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 I can't see why!

Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:

=over 4

=item * You are being attacked.

Sounds obvious, but sometimes 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 or being restored from depletion 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 or are restored from depletion), 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 or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.

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 do I uncurse/undamn items?

You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition, all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg, Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.

To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.

=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. 

Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.

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 / Quests

=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.

=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?

In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
him first.

=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?

In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
does not involve a random maze.


Revision:	1.20
Committed:	Tue Aug 26 00:14:55 2008 UTC (15 years, 10 months ago) by sf-asarth
Branch:	MAIN
CVS Tags:	rel-0_9975, rel-0_9976
Changes since 1.19:	+18 -10 lines
Log Message:	added how to uncurse/undamn items section
#	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	sf-asarth	1.20	Also some nice tips and tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.
5	elmex	1.1
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	sf-asarth	1.20	has been rewritten. Still, most maps are very similar or identical to
12	root	1.6	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	sf-asarth	1.20	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why!
93	root	1.14
94			Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
95
96			=over 4
97
98			=item * You are being attacked.
99
100	sf-asarth	1.20	Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking
101	root	1.14	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	sf-asarth	1.20	Switching items or being restored from depletion 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 or are restored from depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
124	root	1.14
125			=back
126
127	sf-asarth	1.20	=head3 I lost an item! How?
128	root	1.18
129			Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
130			typically lose stuff:
131
132			=over 4
133
134			=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
135
136			If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
137			shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
138
139			=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
140
141			Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
142			stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
143			if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
144	sf-asarth	1.20	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
145	root	1.18
146			Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
147			and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
148
149			=back
150
151	sf-asarth	1.20	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
152
153			You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition, all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg, Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
154
155			To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
156
157			=back
158
159	root	1.15	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
160
161			This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
162			for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
163			(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
164
165	root	1.16	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
166	root	1.15	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
167			Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
168			this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
169			diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
170	sf-asarth	1.20	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
171
172			Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
173	root	1.15
174			After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
175
176			=over 4
177
178			=item Improve Damage
179
180			Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
181			weight by five kilograms.
182
183			=item Lower Weight
184
185			This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
186			by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
187
188			=item Enchant Weapon
189
190			Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
191
192			=item Improve Stat
193
194			This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
195			Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
196			stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
197			which stat gets improved.
198
199			The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
200			stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
201			potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
202			(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
203			already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
204			potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
205			will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
206
207			=back
208
209			Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
210			number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
211			also increase.
212
213			=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
214
215			Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
216			the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
217			resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
218			power.
219
220			=head3 What is this item power business?
221
222			In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
223			values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
224			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
225			(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
226
227			All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
228			item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
229			power (and a level of 47).
230
231	root	1.14
232	root	1.6	=head2 Generic how do I...
233
234	root	1.14	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
235
236			First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
237			right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
238			but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
239
240			When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
241			you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
242			key.
243
244			You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
245			active container for this to work.
246
247			You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
248			Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
249
250	root	1.6	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
251
252			The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
253			B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
254	root	1.11	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
255	root	1.6	this to work!
256
257			An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
258			L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
259
260			mark icecube
261			apply flint and steel
262
263			You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
264
265			=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
266
267			Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
268			which has the desired effect with cone spells.
269
270	root	1.8
271	root	1.12	=head2 Playing Together
272
273			=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
274
275	root	1.13	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
276	root	1.12	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
277			C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
278			in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
279			by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
280			current chat tab as well).
281
282			=over 4
283
284			=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
285
286			The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
287			in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
288
289			Example:
290
291	root	1.13	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
292
293			=item shout <message>
294
295			This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
296			in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
297			emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
298			risk being ignored by people.
299
300			Example:
301
302			sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
303	root	1.12
304			=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
305
306			This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
307			dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
308			well.
309
310			Example:
311
312			s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
313
314			=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
315
316			This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
317			any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
318
319			=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
320
321			The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
322			you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
323			chat channel.
324
325			=back
326
327	root	1.16	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
328			the L<help> command to get a list.
329
330	root	1.12	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
331
332			You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
333			command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
334			<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
335			find out more.
336
337			The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
338			gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
339			with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
340
341			This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
342			good in, and of course vice versa!
343
344
345	root	1.6	=head2 Magic
346
347			=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
348
349			Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
350			level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
351			summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
352			summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
353			after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
354			monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
355
356			Level Monster
357			1 bat
358			3 bird
359			4 spider
360			6 killer_bee
361			7 pixie
362			8 skeleton
363			9 stalker
364			11 devil
365			13 beholder
366			15 dark_elf
367			17 skull
368			20 angel
369			25 vampire
370			30 spectre
371			35 lich
372			40 demilich
373			50 hellhound
374			60 unusual_kobold
375			70 chicken
376			80 gr_hellhound
377			90 dave
378			100 laoch
379			105 snitchangel
380
381			=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
382
383	root	1.10	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
384	root	1.6
385			First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
386			(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
387			C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
388
389			You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
390
391	root	1.7	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
392	root	1.6
393			You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
394
395	root	1.7	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
396	root	1.6
397			That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
398			L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
399			you.
400
401			=head3 How do I change gods?
402
403			That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
404			them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
405			the process.
406
407			First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
408	root	1.17	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
409	root	1.6	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
410			are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
411
412	root	1.19
413			=head2 Exploring / Quests
414	root	1.8
415			=head3 What areas are there to explore?
416
417			First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
418	root	1.9	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
419	root	1.17	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
420	root	1.8
421			When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
422			the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
423			quests in and around Port Joseph.
424
425			Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
426			the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
427			person?
428
429			The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
430			are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
431			high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
432			also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
433
434			Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
435	root	1.17	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
436	root	1.8	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
437
438			From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
439			quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
440			on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
441			(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
442			level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
443
444			Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
445			de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
446			quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
447			cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
448			that.
449
450	root	1.19	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
451
452			In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
453			with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
454			Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
455			him first.
456
457			=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
458
459			In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
460			too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
461			does not involve a random maze.
462
463