Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 21:38:54 EST From: qwerty works Subject: [WRITERS] FILL: A Beginner's Guide to MUSH! [bit of a notation problem--i'll mark what I'm writing with :), and show you the ordinary computer output as is, okay? so :) marks the directions. laughable? maybe...] :) We'll assume that you found your telnet program, and figured out :) how to tell it you wanted to go to trippy.org, port 6250 (or maybe you :) webbed over to http://web.mit.edu/mbarker/www/writers.html and clicked :) the ArcadiaMUSH link...). One way or another, you got to :) 128.153.30.210 on port 6250...I suppose you could click your heels :) three times and say "there's no place like Arcadia" but I think :) reading the manual or asking a friendly local guru might work better. :) (psst? under windows95, try opening your MS-DOS prompt window and :) typing "telnet trippy.org 6250" at the prompt...) :) Here's what you probably saw: Trying 128.153.30.210... Connected to trippy.org. Escape character is '^]'. *********************************************************************** Welcome to: @ ARCADIAMUSH (@@) _____________________________________ (@@@) | Thesaurus | (@@@) __|____________________________________| (@@) | | {@} | Websters Dictionary | \\ | | \\ _|____________________________________|____ \\ | | (`\\````````) | Writer's Market | /''\\'''''''\ _|__________________________________________|__________ /&#&#&#&#&#&#&\ | Everything You Need to Know About Iambic Pentameter | {&#&#&#&#&#&#&#&} |_____________________________________________________| \&#&#&#&#&#&#&/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ************************************************************************ "create " To conceive a neoteric persona "connect " To Incorporate to existent personage "WHO" Descry constituents for the nonce "QUIT" Egress all this brouhaha ************************************************************************ :) and it sat there, waiting for you to do something. :) and you waited for it to do something. :) boring, isn't it? okay, here's what we'll do... :) first thing you have to do is create yourself! yes, pick a name :) and type something like: create critter password :) when you enter this (make critter whatever name you like, and :) password something you prefer...I recommend writing down the password :) so you can't forget it quite so easily) you will see Welcome to the world of TinyMUSH. Explore places. Meet people. Have fun! If you need help, just ask somebody (type a double quote mark and then type your question, like this: "How do I keep people from picking me up? The question will appear to others in the same room as: says "How do I keep people from picking me up?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to ArcadiaMUSH, the Official MUSH for WRITERS. However, you do not have to belong to the WRITERS list to come here. Be sure to join us on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. U. S. Central time (1 a.m. GMT) for the Assembly of Scribes. Gateway to Fun(#0RJ) Welcome to ArcadiaMUSH, the official MUSH for WRITERS. If you're new to MUSH, you are strongly encouraged to learn the basics by typing the words: 'open book' (don't type the apostrophes). It doesn't take very long and you'll be glad you did! But, if you already know how this stuff works, type 'begin' to head on over to the WRITERS Bar and Grill! :) at this point, you (in the mush) are the persona "critter". there :) are two important things you may want to do -- talk and act. :) first, talking. if you type "I wish I could talk :) you will see You say "I wish I could talk" :) anyone else will see something like critter says "I wish I could talk" :) so talking is just done by quoting what you want to say. simple! :) next, you might want to act -- walk, jump, wave, etc. if you type :) something like :moves his arms :) you (and everyone else) will see this critter moves his arms :) so to act, just use the colon and type what you want to do. :) believe it or not, that's most of what you are going to do in a :) mush. The fancier ones include more features of adventure games, :) and you may find yourself chasing through a maze, looking for :) clues, prizes, and warning signs of the balrog--but the vast :) majority of your mush interaction is talking to people and/or :) doing some actions. :) one more thing for the first-time...how to get out! type quit :( and the mush will respond Huh? (Type "help" for help.) :) oops. this is the message that says you typed something that the :) mush doesn't understand. in this case, we need to type QUIT :) and the mush will let us go, to come again some other day... :) one slight difference next time Trying 128.153.30.210... Connected to trippy.org. Escape character is '^]'. *********************************************************************** Welcome to: @ ARCADIAMUSH (@@) _____________________________________ (@@@) | Thesaurus | (@@@) __|____________________________________| (@@) | | {@} | Websters Dictionary | \\ | | \\ _|____________________________________|____ \\ | | (`\\````````) | Writer's Market | /''\\'''''''\ _|__________________________________________|__________ /&#&#&#&#&#&#&\ | Everything You Need to Know About Iambic Pentameter | {&#&#&#&#&#&#&#&} |_____________________________________________________| \&#&#&#&#&#&#&/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ************************************************************************ "create " To conceive a neoteric persona "connect " To Incorporate to existent personage "WHO" Descry constituents for the nonce "QUIT" Egress all this brouhaha ************************************************************************ :) we've already made our critter, all we need to do is connect with :) it...so we type: connect critter password :) and the mush responds Welcome to ArcadiaMUSH, the Official MUSH for WRITERS. However, you do not have to belong to the WRITERS list to come here. Be sure to join us on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. U. S. Central time (1 a.m. GMT) for the Assembly of Scribes. Last connect was from MEGARA.MIT.EDU on Tue Feb 3 11:44:42 1998. Gateway to Fun(#0RJ) Welcome to ArcadiaMUSH, the official MUSH for WRITERS. If you're new to MUSH, you are strongly encouraged to learn the basics by typing the words: 'open book' (don't type the apostrophes). It doesn't take very long and you'll be glad you did! But, if you already know how this stuff works, type 'begin' to head on over to the WRITERS Bar and Grill! :) most of the action here takes place at the Bar and Grill, so type begin :) and the mush will take you there... Off to the WRITERS Bar and Grill you go! The WRITERS Bar and Grill(#6RIJMs) The floor is solid wood, and the walls oak paneling, telling you immediately you have entered a classy establishment. There are well lit tables in the middle of the room for group discussions, and shadowed booths for privacy and lurking. The bar is well-stocked, and the cook imported from the best greasy spoon in the land. As Mike the Barkeep gives you a welcoming wave, you notice a soapbox tucked away in the corner. Contents: Scene_Machine Trivia Categories MUSH Reference Book tvplot Jeanie SIGN-How to get to the pool (type 'look sign') Mikey the Bartender Bowl of chatter Annoying Poll Setter Obvious exits: Back Room
Main Street Game Room Casino :) So, there's a short intro. :) go to the mush and create your character (create name password) :) use "hello! to talk and :verb to act :) QUIT to leave and :) connect name password when you come back :) and don't forget, as in most new situations, you can ask "how do I do that? :) and the friendly natives will help... :) hope to be reading you on ArcadiaMUSH anyday now... :) tink (I think?) [so! did anyone actually make it this far? and will they remember how to create a character, say something, act, and QUIT? how about connecting to themselves the next time...who knows what characters will appear in the WRITERS mush? only you...]