mmoRL - Massively Multiplayer Online Roguelike

Manual

==INTRODUCTION==============================================

mmoRL is a massively multiplayer online roguelike game. You log in to a central server and play together with other players on the server. The overworld is a safe area and everything there happens in realtime, but the dungeons and other non-safe zones are turn-based and unique per player; you will not find other players in your dungeons. However, in the overworld you can choose to party up with other players, and when you are in a party, you will visit the party leader's dungeons instead of your own - together with the other players in your party.

==CONTENTS==================================================

1. Keybindings
2. Beginner tips
3. List of skills
4. Basic recipes
5. List of items

==KEYBINDINGS===============================================

If a letter is capitalized, that means you need to hold SHIFT.

arrows - move around
up/down - scroll in menus
t - Chat
>/</Enter - Go up/down stairs or enter/leave
,/o - Pick up item
i - Inventory
L - Learn skill
p - Invite to party/leave party/disband party
Tab - Switch between 'FAST' party mode and 'SLOW' party mode
s - Destroy something (or cut down trees, rocks, etc)
m - Crafting
d - Drop item
./5 - Wait one turn
r - Repeat last build/craft action
l - Look around
y - View character status
x - Use 'Return' skill
c - Use 'Advance' skill
esc or z - Close menu
q - Quit the game

==BEGINNER TIPS=============================================

-Simply bump into monsters to attack them.

-Contrary to most roguelikes, you do not 'level up' in mmoRL. Instead, you use your experience to learn new skills, which can give you new abilities or raise your stats.

-You do not recover HP automatically. Learn either the 'Recovery' or the 'Regeneration' skill in order to restore HP.

-If you quit or lose connection, your character remains saved on the server. You'll be able to continue playing from same location you disconnected from by entering the same key again when logging in. However, you will leave the party you are in when you disconnect.

-'Safe zones' are areas with no monsters. They are not turn-based but realtime, in contrast to non-safe zones.

-Death is permanent in this game. Try not to die.

-Magic is a useful crafting component. Don't use all of it for extra experience.

-Before you can learn a skill you must first discover it by using a symbol item. These can usually be obtained through crafting. The list of recipes give the recipes for some basic symbols.

-The forest is a safe area where you can gather some resources. Be careful not to get lost, though.

-Some resources are gathered by destroying objects using the Destruction skill. For example, destroy a tree to get wood.

-To the east you can find the town. When entering it, you type a town key, and get transported to the (initially empty) area for that key. As these areas are permanent and shared among all players who know the key, you can use these areas to store stuff (for if you die), share things with friends or just to build stuff. A public area is available using the town key 'public'.

-Don't try to solo a dragon. You WILL die.

==LIST OF SKILLS============================================

Not all skills are listed here, and not all details are listed for each skill. You'll have to figure out the rest on your own!

-RECOVERY-
Symbol required: None
XP cost: 5
Heal back to 25 HP when entering a safe area.

-REGENERATION-
Symbol required: None
XP cost: 15
Heal 1 HP every turn. Has no effect in safe areas.

-CRAFTING-
Symbol required: None
XP cost: 15
Allows you to craft items. Many items will require additional skills to craft, however.
Required to craft the following items:
-All craftable items

-TOUGHNESS-
Symbol required: Symbol of Toughness
XP cost: 20
Raises your maximum HP by 10.

-DESTRUCTION-
Symbol required: Symbol of Rage
XP cost: 50
Allows you to destroy objects. You are unable to destroy objects in certain areas, and some objects are indestructible. Destroying certain objects such as rocks or trees will net you resources such as stones and wood.

