Stendhal FAQ

Player vs Player

Is player killing allowed?

It is not forbidden, though there are some exceptions, the Rule System will explain the details.

What is a protected zone? What does it mean when I get a message about an aura stopping me attacking someone?

In a protected zone you can't attack another player (or another player's sheep.) Newbies need a chance to explore before being jumped on, after all. And the banks are (mostly) protected because people should be able to do their business in peace.

Help! Player X wants to kill me!

Stay in a protected zone like Semos City and you will be safe.

Help! Player X wants to kill me and I don't want to stay in the city for the rest of my life!

You could toughen up ... with the current RP it's pretty difficult to kill a player who's above about level 10. Good luck

Trading

How do I trade safely?

The trading table in Semos bank allows for most of the following tips by design:

• Put your items down where noone else can get them (not even the person you're trading with, till you're ready to trade)
• Look at the items you're trading for carefully before you move. Check they are not quest rewards for the other player (see below) and check that you can see the full amount of money offered, if applicable.

Sure, we're working on it.

How do I trade with an NPC?

Basic information like that is in the Stendhal Manual

Player social problems

I was training and another player killed my creatures please jail him.

Please see point 12 of the Rule System for advice on this matter.

Another player is annoying me with messages all the time, what can I do?

Use /ignore playername and you will not receive messages from them any longer.

Another player is being abusive, by swearing at me, can you help?

Yes /support will often jail such a person for a short time to teach them to be more polite in future. However if no admin are available who can help, try to ignore the rude person (see above). It is a pity that some cannot play nicely, be assured that we value the nice players very much.

Another player is following me around and it is bothering me.

That sounds tricky. Probably there is not very much that can be done to help you, as it's not an offence, as such. Here are some tips:

• Try using scrolls to teleport yourself away where you can't be followed?
• Go to a place where they are too low level to follow/they don't have key or quest access to yet

And hope that they find a more interesting past time soon.

Another player is following me to places where he couldn't survive alone, he's then looting from the corpses of a high level creature attacked me, that I killed, and he couldn't kill alone.

Don't give parasites a second chance. The next high level creature they follow you to will kill them if you

• Log out, or
• Don't attack it, and move a little away so it selects to attack them, or
• Change zone

Of course it would be polite (and best, please) to warn them in advance you will do this if they loot from you, as prevention is better than cure.

My name in game is Nickname and another player has created a character Nickname_ or Nickname2 and is impersonating me, please help.

Let /support know and we will try to investigate to help you.

Death

What does it mean to die?

Your HP goes to 0.

What happens when I die?

You go to the afterlife, where you look and feel like a ghost.

How do I leave the afterlife?

Just walk out and you will be reborn.

Is there a penalty for dying?

Yes, you lose 10 % xp, atk and def skills. You may also drop items in your corpse.

I lost items when I died! Can I get them back?

Your corpse will be where you died for the next ten minutes so you can get your items back if noone else looted it first.

What if I'm wearing the ring of life (with a green stone)

Then you lose only 1% skills. But you can still drop things.

I died because of lag! No fair!

Thanks for helping us beta test this game! I (kymara) don't know a single player who hasn't died 'unfairly' - sorry for the stress it will have caused you but thanks again for helping us.

Quests and Quest Rewards

How do I find X item?

Don't you want a true role play experience? Why not seek it out yourself

What do I need to do to get X item?

See above answer

Please I'm really lazy/curious/stuck won't you give me any hints?

Ok ok, try this: Stendhal Quests page

I tried to enter a portal and it said I can't go down there, why?

Some portals are quest related and until you start the quest by talking with the right person, you can't go in.

Why do you limit access to portals just because you haven't started quest yet?

For safety of low level players, mainly.

When I look at an item the description includes these words

'It is a special quest reward for NAME and cannot be used by others' - what does that mean?

The item cannot be picked up by players other than NAME.

What if I die and I lose my reward item?

Most reward items are bound to the player in the way described above, these items cannot be dropped when you die.

