Solace MUD Official Forum

Hi everyone,

We're currently working at finding all out-of-date helpfiles and
looking to replace them and/or update them. If you find any Help-Files
with spelling errors, improper use, any ones currently no longer in use,
and of course anyone out of date, Please post here and we will get to
replacing them.

Thanks,

thief. Peek skill:

help peek
No help on that word.

<30/30hp 40/40mana 100/100mv 4000tnl | N> help peak

 Keywords: 'Peak'
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   This automatic ability of thieves will allow them a chance to take a sneaky look
   inside a victim's pockets, seeing things usually hidden to more honest classes.

seems many of help files for gods relating to priest empowers granted are out-of date.  examples - chislev, majere, etc.  a brief check of those could help

fixed

List of empowers for 'Mishakal' helpfile is outdated, Mishakal also grants the 'ressurection' power

No helpfile for ressurection

Crown of Archons helpfile is outdated, you can see all stuff normally as if not blinded at all.

Gate helpfile is also outdated, you can gate to clanned people. Also I think you can gate to people 4 ranks higher without problem

in a help there is a 'you may not gate to  a clanned person=) Anyway, it is to be changed. Thank you!!!

Help feat needs several fixes, eg bloodlines need updating, horse nomad states 'while you riding a horse'. Perhaps they could each have their own help file? 5 or 6 pages kind of sucks. eg. Help feat bloodline or 'help feat horse nomad' would be cool.

It is generally wasteful to have a help file for each feat, as many feats are just a one line explanation.
However, next reboot there will be a few more feat-related help files. I'm not sure if they are useful, but they will be easier to view.

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Please if anyone notices problems in help files, post it here when you get a chance.

help morgion

...Morgion also grants  the powers of ......., and corrosion chamber.

there's no such empower

help morgion, FNR

No help file on Spellpower.

and on Spellforce

Spellforce??? I don't even know what that is...  :-\

Spellpower will be in next reboot.
As for spellforce.... we'll see....

No help file for the following spells:
demiplane pocket
sphere of survival
native

No need
Area, for which these spells were coded, doubtfully will be ever in Solace :(
so it's easier to remove tome of knowledge

for which area are they?

Abyss

[log]Keywords: 'Slow'
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   Syntax: cast 'slow' <victim>

   Despite popular mythology, slow is not the opposite of haste, but is a spell
   with it's own unique set of effects. When cast on an unfortunate victim,
   it slows its movements, making it easier to hit and reducing its rate
   of attack. The effect of slow also double movement costs and halve healing
   rates, due to reduced metabolism[/log]

Actually, slow doubles healing rates.

Anymore help file issues should continue to be posted here it will save time and efficiency in getting them fixed and up to date I think :)

Maybe they wanted to say, that if you use healing spells, while being slowed, they working half less effectively? For example you cast heal on self and it restores only 100 points instead of 200, due to reduced metabolism as was said.
Need to check it!

You joking?

No, andrey, it means exactly what it says. That you will recover half (actually double) of your health in the passing of each tick = healing rates.

Casting heal and other curative spells are not affected exactly because they are a magical source of healing, and not one resulting from ones natural metabolism.

- So sleep regen of hps is not considered healing?  or it is a typo?

Basically what it means just for the healing aspect, I understand English is a tricky language, that it halves the healing rates ( halves the time it takes to heal to full ) because of a slower metabolism it's suggesting this allows your body to heal faster then normal. Slowing time around. Think of it as 2 ticks passing normally for everyone else but because of the magic of slow you only feel as if 1 has passed by.

As for the rest it takes away you hit percentage making you attack slower also because of the slowed nature you are easier to hit affecting you dodge and parry ability.
I hope this helped to clear confusion.

Let's not dwell on one help file though keep them coming. I'm sure some of you out there that are newer to Solace have questions.