Ingame Help

Chat Commands Commands used to talk. You can also specify your chat method by simply typing into that method's tab.

* /say message - Talk to the people in your immediate vicinity (within 10 meters). This should be your normal way of talking most of the time.

* /shout message - Talk to people within 100 meters of you. Only use /shout in emergencies.

* /tell player message - Talk to someone privately. With this command you can send text only the person you specify can see.

* /guild message - Talk to everyone in your guild privately. Only guild members in the same guild as you can see what you write.

* /group message - Talk to your group privately. This is good when your group is farther than 10 meters apart and lets you avoid shouting.

* /me action - Perform an action seen by people in your vicinity (within 10 meters). This is a great roleplaying tool when you want your character to do something not directly supported by the game. You can also use /my to describe yourself. Both these commands work in the tell, group and guild tabs as well.

* /auction - description Put an item up for sale or offer to buy something.

* /report - player Makes the server log everything the named player says for 5 minutes. Use this when a player is rude, cheating or griefing so the GMs and Devs can review the log later and have proof.

* /greet - Wave hello to your friends.

* /away - message Sets an auto-reply message if people send you tells and you are going to be away from your keyboard but still logged in. ('/away off' will disable auto-reply).

* /clear - Clears the history of the Chat Window.

* /ignore - Shows ignore window.

* /add_ignore player - Ignores all communication from the target player in the Chat Window. Use this if people are rude to you and there is no GM around to kick them.

* /remove_ignore - player Remove named player from ignore list.

User Commands

Commands to control various player actions. Many of these are also available via windows and context menus.

* /die - Use to commit suicide, for example when /unstick does not get you free.

* /who filter - Lists players currently online matching filter. If no filter is specified, then all online players are listed.

* /buddy player - Adds the named player to your buddy list. You are automatically notified when people from your buddy list go online/offline, and it is easy to send them tells from the Buddy window.

* /notbuddy player - Removes the named player from your buddy list. Not your friend anymore? what a shame.

* /buddylist - Shows your current buddy list in the Buddy window.

* /show - Opens or closes the named window. Valid targets are: skills, spells, inv. help, buddy, info, petition, quest, shortcut, group, guild, glyph, bag, chat

* /roll times sides - Rolls a certain number of dice with the specified sides and gives the answer. Example: "/roll 2 6" rolls 2 6-sided dice. Use this to invent your own gambling games.

* /pos - Shows your current location in the 3D world. (Debug purposes only.)

* /unstick - Moves you to your last known valid location. Should be used when you are stuck in geometry. If a valid location cannot be found you will be sent to the death realm.

* /stoptrading - Prevent anyone from trading with you.

* /starttrading - You are ready to trade.

* /buy merchant - Buy from specified merchant. If no merchant specified, buy from current target.

* /sell merchant - Sell to specified merchant. If no merchant specified, sell to current target.

* /trade - Start a trade with current Target player.

* /give - Give items to current Target NPC.

* /equip quantity item_name - Equips the specified quantity of a certain item. This is equivalent to equipping items in your Inventory Window.

* /dequip item_name - Unequips the specified item. This is equivalent to moving equipped items back into your inventory in your Inventory Window.

* /duelpoints - Shows how many duel points you have.

* /advisormode on/off - Turn advisor mode on or off. if you make yourself an advisor, other players will be able to contact you using the /advisor for help. If run with no parameters, will indicate your current advisor status.

* /advice player message - Use this command if you are an advisor to send a reply to a player. eg. /advice Eliandrus Middle click on a monster and then press Attack in your Shortcut Window.

* /advisor message - Ask one of the advisors a question. eg. /advisor How do I attack something?. Anything you type in the Help channel of the Chat Window will be sent as an advice request automatically.

* /list_advice_requests - If you are an advisor, lists all currently unanswered questions.

* /train - Start a training session with a trainer target.

* /quests - Display current quest notebook.

* /use - Uses the targeted item.

* /dig for resource - Mine for natural resources in the ground. For example: /dig for gold. Some locations are better than others for digging, and how well you do depends on where you are, your skill and your tools.

* /petition request - Submits a petition to the GMs for a feature or bug fix.

* /petition_list - List all of the petitions you have submitted, so you can delete them if you figure out your own problems before the GMs get to you.

* /picklock - Attempts to pick a lock.

* /pickup - Pickup the targeted item.

Combat & Targeting Commands

Commands used to manually control combat and the targeting system. Attacking is normally done via the context menu or the info window's stance buttons. Some commands like /cast and /target are useful for creating shortcuts to more easily perform certain actions.

* /attack stance# - Attacks the targeted character with the aggressiveness setting from 1-5. 1 is most aggressive and has no defense, while 5 is most defensive and has no attack.

