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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.
		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,
		128	which in turn can affect your healthpoints. While this is not a regular
		129	effect (it only happens when you change items or are restored from
		130	depletion), it can sometimes look as if you are losing health.
		131
		132	=back
		133
		134	=head3 I lost an item! How?
		135
		136	Well, we don't know. If you don't know, either, here is a partial list of ways people
		137	typically lose stuff:
		138
		139	=over 4
		140
		141	=item You accidentally dropped it in a shop (or elswehere).
		142
		143	If in a shop, if it was money, you can just go there and pick it up again:
		144	shops do not "buy" money. For other items you will have to buy it back.
		145
		146	=item Thieves or monsters stole your items.
		147
		148	Yes, thieves and many other monsters (such as demons) can actually steal
		149	stuff. They can steal about anything that you don't currently wield, and
		150	if they are good, you don't even notice it. Your only chance of getting
		151	the item back is to kill the thief or steal the item back with the steal skill before the map he is in resets.
		152
		153	Many adventurers find that the old road to Navar harbours a lot of thieves
		154	and is best avoided by the beginning adventurers.
		155
		156	=back
		157
		158	=head3 How do I uncurse/undamn items?
		159
		160	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.
		161
		162	To actually remove the curse or damnation with a scroll, you need to L<mark> the item, and then L<apply> the scroll.
		163
		164	=back
		165
		166	=head3 When I log-in, I keep dying! Why is this?
		167
		168	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.
		169
		170	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.
		171
		172	=head3 How does the I<identify> spell work?
		173
		174	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.
		175
		176	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.
		177
		178	=head3 How can I Prepare/Improve/Enchant Weapons?
		179
		180	This is done in two steps: first you have to I<prepare> your weapon
		181	for the desired number of enchantments, then you apply the enchanments
		182	(weapons remember how many times they can be enchanted further).
		183
		184	To prepare a weapon, wield it and L<mark> (e.g. using the popup menu in
		185	the inventory) some diamonds, as a sacrifice, then read the I<Prepare
		186	Weapon> scroll. The square root of the total number of diamonds sacrificed
		187	this way determines the number of enchantments the weapon accepts: one
		188	diamond for one enchanment, nine diamonds for three enchantments, 100
		189	diamonds for ten enchantments and so on.
		190
		191	Remember, once you prepare the weapon, it can only be wielded by you.
		192
		193	After that, you can apply improvement and enchantnment scrolls:
		194
		195	=over 4
		196
		197	=item Improve Damage
		198
		199	Each scroll read will increase the damage by five points, and likewise the
		200	weight by five kilograms.
		201
		202	=item Lower Weight
		203
		204	This "improves" the weight of your weapon: each scroll reduces the weight
		205	by one fifth (20%). It will not, however, create weightless weapons.
		206
		207	=item Enchant Weapon
		208
		209	Each scroll read increases the magic by one point.
		210
		211	=item Improve Stat
		212
		213	This scroll improves one of the basic stat improvements (Strength,
		214	Dexterity and so on). For this it needs a further sacrifice in form of
		215	stat potions. The stat potions must be of the same type and will determine
		216	which stat gets improved.
		217
		218	The number of stat potions you need to improve it is twice the number of
		219	stat points the weapon currently gives, plus one (the minimum is two stat
		220	potions, however). That is, a weapon which gives no stat bonus needs two
		221	(C<0 × 2 + 1 = 1> which is less than two, so two) stat potion, one that
		222	already gives I<Str +2> and I<Int +1> will need seven (C<3 × 2 + 1>) stat
		223	potions. Negative stats are summed normally, so I<Str +4> and I<Int -2>
		224	will result in needing five stat potions only (C<2 × 2 + 1>).
		225
		226	=back
		227
		228	Keep in mind, however, that your character can only handle a limited
		229	number of weapon improvements, see the L<skills> command. Item power will
		230	also increase.
		231
		232	=head3 How can I enchant Armour?
		233
		234	Enchanting armour is easy: each time you read an I<Enchant Armour> scroll,
		235	the magic value will be increased by one, the speed, armour (physical
		236	resistance) and weight are increased by some amount, as well as the item
		237	power.
