Playing online - Revision history

Hordes at 21:56, 16 June 2023

2023-06-16T21:56:34Z

Hordes: /* WebTiles */

2022-07-30T14:55:54Z

‎WebTiles

Hordes at 14:53, 30 July 2022

2022-07-30T14:53:50Z

Hordes: /* Servers */ directing to links, but CDO is console only

2022-07-17T03:06:07Z

‎Servers: directing to links, but CDO is console only

Hordes at 03:04, 17 July 2022

2022-07-17T03:04:53Z

Hordes: /* Console */

2022-07-17T03:00:07Z

‎Console

Hordes: /* Console */

2022-07-17T02:58:22Z

‎Console

Hordes at 02:52, 17 July 2022

2022-07-17T02:52:09Z

Hordes at 02:50, 17 July 2022

2022-07-17T02:50:58Z

Hordes: you can still play webtiles w/o putty

2021-08-03T10:31:10Z

you can still play webtiles w/o putty

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 ==Playing online==
-There are several servers that host DCSS online, allowing you to play either by [[WebTiles]] or through [[SSH]]/telnet.
+There are several servers that host DCSS online, allowing you to play either by browser ([[WebTiles]]) or through [[SSH]]/telnet.
 There are three main benefits to this, especially if you join the IRC Chatroom.

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 ==WebTiles==
-[[WebTiles]] is the easier to access and more graphically complex version of DCSS. It is easy to access on most modern browsers, such as Chromium. All you need to do is visit the server's website (linked above), create an account, and start playing.
+[[WebTiles]] is the easier to access and more graphically complex version of DCSS. On most modern browsers, such as Chromium, it is a simple process. All you need to do is visit the server's website (linked above), create an account, and start playing. There's no need to enter any personal information, with email being optional for password recovery.
 ==Console==

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 ==WebTiles==
-[[WebTiles]] is the easier to access and more graphically complex version of DCSS. On a modern browser like Chrome, all you need to do is visit the server's website (linked above), create an account, and start playing.
+[[WebTiles]] is the easier to access and more graphically complex version of DCSS. It is easy to access on most modern browsers, such as Chromium. All you need to do is visit the server's website (linked above), create an account, and start playing.
 ==Console==
-Console is a generally more complex to start with, as you need an [[SSH]] client in order to play. Mac and Linux systems will likely have SSH preinstalled, but to properly play console online in Windows, you're going to have to download a program called [[PuTTY]].
+Console is generally more complex to set up, as you need an [[SSH]] client in order to play. Mac and Linux systems will likely have SSH preinstalled, but to properly play console online in Windows, you're going to have to download a program called [[PuTTY]].
 A guide to SSH connection can be found [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/howto#connecting here]. There is also a [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/howto list of servers and their SSH keys] right above it.

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 '''European Servers'''
-*[https://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/howto CDO] - Located in Germany. Hosts all versions from [[0.10]] to [[0.28]], and [[trunk]] (console only).
+*CDO - Located in Germany. Hosts all versions from [[0.10]] to [[0.28]], and [[trunk]] (console only).
 *[http://underhound.eu:8080/ CUE] - Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hosts all versions from [[0.10]] to [[0.28]], and [[trunk]].
 *[http://crawl.xtahua.com/ CXC] - Located in France. Hosts all versions from [[0.14]] to [[0.28]], and [[trunk]].

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 ==Playing online==
-There are several servers that host DCSS online, allowing you to play either by ssh/telnet or through webtiles.
+There are several servers that host DCSS online, allowing you to play either by [[WebTiles]] or through [[SSH]]/telnet.
 There are three main benefits to this, especially if you join the IRC Chatroom.
 * Other people can watch you play live, and page you with messages and advice (the often ignored "hit _" that shows up...)
-* Even if you repeatedly play a single combo, you'll encounter a more fun and diverse bunch of player ghosts to run away from and beat up on.
+* Even if you repeatedly play a single combo, you'll encounter a more fun and diverse bunch of player ghosts to beat up on.
 * You can request replays of any milestone or death you know how to look up. It's great for reviewing where you went wrong, or reliving hilarious moments.
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 ==WebTiles==
-[[WebTiles]] is the easier to access and more graphically complex version of DCSS. On a modern browser (such as Chrome), all you need to do is visit the server's website, create an account, and start playing.
+[[WebTiles]] is the easier to access and more graphically complex version of DCSS. On a modern browser like Chrome, all you need to do is visit the server's website (linked above), create an account, and start playing.
 ==Console==

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 ==Console==
-Console is a generally more complex to start with, as you need an [[SSH]] client in order to play. Mac and Linux systems will likely have SSH clients, but to properly play console online in Windows, you're going to have to download a program called [[PuTTY]]. A guide to SSH connection can be found [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/howto#connecting here]. There is also a [http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/howto list of servers and SSH keys] right above it.
+Console is a generally more complex to start with, as you need an [[SSH]] client in order to play. Mac and Linux systems will likely have SSH preinstalled, but to properly play console online in Windows, you're going to have to download a program called [[PuTTY]].
 ===Options===

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 * Other people can watch you play live, and page you with messages and advice (the often ignored "hit _" that shows up...
-* Even if you repeatedly play [[Fire Elementalist]]s, you'll encounter a more fun and diverse bunch of player ghosts to run away from and beat up on.
+* Even if you repeatedly play a single combo, you'll encounter a more fun and diverse bunch of player ghosts to run away from and beat up on.
-* You can request replays (on termcast.org) of any milestone or death you know how to look up. It's great for reviewing where you went wrong, or reliving hilarious moments.
+* You can request replays of any milestone or death you know how to look up. It's great for reviewing where you went wrong, or reliving hilarious moments.
-Windows - To properly play console online in Windows, you're going to have to download a program called [[PuTTY]]. There is already a great thorough guide to connect to CAO [http://crawl.akrasiac.org/docs/ssh_guide.txt here].
+==Servers==
-If you find yourself lagging, don't forget to enable SSH compression! Don't forget to set NetHack mode to ensure your keyboard works properly (very important for disabling traps)!  Note well that this effectively changes what the keypad types, '''meaning the numrow will produce a different password than the keypad''' (for logging in to play once connected to CAO).  One thing that guide doesn't mention is that you can "Disable Application keypad mode" under Terminal->Features. This allows you to use +-=/ to cycle targets. There's currently no working fix for allowing the numpad 5 to long rest. The only current method to perform a long rest online is by pressing numROW five.
+'''European Servers'''
 A lot of people like to change their character sets to produce more 'solid' walls, and portals/shops that no longer look like wands/staves. All you need to do this is add the following line to your options "char_set = IBM" and change putty's character set to CP437 under Window->Translation->Received data assumed to be in which character set.
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      RGB(255, 255, 255)  // ANSI WHITE BOLD
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