Daimonin MMORPG Guide: Free and Open Source Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (Part 2 and Final Part)

"Current Tile" box:

Here you see the items which are located on the tile you are currently at.
Use your cursor arrows to navigate between the different items. To pick up an item press G like "get", to interact with the item (open / close / etc.) press A like "apply". Examine items by pressing E.

Communication box:

This box is pretty self-explanatory, you can read "/shout","/tell", etc. messages here.
These are the communication commands:

• /shout <message>
  • sends a message to the serverwide chat
    example:
    /shout What is a keyring ?

• /gsay <message>
  • sends a message to all members in your group
    example:
    /gsay Wait a minute people, I need to rest

• /tell <playername> <message>
  • sends a message to <playername>, aka whisper,private chat
    example:
    /tell gandalf Let us meet at the townsquare in Stoneglow

• /reply <message>
  • sends a message to the last player that sent you a /tell
    example:
    /reply Ok, I will be there in a minute

• <message>
  • sends a message to all players close to your own location
    example:
    Do you want a free ac+1 amulet ?

• Actions / emotes:
  • Type "/help emotes" to get a list of predefined actions / emotions you can express.
    example:
    /dance
  • If you want to express something not listed use the form "/me <action>", you probably know this from IRC and / or various messengers.

Message box:

All non communication messages are shown here like combat messages, output of probe analyses, examination of items, emotes, etc.
Tip: type "/help" to get a list of help topics in this box, for example "/help groups" will show some information about group playing.

Quick character creation Guide

Choose a name, use no numbers or special chars, usage of - ( minus ) and _ ( underscore ) is allowed.
Choose a secure password, do not use your name as password, use numbers / special chars.

Race stats

Now you'll want to choose a race. Your race determines your character's appearance and and starting stats. The base stats for each race are as follows:

Stat
Human
Elf
Half-elf
Dwarf

STR
13
12
13
14

DEX
13
15
14
12

CON
13
11
12
14

INT
12
13
12
12

WIS
13
11
12
13

POW
13
15
14
12

CHA
12
11
12
12

What do those stats do/mean ?

• STR = Strength
  • affects the damage you do with melee attacks (punch & melee weapon attack) and the amount of weight you can carry

• DEX = Dexterity
  • affects the damage you do with physical range attacks (throw & archery attack) and affects chances to hit & get hit by enemies physically

• CON = Constitution
  • affects the maximum amount of hitpoints

• INT = Intelligence
  • affects the chance to successfully cast mage spells and not fumble ( fumbling means failing to cast a spell )

• WIS = Wisdom
  • affects the maximum amount of grace points ( grace is needed to cast prayers ) and slightly affects the chance to fumble prayers

• POW = Power
  • affects the maximum amount of mana ( mana is needed to cast spells )

• CHA = Charisma
  • Affects the prices shops pay you or charge you for items.

Weapon skills

Choose a weapon skill, there are four different skills and you can not switch or learn additional skills later currently.
Weapon skills differ slightly in attack speed / damage they do.
Here is a list ordered from fast speed & low damage (pierce) to slow speed & high damage (impact):

• Pierce:
  • Every piercing weapon like dagger, rapier etc.

• Slash:
  • Every swordlike weapon like katana, broadsword etc.

• Cleave:
  • All sorts of axes from handaxe to waraxe etc.

• Impact:
  • Blunt weapons like clubs, hammers etc.

Now you are done with character creation! To save your character and begin playing Daimonin, simply click "Create".
You will be transferred to the starting map and see an NPC (Fanrir) close to you that you should talk to, press S to select him and T to talk to him.
Read everything he has to say, he will give you some useful information and also your first quest.

Guide to bind keys or How to set up a macro

You just learned a spell and don't like to type "/cast <spellname>" every time to cast it and also think the quickslots way to cast spells is not the optimum ? Read on to learn how to cast a spell, use a skill and make your communication much easier by simply pressing a key.
Basically every command in the game can be set up so that you only need to press a key and the command will be executed, which is of course way faster than typing the command manually.
Let us take a look at the "Bind Keys" dialog, open the following image in a new tab / window.

You can open this dialog by pressing F11 or pressing ESC , navigating to the "Key Settings" and then pressing ENTER.
On the left side under the heading "Group" you see the different groups of commands structured by topics.
The "Movement" topic which is currently selected shows the keys assigned to all directions you can walk to.
(Here you can assign different keys if you have a laptop that doesn't have a number pad.)
The first column "Macro" contains the command that is executed when you press the key listed under "Key", if the last column "Repeat" is set to "on" the commands execution will be repeated until you stop pressing the assigned key.
Now let us assign a key to the wizard spell "magic bullet" which should be one of the first spells you learn in the game.

1. Open the dialog by pressing F11 or pressing ESC , navigating to the "Key Settings" and then pressing ENTER.
2. Click on the "Misc" group tag. - The "Misc" section is where you can enter all your desired macros.
3. Click on an empty row. (or use the cursor up/down arrows)
4. Press ENTER.
5. Type "/cast magic bullet" and press ENTER.
6. Hit the 1 key close to your ESC key.
7. Click on "Done" or press the D key, this activates your newly created macro and also closes the dialog.

Now press the 1 key, you will cast a magic bullet in the direction you are facing provided you already know the spell, have enough mana and your spell fumble value is low enough.
Here is another useful example, this one will make your communication easier:

1. Open the dialog by pressing F11 or pressing ESC , navigating to the "Key Settings" and then pressing ENTER.
2. Click on the "Misc" group tag. - The "Misc" section is where you can enter all your desired macros.
3. Click on an empty row. (or use the cursor up/down arrows)
4. Press ENTER.
5. Type "?M_MCON/shout " and press ENTER. (Note the extra space at the end, this saves you one key press every time you want to shout. The "?M_MCON" part opens the console, remember to put this before all your communication macros. )
6. Hit a key of your choice, I use the key left to backspace for my "/shout " macro.
7. Click on "Done" or press the D key, this activates your newly created macro and also closes the dialog.

All macros are saved in the file "keys.dat" if you prefer to edit your macros in a text editor, using the ingame method is preferable though because the chance to mess up macros is smaller that way. Only use a text editor if you really know what you are doing.
To give you an example for a useful key setup, here is an excerpt of my "keys.dat" file, note that this is how I like to play the game, you are free to choose whichever keys you want, just make sure you don't assign two macros to the same key.
Do not simply copy and paste the following into your "keys.dat" file.