Like every issue of software variety on the Mac, getting a Mud client you don't have to emulate another operating system to run is a problem. It's too bad the guy that made Rapscallion fell off the face of the earth, because it was nearly perfect.

And then there's Xmud. Okay, it's not really that bad, but that was a good transition. The features seem to be nearly all there (except being able to display bright/dim colors). That's good.

Looks like there will eventually be adequate documentation, that's good.

But it's written in REALBasic!!!!!!! !!!! <-extra exclaimation to indicate distaste

In Rapscallion, if you type in something and then press return a whole bunch of times, a fraction of a second after you finish pressing return the final message from the server is displayed. In this high level language, that time is measured in whole seconds. The end result is a client that makes busy servers unplayable, or at least unbearable. (And yes, I realize this is "Alpha," but I am very skeptical that this problem will ever go away)

For the love of god, somebody Carbonize Rapscallion! Until then, every single Mac OS X mud client project will be compared to Rappie, and so far all of them come up short.