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Gameplay => Newbie Help (Start Here) => Topic started by: Kiva on May 01, 2005, 12:19:22 am
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Moogie\'s CB FAQ
Updated May 1st, 2005[/b]
Update - Kiva is now in charge of this FAQ as Moogie is busy with other things. My email is in the bottom of the post, so if you want something added, send it there or in a PM here (http://planeshift3d.com/wbboard/pms.php?action=new&userid=107), or if you\'re really desperate, send an email through the forum.
I\'m back again with another loooong FAQ for the new version of PlaneShift, Crystal Blue! This guide hopes to cover any question you may ask that is not already answered in the Player\'s Guide that ships with the game.
Now, before you read this, go to Start > Program files > Planeshift CB > Players Guide. That guide is thorough and indepth, and tells you absolutely everything you can do in CB. The questions I\'ve answered below are unique and pertaining to things not addressed by the player\'s guide, such as general tips and advice.
Gameplay Questions
1. Where have all the crystals gone?
There\'s no Crystals in CB! The new currency is Tria.
2. Where are the sewers?
Go left from the blacksmith and follow the city walls until you find a large hole in the ground.
3. How do I open doors?
You can\'t currently open any doors that aren\'t already open.
4. How can I make some money?
Tria is dropped by monsters in the Sewers, so go hunt there for a while. Money can also be gained from a few of the quests that are available.
5. Can I make XP other than fighting?
Currently, no. However, once more content and features have been created and added to CB, there will certainly be other ways to gain Progression Points for your skills.
6. How can I avoid fall damage?
As a young character, it is all too easy to die through fall damage. My advice is this: don\'t jump from objects, don\'t run down staircases, and take care when travelling across dangerous paths where it may be easy to slip.
7. WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE ME!??
Stop shouting at them! Using capslock all the time makes you sound loud and rude. It\'s also an eyesore- so please type normally.
8. Where is the new town (Ojaveda)?
Exit Hydlaa from the north gate, and go through the forest path. Take the left fork, and then follow the road across the Ojaroad Plains. It\'s a long walk, but eventually you will find a majestic tunnel with ivory walls. From here, carry on, and eventually you will find the dsar of Akkaio, one of many dsars that make up Ojaveda city.
9. How do I buy a house?
Not currently, no. This is quite a distant feature, so don\'t expect it soon.
10. How do I crouch?
No, you can\'t crouch just yet.
11. How can I sell items? I can\'t select them!
Click the merchant again after you are in the Sell menu.
12. There\'s too few monsters, other people always kill them too fast!
You\'ll have to be patient on this one. The developers will add more spawns soon, but for now, please try to not cause tension by stealing other people\'s kills if they got to it first.
13. How do I recognise a GM?
GMs have Darkgreen, Orange, Pink, and Red namelabels, depending on their level.
14. Can I be a GM?
GMs are picked by the developers for being useful Advisors. If you wish to help us, \"/Advisormode on\" and be a good samaritan. :)
15. How come I always die if I go into the well in the temple; there used to be a dungeon?
The dungeon still exists, however the fall from the temple well is almost always fatal. You can still enter the dungeon through the secret entrance, however. Snoop around in the area of the tall brown tower and you might find it. ;)
16. What happens when I die?
You are whisked away to the Death Realm, where you must escape it to return to Hydlaa. In future releases, it will be possible to sacrifice a magical item to The Death God in order to avoid going there. In Crystal Blue, the Death Realm is very small, but it will be expanded later.
17. Why will nobody tell me quest solutions?
The quests are far more rewarding to complete yourself, rather than have people telling you the answers. This applies even moreso during the early stages of CB, where there is little content to keep you occupied. The developers wish people to not post quest answers in the forums or on websites- telling friends or guildmembers, however, is generally ok.
18. How can I change my key configuration?
Use the Options menu ingame, and you can change the hotkeys for almost any action.
19. How do I create a macro?
Rightclick on one of the free slots in the macro list (which is found down the left side of your screen by default- it already has buttons like Attack, Sell, Tell, Say, etc) and click the button. You can then set the name for the macro, and then the chat command you wish it to type when the button is pressed.
