--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/tutorial.pod 2007/07/20 22:13:30 1.6
+++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/tutorial.pod 2007/12/28 18:19:03 1.9
@@ -1,31 +1,17 @@
-=for image banner.png
+=head1 Deliantra Tutorial - A gentle introduction to the game client
-=head1 CFPlus Tutorial - An gentle introduction to the game client.
+=head2 What's Deliantra - Basic Game Concepts
-=head2 What's Crossfire TRT - Basic Game Concepts
+#TODO: about.html
-In the words of Frank Tore Johansen, the author of the original Crossfire
-game:
-
-"Crossfire is a multi-player graphical arcade and adventure game made for
-the X Window System environment. It has certain flavours from other
-games, especially gauntlet and the rogue-like games. Any number of players
-can move around in their own window, finding and using items and battling
-monsters. They can choose to cooperate or compete in the same world."
-
-In the years of development that have followed, Crossfire has grown to
-encompass hundreds of monsters, thousands of maps to explore, an elaborate
-magic system, over 15 character types, a system of skills, and many, many
-artifacts and treasures.
-
-Crossfire TRT is freely distributed under the General (Affero)
+Deliantra is freely distributed under the General (Affero)
Public License (GPL) and the code may be obtained from
-L.
+L.
=head1 Getting Started
-First of all, don't be daunted by the apparent complexity of Crossfire -
-in reality, Crossfire is quite easy to play and character generation is
+First of all, don't be daunted by the apparent complexity of Deliantra -
+in reality, Deliantra is quite easy to play and character generation is
simple. Later on, when you have some experience playing the game, you may
wish to read the full manual.
@@ -56,7 +42,7 @@
You can choose from the aviable servers there.
(B At the time of this writing (2006-07-23) only I supports
-all features that are offered by CFPlus).
+all features that are offered by Deliantra).
=item B
@@ -77,7 +63,7 @@
One more note: it's not a good idea to use "real" passwords to your
computer accounts! Doing so may make your system vulnerable to
-unscrupulous Crossfire server administrators.
+unscrupulous Deliantra server administrators.
=back
@@ -143,7 +129,7 @@
For beginning players, the "simple fighter" characters are the easiest
to play successfully. The B, B, and B are among
-good earlier choices. As you gain experience with using Crossfire+ you
+good earlier choices. As you gain experience with using Deliantra you
may wish to branch out into other "fighter" characters such as the
B or B, or try your hand at playing "spellcaster" characters
like the B, B, B or B. The "exotic" races
@@ -325,7 +311,7 @@
=head2 How to create a new Character
-When you start up Crossfire, you will be asked for a character name and a
+When you start up Deliantra, you will be asked for a character name and a
password (you may need to open the B dialog for this using
the button at the top of the screen). If you are playing for the first
time, type any name you like; this will be your character name for the
@@ -337,7 +323,7 @@
One more note: it's not a good idea to use "real" passwords to your
computer accounts! Doing so may make your system vulnerable to
-unscrupulous Crossfire server administrators.
+unscrupulous Deliantra server administrators.
Your next step will be to generate random (primary) stats for your
character (to see the stats, you might have to open the B
@@ -371,7 +357,7 @@
For beginning players, the "simple fighter" characters are the easiest
to play successfully. The B, B, and B are among
-good earlier choices. As you gain experience with using Crossfire+ you
+good earlier choices. As you gain experience with using Deliantra you
may wish to branch out into other "fighter" characters such as the
B or B, or try your hand at playing "spellcaster" characters
like the B, B, B or B. The "exotic" races
@@ -417,7 +403,7 @@
=head2 Tips on surviving
-Crossfire+ is populated with a wealth of different monsters. These monsters
+Deliantra is populated with a wealth of different monsters. These monsters
can have varying immunities and attacktypes. In addition, some of them can
be quite a bit smarter than others. It will be important for new players
to learn the abilities of different monsters and learn just how much it