Stendhal/manual/Gameplay: Difference between revisions

==Combat==

Combat is an important way of increasing your level. You only get experience by killing. You can't improve your skills by training like in other games.

 

To attack a creature simply <b>right click</b> on it and choose <b>Attack</b> or <b>double-click</b> it. You will see that a red box appears almost immediately around it. This indicates an attack is being carried out. You need to be next to the target in order to actually hit them though!

 

 

Your attack will continue until:

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* a shield means you hit the target but that you were unable to damage it.<br>

* a blood drop means you hit the target and damaged it. Also you will see a red number pop out of the target indicating the amount of damage actually done.<br>

 

If you kill your target you will see a blue number pop out which is the experience reward you have gained.

 

 

Once you have killed your target it is important that you inspect its corpse to find money, food and other items: move next to the corpse and <b>right click</b> on it and choose <b>inspect</b> (you can also <b>double-click</b> to inspect). You can identify any kind of item you find at any time by right clicking on it and choosing look.<br>