I want to sell my quest reward to another player, can I?

It's bound to be used by you only, so you cannot sell to a player however an NPC may buy it.

My clone got a quest reward, can I use it with my main character?

No. You can only use what you earned with each character.

I completed the angel quest but all I got was a rubbish XXX! How do I get the other really excellent YYY?!

Try killing creatures. Some of the stronger ones have good drops like an excellent YYY.

I see Enable Key Ring in the Settings Panel but it doesn't have any slots...

It's currently broken for you and needs to be fixed to work properly, perhaps a blacksmith can help, if you do a task for him first ...

Raids

I just saw a message like this

'NPC SHOUTS: Help!! Creatures are attacking my area! Come help!', what does it mean?

What's about to happen is what players call a 'raid'.

What is a raid?

Lots of creatures will spawn near the area specified. Perhaps some big creatures will spawn too.

The big creatures in the raids don't seem very strong ...

Yes, for safety they are often altered versions with weaker attack but more HP.

What happens if I die in a raid?

As of 0.61 you don't lose any skills (XP, atk, def) but you may still lose items in your corpse.

Who is summoning the creatures?

A GM (admin with adminlevel who can summon)

Can the GM affect what the creature drops?

No, the drops are governed by the usual probabilities.

Can I get teleported to the place where the raid starts?

If it's offered in the original message, yes. If not, no.

Death Match

What is the Death Match?

Death Match or DM is a challenge for players above level 20. You must kill 10 creatures which spawn in the arena.

How do I get into Death Match?

Find the Recruiter Thonatus who walks around Ados Swamp

What is the Death Match reward?

A trophy helmet. The DEF increases by +1 with every DM you complete.

What's the formula for the maximum my helmet can be?

Floor (level/5) + 5. Floor means the nearest integer if you round down.

Why don't I get XP in DM?

You get a score instead, it can be viewed on the Hall of Fame at [1]

What happens if I die in DM?

It's like a normal death. You lose XP, atk XP, def XP and possibly items.

Can I bail?

Yes, and you lose less XP than you would if you die. You are then teleported away.

Why do I go to semos plain north when I ask the recruiter to leave?

Why not :)

Why do I get teleported to some mountains if I log out in DM?

Because logging out to avoid death is cowardly

Why can't I use a scroll in DM?

Because you should either bail or die or complete the DM and ask to leave if you want to leave.

Why are there damaging spikes at the edge of the arena?

Playing in the centre is more fun, all the creatures want to be near you :)

Can my friends help me in DM?

Sure, they can join in the normal way, as long as they are also over level 20.

Why doesn't my victory always get accepted?

Sorry, DM is still a bit buggy, it's a beta version. Here are some tips to maximise your chance of completing it without coming across a bug:

• Always wait at least 30 seconds after the 10th creature is killed before you claim victory, Thanatos needs time to check the arena.
• Avoid doing DM when you have an active Mayor mission from Mayor Sakhs. It seems to confuse matters
• Attempt to finish each DM within approximately 30 minutes. You may need help for this from another player.

Marriage

I want to be married, how?!

It's a quest, read about it here: Stendhal Quests page

Can I marry more than one person?

No, bigamy or polygamy is not permitted.

I'm no longer happily married, is divorce possible?

Yes it is, go to Wilfred in Ados Town Hall. But remember you can always just leave your ring in your chest and then your partner cannot teleport to you with his ring. Perhaps it's better to have a cooling off period before you take the drastic step of divorce ...

I have too many rings now but only one finger, can you help?

You can store other rings on your keyring if it is already activated.

Admin

What is /support for?

Technical help, bug reports, but not social problems.

How do I know who the admins are in game?

They have yellow names. Also try /adminlevel <playername> which will tell you the admin level of any player.

What do different admin levels mean?

See the Administration page

I want to be a GM how can I be GM let me be admin plz

This question is asked so often it has its own page: How to be a GM

Passwords

My friends know my password and my stuff has gone missing, please get it back.

