--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod 2008/04/11 01:30:12 1.17 +++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod 2008/08/26 00:14:55 1.20 @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ =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. +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 +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 @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ =head2 Game Mechanics -=head3 I lose health but can't see why! +=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why! Here are the typical reasons why you lose health: @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ =item * You are being attacked. -Sounds obvious, but sometiems you can't see the monster attacking +Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking you. Check the C tab, as you usually get a message when this happens. =item * You are out of food. @@ -120,9 +120,39 @@ =item * Your stats change. -Switching items 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), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health. +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. + +=back + +=head3 I lost an item! How? + +Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people +typically lose stuff: + +=over 4 + +=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere). + +If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again: +shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back. + +=item Thieves or monsters stole your items. + +Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal +stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and +if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting +the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets. + +Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves +and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers. + +=back + +=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items? + +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. + +To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L the item, and then L the scroll. =back @@ -137,7 +167,9 @@ Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100 -diamonds for ten enchantments and so on. +diamonds for ten enchantments and so on. + +Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you. After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls: @@ -377,7 +409,8 @@ 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 + +=head2 Exploring / Quests =head3 What areas are there to explore? @@ -414,3 +447,17 @@ cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about that. +=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief? + +In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts +with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the +Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill +him first. + +=head2 Where can I find the I spell? + +In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not +too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it +does not involve a random maze. + +