--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod 2008/04/11 01:30:12 1.17 +++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod 2008/10/19 14:40:01 1.31 @@ -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 @@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects and background music. +=head3 I found a bug, how can I report it/what do I do? + +Mail us at support@deliantra.net , which is best, unless it is a small, +temporary, or urgent issue. If it is, then tell schmorp, elmex, or Asarth. + =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 @@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ =head2 Game Mechanics -=head3 I lose health but can't see why! +=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why! Or how do I cure diseases/depletion/poison? Here are the typical reasons why you lose health: @@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ =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. @@ -120,12 +125,99 @@ =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. You can +restore depletion by drinking a potion of life. =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. + +=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this? + +What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you +unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a +bed to reality, or when you time out (after 10-20 seconds without reply, +the server automatically kicks players). Safe log outs are when you log +out using a bed to realtiy, or when you are disconnected when the server +crashes or restarts. + +If the disconnection was safe, then you will appear where you were before +you got logged out. If it was unsafe, and more than 1 hour has passed, you +will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but 1 hour has not +passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality. + +=head3 Where do I find beds to reality? + +Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to +reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and +they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in +the southern area. + +=head3 How does the I spell work? + +The I spell identifies your items, making it give it's full +description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random +order, skipping past identified items. If it identifies all the items +in your inventory, or they are already identified, it then checks for +identified items on the ground, again in a psuedo-random order. If it +identifies all the items on the ground, then the remaining power is +wasted. + +The I spell counts stacks of items, such as arrows or gems, as +one 'item'. It can only identify a certain amount of items. Therefore, the +only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want +identified on the ground. + +=head3 How come I don't get any change from an altar? + +Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece +on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one +identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller +currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more +identifies. + +=head3 Where can I use building materials? + +You can only use them in tiles that are buildable. These tiles are found in +guild storages, and in some apartments. + =head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons? This is done in two steps: first you have to I your weapon @@ -137,7 +229,9 @@ 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: @@ -188,9 +282,11 @@ =head3 What is this item power business? In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power -values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level -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 -(see the L command for your current limit and remaining item power points). +values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of +power - for each overall level 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 (see +the L command for your current limit and remaining item power +points). All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item @@ -199,6 +295,18 @@ =head2 Generic how do I... +=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items or unwear cursed/damned 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. Once the curse or +damnation is removed, you can unwear the item. + =head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows? First, you have to L the bow, then it will show up in the lower @@ -235,6 +343,99 @@ Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself" which has the desired effect with cone spells. +=head3 How do I pay for items from a shop? + +You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of +the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if +you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving, +until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money. + +=head3 How do I sell items to a shop? + +Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop +tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of +them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will +not leave your inventory. + +=head3 How do I increase my attributes? + +To increase your attributes (strength, dexterity, etc.) you can wear items +that can increase them as long as you have them worn. You can get your +attributes up to 30 like this. To increase them permanently, you can +drink a stat potion, which have special colors and a letter on the potion +named 'potion of '. These potions can increase your attributes +up to the natural maximum of your race; which can be viewd with the +statistics command. It increases your 'natural' attribute, up to the +'maximum' attribute. + +=head3 How do I get my literacy experience up? + +You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can +also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying +them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them +once you identify them. + +=head3 How do I rent and maintain an apartment? + +Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee +in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment +rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on +your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the +rental fee is only paid while you are online.) + +You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are +deducted from your bank account. + +=head3 How do I use passes/keys? + +Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in +your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a +locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door. + +=head3 How do I find out where the key is to a locked door? + +Usually, bumping into the locked door will tell you what kind of key +you need. This key is probably hidden somewhere in the same or close maps. +Some of the characters near by might give you hints or explain something. + +=head3 How do I see how much an altar or table costs to use? + +You can move your mouse over it, and it will tell you how much currency it +needs. + +=head3 How do I drop items? + +To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in +the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab, +and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or +enter the command + + drop + +This command drops items with the names that have in it. If you are +unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You +can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting +unlock. + +=head3 How do I pick up items? + +You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking +the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the + + take + +command. + +=head3 How do I make money, fast?! + +You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH +lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of +money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can +level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is +priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's +gem shop. + +Quests also might give you something valuable as a reward. =head2 Playing Together @@ -312,14 +513,29 @@ =head2 Magic +=head3 How does an improvement potion work? + +An improvement potion increases your hitpoints, spellpoints, or your grace, +permanently. It does this by rerolling the rolls for your hitpoints, spellpoints, +or grace, and increasing it. This way, if you drink enough improvement +potions, your hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace would be as if you rolled perfectly. + +However, only lower levels roll for hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace. After level +10, skills increase hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace by a certain fixed amount. + +=head3 How do I control golems I summon? + +You can control golems by holding down shift + a direction key. It moves in the +direction you are holding. + =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. +Higher (effective) casting 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 @@ -346,9 +562,59 @@ 100 laoch 105 snitchangel +=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level? + +Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding, +summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of +these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or +denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all. + +The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g. +summoning or sorcery). + +When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the +skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the +bonus is 10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16. + +When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always. + +These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether +the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting +level. + +The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when +attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the +same as without any attunement. + +=head3 What is the "effective" casting level? + +Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to +100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and +make the spell correspondingly stronger. + +The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after +adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements. + +If the skill level plus bonus is lower than 100, then the minimum spell +level comes into play: the minimum level is not only the minimum level +a caster is required to have, it is also the level where the effective +casting level equals 1. From there it grows till it reaches casting level +100, whre the effective level will also be 100. + +If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective +spell level. + +That means, when you have a spell with a minimum level of 90, then it's +effective range will be spread evenly over the 90..100 range, e.g. when +you cast this spell at skill level 90, the effective casting level will +be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives casting level 11, skill level +98 gives effective level 80, up to skill level 100, which then gives +effective level 100. + + =head2 Praying, Gods and Cults -=head3 XHow do I pray? +=head3 XHow do I pray or get the praying skill? First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L skill (by default bound to C, or by typing C), then hold and keep holding @@ -356,6 +622,12 @@ You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys. +However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by +reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill +depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the +praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy +symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons. + =head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C? You can't, your god selects the monsters for you. @@ -377,7 +649,8 @@ 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 +687,17 @@ 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. + +