Thud - A graphical client for BTech MUX / News: Recent posts

The development team of Thud, a Java-based graphical client/HUD for BattleTech MUXes, are pleased to announce the release of Thud 1.4 to the public.

This new version includes a number of significant improvements, including better handling of focus issues, support for copy & paste, keybindings support, a LOS overlay mode, the ability to directly load MUX-format map files, much improved preferences support, and some minor bug fixes.... read more

The development team of Thud, a Java-based graphical client/HUD for BattleTech MUXes, are pleased to announce the release of Thud 1.3.1 to the public.

This new version includes fixes for some display bugs on the tactical map, general usability improvements, and some new features on the status window.

If you haven't tried Thud before, maybe it's time! You can get the latest version from https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=58787 - all you need is Java 5.0, from http://www.java.com/. ... read more

The development team of Thud, a Java-based graphical client/HUD for BattleTech MUXes, are pleased to announce the release of Thud 1.3.0 to the public.

This new version includes many new features including a new status report window, armor/internal diagram display on the tactical map, loading/saving maps, auto HUD start. A large number of outstanding bugs have also been fixed.

If you haven't tried Thud before, maybe it's time! You can get the latest version from https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=58787 - all you need is Java 1.5, from http://www.java.com/. ... read more

Folks,

THUD development is off and kicking again and we have some very exciting new features in our 1.3 beta, now available at http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=58787.

Major new features in 1.3 include a new status report window, armor diagrams overlaid on the tactical map, and much more! Check it out and join the discussion mailing list and tell us what you think!

Hey everyone,

Thump 1.1 has finally been released. You can grab it in the Files section here. There are lots of improvements - see the change log for more information.

- T

I've released version 1.1 of Thud. Check out the file releases section for the dirt on the latest version! -Tony

Hi everyone. Today I released version 1.0 of Thud. You can see the File Release section for further information and to download the .jar file, but here is the list of changes:

 New Features:

* Better ANSI support: background colors and underline mode now supported
* If you are in a tank, it will show a red line indicating turret facing
* Other jumping mechs show a green line indicating jump heading
* Hex numbers along side and top now have a black bar behind them to make them much easier to read
* Hex numbers display at any zoom level - they skip numbers at far out zoom to make them readable
* New option to display your heat level in the tactical display underneath your unit... read more

I've released the first open source version of Thud, 1.0b5. Check out the notes and changes in the files section.

Thanks,
- Tony

Hello everyone,

I am just starting the Thud project, and hope to have the files corresponding to the upcoming 1.0 release up soon. Thanks for your patience.

If you have any questions, let me know on 3030 or join up the new bt-thud-discussion mailing list.

Thanks,
Tony @ 3030MUX