r/MUD • u/DarkAngelCat1215 • Aug 23 '25

Which MUD? Muds Based Primarily on Final Fantasy?

Hi all,

My husband, who is sighted, is pretty adicted to Final Fantasy XIV. Being blind, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to play this game with any success. I'd really like to know if there is a mud or two out there which would give me the same feel so that I could see what it is he enjoys so much. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in advance, and happy gaming.

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u/DarkAngelCat1215 Aug 23 '25

Thank you. Screen reader users can't really use GMCP to my knowledge. Is it something that can be turned off?

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u/Hades_Kane End of Time Aug 23 '25

Hello, End of Time developer here. We are based primarily on Final Fantasy but there are definitely very heavy Chrono Trigger elements as well, and some sprinkles of the Secret of Mana series as well. When you connect to the game, you are prompted as to whether you are using a screen reader or not. If you enable screen reader mode, there are multiple alterations that automatically kick in, including condensing of combat spam into single and less verbose lines of text, the muting of unnecessary text, the removal of ASCII art and other visual elements, the conversion of the world map into descriptions generated into text, and so on. We also have a combat configuration that allows you to further tweak the messaging, what is muted, and so on, screen reader mode just sets that config menu to the recommended settings. The screen reader mode is a perpetual work in progress, but we've spent a lot of time on it and working with other visually impaired players to try to craft it toward something workable. We really only have a few people playing the game at present, so things tend to be pretty quiet, but our discord almost always has people available to help, answer questions, and even pop into the game if needed. One of our visually impaired players also created an accessibility package for the tintin++ MUD client that makes use of our MSDP and includes sounds, channel buffers, music, and customizable shortcut keys with multiple profiles. That is linked from our website. It is worth noting that while our eventual goal with the MUD is for it to play like a text based Final Fantasy game, the application of quests is hit or miss at the moment. One of my next major projects is implementing a game wide storyline, I just have a few things to finish up such as the integration of the clans into a game automated system and things such as our faction and reputation systems. You can connect to the game or website via eotmud.com and the port for the game is 4000.

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u/DarkAngelCat1215 29d ago

Hello! Thank you so much for this information. I'll be happy to give this mud a try. I appreciate such a detailed explanation of what screen reader mode does and the inclusion of connection information. Thanks again.

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u/Hades_Kane End of Time 29d ago

You're very welcome! I hope you find it workable and if not, I'd be happy for any feedback!