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=== Accessing Character Information === | === Accessing Character Information === | ||
You can view your character's information, including a simplified form of your Attack and Defense ratings, by right-clicking on your character model in-game. On that information scroll, the arrow in the bottom-right corner alternates between stats view and skills view. If you are a veteran of previous game, note that a few skills have slightly different names than you may be used to (i.e. unarmed -> hand) | You can view your character's information, including a simplified form of your Attack and Defense ratings, by right-clicking on your character model in-game. On that information scroll, the arrow in the bottom-right corner alternates between stats view and skills view. If you are a veteran of previous game, note that a few skills have slightly different names than you may be used to (i.e. unarmed -> hand) | ||
=== Using input commands === | |||
The world of Stormhalter becomes quite fast paced sometimes with combat. While you certainly can utilizing manual clicking to navigate the world and perform combat, its highly recommended to switch to command inputs. Examples of these include hitting the 'F' key to perform a 'fight" command. This performs a melee hit on a monster. | |||
Below is an example of some common commands... this is not an extensive list and you can review more under the [[Macros|Macro]] page. | |||
https://i.ibb.co/FW1HqWy/input-Commands-List.png | |||
=== Early game skill choices === | === Early game skill choices === |
Revision as of 18:39, 19 January 2025
Welcome Aboard!
This guide is a work in progress and will continue to evolve over time. (please be patient)
This page is going to be geared mostly towards guiding a new player through the first dozen levels or so of their Kesmai adventures. I won't be covering any particular section in great detail, but this page will make good 'cliff's notes' on how to get going in the game.
Discord
Join our Discord! This is where the community talks, meets and plans hunts. There are tons of people available to ask questions, give advice, join for hunts, etc!
Character Creation
(For specifics please visit the Creating your Character Page)
I don't aim to steal the thunder from the 'Creating your Character' page linked above, but there's a few key things that need to be covered in general. So here we go:
- You need at least 15 dexterity and 15 strength or your character will not receive combat and defense adds as you level and will be very weak down the road.
- If you plan to be a mighty Knight, Make sure you cap your Strength at 18 during character creation. If you do not the only way to get it past 17 will be through a long quest in the bloodlands.
- If you are a caster you should try your best to start with 18 Intelligence (Wizards and Thieves) or 18 Wisdom (Thaumaturges) or you will roll poorly on mana/spell points as you level.
- It's also advantageous to max out your constitution at 18 so you can get the best hit-point rolls possible as you level.
- Dump the rest into Willpower! Willpower helps your character resist magical spells, slip less on the ice, trick monsters with illusions, etc etc etc. Not the most important stat, but it's good to have.
- All of the above can be repaired with potions and quest with the exception of #1. Make sure you start with at least 15 strength and dexterity.
- Picking your race is mostly cosmetic, so don't fret too much about starting skills. You can read about them at Nationalities.
Facets
For details: Please see Facet Speeds and Gains. But in short, each facet has different attributes and bonuses. Agate has 3 second round timers and feels more like traditional Legends of Kesmai. All the other facets have faster round speeds and perks that come with it. Leveling will be much faster, and the game more exciting and full of adventure if you experiment in the faster facets. There's nothing wrong with getting comfortable with the game on Agate though!
So you're sitting all alone on the docks....
Welcome to Kesmai town! You start in the south of the village on the docks, a freshly minted dock baby ready to explore the world of Stormhalter. You will start the game with beginner weapons based on the class you chose and the race you selected during character creation. If you already know what type of weapons you would like to use feel free to ditch all these starting weapons and trudge forth into the dungeon. If you're not sure though here are some general highlights on weapons classes and the weapons that are easy to start with.
Accessing Character Information
You can view your character's information, including a simplified form of your Attack and Defense ratings, by right-clicking on your character model in-game. On that information scroll, the arrow in the bottom-right corner alternates between stats view and skills view. If you are a veteran of previous game, note that a few skills have slightly different names than you may be used to (i.e. unarmed -> hand)
Using input commands
The world of Stormhalter becomes quite fast paced sometimes with combat. While you certainly can utilizing manual clicking to navigate the world and perform combat, its highly recommended to switch to command inputs. Examples of these include hitting the 'F' key to perform a 'fight" command. This performs a melee hit on a monster.
Below is an example of some common commands... this is not an extensive list and you can review more under the Macro page.
Early game skill choices
I'm going to assume that you already checked out the character creation page and you have a general idea of what each class does. Here we are just going to cover some beginner friendly skills you can start with.
Martial ArtistI don't feel like this needs explanation..... Hand skill, Hand skill, Hand skill, Hand skill TrainingTraining a skill increases the rate at which the skill is gained by using it, at up to twice the rate. Trainers very by class, although any class can use weapon or hand trainers. In the starting town, the available trainers are:
Neela: Hand (all classes, only Martial Artist above black belt) Lars: Thievery Sven: Thaumaturgy Oskar: Wizardry
Combat Mechanics and Character StatsAlmost everything we're talking about here can be viewed by double clicking on your character in the game to bring up your stats page.
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![]() Tanned Trog Vest
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![]() Weak Strength Ring(+1) |
![]() Weak Shield Ring(+1) |
![]() Ring of Blind Resistance |
![]() Medium Strength Ring(+3) |
![]() Fire+Ice Protection Ring |
![]() Fire+Ice Protection Amulet |
![]() Minotaur Staff |
![]() Returning Hammer |