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 *** The source for this file is in CFPlus/pod/command_help.pod
 *** Make any changes there and then run ./copy_doc
 ***
 =end comment
-=head1 Crossfire TRT Command ListingX<command>
+=head1 Deliantra Command ListingX<command>
 =head2 accept-invitation
 Accepts an invitation previously issued by another player using the invite
 command. This will transfer you to the location you were invited to.
 These two options disable the toggling feature.
 =head2 X<applymode>applymode (nochoice|never|always)
-Applymode controls what happens when you are equipping something that would
+the C<applymode> controls what happens when you are equipping something that would
 require something else to be unequipped.
 The options are:
 =over 4
 See L<apply|command/apply>.
 =head2 body
-Shows how much you are wielding on certain bodyparts. For example as
+Shows how much you are wielding on certain body parts. For example as
 fireborn, you have 4 fingers to put rings on. If you have 3 rings on it will
 say: "on your finger  3 1", meaning you have 3 fingers full and one free.
 =head2 X<bowmode>bowmode (normal|threewide|spreadshot|bestarrow|.*)
-Bowmode controls how you will fire arrows and bolts.
+The C<bowmode> controls how you will fire arrows and bolts.
 The options are:
 =over 4
 When you enter the B<brace> command to brace your character, your
 character will no longer move. It can still attack adjoining
 spaces. Bracing can be useful to hold a location.
-When you are braced, you lose your dex bonus and incur a 2 point
+When you are braced, you lose your Dex bonus and incur a 2 point
-ac penalty beyond that (if you have a negative dex bonus, you may in
+ac penalty beyond that (if you have a negative Dex bonus, you may in
 fact come out ahead. You also only get 20% of the normal experience
-for killing creatures, and incure a 4 point wc (to hit) penalty.
+for killing creatures, and incur a 4 point WC (to hit) penalty.
 =head2 chat
    chat <message>
-Sends a message to all players on the server that have
+Sends a message to all players on the server. This is the normal way to
-L<listen|command/listen> level B<10> or higher.
+chat with others.
 =head2 cast
-You use the cast command to set your range-weapon to the spell you
+You use the cast command to set your range-action-slot to the spell you
 want. Example:
    cast burning hands
-sets your I<range> weapon to B<spell: burning hands>.
+sets your I<range> slot to B<spell: burning hands>.
 If you don't know the spell, shows which spells you do know.
 It is helpful to bind string like B<cast burning hands> to keys.
-See B<range> for more information on range weapons.
+See C<help range> for more information on range weapons.
 =head2 X<drop>drop (all|unpaid|cursed|unlocked|.*)
    drop [number] name
 There are a few special name values:
 =over 4
-=item B<all>
+=item B<all>: matches any item.
-matches any item.
+=item B<unpaid>: matches unpaid items.
-=item B<unpaid>
+=item B<cursed>: drops items known to be cursed or damned.
-matches unpaid items
+=item B<unlocked>: drops items not locked in your inventory.
-=item B<cursed>
-drops items known to be cursed or damned.
-=item B<unlocked>
-drops items not locked in your inventory
 =back
 B<number> is optional. This acts as the number of the object to drop. The
 objects number must be at least the number for it to be dropped. For
 will be dropped. A collection of 5 scrolls will not be dropped.
 See also B<dropall> and mouse button control within client for dropping
 objects.
+=head2 cointoss
+Tosses a coin and reports the outcome to you and other players on the same
+map, much like the say command does.
+=head2 orcknuckle
+Throws your orcknuckle set and reports the outcome to you and other
+players on the same map, much like the say command does. Your first
+three orcknuckle throws can report I<beholder>, I<ghost>, I<knight>,
+I<princess>, I<dragon>, while the fourth can additionally roll up to
+I<orc>.
 =head2 dropall
    dropall [type]
 B<dropall> drops all items in your inventory to the ground, excepting
 Do not show the hints themselves, but notify you when a hint would have
 been available.
 =item hide
-Hide all hints: You will not be able to tell wether there is a hint
+Hide all hints: You will not be able to tell whether there is a hint
 available or not.