The log in message warns you of the importance of password security. It's your responsibility to keep your password secret even from friends. Your stuff will not be retrieved.

My friends guessed my password because it was easy to guess, and my stuff has gone missing, get it back.

See above and pick a more secure password next time.

How do I change my password?

You can change it by logging in at http://stendhal.game-host.org - see How to pick a new secure password and get it changed for more details.

Player AAA wants to know my password, he says he is an admin. Should I tell him?

Never tell your password to anyone (that includes admin!). It's most likely this person is impersonating an admin (though you can check, as explained above.) Report this person to /support please. And remember not to tell your password to anyone!

Hi, My name is Laalaa2 and my password is OpenSesame but I want it changed to CloseSesame ...

Never tell anyone your password! That includes, don't tell it to /support! Please change it using the website as described above.

Jail

Where is the Jail? Can I visit?

It's a building in Semos Plains West, which you can visit.

I've been jailed, when will I be released?!

When you were jailed the message told you how many minutes you were jailed for.

Why can't visitors to jail move items around, or use items, either? That's not fair

Visitors to jail might bring 'gifts' to inmates, or someone permanently jailed might be able to give away their items to a clone, otherwise.

New Releases

When is the next release?

When it is ready. We are not more specific than that because we do not want to give users false ideas, and we do not want to force releases to be made available before they are ready, because we want to maintain quality releases.

Where are the new maps and creatures and quests? / What are the new features?

Please see the news items at http://arianne.sourceforge.net/

Where exactly are the new maps and creatures and quests?

Please, please discover these yourself. Asking to be pointed directly to certain things is showing disrespect for the game designers.

I can't find X creature where is it?

If you can't find it on a map in game that could be because it's not on a map in game, you might find it in the Death Match though.

Technical troubleshooting

My client crashed, what happened?

We need the error logs to know this. You could have found a bug. If you run from command line then the errors will be in the output of the program. If not then you need to look for your error log file:

• Windows systems, at C:\Documents and Settings\{your username}\stendhal\log\stendhal.txt
• GNU/Linux systems, at ~/stendhal/log/stendhal.txt
• Mac systems, tba

It could be a very long file. What we need to know is where any word 'ERROR' occurs, so use a text editor to search for this. Check the timestamp to ensure you're looking at the correct event. If it's lengthy then paste it to something like http://pastebin.ca so you can tell us the error in a concise way.

If you don't see the 'log' directory at all please create it. Then stendhal will make the log file next time you log in.

We will also need to know:

• Your Operating system
• If you run from webstart or downloaded client
• What java version you have. In Linux, type

  java --version

  in a command line. Windows users, check here.

Everyone says the server is really lagging. We're getting 'instant replays'.

Uh oh, sounds like the server needs a restart! It's likely some players have already requested it but if you don't see any of the admin/old players online then feel free to send a message to /support. (Server admin aren't around 24/7 so if there's a delay in getting it restarted that is why.)

I am moving slow and having problems but the other players I ask are all fine. What is wrong?

It could be your connection. Is it a slow one?

I found what I think is a map error/bug/possible insecurity in game. What should I do?

You can Submit a bug yourself, or if you want advice or help before you do this, ask /support.

All I see is a black/grey screen when I log in. By the way, I use Compiz/Beryl type thing.

There's a known bug with java swing applications and Compiz/Beryl type things.

Uncategorised

Can you tell me how much time until creature Z respawns?

No, it is not possible to look up records of when a specific creature was killed.

Who is the postman?

He's an NPC, but he appears on the /who list like a player, so you know you can message him. Try /msg postman help and he will tell you what he can do for you.

There was a server crash and now I'm back to where I started yesterday / There was a server crash and I died!

In the past your progress was only saved on log out, rather than incrementally while you play. But starting with Marauroa 2.3 the progress is saved every 10 minutes. So you may still lose a little progress, but not complete days anymore.

See also

• The Stendhal user manual
• Back to Stendhal main wiki page