Clients are programs, usually written in C, that connect up to servers. Telnet is one such client program. Many clients written for MUDs have special added bonus features through which they filter the output; most, for instance, separate your input line from the output lines and wraps words after 80 columns. Some also have a macro- writing capability which allows the user to execute several commands with just a few keypresses. Some allow you to highlight output coming from certain channels or suppress it altogether (by turning the channel off).

There are different Clients for different platforms (MAC, PC and UNIX) and all offer unique features. Below we list some Clients by platform. We have tested and recommend these clients; each lists what we liked and why. :-)

Windows/PC -

• GMud - It's newest version fixes many of the bugs common to the earlier one. My favorite for ease of use and simple interface.
• ZMud - Visually enticing user interface. Complex and ready for script plug-ins! For FREEware it ROCKS!
• MUSHClient - Similar to the simplicity of GMud
• MUDSOCK - works like aregular Communications program, i.e., it communicates directly with a modem and does not use WinSock.

MACINTOSH -

• MacMOOSE - MacMOOSE is a client program designed to make accessing certain kinds of MUDs (MOOs and MOOSEs) less awkward. It will not work with other kinds of MUDs. MacMOOSE is praticularly focused on making programming easier.
• MUDLing - Mudling is more oriented towards combat style MUDs due to it's ability to handle triggers/actions and it's built-in mapping function to help you keep track of where you've been during your exploits for gold and glory.

UNIX -

• VaporTalk 2.15 - The best UNIX client we tried, check it out!
• TinyFugue - TinyMud oriented, but nice to use.

Information Resources for more specific questions -

• Internet Virtual Worlds Software Archive!

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