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1	=head1 Game FAQ/Tips and Tricks	1	=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks
2		2
3	Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.	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.	4	Also some nice tips and tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.
5		5
6	=head2 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7		7
8	There are a few options:	8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9	The right-click context menu in the L<Inventory\|playerbook_inventory> reveals
10	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes.
11	You will need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for this
12	to work!
13		9
14	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and L<apply\|command/apply>	10	Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
15	commands like this:	11	has been rewritten. Still, most maps are very similar or identical to
		12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
16		13
17	mark icecube	14	The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
18	apply flint and steel	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, and full support for sound effects
		18	and background music.
19		19
20	If you need to something do this often, I recommend using the L<Bind	20	=head3 I found a bug, how can I report it/what do I do?
21	Recorder\|binding_recorder>.
22		21
		22	Mail us at support@deliantra.net , which is best, unless it is a small,
		23	temporary, or urgent issue. If it is, then tell schmorp, elmex, or Asarth.
		24
23	=head2 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?	25	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
24		26
25	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a	27	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
26	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL	28	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
27	support.	29	support.
28		30
34		36
35	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)	37	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
36		38
37	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode	39	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
38		40
39	=item * Disable B<Fog of War>	41	=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
40		42
41	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	43	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
42		44
43	=back	45	=back
44		46
		47	=head3 The client doesn't correctly react to keypresses or mouseclicks.
		48
		49	=over 4
		50
		51	=item Make sure Numlock is off.
		52
		53	Some Microsoft Windows versions/keyboard layouts do not report modifiers for the
		54	numerical keypad keys while Numlock is active.
		55
		56	=item Make sure no other Modifier is "pressed".
		57
		58	Mircosoft Windows versions have some accessability features that could
		59	interfere with games like Deliantra. You might want to switch these off in
		60	the keyboard settings. Sometimes modifiers can be "unstuck" by pressing
		61	them down once.
		62
		63	=item Fullscreen switches confuse the keyboard modifiers.
		64
		65	Fullscreen switches on Microsoft Windows sometimes confuse which keys are
		66	pressed and which aren't. Doing another switch to/from fullscreen might
		67	help.
		68
		69	=back
		70
		71	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
		72
		73	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
		74	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
		75	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
		76
		77	=over 4
		78
		79	To do that, on Unix:
		80
		81	rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
		82
		83	On windows:
		84
		85	Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
		86	window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
		87	starting with F<client->.
		88
		89	=back
		90
		91	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
		92	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
		93
		94
		95	=head2 Game Mechanics
		96
		97	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why!
		98
		99	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
		100
		101	=over 4
		102
		103	=item * You are being attacked.
		104
		105	Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking
		106	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
		107
		108	=item * You are out of food.
		109
		110	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
		111	food will replenish your food level.
		112
		113	=item * You are poisoned.
		114
		115	Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
		116	eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
		117	help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
		118	poison> spell. It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.
		119
		120	=item * You have a disease.
		121
		122	Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
		123	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
		124	cast C<cure disease> on you.
		125
		126	=item * Your stats change.
		127
		128	Switching items or being restored from depletion can affect your stats,
		129	which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular
		130	effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from
		131	depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
		132
		133	=back
		134
		135	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		136
		137	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
		138	typically lose stuff:
		139
		140	=over 4
		141
		142	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		143
		144	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		145	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		146
		147	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		148
		149	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		150	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		151	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		152	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
		153
		154	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		155	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		156
		157	=back
		158
		159	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		160
		161	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		162	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		163	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		164	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		165	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		166
		167	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		168	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		169
		170	=back
		171
		172	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		173
		174	What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you
		175	unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a
		176	bed to reality, or when you time out (after 10-20 seconds without reply,
		177	the server automatically kicks players). Safe log outs are when you log
		178	out using a bed to realtiy, or when you are disconnected when the server
		179	crashes or restarts.
		180
		181	If the disconnection was safe, then you will appear where you were before
		182	you got logged out. If it was unsafe, and more than 1 hour has passed, you
		183	will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but 1 hour has not
		184	passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality.
		185
		186	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		187
		188	The I<identify> spell identifies your items, making it give it's full
		189	description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random
		190	order, skipping past identified items. If it identifies all the items
		191	in your inventory, or they are already identified, it then checks for
		192	identified items on the ground, again in a psuedo-random order. If it
		193	identifies all the items on the ground, then the remaining power is
		194	wasted.
		195
		196	The I<identify> spell counts stacks of items, such as arrows or gems, as
		197	one 'item'. It can only identify a certain amount of items. Therefore, the
		198	only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want
		199	identified on the ground.
		200
		201	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		202
		203	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		204	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		205	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		206
		207	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		208	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		209	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		210	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		211	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		212	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		213
		214	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		215
		216	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		217
		218	=over 4
		219
		220	=item Improve Damage
		221
		222	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		223	weight by five kilograms.
