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0001 <?xml version="1.0" ?> 0002 <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [ 0003 <!ENTITY Monopoly '<trademark class="registered">Monopoly</trademark>'> 0004 <!ENTITY monopd "<command>monopd</command>"> 0005 <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> 0006 <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> 0007 ]> 0008 0009 <book id="atlantik" lang="&language;"> 0010 0011 <bookinfo> 0012 <title>The &atlantik; Handbook</title> 0013 0014 <authorgroup> 0015 <author> 0016 <firstname>Rob</firstname> 0017 <surname>Kaper</surname> 0018 <affiliation> 0019 <address><email>kaper@kde.org</email></address> 0020 </affiliation> 0021 </author> 0022 <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> 0023 </authorgroup> 0024 0025 <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> 0026 0027 <copyright> 0028 <year>2002</year><year>2004</year> 0029 <holder>&Rob.Kaper;</holder> 0030 </copyright> 0031 0032 <date>2021-10-10</date> 0033 <releaseinfo>0.7.80</releaseinfo> 0034 0035 <abstract> 0036 <para> 0037 &atlantik; is a client for playing &Monopoly;-like board games on the &monopd; network. 0038 </para> 0039 0040 </abstract> 0041 0042 0043 <keywordset> 0044 <keyword>KDE</keyword> 0045 <keyword>network client</keyword> 0046 <keyword>Atlantik</keyword> 0047 <keyword>monopd</keyword> 0048 </keywordset> 0049 0050 </bookinfo> 0051 0052 <chapter id="introduction"> 0053 <title>Introduction</title> 0054 0055 <para>Purpose of the &atlantik; board game is to acquire land in major 0056 cities in North America and Europe while being a transatlantic traveler. To 0057 win the game, players improve monopolized land with profitable buildings in 0058 the hopes of bankrupting all other players.</para> 0059 0060 <para>All game modes are served by &monopd;, a dedicated game server designed 0061 for &atlantik;. One of the game modes plays like the popular real estate 0062 board game known as &Monopoly;.</para> 0063 0064 </chapter> 0065 0066 <chapter id="connecting"> 0067 <title>Connecting to a Server</title> 0068 0069 <para>&atlantik; requires a game server to connect to. If you have an 0070 Internet connection, you can request a list of public Internet servers and 0071 you will not require additional software. If you want to play &atlantik; 0072 locally, on a <acronym>LAN</acronym> or on a private Internet server, you 0073 can enter the hostname and port to connect to. In this case, you will need 0074 the <ulink url="https://gtkatlantic.gradator.net/">&monopd;</ulink> server 0075 software installed and running on the host you are connecting to.</para> 0076 0077 <para>If you have problems connecting to a server, the following troubleshoot 0078 notes might help you:</para> 0079 0080 <itemizedlist> 0081 <listitem><para>Try another server.</para> 0082 </listitem> 0083 <listitem> 0084 <para>Check your firewall and masquerading settings. Restrictions might be in 0085 place preventing you from connecting to servers or receiving reply traffic. 0086 By default, &monopd; servers use TCP port 1234. If you are not sure, contact 0087 your system administrator.</para> 0088 </listitem> 0089 </itemizedlist> 0090 0091 </chapter> 0092 0093 <chapter id="primary-menu-items"> 0094 <title>The Menubar</title> 0095 0096 <sect1 id="menu-game"> 0097 <title>The Game Menu</title> 0098 0099 <variablelist> 0100 <varlistentry> 0101 <term><menuchoice> 0102 <guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Event Log...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0103 <listitem><para><action>Display</action> the event log window.</para></listitem> 0104 </varlistentry> 0105 0106 <varlistentry> 0107 <term><menuchoice> 0108 <guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reconnect (After Crash)</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0109 <listitem><para><action>Reconnect</action> to the last game. This is available 0110 only in case &atlantik; did not quit cleanly from a game (usually because it 0111 crashed), and cannot be done anymore once you connect to a server.</para></listitem> 0112 </varlistentry> 0113 0114 <varlistentry> 0115 <term><menuchoice> 0116 <guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Leave Game</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0117 <listitem><para><action>Leave the current game</action>, without closing 0118 &atlantik;.</para></listitem> 0119 </varlistentry> 0120 0121 <varlistentry> 0122 <term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> 0123 <guimenu>Game</guimenu><guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0124 <listitem><para><action>Close</action> &atlantik;.</para></listitem> 0125 </varlistentry> 0126 </variablelist> 0127 </sect1> 0128 0129 <sect1 id="menu-move"> 0130 <title>The Move Menu</title> 0131 0132 <variablelist> 0133 <varlistentry> 0134 <term><menuchoice> 0135 <guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>End Turn</guimenuitem> 0136 </menuchoice></term> 0137 <listitem><para><action>Let the other players know you have finished 0138 moving.