Realms of Despair Client

Welcome! This is a small, friendly desktop app for playing the Realms of Despair (RoD) MUD. It focuses on being easy, fast, and comfy—so you can jump in and have fun.

What Is It?

• A clean text window with a big Connect button and a few handy controls made for RoD.
• Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No setup or accounts—just open it and go.

Highlights

• Easy connect: enter host and port, then click Connect.
• Colorful text and common formatting are displayed nicely.
• Direction pad for one‑click movement (N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW, Up, Down).
• Shortcut buttons (macros): 10 buttons you can name and edit for your favorite commands.
• Echo toggle: choose whether to see what you type.
• Simple text actions: copy, select all, and clear.

Quick Start

• Windows
  • Double‑click dist/RealmsClient.exe (if included).
  • Prefer to run from source? See macOS/Linux steps below.
• macOS & Linux
  • Make sure you have Python 3.12 installed.
  • Run: python3 modern_realms_client.py

Connect to Realms of Despair

• Host: realmsofdespair.com
• Port: 4000
• Click Connect, type in the box at the bottom, and press Enter to send.
• Tip: Right‑click a shortcut (macro) button to edit and save it for later.

Handy Tips

• The app remembers your macro edits next to the program, so they’re there next time.
• The text input keeps focus so you can just type—no extra clicks.

Old App Note

There’s an older Windows program saved in legacy_app/ for historical reasons. The modern client in this folder is the recommended one.

For Developers

Want to build or peek under the hood? See DEVELOPER.md.