Play immersive, multiplayer, pure-text games on Mudlet.
What is Mudlet?
Mudlet is a platform for gaming and enhancing game-play primarily with MUDs.
Mudlet provides a toolkit and supports a wide variety of protocols for players and creators to tailor an immersive game-playing experience. MUD creators can use Mudlet to add visual flair or build features into their text games. MUD players can utilize the Mudlet toolkit to script and automate parts of their gameplay or add their own visual customization for game data.
Outside the realm of MUD games, Mudlet has even been used to provide automation and features in 3D games which support in-game chat and a Telnet or similar server-console protocols.
What are MUDs?
A MUD (/ˈmʌd/; originally Multi-User Dungeon, with later variants Multi-User Dimension and Multi-User Domain),[1][2] is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, usually text-based. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat. Players can read or view descriptions of rooms, objects, other players, non-player characters, and actions performed in the virtual world. Players typically interact with each other and the world by typing commands that resemble a natural language. – Wikipedia
It’s the type of game you’ll fall in love with for its ability to tell a story, have epic combat raids, devious politics, or just have a grand time with your new friends.
Key Features
- Fully Customizable User Interface
- Multiple Simultaneous Games
- Comprehensive Mapping System
- Powerful Lua Scripting and API
- In-Application Script Editor
- Import / Export Profile Data
- Various MUD Protocol Support
- Secure Connection Support
- In-App IRC Client & Lua API
- Supports Discord Rich-Presence
- Accessible for visually impaired players
Mapper
A powerful, 2D and 3D mapper with built-in pathfinding.
Mudlet_563
City map with shops ($), doors, and and up/down exits.
Custom exit lines drawn on the map
Background image for an area
Map with a custom UI
3D map grid view
City map with up/down exits and a shop
Mudlet News
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Introducing the Mudlet Package Manager
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Mudlet Package Manager – a streamlined way to find, install, and manage packages for all your Mudlet games. Whether you’re a seasoned player or new to the scene, this tool is here to simplify your gaming setup. You can...
4.19 – Mudlet is now portable
Release post
See 4.19 for the list of features, additions, and improvements!
What’s Changed
add drag and drop feature to turn an image into a label and container by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7553
add get/setProfileInformation() to modify profile information field by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7511
add getAreaRooms1() to complement zero-based indexing function by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7520
add hotkeys to toggle timestamps, logging, recording, emergency stop by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7538
Add Infinity MUD connection option by @jlchmura in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7417
add Lua getExitStubsNames() function by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7519
Add Medievia to default games list by @jmckisson in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7448
Add portable support by @ConcurrentCrab in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7375
Add regex highlighting to triggers in script editor by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7523
Add: activate keybindings upon creation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7344
Add: appendLog(string) to add some text to an open log file by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7497
Add: BlackMUD as a default game by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7442
Add: enhance CLI profile handling with environment variable support by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7549
Add: extend GUI Languages to support Hebrew by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7457
Add: Lua functions for opening a profile by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7423
Add: optional ‘multiline’ parameter to perm*Trigger functions by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7493
Add: Quick clear input-line functionality by @jmckisson in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7450
Fix : potential issue shutting down Mudlet with package manager open by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7380
fix sendAll() – just call send immediately if not delayed by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7575
Fix call to incorrectly named function in generic_mapper by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7383
fix debug message in getNamedTimers by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7430
Fix: 64bit Mudlet on Windows does not play sounds by @joaquin30 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7391
Fix: allow revised addRoom(…) to work without an area as second argument by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7419
Fix: allow running PTB builds on demand by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7486
Fix: compiling Mudlet using older Qt 6.4 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7398
Fix: correct on screen information for MacOS by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7324
Fix: correct QSignalMapper usage for Qt6 by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7420
Fix: crash on empty theme file settings by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7560
Fix: crash on installing packages on Windows/macOS by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7571
Fix: crash when a profile with errors is set to autostart by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7369
Fix: crash when launching Mudlet with 4.18.3 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7337
Fix: crash when running map update at once across several profiles by @coder1152 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7406
Fix: don’t display titlebar in certain locked positions by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7474
Fix: Duplication of module contents after saving with module running on multiple loaded profiles by @patrickvinas in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7572
Fix: editor not showing any items by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7359
Fix: error decoding some Korean Hangul graphemes by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7431
Fix: get BUILD and GIT_SHA1 values back into qmake driven builds by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7318
