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.

=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

=head2 Generic how do I...

=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/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> 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 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 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%
resistancy 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.

Revision:	1.7
Committed:	Wed Apr 2 13:29:19 2008 UTC (16 years, 2 months ago) by root
Branch:	MAIN
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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			and having a fully asynchronous design.
18	elmex	1.1
19	root	1.6	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
20	root	1.3
21			Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
22			newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
23			support.
24
25			If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
26			will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
27			still be slow, though):
28
29			=over 4
30
31			=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
32
33			=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
34
35	root	1.6	=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
36	root	1.3
37			=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
38
39			=back
40
41	root	1.6	=head2 Generic how do I...
42
43			=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44
45			The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
46			B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47			need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for
48			this to work!
49
50			An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
51			L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
52
53			mark icecube
54			apply flint and steel
55
56			You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
57
58			=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59
60			Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61			which has the desired effect with cone spells.
62
63			=head2 Magic
64
65			=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66
67			Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
68			level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
69			summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
70			summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
71			after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
72			monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
73
74			Level Monster
75			1 bat
76			3 bird
77			4 spider
78			6 killer_bee
79			7 pixie
80			8 skeleton
81			9 stalker
82			11 devil
83			13 beholder
84			15 dark_elf
85			17 skull
86			20 angel
87			25 vampire
88			30 spectre
89			35 lich
90			40 demilich
91			50 hellhound
92			60 unusual_kobold
93			70 chicken
94			80 gr_hellhound
95			90 dave
96			100 laoch
97			105 snitchangel
98
99			=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
100
101			=head3 How do I pray?
102
103			First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
104			(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
105			C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106
107			You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108
109	root	1.7	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
110	root	1.6
111			You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112
113	root	1.7	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
114	root	1.6
115			That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
116			L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117			you.
118
119			=head3 How do I change gods?
120
121			That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
122			them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
123			the process.
124
125			First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
126			resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
127			god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
128			are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
129