[ViewVC] Diff of: cvs/deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod

Comparing deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.6 by root, Wed Apr 2 13:27:55 2008 UTC vs.
Revision 1.22 by root, Mon Sep 29 08:24:32 2008 UTC

…		…
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.
		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, temporary, or urgent issue. If it is, then tell schmorp, elmex, or Asarth.
18		23
19	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?	24	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
20		25
21	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a	26	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	27	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
36		41
37	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>	42	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
38		43
39	=back	44	=back
40		45
		46	=head3 The client doesn't correctly react to keypresses or mouseclicks.
		47
		48	=over 4
		49
		50	=item Make sure Numlock is off.
		51
		52	Some Microsoft Windows versions/keyboard layouts do not report modifiers for the
		53	numerical keypad keys while Numlock is active.
		54
		55	=item Make sure no other Modifier is "pressed".
		56
		57	Mircosoft Windows versions have some accessability features that could
		58	interfere with games like Deliantra. You might want to switch these off in
		59	the keyboard settings. Sometimes modifiers can be "unstuck" by pressing
		60	them down once.
		61
		62	=item Fullscreen switches confuse the keyboard modifiers.
		63
		64	Fullscreen switches on Microsoft Windows sometimes confuse which keys are
		65	pressed and which aren't. Doing another switch to/from fullscreen might
		66	help.
		67
		68	=back
		69
		70	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
		71
		72	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
		73	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
		74	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
		75
		76	=over 4
		77
		78	To do that, on Unix:
		79
		80	rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
		81
		82	On windows:
		83
		84	Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
		85	window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
		86	starting with F<client->.
		87
		88	=back
		89
		90	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
		91	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
		92
		93
		94	=head2 Game Mechanics
		95
		96	=head3 I lose health, but I can't see why!
		97
		98	Here are the typical reasons why you lose health:
		99
		100	=over 4
		101
		102	=item * You are being attacked.
		103
		104	Sounds obvious, but sometimes you can't see the monster attacking
		105	you. Check the C<Log> tab, as you usually get a message when this happens.
		106
		107	=item * You are out of food.
		108
		109	When your food reaches C<0> you will start to lose health. Eating (good)
		110	food will replenish your food level.
		111
		112	=item * You are poisoned.
		113
		114	Poison will reduce your health. When your body heals fast enough it will
		115	eventually get over the poison, otherwise you should seek professional
		116	help such as the House of Healing in Scorn, or a player with the C<cure
		117	poison> spell. It is rumored that neko san might sometimes cure poison.
		118
		119	=item * You have a disease.
		120
		121	Some diseases have such drastic effects on your organism that you can lose
		122	health. Get help in the House of Healing in Scorn, or ask a player who can
		123	cast C<cure disease> on you.
		124
		125	=item * Your stats change.
		126
		127	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.
		128
		129	=back
		130
		131	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		132
		133	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
		134	typically lose stuff:
		135
		136	=over 4
		137
		138	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		139
		140	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		141	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		142
		143	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		144
		145	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		146	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		147	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		148	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
		149
		150	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		151	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		152
		153	=back
		154
		155	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		156
		157	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.
		158
		159	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		160
		161	=back
		162
		163	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		164
		165	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.
		166
		167	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.
		168
		169	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		170
		171	The I<identify> 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.
		172
		173	The I<identify> 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.
		174
		175	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		176
		177	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		178	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		179	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		180
		181	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		182	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		183	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		184	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		185	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		186	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		187
		188	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		189
		190	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		191
		192	=over 4
		193
		194	=item Improve Damage
		195
		196	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		197	weight by five kilograms.
		198
		199	=item Lower Weight
		200
		201	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		202	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		203
		204	=item Enchant Weapon
		205
		206	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		207
		208	=item Improve Stat
		209
		210	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		211	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		212	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		213	which stat gets improved.
		214
		215	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		216	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		217	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		218	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		219	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		220	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		221	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		222
		223	=back
		224
		225	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		226	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		227	also increase.
		228
		229	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		230
		231	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		232	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		233	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		234	power.
		235
		236	=head3 What is this item power business?
		237
		238	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		239	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
		240	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
		241	(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
		242
		243	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		244	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		245	power (and a level of 47).
		246
		247
41	=head2 Generic how do I...	248	=head2 Generic how do I...
		249
		250	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		251
		252	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		253	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		254	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		255
		256	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		257	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		258	key.
		259
		260	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		261	active container for this to work.
		262
		263	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		264	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
42		265
43	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	266	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44		267
45	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry	268	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	269	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for	270	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
48	this to work!	271	this to work!
49		272
50	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and	273	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
51	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:	274	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
52		275
…		…
58	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	281	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59		282
60	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	283	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	284	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
62		285
		286
		287	=head2 Playing Together
		288
		289	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		290