20. Where can I mine?
Go out the north gate, follow the forest path and take a right at the fork, follow the path untill you reach a tower known as the magic shop. Go to one of the rock walls.
21. Where do i get an axe? Harnquist doesnt sell them!
Updated: Harnquist now sells a small one-handed axe.
22. Talking to NPCs is confusing. How do I get a quest?
There\'s several ways to ask NPCs for a quest. \"give me quest\" works when talking to Sharven, for instance. Play around with phrases using the word \"quest\" or \"work\" and eventually something will be accepted (that is, of course, unless the NPC you\'re talking to does not give a quest. ;))
23. I can\'t fit through doors!
22nd Feb: This bug has been fixed!
Technical Questions
1. How can I disable music/soundFX?
An option to disable music has now been added to the Options menu ingame. Thanks devs, and thank you Jaedru for alerting me to this. :)
2. How come the game crashes when I open a menu window?
Some people get this when they use Software Audio mode. Go into PSSetup and change it to something else, and see if that helps. If not, turn sound Off.
3. Where can I find the Linux client for CB?
http://www.planeshift.it/download.html - Binary
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/planeshift/planeshift/ - Source
4. The server went linkdead, what should I do?
The developers are still fixing bugs so they may restart the server from time to time. It should be up within a few minutes after a restart. It is possible that your character may have not been saved before the reset. Therefore, it is suggested to logout in order to save your character after you have travelled to a certain place or gained experience.
5. Help! I can\'t type the @ for my username in the game!
For those using Azerty keyboards who are unable to type the @ character, try Alt + Ctrl + 2. If the key combination fails, go in the main planeshift directory and open planeshift.cfg. Edit the line that looks like \"Planeshift.Connection.User = m_y@email.blah\" to include your email address.
6. I need more character slots! I can\'t delete the one\'s I\'ve made!
Only an admin can delete a character for you. You should be careful when creating characters, and make sure you like what you\'ve picked before you click Upload. Once you\'ve used up your 4 character slots, you cannot create any more characters.
7. CB won\'t run because I need MSVCR70.dll! Where can I find it?
http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr70 (Download the file and put it in your Planeshift folder.)
8. I can\'t get past Character Creation! It says I have invalid choices, how do I fix this?
This is somewhat of a bug. Make sure you are not ending up with minus CP points at the end of creation. Also try not using quickpaths. If all else fails, restart your client and try again.
9. I can\'t give the item to the NPC! Nothing happens!
Updated: This bug has been fixed!
That\'s all for now. If you have anything you would like to add, please send a mail to moos1 @ tele2adsl.dk.
CREDITS
These people contributed many questions to the FAQ. Thank you for the help, guys! :) (If I\'ve missed something here, just tell me ;))
Moogie (For making this FAQ in the first place.)
PK (eep, I accidentally erased this. sorry!)
Kixie (crystals, houses, fall damage)
Ravna (menu crashes, selling items, dungeon)
Gronomist (sewers directions)
Niavard (capslock, can I be GM, quest solutions)
Karakth (linux client, crouching)
Keldorn (recognising GMs, @ problem)
iceeey (linkdead, death)
Cad (disabling music, 4 chars max, start a quest)
Fireofsoul (mining location, buying an axe)
Seather (@ problem additional, MSVCR70.dll, character creation)
Jaedru (music fix)
GeorgeD (Kran and Ynnwn problem)
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I am completely new to this. Just downloaded from .Mac site. How do I start the game? I have not been given a name or password or do I use the one that I registered with this site
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Register from the PlaneShift website, http://www.planeshift.it
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Thanks Moogie. I have and have been sent verification. When I open psclient. Log in page appears. enter my email address and new password and it says \"You are not running the correct version of planeshift for this server. I am operating MacOS 10.4Tiger on a G4 processor. Thanks
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You need to update planeshift, there is a guide for doing this on a mac available here (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=14416&boardid=32&styleid=3&sid=134d02327d9b450964cdc3bc26ad50fb)
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Hi there I just started the game today.
