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Guy Again Unregistered user |
Hello fellow community. I'm new at this game and downloaded but had a little problem. I've been reading about this game and it sounds like a challenging and complex game. Both of those attract me to games like bees to honey. However I'm not a fan of having to remember a hundred different commands. It's one of the reasons i never liked fighing games. I really want to give this game a try. What I need to know is if there is maybe a guide or some kind of document that has all the commands so that I can print them out and not half to go to the manual everytime I want to do somthing. Thanks for all the help. |
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Ashandarei Registered user Spearmaster Last page view: 4945 days, 17 hours, 13 minutes and 39 seconds ago. |
Seeing the command list during game is not complex at all. Type '?' during game and then press 'K'. No use bothering printing it. The rust monster touches your blessed Trident of the Red Rooster. Nothing happens. You laugh at the monster's pitiful attempt. |
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Twinge Registered user Communist in Disguise Last page view: 5201 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds ago. |
Actually, I could see use in a more detailed version of the key commands (and in some cases when to use them), especially the ones you use really rarely (wipe [F]ace for example), probably also sorted by importance. I might set that up, eventually (read: someone else should do it and I'll edit it a bit and host it ;), but for now I think the only source is the in-game keybinding list. |
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Flamedrake Registered user The Crazy Axe wielding Pyro Last page view: 6183 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes and 1 second ago. |
I cant remember the file name, & im not at my computer right now to check on it, but in the adom dat folder i think theres like config file or keys file something like that that you can open in notepad or wordpad & print Ill edit this later with the names of the folder & file. The file name is adom.kbd in your adom_dat folder, open that in notepad or wordpad & print it out Stuff happens & you cant stop it, unless you can. [Edited 1 time, last edit on 1/20/2005 at 09:45 (GMT -5) by Flamedrake] |
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Some guy Registered user I'm baaaack. Last page view: 5610 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
Yeah, the commands list can be bewildering, but you'll get used to it. Many of those you don't need, it's just that Thomas Biskup is being nice by providing 43 ways to pick up an item. The following is a real Adom message: The homunculus hits you. You suddenly fall asleep! Do you want to continue to read the spellbook of Calm Monster? [y/N] |
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Twinge Registered user Communist in Disguise Last page view: 5201 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds ago. |
Indeed; I only recently started using the useful Ctrl+p and Ctrl+d. |
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demented_yam Registered user yaaarrrrrghhhh! Last page view: 6949 days, 11 hours, 18 minutes and 32 seconds ago. |
wow, there are 43 ways to pick something up? how did i manage to starve my character to death before i found ';'? that takes talent. |
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Some guy Registered user I'm baaaack. Last page view: 5610 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
43 is exaggeration. Sorry if I made it too believable. I mostly use Ctrl-d and Ctrl-p, and ; for single items. And :d comes in handy in some places. I'm pretty sure there's some ways I've never really tried at all, and I think I've been playing this for two years. The following is a real Adom message: The homunculus hits you. You suddenly fall asleep! Do you want to continue to read the spellbook of Calm Monster? [y/N] |
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yam (logged out) Unregistered user |
how do you drink potions? i cannot count the number of times i have died with an inventory full of potions of healing. grrrr.... |
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Guinea Registered user tWo-HeAdEd cHaOs WeAsEl Last page view: 6976 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes and 59 seconds ago. |
it's shift-D I think... but not sure... I don't remember the commands, but my fingers usually find the right ones themselves. So deep ADoM is in my soul ;). |
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Vexander Registered user The Jolly Necromancer! Last page view: 7000 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes and 43 seconds ago. |
Yup, is shift-D...other handy commands I can think off of the top of my head are ESC (to cast spells, if you got em), A (to (A)pply a skill), and the lower F-keys (F-1 through F-5, I think?) to set your tactics from Beserk through Coward (Beserk giving you better attack but lower DV, and Coward doing the opposite. Saved quite a few of my first chars during their low levels) If I got any of this wrong, someone correct me please! >:-) Hobgoblins taste like chicken! |
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demented_yam Registered user yaaarrrrrghhhh! Last page view: 6949 days, 11 hours, 18 minutes and 32 seconds ago. |
so if i got the 'healing' skill, and i was damaged it after a battle, and i apply the skill, why doesn't it heal me? how is 'healing' different from 'first aid'? |
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Guinea Registered user tWo-HeAdEd cHaOs WeAsEl Last page view: 6976 days, 5 hours, 11 minutes and 59 seconds ago. |
and I cast by shift-Z and change tactics by shift-T and then + or - ;) Healing cannot be applied. It works all the time as you regain your lost HP. You regain it slower or faster depending on various things. First aid can be applied, but it can give only few HP and only if you lost some recently (don't know how recently, few turns I think). Quite useless IMHO. I only use it to stop bleeding, can be useful when poisoned also. |
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Sargoth Registered user Bard Last page view: 4962 days, 21 hours, 56 minutes and 51 seconds ago. |
First aid is a lifesaver at low levels, before you have gained Healing. http://tankefel.blogspot.com/ So far you have only killed one wild cat. |
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einherjar Registered user Last page view: 6840 days, 7 hours, 25 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
First Aid only works on the first turn following a turn in which you take damage, which includes damage from poison and sickness. It can also be used at any time when your PC has the "bleeding" or "bleeding!" statuses. May thy wisdom be omnipresent. |
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Twinge Registered user Communist in Disguise Last page view: 5201 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds ago. |
I don't think it's always just the first turn; it can be a turn or three out if it was enough damage. |
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TongHoAnh Unregistered user |
First Aid work in 'bout three turns after dmg. I usually got hit - step back - a1 (First Aid). I also sense that slow chars enjoy first aidding at fourth turn which means it is time dependant. More testings needed. |