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<img src="images/logo.png" style="float: right" alt="Gravestone, Dread and Hero" /> |
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<h2>About the Game Server on cf.schmorp.de</h2> |
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<p>This <a href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/cf.schmorp.de.html">crossfire2</a> server is |
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located in southern germany and has a fast connection :)</p> |
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<p>Its main purpose, besides being fun to play, is to demo the |
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specific versions of the server, archetypes and maps used by |
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crossfire2. All files can be freely downloaded via CVS on the <a |
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href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/cf.schmorp.de.html">the crossfire2 project |
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page</a>.</p> |
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<p>It is especially suited for beginners who do not want to experience a |
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very sharp and frustrating learning curve and party players who want to |
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play together more easily.</p> |
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<li>Death is not permanent.</li> |
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<li>Death causes no stats depletion and little experience points loss.</li> |
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<li>Friendly fire causes no damage.</li> |
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<li>Pet monsters and summoned creatures will not stand in the way of other |
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party members, making it bearable to play with summoning skills in a |
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party.</li> |
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<li>The crossfire maps can be viewed interactively at <a |
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href="http://cfmaps.schmorp.de/">cfmaps.schmorp.de</a>.</li> |
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<li>Player-killing is allowed, but only when <em>both</em> players are hostile. To change |
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your hostile setting, you have to visit the church of valriel or the church of gorokh.</li> |
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<li>If you want to try out a map on a public server, feel free to send it in.</li> |
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<li>Map and graphics artists are working on improved graphics and new maps and quests.</li> |
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<li>Due to the filthy ;) code quality, the server restarts automatically |
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after a crash (within one minute).</li> |
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<li>Emergency saves are disabled.</li> |
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<li>You can reach the admins via IRC: server <tt>irc.schmorp.de</tt> (alternatively <tt>irc.plan9.de</tt>), channel <tt>#schmorp</tt>, user(s) <tt>schmorp</tt> |
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<tt>elmex</tt>.</li> |
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<li>You can reach the admins via E-Mail: <tt>crossfire@schmorp.de</tt>.</li> |
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<li>We are sometimes running the release, sometimes a CVS (not latest CVS) |
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snapshot with some patches applied. If you encounter problems fixed in a |
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newer snapshot feel free to report it.</li> |
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<li>Player files and other variable data is backed up nightly to two |
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different locations.</li> |
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<h2>How to Get Started</h2> |
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<p>First you have to download one of the <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/">clients</a>. At the moment we recommend either the GTK Client or JCrossClient.</p> |
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Get it running, connect, and keep the <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/index.html">documentation</a> handy. |
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Initially, when you create your character, you want to refer to the <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/character/index.html">Character Guide</a>. |
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Later you want to consult the <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/handbook/index.html">Handbook</a> |
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and <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/survival_guide/index.html">Survival Guide</a>. |
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The <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/map/index.html">Map Guide</a> is of great help when exploring the City of Scorn and other areas. |
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<p>In general, <b>cf.schmorp.de</b> works like any other |
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Crossfire server, and almost all the resources at <a |
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href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/">the original crossfire site</a> can be applied to this server.</p> |
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<h3>How to Connect</h3> |
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To connect to the server using e.g. <tt>cfclient</tt> or <tt>gcfclient</tt>, use this command: |
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<pre> |
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gcfclient -server crossfire.schmorp.de |
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<p>or maybe...</p> |
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<pre> |
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gcfclient -server crossfire.schmorp.de -mapsize 19x19 -cache |
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<p>or you could use <tt>cfclient</tt> or any other <a |
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href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/clients/">crossfire client</a>. Using |
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gcfclient with SDL is recommended, though, so you can see the nicely |
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anti-aliased graphics.</p> |
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<p>If you use Debian GNU/Linux, you can find the clients |
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in the <tt>crossfire-server-x11</tt> and <tt>crossfire-server-gtk</tt> packages. |
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<h3>Bugs? Problems? Suggestions?</h3> |
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See the bottom of <a href="index.html"><b>About/News</b></a> |
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who and how to contact us. |
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<h2>Weather</h2> |
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Current weather map (but weather is disabled right now):<br /> |
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<img width="300" height="300" alt="Weather map" src="weather.jpg" /> |
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