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1	=head1 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 Meta - About the Game and the Client	6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7		7
8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?	8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9		9
10	Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code	10	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	11	has been rewritten. Still, most maps are very similar or identical to
12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.	12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
13		13
14	The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable	14	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	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	16	reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
87	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.	87	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
88		88
89		89
90	=head2 Game Mechanics	90	=head2 Game Mechanics
91		91
92	=head3 I lose health but can't see why!	92	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why!
93		93
94	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:	94	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
95		95
96	=over 4	96	=over 4
97		97
98	=item * You are being attacked.	98	=item * You are being attacked.
99		99
100	Sounds obvious, but sometiems you can't see the monster attacking	100	Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking
101	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.	101	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
102		102
103	=item * You are out of food.	103	=item * You are out of food.
104		104
105	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)	105	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
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114		114
115	=item * You have a disease.	115	=item * You have a disease.
116		116
117	Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose	117	Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
118	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can	118	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
119	cast C<cure disease> on your.	119	cast C<cure disease> on you.
120		120
121	=item * Your stats change.	121	=item * Your stats change.
122		122
123	Switching items can affect your stats, which in turn can affect your	123	Switching items or being restored from depletion can affect your stats, which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
124	healthpoints. While this is not a regular effect (it only happens when you
125	change items), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
126		124
127	=back	125	=back
		126
		127	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		128
		129	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
		130	typically lose stuff:
		131
		132	=over 4
		133
		134	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		135
		136	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		137	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		138
		139	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		140
		141	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		142	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		143	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		144	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
		145
		146	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		147	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		148
		149	=back
		150
		151	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		152
		153	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition, all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg, Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		154
		155	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		156
		157	=back
		158
		159	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		160
		161	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		162	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		163	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		164
		165	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		166	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		167	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		168	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		169	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		170	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		171
		172	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		173
		174	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		175
		176	=over 4
		177
		178	=item Improve Damage
		179
		180	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		181	weight by five kilograms.
		182
		183	=item Lower Weight
		184
		185	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		186	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		187
		188	=item Enchant Weapon
		189
		190	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		191
		192	=item Improve Stat
		193
		194	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		195	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		196	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		197	which stat gets improved.
		198
		199	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		200	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		201	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		202	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		203	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		204	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		205	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		206
		207	=back
		208
		209	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		210	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		211	also increase.
		212
		213	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		214
		215	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		216	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		217	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		218	power.
		219
		220	=head3 What is this item power business?
		221
		222	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		223	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
		224	you can handle C<1.25> item power points, so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points
		225	(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
		226
		227	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		228	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		229	power (and a level of 47).
128		230
129		231
130	=head2 Generic how do I...	232	=head2 Generic how do I...
131		233
132	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?	234	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
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219	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group	321	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
220	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the	322	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
221	chat channel.	323	chat channel.
222		324
223	=back	325	=back
		326
		327	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		328	the L<help> command to get a list.
224		329
225	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?	330	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
226		331
227	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name	332	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
228	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join	333	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
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298	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect	403	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
299	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in	404	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
300	the process.	405	the process.
301		406
302	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	407	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
303	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen	408	resistance to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
304	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you	409	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
305	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.	410	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
306		411
		412
307	=head2 Exploring	413	=head2 Exploring / Quests
308		414
309	=head3 What areas are there to explore?	415	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
310		416
311	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the	417	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
312	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many	418	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
313	a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.	419	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
314		420
315	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how	421	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
316	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice	422	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
317	quests in and around Port Joseph.	423	quests in and around Port Joseph.
318		424
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324	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very	430	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
325	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,	431	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
326	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).	432	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
327		433
328	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,	434	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
329	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,	435	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
330	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).	436	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
331		437
332	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level	438	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
333	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere	439	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
334	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates	440	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
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339	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level	445	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
340	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other	446	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
341	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about	447	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
342	that.	448	that.
343		449
		450	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		451
		452	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		453	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		454	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		455	him first.
		456
		457	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		458
		459	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		460	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		461	does not involve a random maze.
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