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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.	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
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 I 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 sometimes 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 you.
		120
		121	=item * Your stats change.
		122
		123	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.
		124
		125	=back
		126
		127	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		128
		129	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
		130	typically lose stuff:
		131
		132	=over 4
		133
		134	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		135
		136	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		137	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		138
		139	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		140
		141	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		142	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		143	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		144	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
		145
		146	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		147	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		148
		149	=back
		150
		151	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		152
		153	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.
		154
		155	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		156
		157	=back
		158
		159	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		160
		161	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		162	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		163	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		164
		165	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		166	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		167	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		168	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		169	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		170	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		171
		172	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		173
		174	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		175
		176	=over 4
		177
		178	=item Improve Damage
		179
		180	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		181	weight by five kilograms.
		182
		183	=item Lower Weight
		184
		185	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		186	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		187
		188	=item Enchant Weapon
		189
		190	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		191
		192	=item Improve Stat
		193
		194	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		195	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		196	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		197	which stat gets improved.
		198
		199	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		200	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		201	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		202	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		203	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		204	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		205	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		206
		207	=back
		208
		209	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		210	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		211	also increase.
		212
		213	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		214
		215	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		216	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		217	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		218	power.
		219
		220	=head3 What is this item power business?
		221
		222	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		223	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
		224	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
		225	(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
		226
		227	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		228	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		229	power (and a level of 47).
		230
		231
41	=head2 Generic how do I...	232	=head2 Generic how do I...
		233
		234	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		235
		236	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		237	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		238	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		239
		240	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		241	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		242	key.
		243
		244	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		245	active container for this to work.
		246
		247	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		248	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
42		249
43	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	250	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44		251
45	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry	252	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	253	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for	254	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
48	this to work!	255	this to work!
49		256
50	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and	257	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
51	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:	258	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
52		259
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57		264
58	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	265	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59		266
60	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	267	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	268	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
		269
		270
		271	=head2 Playing Together
		272
		273	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		274
		275	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		276	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		277	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		278	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		279	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		280	current chat tab as well).
		281
		282	=over 4
		283
		284	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		285
		286	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		287	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		288
		289	Example:
		290
		291	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		292
		293	=item shout <message>
		294
		295	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		296	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		297	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		298	risk being ignored by people.
		299
		300	Example:
		301
		302	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		303
		304	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		305
		306	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		307	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		308	well.
		309
		310	Example:
		311
		312	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		313
		314	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		315
		316	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		317	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		318
		319	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		320
		321	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		322	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		323	chat channel.
		324
		325	=back
		326
		327	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		328	the L<help> command to get a list.
		329
		330	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		331
		332	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		333	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		334	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		335	find out more.
		336
		337	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		338	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		339	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		340
		341	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		342	good in, and of course vice versa!
		343
62		344
63	=head2 Magic	345	=head2 Magic
64		346
65	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	347	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66		348
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96	100 laoch	378	100 laoch
97	105 snitchangel	379	105 snitchangel
98		380
99	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	381	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
100		382
101	=head3 How do I pray?	383	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
102		384
103	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	385	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	386	(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>).	387	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106		388
107	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	389	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108		390
109	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>	391	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
110		392
111	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	393	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112		394
113	=head3 How do I join a cult (become a follower of a god)?	395	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
114		396
115	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start	397	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	398	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117	you.	399	you.
118		400
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121	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect	403	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
122	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in	404	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
123	the process.	405	the process.
124		406
125	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	407	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	408	resistance 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	409	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.	410	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
129		411
		412
		413	=head2 Exploring / Quests
		414
		415	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		416
		417	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		418	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		419	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
		420
		421	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		422	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		423	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		424
		425	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		426	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		427	person?
		428
		429	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		430	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		431	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		432	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		433
		434	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		435	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
		436	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		437
		438	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		439	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		440	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		441	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		442	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		443
		444	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		445	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		446	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		447	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		448	that.
		449
		450	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		451
		452	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		453	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		454	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		455	him first.
		456
		457	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		458
		459	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		460	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		461	does not involve a random maze.
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