Commands

Commands

from @ to #zomgisthisacommand

Shortcut keys and mouse combinations

Note: Shortcut keys can be changed by editing the file key.ini in your data directory (possibly also by creating a copy in your settings directory, not sure). Please make sure to only replace key combinations with other key combinations, otherwise you'll most likely make the game crash. A list of commands and keys, see this topic.

Below you'll find the default shortcut keys:

F1

Switches to console mode and from console mode to regular view

F2

Opens the last seen URL (internet address) in the browser you've set in Options|Misc.

Use the URL list to open previous links (button on the left)

F3

Toggle cloud shadows

F5

Opens a window with the rules

F6

Toggles transparency of the sidebar (doesn't work while in console mode)

F9

Starts a particle test, only you can see it; will disappear on map change.

Tab, tabulator

Switches to map view and from map view to regular view

Left, Right arrow keys, middle mouse button

Shift-Left, Shift-Right arrow keys

Up, down arrow keys

Page Up, Page Down

Insert, Delete

Home

Ctrl-a

Toggle attributes window

Ctrl-b

Toggle buddy list

Ctrl-c

Copy selected text

select text by clicking and holding the left mouse button and dragging the mouse

also available by context menu (right mouse button)

Ctrl-d

Toggle opaque windows

Ctrl-e

Toggle encyclopedia window

Ctrl-h

Toggle help window

Ctrl-i

Toggle inventory window

Ctrl-k

Toggle knowledge window

Ctrl-l

Switch mouse cursor to "look" (eye)

Ctrl-m

Toggle manufacturing (mix) window

Ctrl-n

Toggle notepad window

Ctrl-o

Toggle options window

Ctrl-p

Take and save a screenshot

Ctrl-q

Quit the game (without confirmation required)

Ctrl-s

Toggle magic/sigils/spells window

Ctrl-u

Switch mouse cursor to "use" (pointy finger)

Ctrl-w

Switch mouse cursor to "walk"

Ctrl-v, Shift-Insert

Insert text from the clipboard

If you've set the option "Use clipboard for pasting" in Options/Misc, you can copy text from EL to other applications and vice versa.

Ctrl-z

Toggle the session tab of the statistics window

Ctrl-up

brings back previously inserted messages and commands (last one first)

Ctrl-down

let's you go down in the list of previous messages and commands, if you went up with Ctrl-up

Ctrl-space

Auto-completion for names and commands.

The recognized commands are located in commands.lst in the data directory.

Needs at least one letter to start out from

Keep Ctrl key pressed to toggle through options

Ctrl-Page Up|Page down

Change to previous|next channel.

Goes through View All and GMs as well; @ sends messages to the last "real" channel if you select GMs or View All.

Ctrl-1 to 6

Use the item in quick-slot 1 to 6

Quick-slots are the first 6 horizontal entries in the inventory window

Ctrl-Left mouse button

Drop all of the items in the inventory slot you selected (works with quick-slots as well).

Ctrl-Right mouse button

In regular view: Walk to the selected spot and do not attack Creatures or Players.

Prevents accidentally attacking entities that you have to pass.

Also see Map view below.

Alt-b

Toggles the material points numbers for the green bars over characters and creatures

Alt-d

Toggle the last open windows

Doesn't work for accessible storage window or bags (these do not open again)

Alt-h

Toggles health bar

Alt-m

Toggles mini-map

Alt-n

Toggles names of characters, creatures and NPCs

Alt-o

Toggles "Overtext" (display local chat above player's head)

Alt-r

Toggles Ranging Lock

Alt-s

Toggle sitting/standing

Alt-w

Toggles windows on top

Alt-x

Exits the game without further confirmation

Alt-1 to 6

Access quickspell bar spells 1 - 6 (numbered top down)

Alt-enter

This is currently broken, toggles full screen.

Ctrl-Alt-a

Toggles the "AFK mode"

Esc

clears current text input

Map view

Right mouse button

places a map mark, type text for the mark and finish with the enter key

Hint: If you place numbers on the map and a explaining legend on the side of the map you won't cluster your map.

Ctrl-f

Ctrl-Right mouse button

Spellbar

Ctrl-s

Toggles sigils window (for casting spells)

Left mouse button

Ctrl-r

Repeat last successfully cast spell

Shift-left mouse button

Shift-right mouse button

Ctrl-right mouse button

Text commands

#abuse

Sends an abuse report to the moderating staff that is currently online

Use this only to report rule breaking

Make sure to include your location, the name of the rule breaker and what he is doing.

Do not abuse #abuse!

#alias number text

Let's you define an alias

number is any number from 0 to 99

text is a text, you can add parameters starting from 0 to 99 (?) as $number

#0..99 let's you access your alias, pass parameters in "" if they are more than one word long.

#alias 0 @Greetings $0. $1 is a great source of information!
#0 friends "The Eternal Lands Wiki"

The above example sends Greetings friends. The Eternal Lands Wiki is a great source of information! to your active channel.

see #unalias below to remove aliases.

#aliases

lists all your current aliases

#arm

Lists your combat related statistics from your equipment, see #arm for a full description and explanation.

#cast_spell number

Cast the spell identified by number, incomplete list, do not use this to cast spells you don't have the necessary Sigils to cast. Also see #show_spell below.

#exit

Exits the game without further questions.

#find text

finds the most recent appearance of text.

resending the command (use ctrl-up) gets the next recent appearance.

#ignore_bots

Stops you from seeing messages from bots in channels.

You will still see messages from bots in local chat and in PMs.

