To begin combat either with other players and/or monsters, press A on your keyboard.
To view your backpack (Figure 6) press B on your keyboard. Your backpack contains all the items that are currently being stored on your character. The maximum amount of items that you may carry in your backpack is 40.
Figure 6
Items may be moved within the backpack by clicking on the item to be moved and dragging it to its new location. Stackable items (such as potions) may be split. For example, splitting 12 potions into two stacks of 6 potions can be done by holding down the shift key on your keyboard, then clicking and dragging the item to a new location in the backpack. To view information on any item in your backpack, simply hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and the left mouse button whilst above the item. Doing this will make a box pop-up containing the item description, stats (if applicable) and weight.
To view the chat screen (Figure 7) press C on your keyboard. To begin typing, press the left mouse button in the bottom of the chat screen and then start typing. Your location and proximity to other players determines who will be able to receive your and send you a message.
Figure 7
To view your characters statistics press the D button on your keyboard. The Character Stats box (Figure 8) displays the items that are currently being worn by your character. The different slots refer to the different type of equipment your character can use. To the left of your character you will see your attributes (see Understanding Your Attributes) as you had picked them when creating your account.
Figure 8
Below the character attributes you will see other character statistics. These are your character's armor class (AC), hit points (HP) and finally your character's level. Your HP is calculated by the number of HP left divided by total number of HP available.
Your AC is determined by the items your character is currently wearing and any spells that may be active. For example, if your character is wearing chainmail armor with an AC of 4 and a helmet of AC 2, your total AC will be 6. The higher your AC, the more damage your equipment will absorb with each hit thus saving your characters hitpoints. So it's suggested that you increase the AC whenever you can.
To view a list of your current class titles/ranks press L on your keyboard. This may be empty for sometime while you are first starting as you do not attain any class levels until you have considerable experience in multiple areas. This is just one of those things we do not wish to spoil for the players.
Throughout the game it will helpful for you to view a larger area of the map. To view the world map press M on your keyboard. On the bottom right-hand corner of the game window (Figure 9) you will see a mini-map shown in an aerial view of your location. The mini-map is expandable by simply clicking on the edge of the map window and expanding it to any desired size. Locations that have not been explored will show up as black areas on the mini-map.
Figure 9
To view your current skill list, press C on your keyboard. A window (Figure 10) containing all of the skills that you have used so far in the game will appear for you to view. If you move your mouse over a listed skill that skill will be displayed at the top of the window with a progress bar representing the amount of experience needed to advance to the next level.
Figure 10
The alternative action to open the chat screen (Figure 7) is to press T on your keyboard. This both opens the chat screen and allows you to begin chatting so that you can begin typing a message immediately.
To view the spells in your current spell book, press V on your keyboard. You can view your attack, defense and miscellaneous spells by clicking on the appropriate title at the top of the screen. In order to display any spells, you must first have the magical staff or medallion equipped. To learn more about magic, see Playing with Magic.
To view the help menu, press F1 on your keyboard. A window (Figure 11) will appear with all the relevant information.
Figure 11
While in attack mode you may inadvertently attack other players and/or non-player characters (NPCs) and lower your alignment. To avoid this, you will want to toggle the safe mode on. To do so, simply press F5 on your keyboard. This will keep you from attacking others unintentionally.
To turn the background game music on or off, press F6 on your keyboard.
