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# Content
1 =head1 CFPlus Manual
2
3 =head2 Features
4
5 =over 4
6
7 =item Fullscreen Map
8
9 CF+ can uses a fullscreen map, which greatly enhances how much of the
10 game world you can see.
11
12 =item Persistent Map Cache (Crossfire+ only)
13
14 CF+ can persistently cache all map data it received from the
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
17 to explore more.
18
19 =item Hardware acceleration
20
21 Unlike most Crossfire clients, CF+ take advantage of OpenGL hardware
22 acceleration. Most modern graphics cards have difficulties with 2D
23 acceleration, while 3D graphics is accelerated well.
24
25 =item No arbitrary limits
26
27 Unlike other Crossfire clients, CF+ does not suffer from arbitrary
28 limits (like a fixed amount of face numbers). There are still limits, but
29 they are not arbitrarily low :)
30
31 =item High quality text rendering
32
33 Although surprising at first, high quality text rendering is a real
34 must have feature. For this, CF+ leverages Παν語 (PanGo) to offer
35 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
37 as suitable fonts are installed.
38
39 =back
40
41 =head1 Usage
42
43 =head2 The Map
44
45 The map is always displayed in the background, behind all other windows and UI elements.
46
47 #TODO# middle-click scrolls
48 #
49 # keys:
50 #
51 # a apply
52 # keypad moves, kp_5 applies ranged attack to self
53
54 Starting to type enters the I<completion mode>. In that mode, you can type
55 abbreviations or commands and have them executed as soon as they match a
56 valid command. This is best explained by a few examples:
57
58 Typing B<climb> will display a list of commands with I<climb> in their
59 name, such as I<ready_skill climbing> and I<use_skill climbing>.
60
61 You can abbreviate commands by typing only the first character of every
62 word (or even characters within the word - the client will try to make
63 a good guess, as long as the characters are in order). For example,
64 typing I<iwor> will likely select I<invoke word of recall>, while I<ccfo>
65 will select I<cast create food>. Likewise, I<rscli> will likely select
66 I<ready_skill climbing> and I<usl> will give you I<use_skill levitation>.
67
68 You can enter space and other text as arguemnt to the command. For
69 example, C<cfoo waybread> will expand to C<cast create food waybread>.
70
71 =head2 The map overview
72
73 #TODO#
74
75 =head2 The Status area in the lower right corner
76
77 The area in the lower right corner displays the most interesting
78 stats while playing. The 4 gauges: Health, Mana/Spellpoints,
79 Grace and Food. The top of each gauge shows the current value
80 and the bottom value is the maximum value.
81
82 Going over each gauge with the mouse cursor will show a tooltip
83 with a detailed explanation of each stat.
84
85 Below the gauges there is a line that looks like this:
86
87 Exp: ######## (lvl ####)
88
89 The former number are the experience points and the number in the parents
90 is the level of your character.
91 The level of the character depends on the experience points you have.
92 If the experience points reach a certain value your level rises or falls.
93 This depends on the experience table of the server you are currently playing on.
94
95 On the bottom there is a line:
96
97 Rng: xxxxxxxxx
98
99 It tells you have you have in your range slot. The range slot is activated
100 if you "fire" (by pressing ctrl+direction key). For example there could be a spell
101 in your range slot or a weapon (like a bow) you will fire with.
102
103 =head2 The Floorbox
104
105 Right to the left of the status area there is the floorbox.
106 It displays what is on the tile your character stands on. If there are very many
107 items there will be a "More..." button which will open up the Inventory.
108
109 =head2 The I<Statistics>/I<Stats> window
110
111 #TODO#
112
113 =head1 FAQ
114
115 =over 4
116
117 =item The client is very sluggish and slow, what can I do about this?
118
119 Most likely, you don't have accelerated OpenGL support. Try to find a
120 newer driver, or a driver from your hardware vendor, that features OpenGL
121 support.
122
123 If this is not an option, the following Setup options reduce the load and
124 will likely make the client playable with software rendering (it will
125 still be slow, though):
126
127 =over 4
128
129 =item B<Video Mode> should be set as low as possible (e.g. 640x480)
130
131 =item Enable B<Fast & Ugly> mode
132
133 =item Disable B<Fog of War>
134
135 =item Increase B<Map Scale>
136
137 =back
138
139 =back
140