 =back
 =head2 hiscore
 Lists all players that you currently ignore.
    ignore <player> <tell|shout|all> [timeout]
 This command ignores the specified messages (B<tell> ignores tells,
-B<shout> ignores chat and shout and all ignores everything from the given
+B<shout> ignores chat and shout and B<all> ignores everything from the given
 user).
-The optional timeout (specified in hours) specifies then the ignore entry
+The optional timeout (specified in hours) specifies when the ignore entry
-expires. The default is 24 (one day). The reason why all ignores expire
+expires. The default is 24 (one day). The reason why all ignore entries
-after a day by default is that most troublemakers stop soon after they are
+expire after a day by default is that most troublemakers stop soon after
-being ignored.
+they are being ignored.
 To revoke an ignore, use the B<unignore> command.
 =head2 inventory
 status. Example:
    inventory
    Inventory:
-   - arrow                                 0.1
+   - arrow                  0.1
-   - Knife *                                2
+   - Knife *                2
-   - long sword (wielded)                  15
+   - long sword (wielded)  15
 This shows that you have one arrow which weighs 0.1kg and one Knife which you
 protected from dropping by locking it as well as a long sword which you are
 currently using to attack.
    invoke magic rune of large fireball
    invoke reincarnation of Iamdead
    invoke create food of waybread
 It is very helpful to bind healing spells to keys, for example go to your
-I<playerbook>, tab I<spells>, the press the right mosue button on the
+I<playerbook>, tab I<spells>, the press the right mouse button on the
 spell I<medium healing> and choose C<bind invoke ... to a key>. It is
 recommended to bind a healing spell or potion to an easily-accessible-key,
 such as '1'.
 they had will be left behind, but you will get no
 experience for their death. However, it kills them
 instantaneously.
 If a name is specified then only pets with that
-name will be killed, eg killpets bat will kill bats
+name will be killed, e.g. killpets bat will kill bats
 but not bees. If a number is specified, the pet
 corresponding to that number is killed.
-=head2 listen
-   listen <listen-level>
-Listen sets the level of messages you will hear.
-Priorities are defined as follows:
-   0  - Nothing, not even "You punch kobold." or "You say: hi".
-   1  - Only messages that have to do with yourself.
-   2  - Emergency calls from other users
-   10 - General chatter with the 'chat' command.
-   11 - See what players kill what monster with what attack/spell. Very
-        verbose - only for the fanatics.
-=head2 logs
-TODO
 =head2 mapinfo
 Shows some information about the map like this:
 The rest is information the mapper may or may not provide. Often, this is
 the mapper's name, email and map creation date as this example shows.
 =head2 maps
-[crossfire+]
    maps <mapname>
 Shows a list of maps matching the regex <mapname> that are currently being
 known to the server. The different fields are Pl, I, Svd, Reset and Path:
 =item I: B<I>n memory, B<S>wapped out or B<L>oading.
 The server keeps maps in memory only for a short time (by default about
 40 seconds). After that time, it saves them to disk. As the server loads
 most maps in the background it is possible that you can see a map that is
-currently being loaded, but thats rare, as loading a map is fast.
+currently being loaded, but that's rare, as loading a map is fast.
 =item Svd: the amount of seconds the map was last saved (++ means >99).
 The server by default tries to save each map at least every 20 seconds if
 it changed, so in case of a disastrous crash (one where the server cannot
 emergency save), at most 20 seconds of gameplay are lost.
 =item Reset: the minimum number of seconds the map will stay as is (will not reset).
 Most maps will not reset as long as players are on it, and usually the
-reset counter only starts going down when all players left the map.
+reset counter only starts going down when all players left the map. Some
+maps will never reset in the common sense, these are usually marked with a
+very high number (such as C<1e+99>).
 =item Path: the name that uniquely identifies the map, can be used for goto etc.
 =back
 message '10 times you kill orc' would be printed out. The default value is
 1 - this means that all messages get printed out as they are requested -
 buffering is disabled in this regard.
 output-sync controls how often information is sent to the screen. Each
-buffer has its own time value, and will be flushed independantly. The
+buffer has its own time value, and will be flushed independently. The
 default value is usually less than a second.
 See also L<output-sync>.
