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This is a guide on how to get started playing [[Isleward]].
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== What is Isleward ==
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Isleward is a multiplayer roguelike currently in development by Big Bad Waffle. The game is based around creating a character, exploring different islands, fighting mobs (monsters), forming a party, and  spelunking and completing dungeons in search of treasure. Strengthening your character through looting better equipment and leveling up by gaining experience is also an integral part of the process!
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The game is open-source, and the code and other assets can be found on the Gitlab. Thus, players can help spot bugs or even write mods to improve the game.
  
 
== Registering an Account ==
 
== Registering an Account ==
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To make an account, navigate to [https://play.isleward.com https://play.isleward.com], enter a username and password and press <code>register</code>.
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{{Note|If your ISP blocks websocket access, try [https://play.isleward.com/?polling https://play.isleward.com/?polling]}}
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{{Note|Your account name and password should be kept privately. Do not share them with others.}}
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{{Note|Do not lose your password as password recovery mechanism is not yet implemented!}}
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== [[Spirit]] ==
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'''The first step in creating a new character is choosing a"spirit." As a general rule, focus on increasing your spirit’s main stat (see below for ways to do this), as that is what your weapon’s damage scales from.'''
  
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* Navigate to http://play.isleward.com.
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<span style="color:#0000ff">'''[[Wizard|<span style="color:#0000ff">Owl</span>]]-''' The "mage" class</span>
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* You should see a page saying 'Isleward' with a box for username and password.
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* '''Main stat:''' Intelligence
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[[File:LoginEmpty.png|x100px]]
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* '''Weapons:''' Wands, Staffs, and Tridents
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* Enter a username and password. You should probably write these down, because if you forget them there is currently no way of recovering your account.
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* '''OffHand:''' Brittle Tomes and Ancient Tomes
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[[File:LoginSample.png|x100px]]
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<span style="color:#ff0000">'''[[Warrior|<span style="color:#ff0000">Bear</span>]]-''' The "warrior" class</span>
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* Press register.
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* '''Main stat:''' Strength
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[[File:LoginRegister.png|x100px]]
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* '''Weapons:''' Swords and Axes
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* You should see the character selection/creation screen. If you don't see the below image, there was probably something wrong. Read the error message and try to correct what is wrong. See [[#Getting Help|Getting Help]] if you need more help.
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* '''OffHand:''' Shields
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[[File:CharacterScreenEmpty.png|x100px]]
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<span style="color:#00ff00">'''[[Rogue|<span style="color:#00ff00">Lynx</span>]]-''' The "rogue" class</span>
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* Congrats, you now have an account!
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* '''Main stat:''' Dexterity
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* '''Weapons:''' Spears and Daggers
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* '''OffHand:''' Shields
  
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== Creating a Character ==
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'''You will also see a box with different [[Prophecy|prophecies]] on the right. [[Prophecy|Prophecies]] are special and permanent modifications to characters chosen at character creation.'''
  
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* Now that you have an account, it's time to create a character to start playing. If you followed the [[#Registering an Account|steps to register an account]] correctly you should see an empty character list.
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'''It isn't recommended for beginners, ignore these at first (You can at least take [[Prophecy|Titangrip]] that will boost your weapon stats).'''
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[[File:CharacterScreenEmpty.png|x100px]]
 
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* Press the 'New' button to create a character.
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNew.png|x100px]]
 
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* You will see a screen with many options.
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNewDefault.png|x100px]]
 
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* Start by typing in a name for your first character!
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNewName.png|x100px]]
 
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* Then pick a [[class]]. A list of classes can be found [[class|here]].
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNewClass.png|x100px]]
 
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* If your [[class]] has [[costume|costumes]], you can pick one of those as well. Costumes are simple alternate appearances for your character.
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNewCostume.png|x100px]]
 
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* Finally, pick your [[prophecy|prophecies]]. Prophecies are special modifications to your character, such as allowing PvP, having permadeath, or taking extra damage. For beginners it is best to start with just Titangrip which gives double stats from items.
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNewProphecies.png|x100px]]
 
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* Once you are done selecting all these things, press 'Create'.
 
