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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
17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects	17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
18	and background music.	18	and background music.
19		19
		20	=head3 I found a bug, how can I report it/what do I do?
		21
		22	Mail us at support@deliantra.net , which is best, unless it is a small,
		23	temporary, or urgent issue. If it is, then tell schmorp, elmex, or Asarth.
		24
20	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?	25	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
21		26
22	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a	27	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
23	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL	28	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
24	support.	29	support.
87	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.	92	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
88		93
89		94
90	=head2 Game Mechanics	95	=head2 Game Mechanics
91		96
92	=head3 I lose health but can't see why!	97	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why! Or how do I cure diseases/depletion/poison?
93		98
94	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:	99	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
95		100
96	=over 4	101	=over 4
97		102
98	=item * You are being attacked.	103	=item * You are being attacked.
99		104
100	Sounds obvious, but sometiems you can't see the monster attacking	105	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.	106	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
102		107
103	=item * You are out of food.	108	=item * You are out of food.
104		109
105	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)	110	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
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118	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can	123	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
119	cast C<cure disease> on you.	124	cast C<cure disease> on you.
120		125
121	=item * Your stats change.	126	=item * Your stats change.
122		127
123	Switching items can affect your stats, which in turn can affect your	128	Switching items or being restored from depletion can affect your stats,
124	healthpoints. While this is not a regular effect (it only happens when you	129	which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular
		130	effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from
125	change items), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.	131	depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health. You can
		132	restore depletion by drinking a potion of life.
126		133
127	=back	134	=back
128		135
129	=head3 I lost an item, how?	136	=head3 I lost an item! How?
130		137
131	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people	138	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of
132	typically lose stuff:	139	ways people typically lose stuff:
133		140
134	=over 4	141	=over 4
135		142
136	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).	143	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
137		144
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141	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.	148	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
142		149
143	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal	150	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
144	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and	151	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
145	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting	152	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
146	the item back is to kill the thief.	153	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal
		154	skill before the map he is in resets.
147		155
148	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves	156	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
149	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.	157	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
150		158
151	=back	159	=back
		160
		161	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		162
		163	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		164	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		165	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		166	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		167	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		168
		169	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		170	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		171
		172	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		173
		174	What happened is that you died of a cave-in. Cave-ins kill you when you
		175	unsafely log out. An unsafe log out is when you disconnect without using a
		176	bed to reality, or when you time out (after 10-20 seconds without reply,
		177	the server automatically kicks players). Safe log outs are when you log
		178	out using a bed to realtiy, or when you are disconnected when the server
		179	crashes or restarts.
		180
		181	If the disconnection was safe, then you will appear where you were before
		182	you got logged out. If it was unsafe, and more than 1 hour has passed, you
		183	will die of a cave-in. If the map you were in reset, but 1 hour has not
		184	passed, then you will be recalled to your bed to reality.
		185
		186	=head3 Where do I find beds to reality?
		187
		188	Inns usually have them, and apartments almost always have beds to
		189	reality. Almost every city has an inn. Taverns sometimes have them, and
		190	they might be in surprising places. Scorn has an inn that is located in
		191	the southern area.
		192
		193	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		194
		195	The I<identify> spell identifies your items, making it give it's full
		196	description. The spell goes through your inventory in a psuedo-random
		197	order, skipping past identified items. If it identifies all the items
		198	in your inventory, or they are already identified, it then checks for
		199	identified items on the ground, again in a psuedo-random order. If it
		200	identifies all the items on the ground, then the remaining power is
		201	wasted.
		202
		203	The I<identify> spell counts stacks of items, such as arrows or gems, as
		204	one 'item'. It can only identify a certain amount of items. Therefore, the
		205	only way to choose what it identifies is by dropping what you don't want
		206	identified on the ground.
		207
		208	=head3 How come I don't get any change from an altar?
		209
		210	Altars do not give change. This means that you might drop a platinum piece
		211	on a table that identifies for 2 gold, or equivalent, and get only one
		212	identify. The equivalent means that you can make the price up in smaller
		213	currency, like 200 silver, but higher currency won't get you any more
		214	identifies.
		215
		216	=head3 Where can I use building materials?
		217
		218	You can only use them in tiles that are buildable. These tiles are found in
		219	guild storages, and in some apartments.
