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1=head1 Game FAQ/Tips and Tricks 1=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks
2 2
3Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time. 3Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.
4Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative. 4Also 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
8There are a few options: 8=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9The right-click context menu in the L<Inventory|playerbook_inventory> reveals
10B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes.
11You will need a flint&steel (L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png>) for this
12to work!
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10Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
11has been rewritten. Still most maps are very similar or identical to
12Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
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14The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
15server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting
16reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
17and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
18and background music.
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20=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
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22Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
23newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
24support.
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26If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
27will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
28still be slow, though):
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30=over 4
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32=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
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34=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
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36=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
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38=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
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40=back
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42=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
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44Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
45you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
46re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
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48=over 4
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50To do that, on Unix:
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52 rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
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54On windows:
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56Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
57window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
58starting with F<client->.
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60=back
61
62Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
63itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
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65
66=head2 Generic how do I...
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68=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
69
70The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
71B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
72need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for
73this to work!
74
14An alternative would be to use the L<mark|command/mark> and L<apply|command/apply> 75An alternative would be to use the L<mark|command/mark> and
15commands like this: 76L<apply|command/apply> commands like this:
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17 mark icecube 78 mark icecube
18 apply flint and steel 79 apply flint and steel
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20If you need to something do this often, i recommend using the L<Bind Recorder|binding_recorder>. 81You 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
85Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
86which has the desired effect with cone spells.
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88
89=head2 Magic
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91=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
92
93Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
94level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
95summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
96summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
97after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
98monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
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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
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127=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
128
129First 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
131C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
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133You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
134
135=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
136
137You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
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139=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
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141That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
142L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
143you.
144
145=head3 How do I change gods?
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147That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
148them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
149the process.
150
151First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
152resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
153god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
154are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
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156=head2 Exploring
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158=head3 What areas are there to explore?
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160First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
161gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
162a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.
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164When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
165the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
166quests in and around Port Joseph.
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168Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
169the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
170person?
171
172The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
173are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
174high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
175also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
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177Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
178Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,
179and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
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181From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
182quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
183on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
184(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
185level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
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187Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
188de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
189quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
190cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
191that.
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