		238
		239	=head3 What is this item power business?
		240
		241	In general, the more interesting/powerful items have higher item power
		242	values. Your character can handle only handle only a limited amount of power - for each overall level
		243	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
		244	(see the L<skills> command for your current limit and remaining item power points).
		245
		246	All the equipment you wear adds to this limit, so if you wield a weapon of
		247	item power 30 plus two rings of item power 14 each you will need 58 item
		248	power (and a level of 47).
		249
		250
41	=head2 Generic how do I...	251	=head2 Generic how do I...
		252
		253	=head3 How do I use range weapons such as bows?
		254
		255	First, you have to L<apply> the bow, then it will show up in the lower
		256	right corner in the C<Range:> slot. If it is already shown as C<(applied)>
		257	but not in the C<Range:> slot you have to unapply and reaply it.
		258
		259	When you have a bow (or similar weapons like guns or crossbows) applied,
		260	you just shoot as with spells or other range attacks - C<Shift>+direction
		261	key.
		262
		263	You need to have arrows (shells, bolts etc.) in your inventory or an
		264	active container for this to work.
		265
		266	You can influence how you shoot via the L<Bow Mode\|bowmode> in the C<<
		267	Playerbook => Settings >> tab.
42		268
43	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?	269	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44		270
45	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry	271	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	272	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for	273	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
48	this to work!	274	this to work!
49		275
50	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and	276	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
51	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:	277	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
52		278
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58	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?	284	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59		285
60	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"	286	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61	which has the desired effect with cone spells.	287	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
62		288
		289
		290	=head2 Playing Together
		291
		292	=head3 How can I communicate with other players?
		293
		294	There are five commands you can use to talk to others. All of them can
		295	be entered by just typing them in, followed by the message, followed by
		296	C<Return>, e.g. C<chat hey guys, what's up?>. If you have a I<tab> open
		297	in your message window you can also just type a text in there followed
		298	by C<Return> (this is especially handy as C<Return> also activates the
		299	current chat tab as well).
		300
		301	=over 4
		302
		303	=item chat <message> (short: C<c>)
		304
		305	The most-used communications command. Whatever you I<chat> will end up
		306	in the I<Chat> tab of everybody else who is currently logged in.
		307
		308	Example:
		309
		310	c uh, that anchovis almost killed me
		311
		312	=item shout <message>
		313
		314	This is like C<chat>, but "louder". Everybody will get your message in red
		315	in their C<Chat> tabs. You should not use C<shout> unless you are in an
		316	emergency or there is something really important to be said, otherwise you
		317	risk being ignored by people.
		318
		319	Example:
		320
		321	sh I am stuck! can anybody let me out?
		322
		323	=item say <message> (short: C<s>)
		324
		325	This command can be used to talk to NPCs (without going through the NPC
		326	dialogue window), but all players anywhere on the same map can hear you as
		327	well.
		328
		329	Example:
		330
		331	s good that schmorp cnanot hera us here!
		332
		333	=item tell <playername> <message> (short: C<te>)
		334
		335	This is your prototypical two-way, private, chat channel. You can talk to
		336	any other player that is currently logged in, and only he can hear you.
		337
		338	=item gsay <message> (short: C<gs>)
		339
		340	The group say command sends a message to every member of the party/group
		341	you are in. This is useful when playing in a team, to avoid cluttering the
		342	chat channel.
		343
		344	=back
		345
		346	In addition to these, there are a large number of emotes you can use, use
		347	the L<help> command to get a list.
		348
		349	=head3 Can I form parties? Which benefits does party-play have?
		350
		351	You can form I<new> parties using the C<< party form <name> >> name
		352	command, and you can join I<existing> parties using the C<< party join
		353	<name> >> command. There are other party commands, use C<help party> to
		354	find out more.
		355
		356	The main benefit of party-play is sharing experience: All experience you
		357	gain is distributed to all party members accoridng to their level (people
		358	with twice the level as you gain twice as much experience).
		359
		360	This is great for training skills you are bad in, but somebody else is
		361	good in, and of course vice versa!