* /stopattack - Stops attacking.

* /assist player - Make the specified player's target your own.

* /cast spell name - Start casting spell.

* /loot - Loots an available corpse if you have authority.

* /target_context - Displays the options for interacting with the target item. The same as what is normally the right click menu.

* /target [[next|prev] [[npc|pc|item|any|clear OR a player name] - Searches for a target that matches the parameters. With no parameters targets yourself. You may search for an NPC, PC (player), or item. 'Any' will find anything to target, and 'clear' will deselect your target. You may also specify your target by entering the player's name. You may optionally specify the direction with 'next' (default) or 'prev', for searching outwards or inwards from your location. Examples: "/target Bob" will target the player named Bob. "/target prev npc" will target the next closest NPC from the one you already have selected.

* /targetinfo target - Displays more info about the target.

* /challenge - Challenge another player to a duel.

* /yield - Surrender to a dueling player.

Group Commands

Commands used to give additional control over a player group.

* /invite player - Invites the named player to join the leader's group.

* /confirmgroupjoin -Accept an invitation to join a group

* /groupremove player - Allows the group leader to remove a player from the group.

* /disband - If specified by group leader, the group is disbanded.

* /leavegroup - You leave your current group.

* /groupmembers - Lists all group members.

Guild Commands

Commands used to perform guild actions, many of which are available via the guild window.

* /guildinfo - Opens the Guild Window.

* /newguild guild_name - This creates a new guild with the specified name and you as leader.

* /endguild - Disbands your guild.

* /guildinvite player - Invites the named player to join your guild.

* /guildremove player - Removes the named player from your guild.

* /guildlevel level name - Names the level # as the specified name for your guild.

* /guildpromote player level - Sets the named player to specified level in your guild.

* /guildsymbol symbol_name - Sets your guild symbol to the named symbol.

* /guildmembers level - Lists all guild members, filtered by level if specified.

* /guildpoints guild_name - Shows karma points of named guild.

* /guildname guild_name - Changes name of your guild to the new guild name.

* /guildsecret on|off - Toggles the guild secrecy flag. If called without an argument, it shows the current value of the secrecy flag.

* /guildweb - URL Sets URL of guild web page.

* /guildmotd message - Sets/views the guild's MOTD.

* /guildwar guild_name - Invites another guild (the target's guild) to start a guild war.

* /guildyield guild_name - Surrenders to the target's guild to end a guild war.

Alliance Commands

Commands used to create and maintain guild alliances.

* /newalliance alliance_name - Creates new alliance of guilds.

* /allianceinvite leader_name - Invites leader of another guild to your guild alliance.

* /allianceremove guild_name - Removes a guild from your guild alliance.

* /allianceleave - Leave your guild alliance.

* /allianceleader guild_name - Hands over alliance leadership to another guild.

* /endalliance - Disband your guild alliance.

Utility Commands

Additional commands used for other game functions.

* /quit - This exits you from the game.

* /echo message - This repeats the message in the Chat Window without sending it to anyone else.

* /confirm message yes_command no_command - This shows a confirmation box that displays the message and Yes and No buttons. On pressing Yes, the yes_command is executed and on pressing No, the no_command is executed.

* /ping - Shows your average ping to the server.

* /help - Displays the Help Window.

* /screenshot [[options] - Takes a screenshot and saves it in a folder named "screenshots" in your PlaneShift directory. The "nogui" option can be used to ignore the onscreen windows and control bar, and the "lossless" option can be used to save without compression to PNG instead of JPG.

* /graphicbug - Saves a graphic report that you can mail to a developer.

* /tip - Requests a tip from the server.

* /motd - Requests the MOTD from the server.

* /repaintlabels - Will redraw corrupted labels. "/repaintlabels force" can be used if the regular command doesn't work.

GM Commands

Commands available to game master level characters. Note that this is a full list of abilities, and not all access groups have everything listed here.

General Syntax

Commands which act on a target all use the same system. A number of keywords and features are available to make specifying the target easier and more flexible.

* keyword 'me' - Used to target yourself for a command. Example: "/slide me F"

* keyword 'target' - Used to act on your currently selected entity with a command. In commands that only need one parameter, this keyword is implicit. Also supported as a destination for /teleport. Example: "/mute target" or simply "/mute"

* keyword 'here' - Used to specify your current sector for sector based commands. Also may be used as a destination for /teleport to indicate your exact location. Examples: "/thunder here", "/teleport target here"

* Targets and destinations with more than one word in them must be specified using quotes, for most commands. Full names must be used for NPCs and items; only first names are needed for players. In the case of non-unique names, it will simply use the first it finds. Example: /teleport me "Grok Idon"