#il

Lists the number of currently alive invasion creatures. This command only gives very unspecific info of the form "There are <n> invaded monsters left."

#knowledge or #know

Displays all books. Those in white have been read and those in gray have not been read.

#knowledge or #know string

Displays books containing the text string. Again, those in white have been read and those in gray have not been read.

Example: #know garg will display those books with the letters garg in them.

#list_gods

Lists the Gods you serve.

#mark text

Place a mark text on the map at your current position. The map will show up in the game window if you have 3D markers enabled, but will not show up in the mini map. You can put marks in arbitrary places on the map using the tab map.

Remove marks using #unmark or using Ctrl-RMB in the tab map.

#marker_color [options]

without options this command shows the current marker color.

options can be either a color name (red, dark_red, blue, light_blue, dark_blue, green, dark_green, yellow, dark_yellow, purple, dark_purple, grey, brown, orange) or a RGB value, that is three numbers, each from 0 to 255, indicating the red green and blue values of the color you want to set, e.g. "#marker_color 230 143 19" sets your marker color to an orange color.

Changing the marker color has no effect on existing markers, they will retain their color(s).

#open_url URL

Opens the webpage specified by URL in your browser.

#quit

Exits the game without further questions.

#research

Displays the book/knowledge that you are currently researching and the estimated time for completion.

#show_spell

Display the name and number of the last spell, which you may use with #cast_spell to recast the spell.

#unalias number

Unbinds the alias number number, where number is any number from 0-99 that you've assigned an alias to.

#unmark text

Remove map mark "text"

Chat system

#jc #

Join channel #

#lc #

Leave channel #

You can only be in 3 different channels at any given time, #gm doesn't count as a channel You can also join some default channels with the channels menu in the upper left

Guild commands

Anyone

#guild_info <guild short name>

provides data about the guild whose "Tag" or short name is used.

#join_guild <guild long name>

is how a person can apply to join an existing guild.

Guild masters only

#change_guild_owner

Allows the transfer of owners of a guild from one person to another.

#destroy_guild

Only the guild owner can issue this command, which in effect will destroy the guild.

#make_guild <guild short name>

Allows you to create a guild. You must supply a four character short name for the guild, have a skill (not overall level) 39 or over and 30,000gc in your inventory, not your storage.

#set_name <guild long name>

This command sets the name that folks will need to type when they wish to join your guild.

Rank 19

#set_short_name <guild short name>

Allows you to change the guild's tag after the guild has been created.

#remove <player name>

Kick a person out of the guild. They will be able to join any guild they wish immediately on removal.

#rank <player name>

will display the rank of your fellow guild member

#change_rank <player name> <rank>

"Change someone's rank/privilege"

Rank 18

#set_guild_color <guild short name> <color name>

Allows you to set the colours of guild tags as viewed by members of your guild. This does not effect how others see your tag. For a list of color names see #marker_color above.

#set_ally_guild <guild short name>

Allows you to set a guild as ally.

Members of your guild aren't able to attack members and summons of your allies.

Your guild's summons will still attack summons of allied guilds in summon arenas (and only there).

Guild merchant NPCs can offer different prices to allies.

#unset_ally_guild <guild short name>

Allows you to remove ally status from guilds, your members and summons will be able to attack the other guild's members and summons in PK (as usual).

#set_enemy_guild <guild short name>

Allows you to declare Total War on a guild.

Your guilds Combatants will be able to attack the enemy's guild combatants on all maps at night if the declaration is mutual.

Needs 1k gc in your inventory.

Guild merchant NPCs can offer different prices to enemies.

#unset_enemy_guild <guild short name>

Allows you to declare peace with a guild you were at total war with.

Needs 5k gc in your inventory.

Rank 15

#accept <player name>

Accepts a new member into the guild, they must have applied to join before this command will work.

Rank 10

#set_desc

Your guilds description as it will appear when you check the #guild_info

#set_join_info

Your guilds minimum requirements to join as listed in the #guild_info

#set_url

Your guilds URL (website) as it will appear when you check the #guild_info

Rank 6

#ig <short guild name>

Inter-Guild messaging system allowing your guild to communicate with another guild.

Rank 5

#gm <message>

Send a message to the guild, in blue color.

#list_guild

Display the list of all members of the guild you are in.

Useless unless you are in guild.

All guild members

#leave_guild

Leave your guild.

has to be typed twice as a safeguard.

You will not be able to join another guild for two days.

#jc guild

Allows your guild members to join the private guild channel @@guild.

#rank

Will display your rank in the guild

#view_guild_colors

Display all the guild colours that have been changed from default.

#allies_list

Display the list of your guild's allies.

#enemies_list

Display the list of your guild's enemies in Total War.

#enemy_combatant

Allows you to participate in Total War with your guild's enemies (this is off by default).

#enemy_pacifist

Allows you to be pacifist in Total War.

Enemies can't attack you outside of PK (this is on by default).

You need 50k gc in your inventory for this command.

#frags

Shows the number of frags in Total War for your guild.

Command line commands

Choosing the server

You can modify the servers in the server.lst file in the data directory, e.g. when using port forwarding.

main

Connects to the main server

this is the default behavior, the argument is optional

settings and chat logs will be stored in a sub-folder main of your settings folder

test

Connects to the test server

settings and chat logs will be stored in a sub-folder test of your settings folder

pk

Connects to the PK server

settings and chat logs will be stored in a sub-folder pk of your settings folder (this is an assumption)

lrnr-main

Connects to the main server using Learner's proxy

Useful when your ISP blocks port 2000 and you can't connect to the game, contact Learner for details