You want to get started on Wacko MUCK but have no idea how...you're
perplexed about paging, lost about links...you're a disgruntled mess.
Well never fear, the UHW (Unoficial Helpful Wackos) are here to help.
Just thumb through the sections below which are helpfully titled so you
only have to read what you need to. Then when you think you've got it:
for instant connection to Wacko MUCK at wacko.wizardsworks.org 6003.
Getting Started
or
Help I Don't Know How To MUCK
Okay, asuming you know how to work a telnet program we're going to to
straight in to telling you how to connect to Wacko. First thing you need
to do is get to the opening screen. The wizards have an annoying tendency
to change it but don't let it fool you! All you have to do is type:
create Name password....only don't use name and password! For instance
if you wanted a character named John_Doe and iluvwacko as your password
you'd type create John_Doe iluvwacko. Don't think you want to stick around
permanently? No problem. Just type connect guest guest and you can wander
around as the guest character. What do I do when I want to come back?
Once again no problem. Going back to our example, this person would just
type connect Jon_Doe iluvwacko on the next visit.
Making Contact
or
How to Contact Other Players
There's several ways to contact other players. The first is with the
say and pose commands. The say command is what you generally use to talk
to other players. For instance if good old John_Doe wanted to greet everybody
awake in the room he'd simply type say hello. The response he would get
would be You say "hello." but everybody else would see John_Doe says, "hello."
The other command to use is the pose command. This can be abbreviated by
using the : plain and simple. Take for instance if John_Doe wanted to give
somebody a hug...he'd just type :hugs Bay. The output everybody in the room
would see is John_Doe hugs Bay. The next way to communicate with players
in the immediate room is the whisper command (abbreviated wh). If John_Doe
wanted to use this command to whisper to Bay he'd type wh Bay=hey there.
If he did this, the whole room would not see it: only Bay. Similar to the
whisper command is the page command. This is takes the same format as
whisper (i.e. page bay=hey there. or p bay=hey there). Now for one that's
strictly limited to Wacko...the esp command. ESP is the equivalent of pulling
somebody into a private chat room on IRC so to speak. Let's say John_Doe
wants to ESP to Bay. First he'd type esp -set Bay. Then he'd use esp like
the say command mentioned above and only Bay would hear it. Want to communicate
with lots of people? No problem..that's what the Think Channel is for.
Lots of people listen to the think channel, and you can turn it on by
typing think -on. Then just use think like you would the above mentioned
say command (i.e. think hey guys). Now that you've got the basics on that,
time to move on to something else.
Where Are They?
or
How to Find Out Who and Where People Are
Now how do I find out who else is on Wacko with me? Easily! All you
have to do is remember one command: who That's it...just who. If you
type who in lower case you'll see a list of people, whether or not they
have a plan/project file set, and what their current @doing is (more on
doings later). If you type WHO in all capital letters, you'll get a list
of the people, how long they've been connected, and how long they've been
idle (not typing). If you type where, you get a list of people, how long
they've been idle and what room they're in. How do you get to a person?
First...and I can't stress this enough... I'm a five year veteran of the net and I've spent
the better part of it MUCKing. If you don't page first you could jump
in on something that was not meant for your eyes! After you get an okay,
then simply type jump playername. (i.e. jump john_doe). The best way to
get around Wacko though is by simply walking around. This is done by
looking at the names of exits (Ways ta go:) and then typing in one of them.
There's lots of hidden exits and fun things to find, so if you explore you
never know what you'll come upon. Want to find out more about the people
you're talking to? Well first off you can look at their description.
The best way to do this (if they're in the room with you) is type
look playername (i.e. look john_doe). If they aren't in the room it's
just as easy. Type scan playername (i.e. scan john_doe). If you want
to take a look at their plan/project file just type who playername (i.e.
who john_doe)
Personalizing Your Character
Or
How I Spent 20 Minutes On-Line Without Talking...
Want to set your desc and plan file? This is what this section is
for. To enter a description for yourself type mdesc me The program
will prompt you from there. Be careful about what you enter in your desc
as everybody in the MUCK can see it at any time! Now for how to set
your project file...type chfn That's it...just chfn. Once again the
program will prompt you. Want to let people know what you're doing?
Type @doing Sitting And Learning Wacko. Now that's what your doing
will be on the above mentioned who list.
Final Notes and Dislaimers
If you get stuck, remember there are lots of friendly people around
to help you out and get you out of a bind....but only if you are nice to
them. Wacko is more or less a family oriented environment, so we discourage
public vulgarity/netsex/etc. etc. etc. If you're going to do something
like that then do it in the privacy of your own room with the thought in
mind that you're building yourself a reputation... If you need to talk
to somebody about technical trouble then our wizards are ch'od and Den.
If you need general help or can't get something mentioned in this tutorial
to work then type uhw when you connect. This will bring up a list of
Unofficial Helpful Wackos to page for assistance. Why did I write this?
Let's just say I have lots of friends who are geared to IRC and not MUCK
and are too bashful to learn or page people to find out what to do. So I
wrote this guide so that they'd be able to find out quickly what to do.
Once again: red-branch.mit.edu 6003 is the address. My name on there is
Bay. If I'm not on you can mail me by typing mail Bay. Feel free to page
and I'll see you all on the WaCkY side!
Special Thanks, and Related Shtuff
A quick thanks to my Wackodian friends who helped me compile this thing:
ch'od and Den local Wizards Guild (violators will be
toaded)
Bubsy the lead Unofficial Helpful Wacko
Zapf the newbie helper
Maxaxam the room and annoying bot guy
Eggplant the moving exit/room girl
doomsey, ken and Kiwi the MUF gurus
being and Loon builders of the truly nifty
puppets/gadgets
Chepe, botmaker extraordinaire
Frank resident peace keeper
and last but not least:
[*]...that TIE Fighter God thing!
Last Updated 9-2-97
Created by Bay bay@tnis.net