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 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 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.

=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, cna 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 leve) 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.

Revision:	1.9
Committed:	Wed Apr 2 13:53:51 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	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	1.8	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
43
44			Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
45			you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
46			re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
47
48			=over 4
49
50			To do that, on Unix:
51
52			rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
53
54			On windows:
55
56			Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
57			window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
58			starting with F<client->.
59
60			=back
61
62			Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
63			itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
64
65
66	root	1.6	=head2 Generic how do I...
67
68			=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
69
70			The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
71			B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
72			need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for
73			this to work!
74
75			An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
76			L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
77
78			mark icecube
79			apply flint and steel
80
81			You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
82
83			=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
84
85			Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
86			which has the desired effect with cone spells.
87
88	root	1.8
89	root	1.6	=head2 Magic
90
91			=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
92
93			Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
94			level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
95			summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
96			summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
97			after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
98			monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
99
100			Level Monster
101			1 bat
102			3 bird
103			4 spider
104			6 killer_bee
105			7 pixie
106			8 skeleton
107			9 stalker
108			11 devil
109			13 beholder
110			15 dark_elf
111			17 skull
112			20 angel
113			25 vampire
114			30 spectre
115			35 lich
116			40 demilich
117			50 hellhound
118			60 unusual_kobold
119			70 chicken
120			80 gr_hellhound
121			90 dave
122			100 laoch
123			105 snitchangel
124
125			=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
126
127			=head3 How do I pray?
128
129			First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
130			(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
131			C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
132
133			You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
134
135	root	1.7	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
136	root	1.6
137			You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
138
139	root	1.7	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
140	root	1.6
141			That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
142			L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
143			you.
144
145			=head3 How do I change gods?
146
147			That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
148			them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
149			the process.
150
151			First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
152			resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
153			god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
154			are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
155
156	root	1.8	=head2 Exploring
157
158			=head3 What areas are there to explore?
159
160			First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
161	root	1.9	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
162			a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.
163	root	1.8
164			When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
165			the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
166			quests in and around Port Joseph.
167
168			Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
169			the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
170			person?
171
172			The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
173			are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
174			high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
175			also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
176
177			Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
178			Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,
179			and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
180
181			From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
182			quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
183			on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
184			(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
185			level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
186
187			Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
188			de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
189			quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
190			cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
191			that.
192