Total newb... Please Help.

I've been playing MUD games for awile, but I just recently was told to get mushclient, because it's much better.

To be honest, I have NO idea how to work these triggers, timers, aliases, etc. I mean, seriously. I'm really in the dark, but from what I've been told, they can be very powerful and useful.

I've looked all over, and I can't find much of a general resource on them, starting from the bottom, teaching the completely ignorant user.

If possible, could someone direct me to a tutorial?
Or, better yet, give me some personal help through AIM or MSN?

Thanks.

Mushclient Help file has some good stuff on the basics. Either the one provided, or the 'new' help file (downloadable through the top of the mushclient forum) or online via a link above that download.
The new help MIGHT be included in the normal install. It wasn't, but that might have changed. It looks like it is indeed included.

You can ask questions here in the forums if you have specific questions. But you might also try searching first. Since we've answered many things previously.

You also might try simply perusing some of the threads (a lot are titled "mushclient newbie" or "complete newb please help!") and they are probably asking similar questions to you.

Try reading Fun with Triggers. This outlines some of the preliminary stuff about triggers. Basically you don't need to worry too much. When you feel the need to speed up or simplify what you are doing, using triggers, aliases or timers will come naturally.

Basically you might look at:

• Triggers to automatically respond to things sent by the MUD. eg. MUD sends 'you are hungry', you automatically reply 'eat meat'.
• Aliases to reduce your typing or simplify command entry. eg. Instead of having to type 'open bag; get meat from bag; eat meat; close bag', you might make an alias 'getmeat' to do those same commands.
• Timers to do things periodically. Maybe every 10 minutes you might automatically send 'Conda looks around carefully'.