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To +win the game, players improve monopolized land with profitable buildings in +the hopes of bankrupting all other players.</para> + +<para>All game modes are served by monopd, a dedicated game server designed +for &atlantik;. One of the game modes plays like the popular real estate +board game known as <trademark class="registered">Monopoly</trademark>.</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="connecting"> +<title>Connecting to a Server</title> + +<para>&atlantik; requires a game server to connect to. If you have an +Internet connection, you can request a list of public Internet servers and +you will not require additional software. If you want to play &atlantik; +locally, on a <acronym>LAN</acronym> or on a private Internet server, you +can enter the hostname and port to connect to. In this case, you will need +the <ulink url="http://robertjohnkaper.com/software/atlantik/download.html"> +<command>monopd</command></ulink> server +software installed and running on the host you are connecting to.</para> + +<para>If you have problems connecting to a server, the following troubleshoot +notes might help you:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Try another server. The public server list is updated every +three minutes, and the server you are trying to connect to might not be +available any longer.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<para>Check your firewall and masquerading settings. Restrictions might be in +place preventing you from connecting to servers or receiving reply traffic. +By default, monopd servers use TCP port 1234. If you're not sure, contact +your system administrator.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>&atlantik; makes use of +<classname>KExtendedSocket</classname> for network connections, which in +turn uses <classname>QDns</classname>. This might cause issues with IPv6 +and/or resolving hostnames.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="menu-reference"> +<title>Menu Reference</title> + +<sect1 id="game-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Game</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>L</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Event Log</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Display the event log</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Quits &atlantik;.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="move-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Move</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Roll Dice</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>As you may expect, roll the dice.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>End Turn</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>Let the other player know you have finished +moving.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Roll Dice</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action>As you may expect, roll the dice.</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>B</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Buy</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Buy land or buy buildings on your properties.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Auction</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Start an auction.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Use Card to Leave Jail</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Use a card to leave jail</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Pay to Leave Jail</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Pay money to leave the jail.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>J</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> +<guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Roll to Leave Jail</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Roll the dice to leave the jail.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="settings-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Notifications...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para><action>Displays</action> a standard &kde; notifications +configuration dialog to change the audio and visual notifications for &atlantik;.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure &atlantik;...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para>Opens the configuration +dialog which lets you tweak a lot of &atlantik;'s options.</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="help-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title> + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="reporting-bugs"> +<title>Reporting Bugs</title> + +<para>If you think you have found a bug in &atlantik;, please report +it. Developers often catch and fix bugs themselves, but you might +experience issues not yet known. Not reporting your problems might +very well prevent them from being fixed indefinitely.</para> + +<para>Some bugs might be in the monopd server instead of &atlantik;, but you +don't need to worry about that: you can report all bugs under the &atlantik; +package on the <ulink url="http://bugs.kde.org/">&kde; bug +wizard</ulink>. Use the +<menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report +Bug</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item to visit the bug wizard with some +details of your &atlantik; version filled in automatically.</para> + +<para>Please specify details in your bug report, such as game +conditions. For example, a bug might only occur when people are in jail, or +during an auction. If possible, save the event log and attach it to the bug +report or send it to the author. It might contain vital clues about behavior +that could lead to a faster resolution for the bug.</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="download"> +<title>Download</title> + +<para>&atlantik; is part of &kde; releases and as such the recommended +releases are those shipped with &kde;, part of the &package; package. Some +vendors might have individual packages for &atlantik; based on these +releases.</para> + +<para>Users interested in the development version can likewise use the +standard <ulink url="http://www.kde.org/anoncvs.html">&kde; CVS +instructions</ulink> to acquire &atlantik; from the kdegames module.</para> + +<para>Bleeding edge development requiring the development version of monopd +is done using arch. For more information on this, or releases in general, +visit the <ulink +url="http://robertjohnkaper.com/software/atlantik/download.html">&atlantik;</ulink> download +page.</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="faq-answers"> +<title>Answers to Frequently Asked Questions</title> + +<qandaset> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I add a computer player?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Unfortunately, computer opponents are not yet supported by &atlantik;. +Work is in progress to development a network bot that can connect to +servers, called Pacifik, but is has +not yet reached a useful level.</para> +<para>Users are advised to take advantage of the public +Internet servers or a private <acronym>LAN</acronym> server.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +<qandaentry> +<question> +<para>How do I trade?</para> +</question> +<answer> +<para>Click on a player portfolio or estate with the &RMB; and you can open +a trade.</para> +<para>There are a two usability issues with trades that can cause confusion. +If you in any way include another player in a trade, that player will get +the trade window. Any player can reject the terms, which unnecessarily ends +the trade session for all other players as well. A trade has to be accepted +by all players in it before it can completed, which can be complicated +because players remain a participant in deals even when they are no longer +involved with tradeable items.</para> +</answer> +</qandaentry> + +</qandaset> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits-and-licenses"> +<title>Credits and Licenses</title> + +<para>The program &atlantik; and the documentation are copyright © +1998-2004 Rob Kaper <email>kaper@kde.org</email>.</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + + +</chapter> + +&documentation.index; + +</book> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:nil +End: + +// vim:ts=2:sw=2:tw=78:noet +--> |