Mush-Z

Welcome to the mush-Z distribution website! Here you will find the necessary files to run mush-z successfully.

Mush-z is a MUSHClient soundpack for Alter Aeon, one of the best and most active muds I have ever played. Alter Aeon has been my home since 2004 and I have been playing since then. One of the best muds I have ever played. It has hundreds of areas to explore, monsters to kill and a delightful amount of different spells and skills to use.

Alter Aeon is a free online text game set in a world of swords and sorcery. It has a huge custom world to explore, quests to complete, and hundreds of puzzles to solve. There are always other players on-line, whether for help, competition, or just to talk with. The game is blind-friendly for the visually impaired.

1. What mush-z does

Mush-z, as mentioned above, is a MUSHClient soundpack for Alter Aeon. It's main goal is to make the game easier to play for blind and visually impaired people using a screen reader. Mush-z currently works with NVDA, jaws for windows, window eyes and hal. Some of its features are:

Hotkeys to quickly check your hit points, mana, movement, experience, spells that affect your character, fame, and how much experience you need to reach the next level.
Sounds for most important events, including auctions, fighting, skills, spells, notifications, channels, etc.
Uses variables so you don't have to remake your aliases all the time, useful in groups.
Makes certain strings shorter, example: "New auction on a simple steel breastplate for 1000 gold, sold by Zhiun." instead of "(auction) starting bid on a simple steel breastplate at 1000 gold. (auction) This item is being sold by Zhiun."
The possibility of filtering repetitive strings on the mud, such as spellcasting and skills (type filter)
Ability to deposit/withdraw, or give someone all your gold at once. This is explained later.
Aliases to go to certain areas, also known as speedwalking.
Sounds for every health condition. This is explained later.
Prompt monitoring.
Configurable ability to recast spells when they fall, either for yourself or for group members.
High quality music and sounds to enhance game play
Audio progress bars for your hp, move, and experience, so you get the feel of a visual prompt.

2. Downloading mush-z

Before you download, if you're new to mush-z you might want to read the Read me file, which explains how to use all of mush-z's features.
If you want to know what's been added in the latest updates, read this change log.

There are two ways to download mush-z:

1. If you already have mush-z installed and are running a version older than the december 24th release

Download this Updater file to get the new updater. If you try to update mush without having downloaded this new updater, the program will say that the server is down.
To use this updater, you need to download it and put it in mushclient's folder. This is as easy as going to your start menu, programs, mush-z, and open your worlds folder. From there, go back up one folder using the backspace key on the list of items, and you will be in the mush-z folder. Copy and paste the update.exe file you downloaded above and replace the old one.
If you don't want to use the start menu to open your worlds folder, or you have mushclient installed somewhere else, go to the mushclient folder manually and copy the file there. Mush-z is usually installed in my documents/mush-z.
To read the changes found in the latest updates, read the Change log

2. If you don't have mush-z installed.

Use the link below to download mush-z. The setup file is pretty big (about 400mb so if you're not on a fast internet connection it will take a while to download. Click Here to begin.

While it downloads, you might want to check out the Read me file to learn all about mush-z and how to use it.

3. The mush-z maps repository

The mush-z maps repository is a place where you can get mush-z maps for your favorite areas. Mush-z mapping was introduced in february of 2013 and is one of mush-z's most important features. To access the map repository click here. (Note - the map repository is hosted on the developers site.)

4. Getting help

To get help for mush-z, take a look at the Readme.

For a cheatsheet of specific commands, take a look at the Mush-Z Commands Readme.

You can Also press f1 inside mushclient to get general help on mushclient's features. Unfortunately, windows 7 has problems opening help created for older versions of windows and the mushclient developers have not bothered to make their help system more modern. To work around this, there is a microsoft update you can install on windows 7 that will enable reading of these old help files.

Download this update here for 32 bit systems and here for 64 bit systems

If you don't know whether your windows version is 32 or 64 bits, go to your c drive and look for program files (x86). If there is a folder named program files (x86), you have a 64 bit windows. Otherwise, if there is only a program files folder, you are on 32 bits.

5. What people are saying

5.1. Nedrik:

Well, I've been using soundpacks for muds ever since 2006, and this is one of the best ones I've ever come across. The ambiance, music, and all the other sounds combine to make it a more fully realized environment than just reading text would be. I encourage anyone who is a fan of muds, to try Alter Aeon and Mush-z, blind or not.

6. Donations

Mush-z is and will always remain free. However, donations are highly encouraged to support the development of this project, and will always be spent on alter aeon or mush-z related purchases. To donate via PayPal, please click the button below:

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