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[[File:CharacterScreenNewCreate.png|x100px]]
 
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* After doing this, you will be dropped into the Tutorial. Good luck!
 
  
 
== Controls ==
 
== Controls ==
  
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'''Movement'''
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=== Movement ===
  
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WASD or arrow keys to move. Every move you do queues up on the server and every turn you move one square down the queue. Press escape to clear your queue.
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Use <code>WASD</code> or arrow keys to move, or <code>QEZC</code> to move diagonally. Every move you do queues up on the server and every turn you move one square down the queue. Press <code>ESC</code> to clear your queue.
  
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'''Combat'''
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=== Combat ===
  
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Click an entity to select hit. Press 1 to activate your automatic attack. Press 2 and 3 to activate your abilities.
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Click a monster or use <code>tab</code> to select one to attack.
  
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'''Reference'''
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Press <code>space</code> to activate your automatic attack with your main weapon. Note that you do not need to continue activating your weapon; it will keep going as long as you continue to fight the same monster.
  
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Press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to activate the abilities that come from your runes (see below).
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=== Controls List ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! Keystroke !! Function
 
! Keystroke !! Function
 
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| WASD, Arrows || Movement
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| WASD, QEZC, Arrows || Movement
 
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| Left Click || Select
 
| Left Click || Select
 
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| 1 || Activate Auto-Attack
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| Tab || Cycle between targets
 
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| 2, 3 || Use Abilities
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| Space || Activate auto-attack
 
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| I || Open Inventory
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| 1, 2, 3, 4 || Use [[Rune|abilities]] from your runes
 
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| Escape || Close GUI, Cancel Movement
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| G || Fishing/gathering herbs
 
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| V || Show Nameplates
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| I || Open inventory
 
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| H || Show Help
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| Escape || Close windows<br>Cancel movement queue
 
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| J || Open Equipment
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| V || Show nameplates
 
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| O || Online
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| H || Show help
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| J || Show character [[stat]]s and [[equipment]]s
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| O || List online players
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| P || Open passive tree
 
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| Enter || Open Chat, Send Message
 
| Enter || Open Chat, Send Message
 
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| M || Open Augment GUI
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| M || Open [[crafting]] GUI
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| R || Use the equipped quickslot item
 
