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1=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks 1=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks
2 2
3Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time. 3Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.
4Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative. 4Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.
5 5
6=head2 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch? 6=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7 7
8There are a few options: 8=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9The right-click context menu in the L<Inventory|playerbook_inventory> reveals
10B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes.
11You will need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for this
12to work!
13 9
14An alternative would be to use the L<mark|command/mark> and L<apply|command/apply> 10Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
15commands like this: 11has been rewritten. Still most maps are very similar or identical to
12Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
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17 mark icecube 14The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
18 apply flint and steel 15server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting
16reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
17and having a fully asynchronous design.
19 18
20If you need to something do this often, I recommend using the L<Bind
21Recorder|binding_recorder>.
22
23=head2 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this? 19=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
24 20
25Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a 21Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
26newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL 22newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
27support. 23support.
28 24
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35=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480) 31=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
36 32
37=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode 33=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
38 34
39=item * Disable B<Fog of War> 35=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
40 36
41=item * Increase B<Map Scale> 37=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
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43=back 39=back
44 40
41=head2 Generic how do I...
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43=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
44
45The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
46B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
47need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/light/flint_and_steel.base.111.png> for
48this to work!
49
50An alternative would be to use the L<mark|command/mark> and
51L<apply|command/apply> commands like this:
52
53 mark icecube
54 apply flint and steel
55
56You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
57
58=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
59
60Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
61which has the desired effect with cone spells.
62
63=head2 Magic
64
65=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
66
67Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
68level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
69summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
70summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
71after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
72monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
73
74 Level Monster
75 1 bat
76 3 bird
77 4 spider
78 6 killer_bee
79 7 pixie
80 8 skeleton
81 9 stalker
82 11 devil
83 13 beholder
84 15 dark_elf
85 17 skull
86 20 angel
87 25 vampire
88 30 spectre
89 35 lich
90 40 demilich
91 50 hellhound
92 60 unusual_kobold
93 70 chicken
94 80 gr_hellhound
95 90 dave
96 100 laoch
97 105 snitchangel
98
99=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
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101=head3 How do I pray?
102
103First 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
105C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
106
107You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
108
109=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>
110
111You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
112
113=head3 How do I join a cult (become a follower of a god)?
114
115That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
116L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
117you.
118
119=head3 How do I change gods?
120
121That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
122them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
123the process.
124
125First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
126resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
127god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
128are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
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