* ID syntax: 'pid:#' and 'eid:#' - Targets and destinations may be specified by either player/character ID (PID) or entity ID (EID). (no spaces before/after colon) IDs may be obtained via the /info command. Note that while PIDs do not change, EIDs do. Example: "/teleport eid:42 here"

* area syntax: 'area:[type]:[range]' - Used run a command on all entities of a specific type within a range. (crosses portals; range includes yourself) Available types are players (default), actors, items, and entities. (no spaces before/after colons) Note that this is a very powerful feature; be careful! Examples: "/info area:entities:30" lists info on everything within 30m, "/modify area:items:10 remove" deletes all litter within 10m, "/teleport area:players:5 hydlaa_plaza" teleports you and all players within 5m to the plaza

* /admin - Resets your admin level. Lists and allows you to use various GM/admin commands.

* /pos target - GMs have an enhanced version of the /pos command which shows your current region and the direction you are facing. It also has an optional parameter to get the position of another entity. (may specify by name or an ID)

* /warn target message - Sends a warning message to a player in big, red, un-ignorable text on their screen and in all chat tabs.

* /slide target direction distance - Slides the target object/NPC/player in the direction specified (L,R,F,B,U,D,T). Moves one space or the distance specified. The "direction" 'T' turns the target. (in degrees; default is 90)

* /teleport subject destination - Moves the subject object/NPC/player to the given destination. In addition to the standard command syntax, the destination may be 'last' (last valid location; undo last teleport), 'spawn' (spawn point for that character), 'restore' (teleport offline character here), or 'map' followed by a mapname OR a sector and coordinates. Examples: "/teleport target here", "/teleport me Bob", "/teleport me map npcroom", "/teleport me map hydlaa_plaza 3 -42 10", "/teleport "Ink and Paper" map here -234.11 2.23 832"

* /show_gm - Shows the GM GUI, a window with a player list and quick access to many commands.

* /petition_manage - Manage petitions to help users.

* /info target - Reports available information on an object/NPC/player (may be offline): player ID from the database, account ID, IP address, total time connected, and item flags/spawn info. Use this for bug reports about any stuck/glitched item/NPC/player.

* /charlist player - Informs the GM of the IDs and names of all characters on the same account as the account of the given character.

* /inspect target - Prints the inventory of the specified NPC or player.

* /set attribute on|off - Set a GM attribute on or off. Available flags are: invincible, invisible, viewall (see invisibles), nevertired, nofalldamage, infiniteinventory, questtester (bypass quest lockouts). Many of these features are enabled by default for GMs. You can also do "/set list" to view your current attributes.

* /setskill skill value - Set one of your skills to a specific value. Use 'all' as the skill name to set them all to the given value.

* /awardexp target value - Awards progression points to a player for the completion of a GM run event. (enter a negative value to take away PP)

* /[[giveitem|takeitem] [[target] [[quantity|'all'|] [[item] - Commands used to transfer an item between you and another character. Examples: "/giveitem Bob Apple", "/takeitem target 3 Sabre"

* /mute player - Mutes the named player until they log back in to this server.

* /unmute player - Unmutes the named player.

* /freeze player - Prevents a player from moving or using any commands until they quit/relog.

* /thaw player - Disables the effect of the /freeze command on a player.

* /kick name reason - Kicks the named player off of the server.

* /ban name minutes hours days reason OR /ban name reason - Bans a player from logging into the game for a specified amount of time. (default is 1 year) 'Name' may be a character name, an account name, or an account number. A reason must be specified.

* /unban name - Removes the ban on a player, allowing them to log in again.

* /changename [[name] [[unique] [[new name] [[new last name | no] - Changes the player's name to something else. The unique parameter is either no or nothing, if it is no, the name doesn't have to have a unique first and last name (Used for weddings). If the last name is no the last name will be removed

* /changeguildname - Change the selected guilds name.

* /banname name - Bans a name from use in character creation

* /unbanname name - Unbans a name and makes it available for use again in character creation

* /divorce name - Divorce a character from another one that hasn't been online in the latest two months or has deleted himself.

* /item name - Creates a new object from the named item at your current location. With no name specified, it opens the item spawn GUI.

* /crystal [[interval] [[max random interval modifier] [[item] - Create a new hunt location which spawns an item in interval + random secs each time it's picked up. Notice: The intervals are in seconds, not milliseconds

* /modify [[target OR eid:#] [[action] [[setting(s)] - Alters the settings for an item. Allowed actions: 'intervals' followed by 2 integer values for the interval and max modifier for spawning this item (must already spawn), 'remove' deletes this item and its spawn if it has one, 'pickupable" followed by 'true' or 'false', 'transient' followed by 'true or 'false' (transient items auto-delete in ~3 hours)

* /key command - Make an object you are holding in your hand into a key using the 'make' command or modify a previously created key. A single key can open multiple locks. To add a lock, target it and use the command 'addlock'. Similarly you can 'removelock' to remove a single lock whilst targeting it and 'clearlocks' to remove all locks for a key. To make a skeleton key use the command 'skel' (this toggles the skeleton key status of a key) which will allow the key to open all locks.

