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1	=head1 CFPlus Manual	1	=head1 Deliantra Manual
2		2
3	=head2 Features	3	=head2 Features
4		4
5	=over 4	5	=over 4
6		6
7	=item Fullscreen Map	7	=item Fullscreen Map
8		8
9	CF+ can uses a fullscreen map, which greatly enhances how much of the	9	Deliantra uses a fullscreen map, which greatly enhances how much of the
10	game world you can see.	10	game world you can see.
11		11
12	=item Persistent Map Cache (Crossfire+ only)	12	=item Persistent Map Cache
13		13
14	CF+ can persistently cache all map data it received from the	14	Deliantra can persistently cache all map data it received from the
15	server. This not only allows it to display an overview map, but also	15	server. This not only allows it to display an overview map, but also
16	ensures that once-explored areas will be available the next time you want	16	ensures that once-explored areas will be available the next time you want
17	to explore more.	17	to explore more.
18		18
19	=item Hardware acceleration	19	=item Hardware acceleration
20		20
21	Unlike most Crossfire clients, CF+ take advantage of OpenGL hardware	21	Deliantra can take advantage of OpenGL hardware acceleration. Most modern
22	acceleration. Most modern graphics cards have difficulties with 2D	22	graphics cards have difficulties with 2D acceleration, while 3D graphics
23	acceleration, while 3D graphics is accelerated well.	23	is accelerated well.
24		24
25	=item No arbitrary limits	25	=item No arbitrary limits
26		26
27	Unlike other Crossfire clients, CF+ does not suffer from arbitrary	27	Deliantra does not suffer from arbitrary limits (like a fixed amount of
28	limits (like a fixed amount of face numbers). There are still limits, but	28	face numbers). There are still limits, but they are not arbitrarily low :)
29	they are not arbitrarily low :)
30		29
31	=item High quality text rendering	30	=item High quality text rendering
32		31
33	Although surprising at first, high quality text rendering is a real	32	Although surprising at first, high quality text rendering is a real
34	must have feature. For this, CF+ leverages Παν語 (PanGo) to offer	33	must have feature. For this, Deliantra leverages Παν語 (PanGo) to offer
35	real-world text output quality, so you can chat in 日本語 (japanese),	34	real-world text output quality, so you can chat in 日本語 (japanese),
36	ﺎﻠﻋﺮﺒﻳﺓ (arabic) or most any other language/script, as long	35	ﺎﻠﻋﺮﺒﻳﺓ (arabic) or most any other language/script, as long
37	as suitable fonts are installed.	36	as suitable fonts are installed.
38		37
39	=back	38	=back
40		39
41	=head1 Usage	40	=head1 Usage
		41
		42	=head2 X<the_keyboard>Keyboard/Keymappings
		43
		44	The keyboard works quite similar to other programs: If a widget (e.g. a text entry) has the focus,
		45	you can enter and edit text there.
		46
		47	Special key bindings apply to the playing area. It needs to be focused to
		48	work. If it doesn't have the focus, it will be tinted in red, in that case
		49	you can focus it by clicking into it.
		50
		51	The following keys are available in the playing area:
		52
		53	=over 4
		54
		55	=item B<F1>..B<F9> - open various dialogs (use the right mouse button menu to see which).
		56
		57	=item B<Tab> - toggle (make visible/invisible) the playerbook window.
		58
		59	=item B<Left-Shift-Tab> - toggle (make visible/invisible) the message window.
		60
		61	=item B<Spacebar> - apply the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).
		62
		63	=item B<Return> - activate the currently-visible entry in the message window.
		64
		65	=item B<Left-Alt-1..9> - activate the nth tab in the message window.
		66
		67	=item B<Left-Alt-x> - close the currently active tab in the message window.
		68
		69	=item B<,> (the comma) - take the item below you (selected by the server, usually the topmost item).
		70
		71	=item Cursor/Arrow Keys, Keypad-B<12346789> - directional movement/attack.