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== User Interface ==
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=== Character Info ===
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Press <code>J</code> to open up your character sheet. On the first page you will see all your basic stats and the equipment your character is wearing/using. At the top you will see tabs that will allow you to access three more pages with additional info.
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The info on your weapon damage and what abilities your runes give you can be found moving your mouse pointer over the boxes in the upper-right corner of the main screen (the one where you move, fight, etc.). There may be up to five boxes there depending upon how many runes you have equipped (see below). The box furthest to the left is your main weapon, which performs your auto-attack.
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=== Equipping Items ===
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Most of the time when you kill a mob/monster, you will see "loot" (treasure) appear where the monster was. Simply move into that space to pick it up.
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Most of the time the loot will be an item.
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* Press <code>I</code> to open up your inventory. Left-click the item to see its stats. To equip the item, right click the item you want to equip, and click equip on the dropdown menu
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* Also you can press <code>J</code> to open up character sheet. Then click on any equipment slot to see all items available to use in that slot. Click on the item you want to equip.
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You can do the same with runes, except that in your inventory you need to select "learn" on the dropdown menu.
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== Where to farm ==
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'''Can be different depending on the luck you have on your gear.'''
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* Level 1-10: [[Fjolarok|Fjolarok]]
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* Level 10-15: [[Fjolgard_Sewers|Sewers]]
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* Level 15-18: [[Crystal_Caves|Crystal Caves]]
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* Level 18-20: [[Estuary|Estuary]]
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== Complete Quests ==
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* [[Quest|Quests]] are great sources of [[Experience_Point|experience]], make sure to complete as many as you can
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* There are [[Quest|Quests]] for [[Fjolarok|Fjolarok]], the [[Fjolgard_Sewers|Sewers]], the [[Crystal_Caves|Crystal Caves]], and the [[Temple|Temple]]
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== Excess Gear and Runes ==
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* If you have excess gear, salvage it by right clicking and selecting salvage. You can use the material you salvage to [[Crafting|improve]] your gear
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* If you have excess runes, make sure to sell them. Runes bring in lots of money, which you will be happy to have later when you are buying gear from the Akarei and the Priest
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== How to Survive ==
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* Do not AFK where auto-aggro mobs spawn. You will die
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* Make a [[Party|party]] with friends or other players, you will get full EXP and loot, don’t worry. (You still have to hit the enemy, at least once)
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* Don’t bite off more than you can chew, make sure you can survive farming in the next area if you want to move on
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* Make consumables to quickly restore some health in the middle of a fight
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** Fish for Sun Carps and cook them at the Hermit’s fire. (Make sure to buy sticks from the hermit to cook them on)
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** Craft minor healing potions in the city at Estrid’s shop using the Alchemy Workbench. (Buy vials from Estrid). Each potion heals half your health
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*** To craft a minor potion you need 3 Skyblossoms and one empty vial. Skyblossoms can be found randomly around the map, to collect one stand on it and press <code>G</code>.
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*** Be cautious when using healing potions, as they have a cooldown
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== Card Sets ==
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* If you obtain a full set of [[Cards|cards]] you can turn them in to [[Vikar]] in the city for a reward depending upon the cards.
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== Vendors ==
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* Throughout Isleward there are multiple vendors, each one you can buy and sell from
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** The [[Hermit]] sells flimsy fishing rods, sticks, and random gear for new players
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** [[Vikar]] sells basic starting runes
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** [[Estrid]] sells empty vials.
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** [[Thaumaturge__Yala|Thaumaturge Yala]] sells Akarei necklaces if you are honored with the Akarei. (Give her digested crystal that drop from Crystal Snails and Crystal Whelks to gain reputation with the Akarei)
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** The [[Gaekatla_Priest|Gaekatla Priest]] sells Gaekatla gear, but you must have a certain reputation with Gaekatla to buy gear from him. (Gain reputation with Gaekatla by killing monsters in the Estuary)
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== Fishing ==
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* Fishing is a great way to pass time and get some nice healing consumables
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* To fish you need to be next to a school of fish and press <code>G</code>. After a few seconds you will either catch nothing, catch a cerulean pearl (used to augment fishing rods), or catch a fish
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* You can only catch one type of fish for now, sun carps, but depending on the weight of the fish, the fish will have a specific name and will give different amounts of health when cooked and consumed
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** [[Sun_Carp | Fish information]]
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== General Community information ==
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=== Chat Color / Prefix ===
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*Color
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::Gray : Default chat color for everyone
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::White : [[FAQ#Q10:_What_is_and_how_to_get_Discord_role.3F|Patron]] / [[FAQ#Q10:_What_is_and_how_to_get_Discord_role.3F|Moderator]] color
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::Light blue : Developer color
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*Prefix
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::<code>(m)</code> : [[FAQ#Q10:_What_is_and_how_to_get_Discord_role.3F|Moderator]]
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::<code>(p)</code> : [[FAQ#Q10:_What_is_and_how_to_get_Discord_role.3F|Patron]]
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::<code>(dev)</code> : Developer
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=== Ask for Help ===
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* The Isleward community is very friendly, if you have a question or need help, just type it in chat
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=== Do not Beg ===
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* The chat is not your personal begging grounds. Do not use it as such. Nobody likes a beggar in the chat, work for loot, don’t beg for it
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=== Don’t Flood the Main Chat ===
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* If you are in a party, type <code>%<message></code> to use party chat
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* There is also whispering by :
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** Typing <code>@<player’s name> <message></code>
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** Pressing <code>O</code> and right clicking a name
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* Create or join a custom channel by typing  <code>/join <channel name></code> and leave using <code>/leave <channel name></code>. Chat in the channel using <code>$<channel name></code> <message>
  
