Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod

=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks

Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.
Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.

=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client

=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?

Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
has been rewritten. Still most maps are very similar or identical to
Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.

The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting
reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
and background music.

=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?

Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
support.

If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
still be slow, though):

=over 4

=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)

=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode

=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>

=item * Increase B<Map Scale>

=back

=head3 The client doesn't correctly react to keypresses or mouseclicks.

=over 4

=item Make sure Numlock is off.

Some Microsoft Windows versions/keyboard layouts do not report modifiers for the
numerical keypad keys while Numlock is active.

=item Make sure no other Modifier is "pressed".

Mircosoft Windows versions have some accessability features that could
interfere with games like Deliantra. You might want to switch these off in
the keyboard settings. Sometimes modifiers can be "unstuck" by pressing
them down once.

=item Fullscreen switches confuse the keyboard modifiers.

Fullscreen switches on Microsoft Windows sometimes confuse which keys are
pressed and which aren't. Doing another switch to/from fullscreen might
help.

=back

=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!

Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).

=over 4

To do that, on Unix:

   rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*

On windows:

Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
starting with F<client->.

=back

Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.


=head2 Game Mechanics

=head3 I lose health but can't see why!

Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:

=over 4

=item * You are being attacked.

Sounds obvious, but sometiems you can't see the monster attacking
you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.

=item * You are out of food.

When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
food will replenish your food level.

=item * You are poisoned.

Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
poison> spell.  It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.

=item * You have a disease.

Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
cast C<cure disease> on you.

=item * Your stats change.

Switching items can affect your stats, which in turn can affect your
healthpoints. While this is not a regular effect (it only happens when you
change items), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.

=back

=head3 I lost an item, how?

Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
typically lose stuff:

=over 4

=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).

If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.

=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.

Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
the item back is to kill the thief.

Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.

=back

=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?

This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).

To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.

After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:

=over 4

=item Improve Damage

Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
weight by five kilograms.

=item Lower Weight

This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.

=item Enchant Weapon

Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.

=item Improve Stat

This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
which stat gets improved.

The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).

=back

Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
also increase.

=head3 How can I enchant Armour?

Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
power.

=head3 What is this item power business?

In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
you can handle C<1.25> item power points, so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points
(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).

All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
power (and a level of 47).


=head2 Generic how do I...

=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?

First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.

When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
key.

You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
active container for this to work.

You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode|bowmode> in the C<<
Playerbook => Settings >> tab.

=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?

The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes.  You will
need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
this to work!

An alternative would be to use the L<mark|command/mark> and
L<apply|command/apply> commands like this:

   mark icecube
   apply flint and steel

You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.

=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?

Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
which has the desired effect with cone spells.


=head2 Playing Together

=head3 How can I communicate with other players?

There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
current chat tab as well).

=over 4

=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)

The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.

Example:

   c uh, that anchovis almost killed me

=item shout <message>

This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
in their C<Chat> tabs.  You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
risk being ignored by people.

Example:

   sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?

=item say <message> (short: C<s>)

This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
well.

Example:

   s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!

=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)

This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.

=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)

The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
chat channel.

=back

In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
the L<help> command to get a list.

=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?

You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
find out more.

The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).

This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
good in, and of course vice versa!


=head2 Magic

=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?

Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.

   Level  Monster
       1  bat
       3  bird
       4  spider
       6  killer_bee
       7  pixie
       8  skeleton
       9  stalker
      11  devil
      13  beholder
      15  dark_elf
      17  skull
      20  angel
      25  vampire
      30  spectre
      35  lich
      40  demilich
      50  hellhound
      60  unusual_kobold
      70  chicken
      80  gr_hellhound
      90  dave
     100  laoch
     105  snitchangel

=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults

=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?

First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).

You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.

=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?

You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.

=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?

That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
you.

=head3 How do I change gods?

That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
the process.

First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.

=head2 Exploring

=head3 What areas are there to explore?

First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.

When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
quests in and around Port Joseph.

Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
person?

The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).

Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).

From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).

Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
that.

