# Welcome!

## Introduction
Hey there, fellow adventurer! This soundpack was made specifically for users of [VIPMud](https://www.gmagames.com/vipmud.html), and it's here to make your gaming more immersive. With over **2,000 unique sound effects** (and growing), your daily sessions will feel like full-blown adventures. New sounds are added regularly, and older ones are polished up, so there's always something fresh to enjoy.

## Features
- **Sound Effects**: Covers most in-game activities and actions.
- **Ambiences and Music**.
- **Gag Manager**: Easily hide the lines you don't want to see or hear.
- **More to discover as you play.**

## Installation
Important note! If you have the Experience, you need to uninstall it first as they are not compatible.

Here's how to get the soundpack running:

1. **Connect to Cosmic Rage**  
   Go to the **Connect** menu in VIPMud and choose **Character Setup/Connect**. Hit enter to open the connection wizard.  
   - **Note**: NVDA may not read the edit boxes, but here's what you need to know:  
     - **Character Name**: This is your character's in-game name. Don't leave it blank, and don't use spaces or "Unnamed".  
     - **Character Reference**: A unique ID, usually the same as your character name. Again, no spaces or "Unnamed".  
     - **MUD List**: If you've made other characters, they'll show up here. Pick Cosmic Rage or tab past to fill the next fields. 
     - **MUD Name**: Must be "Cosmic Rage" with the space. Get this wrong and the pack won't load.  
     - **Host Name**: Use one of these: `cosmicrage.earth`, `cosmicrage.nathantech.net`, or `87.106.252.196`.  
     - **Port Number**: Use `7777` for Cosmic Rage.  
     - **Notes and Descriptions**: Optional notes about your character.  
     - **Password**: Your character's login password. This is encrypted and can't be recovered.  
     - **Auto Login**: Check this to log in automatically.  
     - **Keep Variable Values**: Keeps your variable states between sessions.  
     - **Simple Script Control**: Enables simple scripting support. See the VIPMud manual for more info.

2. **Download the Soundpack**  
first, download the pack by clicking [this](https://gitea.nathantech.net/CosmicRage/VIPMudCosmicRageScripts/archive/main.zip) link. Once downloaded, extract this folder to a location of your choosing. 
 Important! Due to the limitations of Vip Mud, the folder you extract should not have any special or non-English character such as ö, ğ, ü. 
   Once you have the pack, do the following:
 Decide where you would like to keep the pack, as it is self-contained and can run from anywhere.  
 It is not recommended to keep it in the downloads folder, as this folder is often cleaned.  
Move it to the folder of your choice, ensuring that the path contains no spaces or special characters, as recommended above.
 Launch git installer.bat as an administrator by pressing Shift + F10 or the Applications key, then selecting Run as administrator.  
 Wait until the installation process completes.  
  Note: It can be quite slow at times, so please go and grab some coffee or tea and exercise a bit of patience.
 Launch `installer.bat` as an administrator by pressing the applications key or Shift + F10, then selecting "Run as administrator." Wait for the process to finish.  
   To update the soundpack, launch `updater.bat` as an administrator and wait for the process to complete.  
   Finally, restart VIPMud to load the soundpack.

## Hotkeys Reference

### Buffer Keys

- **Alt + Shift + Right**: Add a new buffer  
- **Alt + Shift + Left**: Delete a buffer  
- **Alt + Left**: Go to previous buffer  
- **Alt + Right**: Go to next buffer  
- **Alt + Page Up**: Scroll up 10 messages  
- **Alt + Page Down**: Scroll down 10 messages  
- **Alt + Up**: Go to previous message  
- **Alt + Down**: Go to next message  
- **Alt + #**: Jump to buffer number  
- **Alt + Home**: Go to top of buffer  
- **Alt + End**: Go to bottom of buffer  
- **Alt + Delete**: Clear current buffer  
- **Alt + Shift + Delete**: Clear all buffers  
- **Control + Shift + Enter**: Toggle Buffer Sounds.

### Soundpack Volume and Behavior

- **F5**: General volume  
- **F6**: Ambience volume  
- **F7**: Communication volume  
- **F8**: 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 volume  
- **Alt + F7**: Salvage volume  
- **Alt + F8**: Games volume  
- **Shift + F5**: Ship combat volume  
- **Shift + F6**: Ship volume  
- **Shift + F7**: Ship movement volume  
- **Shift + F8**: Vehicle volume  
- **F9**: Toggle IC social sounds  
- **F10**: Toggle OOC social sounds  
- **Alt + F9**: Toggle sound panning  
- **Alt + F10**: Toggle pitch shifting  
- **Alt + F11**: Toggle ambiance  
- **Alt+Shift+F9**: Toggle OOC Social Sound Interruption.
- **Ctrl + F9**: Toggle planetary music  
- **Ctrl + F10**: Toggle space combat music  
- **Ctrl + F11**: Toggle weather sounds  
- **Alt + F12**: Restart soundpack  
- **F2**: Open server-side settings  
- **Ctrl + S**: Save client-side settings  
- **Alt + N**: Open gag-related settings.
- **Alt + F3**: Toggle Intro Music
- ** Control + F2 and Control + F3**: Turn the client side main volume down and up respectively
- **Shift + f1**: Toggle The Soundpack
- **Alt + Shift + H**: Display a short help file related to soundpack updating.
- **Shift + F2**: Bring up the interface to change the defined paths for scripts and sounds. Use at your own risk!
- **Control+Shift+R**: Reload the soundpack.
- **Control+`**: Toggle command displaying in the output window.
- **Alt+Enter**: toggle numpad movement.
- **Alt+Control+V**: Toggle automatic updates.
## FAQ

**Q: My soundpack doesn't work. What now?**  
A: Type `sp on` to enable the soundpacks channel. Then send messages with `sp <message>`. You can also open an issue in the repo for help.

**Q: I found a bug. How do I report it?**  
A: Type `spbug` in-game to submit a bug report.

**Q: I have a suggestion. Where do I send it?**  
A: Use the `spsuggest` command to share your idea.

**Q: Can I become a soundpack developer?**  
A: Not right now. But if you make a cool sound, send it via `spsuggest` with a download link. If it's good, you'll be credited in the changelog and might even earn some donator dollars.

Happy MUDDing!
