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-=head1 Crossfire TRT Command ListingX<command>
+=head1 Deliantra Command ListingX<command>
 =head2 accept-invitation
 Accepts an invitation previously issued by another player using the invite
 command. This will transfer you to the location you were invited to.
 =head2 chat
    chat <message>
-Sends a message to all players on the server that have
+Sends a message to all players on the server. This is the normal way to
-L<listen|command/listen> level B<10> or higher.
+chat with others.
 =head2 cast
 You use the cast command to set your range-weapon to the spell you
 want. Example:
 example, if you do B<drop 10 scroll>, only groupings of 10 or more scrolls
 will be dropped. A collection of 5 scrolls will not be dropped.
 See also B<dropall> and mouse button control within client for dropping
 objects.
+=head2 cointoss
+Tosses a coin and reports the outcome to you and other players on the same
+map, much like the say command does.
+=head2 orcknuckle
+Throws your orcknuckle set and reports the outcome to you and other
+players on the same map, much like the say command does. Your first
+three orcknuckle throws can report I<beholder>, I<ghost>, I<knight>,
+I<princess>, I<dragon>, while the fourth can additionally roll up to
+I<orc>.
 =head2 dropall
    dropall [type]
 If a name is specified then only pets with that
 name will be killed, eg killpets bat will kill bats
 but not bees. If a number is specified, the pet
 corresponding to that number is killed.
-=head2 listen
-   listen <listen-level>
-Listen sets the level of messages you will hear.
-Priorities are defined as follows:
-   0  - Nothing, not even "You punch kobold." or "You say: hi".
-   1  - Only messages that have to do with yourself.
-   2  - Emergency calls from other users
-   10 - General chatter with the 'chat' command.
-   11 - See what players kill what monster with what attack/spell. Very
-        verbose - only for the fanatics.
-=head2 logs
-TODO
 =head2 mapinfo
 Shows some information about the map like this:
    world_105_115 (/world/world_105_115) in scorn
 The rest is information the mapper may or may not provide. Often, this is
 the mapper's name, email and map creation date as this example shows.
 =head2 maps
-[crossfire+]
    maps <mapname>
 Shows a list of maps matching the regex <mapname> that are currently being
 known to the server. The different fields are Pl, I, Svd, Reset and Path:
 emergency save), at most 20 seconds of gameplay are lost.
 =item Reset: the minimum number of seconds the map will stay as is (will not reset).
 Most maps will not reset as long as players are on it, and usually the
-reset counter only starts going down when all players left the map.
+reset counter only starts going down when all players left the map. Some
+maps will never reset in the common sense, these are usually marked with a
+very high number (sucha s C<1e+99>).
 =item Path: the name that uniquely identifies the map, can be used for goto etc.
 =back
 buffer has its own time value, and will be flushed independantly. The
 default value is usually less than a second.
 See also L<output-sync>.
+=head2 output-rate
-=head2 output-rate [bytes per second]
+   output-rate [bytes per second]
 Show the current setting of the output-rate, or set it to the provided
-value.  The server will try not to send (much) more than this many bytes
+value. The server will try very hard not to send more than this many bytes
 per second to your client. If the rate is exceeded, the server tries to
-hold back less important information (such as new images), to increase
+hold back less important information (such as new images) to increase
+responsiveness.
-responsiveness. The server-side default is usually quite high, around
+The server-side default is usually quite high, around 100000. If the
-100000, so if you have a slow link and want to be able to control your
+server is running on a Linux kernel, it will adjust to the actual
-character even when downloading faces, set this to a lower value, such as
+bandwidth available, and output-rate only sets an upper bound. That is,
-7000 (for ISDN).
+the server will automatically set an optimal send rate and adjusting your
+output-rate is not required.
 =head2 output-sync
    output-sync [seconds]
 party leave
         takes you out of current party
 =head2 peaceful
-TODO: rework for cf.schmorp.de, intended future behaviour is to toggle
+TODO: rework for deliantra, intended future behaviour is to toggle
 peaceful mode with regards to npc and monsters only, not with regards to
 players (which will be controlled by priests).
 The B<peaceful> command will switch you between peaceful and hostile attack
 modes.
 Goldcoins have a value density of 66,
 Density 10 will pickup silver, gold, rings, wands, books, and scrolls.
 Artifacts are also picked up.
 =head2 prepare
 The same as cast. Usage:
    prepare <spell>
-=head2 X<quests>quests (|finished|.*)
-The quests command lists the quests you are doing or have completed.
-Parameters are:
-=over 4
-=item no arguments: displays current quests.
-=item B<finished>: displays finished quests;
-=item anything else: displays details for quests (finished or not) with name containing the given string.
-=back
 =head2 quit
 Deletes your character from the server. If you want to quit the session
 without deleting your character, you must use a I<Bed to Reality>. Find a
 bed (probably in a building close to where you entered the game), get on
 top of it, and apply it using B<Tab> ro the B<apply> command.
 =head2 range
 Your range weapon can be one of several weapons, a spell you cast, a
 bow-and-arrow, a rod, or a wand, to name a few.
 Your range weapon is fired when you press SHIFT-direction, and will be
 fired in that direction.
 =head2 ready_skill
    ready_skill <name of skill>
 readied, some need to be actively used by "firing" them.
 If you just want to invoke a skill once, leaving your range slot
 untouched, use L<use_skill> instead.
 =head2 rename
 Changes/removes the custom name of given item (or the marked one).
    rename oldname to newname
 If the new name is empty (i.e. C<"">), then the original (unrenamed) name
 will be restored.
 Note: maximum allowed name length is 127 characters.
-=head2 reply
-   reply <message>
-Similar to tell, but instead of having to supply a username, it replies
-to the last player that sent you a tell. This is a bit racy (e.g. when
-somebody else tells you something while you type and you do not realise
-that), so be careful not to supply confidential information in the
-message.
 =head2 resistances
 This shows you the resistances you have to specific attack types.
 If you have for example "cold +20", it means you get 20% damage done
 =head2 shout
    shout <message>
-Sends a message to all players on the server that have
+Sends a message to all players on the server. It is mainly useful for
-L<listen|command/listen> level B<10> or higher. It is mainly useful for
 emergency messages ("I am trapped on xxx, can somebody help me?") and
 should not be used for general chat. Use L<chat|command/chat> instead.
 =head2 showpets
 thrown away. God-given items can not be thrown. You need the skill throwing
 for this to work.
 =head2 time
-Shows the Crossfire in-game time, not the server time. It looks like this:
+Shows the Deliantra in-game time, not the server time. It looks like this:
    It is 52 minutes past 8 o'clock am, on the Day of the Bull
    The 2nd Day of the Month of the Frost Giant, Year 63
    Time of Year: The Season of New Year
 =head1 Authors
 Parts of this document were originally taken from the crossfire server
-help files with unknwon authors.
+help files with unknown authors.
-Adapted for use by I<cfplus>, enhanced and corrected by Pippijn van
+Adapted for use by I<deliantra>, enhanced and corrected by Pippijn van
 Steenhoven and Marc A. Lehmann.

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