Manual:Connection Window

Thank you for choosing Mudlet. This page will help you get started with Mudlet and introduce you to some of the basics.

Note: Many elements of Mudlet have tool-tips displayed when you hover over a button or other element to show more help.

Connection Window

The connection dialog is the first screen you will be greeted with when starting Mudlet. This window is how you set up your initial connection parameters and begin connecting to your game.

Connection window showing pre-configured games

Note: The first time Mudlet is run, some options cannot be edited until you create your first new profile or after you start your first game.

Pre-Configured Games

In the left of the window, you will notice a list of several MUD games. To play, select one from the list and click the "Connect" button.

New Connections

If you're using Mudlet with an unlisted game or for other telnet services, you'll want to click on the "New" button then enter a name for the profile (perhaps your character or game name) in the Profile name section. Next enter your connection address and port, these are typically listed on the game website.

Creating a new game connection

Note: Connection parameters cannot be edited while a connection is in progress for a selected profile.

To connect to a game securely (via TLS or SSL) tick the 'Secure' box in the profile connection settings:

Note: Game admins/developers: check out our sample configuration page or this example of a TLS proxy using nginx for some examples on how to setup a secure connection for your game.

Automatic Login

If your game takes in the characters name first and password next, Mudlet can automatically login for you. To make use of this feature in the Options tab type your name and password into the relevant sections as seen below.

Enter character name and password for automatic login

All passwords by default are stored securely in the computers credential store - which means you can't just open up the file with the password and look at it.

Toggle password storage in profile or computer

When the password is stored securely on the computer, you can find it in the credential manager.

Passwords stored securely in Windows

Passwords stored securely in Linux

Passwords stored securely in macOS

Note: The drawback of storing the password on the computer itself, however, is that if you use cloud sync for your profiles - the password won't the synchronised. You can go to Special Options in Mudlet's Preferences and change the password to be stored within the profile to make that work, if you'd like the password to be portable but visible in plaintext.

Discord Rich Presence

Since version 3.14 forward, Mudlet supports Discord Rich Presence integration for games using GMCP.

This feature can only be enabled on the pre-configured games which currently also support the feature. For more information, read about Discord GMCP

Game admin: adding your game to Mudlet

If you're a game admin who'd like to add your game to Mudlet by default, see here on how can you list your MUD.