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== Useful Links ==
  
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== Getting Help ==
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* [https://discord.gg/MBFJ7Wt Discord]
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* [https://polfy.github.io/isleward-wiki-map/Zone/Fjolarok/ Interactive Map]
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* [https://gitlab.com/Isleward/isleward GitLab]
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* Help on [https://goo.gl/cNkyjX Paypal]
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* Help on [https://www.patreon.com/bigbadwaffle/overview Patreon]
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/isleward Reddit]
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* [https://twitter.com/bigbadwofl Twitter]
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* [http://blog.isleward.com/ Blog]
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* [http://wiki.isleward.com/Main_Page Wiki] (here)
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* Add-on :
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**[https://github.com/Polfy/IsleWaddon/blob/master/README.md IsleWaddon]
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* Isleward Youtube :
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**[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClm8P_FfHEZ_9aBaghs46Lw?view_as=subscriber Polfy]
  
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[https://discordapp.com/invite/gnsn7ZP Discord]
 
  
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/isleward/ Reddit]
 
  
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[https://twitter.com/bigbadwofl Developer's Twitter]
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'''Credit : First written by ChaosBearer, first formatting by Polfy'''
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[[Category:Guides]]

Revision as of 21:52, 9 August 2019

Version 0.3.2: This article may not be up to date for the latest version of Isleward.

What is Isleward

Isleward is a multiplayer roguelike currently in development by Big Bad Waffle. The game is based around creating a character, exploring different islands, fighting mobs (monsters), forming a party, and spelunking and completing dungeons in search of treasure. Strengthening your character through looting better equipment and leveling up by gaining experience is also an integral part of the process!

The game is open-source, and the code and other assets can be found on the Gitlab. Thus, players can help spot bugs or even write mods to improve the game.

Registering an Account

To make an account, navigate to https://play.isleward.com, enter a username and password and press register.

Note: If your ISP blocks websocket access, try https://play.isleward.com/?polling

Note: Your account name and password should be kept privately. Do not share them with others.

Note: Do not lose your password as password recovery mechanism is not yet implemented!

Spirit

The first step in creating a new character is choosing a"spirit." As a general rule, focus on increasing your spirit’s main stat (see below for ways to do this), as that is what your weapon’s damage scales from.

Owl- The "mage" class

  • Main stat: Intelligence
  • Weapons: Wands, Staffs, and Tridents
  • OffHand: Brittle Tomes and Ancient Tomes

Bear- The "warrior" class

  • Main stat: Strength
  • Weapons: Swords and Axes
  • OffHand: Shields

Lynx- The "rogue" class

  • Main stat: Dexterity
  • Weapons: Spears and Daggers
  • OffHand: Shields

You will also see a box with different prophecies on the right. Prophecies are special and permanent modifications to characters chosen at character creation.

It isn't recommended for beginners, ignore these at first (You can at least take Titangrip that will boost your weapon stats).

Controls

Movement

Use WASD or arrow keys to move, or QEZC to move diagonally. Every move you do queues up on the server and every turn you move one square down the queue. Press ESC to clear your queue.

Combat

Click a monster or use tab to select one to attack.

Press space to activate your automatic attack with your main weapon. Note that you do not need to continue activating your weapon; it will keep going as long as you continue to fight the same monster.

Press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to activate the abilities that come from your runes (see below).

Controls List

Keystroke Function
WASD, QEZC, Arrows Movement
Left Click Select
Tab Cycle between targets
Space Activate auto-attack
1, 2, 3, 4 Use abilities from your runes
G Fishing/gathering herbs
I Open inventory
Escape Close windows
Cancel movement queue
V Show nameplates
H Show help
J Show character stats and equipments
O List online players
P Open passive tree
Enter Open Chat, Send Message
M Open crafting GUI
R Use the equipped quickslot item

Character Info

Press J to open up your character sheet. On the first page you will see all your basic stats and the equipment your character is wearing/using. At the top you will see tabs that will allow you to access three more pages with additional info.

