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In order to play Flexible Survival, you must either use the in-built MU* client on the [http://flexiblesurvival.com/ webpage] (requires Flash Player) or download one from a wide selection of MU* clients (preferred). The following list takes inspiration from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_MUD_clients Wikipedia comparison listing]; however, it truncates the list to trusted software and links directly to clients' websites.
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In order to play Flexible Survival, you must either use the in-built MU* client on the [https://flexiblesurvival.com/ webpage] or download one from a wide selection of MU* clients (preferred).
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For most users, [[BeipMU]] is recommended. For Android users, we recommend [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crap.mukluk Mukluk].
  
 
== Operating systems ==
 
== Operating systems ==
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! Name
 
! Name
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows Windows]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows Windows]
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X Mac OS X]
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! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS macOS]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux GNU/Linux]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux GNU/Linux]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution BSD]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution BSD]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix]
 
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! [http://www.riverdark.net/atlantis/ Atlantis]
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! [https://www.riverdark.net/atlantis/ Atlantis]
 
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! [http://beipmu.com/ BeipMU]
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! '''[https://beipdev.github.io/BeipMU/ BeipMU](Recommended)'''
 
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! [http://www.mudlet.org/ Mudlet]
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! [https://www.mudlet.org/ Mudlet]
 
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! [http://mushclient.com/ MUSHclient]
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! [https://mushclient.com/ MUSHclient]
 
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! [http://www.potatomushclient.com/ Potato]
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! [https://www.potatomushclient.com/ Potato]
 
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! [https://archive.org/details/tucows_196173_SimpleMU_MU_Client SimpleMU]
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! [https://archive.org/details/tucows_196173_SimpleMU_MU_Client SimpleMU]<sup>[**]</sup>
 
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! [https://tintin.mudhalla.net/download.php TinTin++] ([https://github.com/tintinplusplus/tintin GitHub])
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[*] While [[BeipMU]] is a Windows client, it works well under [https://www.winehq.org/ Wine] on Linux and MacOS.(be sure to install Segoe UI Emoji font)
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[**] SimpleMU is only safely available via archive.org as the official site has been taken down.
  
 
== Protocol support ==
 
== Protocol support ==
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! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xterm 256 colors]
 
! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xterm 256 colors]
 
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! [http://www.riverdark.net/atlantis/ Atlantis]
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! [https://www.riverdark.net/atlantis/ Atlantis]
 
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! [http://beipmu.com/ BeipMU]
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! [https://beipdev.github.io/BeipMU/ BeipMU]
 
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! [http://www.mudlet.org/ Mudlet]
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! [https://www.mudlet.org/ Mudlet]
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! [http://mushclient.com/ MUSHclient]
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! [https://mushclient.com/ MUSHclient]
 
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! [http://www.potatomushclient.com/ Potato]
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! [https://www.potatomushclient.com/ Potato]
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! [https://tintin.mudhalla.net/download.php TinTin++] ([https://github.com/tintinplusplus/tintin GitHub])
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[*] Potato is unable to connect to secure port 2002 due to attempting to use a deprecated TLSv1 protocol.
  
 
== Additional information ==
 
== Additional information ==
  
We knowingly omit TinTin++ because it has no dedicated site and the only official way to download it is via Sourceforge, which has been known to bundle adware into their installers. SimpleMU is only safely available via archive.org as the official site has been taken down.
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The [[:Category:UI Guides|UI Guides]] section contains some useful configuration tips for clients contributed by players. If you know how to set up a client that isn't listed there, add an entry for it to help other players!
 
 
For most users, MUSHclient is recommended.
 

Latest revision as of 22:03, 29 June 2023

In order to play Flexible Survival, you must either use the in-built MU* client on the webpage or download one from a wide selection of MU* clients (preferred).

For most users, BeipMU is recommended. For Android users, we recommend Mukluk.

Operating systems

The operating systems a client can run on.

Name Windows macOS GNU/Linux BSD Unix
Atlantis X
BeipMU(Recommended) X X[*] X[*]
Mudlet X X X X X
MUSHclient X
Potato X X X X X
SimpleMU[**] X
TinTin++ (GitHub) X X X X X

[*] While BeipMU is a Windows client, it works well under Wine on Linux and MacOS.(be sure to install Segoe UI Emoji font)

[**] SimpleMU is only safely available via archive.org as the official site has been taken down.

Protocol support

Information about what protocols the clients support.

Name TLS 256 colors
Atlantis X X
BeipMU X X
Mudlet X X
MUSHclient X
Potato  ?[*] X
SimpleMU
TinTin++ (GitHub) X X

[*] Potato is unable to connect to secure port 2002 due to attempting to use a deprecated TLSv1 protocol.

Additional information

The UI Guides section contains some useful configuration tips for clients contributed by players. If you know how to set up a client that isn't listed there, add an entry for it to help other players!