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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
21	Recorder\|binding_recorder>.
22
23	=head2 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?	20	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
24		21
25	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a	22	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	23	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
27	support.	24	support.
28		25
34		31
35	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)	32	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
36		33
37	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode	34	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
38		35
39	=item * Disable B<Fog of War>	36	=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
40		37
41	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	38	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
42		39
43	=back	40	=back
44		41
		42	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
		43
		44	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
		45	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
		46	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
		47
		48	=over 4
		49
		50	To do that, on Unix:
		51
		52	rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
		53
		54	On windows:
		55
		56	Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
		57	window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
		58	starting with F<client->.
		59
45	=back	60	=back
46		61
		62	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
		63	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
		64
		65
		66	=head2 Generic how do I...
		67
		68	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
		69
		70	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
		71	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
		72	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
		73	this to work!
		74
		75	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
		76	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
		77
		78	mark icecube
		79	apply flint and steel
		80
		81	You 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
		85	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
		86	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
		87
		88
		89	=head2 Playing Together
		90
		91	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		92
		93	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		94	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		95	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		96	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		97	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		98	current chat tab as well).
		99
		100	=over 4
		101
		102	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		103
		104	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		105	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		106
		107	Example:
		108
		109	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		110
		111	=item shout <message>
		112
		113	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		114	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		115	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		116	risk being ignored by people.
		117
		118	Example:
		119
		120	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		121
		122	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		123
		124	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		125	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		126	well.
		127
		128	Example:
		129
		130	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		131
		132	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		133
		134	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		135	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		136
		137	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		138
		139	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		140	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		141	chat channel.
		142
		143	=back
		144
		145	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		146
		147	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		148	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		149	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		150	find out more.
		151
		152	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		153	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		154	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		155
		156	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		157	good in, and of course vice versa!
		158
		159
		160	=head2 Magic
		161
		162	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
		163
		164	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
		165	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
		166	summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
		167	summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
		168	after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
		169	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
		170
		171	Level Monster
		172	1 bat
		173	3 bird
		174	4 spider
		175	6 killer_bee
		176	7 pixie
		177	8 skeleton
		178	9 stalker
		179	11 devil
		180	13 beholder
		181	15 dark_elf
		182	17 skull
		183	20 angel
		184	25 vampire
		185	30 spectre
		186	35 lich
		187	40 demilich
		188	50 hellhound
		189	60 unusual_kobold
		190	70 chicken
		191	80 gr_hellhound
		192	90 dave
		193	100 laoch
		194	105 snitchangel
		195
		196	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
		197
		198	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
		199
		200	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
		201	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
		202	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
		203
		204	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
		205
		206	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
		207
		208	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
		209
		210	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
		211
		212	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
		213	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
		214	you.
		215
		216	=head3 How do I change gods?
		217
		218	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
		219	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
		220	the process.
		221
		222	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
		223	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
		224	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
		225	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
		226
		227	=head2 Exploring
		228
		229	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		230
		231	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		232	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		233	a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.
		234
		235	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		236	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		237	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		238
		239	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		240	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		241	person?
		242
		243	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		244	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		245	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		246	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		247
		248	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		249	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,
		250	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		251
		252	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		253	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		254	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		255	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		256	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		257
		258	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		259	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		260	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		261	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		262	that.
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