The info on your weapon damage and what abilities your runes give you can be found moving your mouse pointer over the boxes in the upper-right corner of the main screen (the one where you move, fight, etc.). There may be up to five boxes there depending upon how many runes you have equipped (see below). The box furthest to the left is your main weapon, which performs your auto-attack.

Equipping Items

Most of the time when you kill a mob/monster, you will see "loot" (treasure) appear where the monster was. Simply move into that space to pick it up. Most of the time the loot will be an item.

  • Press I to open up your inventory. Left-click the item to see its stats. To equip the item, right click the item you want to equip, and click equip on the dropdown menu
  • Also you can press J to open up character sheet. Then click on any equipment slot to see all items available to use in that slot. Click on the item you want to equip.

You can do the same with runes, except that in your inventory you need to select "learn" on the dropdown menu.

Where to farm

Can be different depending on the luck you have on your gear.

Complete Quests

Excess Gear and Runes

  • If you have excess gear, salvage it by right clicking and selecting salvage. You can use the material you salvage to improve your gear
  • If you have excess runes, make sure to sell them. Runes bring in lots of money, which you will be happy to have later when you are buying gear from the Akarei and the Priest

How to Survive

  • Do not AFK where auto-aggro mobs spawn. You will die
  • Make a party with friends or other players, you will get full EXP and loot, don’t worry. (You still have to hit the enemy, at least once)
  • Don’t bite off more than you can chew, make sure you can survive farming in the next area if you want to move on
  • Make consumables to quickly restore some health in the middle of a fight
    • Fish for Sun Carps and cook them at the Hermit’s fire. (Make sure to buy sticks from the hermit to cook them on)
    • Craft minor healing potions in the city at Estrid’s shop using the Alchemy Workbench. (Buy vials from Estrid). Each potion heals half your health
      • To craft a minor potion you need 3 Skyblossoms and one empty vial. Skyblossoms can be found randomly around the map, to collect one stand on it and press G.
      • Be cautious when using healing potions, as they have a cooldown

Card Sets

  • If you obtain a full set of cards you can turn them in to Vikar in the city for a reward depending upon the cards.

Vendors

  • Throughout Isleward there are multiple vendors, each one you can buy and sell from
    • The Hermit sells flimsy fishing rods, sticks, and random gear for new players
    • Vikar sells basic starting runes
    • Estrid sells empty vials.
    • Thaumaturge Yala sells Akarei necklaces if you are honored with the Akarei. (Give her digested crystal that drop from Crystal Snails and Crystal Whelks to gain reputation with the Akarei)
    • The Gaekatla Priest sells Gaekatla gear, but you must have a certain reputation with Gaekatla to buy gear from him. (Gain reputation with Gaekatla by killing monsters in the Estuary)

Fishing

  • Fishing is a great way to pass time and get some nice healing consumables
  • To fish you need to be next to a school of fish and press G. After a few seconds you will either catch nothing, catch a cerulean pearl (used to augment fishing rods), or catch a fish
  • You can only catch one type of fish for now, sun carps, but depending on the weight of the fish, the fish will have a specific name and will give different amounts of health when cooked and consumed


General Community information

Chat Color / Prefix

  • Color
Gray : Default chat color for everyone
White : Patron / Moderator color
Light blue : Developer color
  • Prefix
(m) : Moderator
(p) : Patron
(dev) : Developer

Ask for Help

  • The Isleward community is very friendly, if you have a question or need help, just type it in chat

Do not Beg

  • The chat is not your personal begging grounds. Do not use it as such. Nobody likes a beggar in the chat, work for loot, don’t beg for it

Don’t Flood the Main Chat

  • If you are in a party, type %<message> to use party chat
  • There is also whispering by :
    • Typing @<player’s name> <message>
    • Pressing O and right clicking a name
  • Create or join a custom channel by typing /join <channel name> and leave using /leave <channel name>. Chat in the channel using $<channel name> <message>

Useful Links


Credit : First written by ChaosBearer, first formatting by Polfy

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