		72
		73	If you press the Alt-Modifier together with a Cursor/Arrow-Key, then you
		74	will use the next direction counterclockwise, this gives you access to the
		75	diagonal directions on keyboards without a numeric keypad. This works together
		76	with other modifiers, too.
		77
		78	=over 4
		79
		80	=item B<Shift>-I<direction> - use your ranged weapon slot to attack the space indicated by the direction key.
		81
		82	=item B<Ctrl>-I<direction> - run into the indicate direction as fast as possible, attacking everything in your way.
		83
		84	=back
		85
		86	=item Keypad-B<5> - use your current range slot on yourself or the space where you are standing.
		87
		88	=item Keypad-B<+> - toggle between your range and combat slots
		89
		90	Only one of them can be active at any specific time. Deliantra
		91	automatically switches to the right slot when you attack, but sometimes a
		92	weapon (combat slot) has some specific effect (for example, lets you heal
		93	faster) which would not be working when your range slot is active.
		94
		95	=item B<'> - open the completer.
		96
		97	=item B<"> - open the completer, presetting it with your current communication command.
		98
		99	=item B<a>-B<z> (lowercase characters) - open the completer, presetting it with the character types.
		100
		101	=item B<Ctrl>-B<Insert> - open the macro recorder/key binding editor and start recording.
		102
		103	=item Keypad-B<enter> - examine item on floor.
		104
		105	=item B<Left-Alt-s> - ready_skill find traps
		106
		107	=item B<Left-Alt-d> - ready_skill disarm traps
		108
		109	=item B<Left-Alt-p> - ready_skill praying
		110
		111	=back
42		112
43	=head2 The Map	113	=head2 The Map
44		114
45	The map is always displayed in the background, behind all other windows and UI elements.	115	The map is always displayed in the background, behind all other windows and UI elements.
46		116
107	It displays what is on the tile your character stands on. If there are very many	177	It displays what is on the tile your character stands on. If there are very many
108	items there will be a "More..." button which will open up the Inventory.	178	items there will be a "More..." button which will open up the Inventory.
109		179
110	If you opened a container a button "Close container" will show up.	180	If you opened a container a button "Close container" will show up.
111		181
112	=head1 FAQ	182	=head2 Setup
113		183
114	=over 4	184	This is the main setup window (opened via the I<Setup> button on the top of
		185	the client window), with following sub-windows:
115		186
116	=item The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?	187	=head3 Server
117		188
118	Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a	189	This window is for editing the connection settings and shows
119	newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL	190	some information about the currently connected server.
120	support.
121		191
122	If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and	192	=head3 Pickup
123	will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
124	still be slow, though):
125		193
126	=over 4	194	Here you can configure your automatic pickup configuration.
127		195
128	=item B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)	196	=head3 Graphics
129		197
130	=item Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode	198	Here you can configure some aspects of the graphical appearance
		199	of the client.
131		200
132	=item Disable B<Fog of War>	201	=head3 Audio
133		202
134	=item Increase B<Map Scale>	203	This window lets you enable/disable audio and set the background music
		204	volume.
135		205
136	=back	206	=head3 Keyboard
137		207
138	=back	208	Here you can edit the key bindings you have made.
139		209
		210	B<PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO PRESS> I<Save Config> on the top of the client window
		211	after you are finished.
		212
		213	=head3 Debug
		214
		215	Here are some debugging options, which are maybe only interesting to the developers
		216	of the client.
		217
		218	=head2 The Playerbook
		219
		220	You can open the Playerbook by pressing B<tab> or by pressing B<F2> for
		221	the Statistics, B<F3> for the Skills, B<F4> for the Spellbook or B<F5> for the
		222	Inventory.
		223
		224	What these are is explained below:
		225
		226	=head3 Statistics
		227
		228	=for image sc_statistics.jpg
		229
		230	You can toggle this windows via B<F2>.
		231
		232	This page tells you about your current status and statistics.
		233	The B<Player> frame shows your name, title and current map, and your
		234	current weight and maximum weight.