Fix: include time-stamps in NAWS calculations by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7454
Fix: install Qt translations for Windows builds by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7561
Fix: IRC crash when closing the profile by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7294
Fix: key down button to work as before (Revert "Add: Quick clear input-line functionality) by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7566
Fix: Mac ⌘ for Mute All Media & Max Tutorial by @mpconley in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7440
Fix: Mudlet crashing when changing mapper room symbol font with no mapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7412
Fix: prevent crashes on closing a profile with dockable toolbars or mapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7466
Fix: prevent crashes when trying to open a non-zip file by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7501
Fix: prevent deletion of loaded profile by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7436
Fix: Remove checks for size and just show the window by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7301
Fix: Remove duplicate scrolling functions in Miniconsole. by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7464
Fix: Remove encoding from NEW-ENVIRON/MNES by @mpconley in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7445
Fix: remove memory leak from use of QSignalMapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7424
Fix: remove spaces from reply to MXP version tag. by @eowmob in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7144
Fix: repair missing libraries for 32 bit Windows builds by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7468
Fix: restore ability to load older profile versions by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7559
Fix: revert "Add regex highlighting to triggers in script editor (#7523)" by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7574
Fix: revert bold/bright colour changes by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7327
Fix: revert broken indentation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7441
Fix: runtime errors aren’t visible until trigger editor is opened by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7329
Fix: slow text rendering in 4.18 by @jmckisson in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7393
Fix: system latency time not visible anymore by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7399
fix: timestamp for automated releases by @neo773 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7350
Fix: update console after clearWindow(…) by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7465
Fix: Use Apple Emoji on MacOS by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7452
Fix: Use ccache for macOS Github CI builds by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7459
Fix: when closing multiple profiles wait for quiescence before proceeding by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7461
improve "move to area" to preselect current shown area in combobox by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7555
Improve file dialogs by saving last selected location by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7515
Improve generic_mapper to hide update messages if not used by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7326
improve generic_mapper to send event when finished loading by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7556
Improve links to manual in script editor by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7409
Improve special exits tooltip in room exit editor by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7418
Improve: add delay functionality to sendAll by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7536
Improve: add version numbers to default packages by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7405
Improve: AdjustableContainer:setTitle() formatting codes in documentation by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7475
improve: allow hotkeys added in #7538 to be customised by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7542
improve: Consolidate profile loading logic by @ConcurrentCrab in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7395
Improve: Enforce Package Manager required fields by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7292
Improve: handling of full-screen, maximise and minimise application by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7435
Improve: improve trigger editor experience by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7408
Improve: lowercase triggers and scripts in tooltips by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7322
Improve: MacOS arm64 builds by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7469
Improve: make main menu items be disabled the same as main toolbar buttons by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7470
Improve: mark overlapping rooms in 2D mapper by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7547
Improve: migrate 32bit Windows builds to 64bit by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7550
Improve: move ‘report codepoints errors’ under a compile-time option by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7332
Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7321
Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7343
Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7404
Improve: New Crowdin updates by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7577
Improve: New event sysSettingChanged by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7476
Improve: New x86_64 MacOS runner by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7487
Improve: notify the server if the client doesn’t know credentials to login with for GMCP Authentication by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7382
improve: optimize image sizes by @imgbot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7510
Improve: Reduce Client.GUI Console Messages by @mpconley in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7456
Improve: refresh mapper screenshots in wiki manual by @pkcnj in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7503
Improve: remove unused pattern ‘type’ box in aliases UI by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7496
Improve: report custom exits data when using debug operator by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7285
Improve: revise splitscreen tutorial (try 2) by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7341
Improve: set timers to a finer precision by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7528
Improve: speed up bulk room creation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7184
