Deliantra-Client/pod/faq.pod

=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks

Here are some questions you might asked yourself over time.
Also some nice Tips and Tricks are listed here, which you may find informative.

=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client

=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?

Deliantra was originally a Crossfire server, but by now most of the code
has been rewritten. Still most maps are very similar or identical to
Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.

The major differences are a better client, better graphics, a stable
server (i.e. no crashes every few hours with players and maps getting
reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
and background music.

=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?

Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
support.

If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
still be slow, though):

=over 4

=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)

=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode

=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>

=item * Increase B<Map Scale>

=back

=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!

Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).

=over 4

To do that, on Unix:

   rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*

On windows:

Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
starting with F<client->.

=back

Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.


=head2 Generic how do I...

=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?

The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes.  You will
need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
this to work!

An alternative would be to use the L<mark|command/mark> and
L<apply|command/apply> commands like this:

   mark icecube
   apply flint and steel

You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.

=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?

Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
which has the desired effect with cone spells.


=head2 Magic

=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?

Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.

   Level  Monster
       1  bat
       3  bird
       4  spider
       6  killer_bee
       7  pixie
       8  skeleton
       9  stalker
      11  devil
      13  beholder
      15  dark_elf
      17  skull
      20  angel
      25  vampire
      30  spectre
      35  lich
      40  demilich
      50  hellhound
      60  unusual_kobold
      70  chicken
      80  gr_hellhound
      90  dave
     100  laoch
     105  snitchangel

=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults

=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?

First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).

You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.

=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?

You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.

=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?

That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
you.

=head3 How do I change gods?

That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
the process.

First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.

=head2 Exploring

=head3 What areas are there to explore?

First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.

When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
quests in and around Port Joseph.

Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
person?

The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).

Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,
and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).

From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).

Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
that.