152		220
153	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?	221	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
154		222
155	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon	223	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
156	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments	224	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
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159	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in	227	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
160	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare	228	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
161	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed	229	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
162	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one	230	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
163	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100	231	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
164	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.	232	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		233
		234	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
165		235
166	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:	236	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
167		237
168	=over 4	238	=over 4
169		239
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210	power.	280	power.
211		281
212	=head3 What is this item power business?	282	=head3 What is this item power business?
213		283
214	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power	284	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
215	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level	285	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of
216	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	286	power - for each overall level you can handle C<1.25> item power points,
		287	so if you are level 16 you can handle a total of 20 item power points (see
217	(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).	288	the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power
		289	points).
218		290
219	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of	291	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
220	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item	292	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
221	power (and a level of 47).	293	power (and a level of 47).
222		294
223		295
224	=head2 Generic how do I...	296	=head2 Generic how do I...
		297
		298	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items or unwear cursed/damned items?
		299
		300	You need a spell to uncurse or undamn items, but luckily, magic shops
		301	commonly have scrolls of remove curse or remove damnation. In addition,
		302	all of the gods except the Devourers can remove curses, and Gnarg,
		303	Lythander, Mostrai, Gaea, and Valriel can remove damnation. Gaea also
		304	grants the remove damnation spell at 300 grace.
		305
		306	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to
		307	L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll. Once the curse or
		308	damnation is removed, you can unwear the item.
225		309
226	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?	310	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
227		311
228	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower	312	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
229	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>	313	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
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257	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	341	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
258		342
259	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	343	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
260	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	344	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
261		345
		346	=head3 How do I pay for items from a shop?
		347
		348	You need to have the unpaid item in your inventory, and then walk out of
		349	the store with the shop mat. It will automatically pay for the item, if
		350	you have enough money. If you don't, you will be prevented from leaving,
		351	until you drop the unpaid item, or if you obtain enough money.
		352
		353	=head3 How do I sell items to a shop?
		354
		355	Just drop the item in a shop. Some tiles in a shop might not be shop
		356	tiles; usually, shop tiles are white brick floors. Try going over one of
		357	them and dropping the item. If the shop is not interested, the item will
		358	not leave your inventory.
		359
		360	=head3 How do I increase my attributes?
		361
		362	To increase your attributes (strength, dexterity, etc.) you can wear items
		363	that can increase them as long as you have them worn. You can get your
		364	attributes up to 30 like this. To increase them permanently, you can
		365	drink a stat potion, which have special colors and a letter on the potion
		366	named 'potion of <attribute>'. These potions can increase your attributes
		367	up to the natural maximum of your race; which can be viewd with the
		368	statistics command. It increases your 'natural' attribute, up to the
		369	'maximum' attribute.
		370
		371	=head3 How do I get my literacy experience up?
		372
		373	You need to read books and scrolls to get literacy experience. You can
		374	also use the literacy skill to identify scrolls and books. Identifying
		375	them gives you literacy experience, and you are still able to read them
		376	once you identify them.
		377
		378	=head3 How do I rent and maintain an apartment?
		379
		380	Payment for an apartment is done in 3 steps. First, there is an entry fee
		381	in the apartment map that you need to pay only once. Then, the apartment
		382	rental fee depends on the apartment model, not you. The taxes depend on
		383	your character level, and need to be paid, even while you are offline (the
		384	rental fee is only paid while you are online.)
		385
		386	You can rent apartments in Scorn's Apartment Shop, and the hourly fees are
		387	deducted from your bank account.
		388
		389	=head3 How do I use passes/keys?
		390
		391	Whatever looks at your pass or key opens automatically, if you have it in
		392	your inventory or in an applied container. Some keys might just open a
		393	locked door, not a gate, and can be used by moving into the locked door.
		394
		395	=head3 How do I find out where the key is to a locked door?
		396
		397	Usually, bumping into the locked door will tell you what kind of key
		398	you need. This key is probably hidden somewhere in the same or close maps.
		399	Some of the characters near by might give you hints or explain something.
		400
		401	=head3 How do I see how much an altar or table costs to use?
		402
		403	You can move your mouse over it, and it will tell you how much currency it
		404	needs.
		405
		406	=head3 How do I drop items?
