Cybermind Conference 96 |
To enter the game with a character ...
This will output ...
To perform an action, that action must be preceded with a colon ...
This will output ...
Alternatively, there may be exits built into the room, that go to other rooms, in which case, you type the name of that exit to use it ...
Getting there
Through your telnet client. The address of Cybermind MOO is ...
To enter the game for the first time, connect as a guest ...
Once you have connected as a guest, you can create a character that will be associated with your email address ...
To speak, precede what you want to say with quotation marks ...
To join other players (after having first asked them if you may !) ...
This will take you to whichever room Rakosha is in.
To go to a particular room, you have to first know the object number of the room, then
you use the @go command ...
... this will take you back to the Entry Chamber.
The most common method of connecting to a MOO is through a telnet client, however, there are now MUD clients, which are similar, but specifically designed for MUDs and MOOs.If your connection is a shell connection, you may have TinyFugue installed on your server ... try typing 'tf' -- without the quotes. If this is unsuccessful, you will have to connect through a telnet connection. Type 'telnet' at the shell prompt.
For SLIP or PPP connections, you can either use your telnet client, or there are a wide range of MUD clients for PC and Mac.
To connect to a MOO, you need to know the address, and the port number. For CybermindMOO, this is 134.7.170.170 port 6666.
Once you have connected to the game, you will be presented with a welcome screen. Next step is to enter the game . Before you have a character, this is done by connecting as a guest.connect guest This will connect you into the game, and place you in the first room of the MOO. This room is the Entry Chamber, the home for guests.
Once you have your character, you connect by typing ...
connect [character name] [password]
connect Rakosha NotMyPassword;P
Once you have connected to the MOO, you need to create a character for yourself. This is done by '@requesting' a character, as follows ...@request [character name] for [your email address]
@request Rakosha for rakosha@some.email.address If you have not received email notification of your character creation and password within a few days, please log on as a guest again and send moo mail detailing your character name and email address to Rakosha.
To say something, the text you want to say must be preceded with quotation marks. The quotation marks will be replaced with the following text ...
"My name is Rakosha => Rakosha says, "My name is Rakosha" To create an action for yourself, the action must be preceded with a :
:does the silly dance ... => Rakosha does the silly dance ... A more private way of interracting with other avatars is by paging them.
page k* hi ... :)
To join other players (after having first asked them if you may !) ...@join [player-name]
@join Rakosha
This will take you to the room that Rakosha is in.To go to a particular room, you have to first know the object number of the room, then you use the @go command ...
@go #object
@go #11
... this will take you back to the Entry Chamber.Alternatively, the room you are in may have exits built into it. To use these exits, type the name of the exit.
Obvious exits: Cybermind (to Cybermind Stem) Cybermind
There is an inbuilt mailing system to allow characters to leave email for each other, or to mail to several mailing lists that are set up. The first command to enter when you want to send a message to someone is ...@send [player/list]
@send Rakosha
This will provide you with a prompt for you to enter an email subject ...Subject: Once you have entered in a subject for your mail, you will be transported to the Mail Room. Inside the Mail Room, everything you say or emote is written to your letter ...
"Hi Rakosha ... !
inside the Mail Room will write the text 'Hi Rakosha ... !' -- without the quotes -- to the letter you are composing.When you've finished your letter and are ready to send it, type ...
send
... and the letter will be sent to the recipient.If you want to cancel the letter at any time, just type ...
abort
... and the letter will be trashed.
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Last Update : 15 Nov 1996