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#	Content
1	=head1 FAQ, Tips and Tricks
2
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.
5
6	=head2 Meta - About the Game and the Client
7
8	=head3 What is the relation between Deliantra and Crossfire?
9
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
12	Crossfire maps, so the games share a lot.
13
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
16	reset) and the ability to let more players play, by using less resources
17	and having a fully asynchronous design, and full support for sound effects
18	and background music.
19
20	=head3 The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
21
22	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
23	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
24	support.
25
26	If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
27	will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
28	still be slow, though):
29
30	=over 4
31
32	=item * B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
33
34	=item * Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
35
36	=item * Disable B<Fog of War> and C<Map Smoothing>
37
38	=item * Increase B<Map Scale>
39
40	=back
41
42	=head3 My client doesn't start anymore/graphics are corrupted!
43
44	Sometimes you hit a bug in the client. To reset the state of your client
45	you can delete your client database directory (your client will have to
46	re-download music and images and you will lose your minimap contents).
47
48	=over 4
49
50	To do that, on Unix:
51
52	rm -rf ~/.deliantra/client-*
53
54	On windows:
55
56	Do C<< Start => Run >>, enter F<%APPDATA%>, press return, and in the
57	window that will open, first open F<deliantra>, then delete the directory
58	starting with F<client->.
59
60	=back
61
62	Alternatively you can delete the F<.deliantra> or F<deliantra> directory
63	itself, but this will also delete your settings and keybindings.
64
65
66	=head2 Generic how do I...
67
68	=head3 X<faq_igniteandthaw>How do I thaw icecubes? Or: How do I ignite a torch?
69
70	The right-click context menu in the playerbook inventory has an entry
71	B<ignite/thaw>, which will ignite something or thaw icecubes. You will
72	need a B<flint & steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11> for
73	this to work!
74
75	An alternative would be to use the L<mark\|command/mark> and
76	L<apply\|command/apply> commands like this:
77
78	mark icecube
79	apply flint and steel
80
81	You can bind these commands to a key and invoke them repeatedly.
82
83	=head3 How do I cast a cone spell all around me (burning hands, holy word etc.)?
84
85	Use the C<5>-key on your keypad. This will cats spells "onto yourself"
86	which has the desired effect with cone spells.
87
88
89	=head2 Magic
90
91	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon pet monster>?
92
93	Higher levels of L<skill_description/summoning> give you access to higher
94	level monsters, but not all monsters have equal abilities. Instead of
95	summoning the highest level monster allowed by your level you can also
96	summon any other monster you had before by adding its I<archetype name>
97	after the command, i.e. to summon bees you would use the C<cast summon pet
98	monster bee> (short: C<cspm bee>) command.
99
100	Level Monster
101	1 bat
102	3 bird
103	4 spider
104	6 killer_bee
105	7 pixie
106	8 skeleton
107	9 stalker
108	11 devil
109	13 beholder
110	15 dark_elf
111	17 skull
112	20 angel
113	25 vampire
114	30 spectre
115	35 lich
116	40 demilich
117	50 hellhound
118	60 unusual_kobold
119	70 chicken
120	80 gr_hellhound
121	90 dave
122	100 laoch
123	105 snitchangel
124
125	=head2 Praying, Gods and Cults
126
127	=head3 X<how_tp_pray>How do I pray?
128
129	First enter the "praying mode" by readying your L<skill_description/praying> skill
130	(by default bound to C<Alt-P>, or by typing C<rspraying>), then hold and keep holding
131	C<Shift> and a direction key (e.g. C<Shift-Up>).
132
133	You will now pray as long as you keep pressing the keys.
134
135	=head3 How can I summon a specific monster with C<summon cult monster>?
136
137	You can't, your god selects the monsters for you.
138
139	=head3 How do I join a cult/become a follower of a god?
140
141	That is simple, just find an altar of a god of your choice and start
142	L<skill_description/praying>. Eventually, the god will recognize
143	you.
144
145	=head3 How do I change gods?
146
147	That is far more difficult: gods really hate it when you defect
148	them. Expect to lose a lot of L<skill_description/praying> experience in
149	the process.
150
151	First you should pray long enough to your god, until you gain 95%
152	resistancy to god power. Then quickly go to the altar of your newly-chosen
153	god and pray on her/his altar. Your old god won't make it easy, but if you
154	are persistent your old god will let you go at one point.
155
156	=head2 Exploring
157
158	=head3 What areas are there to explore?
159
160	First, you should explore Scorn and find the port pass (and maybe also the
161	gate pass). Make sure you don't miss out the old city of scorn, many
162	a dangers, but also many treasures, cna be found there.
163
164	When you finished most of the quests in Scorn you should investigate how
165	the pirates escape from the prison. This will lead to a number of nice
166	quests in and around Port Joseph.
167
168	Another nice series of quests, from low to medium level, can be found in
169	the King's Palace in Scorn. Who wouldn't want to meet the princess in
170	person?
171
172	The areas you can reach through the various transportation modes in Scorn
173	are Pupland (which has a lot of puzzles and quests from very low to very
174	high level), Stoneville and Santo Dominion (low and medium level quests,
175	also nice shops), and the Aldwulf Archipelago (which is more dangerous).
176
177	Through the gate you can reach Euthville and Santo Dominion to the north,
178	Brest (medium level) and Lake Country (medium to high leve) to the south,
179	and Navar (medium level quests) in the east (a long travel).
180
181	From Navar you can travel to Darcap in the far north (medium level
182	quests), near the mystical country of Azumauindo, to Wolfsburg somewhere
183	on the ocean, a rather dangerous area with many thieves and pirates
184	(medium level quests) and Valleynoy to the south, with medium and high
185	level quests (did you find the southpole yet?).
186
187	Also, it is said that Navar somehow has access to the mystical City
188	de Clouds, the biggest city ever seen (high level and very high level
189	quests). There are rumors about lands beyond (St. Bartholemew and other
190	cities) and other even more mystical places, but little is known about
191	that.
192