+=head2 output-rate
-=head2 output-rate [bytes per second]
+   output-rate [bytes per second]
 Show the current setting of the output-rate, or set it to the provided
-value.  The server will try not to send (much) more than this many bytes
+value. The server will try very hard not to send more than this many bytes
 per second to your client. If the rate is exceeded, the server tries to
-hold back less important information (such as new images), to increase
+hold back less important information (such as new images) to increase
+responsiveness.
-responsiveness. The server-side default is usually quite high, around
+The server-side default is usually quite high, around 100000. If the
-100000, so if you have a slow link and want to be able to control your
+server is running on a Linux kernel, it will adjust to the actual
-character even when downloading faces, set this to a lower value, such as
+bandwidth available, and output-rate only sets an upper bound. That is,
-7000 (for ISDN).
+the server will automatically set an optimal send rate and adjusting your
+output-rate is not required.
 =head2 output-sync
    output-sync [seconds]
 output-sync controls how often information is sent to the screen. Each
-buffer has its own time value, and will be flushed independantly. The
+buffer has its own time value, and will be flushed independently. The
 default value is usually less than a second.
 output-count sets after how many messages of the same type, they are
 then printed out.  If the value was 10, then after killing ten orcs, the
 message '10 times you kill orc' would be printed out. The default value is
 party leave
         takes you out of current party
 =head2 peaceful
-TODO: rework for cf.schmorp.de, intended future behaviour is to toggle
+TODO: rework for deliantra, intended future behaviour is to toggle
 peaceful mode with regards to npc and monsters only, not with regards to
 players (which will be controlled by priests).
 The B<peaceful> command will switch you between peaceful and hostile attack
 modes.
 Goldcoins have a value density of 66,
 Density 10 will pickup silver, gold, rings, wands, books, and scrolls.
 Artifacts are also picked up.
 =head2 prepare
 The same as cast. Usage:
    prepare <spell>
-=head2 X<quests>quests (|finished|.*)
-The quests command lists the quests you are doing or have completed.
-Parameters are:
-=over 4
-=item no arguments: displays current quests.
-=item B<finished>: displays finished quests;
-=item anything else: displays details for quests (finished or not) with name containing the given string.
-=back
 =head2 quit
 Deletes your character from the server. If you want to quit the session
 without deleting your character, you must use a I<Bed to Reality>. Find a
 bed (probably in a building close to where you entered the game), get on
 top of it, and apply it using B<Tab> ro the B<apply> command.
 =head2 range
 Your range weapon can be one of several weapons, a spell you cast, a
 bow-and-arrow, a rod, or a wand, to name a few.
 Your range weapon is fired when you press SHIFT-direction, and will be
 fired in that direction.
 =head2 ready_skill
    ready_skill <name of skill>
 readied, some need to be actively used by "firing" them.
 If you just want to invoke a skill once, leaving your range slot
 untouched, use L<use_skill> instead.
 =head2 rename
 Changes/removes the custom name of given item (or the marked one).
    rename oldname to newname
 If either of the names contain spaces, you have to use the C<">-form,
 otherwise you can just write the name as-is. If you omit the old name, the
 marked item will be used instead.
-If the new name is empty (i.e. C<"">), then the original (unrenamed) name
+If the new name is empty (i.e. C<"">), then the original (before the
-will be restored.
+rename) name will be restored.
 Note: maximum allowed name length is 127 characters.
-=head2 reply
-   reply <message>
-Similar to tell, but instead of having to supply a username, it replies
-to the last player that sent you a tell. This is a bit racy (e.g. when
-somebody else tells you something while you type and you do not realise
-that), so be careful not to supply confidential information in the
-message.
 =head2 resistances
 This shows you the resistances you have to specific attack types.
 If you have for example "cold +20", it means you get 20% damage done
 =head2 shout
    shout <message>
-Sends a message to all players on the server that have
+Sends a message to all players on the server. It is mainly useful for
-L<listen|command/listen> level B<10> or higher. It is mainly useful for
 emergency messages ("I am trapped on xxx, can somebody help me?") and
 should not be used for general chat. Use L<chat|command/chat> instead.
 =head2 showpets
 applies to new items you pick up - items that you are already holding will
 not be sorted.
