Post by Rumpelstiltskin on Aug 20, 2007 20:37:36 GMT -5
Whether a shining blade, glittering mail or a glowing staff, all characters will use equipment at some point in their career.
To equip an item, you will first need to have it in your inventory. You can sometimes find discarded weapons and armour lying on the ground, though you will usually buy them from shops or other players. When you have a weapon or armour piece in your inventory, you equip it by selecting the icon with a shield and two arrows pointing right (towards the box labelled "Weapon and Armors") and then clicking the item you wish to equip; you cannot equip an item if you already have equipped an item of the same type (weapon, shield etc.). If you wish to unequip something (usually so you can equip something stronger), simply click on the unequip icon, which is the one with the shield and two arrows pointing away from the "Weapon and Armors" box; note that you cannot unequip if your inventory is full of other items, but you can use the /switch command, followed by the name of another weapon that you have, to quickly change weapons.
There are 9 types of equippable item: Weapon, Armour, Shield, Helmet, Gloves, Boots, Amulet, Bracelet (*2) and Ring (*4). The same process applies to equipping any of these items; but some can only be unequipped by selecting the "Other Equipment" command in the "Character Options" menu, and then clicking on the armour piece to unequip it.
Just like spells, weapons and armour can be researched by using /library [item name]. Base Damage refers to how much damage a weapon will inflict in general. Together with your strength, your damage is determined. You can't equip an item if your class name is not on the Can be used by: list; you must also meet the minimum level requirement. Magical weapons are more effective against certain monsters and Vamparic weapons will recharge your HP as you attack! The Monster Damage Table refers to any multiplier applied to your damage against certain monster types.
Equipment is usually bought and sold from shops but it can also be purchased online from other characters. By typing /web, you can bring up the Nightmist Browser; it will show you the Nightmist home page. Under "Trading Area", you can buy items from players or bid on auctions.
You can sell items online by typing /websell [item]/[price] (no brackets), although you will have to pay a small handling charge. You can also start an auction by typing /auction [item]/[base price]. You can check your auction with /auction check [item] and end the auction with /auction end [item].