Description of App
The full-featured MUD client for iOS — connect to any text-based multiplayer world with triggers, aliases, scripting, GMCP vitals, and a built-in D-pad. Free, no ads. Mud Portal is a full-featured MUD client for iPhone. Connect to any text-based multiplayer game with full Telnet support, ANSI colors, and automation tools that rival desktop clients. CONNECT & PLAY - Full Telnet with 16-color and 256-color ANSI rendering - Optional TLS encryption - Multiple simultaneous sessions with tab switching - Auto-reconnect when connections drop - TCP keep-alive for background persistence - GMCP protocol support — live HP/Mana/Move vitals bar, room tracking, and structured game data SPLIT-SCREEN MAPS - Servers that use ANSI scroll regions get a pinned map above scrolling game text - Works automatically with standard VT100 cursor positioning AUTOMATION - Regex-powered triggers — highlight text, send commands, play sounds, vibrate, or run scripts - Command aliases with
Comments
Pretty nice, but it needs work.
It’s a pretty nice mud client, however, I think it really needs some work. For example, This sounds for triggers, you can’t even hear them before you select the one you want. Also, the sounds are very few and far between unless you can add them from your Files app or whatever you use. Now that would be interesting, being able to use customizable sounds. One more thing I have noticedjust likethe one who posted this said, it does not announce your text as it comes in.
Contacted the developer about the VoiceOver queueing issue
Hello,
Yes, for sure, this app does have some caveats, but given it's only on version 1.2, it's justified. Definitely send feedback their way so it can hopefully be addressed.
I just did
I did send them feedback. I also mentioned possibility of adding ambient sounds. Cause I noticed that there are no mud clients so far with ambient sounds that we can place in certain areas such as forests, spaceships, landing pads, whatever else you use and whatever game you play.
Problem adding new mods
So when I search up a mind, it gives me a host and then the port, but in the app, I don’t see anywhere to put in the porch number. I tried doing it anyways, but whatever I did didn’t work if anyone has a way of adding new MUDS I would appreciate it if they would post something here.
Good news
Hello everyone,
So some good news. The developer is doing his best to improve VoiceOver support. Therefore, I'm editing my accessibility comments to reflect that.
Be sure to send accessibility suggestions his way. He states, and I quote: "Seriously, keep the feedback coming. People like you are exactly who I'm building this for."
In reply to Believer 316, Adding muds
Adding MUDS can be done by selecting the Add server or quick connect popup button. It's the first element on the screen. There are two buttons within it. The Add Server button will take you to a dialog, letting you enter the host, port, and edit tons of settings you will find useful. The Quick Connect button is just what it sounds like. You type in the host, the port, and connect.
Hi from the developer - here to listen
Hello everyone,
I'm Steve - I'm the developer behind Mud Portal, the iOS MUD client a few of you have been kind enough to try to write about. I made a account so I can be where the conversation actually is, instead of hearing about it secondhand *smile*.
A bit of honesty: Initially I didn't set out out build "an accessible app" as a checkbox - I built a MUD client I wanted to exist, and tried to make VoiceOver a natural fit. Hearing that it landed well means a lot, and the loss of MUD Rammer is a big part of why I wanted to get this right and keep it going.
I read feedback closely and note items such as incoming text not being read aloud, previewing trigger sounds, and wanting more (and custom) sounds have all been heard, and I am working on these for the next update. Again it's just me, so any feedback is taken seriously, hopefully I can improve what I have out there. Please keep it coming, including the stuff that's broken or annoying. I'd rather hear it bluntly than not at all, and I'm especially interested in what would make this a real daily driver for you.
I am adding a "Pro" version, adding some limits to some new features that I'm adding in, I don't foresee this hindering any MUD experience. The Pro Version is also VERY low cost, just looking to see if I can get assistance covering the developer fees each year. Always welcome to do the tip-jar.
Thanks for the warm feedback so far, and for being so generous with your time and testing. I'm around - fire away.
-- Steve aka MrNokia