 If sort_inventory is not set (default), items will be inserted via type,
 subtype and magic. This, all axes will be grouped together in magic order,
-all daggers by magic order, etc. Unforunately, for scrolls and rings, new
+all daggers by magic order, etc. Unfortunately, for scrolls and rings, new
 ones just get inserted last.
 If you have a lot of stuff that is not in alphabetical order but you would
 like it to be, the best method is to drop all of it and then pick it up.
 =head2 sound
 Toggles between sound enabled and disabled. This has no relevance to the
-sound settings of the client, it only governs wether the server will send
+sound settings of the client, it only governs whether the server will send
 sound effect command to the client and is enabled if the client supports
-sound (i.e. always for cfplus).
+sound (i.e. always for the deliantra client).
 =head2 sourcecode
-This command displays the means to download the sourcecode (server code,
+This command displays the means to download the source code (server code,
 maps and archetypes) used to implement this version of the game.
 Every player has the right to download and modify the source code of the
 server, as required by both the GNU General Public License and the GNU
 Affero General Public license.
 Kills yourself. No, really.
 This command might not look useful at first, but sometimes you can get
 yourself into a corner you can't escape anymore, either due to a map
 bug or your own stupidity. Killing oneself can be difficult and time
-consuming, thats why this command is provided. It is fast, painless,
+consuming, that's why this command is provided. It is fast, painless,
 effective, humane.
 =head2 take
 The take commands take object(s) on the space the player is standing on,
 thrown away. God-given items can not be thrown. You need the skill throwing
 for this to work.
 =head2 time
-Shows the Crossfire in-game time, not the server time. It looks like this:
+Shows the Deliantra in-game time, not the server time. It looks like this:
-   It is 52 minutes past 8 o'clock am, on the Day of the Bull
+   It is 52 minutes past 8 o'clock am, on the Day of the Bull,
-   The 2nd Day of the Month of the Frost Giant, Year 63
+   the 2nd Day of the Month of the Frost Giant, Year 63.
-   Time of Year: The Season of New Year
+   Time of Year: The Season of New Year.
-It is partially just for fun but it affects the darkness outside and the
+An hour of game time passes in 3 minutes of real time. The time and
-weather if weather is enabled in the server.
+calendar uses 60 minutes per hour, 28 hours per day, seven days per week,
+five weeks per month, and 17 months per year. The year is additionally
+split into four seasons of 4 months each, except the season of the
+Blizzard, which is 5 months long.
+The number "zero" is unknown, which is why the minutes go from 1 to 60.
+Seasons and the time of the day affect the overall outdoor daylight.
 =head2 title
+   title <new title>
+   title clear   # Sets your title back to your race.
 Players can change their title. For example you called yourself Gandalf and
 your race is elf, you can use the title command to change your name from
-"Gandalf the elf" to "Gandalf the white". Usage:
+"Gandalf the elf" to "Gandalf the white" by using C<title the white>.
-   title <new title>
-   title clear   # Sets your title back to your race.
 Dragons cannot set their title because it changes during the game.
 =head2 unignore
 The B<usekeys> option determines the behaviour of using keys.
 Values are:
+=over 4
-inventory: Only keys in the top level inventory are used (default)
+=item B<inventory>: Only keys in the top level inventory are used (default)
-keyrings: Only keys in active keyrings are used.
+=item B<keyrings>: Only keys in active key rings are used.
-containers: Only keys in active containers are used.
+=item B<containers>: Only keys in active containers are used.
+=back
-Note that keyrings are just a specialized container, so the containers
+Note that key rings are just a specialized container, so the containers
-will also find keys in keyrings.
+will also find keys in key rings.
 Only active containers are used - keys will not jump out of closed
 containers, but hints will be given if you have keys in such containers.
 =head2 version
 =head1 Authors
 Parts of this document were originally taken from the crossfire server
-help files with unknwon authors.
+help files with unknown authors.
-Adapted for use by I<cfplus>, enhanced and corrected by Pippijn van
+Adapted for use by I<deliantra>, enhanced and corrected by Pippijn van
 Steenhoven and Marc A. Lehmann.

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