--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod 2006/10/01 10:57:45 1.4 +++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod 2008/04/02 14:42:29 1.11 @@ -1,26 +1,23 @@ -=head1 Game FAQ/Tips and Tricks +=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 XHow do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch? +=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client -There are a few options: -The right-click context menu in the L reveals -B, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. -You will need a B L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for this -to work! +=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire? -An alternative would be to use the L and L -commands like this: +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. - mark icecube - apply flint and steel +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. -If you need to something do this often, I recommend using the L. - -=head2 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this? +=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 @@ -36,9 +33,160 @@ =item * Enable B mode -=item * Disable B +=item * Disable B and C =item * Increase B =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, then delete the directory +starting with F. + +=back + +Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F directory +itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings. + + +=head2 Generic how do I... + +=head3 XHow do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch? + +The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry +B, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will +need a B L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for +this to work! + +An alternative would be to use the L and +L 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? + +Higher levels of L 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 +after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C (short: C) 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 XHow do I pray? + +First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L skill +(by default bound to C, or by typing C), then hold and keep holding +C and a direction key (e.g. C). + +You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys. + +=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C? + +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. 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 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. +