Forgotten Kingdoms Java client
Forgotten Kingdoms Java client
Hi there,
I put together a very rudimentary client for Forgotten Kingdoms, which is very much a work in progress. It supports VT and a command history, as well as stacking commands with the ';' key. It also supports fully customisable colour.
If you are stuck using a basic telnet client, you might find this slightly better.
You can find a link to it at:
http://www.skynet.ie/~martin/fang
Note that it is written in Java and uses Java Web Start, so you'll need a new Java Runtime Environment, and you can find a link on the page above to a download site for it.
When you run it, you will get a message from Java Web Start saying 'It is highly reccomended not to install and run this code'. This is a security feature of Java Web Start which prevents people from doing 'bad things' to your computer. Since this client only connects to FK when requested to, as well as maintaining it's own settings in a file, it is perfectly safe to ignore the warning and just click 'Start'.
Give it a try, and give me some feedback. I hope it's useful to someone :-)
Mart
I put together a very rudimentary client for Forgotten Kingdoms, which is very much a work in progress. It supports VT and a command history, as well as stacking commands with the ';' key. It also supports fully customisable colour.
If you are stuck using a basic telnet client, you might find this slightly better.
You can find a link to it at:
http://www.skynet.ie/~martin/fang
Note that it is written in Java and uses Java Web Start, so you'll need a new Java Runtime Environment, and you can find a link on the page above to a download site for it.
When you run it, you will get a message from Java Web Start saying 'It is highly reccomended not to install and run this code'. This is a security feature of Java Web Start which prevents people from doing 'bad things' to your computer. Since this client only connects to FK when requested to, as well as maintaining it's own settings in a file, it is perfectly safe to ignore the warning and just click 'Start'.
Give it a try, and give me some feedback. I hope it's useful to someone :-)
Mart
So *that* is what the full VT102 terminal looks like! Cool!
Downloading was fast, even on my connection that never gets above 26.4 (the bad part of living in a remote rural area). The application loads quickly and runs smoothly, and it is happy to use the version of Java Desktop Client included in Mac OS 10.2.8. Colors appear to be true - no need to adjust foreground 8. The only thing I'd wish for is the ability to adjust the font size - or would that garble the prompt?
I'll change my screen res and give it another go later (when more players are on) so that I can assess it fully, but right now it appears to be an excellent solution. Thank you for doing this; if it's as robust as it appears to be, I think it will be the client of choice for many.
- M/H
Downloading was fast, even on my connection that never gets above 26.4 (the bad part of living in a remote rural area). The application loads quickly and runs smoothly, and it is happy to use the version of Java Desktop Client included in Mac OS 10.2.8. Colors appear to be true - no need to adjust foreground 8. The only thing I'd wish for is the ability to adjust the font size - or would that garble the prompt?
I'll change my screen res and give it another go later (when more players are on) so that I can assess it fully, but right now it appears to be an excellent solution. Thank you for doing this; if it's as robust as it appears to be, I think it will be the client of choice for many.
- M/H
It should be able to use any non-proportional font...I'll add the ability for the user to change the font some time in the next week or so....I just used a font which looked good for me on Linux, I only tested it on MacOS and Windows for about 10 seconds each to make sure that it worked even slightly...:-)
I'm glad you found it useful.
Marty
I'm glad you found it useful.
Marty
Hmm, sounds as if you don't have the correct version of Java installed. You should be using Java 1.4.2 or later, as that's the version that has Java Web Start built in.
If you do have the right version of Java, you should have a Java Web Start option somewhere in your start menu. Try running it from there, and in the location field type in the URL to the jnlp file, which is:
http://www.skynet.ie/~martin/fang/fang.jnlp
You might have more luck that way.
Marty
If you do have the right version of Java, you should have a Java Web Start option somewhere in your start menu. Try running it from there, and in the location field type in the URL to the jnlp file, which is:
http://www.skynet.ie/~martin/fang/fang.jnlp
You might have more luck that way.
Marty
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I am "Unable to launch" it....it shuts down rather quickly. It loads up for a sec, but then it probably hits a block. Blasted tech peoples!!!
Tretch
Tretch
A young male human looks at your claw, his eyes widen, "Wha-what is that on your claw?"
You look to the claw, stopping abruptly
You yell, "Git et off! Git et off!" and begin to hop up and down, shaking your hand,
voice turning to a girlish scream!
You look to the claw, stopping abruptly
You yell, "Git et off! Git et off!" and begin to hop up and down, shaking your hand,
voice turning to a girlish scream!
Works GREAT on my machine. Honestly. There are just 2 functions I would like to see added if at all possible.
1) Click-highlighting -- Currently, Zmud is able to "click" highlight the text on the output screen. This is helpful when looking at item numbers, etc. as a builder. Just double click, and it copies a word to the clipboard. =)
2) A pruned buffer -- The buffer is great, but currently, it carries too much. I walk around for a good hour, and it's filled up and lagging my mud reception. I simply restart fang, and it's fine. But I think the buffer length is what lags me.
Other than that -- Why did I pay for Zmud? =P
1) Click-highlighting -- Currently, Zmud is able to "click" highlight the text on the output screen. This is helpful when looking at item numbers, etc. as a builder. Just double click, and it copies a word to the clipboard. =)
2) A pruned buffer -- The buffer is great, but currently, it carries too much. I walk around for a good hour, and it's filled up and lagging my mud reception. I simply restart fang, and it's fine. But I think the buffer length is what lags me.
Other than that -- Why did I pay for Zmud? =P
Hi there,
I made the source code for fang available from the main page (ie, here: http://www.skynet.ie/~martin/fang/). Hopefully some-one might have the time, skill or inclination to make whatever changes are needed, required or requested in it.
If you do make changes, post in this thread and let me know so I can incorporate your changes back into my version...
Cheers!
Marty
I made the source code for fang available from the main page (ie, here: http://www.skynet.ie/~martin/fang/). Hopefully some-one might have the time, skill or inclination to make whatever changes are needed, required or requested in it.
If you do make changes, post in this thread and let me know so I can incorporate your changes back into my version...
Cheers!
Marty