new player questions

[Valor]

Greetings!

I read this awesome review about TomeNET and got very interested in trying it out.
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/l ... 146/page/1

A long time ago ('88-'91 approx) I was writing my own simple rogue-like multiplayer real-time games.

I've been reading the guide but have failed to find any info about:

1. A web page I could visit or a text file or config file I could view to start to learn or refer what all the ascii characters on screen represent. I mostly want to learn all the terrain characters, but common monsters would be helpful as well. I'm sure I can get this information in game through the in-game interface but was hoping to have a "cheat sheet" to refer to for getting started.
2. Ways to customize key bindings. My particular problem is I'm usually on a laptop, so no numpad. On top of that I use a dvorak layout. Some quick advice on how to (if possible) re-map keys would be helpful.

Thanks!

[Valor]

OK I found the closest thing:
http://www.tomenet.eu/guide.php?chapter=4.4

Any chance anyone's done a color version of that where colorized characters are shown down the left and their meaning is shown down the right?

Is there a TomeNET wiki somewhere?

Thanks.

[mikaelh]

1. A web page I could visit or a text file or config file I could view to start to learn or refer what all the ascii characters on screen represent. I mostly want to learn all the terrain characters, but common monsters would be helpful as well. I'm sure I can get this information in game through the in-game interface but was hoping to have a "cheat sheet" to refer to for getting started.

There are only a few terrain characters, so a cheat sheet really isn't necessary for them.

I'm not sure if this should be counted as a cheat sheet, but I have created an interactive online tool for finding monsters:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/mikaelh/tomenet/monsters/index.php
If you hit the search button without specifying any search parameters, you get a list of all the monsters. Currently there are over a thousand monster, so you shouldn't try to memorize all of them. Just start playing and learn as you go.

2. Ways to customize key bindings. My particular problem is I'm usually on a laptop, so no numpad. On top of that I use a dvorak layout. Some quick advice on how to (if possible) re-map keys would be helpful.

The easiest way to re-map keys is to create command macros within the game client.

Is there a TomeNET wiki somewhere?

No, there isn't. The Guide is the official source of information.

[DeathGod]

should consider getting a tomenet wiki