		235
		236	The B<Primary/Secondary Statistics> informs you about the status of
		237	your L<primary statistics\|glossary/primary statistics>, which is the group on the left and about the
		238	L<secondary statistics\|glossary/secondary statistics> which is the group on the right.
		239
		240	=head3 Skills
		241
		242	=for image sc_skill_list.jpg
		243
		244	You can toggle this windows via B<F3>.
		245
		246	TBD
		247
		248	=head3 Spellbook
		249
		250	=for image sc_spellbook.jpg
		251
		252	You can toggle this windows via B<F4>.
		253
		254	=head3 X<playerbook_inventory>Inventory
		255
		256	=for image sc_inventory.jpg
		257
		258	You can toggle this windows via B<F5>.
		259
		260	On the left side of this windows you see the player's inventory.
		261	On top the current weight and maximum weight are listed on the right
		262	of the B<sort order button>, which reveals following possible orders:
		263
		264	=over 4
		265
		266	=item Type/Name
		267
		268	This order sorts the items first by type, and then by name.
		269
		270	=item Recent/Normal/Locked
		271
		272	This order puts the recently picked up or applied items to the top,
		273	then it displays the normal not so recently changed items, and to the last
		274	it displays the locked items.
		275
		276	=item Weight/Type
		277
		278	This order first sorts by weight and then by type.
		279
		280	=back
		281
		282	Below the sort order button there is the item list. You can hover the mouse cursor over
		283	the items to see what actions you can do with the mouse. Right click will
		284	show you the B<context menu>, with the following actions:
		285
		286	=over 4
		287
		288	=item examine
		289
		290	This will let you examine the item further and print informations like this:
		291
		292	That is cloak (unidentified)
		293	It is made of: leather.
		294	It goes around your shoulders.
		295	It weights 5.000 kg.
		296	You reckon it is worth between 1 gold coin and 1 gold coin.
		297
		298	=item mark
		299
		300	This marks the item for further operations, like L<thawing or igniting
		301	something with a flint and steel\|faq_igniteandthaw>.
		302
		303	=item ignite/thaw
		304
		305	This will ignite for example a torch or thaw an icecube with a B<flint &
		306	steel> L<$ARCH/flint_and_steel.x11>, which is B<required to be in your
		307	inventory> for this to work.
		308
		309	=item inscribe
		310
		311	This will let you write on something (eg. scrolls) with a B<pen>
		312	L<$ARCH/stylus.x11>, which is I<required to be in your inventory> for this
		313	to work.
		314
		315	When you click on this context menu entry a small popup window will open
		316	where you can type in what you want to inscribe.
		317
		318	=item rename
		319
		320	This lets you rename an item. When you click on this context menu entry
		321	a small popup window will open and let you type in the new name for the
		322	item.
		323
		324	=item apply
		325
		326	This L<applies\|command/apply> an object.
		327
		328	=item lock/unlock
		329
		330	=item drop/put/take all
		331
		332	=item drop/put/take <n>
		333
		334	=back
		335
		336	On the right side there will be displayed the currently open container
		337	or the floor on which you stand. There are nearly the same context menu
		338	operation aviable. On the top the is the name of the currently opened
		339	container or just 'Floor'.
		340
		341	If a container is open, there will be a button 'Close container' which
		342	will apply the container in your inventory again to close it.
		343
		344	=head2 X<binding_recorder>Binding Recorder
		345
		346	This is a special facility which lets you record commands issued via the
		347	completer or the message window and bind them to a key.
		348
		349	(I<Note:> as this facility is quite complicated it might change in future).
		350
		351	It mainly works this way:
		352
		353	First you have to I<start recording> via the button on the top.
		354
		355	Then you can issue commands via the completer, or just run around, the
		356	commands will be recorded in the background.
		357
		358	If you are finished with the command sequence click on I<stop recording>
		359	(the same button you used to start recording).
		360
		361	Then you can see a list of the commands you issued and delete them if you
		362	want.
		363
		364	Next you have to click on I<bind>, which will open a key query, where you
		365	have to press the corresponding key combination which you want to bind to
		366	this command sequence.
		367
		368	After you are finished you have to click on B<OK>.
		369
		370	B<Don't forget to> I<Save Config> B<!>
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