This document (if you can call it that ;) is meant as both an introduction to the SluggyMARE and a tutorial on how to get started with it.
What the SluggyMARE is
Getting on the SluggyMARE
Guidelines for proper behavior
Command Reference
Maps of the MARE
Builder Commands
Further Help
Winds.org Homepage
What the MARE is
First of all, the MARE (Multiuser
Adventure Role-playing Epic) is like a MUD (Multi User Dungeon) and for those
of you who are not familiar with MUDs think ZORK, for those of you who have
not heard of ZORK, it is a text based game, sort of like a big chat-room
with objects that you can interact with as well as your fellow players.
As you have have hopefully already guessed we are a Sluggy Themed
MARE. There are various Sluggy characters running around, (Bunbun, Zoe (in
both human and camel form depending on the circumstances), Kiki, KZK, and
more) and a number of familiar Sluggy locations. (Hoggelrynth, The Brie house)
Current projects include The Isle of Ployees, The Storm Breaker Saga, and the Dimension of Pain.
Getting on the MARE
The Long Way
The MARE runs over a telnet connection, and while it is playable over
telnet a MUD client is recommended. If you want to go ahead and just take
a look without downloading a client, click on the link to the MARE below,
but I strongly recommend that you turn on local echo under your telnet preferences
when you do this. Without local echo on you will not be able to see what
you are typing. (Why local echo defaults to off is beyond me.) Here are
the links for several of the clients that people use.
GMUD [Get the file: gmud3219b.zip] For Windows
Unzip it and run Gmud.exe
AL Client For Windows
Follow the instructions on the site to install.
Zmud For Windows
Follow the instructions on the site to install.
tinyfugue For Linux (or whatever other OS you can get it to compile on)
Follow the instructions on the site to install.
If none of those options appeals to you, Do a search on MUD clients.
There are quite a number of them out there. Finding the 'perfect' one though
is something akin to looking for the Holy Grail :)
Once you have the client set up and have looked at the docs enough to know how to connect, the server for SluggyMARE is winds.org and the port is 8000.
The Short Way
To just skip all that nonsense and just drop in
to check it out click the link below. It will open a telnet window. Make
sure you set local echo to 'ON' in the preferences if you want to see what
you are typing.
SluggyMARE
The Short Way Via XP
The best way to do it is to open your start menu and look for a program
in that window saying "run..." It's usually in the right column. Click it
and in the prompt type 'telnet' (without the quotes). This should open up
another window, similar to old DOS command prompts. At its prompt, type 'set
localecho' (again without the quotes). It will tell you that it executed
that command and give you a fresh prompt line. Type 'o winds.org 8000' (no
quotes). That will connect you to SluggyMARE, and this is where it gets difficult.
At the sign-in prompt hold down the control key and hit the square brace
( ] ) key and let both go at once. This should take you back to the DOS
style command prompt. Don't worry, you're still connected to the MARE. Here,
type 'set crlf' (no quotes) then hit enter till you return to the SluggyMARE
sign-in prompt. You should have no problems signing in!
If you can't find the run program, telnet in as mentioned above in
the short way, do the control and ] combo then type 'set localecho' then
'set crlf' then the enter key till you return to the sign-in prompt. Again,
no quotes in the commands.
Once you have Connected
Once you have connected you will be presented with a login prompt. At this point you have two choices, you can either type guest and log in with a temporary guest account or you can type in new and create a new character.
Guest Account
If you choose to log in as a guest you will be prompted for gender and if your client
supports ansi formatting. Unless you know what ansi is and are sure you do not want it,
pick yes for the question concerning it.
New Character
If you chose to create a new character you will be asked for a name and password. You will
also be asked to pick a race. The choice of race is not terribly important at the moment
(although you should take note of the bonuses for each one, if you like being a fighter
don't pick a sprite) and if you later decide you don't like the race you picked, one of the
admins can change it for you from within the game. For the sake of our (the admins) sanity
please do not create multiple characters for yourself. If you do so you will be asked to
pick one and the rest will be removed.
After that, there is a brief intro text and then you will be in the game. You start in the cafe, and you will probably be deluged with welcome messages from the other players who are on.
Some final things to note
Just some quick general behavior type rules.
As for what will happen if you do step out of line, an occasional transgression is unlikely
to result in anything more than a warning, depending on the seriousness of it. Beyond that,
the admins are more or less gods in the game world, we can and will make your life
difficult if you insist on causing problems. We tend to be fairly forgiving though, and to
my knowledge only two people have ever actually been banned.
Below is a table of the most basic commands which should be enough to get you started.
Further help can be found at: http://winds.org/helptext/
And if you want to contact me for help getting started I am usually on AIM with the name The
Fool76
Or you can PM me (The_Fool76) through the Sluggy Chat Bords if you are a member there.
Quick Command Reference
Command | Shortcut | Result | Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
pub message | =message | [public] Yourname: message | To talk on the public channel with all the other users currently on. |
say message | "message | You say, "message" | To talk to other people in the same room as you. |
pose does something | :does something | Yourname does something | To emote or otherwise indicate you are doing something. |
page player name=message | p player alias=message | Sends a private message to player . | Enables you to directly comunicate with another player regardless of location and without others being able to hear what you say. |
look [object] | l [object] | Shows you a description of whatever you looked at. If no object was specified gives you a description of the room. |
To view your surroundings and get more detailed descriptions of the objects around you. |
go direction | direction | Move in the direction indicated. | Go places. See the sights. |
consider monster | con monster | Tells you your rating against the monster. | New command, it tells you how well you would do against a monster. |
fight monster | f monster | Fight the monster | Lets you beat up badies, what more could you want? |
cafe | cafe | Returns you to the Cafe provided you are in the main area of town | If you get lost. |
who | who | Shows you a list of the players currently logged in. | Lets you know who else is currently on the MARE with you. |
Builder Commands
For those who have been on the MARE a bit longer and are looking to expand
your house or help the admins out with creating or describing things, follow
the link above to see some basic commands for building.
Further Help
We have finally gotten around to writing a more detailed help guide, dealing with not only the basic commands but further programming and the like.
There is also a help manual at Help Manual