Hi Damien: If you want to try AA, just go to mush-z.org, download the main client and run it. it should connect you. once you create a character, there are man tutorials and helpful explanations inside the game itself, you won't be just sitting around.
just try it and let me know. mush-z is currently the most popular option as it has a really good audio environment but there are others. hth On 12/6/17, Damien Sykes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there. > You know, I wasn’t sure if Alter Aeon was discussed on here much any more. > Given that updates are still posted here that sends me a clear message that > it is still popular. > I have been hesitant to try MUDs for a while due to the fact that I always > knew them to be mainly textual, leading to a lot of confusion and > frustration for beginners of the text gaming world, and a slight sense of > anticlimax for those more used to real-time gaming such as myself. > However I was recently informed that MUDs have now become more than just the > traditional text adventure style game and can now include audio, action > hotkeys etc, like any other audio game might. > To that end, I have been recommended to, and trying to get into, AA. However > so far I have found the whole concept confusing and almost advanced. > I know something like Crazy Party is no comparison to something like AA, but > this is how clueless I am in that I’ll have to use it to try and > conceptualise things in my head, as it is the closest thing I’m aware of. > > 1. To connect to a Crazy Party server you use Crazy Party and wait for > players to connect. With AA, it seems there are various applications that > will support it and there are people there all the time. Is this because AA > is centrally rather than individually hosted? What are people doing and what > would I be expected to do? Last thing I want is to find myself logged in, > clueless as to what to do and have someone say, “what are you doing just sat > there?” or even worse getting killed. > 2. In Crazy Party you simply choose a username and host a server or choose > one to connect to. AA seems to want character types, skill levels etc, which > goes way over my head. Seems like AA is taking real life concepts like > priests and crafters and fighters and the like, none of which I’m good at in > real life...Are these just game related? What is expected from each > profession and how do you learn it? Is this specific to AA or are all MUDs > like this? > 3. Despite the fact I was told that it was like a regular audio game, I’m > still being asked to type in text commands. I always found this a little > daunting in offline text adventures, given you have to know all the > commands, what you can do with each command etc. Whereas an adventure game > like Chillingham gives you a set list, a text adventure could have a whole > host of relevant options. While I suppose this gives more replay value to > those who are used to such systems, to those who have had little, if any, > experience with this form of gaming it can be very confusing. Especially if > you don’t know how movement works. To give an example, “Forward is not > recognised as a valid exit”? I didn’t get that message on AA, but a text > adventure I tried to see if I could get used to the system before deciding > whether to try out MUDs. > 4. Now for the software...AA seems to guide blind players to something > called “MushZ”, which I believe is some derivative of another gaming system > that is designed in such a way as to make it easier for us to play. Problem > is, I’m getting tons of errors regarding TTS and sounds, and even more > warnings about uninitialised variables. There’s nothing in the docs > regarding this leading me to assume that I’m one of a few, if not alone, in > having these errors. > > Needless to say. MUDs still seem like a whole planet away from audio gaming > and so I feel something a bit more is needed for beginners than, here’s the > software, get playing. During the short spell I actually played MUDs several > years ago, someone was practically holding my hand and guiding me every step > of the way, so that when I lost contact with this person I pretty much had > to stop because I still didn’t know what I was doing. Is there something I > am missing? Are there thoughts from other beginners in this area? Or is it > one of these merky areas where it’s hard for people to get into it unless > you were practically brought up with it, kind of thing? > Cheers. > Damien. > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#118067): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/118067 View All Messages In Topic (2): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/topic/7427509 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/7427509/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