1. How do you get in and out of town?
2. What is the sack in the game used for and how do you use it?
3. How do you get the quest from the Harnquist cause I said hello and give me a quest to him but nothing happen.
4. Can you guys add more rat spawns cause 1 rat in the sewer will not cut it.
5. Why don\'t frantics drop anything to take cause I fought a couple and never got anything?
6. Why can\'t I mine gold I pay for the skill so why can\'t I mine the gold? I thought you could learn the skill by buying it so whats wrong.
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Hmmm, looks like this FAQ could use some updating to recent changes.
1. near the plaza is a tunnel to the arena, an enterance to the sewers and a path to the new section of town. If you go up the hill in town, there is a gate leading out into the wild wilderness, but I will leave you to explore that :)
2. Sacks currently do nothing, but they will likely be containers later. :O
3. The quests are currently broken and not completable- you may find ways to start quests, but do not give NPCs items, they will take them and the quest will not finish. X(
4. there is a problem with the rats; well really with all spawns, but the solution is known, and everyhting should be all better by the next update. No idea when that will be relased I am afraid :(
5. More items for loot will be added as well later- but there is not much for mosnters to drop currently. All good things come with time! :D
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remember that there is an in game help channel that you can use if you need any help.
editation: spellings thanks to leji.
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Originally posted by Kiva
Moogie\'s CB FAQ
Updated May 1st, 2005[/b]
...etc...
Edited by Moogie
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Miranda, please edit your post to remove the unnecessary quoting.
Can you also please restate your question? What do you mean by \"start the game,\" are you talking about the download, installation, actual opening of the client, or manipulating your character within the running game?
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Where do i login for the game.
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are there only two towns or are there more?
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yes(only two)
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There are three actually
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Originally posted by Androgos
There are three actually
Yes but the DR is an awfully empty city ATM. :)
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Originally posted by Androgos
There are three actually
I think he\'s referring to the ruins. Not that lively of a place, though? well, except for the ulbernaut? :P
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he means the DR and it does not count. yet?
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I can\'t work out how to run or to molve faster
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The default autorun option is set to \" \\ \" I believe. You can also hold shift while holding the up arrow to run.
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How do I train?
I have 10 progression points.. Aren\'t they for training?
My sword stats say 0, but I attack with two swords..
I\'m confused
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well first off you need to find the sword trainer...
then target him and typ /train
next selct sword from the list of skils he trains and buy some training - you need to train 4 times for each sword level.
that done you need to practice the skill bye attacking monsters to rank up.
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Originally posted by Drey
well first off you need to find the sword trainer...
then target him and typ /train
next selct sword from the list of skils he trains and buy some training - you need to train 4 times for each sword level.
that done you need to practice the skill bye attacking monsters to rank up.
Thanks :)
But you forgot to mention the part where you kill me with missiles and flames, heh. :P
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I think this post is gradually missing it\'s purpose.
It has to be a reference of the common asked questions that one meets ingame, as it\'s clear reading the first topic, the topics that followed were particular questions that could have been inserted in normal topics. If this is a sticky, and it says FAQ, let it be a clear FAQ were users can find their answers, nothing more, nothing less.
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i ve been having problems starting the game and ive already registered and made a character. so wen i go to sign on or when typing it gives me a message saying \" something unexpected happened in planeshift: crystal blue
exception at adress: 05393002, exception code: C0000005
would you like to save a diagnostics file?\"
i dont know wats happening and i tried the uninstall/ reinstall and update thing twice
o and my comp specs r
proccecor: pent 4 (2.33ghz)
windows xp service pack 1
1gig sdram
500 gig hard drive
GeForce 6800 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 AGP Graphics Card
if u need more post it can sum 1 plz help
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dissable sound from your ps setup file and get a new driver for your graphics card ( these 2 things will fix 90% of all problems)
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ok. i dont see why i have to change my graphics card. its like a couple of weeks old and can play anything but where do i dissable sound. i dont think my graphics has nething to do wit it.... wen it givs me dat error it also shows that it does it cuz the server keeps failing...ill keep trying to figure it out.
thanks for the help
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You don\'t have to change your graphics card, just update the driver. It is a free download available on the site of your card\'s company. As for disabling sound, pssetup.exe is an application that is located in the same directory of your PlaneShift installation - usually C:\\Program Files\\PlaneShift Crystal Blue if you are using Windows, and also accessible using Start -> Programs - > PlaneShift Crystal Blue -> PlaneShift Setup.