</action></para></listitem> 0139 </varlistentry> 0140 0141 <varlistentry> 0142 <term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>R</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> 0143 <guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Roll Dice</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0144 <listitem><para><action>Roll the dice.</action></para></listitem> 0145 </varlistentry> 0146 0147 <varlistentry> 0148 <term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>A</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> 0149 <guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Auction</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0150 <listitem><para>Start an auction.</para></listitem> 0151 </varlistentry> 0152 0153 <varlistentry> 0154 <term><menuchoice> 0155 <guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Use Card to Leave Jail</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0156 <listitem><para>Use a card to leave jail.</para></listitem> 0157 </varlistentry> 0158 0159 <varlistentry> 0160 <term><menuchoice><shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>J</keycap></keycombo></shortcut> 0161 <guimenu>Move</guimenu><guimenuitem>Roll to Leave Jail</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> 0162 <listitem><para>Roll the dice to leave the jail.</para></listitem> 0163 </varlistentry> 0164 </variablelist> 0165 </sect1> 0166 0167 <sect1 id="menu-settings-help"> 0168 <title>The Settings and Help Menus</title> 0169 0170 <para>&atlantik; has the the common &kde; <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> and 0171 <guimenu>Help</guimenu> menus described in the <ulink 0172 url="help:/fundamentals/menus.html">Menu</ulink> chapter of the &kde; 0173 Fundamentals documentation.</para> 0174 0175 </sect1> 0176 </chapter> 0177 0178 <chapter id="reporting-bugs"> 0179 <title>Reporting Bugs</title> 0180 0181 <para>If you think you have found a bug in &atlantik;, please report 0182 it. Developers often catch and fix bugs themselves, but you might 0183 experience issues not yet known. Not reporting your problems might 0184 very well prevent them from being fixed indefinitely.</para> 0185 0186 <para>You can report bugs for &atlantik; at the <ulink 0187 url="https://bugs.kde.org/">&kde; Bug Tracking System</ulink>. Use the 0188 <menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report 0189 Bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> menu item to visit the bug wizard with some 0190 details of your &atlantik; version filled in automatically.</para> 0191 0192 <para>Please specify details in your bug report, such as game 0193 conditions. For example, a bug might only occur when people are in jail, or 0194 during an auction. If possible, save the event log and attach it to the bug 0195 report or send it to the author. It might contain vital clues about behavior 0196 that could lead to a faster resolution for the bug.</para> 0197 0198 </chapter> 0199 0200 <chapter id="faq-answers"> 0201 <title>Answers to Frequently Asked Questions</title> 0202 0203 <qandaset> 0204 0205 <qandaentry> 0206 <question> 0207 <para>How do I add a computer player?</para> 0208 </question> 0209 <answer> 0210 <para>Unfortunately, computer opponents are not yet supported by &atlantik;. 0211 </para> 0212 <para>Users are advised to take advantage of the public 0213 Internet servers or a private <acronym>LAN</acronym> server.</para> 0214 </answer> 0215 </qandaentry> 0216 0217 <qandaentry> 0218 <question> 0219 <para>How do I trade?</para> 0220 </question> 0221 <answer> 0222 <para>Click on a player portfolio or estate with the &RMB; and you can open 0223 a trade.</para> 0224 <para>There are a two usability issues with trades that can cause confusion. 0225 If you in any way include another player in a trade, that player will get 0226 the trade window. Any player can reject the terms, which unnecessarily ends 0227 the trade session for all other players as well. A trade has to be accepted 0228 by all players in it before it can completed, which can be complicated 0229 because players remain a participant in deals even when they are no longer 0230 involved with tradeable items.</para> 0231 </answer> 0232 </qandaentry> 0233 0234 </qandaset> 0235 </chapter> 0236 0237 <chapter id="credits"> 0238 <title>Credits and License</title> 0239 0240 <para>The program &atlantik; and the documentation are copyright © 0241 1998-2004 &Rob.Kaper; <email>kaper@kde.org</email>.</para> 0242 0243 <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> 0244 0245 &underFDL; 0246 &underGPL; 0247 0248 0249 </chapter> 0250 0251 &documentation.index; 0252 0253 </book> 0254 0255 <!-- 0256 Local Variables: 0257 mode: sgml 0258 sgml-minimize-attributes:nil 0259 sgml-general-insert-case:lower 0260 sgml-indent-step:0 0261 sgml-indent-data:nil 0262 End: 0263 0264 // vim:ts=2:sw=2:tw=78:noet 0265 -->