Mudlet
⚔️ A cross-platform, open source, and super fast MUD client with scripting in Lua (by Mudlet)
wesnoth
An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. (by wesnoth)
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| Mudlet | wesnoth | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 131 | |
| 699 | 5,218 | |
| 2.3% | 2.8% | |
| 9.3 | 9.9 | |
| 5 days ago | 4 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Mudlet
Posts with mentions or reviews of Mudlet.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-10.
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Lessons from Open-Source Game Projects
Mudlet - Client to connect to a MUD server, scriptable. C++, Lua
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Path to becoming a desktop applications software developer?
Mudlet is a crossplatform (Windows, macOS, Linux) C++ application that embeds Lua - could be a good way to get started with this kind of development in a safe environment and get some experience under your sleeve.
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Looking for projects to contribute to
Mudlet uses C++ and Qt, it's a popular project in a niche area: MUD gaming!
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Mudlet’s (FOSS text games client) new $1,000 bounty program!
I can't help with Fedora repos but there is flatpak support available for testing.
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Ask HN: Great text based games to play?
Check out the list on Mudlet (https://mudlet.org), it's a FOSS desktop app for playing online test games you describe. Comes with a selection of good games pre -configured.
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MUDs with Graphical Assistance
Try out the StickMUD UI via Mudlet client (mudlet.org) from the list of default games.
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FOSS website delisted from DDG, why?
My website for a FOSS application, https://mudlet.org has been completely delisted from DDG: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Amudlet.org&atb=v315-1&ia=web
- Mudlet testing client released for Windows, Linux and OSX, works with NVDA, JAWS, Microsoft Narrator, Orca and Apple's Voiceover.
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Mudlet Connection Help?
Try turning off MCCP compression in the Mudlet settings menu as that seems to work for some. You can read more here: https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/issues/3530 and add your experience.
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Client Inquiries - Materia Magica
You can download the latest AppImage from mudlet.org, maybe that will work for you.
wesnoth
Posts with mentions or reviews of wesnoth.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-06.
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Low end Strategy games
Official site Steam Itch.io
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Hello do you guys know a free game to just chill with my friend.
I don't think there's much in terms of managerial/4x f2p games (afaik)...closest thing that comes to mind would be The Battle for Wesnoth which I wouldn't recommend for "turning off" your brain.
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What is your favourite open source game(s)?
Wesnoth, obviously: https://www.wesnoth.org/
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[PC][Before 2014] 2D Turn based strategy game like Fire Emblem
The Battle For Wesnoth? (Keep in mind it's been around since 2005, and had more simplistic graphics at one point - a random example.)
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For fans of turn-based combat in games, what makes it engaging to you? And what are some of your favorite games that utilize turn-based combat?
The Battle for Wesnoth
- Whoever come up with the idea of crusade. Can I Punch you a million times
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So my main source of gaming is an 8 year old laptop
Battle for Wesnoth - free https://www.wesnoth.org/
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[PC] M2 Mini 16GB - Microcenter - 769.99, open box $719
I read that as Wesnoth at first and was very confused.
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What is your favorite open source Linux game? Mine is Wideland (Best way to describe is the way Settlers 3 should have been)
I used to love tactical RPGs, but as I've aged I don't have the patience for them. I really wanted to play Battle of Wesnoth (https://www.wesnoth.org/), but it was not to be. Then I found this gem and it scratched my space sim itch, https://endless-sky.github.io/.
- Here's 13 alternatives to Advance Wars on Steam
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Mudlet and wesnoth you can also consider the following projects:
hypseus-singe - Hypseus is a SDL2 version of Daphne and Singe. Laserdisc game emulation.
battlecraft
cathook - Training Software for the game Team Fortress 2
crawl - Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup official repository
RIP - Free,Open-Source,Cross-platform agent and Post-exploiton tool written in Golang and C++.
A Dark Room - A Dark Room - A Minimalist Text Adventure
Primes - Prime Number Projects in C#/C++/Python
0ad - Git mirror of the 0 A.D. source code (http://trac.wildfiregames.com/browser)
polkit-dumb-agent - a polkit agent in 145 lines of code, because polkit is dumb and none of the other agents worked
Legend of the Green Dragon - Core functionality for Legend of the Green Dragon, a text-based RPG game.
mmpkg - Map, mapper, and other useful scripts for Mudlet, for connecting to the Materia Magica MUD.
Mindustry - The automation tower defense RTS