gMud for PC Home Users

gMUD is a free, easy to use telnet client for Windows which may be used to participate in our MOO (Mappa Mundi) as an alternative to the web browser interface. It is primarily a text-based client which eliminates many issues of accessibility such as unreadable frames and Java scripts associated with the web-based client. However, it suffers from some functional and security limitations inherent to telnet. In terms of the former, it is open protocol so any data passed to and from the telnet client may be visible to others. In terms of the latter, some of the functions associated with the web-based MOO such as image, audio, video, and animations may be unavailable in the telnet environment.

To use gMud from home, you must first download (.zip 197KB) and install the gMud client on your computer. After installation, open the executable gMud file (GMUD32.exe). Next, click on the connect button on the top left corner of the application window. In the Host Name space, type “www.cwrl.utexas.edu.” In the Port space, type “7777” (note that this number is different from the web version where the correct port is 7000). In the Description space, type “Mappa Mundi,” the official name of the CWRL MOO. Do not type anything in the Text to output upon connect space; others have reported bugs associated with doing so. Click the Add button on the bottom of the page. “Mappa Mundi” should now be displayed on column titled Mud Name. Click Exit to finish the setup process. It should now look as follows:

Double click on the newly created “Mappa Mundi” shortcut to login to the MOO. The application window should now look as follows: