Beta User Guide - La Voce di Edoras

Beta User Guide
Setup and Getting Started ...............................................................................2
Minimum and Recommended Specifications ...............................................2
Getting and Installing the Game ................................................................2
Character Creation ...................................................................................3
Getting Started ........................................................................................3
Game Controls ................................................................................................4
Keymap..........................................................................................................6
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Setup and Getting Started
Minimum and Recommended Specifications
You will need a machine with the following minimum specifications to play LOTRO. If you have
limited graphic capabilities, you might be able to play with lower detail (use Ctrl-O for options).
Minimum Specifications
• Processor – P4 1.6 GHz or AMD equivalent with SSE
• Memory – 512 MB RAM
• Graphics card – Geforce FX or ATI Radeon 9xxx with 128MB of memory
• Network connection – Broadband connection
• Software – Windows XP, DirectX 9c
Recommended Specifications
• Processor – P4 3 GHz or AMD equivalent with SSE
• Memory – 1 GB RAM
• Graphics card – Geforce FX or ATI Radeon 9800 or better with 256MB of memory
• Network connection – Broadband connection
• Software – Windows XP Service Pack 2, DirectX 9c
Getting and Installing the Game
Client Download
The Beta client is available via download from http://195.33.152.15/lotro/.
Installation
Once you have finished the download, please complete the following steps:
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Remove any previous LOTRO installs from your machine.
o This includes manually deleting the LOTRO installation folder (default is
C:\Program Files\Turbine\The Lord of the Rings Online).
Run lotrosetup.exe from your download directory or lotrosetup.exe from the DVD. Select
the default for all options.
Launch the game from the new LOTRO shortcut on your desktop.
Launching the Game
Once installation is complete, double-click the LOTRO shortcut on your desktop to launch the
game. The game may automatically install a small update before prompting you to login.
Logging In
Please enter your username and password to enter the game. If you do not have a username or
password, please refer to your Beta Program invitation email for information on how to create
your game account.
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Character Creation
Once you’ve logged in successfully, you’ll need to create a new character. The following steps
walk you through that process (please note – movies and some other aspects of Character
Creation are placeholders or not final):
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Click on Create Character on the right-hand side of the screen.
Click Continue in the lower right of the screen.
Select one of the avatars to choose your Race and Gender.
Click Continue in the lower right of the screen.
Select a Class for your avatar from the pull-down menu on the left. Please note that not
all classes are available to all races, and that the Burglar, Captain, Guardian and Hunter
are the most solid classes at this stage of development.
Click Continue in the lower right of the screen.
Select an Origin from the menu on the left.
Adjust the appearance of your character using the onscreen arrows and color selectors.
Click Continue in the lower right of the screen.
Enter a Name for your avatar
Click Create Character in the lower right of the screen. Your new character will be added
to your list of available characters. Please note that you can have up to five characters
per server.
Click on one of your characters to select it and click on Enter Middle-earth
Getting Started
After entering the game, you’ll probably want to know what to do. If this is your first time playing
LOTRO, we suggest the following:
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You initially start at the beginning of the newbie instance. Please note that this instance
does not yet have a comprehensive tutorial.
If you would like to disable the Tutorial alerts, press Ctrl-O and click UI Settings. Scroll to
the bottom and click the Disable Tutorial Hints checkbox.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the quest. Once you are finished, you will
automatically leave the newbie instance and find yourself inside the starter town.
Welcome to Middle-earth! Feel free to explore the early levels of the game. Solo or group
as you see fit. Do quests, explore – whatever you want.
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Game Controls
Character Movement
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Use the W, A, S, and D keys (WASD) to move back and forth and turn side to side
Use Q and E to strafe left and right
Press NumLock to toggle Autorun
Press and hold both mouse buttons to Run
Use the Spacebar to jump
Camera Control
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Hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse to move the camera
Use the scroll wheel to zoom the camera in/out (zoom all the way in for first-person POV)
Press 0 (on the keypad) to reset camera position
Hold down the middle mouse button (scroll wheel) and move the mouse to move the camera
around the front of your avatar
Targeting and Interacting with Objects
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To target an NPC, monster or character, left click on it – its name and vitals will appear just to
the right of yours in the upper left had portion of the screen; the health bar for opponents is red or
yellow and their power bar is blue
Non aggressive mobs and NPCs have the yellow moral bar
To interact with an object, double left-click or right-click on it with your mouse; do this to talk to
an NPC, invite someone to a fellowship, use an object, etc.
