TinyFugue
| Original author(s) | Greg Hudson[1] |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Ken Keys |
| Stable release | 4.0 stable 1 / - |
| Preview release | 5.0 beta 8 / 2007-01-14 |
| Operating system | Unix-like systems, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, BeOS, OS/2 |
| Type | MUD client |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website |
tinyfugue |
TinyFugue, or tf, is a MUD client, primarily written for Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the earliest MUD clients in existence.[2] It is a successor to the earliest MUD client, TinyTalk, through a never-officially-released improved version called TinyWar. It has been maintained by Ken Keys since the early days and he continues to work on it to this day. Like the name suggests, it is primarily geared toward TinyMUD variants, but can easily be used or adapted for most other MUD types.[3]
TinyFugue is a terminal application. It is usually used in split-screen display mode, which means it has a separate gameplay area, a status line and text input area. For MUDs that use prompts (LPMuds, for instance) the prompt is also displayed in the input area. The text input area allows the commands to be edited before sent to MUD, and also has full command history.
TinyFugue is extensible through its own macro language, which also ties to its extensive trigger system.[3][4] The trigger system allows implementation of automatically run commands,[5] text highlighting and coloring, text filtering (user gagging or spam filtering), and like.
TinyFugue is distributed under GPL, and it is included in most Linux distributions and works on most Unix-like operating systems. A version also exists for Microsoft Windows, and unofficial ports also exist for many platforms.
References
- ↑ http://www.mit.edu/people/ghudson/home-page.html
- ↑ Mulligan, Jessica; Patrovsky, Bridgette (2003). Developing Online Games: An Insider's Guide. New Riders. p. 453. ISBN 1-59273-000-0.
1990 [...] The MUD client tinyFugue is available now in version 1.4 Beta.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shah, Rawn; Romine, James (1995). Playing MUDs on the Internet. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 257. ISBN 0-471-11633-5.
TinyFugue [...] Commonly known as tf. Designed primarily for TinyMud-style Muds, although will run on LPMUDs and Dikus. Features include regular expression hilites and gags, auto-login, macros, line editing, screen mode, triggers, cyberportals, logging, file and command uploading, shells, and multiple connects.
- ↑ Busey, Andrew (1995). Secrets of the MUD Wizards. SAMS Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 0-672-30723-5.
The TinyFugue system has long been a popular client interface for players of MOO, MUCK, and many TinyMUD-derivative systems. With a robust feature list supporting multiple sessions, macros, triggers and automation, command history and other functions, TinyFugue offers users maximum control over their environment. Although more recent programs such as Tintin++ have gained large followings, many MUD players continue to use TinyFugue because of its power and flexibility in the hands of an experience client programmer.
- ↑ Cheong, Fah-Chun (1996). Internet Agents: Spiders, Wanderers, Brokers, and Bots. New Riders. p. 256. ISBN 1-56205-463-5.
There are also front-end client programs, such as TinyTalk, TinyFugue, and Tintin, that provide an easier interface to the MUDs for their human players. They can handle some of the more routine work—for example, automatically greeting anyone who enters the room.