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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.	17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
		18	and background music.
18		19
19	=head3 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?
20		21
21	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
22	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
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36		37
37	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	38	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
38		39
39	=back	40	=back
40		41
		42	=head3 The client doesn't correctly react to keypresses or mouseclicks.
		43
		44	=over 4
		45
		46	=item Make sure Numlock is off.
		47
		48	Some Microsoft Windows versions/keyboard layouts do not report modifiers for the
		49	numerical keypad keys while Numlock is active.
		50
		51	=item Make sure no other Modifier is "pressed".
		52
		53	Mircosoft Windows versions have some accessability features that could
		54	interfere with games like Deliantra. You might want to switch these off in
		55	the keyboard settings. Sometimes modifiers can be "unstuck" by pressing
		56	them down once.
		57
		58	=item Fullscreen switches confuse the keyboard modifiers.
		59
		60	Fullscreen switches on Microsoft Windows sometimes confuse which keys are
		61	pressed and which aren't. Doing another switch to/from fullscreen might
		62	help.
		63
		64	=back
		65
		66	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
		67
		68	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
		69	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
		70	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
		71
		72	=over 4
		73
		74	To do that, on Unix:
		75
		76	rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
		77
		78	On windows:
		79
		80	Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
		81	window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
		82	starting with F<client->.
		83
		84	=back
		85
		86	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
		87	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
		88
		89
		90	=head2 Game Mechanics
		91
		92	=head3 I lose health but can't see why!
		93
		94	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
		95
		96	=over 4
		97
		98	=item * You are being attacked.
		99
		100	Sounds obvious, but sometiems you can't see the monster attacking
		101	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
		102
		103	=item * You are out of food.
		104
		105	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
		106	food will replenish your food level.
		107
		108	=item * You are poisoned.
		109
		110	Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
		111	eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
		112	help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
		113	poison> spell. It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.
		114
		115	=item * You have a disease.
		116
		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
		119	cast C<cure disease> on your.
		120
		121	=item * Your stats change.
		122
		123	Switching items can affect your stats, which in turn can affect your
		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
		127	=back
		128
		129	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		130
		131	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		132	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		133	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		134
		135	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		136	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		137	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		138	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		139	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		140	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		141
		142	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		143
		144	=over 4
		145
		146	=item Improve Damage
		147
		148	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		149	weight by five kilograms.
		150
		151	=item Lower Weight
		152
		153	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		154	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		155
		156	=item Enchant Weapon
		157
		158	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		159
		160	=item Improve Stat
		161
		162	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		163	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		164	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		165	which stat gets improved.
		166
		167	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		168	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		169	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		170	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		171	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		172	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		173	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		174
		175	=back
		176
		177	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		178	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		179	also increase.
		180
		181	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		182
		183	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		184	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		185	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		186	power.
		187
		188	=head3 What is this item power business?
		189
		190	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		191	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
		192	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
		193	(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
		194
		195	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		196	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		197	power (and a level of 47).
		198
		199
41	=head2 Generic how do I...	200	=head2 Generic how do I...
		201
		202	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		203
		204	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		205	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		206	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		207
		208	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		209	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		210	key.
		211
		212	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		213	active container for this to work.
		214
		215	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		216	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
42		217
43	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	218	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44		219
45	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry	220	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
46	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will	221	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for	222	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
48	this to work!	223	this to work!
49		224
50	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and	225	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
51	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:	226	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
52		227
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57		232
58	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	233	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59		234
60	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	235	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	236	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
		237
		238
		239	=head2 Playing Together
		240
		241	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		242
		243	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		244	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		245	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		246	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		247	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		248	current chat tab as well).
		249
		250	=over 4
		251
		252	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		253
		254	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		255	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		256
		257	Example:
		258
		259	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		260
		261	=item shout <message>
		262
		263	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		264	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		265	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		266	risk being ignored by people.
		267
		268	Example:
		269
		270	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		271
		272	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		273
		274	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		275	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		276	well.
		277
		278	Example:
		279
		280	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		281
		282	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		283
		284	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		285	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		286
		287	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		288
		289	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		290	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		291	chat channel.
		292
		293	=back
		294
		295	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		296	the L<help> command to get a list.
		297
		298	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		299
		300	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		301	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		302	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		303	find out more.
		304
		305	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		306	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		307	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		308
		309	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		310	good in, and of course vice versa!
		311
62		312
63	=head2 Magic	313	=head2 Magic
64		314
65	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	315	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66		316
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96	100 laoch	346	100 laoch
97	105 snitchangel	347	105 snitchangel
98		348
99	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	349	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
100		350
101	=head3 How do I pray?	351	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
102		352
103	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	353	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
104	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding	354	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
105	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).	355	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106		356
107	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	357	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108		358
109	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>	359	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
110		360
111	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	361	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112		362
113	=head3 How do I join a cult (become a follower of a god)?	363	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
114		364
115	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start	365	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
116	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize	366	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117	you.	367	you.
118		368
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125	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	375	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
126	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen	376	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
127	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you	377	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
128	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.	378	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
129		379
		380	=head2 Exploring
		381
		382	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		383
		384	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		385	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		386	a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.
		387
		388	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		389	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		390	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		391
		392	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		393	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		394	person?
		395
		396	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		397	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		398	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		399	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		400
		401	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		402	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,
		403	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		404
		405	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		406	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		407	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		408	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		409	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		410
		411	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		412	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		413	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		414	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		415	that.
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