Navigation
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Press M to toggle the global map on/off
Click on an area of the map to zoom in; right click to zoom back out
Map pointers appear on the map for key locations; mouse over them for information
The Mini-map displays your current location and is in the upper right-hand corner of the screen;
press R to disable it. Please note that the minimap might be slightly out of date compared to the
actual game state
Your avatar is represented on the Mini-map by an arrow in the center of the map
Combat
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Left-click on an enemy to select it
Backspace selects the closest enemy, Tab cycles through nearby enemies
Double click on an enemy, click on the sword icon on the HUD, or use the ~ key (tilde) to
initiate auto-attack; doing the same will turn off auto-attack
Click on a skill icon in the quick slots or press the corresponding number key to attack with
a skill
Mouse over a skill for information about the skill effect, capabilities, and requirements
HUD (Heads Up Display)
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Quickslots are at the bottom-center of the main screen; any available skills can be dragged into
these slots and activated by left mouse click or pressing 1-9, 0, -, or =
The Quest Tracker on the right-hand side of the screen displays your current quests
The bottom left pane displays icons for your menu options; mouse over the icon for more
information
The Vital bars appear in the top-left corner of the screen; the green bar represents your Morale
(similar to hit points) and the blue bar represents your Power (used for certain skills)
Click on a Vital bar to toggle on/off the display of actual stats
Any effects currently on your character are displayed below your character’s portrait in the upper
left corner of the screen
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Character Management
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Press C to access your Character Journal
Once in the journal, click on the separate Tabs to view Character Stats, Skills, Conjunctions,
Traits, and Characteristics
As you gain new skills, you may drag them from the Skills panel to your Quickslots
Access your inventory bags by left-clicking the bag icons or using Ctrl-[F1-F5]
Double click inventory items to equip them or unequip them
Mouse over items for a Tooltip description
Adventuring
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Talk to NPCs around town to obtain quests; quest NPCs are marked with a letter floating above
their head; NPCs that have Epic Quests or Accomplishments are marked with The One Ring
Track the status of your current quests via the Quest Journal
Press L to open/close your Journal (or click on the menu icon in the lower left of the screen) –
click on the Quest tab and your available quests will be displayed; you can also click the Show
Tracker checkbox on up to four different quests to display them in the main screen’s Quest
Tracker
Communication (note: several public and private chat commands are not
currently working)
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Press Ctrl-Shift-1 to show/hide the chat window
To chat with other players in your area, activate the chat bar cursor by pressing Enter or click on
the chat bar, type what you want to say, and hit Enter again to say it
/f <message> for fellowship chat
/tell <character> <message> to send a private message (PM)
/retell or /reply <message> to PM the last person you PMed or that PMed you
Double click on NPCs to talk to them
Press O to bring up the Social panel; click the Grouping tab and then the Who sub-tab in order
to search for other players in game.
Fellowships (Groups)
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Right-click on another player for a menu option to invite them to join a Fellowship
Right-click on your avatar to access options to disband or leave your Fellowship; only the
leader may disband a Fellowship
For a list of Fellowship commands, just type /fellowship into the chat prompt
Menu and Miscellaneous Commands
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Ctrl-P or F11– take a screenshot (screenshots are saved by default into My Documents\The Lord
of the Rings Online\; use Alt-PrntScrn if you just want to capture to your Copy buffer)
Alt-Enter – toggle between full-screen and windowed mode
Press N to toggle the display of names over objects in the game world – the four available modes
are all names off (the default); item names only; character names and item names; and monster
names, NPC names, character names, and item names
F12 will toggle the HUD on/off
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Keymap
W, A, S, D
Q, E
Spacebar
Left-click
Right-click
Right-click
Left+Right-click
Hover Mouse
Mouse Wheel
Insert+WASD
NumLock
` (left of ‘1’)
Tab
Backspace
Ctrl-[F1-F5]
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Move forward or back; turn left or right
Strafe left or right
Jump
Select object, monster, etc.
Click and hold to mouse-look
Click on a target to interact or open loot bag
Hold to run
Tooltip pop-up (default is .3 second delay)
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Zoom Camera 1 <> 3 person
Walk
Auto-run mode
Engages auto-attack mode
Cycles through targets
Select closest target
Open up an inventory bag; double click or right-click to equip items
Character Journal – Character, Skills, Traits, Characteristics,
Conjunctions, and Bio
Quest Panel – Info on Quests and Accomplishments
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Enter or /
Ctrl-Shift-1
Ctrl-Shift-2
F12
Ctrl-O
F11 or Ctrl-P
Crafting Panel
Social Panel – Fellowships, Kinships, Friends, Looking for Group
(LFG), Looking for Players (LFP), Ignore, Raid chat (not yet fully
functional)
Toggles display of Names
Mini-map Radar
Map; left-click area names to zoom in, right-click to zoom out
Type in the chat window
Opens/closes the chat window
Opens/closes a secondary chat window
Toggles the HUD On/Off
Game Options (Graphics settings, etc)
Take a screenshot
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