* /killnpc name reload - Kills the targeted NPC, using the current target if no name is given. The reload option recreates the NPC with stats and triggers from the DB.

* /death name - Kills something.

* /npc [[master npc name] - Creates a clone of the named NPC at your current location.

* /impersonate name command message - Talk as if you are 'name'. Command can be say, shout, or worldshout. If you use the keyword 'text' for name it will produce a message similar to /me within the command's range.

* /morph [[player] [[mesh name] - Changes the model used for a player until logout. Use 'reset' in place of the mesh name to reset the mesh. Do "/morph list" to see the full list of available meshes.

* /fog sector [[density [[[[r g b] fade]|off] - It creates fog effect in a specific sector, with a specific density, the rgb values of the effect and its fading value (in milliseconds). With specified sector, it starts fog with default values: density 200, fade 10 sec, soft white (r 200, g 200, w 200). Use /fog sector off or /fog sector -1 for resetting.

* /rain sector [[drops [[length fade|start|stop|off] - It creates rain effect in a specific sector, with a specific number of drops, the length of the effect (in milliseconds) and its fading value (in milliseconds). With specified sector, it starts rain with default values: density 4000 drops, length 10 minutes and 10 seconds of fade. The maximum number of drops allowed is 8000. Use /rain sector 0 0 0 or /rain sector off for ending the event. Use /rain start to turn on automatic weather for sector. Use /rain stop to turn off automatic weather for sector.

* /snow sector [[flakes [[length fade|start|stop |off] - It creates snow effect in a specific sector, with a specific number of flakes, the length of the effect (in milliseconds) and its fading value (in milliseconds). With specified sector, it starts snow with default values: density 4000 flakes, length 10 minutes and 10 seconds of fade. The maximum number of flakes allowed is 8000. Use /snow sector 0 or /snow sector off for ending the event. Use /snow start to turn on automatic weather for sector (not yet implemented). Use /snow stop to turn off automatic weather for sector (not yet implemented).

* /thunder [[sector] - It creates a thunder and a lightning in the specified sector. If you don't specify the sector, it will try to create it in the sector where you are, if it supports lightning.

* /deletechar [[character name] [[petitioner name] OR /deletechar pid:# - Deletes a character on the same account as the specified petitioner's. (petition fraud check) A player or NPC may also be specified by player ID. (no checks done for players; unique/master NPCs may not be deleted by this method)

* /deputize player level - Temporarily changes a character's access level. Used to give GMs abilities needed for special instances, or to temporarily add a player to a testers group. May also be used to demote yourself to a player's status for testing. (temp level expires on logout, and may be reset by anyone via "/deputize me reset")

* /waypoint add radius [[flags] /waypoint create WP radius [[flags] /waypoint link WP1 WP2 [[flags] /waypoint path format /waypoint display /waypoint hide Manage waypoints. - Use /waypoint create WP to create a new waypoint with name WP. Use /waypoint path format to start a new path. Use wp%03d to create waypoints with name wp001, wp002,... First waypoint will be added when /waypoint add is used. /waypoint link WP1 WP2 could be used to link two waypoints. /waypoint display will display all waypoints in sector and /waypoint hide will hide all waypoints.

Default Keyboard Controls

Default controls. You may alter your settings to your liking via the options window.

* Up or W -Move your character forward.

* Down or S -Move your character backward.

* Left or A -Turn your character to the left.

* Right or D -Turn your character to the right.

* Q -Strafe (slide) your character to the left.

* E -Strafe (slide) your character to the right.

* LShift -Hold down to make your character run while moving.

* RShift -Hold down to make your character creep slowly while moving.

* Space -Make your character jump.

* R -Auto-run mode.

* Z -Sit down or stand back up.

* Page Up -Look up.

* Page Down -Look down.

* Tab -Toggle the ability to look around with the mouse.

* Enter -Toggle chat.

* I -Inventory window opens.

* C -Spell Book window opens.

* P -Skill window opens.

* B -Buddy List window opens.

* F1 -Help window opens.

* O -Options window opens.

* Alt+Q -Quit

* F -Reply to the last person to tell

* M -Change point-of-view. Cycles through five different views: first person, several third person views and free rotation.

* X -Center the camera.

* Esc -Close the current window, or toggle the control toolbar.

* 1 - 0 -Shortcuts one through to ten in the Shortcuts Window.