Hey there, fellow adventurer! This soundpack was made specifically for users of VIPMud, and it's here to make your gaming more immersive. With over 2,000 unique sound effects (and growing), your daily sessions will feel like full-blown adventures. New sounds are added regularly, and older ones are polished up, so there's always something fresh to enjoy.

Features

Sound Effects: Covers most in-game activities and actions.
Ambiences and Music.
Gag Manager: Easily hide the lines you don't want to see or hear.
More to discover as you play.

Installation

Here's how to get the soundpack running:

Connect to Cosmic Rage
Go to the Connect menu in VIPMud and choose Character Setup/Connect. Hit enter to open the connection wizard.
- Note: NVDA may not read the edit boxes, but here's what you need to know:
  - Character Name: This is your character's in-game name. Don't leave it blank, and don't use spaces or "Unnamed".
  - Character Reference: A unique ID, usually the same as your character name. Again, no spaces or "Unnamed".
  - MUD List: If you've made other characters, they'll show up here. Pick Cosmic Rage or tab past to fill the next fields.
  - MUD Name: Must be "Cosmic Rage" with the space. Get this wrong and the pack won't load.
  - Host Name: Use one of these: cosmicrage.earth, cosmicrage.nathantech.net, or 87.106.252.196.
  - Port Number: Use 7777 for Cosmic Rage.
  - Notes and Descriptions: Optional notes about your character.
  - Password: Your character's login password. This is encrypted and can't be recovered.
  - Auto Login: Check this to log in automatically.
  - Keep Variable Values: Keeps your variable states between sessions.
  - Simple Script Control: Enables simple scripting support. See the VIPMud manual for more info.
Download the Soundpack
first, download the pack by clicking this link. Once downloaded, extract this folder to a location of your choosing. Important! Due to the limitations of Vip Mud, the folder you extract should not have any special or non-English character such as ö, ğ, ü. Once you have the pack, launch installer.bat as an administrator by pressing the applications key or Shift + F10, then selecting "Run as administrator." Wait for the process to finish.
To update the soundpack, launch updater.bat as an administrator and wait for the process to complete.
Finally, restart VIPMud to load the soundpack.

Hotkeys Reference

Buffer Keys

Alt + Shift + Right: Add a new buffer
Alt + Shift + Left: Delete a buffer
Alt + Left: Go to previous buffer
Alt + Right: Go to next buffer
Alt + Page Up: Scroll up 10 messages
Alt + Page Down: Scroll down 10 messages
Alt + Up: Go to previous message
Alt + Down: Go to next message
Alt + #: Jump to buffer number
Alt + Home: Go to top of buffer
Alt + End: Go to bottom of buffer
Alt + Delete: Clear current buffer
Alt + Shift + Delete: Clear all buffers
Control + Shift + Enter: Toggle Buffer Sounds.

Soundpack Volume and Behavior

F5: General volume
F6: Ambience volume
F7: Communication volume
F8: Music volume
Ctrl + F5: Clocks volume
Ctrl + F6: Combat music volume
Ctrl + F7: IC social volume
Ctrl + F8: OOC social volume
Alt + F5: Ground combat volume
Alt + F6: Harvesting volume
Alt + F7: Salvage volume
Alt + F8: Games volume
Shift + F5: Ship combat volume
Shift + F6: Ship volume
Shift + F7: Ship movement volume
Shift + F8: Vehicle volume
F9: Toggle IC social sounds
F10: Toggle OOC social sounds
Alt + F9: Toggle sound panning
Alt + F10: Toggle pitch shifting
Alt + F11: Toggle ambiance
Alt+Shift+F9: Toggle OOC Social Sound Interruption.
Ctrl + F9: Toggle planetary music
Ctrl + F10: Toggle space combat music
Ctrl + F11: Toggle weather sounds
Alt + F12: Restart soundpack
F2: Open server-side settings
Ctrl + S: Save client-side settings
Alt + N: Add a new string to be gagged
Alt + F2: Open the gag-related configuration manager
Alt + F3: Toggle Intro Music
** Control + F2 and Control + F3**: Turn the client side main volume down and up respectively
Shift + f1: Toggle The Soundpack
Alt + Shift + H: Display a short help file related to soundpack updating.
Shift + F2: Bring up the interface to change the defined paths for scripts and sounds. Use at your own risk!
Control+Shift+R: Reload the soundpack.
Control+`: Toggle command displaying in the output window.

FAQ

Q: My soundpack doesn't work. What now?
A: Type sp on to enable the soundpacks channel. Then send messages with sp <message>. You can also open an issue in the repo for help.

Q: I found a bug. How do I report it?
A: Type spbug in-game to submit a bug report.

Q: I have a suggestion. Where do I send it?
A: Use the spsuggest command to share your idea.

Q: Can I become a soundpack developer?
A: Not right now. But if you make a cool sound, send it via spsuggest with a download link. If it's good, you'll be credited in the changelog and might even earn some donator dollars.

Happy MUDDing!