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Creating an Account
& Logging In
Once you have launched Stendhal, the first thing you will need
to do is make yourself an account. You can do this by clicking on the
Create an Account button then filling in the fields on the
new window that appears.
After your account has bee created you can proceed by clicking on the
Login to Stendhal and typing in the Username and Password you
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Stendhal's Game
Screen
After you login to the PLDT Play Stendhal Server, a new window
will appear similar to what you see on the right. This is the main
Stendhal Game Screen. The Screen itself is separated into several
component parts, each of which is labeled on the screenshot to the right
and is described below :
- Minimap - The minimap shows your character's position with
a cross. Red areas on the minimap are non-walkable.
- Player's Bag - This bag allows you to carry up to twelve
items with you. If you close the bag and wish to open it again later,
click on Settings (6) then on Player Inventory.
- Chat Line - This is where you can type text to speak with
players and NPCs. You can type commands in here as well.
- Dialog Log - This stores a log of game messages and player
messages that you have received in the current game session. It is
very useful when you want to review what NPCs and other players have
said.
- Character Window - This is where you can equip items like
weapons and armor. It also give you a summary of your character's
stats.
- Setting Window - This allows you to reopen the minimap,
character window, and player bag if you close them at any point in
time and then later wish to reopen them.
- Game Area - This represents the World in which you are
actually playing.
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Outfitting Your
Character
When you first login to Stendhal with a new account, you will
notice that your character will have a very generic look and will not
have any clothes on.
Your first order of business will be to define the way your character
looks. This can be done by first Right-Clicking on your
character then selecting Set Outfit on the context
sensitive menu that appears. This will cause a new Set Outfit
window to appear. By using the arrows and sliders on the screen you can
begin to customize your new character's hairstyle, head, body, and
clothing. This should allow you to achieve the look you want your
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Moving Your
Character Around
Getting your character to walk around in Stendhal is pretty
straight forward. Simply press one of your keyboard's corresponding
arrow keys to walk in the appropriate direction. You will need to keep
the key depressed in order to keep walking in a particular direction.
Walking into a doorway or towards the edge of a particular zone will
cause you to move to a completely new area. Keep in mind that certain
objects in the world including NPCs, monsters, and other players can
block you from moving into a particular space.
You can also double click on an empty location on the map to move there.
This is a particularly useful feature when you need to move through
areas which are cluttered with obstacles. |
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Interacting with
Objects While movement is
Stendhal is handled through the keyboard, interacting with objects in
the game is handled by using the mouse. To find out whether you can
interact with an object, you simply need to move the mouse cursor on the
object and then Right-Click on it. This will bring up a
context-sensitive menu. To actually perform an action on the object in
question, you'd simply need to select one of the options on the menu and
then Left-Click on it.
Alternatively, you could also simply Double-Click on the
object in question. This will cause you to perform the default action on
the object. Take note that in order to interact with an object you would
normally have to be standing right next to it.
For instance, if you Right-Clicked on a chest, a menu
giving you the option to either Look at or Open
the chest will appear. Since the default action for a chest would be to
open it, you decide to Double-Click on it, you would
open the chest without having to use the menu. |
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| Picking Up, Dropping
and Equipping Items
Dealing with items in Stendhal couldn't be any more simple. You can move
items around by Left-Clicking on the item in question then
while keeping mouse button depressed, moving the cursor to the location
where you wish to move the item. Doing this is generally referred
Dragging an item with your mouse.
By Dragging an item from the floor or from inside another
container to your bag, for instance, you can pick things up. You will
need to remember, however, that you can only to this if you are standing
right next to the item or the container in question. This is
particularly important to remember when picking things up from
containers such as corpses since you can inspect a container from
several feet away but won't be able to move around its contents unless
you are directly next to the container in question.
You can also drop objects on the floor or move them into another
container such as your bank chest by Dragging them from
your bag to the desired location.
Finally you can equip and unequip armor and weapons by Dragging
the items between your bag and the inventory slots on your character
window. Your ATK and DEF ratings will automatically update as you equip
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Interacting with NPCs
During your adventures in Stendhal you will meet many NPCs
(Non-Player Characters) who can provide you with services that you may
require. Several even offer quests for you to complete. To start a
conversation with an NPC, you need simply approach them and say
"Hello" by typing the word into your Chat Line then
pressing Enter.
Once you have gotten an NPC's attention, you can continue typing text
into your Chat Line to talk with them. Listed below are some common
lines you can use when speaking to NPCs :
| "Hello"
(starts dialog with NPC) |
"Bye"
(ends dialog with NPC) |
| "Job"
(asks for what the NPC does) |
"Help"
(asks how the NPC can help) |
| "Task"
(asks the NPC if he offers any quests) |
"Offer"
(asks the NPC what he buys & sells) |
| "Buy <amount>
<item>" (buy item) |
"Sell <amount>
<item>" (sell item) |
When speaking to NPCs you should take
note of any keywords that you come across. These words are normally
highlighted in blue and when repeated to the NPC in question can often
prompt the NPC to reveal important information to the player. Sometimes,
NPCs will also ask questions to which you can reply with a simple
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Combat In Stendhal
You will meet many hostile creatures in Stendhal. Indeed,
defeating them is often the key to improving your character and finding
better equipment. To attack a creature you simply need to
Right-Click on them and select Attack on the menu
that appears. Since the default action when you encounter a creature is
to attack them, Double-Clicking the creature in question
will have the same effect.
Once you have done this, you will notice that a red box will appear
around the creature you have elected to attack. The box indicates the
creature that is your current target. Take note that you will not
actually begin to attack your target until it comes in range. If you are
using a melee weapons, this means that you must be standing right next
to it. Some weapons such as bows and spears will allow you to attack
from a distance, however. Once you get within range you will begin to
attack immediately.
Once you actually attack a creature and it begins to fight back you will
begin to notice red text numbers floating above your head as well as
that of the creature. These indicate the amount of damage you are
dealing and taking. As the combat wears on you will notice that the
green Hitpoint Bars above you and your target will begin
to empty. Once a creature's Hitpoint Bar is completely
empty, it will die and leave a corpse behind. You can search this corpse
for anything that the creature may have dropped by Right-Clicking
on it then selecting Inspect or by simply
Double-Clicking on it. Of course if you run out of
Hitpoints you will die as well. When this happens you will
respawn in a safe location but will loose a chunk of XP
and may drop some of the equipment you have been carrying behind on a
corpse in the location where you died. You can return to your corpse
after you respawn to recover your items but you will need to hurry, your
corpse will eventually decay, taking anything you left behind with it!
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List of Commands
Commands in Stendhal are executed by typing them in the Chat
Line. All commands are preceded by a Slash ("/") which signifies your
intention to run a command rather than simply saying something. These
commands can be quite useful for doing things that you normally wouldn't be
able to do with Stendhal's simple interface. The table below lists all the
commands you can use in Stendhal.
| /away <message>
(marks you as away) |
/who
(lists the players currently online) |
| /tell <name> <text>
(send private message to player) |
/msg <name> <text>
(send private message to player) |
| /answer <text>
(send pm to last player to msg you ) |
// <text>
(send pm to last player to msg you) |
| /where <name>
(return the location of player> |
/drop <amount> <item>
(drop item from your bag) |
| /ignore <name>
<reason>
(add player to ignore list) |
/unignore <name>
(remove player from ignore list) |
| /add <name>
(add player to your buddy list) |
/remove <name>
(remove player from your buddy list) |
| /help
(returns the list of commands for Stendhal) |
/quit
(disconnect from server and close Stendhal) |
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