--- deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/ui.pod 2006/08/13 14:38:36 1.2 +++ deliantra/Deliantra-Client/pod/ui.pod 2007/10/17 11:51:11 1.14 @@ -1,4 +1,50 @@ -=head1 tooltip +=head1 XTips of the Day + +This section contains the Tips of the Day, ordered by most important to +least important. + +=head2 Tutorial + +For first time users of Deliantra, consider skimming through the +L. You can also access it by pressing the B button at the +top. + +=head2 Apply and Examine Keys + +The B usually applies the topmost object on the ground, while +the B (or B) key examines it. See L +for more keyboard mappings. + +=head2 The Completer + +You can type most commands by simply typing an B whenever the +play area has the keyboard focus. See L +for more info. + +=head2 The Mouse + +The left mouse button usually B an item. The middle mouse +button usually B an item (which can mean a lot of things, such +as drinking, wearing, wielding and so on). The right mouse button usually +opens a B with further options. For example, the right-mouse-button +menu of the playing area gives you quick access to the playerbook and +autopickup, while the RMB-menu in the skills window lets you create key +bindings for using skills. + +=head2 Autopickup + +You can let your character automatically pick up stuff when you are moving +over a L: First select which items to pick up in the +B window, then enable/disable it using the right mouse +button menu of the playing area. + +It's customary to disable autopickup in civilised areas, to reduce the +risk of taking an item you should not pick up. + + +=head1 XTooltips + +This section contains some of the tooltips of the Deliantra client. =head2 X @@ -40,33 +86,39 @@ =head2 X -B - how you attack when you press shift-cursor (spell, -skill, weapon etc). +B - how you attack when you fire (shift-direction, spell, +skill etc.) - your range slot, or you walk/run into something - your +combat slot. You can apply both a ranged attack weapon (such as a spell, +horn, rod, bow etc.) and a combat attack weapon (such as a sword, knife +etc.) at the same time, but only one of them - marked with a C<*> - will +be wielded at any one time. You can quickly toggle between the two slots +by using C, but usually the server will automatically switch +between the two slots as needed. =head2 X B, determines damage dealt with weapons, how much you -can carry, and how often you can attack +can carry, and how often you can attack. =head2 X B, your physical agility. Determines chance of being hit and -affects armor class and speed +affects armor class and speed. =head2 X B, physical health and toughness. Determines how many -healthpoints you can have +healthpoints you can have. =head2 X B, your ability to learn and use skills and incantations -(both prayers and magic) and determines how much spell points you can have +(both prayers and magic) and determines how much spell points you can have. =head2 X B, the ability to learn and use divine magic (prayers). Determines -how many grace points you can have +how many grace points you can have. =head2 X @@ -76,8 +128,9 @@ =head2 X -B, how well you are received by NPCs. Affects buying and selling -prices in shops. +B, how well you are received by NPCs. Affects buying and +selling prices in shops, the L and +L skills and a few other things. =head2 X @@ -107,23 +160,52 @@ =head2 X -B, how fast you can move. The value of speed may range between -nearly 0 ("very slow") to higher than 5 ("lightning fast"). Base speed -is determined from the Dex and modified downward proportionally by the -amount of weight carried which exceeds the Max Carry limit. The armour -worn also sets the upper limit on speed. +B, how fast you can move. The value roughly means how many actions +per second you can make. It may range between nearly 0 ("very slow") to +higher than 5 ("lightning fast"). Base speed is determined from the Dex +and modified downward proportionally by the amount of weight carried which +exceeds the Max Carry limit. The armour worn also sets the upper limit on +speed. =head2 X -B, how many attacks you may make per unit of time -(0.120s). Higher values indicate faster attack speed. Current weapon and -Dex effect the value of weapon speed. +B, how many attacks you may make per second when combatting. +Higher values indicate faster attack speed. Current weapon and Dex effect +the value of weapon speed. + +=head2 X + +Enter a message here that you want to tell the NPC and press B. + +Sometimes you have to tell an NPC something you cannot find out during a +normal conversation (such as a password). In those cases you have to use +this text entry. You can also enter responses manually instead of using +the response buttons below. + +=head2 XThe Command Completer + +This is your central interface to send text commands to the server. To +enter a verbatim command to send to the server, just type the command, +followed by a space, and press return. + +Typing the initial letters of words (or just any letters) displays guesses +for commands you might want to use. + +You can use the cursor-up and cursor-down keys to select between those +guesses. + +B opens a menu where you can select further options, sich +as redefining key bindings. =head2 X Press a key (click on the entry to make sure it has keyboard focus) -=head1 ui + +=head1 XUser Interface Text Fragments + +This section just contains some longer text fragment used by the +Deliantra client. =head2 XCharacter Creation: Stats @@ -139,11 +221,6 @@ =head2 XCharacter Creation: Race -Look at the B window to see a description of this race and -the center of the screen to see how this race looks like (I). - You can look at another race, or accept this race (you will cycle back to this race eventually, so you can take your time making this important choice.