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| 1 | --- | ||
| 2 | title: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup - New player guide | ||
| 3 | permalink: /dcss-new-player-guide.html | ||
| 4 | date: 2023-05-25T22:00:00+02:00 | ||
| 5 | layout: post | ||
| 6 | type: note | ||
| 7 | draft: false | ||
| 8 | tags: [dcss] | ||
| 9 | --- | ||
| 10 | |||
| 11 | An amazing game deserves an amazing guide. All this material can be find in some | ||
| 12 | form on another on [craw's](https://github.com/crawl/crawl) official repository. | ||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | - [DCSS Quickstart](/assets/notes/dcss-quickstart.pdf) - Very short introduction to the | ||
| 15 | game | ||
| 16 | - [DCSS Manual](/assets/notes/dcss_manual.pdf) - Extensive manual about the game | ||
| 17 | |||
| 18 | {:loading="lazy"} | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | **Movement and Exploration** | ||
| 21 | |||
| 22 | - You can move around with the numpad (try numlock on and off), vi-keys, or | ||
| 23 | clicking with the mouse. Arrow keys work, though you can't move diagonally | ||
| 24 | with them. Pressing Shift and a direction will move until you see/hit | ||
| 25 | something. | ||
| 26 | - Pressing `>` will take you down a staircase, and `<` to go up a staircase. | ||
| 27 | - You can open doors by walking into them, and close them with `C`. | ||
| 28 | - You can autoexplore by pressing `o`. | ||
| 29 | - You can re-view recent messages with `Ctrl-p`. | ||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | **Monsters and Combat** | ||
| 32 | |||
| 33 | - You can pick up items with `,` or `g`. | ||
| 34 | - Wield weapons with `w`. Weapons have different stats. | ||
| 35 | - (You may also engage in Unarmed Combat, though it isn't very effective when | ||
| 36 | untrained). | ||
| 37 | - Attack monsters in melee by walking in their direction (or with | ||
| 38 | Ctrl-direction). | ||
| 39 | - You can wait with `.` or `s`, passing your turn - such as to get monsters into | ||
| 40 | a corridor with you. | ||
| 41 | - You can rest with `5`, waiting until you are fully healed, or something | ||
| 42 | noteworthy happens. | ||
| 43 | - Either mouseover and rightclick, or use `x` then `v` on the monster to examine | ||
| 44 | monsters. Monsters with a red border are 'dangerous' relative to your current | ||
| 45 | XP level (XL). | ||
| 46 | - Quiver (often ranged) actions for further use with `Q`. | ||
| 47 | - You can fire ranged weapons manually with `f`, or auto-target your quiver with | ||
| 48 | `p` or `Shift-Tab`. Throwing weapons can be thrown immediately, while | ||
| 49 | launchers (like bows) need to be wielded first. | ||
| 50 | |||
| 51 | **Items and Inventory** | ||
| 52 | |||
| 53 | - View your inventory by pressing `i`. Most item related commands can also be | ||
| 54 | done with this menu. | ||
| 55 | - You can wear amour with `W;` amour gives `AC`, while heavier body armour | ||
| 56 | reduces `EV`. | ||
| 57 | - Autoexplore will automatically pick up useful items, such as potions and | ||
| 58 | scrolls, if you aren't in danger. | ||
| 59 | - You can read scrolls with `r` and drink ("quaff") potions with `q`. | ||
| 60 | - Equipment items may have brands, with special properties. Branded equipment is | ||
| 61 | blue when unidentified. | ||
| 62 | - Equipment items may be artifacts, often with unique properties, and are | ||
| 63 | unmodifiable. They are written in white. | ||
| 64 | - You can evoke wands with `V`. | ||
| 65 | - You can put on jewelry with `P`, and remove it with `R`. | ||
| 66 | - Gold is used in shops, which can be interacted with by either `>` or `<`. | ||
| 67 | |||
| 68 | **Magic and Spellcasting** | ||
| 69 | |||
| 70 | - Once you find a spellbook, you can memorize spells with `M`. | ||
| 71 | - You need to be the same XL as the spell's spell level in order to learn it, in | ||
| 72 | addition to training magical skill (to lower failure rate). | ||
| 73 | - Cast spells by pressing `z`, then the letter assigned to the spell. You may | ||
| 74 | also Quiver a spell and then use it like a ranged weapon (with Shift-Tab). | ||
| 75 | - You can view your memorized spells by pressing `I` (capital-i) or `z`. | ||
| 76 | - Like HP, you can recover MP by resting (with 5). | ||
| 77 | - Many spells can be positioned more effectively, or combined with other spells, | ||
| 78 | in order to get (more effective) use out of them. | ||
| 79 | - Heavier body amour and shields hamper spellcasting. | ||
| 80 | |||
| 81 | **Gods and Divine Abilities** | ||
| 82 | |||
| 83 | - You may look at a god's overview by praying at their altar (with `>` or `<`). | ||
| 84 | After praying, you can worship the god by pressing Enter afterwards. | ||
| 85 | - Gods all have unique features about them. Trog, the god of the tutorial, is | ||
| 86 | also the god of rage and bloodshed, and so despises spellcasting. | ||
| 87 | - Gods like and dislike different things. Most gods either like killing things | ||
| 88 | (like Trog) or exploring new areas (like Elyvilon), rewarding you piety | ||
| 89 | (divine favor) for doing so. | ||
| 90 | - You should learn to use and even rely on divine abilities often, as they are | ||
| 91 | usually very strong. Trog's Berserk gives you 1.5x health, 1.5x speed (to all | ||
| 92 | valid actions), and a big damage boost. Note that Berserk prevents most | ||
| 93 | actions other than move and melee attack, and runs out very quickly if you | ||
| 94 | aren't attacking. And after berserk ends, you are slowed down and can't | ||
| 95 | berserk again for a short time. | ||
| 96 | - In addition, the vast majority of abilities consume piety in the process. | ||
| 97 | Regardless, this ability is very cheap, and the benefits are incredible, so | ||
| 98 | don't hold back! | ||
| 99 | - Pressing `^` will let you view your current god, abilities, and piety. | ||