-CONSTRUCTION-
Symbol required: Symbol of Creation
XP cost: 10
Allows you to craft and place floors and walls. Note that you are unable to build in certain areas, and you cannot build over indestructible objects such as stairs and entrances.
Required to craft the following items:
-Wooden Floor
-Wooden Wall
-Stone Floor
-Stone wall
-(More items)

-EQUIPMENT CRAFTING-
Symbol required: Symbol of the Warrior
XP cost: 50
Allows you to craft equipment, such as armor and weapons.
Required to craft the following items:
-Kobold Armor
-Kobold Helmet
-Kobold Leggings
-Orc-Skin armor
-(More items)

-SYNTHESIS-
Symbol required: Unknown
XP cost: Unknown
Allows you to create items from magic.
Required to craft the following items:
-Wood
-Stone
-Kobold Scale
-Plantable Tree
-(More items)

-LEATHERWORKING-
Symbol required: Unknown
XP cost: Unknown
Allows you to craft leather items.
Required to craft the following items:
-Leather
-Leather Armor
-Leather Boots
-Leather Rope
-(More items)

==BASIC RECIPES=============================================

Some basic recipes. There are many more in the game than just those listed here.

-SYMBOL OF TOUGHNESS-
Required skills: Crafting
Ingredients: 2x Kobold Scale
Allows you to learn the skill 'Toughness'.

-SYMBOL OF RAGE-
Required skills: Crafting
Ingredients: 1x Orc Skin
Allows you to learn the skill 'Destruction'.

-SYMBOL OF CREATION-
Required skills: Crafting
Ingredients: 2x Wood, 2x Stone
Allows you to learn the skill 'Construction'.

-STICK-
Required skills: Crafting
Ingredients: 1x Wood
A very basic weapon. Gives +1 strength.

-SYMBOL OF THE WARRIOR-
Required skills: Crafting
Ingredients: 5x Wood
Allows you to learn the skill 'Equipment Crafting'.

-KOBOLD ARMOR-
Required skills: Equipment Crafting
Ingredients: 6x Kobold Scale
Armor made from Kobold Scales. Gives +1 armor.

==LIST OF ITEMS=============================================

A full list of obtainable items in the game. Some must be crafted, others must be found.

-MATERIALS-
-Blue Ink
-Blue Plant
-Chela
-Darkstone
-Giant's Arm
-Giant's Toe
-Green Ink
-Green Plant
-Kobold Scale
-Kobold's Arm
-Lavastone
-Leather
-Leather Rope
-Magic
-Orc Skin
-Orc's Thumb
-Red Ink
-Red Plant
-Sandstone
-Stone
-White Ink
-Wood

-SYMBOLS-
-Extreme Symbol of the Giant
-Extreme Symbol of the Kobold
-Extreme Symbol of the Orc
-Greater Symbol of the Giant
-Greater Symbol of the Kobold
-Greater Symbol of the Orc
-Symbol of Alchemy
-Symbol of Creation
-Symbol of Creativity
-Symbol of Extreme Toughness
-Symbol of Genesis
-Symbol of Greater Toughness
-Symbol of Progress
-Symbol of Rage
-Symbol of Return
-Symbol of the Giant
-Symbol of the Hunt
-Symbol of the Kobold
-Symbol of the Orc
-Symbol of the Warrior
-Symbol of Toughness

-WEAPONS-
-Orcish Spear
-Primitive Spear
-Stick

-ARMOR-
-Boots of Water Walking
-Enchanted Leather Boots
-Kobold Armor
-Kobold Helmet
-Kobold Leggings
-Leather Armor
-Leather Boots
-Leather Cap
-Leather Leggings
-Orc-Skin Armor
-Orc-Skin Helm
-Orc-Skin Leggings

-CONSTRUCTION ITEMS-
-Blue Floor
-Blue Wall
-Darkstone Floor
-Darkstone Wall
-Green Floor
-Green Wall
-Lavastone Floor
-Lavastone Wall
-Plantable Tree
-Red Floor
-Red Wall
-Sandstone Floor
-Sandstone Wall
-Stone Floor
-Stone Wall
-White Floor
-White Wall
-Wooden Floor
-Wooden Wall