		407
		408	To drop items, you can right click on the item in your inventory screen in
		409	the playerbook, which you can get by pressing F5 or the Playerbook tab,
		410	and selecting drop. You can also shift + left click an item to drop it, or
		411	enter the command
		412
		413	drop <item>
		414
		415	This command drops items with the names that have <item> in it. If you are
		416	unable to drop an item, this will probably be because it is locked. You
		417	can unlock it by right clicking the item in your inventory, and selecting
		418	unlock.
		419
		420	=head3 How do I pick up items?
		421
		422	You can pick up items by pressing the comma key (,) or by right clicking
		423	the item on the floor, and selecting 'take'. You can also type the
		424
		425	take <item>
		426
		427	command.
		428
		429	=head3 How do I make money, fast?!
		430
		431	You should identify the items you sell. Unidentified items sell MUCH
		432	lower. Make sure you have the bargaining skill. It lets you save lots of
		433	money when you buy stuff, and gain more money when you sell stuff. You can
		434	level it up by buying items or selling expensive items. The higher it is
		435	priced, the more experience. You can get a scroll of bargaining in Scorn's
		436	gem shop.
		437
		438	Quests also might give you something valuable as a reward.
262		439
263	=head2 Playing Together	440	=head2 Playing Together
264		441
265	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?	442	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
266		443
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334	good in, and of course vice versa!	511	good in, and of course vice versa!
335		512
336		513
337	=head2 Magic	514	=head2 Magic
338		515
		516	=head3 How does an improvement potion work?
		517
		518	An improvement potion increases your hitpoints, spellpoints, or your grace,
		519	permanently. It does this by rerolling the rolls for your hitpoints, spellpoints,
		520	or grace, and increasing it. This way, if you drink enough improvement
		521	potions, your hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace would be as if you rolled perfectly.
		522
		523	However, only lower levels roll for hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace. After level
		524	10, skills increase hitpoints, spellpoints, or grace by a certain fixed amount.
		525
		526	=head3 How do I control golems I summon?
		527
		528	You can control golems by holding down shift + a direction key. It moves in the
		529	direction you are holding.
		530
339	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	531	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
340		532
341	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher	533	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
342	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of	534	you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
343	summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also	535	abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
344	summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>	536	level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
345	after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet	537	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
346	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.	538	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
347		539
348	Level Monster	540	Level Monster
349	1 bat	541	1 bat
350	3 bird	542	3 bird
351	4 spider	543	4 spider
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368	80 gr_hellhound	560	80 gr_hellhound
369	90 dave	561	90 dave
370	100 laoch	562	100 laoch
371	105 snitchangel	563	105 snitchangel
372		564
		565	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level?
		566
		567	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		568	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		569	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		570	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		571
		572	The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		573	summoning or sorcery).
		574
		575	When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the
		576	skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the
		577	bonus is 10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
		578
		579	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
		580
		581	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		582	the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting
		583	level.
		584
		585	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		586	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		587	same as without any attunement.
		588
		589	=head3 What is the "effective" casting level?
		590
		591	Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		592	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		593	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		594
		595	The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after
		596	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		597
		598	If the skill level plus bonus is lower than 100, then the minimum spell
		599	level comes into play: the minimum level is not only the minimum level
		600	a caster is required to have, it is also the level where the effective
		601	casting level equals 1. From there it grows till it reaches casting level
		602	100, whre the effective level will also be 100.
		603
		604	If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective
		605	spell level.
		606
		607	That means, when you have a spell with a minimum level of 90, then it's
		608	effective range will be spread evenly over the 90..100 range, e.g. when
		609	you cast this spell at skill level 90, the effective casting level will
		610	be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives casting level 11, skill level
		611	98 gives effective level 80, up to skill level 100, which then gives
		612	effective level 100.
		613
		614
373	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	615	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
374		616
375	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?	617	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray or get the praying skill?
376		618
377	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	619	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
378	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding	620	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
379	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).	621	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
380		622
381	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	623	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
		624
		625	However, if you do not have the praying skill, you can obtain it by
		626	reading a scroll of praying. This will let you learn the praying skill
		627	depending on your intelligence. You can also use a holy symbol to use the
		628	praying skill, as long as you have the holy symbol in your inventory. Holy
		629	symbols can be found in shops and random dungeons.
382		630
383	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?	631	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
384		632
385	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	633	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
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