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 This section contains the Tips of the Day, ordered by most important to
 least important.
 =head2 Tutorial
-For first time users of CF+, consider skimming through the
+For first time users of Deliantra, consider skimming through the
 L<tutorial>. You can also access it by pressing the B<Help> button at the
 top.
 =head2 Apply and Examine Keys
 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.
+=head2 Moving the Map
+You can move the map (I<not> the minimap) around by dragging it with the
+middle mouse button. This is useful when you rearrange your windows and
+want to move the center of the map.
 =head1 X<tooltip>Tooltips
-This section contains some of the tooltips of the Crossfire+ client.
+This section contains some of the tooltips of the Deliantra client.
+=head2 X<modifier_box>Keyboard Modifierd
+This box shows which keyboard modifiers (Shift, Ctrl etc.) are currently
+active ("pressed").
+=head3 B<once/REPEAT>
+C<Ctrl> determines wether an action invoked via the keyboard (moving,
+firing) is executed once per keypress or repeatedly as fast as
+possible.
+In I<once> mode, each time you press a key, your character will try to
+execute the action once. If you try to execute actions faster than your
+character is able to, the actions will be queued.
+In I<REPEAT> mode, your character keep executing the action as long as you
+keep the keys pressed, as fast as it is able to do. This allows you to run
+faster with a fast character, but msot importantly enables you to stop
+immediately, as no matter how fast your character is, stopping to press
+the keys will stop your character.
+=head3 B<move/FIRE>
+C<Shift> determines wether you move or fire when pressing an arrow key.
+For example, when you have applied a bow, then pressing C<Shift>-Arrow
+will firean arrow instead of moving your character. Less obviously, this
+also works for anything else in your range slot, such as spells or skills.
+=head3 B<alt>
+Shows wether the alt key is pressed or not. The alt key is not used for
+controlling your character.
+=head3 B<num>
+C<NumLock> isn't used by Deliantra, but on some operating systems, having
+it on makes it impossible to use the B<numeric keypad> for moving or
+firing, so best leave it off when playing Deliantra.
 =head2 X<stat_health>
 B<Health points>. Measures of how much damage you can take before
 dying. Hit points are determined from your level and are influenced by the
-value of your Con. Hp value may range between 1 to beyond 500 and higher
+value of your Con stat. Hp value may range between 1 to beyond 500, and higher
 values indicate a greater ability to withstand punishment.
 =head2 X<stat_mana>
 B<Spell points>. Measures of how much "fuel" you have for casting spells
 the current spell points beyond your normal maximum). Higher values
 indicate greater amounts of mana.
 =head2 X<stat_grace>
-B<Grace points> - how favored you are by your god. In game terms, how
+B<Grace points> - how favored you are by your god. In game terms, how much
-much divine magic you can cast. Your level, Wis and Pow effect what the
+divine magic (prayers) you can cast. Your level, Wis and Pow effect what
-value of grace is. Prayong on an altar of your god can increase this value
+the value of grace is. Praying on an altar of your god can increase this
-beyond your normal maximum. Grace can take on large positive and negative
+value to twice your normal maximum. Grace can take on large positive and
-values. Positive values indicate favor by the gods.
+negative values. Positive values indicate favor by the gods.
 =head2 X<stat_food>
-B<Food>. Ranges between 0 (starving) and 999 (satiated). At a value of
+B<Food>. Ranges between 0 (starving) and 999 (satiated). If it reaches 0
-0 the character begins to die. Some magic can speed up or slow down the
+and your character cannot find some food to eat (e.g. in your inventory),
+it begins to die (health points decrease). Some magic can speed up or slow
-character digestion. Healing wounds will speed up digestion too.
+down the character digestion. Healing wounds will speed up digestion too.
 =head2 X<stat_exp>
 B<Experience points and overall level> - experience is increased as a
 reward for appropriate action (such as killing monsters) and may decrease
 as a result of a magical attack or dying. Level is directly derived
 from the experience value. As the level of the character increases, the
 character becomes able to succeed at more difficult tasks. A character's
-level starts at a value of 0 and may range up beyond 100.
+level starts at a value of 1 and may range up beyond 100.
 =head2 X<stat_ranged>
-B<Ranged attack> - how you attack when you press shift-cursor (spell,
+B<Attack Slots> - how you attack when you fire (shift-direction, spell,
-skill, weapon etc).
+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<KP-Plus>, but usually the server will automatically switch
+between the two slots as needed.
 =head2 X<stat_Str>
 B<Physical Strength>, determines damage dealt with weapons, how much you
 can carry, and how often you can attack.
 armour worn primarily determines Arm value. This is the same as the
 physical resistance.
 =head2 X<stat_Spd>
-B<Speed>, how fast you can move. The value of speed may range between
+B<Speed>, how fast you can move. The value roughly means how many
-nearly 0 ("very slow") to higher than 5 ("lightning fast"). Base speed
+movements per second you can make. It may range between nearly 0 ("very
-is determined from the Dex and modified downward proportionally by the
+slow") to higher than 40 ("lightning fast"). Base speed is determined from
-amount of weight carried which exceeds the Max Carry limit. The armour
+the Dex stat and modified downward proportionally by the amount of weight
-worn also sets the upper limit on speed.
+carried which exceeds the Max Carry limit. The armour worn also sets the
+upper limit on speed.
 =head2 X<stat_WSp>
-B<Weapon Speed>, how many attacks you may make per unit of time
+B<Weapon Speed>, how many attacks you may make per second when combatting.
-(0.120s). Higher values indicate faster attack speed. Current weapon and
+Higher values indicate faster attack speed. Current weapon and Dex effect
-Dex effect the value of weapon speed.
+the value of weapon speed.
 =head2 X<npc_message_entry>
 Enter a message here that you want to tell the NPC and press B<return>.
 =head1 X<ui>User Interface Text Fragments
 This section just contains some longer text fragment used by the
-Crossfire+ client.
+Deliantra client.
 =head2 X<chargen_stats>Character Creation: Stats
 B<Stats> are a very important aspect of your character. You can use the
 tooltips to learn what each Stat governs.

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