client actions that take place in response to output or events from the MUSH
  • Support for one or more protocols for rendering MUSH output in HTML (Pueblo, MXP) or playing sound (MSP).
  • Communicating with Zlib-compressed data streams (MCCP) to save on server bandwidth costs.
  • Transmitting plugin-specific data (MCP) out-of-band from visible text.
  • Support for SSL-encrypted connections to servers that support SSL.
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Available Clients

Below is a rough list of MU* clients out there for a variety of platforms. Choosing and picking one is a matter of preference, most have similar features and are perfectly adequate for the majority of text-gamers.

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