Improve: Upgrade to Sparkle 2 by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7499
Improved: Add optional folder location to invokeFileDialog by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7472
Improved: Rewording in script editor fields to remove term handler by @ZookaOnGit in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7506
Improvement: Mxp entity & special character support in normal mud output by @eowmob in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/6903
Infrastrcture: Fix macOS PTB linking by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7522
Infrastructre: reformat cache save action by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7545
Infrastructrure: remove outdated programming reference file by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7360
Infrastructure: add check for Azure credentials in build workflow by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7548
Infrastructure: allow modern Qt Creator to load Mudlet properly by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7402
Infrastructure: Bump 3rdparty/edbee-lib from dac0431 to 46086e0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7471
Infrastructure: Bump peter-evans/create-pull-request from 6 to 7 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7427
Infrastructure: Bump ZedThree/clang-tidy-review from 0.19.0 to 0.20.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7529
Infrastructure: Bump ZedThree/clang-tidy-review from 0.20.0 to 0.20.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7537
Infrastructure: change msys2 setup scripts to be more concise by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7364
Infrastructure: continue work on macOS arm64 PTBs by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7488
Infrastructure: correct version numbers by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7320
Infrastructure: don’t error if the windows artifact was already submitted by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7291
Infrastructure: don’t set PATH explicitly per msys2 recommendation by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7353
Infrastructure: echo necessary environment variables for Qt Creator setup by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7365
Infrastructure: enable mold to be used in GCC 12+ by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7188
Infrastructure: ensure QSettings files are backward compatible for Qt5 by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7425
Infrastructure: fix 64bit Windows PTB builds to launch for Qt 6.8 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7349
Infrastructure: fix ccache detection in msys2 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7367
Infrastructure: fix example msys2 path in qmake example by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7363
Infrastructure: fix issue with macOS ptb builds getting copied to an inconsistent place by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7489
Infrastructure: fix macOS dblsqd linking by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7531
Infrastructure: fix typo in build script for PTB builds by @rparet in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7492
infrastructure: fix update architecture handling for macos PTBs in GitHub Actions workflow by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7518
Infrastructure: ignore .cache folder from Qt Creator’s clangd by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7421
Infrastructure: internal mudlet editor cleanup by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7407
Infrastructure: Make Linux PTB linking more resilient by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7490
Infrastructure: make TRoom coordinates private by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7539
Infrastructure: name the two panes and splitter in each TConsole by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7437
Infrastructure: re-enable macOS code signing by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7491
Infrastructure: remove dedicated xvfb action since it is deprecated by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7374
Infrastructure: remove old Windows build system stuff by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7370
Infrastructure: remove Squirrel code signing by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7546
Infrastructure: remove unneeded control from trigger editor by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7505
Infrastructure: report Qt version & Windows WOW details in About dialog by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7273
Infrastructure: run macOS tests anyway even if PTB generation was skipped by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7281
Infrastructure: separate debug #DEFINEs for UTF-8 decoding & Unicoode graphemes by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7433
Infrastructure: set next-next release to be 4.20.0 by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7562
Infrastructure: Sign windows builds using Azure Trusted Signing by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7544
Infrastructure: simplify Luarocks setup on Windows by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7376
Infrastructure: undo modern function declaration style by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7422
Infrastructure: Update autocompletion data in Mudlet by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7514
Infrastructure: update CODEOWNERS for the 1 team we have now by @vadi2 in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7366
Infrastructure: update Noto Color Emoji Font by @SlySven in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7323
Infrastructure: Update text for translation in Crowdin by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7576
Infrastructure: Update widechar_width.h to latest upstream by @mudlet-machine-account in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7449
New Contributors
@ConcurrentCrab made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7375
@joaquin30 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7391
@coder1152 made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7406
@jlchmura made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7417
@rparet made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7459
@pkcnj made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7503
@patrickvinas made their first contribution in https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/pull/7572
Full Changelog: https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/compare/Mudlet-4.18.5…Mudlet-4.19.0
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