Welcome to the MushClient Soundpack for Cosmic Rage!

This soundpack is designed to enhance your gaming experience in Cosmic Rage, providing over 2,000 unique sound effects (and growing) to make your adventures more immersive. We regularly add new sounds and polish existing ones, ensuring your gameplay is always engaging.

Features

• Extensive Sound Effects: Covers a wide range of in-game actions and events.
• Ambiences and Music: Adds atmospheric depth to your gameplay.
• Automatic Updates: The pack will download new sounds as you encounter them.
• Discover more as you play!

Installation

Getting the soundpack up and running is simple:

1. Download the Soundpack: Click this link to download the soundpack.
2. Extract the Files: Extract the downloaded zip file to a location of your choice.
   • Important: Ensure the extracted folder does not contain any special or non-English characters (e.g., ö, ğ, ü) as this can cause issues with MushClient.
3. Run the Installer: Locate the installer.bat file within the extracted folder. Right-click it and select "Run as administrator". Wait for the installation process to complete.
4. Update the Soundpack: To update the soundpack in the future, simply run updater.bat as an administrator.
5. Restart MushClient: Close and reopen MushClient for the soundpack to be loaded.

Connecting to Cosmic Rage

MushClient is a portable client designed specifically for Cosmic Rage. The game world will automatically load, so there's very little setup required on your end.

1. Launch MushClient: Open the MushClient application.
2. Connect: The game world should automatically load. If it doesn't, or if you need to re-establish a connection, you can typically do so through the client's connection menu.

Hotkeys Reference

Keybindings

Buffer Switching

• Alt + 1 to Alt + 0: Switch to buffer 1 through 10
• Alt + Right: Next buffer
• Alt + Left: Previous buffer
• Alt + Down: Buffer down
• Alt + Up: Buffer up
• Alt + PageDown: Scroll buffer down
• Alt + PageUp: Scroll buffer up
• Alt + End: Jump to bottom of buffer
• Alt + Home: Jump to top of buffer
• Alt + Shift + Delete: Clear buffer
• Alt + Shift + Right: Add buffer
• Alt + Shift + Left: Delete buffer

Sound and Volume Settings

• F2: Open settings
• F4: Master volume
• F5: General volume
• F6: Ambiance volume
• F7: Communication volume (IC/OOC)
• F8: Planetary music volume
• Ctrl + F5: Clocks volume
• Ctrl + F6: Combat music volume
• Ctrl + F7: IC social volume
• Ctrl + F8: OOC social volume
• Alt + F5: Ground combat volume
• Alt + F6: Harvesting activity volume
• Alt + F7: Salvage activity volume
• Alt + F8: Pilot's Parody (games) volume
• Shift + F5: Starship combat volume
• Shift + F6: Ship volume
• Shift + F7: Ship movement volume
• Shift + F8: Vehicle volume
• F9: IC social sounds
• F10: OOC social sounds
• Alt + F9: Sound panning
• Alt + F10: Sound pitch shifting
• Alt + F11: Toggle ambiance
• Ctrl + F9: Toggle planetary music
• Ctrl + F10: Toggle space combat music
• Ctrl + F11: Toggle weather sounds
• Alt + F12: Restart
• Shift + Alt + F9: Interrupt OOC social sounds on next play

Other Functions

• Shift + F1: Toggle SP on/off
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Toggle buffer sounds
• Ctrl + Shift + V: Show version

FAQ

Q: My soundpack isn't working. What should I do?

A: First, ensure you have correctly installed the soundpack by running installer.bat as administrator. Then, make sure the soundpack is enabled within MushClient. You can typically do this through the soundpack's configuration or by typing sp on in the MushClient command line if a specific command channel is set up. If issues persist, you can open an issue in the GitHub repository for assistance.

Q: How do I report a bug?

A: Type spbug in the MushClient command line. This will typically open a way to submit your bug report.

Q: I have a suggestion for the soundpack. How can I share it?

A: Use the spsuggest command in MushClient to submit your ideas.

Q: Can I contribute as a soundpack developer?

A: While direct development positions aren't currently available, you can contribute cool sounds by sending them via the spsuggest command with a download link. If your contribution is integrated, you'll be credited in the changelog and may be rewarded.

Happy MUDding!