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MUME Help

Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

CHANGE


This is a general command to change one of your parameters.

Use change <parameter>, where <parameter> is one of the following:

alertness changes how much attention you pay to hidden people and combat
ansifilter turns removal of special characters in whoises on and off
autoride set whether to automatically ride or lead with your leader
autoexits set whether to show exits when entering rooms
beep set whether others can beep you
class changes the class displayed next to your name
colour highlights certain text in colour to make it more noticeable
compact change whether to get a newline before prompt or not
description changes the description others see when they look at you (1)
editor selects your editor for writing text
encoding change which character encoding to use for text from the mud
eqorder customise equipment display order
height sets the number of lines before a page break for pager
hints toggle display of new player advice
incognito change how you show up in who and whois
language selects another language to speak (2)
linkdrop determines your connection's inactivity timeout
mood changes how bravely you act when fighting
newcomer toggle how you show up in who newbie (for levels < 13)
pager selects how you want long texts to be displayed
password changes your password
prompt set what your prompt should show
spam hide room descriptions and some game messages
spellcasting sets/shows default spellcasting effort
title changes your title (only for heros and above); change title none removes the title
whois changes the text people see when they use whois on you
width set screen width for output
wimpy lets you flee automatically when wounded
wordwrap toggles if you want long lines to word wrap
xml toggles XML-output on/off

  1. Note that rules whois also applies to your description.
  2. Remember to use one of the "standard languages" (whiteside: Westron) if you want to be understood by all players when using the Forgotten Tales (also known as narrating).
More parameters might be available, type change to have a complete list. Even more fields are available to Ainur: see /help change.

Example:

  > change colour fight
  > change language westron
For more help, use help change <parameter> for most fields.

Generated on Sun Mar 26 19:51:03 2023

What is MUME?

MUME, Multi-Users in Middle-earth, is a multiplayer text-based online game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth during the epic wars of the late Third Age between the forces of the Dark Lord and the armies of the Free peoples. MUME is completely at no cost and has been continuously running, expanded, and remastered by a community of volunteers since 1991.

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