{"id":1989,"date":"2012-03-02T20:54:18","date_gmt":"2012-03-03T04:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spin.tanabi.org\/nwp\/?page_id=1989"},"modified":"2021-09-28T08:02:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:02:17","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.spindizzy.org\/nwp\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can connect to SpinDizzy as a Guest, or as a character. If you have experienced playing on mucks before, then all you need is the address for your client: muck.spindizzy.org port 7072 (SSL port 7073). If you don&#8217;t have a client on your system, you can use this <a href=\"https:\/\/muck.spindizzy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web client<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p>For ease of use, it is recommended that you download and use a client.\u00a0 Here are a few you can choose from; this is by no means an exhaustive list.\u00a0 All of the links below will open in a new window\/tab.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For Windows: <a title=\"Link to BeipMU Web Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beipmu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BeipMU<\/a>, <a title=\"MUCK Client\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oldversion.com\/MUCKclient.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MuckClient<\/a>, <a title=\"Pueblo Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/pueblo.sourceforge.net\/pueblo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pueblo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For Android: <a title=\"BlowTorch Web Site\" href=\"http:\/\/bt.happygoatstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlowTorch<\/a>, <a title=\"Link to Mukluk on Google Play\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.crap.mukluk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mukluk<\/a>, <a title=\"MuClient Android MUCK client (has SSL support)\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=bander.muclient&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MuClient (has SSL support)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>iOS: <a title=\"Chitter download link\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/chitter\/id378560758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For Mac: <a title=\"MudWalker Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/mudwalker.cubik.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MudWalker<\/a>, <a title=\"Atlantis Web Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riverdark.net\/atlantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlantis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For UNIX (these work on Windows, and some on Mac, too!): <a title=\"Trebuchet Web Site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.belfry.com\/fuzzball\/trebuchet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trebuchet<\/a>, <a title=\"TinyFugue Web Page\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyfugue.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TinyFugue<\/a> (<a title=\"Pre-Compile for Windows\" href=\"http:\/\/www.druware.com\/tf\/\">Windows Version<\/a>), <a title=\"JamochaMUD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jamochamud.org\/downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JamochaMUD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please try more than one if you don&#8217;t like the first you download; affinity towards MUCK\/MUD clients is a surprisingly personal thing where people&#8217;s tastes tend to vary wildly.\u00a0 There are also many more out there, so search around too, and ask other MUCKers what they use.<\/p>\n<p>If you need assistance configuring your client to use SSL, or have SSL issues in general, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.spindizzy.org\/SSL_Help\">try this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Things New Folks Should Know\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spindizzy.org\/nwp\/things-new-folks-should-know\/\">Things New Players Should Know<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Things New Folks Should Know\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spindizzy.org\/nwp\/things-new-folks-should-know\/\">Being a summary of useful commands and utilities, by Xor, local boolean.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Getting a Character<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re ready to make your first character, please read the <a title=\"AUP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spindizzy.org\/nwp\/aup\/\">AUP<\/a> first.\u00a0 That&#8217;s our Acceptable Use Policy, and what you agree to abide by when playing on SpinDizzy.\u00a0 We&#8217;re pretty easy-going, but there&#8217;s a few rules to make sure the MUCK remains fun for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to get a character is to sign on as a guest as described above and then ask a Wizard to make you a character.\u00a0 Type &#8220;wizzes&#8221; to see the list of wizards and then &#8220;p wizardname=message&#8221; (e.g. p skyler=I would like a character!) to make the request.<\/p>\n<p>If there are no wizards available, you can request your first character by email.\u00a0 Just send a message with the character name and a return email address to: &#8220;character AT spindizzy.org&#8221;,\u00a0 or use the form below.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wanting an &#8216;alt&#8217; character (an additional character), then please page or talk to a wizard using your existing character.\u00a0 Thanks!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpcf7-contact-form-not-found\"><strong>Error:<\/strong> Contact form not found.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Legal Disclaimer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spindizzy.org\/nwp\/legal-disclaimer\/\">Limitations of Liability, etc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can connect to SpinDizzy as a Guest, or as a character. 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