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#	User	Rev	Content
1	root	1.5	=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks
2	elmex	1.1
3			Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.
4			Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.
5
6	root	1.6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7	elmex	1.1
8	root	1.6	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9	elmex	1.1
10	root	1.6	Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
11			has been rewritten. Still most maps are very similar or identical to
12			Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
13	elmex	1.1
14	root	1.6	The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
15			server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting
16			reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
17	root	1.8	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
18			and background music.
19	elmex	1.1
20	root	1.6	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
21	root	1.3
22			Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
23			newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
24			support.
25
26			If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
27			will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
28			still be slow, though):
29
30			=over 4
31
32			=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
33
34			=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
35
36	root	1.6	=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
37	root	1.3
38			=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
39
40			=back
41
42	root	1.14	=head3 The client doesn't correctly react to keypresses or mouseclicks.
43
44			=over 4
45
46			=item Make sure Numlock is off.
47
48			Some Microsoft Windows versions/keyboard layouts do not report modifiers for the
49			numerical keypad keys while Numlock is active.
50
51			=item Make sure no other Modifier is "pressed".
52
53			Mircosoft Windows versions have some accessability features that could
54			interfere with games like Deliantra. You might want to switch these off in
55			the keyboard settings. Sometimes modifiers can be "unstuck" by pressing
56			them down once.
57
58			=item Fullscreen switches confuse the keyboard modifiers.
59
60			Fullscreen switches on Microsoft Windows sometimes confuse which keys are
61			pressed and which aren't. Doing another switch to/from fullscreen might
62			help.
63
64			=back
65
66	root	1.8	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
67
68			Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
69			you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
70			re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
71
72			=over 4
73
74			To do that, on Unix:
75
76			rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
77
78			On windows:
79
80			Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
81			window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
82			starting with F<client->.
83
84			=back
85
86			Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
87			itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
88
89
90	root	1.14	=head2 Game Mechanics
91
92			=head3 I lose health but can't see why!
93
94			Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
95
96			=over 4
97
98			=item * You are being attacked.
99
100			Sounds obvious, but sometiems you can't see the monster attacking
101			you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
102
103			=item * You are out of food.
104
105			When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
106			food will replenish your food level.
107
108			=item * You are poisoned.
109
110			Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
111			eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
112			help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
113			poison> spell. It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.
114
115			=item * You have a disease.
116
117			Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
118			health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
119	root	1.17	cast C<cure disease> on you.
120	root	1.14
121			=item * Your stats change.
122
123			Switching items can affect your stats, which in turn can affect your
124			healthpoints. While this is not a regular effect (it only happens when you
125			change items), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
126
127			=back
128
129	root	1.18	=head3 I lost an item, how?
130
131			Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
132			typically lose stuff:
133
134			=over 4
135
136			=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
137
138			If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
139			shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
140
141			=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
142
143			Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
144			stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
145			if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
146			the item back is to kill the thief.
147
148			Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
149			and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
150
151			=back
152
153	root	1.15	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
154
155			This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
156			for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
157			(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
158
159	root	1.16	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
160	root	1.15	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
161			Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
162			this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
163			diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
164			diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
165
166			After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
167
168			=over 4
169
170			=item Improve Damage
171
172			Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
173			weight by five kilograms.
174
175			=item Lower Weight
176
177			This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
178			by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
179
180			=item Enchant Weapon
181
182			Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
183
184			=item Improve Stat
185
186			This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
187			Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
188			stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
189			which stat gets improved.
190
191			The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
192			stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
193			potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
194			(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
195			already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
196			potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
197			will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
198
199			=back
200
201			Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
202			number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
203			also increase.
204
205			=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
206
207			Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
208			the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
209			resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
210			power.
211
212			=head3 What is this item power business?
213
214			In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
215			values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
216			you can handle C<1.25> item power points, so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points
217			(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
218
219			All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
220			item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
221			power (and a level of 47).
222
223	root	1.14
224	root	1.6	=head2 Generic how do I...
225
226	root	1.14	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
227
228			First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
229			right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
230			but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
231
232			When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
233			you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
234			key.
235
236			You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
237			active container for this to work.
238
239			You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
240			Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
241
242	root	1.6	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
243
244			The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
245			B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
246	root	1.11	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
247	root	1.6	this to work!
248
249			An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
250			L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
251
252			mark icecube
253			apply flint and steel
254
255			You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
256
257			=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
258
259			Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
260			which has the desired effect with cone spells.
261
262	root	1.8
263	root	1.12	=head2 Playing Together
264
265			=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
266
267	root	1.13	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
268	root	1.12	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
269			C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
270			in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
271			by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
272			current chat tab as well).
273
274			=over 4
275
276			=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
277
278			The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
279			in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
280
281			Example:
282
283	root	1.13	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
284
285			=item shout <message>
286
287			This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
288			in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
289			emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
290			risk being ignored by people.
291
292			Example:
293
294			sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
295	root	1.12
296			=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
297
298			This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
299			dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
300			well.
301
302			Example:
303
304			s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
305
306			=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
307
308			This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
309			any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
310
311			=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
312
313			The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
314			you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
315			chat channel.
316
317			=back
318
319	root	1.16	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
320			the L<help> command to get a list.
321
322	root	1.12	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
323
324			You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
325			command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
326			<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
327			find out more.
328
329			The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
330			gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
331			with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
332
333			This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
334			good in, and of course vice versa!
335
336
337	root	1.6	=head2 Magic
338
339			=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
340
341			Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
342			level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
343			summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
344			summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
345			after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
346			monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
347
348			Level Monster
349			1 bat
350			3 bird
351			4 spider
352			6 killer_bee
353			7 pixie
354			8 skeleton
355			9 stalker
356			11 devil
357			13 beholder
358			15 dark_elf
359			17 skull
360			20 angel
361			25 vampire
362			30 spectre
363			35 lich
364			40 demilich
365			50 hellhound
366			60 unusual_kobold
367			70 chicken
368			80 gr_hellhound
369			90 dave
370			100 laoch
371			105 snitchangel
372
373			=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
374
375	root	1.10	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
376	root	1.6
377			First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
378			(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
379			C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
380
381			You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
382
383	root	1.7	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
384	root	1.6
385			You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
386
387	root	1.7	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
388	root	1.6
389			That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
390			L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
391			you.
392
393			=head3 How do I change gods?
394
395			That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
396			them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
397			the process.
398
399			First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
400	root	1.17	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
401	root	1.6	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
402			are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
403
404	root	1.8	=head2 Exploring
405
406			=head3 What areas are there to explore?
407
408			First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
409	root	1.9	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
410	root	1.17	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
411	root	1.8
412			When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
413			the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
414			quests in and around Port Joseph.
415
416			Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
417			the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
418			person?
419
420			The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
421			are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
422			high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
423			also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
424
425			Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
426	root	1.17	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
427	root	1.8	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
428
429			From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
430			quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
431			on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
432			(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
433			level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
434
435			Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
436			de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
437			quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
438			cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
439			that.
440