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I think it would be helpful to have this thread among the IMPORTANT ones at the top so newbies get to see it.
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i really havent played the game at all yet for a few reasons. Im worried that if i choose a race thats character model is not ready..and then start the game being that race but with a different model..then when they actuely release the model will my charcter change into that model?? and my next question is HOW MANY RACE MODELS R READY? could u please name them so i can compare to how many i have...cuz i swear i dont have like n e of them....yea so thanks alot..im a super newb...hehe
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Ummm....I\'m not sure exactly, but it seemed to me that about half were completed, roughly.
And when the models are completed, it seems like your character model would change (if you pick a race/sex combo currently missing its).
Personally, I based my race decision on the tendencies of the race, and the provided text description, not the current model.
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well nice way to bring back an old topic.. and yes i did choose my race from the descriptions so i chose Ylians because they sounded like an all-rounder type of character.. the descriptions has nothing to do with it
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How do you phrase the questions and staetments to get npcs to understand you?
I am currently doing the shravan holy script quest but i cant get the librarian to understand me when i ask him where the holy script is ect.
I evel looked ath the bookcases but i couldnt find it on any of the bookcases you could search.
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as far as i know that quest is not working at the moment, but as a rule when speaking with NPCs try to use simple english.
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Thanks. yeh i heard that while on the game. Do you know when all these quests and npc fighting will be bak?
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when things get fixed :P in the meantime go explore the new DR if you didnt already.
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i have a question, why didnt you fixed all the quests that didnt work in the previous version, it seems like you should fix them all. though u did fix some of the quests and add new ones
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i think now most are working... there is maybe two/three that arent?
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ok my freind went down some stairs in the main city that u start out in,and fell and died. wtf? it sent him to a doungeon and then he walked upstairs to ge out and walked to the side and fell into a pit and cant get out . plz help us and how do we get out?
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There is indeed fall damage, be aware of it :) Upon death, your character gets transpored to the Death Realm, from which he or she will have to find the tricky exit. Feel free to ask for directions and help in-game. If you fall and get stuck somewhere, type /unstick. Typing it (or clicking on an /unstick shortcut) twice will send you to the Death Realm spawn point, from which you can try again. If nothing works, you can ask a GM to move you - run a \"/who game\" query and a list of available Game Masters will appear. If none are available at the time, you can make a petition and a GM will get to it as soon as he or she comes in-game.
*edited to add* Don\'t forget the Help tab of your chat window! Ask any question about the game world, and an available advisor will get back to you ASAP.
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Sorry to say, but /unstick twice is obsolete these days. /die is all the rage now. It has the added bonus of only taking one command and, coming next update, of playing the funky death music when you die. :)
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How do you get out of the death realm. I walked down the path next to the library and then went into that tunnel. I dropped for a longtime and now im lost in this reallydark cavern.
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If you\'re ever lost, typing /die will take you back to the beginning. However, no one will tell you how to find the exit on the forums - you\'ll have to explore yourself, and ask other players for help. Don\'t be afraid to, people are generally very friendly and helpful :)
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Originally posted by Kiva
6. I need more character slots! I can\'t delete the one\'s I\'ve made![/i]
Only an admin can delete a character for you. You should be careful when creating characters, and make sure you like what you\'ve picked before you click Upload. Once you\'ve used up your 4 character slots, you cannot create any more characters.
Actually, (don\'t mean to sound snotty) you CAN delete characters now. That is why my \'experimentation\' character (Norelid) will never and no longer be found in PS.
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Yep, both FAQs need to be updated/redone/combined :] Thanks for reminding me!