Stendhal/manual/Setting up the game

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Stendhal Manual

• Introduction
• Setting up the game
• Controls and Game Settings
• Gameplay
• User Commands

Stendhal Web Client

You can run Stendhal directly in your browser using the experimental Stendhal Web Client, this means you do not need to download anything. Please note that this will connect you to the server stendhalgame.org.

Downloading the Stendhal Java Client

You will need Java for this client to work. If you do not already have Java installed on your system, please download it here [1].

If you choose to play with the Stendhal Java Client, you can download the compiled java program here [2]. Then unzip the file, and double click on stendhal-starter.jar to open the client.

Creating an account

To create an account, just open the game as described above and click on Create account.

Now fill the fields:

• Choose your Stendhal server. If you are not sure about what to do, simply choose the default one. In case you want to connect to a different server, please enter it's hostname there.
• Port. Usually Stendhal servers runs at port 32160.
• Username. It is the name of your avatar in the Stendhal world.
• Password. Type in your password twice. It will secure your access to Stendhal, so choose a good one.
• Email. Just in case we need to reset the password or contact you.

Your account will be ready immediately and you are logged in to play.

Logging in

The next time you want to play Stendhal you can access the account you created earlier.

Open the client as before, and then click on the Login to Stendhal button and enter your account information.
Be sure to choose the server where you created your account (the name will be the same as the site you went to to create the account in the first place. The default option is probably correct) and finally click on Login to Server.

A progress bar will appear and soon you will be connected to the world.

If the server is down (not online) you will get an error message explaining this. In this case either try again later or create a new account on another server.