		224
		225	=item Lower Weight
		226
		227	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		228	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		229
		230	=item Enchant Weapon
		231
		232	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		233
		234	=item Improve Stat
		235
		236	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		237	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		238	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		239	which stat gets improved.
		240
		241	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		242	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		243	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		244	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		245	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		246	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		247	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		248
		249	=back
		250
		251	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		252	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		253	also increase.
		254
		255	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		256
		257	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		258	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		259	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		260	power.
		261
		262	=head3 What is this item power business?
		263
		264	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		265	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of
		266	power - for each overall level you can handle C<1.25> item power points,
		267	so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points (see
		268	the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power
		269	points).
		270
		271	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		272	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		273	power (and a level of 47).
		274
		275
		276	=head2 Generic how do I...
		277
		278	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		279
		280	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		281	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		282	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		283
		284	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		285	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		286	key.
		287
		288	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		289	active container for this to work.
		290
		291	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		292	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
		293
		294	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
		295
		296	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
		297	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
		298	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
		299	this to work!
		300
		301	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
		302	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
		303
		304	mark icecube
		305	apply flint and steel
		306
		307	You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
		308
		309	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
		310
		311	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
		312	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
		313
		314
		315	=head2 Playing Together
		316
		317	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		318
		319	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		320	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		321	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		322	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		323	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		324	current chat tab as well).
		325
		326	=over 4
		327
		328	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		329
		330	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		331	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		332
		333	Example:
		334
		335	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		336
		337	=item shout <message>
		338
		339	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		340	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		341	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		342	risk being ignored by people.
		343
		344	Example:
		345
		346	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		347
		348	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		349
		350	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		351	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		352	well.
		353
		354	Example:
		355
		356	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		357
		358	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		359
		360	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		361	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		362
		363	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		364
		365	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		366	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		367	chat channel.
		368
		369	=back
		370
		371	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		372	the L<help> command to get a list.
		373
		374	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		375
		376	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		377	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		378	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		379	find out more.
		380
		381	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		382	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		383	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		384
		385	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		386	good in, and of course vice versa!
		387
		388
		389	=head2 Magic
		390
		391	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
		392
		393	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
		394	you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
		395	abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
		396	level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
		397	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
		398	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
		399
		400	Level Monster
		401	1 bat
		402	3 bird
		403	4 spider
		404	6 killer_bee
		405	7 pixie
		406	8 skeleton
		407	9 stalker
		408	11 devil
		409	13 beholder
		410	15 dark_elf
		411	17 skull
		412	20 angel
		413	25 vampire
		414	30 spectre
		415	35 lich
		416	40 demilich
		417	50 hellhound
		418	60 unusual_kobold
		419	70 chicken
		420	80 gr_hellhound
		421	90 dave
		422	100 laoch
		423	105 snitchangel
		424
		425	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level?
		426
		427	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		428	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		429	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		430	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		431
		432	The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		433	summoning or sorcery).
		434
		435	When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the
		436	skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the
		437	bonus is 10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
		438
		439	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
		440
		441	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		442	the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting
		443	level.
		444
		445	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		446	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		447	same as without any attunement.
		448
		449	=head3 What is the "effective" casting level?
		450
		451	Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		452	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		453	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		454
		455	The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after
		456	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		457
		458	If the skill level plus bonus is lower than 100, then the minimum spell
		459	level comes into play: the minimum level is not only the minimum level
		460	a caster is required to have, it is also the level where the effective
		461	casting level equals 1. From there it grows till it reaches casting level
		462	100, whre the effective level will also be 100.
		463
		464	If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective
		465	spell level.
		466
		467	That means, when you have a spell with a minimum level of 90, then it's
		468	effective range will be spread evenly over the 90..100 range, e.g. when
		469	you cast this spell at skill level 90, the effective casting level will
		470	be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives casting level 11, skill level
		471	98 gives effective level 80, up to skill level 100, which then gives
		472	effective level 100.
		473
		474
		475	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
		476
		477	=head3 X<how_to_pray>How do I pray?
		478
		479	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
		480	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
		481	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
		482
		483	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
		484
		485	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
		486
		487	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
		488
		489	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
		490
		491	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
		492	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
		493	you.
		494
		495	=head3 How do I change gods?
		496
		497	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
		498	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
		499	the process.
		500
		501	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
		502	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
		503	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
		504	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
		505
		506
		507	=head2 Exploring / Quests
		508
		509	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		510
		511	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		512	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		513	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
		514
		515	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		516	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		517	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		518
		519	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		520	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		521	person?
		522
		523	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		524	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		525	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		526	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		527
		528	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		529	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
		530	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		531
		532	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		533	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		534	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		535	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		536	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		537
		538	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		539	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		540	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		541	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		542	that.
		543
		544	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		545
		546	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		547	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		548	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		549	him first.
		550
		551	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		552
		553	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		554	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		555	does not involve a random maze.
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