Hello ,kim I agree mudding is very hard to get to grip with so a group of podcast from the very start of setting up the mud would be great and have you tried mush z as it is very good with screen readers and if some clever people could help us that would be great
-----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 6:51 AM To: gamers@audyssey.org Subject: [Audyssey] Real Need for Me Hi, I wish someone would write a book specifically for those of us who are blind beginning mudders and who find: 1. Using VIP MUD client or any other mud client frustrating; 2. Fell they are having an impossible time when mudding or attempting to advance when playing because the commands one writes bear no results; 3. find themselves generally going round in circles; 4. Don't know how to script (if required); 5. Don't have an idea how to make the mudding experience less fraught because of: a. being geographically challenged; b. not knowing how to get rid of text in the game which doesn't help in mudding; c. not knowing how to use sounds effectively; d. Just plain not knowing the most elementary stuff an advanced mudder might assume we know but don't; e. Having no idea what questions they ought to ask; F. Not knowing how to insure that what one writes is getting to the MUD in the first place; G. Not knowing how to get the screen reader to show how text is spelled when required to talk to people due to said screen reader not allowing one to navigate with ease to find out how said words, names, etc. are spelled; and H. Finding the help manual for a particular mud client singularly unhelpful because it wasn't written for the rank beginner but for those who are techies. I find the help manual for my mud client quite confusing for this reason. It does not explain satisfactorily: 1. What is a key and why one uses one; 2. What is a class in mudding and why one uses it; 3. What is a trigger and why one uses it; 4. What are variables for and how do you know how to set them; 5. What are the various paths (sound, log, default, etc.) for and what is their function and use; 6. Doesn't show one how to mud without using scripts or if it is required for one to use scripts, what they are for and why one might want to use them when mudding; 7. How to know what little things mess one up while mudding and how to get rid of irritating occurrences; 8. What hot keys are and how to make them; 9. How to know which manner is best for a blind mudder to add for enjoyable playing experiences and how to integrate text, sound, or anything else athat leaves one fully satisfied rather than completely frustrated. Are their any takers? Any conversing what also be helpful because manuals tend to send me into a soporific state, but I think if said book were written in a fun and lively manner, I'd probably read it it if it was addressed for my needs. Regards, Kim Friedman. P.S.: I know I have written about this topic before and no doubt sound like the proverbial broken record, but I really am having an awfully frustrating time when mudding, so frustrating that I can't seem to enjoy it due to the frustration factor (severe). So the result is I opt for other games and my desire to role play by writing dialog for a made-up character lies languishing. K. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
