MUD Clients
Windows
Unfortunately, the telnet application that comes with Windows is not friendly to mudding. So, many members of the
Tempora Heroica community like to use a MUD client or an enhanced telnet program to assist in playing the
game. Based on our communitys input, here are the suggested applications. For a telnet replacement, the best
free application is PuTTY by a landslide. There are
step-by-step instructions available to help configure PuTTY to
connect to Tempora Heroica. The most-popular client on Tempora Heroica is zMUD.
Macintosh OS X and Linux
Fortunately, the situation with telnet is significantly better on
both Linux and Macintosh OS X. We recommend that the telnet application
that comes with the operating system is used. Follow the MUDs address link, login1.ibiblio.org 2895, to
connect now using telnet.
However, for those Macintosh OS X users interested in a MUD client, we suggest Savitar. (A configuration file to connect to Tempora
Heroica using Savitar is available here.) A suitable client for Linux
is still needed by the mudding community.
Macintosh Classic
Macintosh users who are still using Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9 will need to download a telnet application. MacSSH is the best telnet (and secure shell) application available. For clients,
we suggest Rapscallion.
Other options...
If none of these clients are satisfactory, the MUD Connector has a large
overview of MUD clients
available. The Mud Connectors overview focuses primarily on the Windows platform. For Macintosh
MUDders, consult the Mac OS MUD Zone or the
Mac Orchards overview.
Fonts
Another important consideration is what font you use to play Tempora Heroica.
We strongly recommend choosing a fixed-width (monospaced) font such as Courier New,
Lucida Console, or Monaco. Choosing such a font will allow for such things
as shop listings, charts, and maps to be displayed correctly while playing the MUD.
The default display is 80 characters wide by 24 characters high. If you wish to change the size of
the display this can be done by using the pageset command.