		291	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		292	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		293	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		294	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		295	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		296	current chat tab as well).
		297
		298	=over 4
		299
		300	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		301
		302	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		303	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		304
		305	Example:
		306
		307	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		308
		309	=item shout <message>
		310
		311	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		312	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		313	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		314	risk being ignored by people.
		315
		316	Example:
		317
		318	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		319
		320	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		321
		322	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		323	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		324	well.
		325
		326	Example:
		327
		328	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		329
		330	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		331
		332	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		333	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		334
		335	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		336
		337	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		338	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		339	chat channel.
		340
		341	=back
		342
		343	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		344	the L<help> command to get a list.
		345
		346	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		347
		348	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		349	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		350	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		351	find out more.
		352
		353	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		354	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		355	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		356
		357	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		358	good in, and of course vice versa!
		359
		360
63	=head2 Magic	361	=head2 Magic
64		362
65	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	363	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66		364
67	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher	365	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
68	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of	366	you access to higher level monsters, but not all monsters have equal
69	summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also	367	abilities. Instead of summoning the highest level monster allowed by your
70	summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>	368	level you can also summon any other monster you had before by adding its
71	after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet	369	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
72	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.	370	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
73		371
74	Level Monster	372	Level Monster
75	1 bat	373	1 bat
76	3 bird	374	3 bird
77	4 spider	375	4 spider
…		…
94	80 gr_hellhound	392	80 gr_hellhound
95	90 dave	393	90 dave
96	100 laoch	394	100 laoch
97	105 snitchangel	395	105 snitchangel
98		396
		397	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied effect casting level?
		398
		399	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		400	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		401	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		402	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		403
		404	The casting level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		405	summoning or sorcery).
		406
		407	When attuned, the bonus is 16 levels, but never higher than the casting
		408	level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bionus is 4, at level 5, the bonus is
		409	10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
		410
		411	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
		412
		413	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		414	the player can cast th spell and when calculating spell strength.
		415
		416	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		417	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		418	same as without any attunement.
		419
		420	=head3 What is the "effective" spell level?
		421
		422	Effective spell levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		423	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		424	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		425
		426	The effective spell level is calculated from the casting level, after
		427	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		428
		429	If the casting level is 100 or higher, then this is the effective spell
		430	level.
		431
		432	If it is lower, then the minimum level comes into play: the minimum level
		433	is not only the minimum level a caster is required to have, it is also the
		434	level where the spell strength starts.
		435
		436	When you cast a spell at level 90, which has a minimum level of 90, the
		437	effective strength will be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives effective
		438	strength 10, casting level 98 gives effective strength 80, up to casting
		439	level 100, which then gives effective level 100.
		440
		441
99	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	442	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
100		443
101	=head3 How do I pray?	444	=head3 X<how_to_pray>How do I pray?
102		445
103	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	446	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	447	(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>).	448	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106		449
107	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	450	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108		451
109	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>	452	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
110		453
111	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	454	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112		455
113	=head3 How do I join a cult (become a follower of a god)?	456	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
114		457
115	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start	458	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	459	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117	you.	460	you.
118		461
…		…
121	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect	464	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	465	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
123	the process.	466	the process.
124		467
125	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	468	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	469	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	470	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.	471	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
129		472
		473
		474	=head2 Exploring / Quests
		475
		476	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		477
		478	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		479	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		480	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
		481
		482	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		483	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		484	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		485
		486	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		487	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		488	person?
		489
		490	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		491	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		492	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		493	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		494
		495	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		496	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
		497	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		498
		499	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		500	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		501	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		502	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		503	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		504
		505	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		506	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		507	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		508	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		509	that.
		510
		511	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		512
		513	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		514	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		515	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		516	him first.
		517
		518	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		519
		520	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		521	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		522	does not involve a random maze.
		523
		524

Diff Legend

-–
+Removed lines
-+
+Added lines
-<
+Changed lines
->
+Changed lines

Comparing deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod (file contents): Revision 1.6 by root, Wed Apr 2 13:27:55 2008 UTC vs. Revision 1.22 by root, Mon Sep 29 08:24:32 2008 UTC

Diff Legend

Comparing deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.6 by root, Wed Apr 2 13:27:55 2008 UTC vs.
Revision 1.22 by root, Mon Sep 29 08:24:32 2008 UTC