		362
		363
63	=head2 Magic	364	=head2 Magic
64		365
65	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?	366	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66		367
67	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher	368	Higher (effective) casting levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give
68	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of	369	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	370	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>	371	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	372	I<archetype name> after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the
72	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.	373	C<cast summon pet monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
73		374
74	Level Monster	375	Level Monster
75	1 bat	376	1 bat
76	3 bird	377	3 bird
77	4 spider	378	4 spider
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94	80 gr_hellhound	395	80 gr_hellhound
95	90 dave	396	90 dave
96	100 laoch	397	100 laoch
97	105 snitchangel	398	105 snitchangel
98		399
		400	=head3 How does being attuned/repelled/denied affect casting level?
		401
		402	Some spells are attuned to one or more spell classes (such as wounding,
		403	summoning, fire and so on). The player can likewise be attuned to some of
		404	these classes, giving a bonus, or repelled to them, giving a malus, or
		405	denied to them, making her unable to cast the spell at all.
		406
		407	The skill level is the level of the skill that the spell uses (e.g.
		408	summoning or sorcery).
		409
		410	When attuned, the bonus is up to 16 levels, but never higher than the
		411	skill level itself, i.e. at level 2, the bonus is 4, at level 5, the
		412	bonus is 10 and at level 50, the bonus is 16.
		413
		414	When repelled, the malus is 16 levels always.
		415
		416	These are added (or subtracted) to the skill level when checking whether
		417	the player can cast the spell and when calculating the effective casting
		418	level.
		419
		420	The effect on strength is as if the minimum spell level is lower (when
		421	attuned) or higher (when repelled), and the strength will increase the
		422	same as without any attunement.
		423
		424	=head3 What is the "effective" casting level?
		425
		426	Effective casting levels start at 1 (lowest spell strength) and go up to
		427	100 (highest nominal spell strength). Higher levels are also possible and
		428	make the spell correspondingly stronger.
		429
		430	The effective casting level is calculated from the skill level, after
		431	adding/subtracting any bonus from attunements.
		432
		433	If the skill level plus bonus is 100 or higher, then this is the effective
		434	spell level.
		435
		436	If it is lower, then the minimum spell level comes into play: the minimum
		437	level is not only the minimum level a caster is required to have, it is
		438	also the level where the effective casting level equals 1.
		439
		440	When you cast a spell at skill level 90, which has a minimum level of
		441	90, the effective casting level will be 1 (lowest). Casting at level 91 gives
		442	casting level 10, skill level 98 gives effective level 80, up to
		443	skill level 100, which then gives effective level 100.
		444
		445
99	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults	446	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
100		447
101	=head3 How do I pray?	448	=head3 X<how_to_pray>How do I pray?
102		449
103	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill	450	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	451	(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>).	452	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106		453
107	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.	454	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108		455
109	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>	456	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
110		457
111	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.	458	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112		459
113	=head3 How do I join a cult (become a follower of a god)?	460	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
114		461
115	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start	462	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	463	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117	you.	464	you.
118		465
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121	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect	468	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	469	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
123	the process.	470	the process.
124		471
125	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%	472	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	473	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	474	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.	475	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
129		476
		477
		478	=head2 Exploring / Quests
		479
		480	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
		481
		482	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
		483	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
		484	a dangers, but also many treasures, can be found there.
		485
		486	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
		487	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
		488	quests in and around Port Joseph.
		489
		490	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
		491	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
		492	person?
		493
		494	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
		495	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
		496	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
		497	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
		498
		499	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
		500	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high level) to the south,
		501	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
		502
		503	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
		504	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
		505	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
		506	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
		507	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
		508
		509	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
		510	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
		511	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
		512	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
		513	that.
		514
		515	=head2 Where is that damn Goblin Chief?
		516
		517	In his cave to the north-east of the Scorn Gate. It is the one that starts
		518	with a random maze (yes, there are multiple caves). Keep in mind that the
		519	Goblin Chief's Head is fastened to his body, so you have to find and kill
		520	him first.
		521
		522	=head2 Where can I find the I<comet> spell?
		523
		524	In the tower of stars, which is almost directly south of Scorn (but not
		525	too near to it). You have to talk to people to solve this quest, and it
		526	does not involve a random maze.
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