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\chapter{Playing Online}
With Cockatrice you will most likely play Magic games over the Internet with real people all around the world. In order to help maintain a pleasant environment for users, please read the messages below:
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\item User Code of Conduct\footnote{TODO, dead forum link} -- Must Read for all Users
\item How to Report Abuse\footnote{TODO, dead forum link} -- It is recommended to read this as well
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\section{Connect to Server}
To connect to the Cockatrice server, launch the Cockatrice program, go to the “Cockatrice” menu at the top left, and select “Connect”. A window will appear (see image below).
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If you have registered with Cockatrice, then enter your Username in the “Player Name” field and your password in the “Password” field then click “OK”. You may check the “Remember Password” box if you wish. If you do, then the next time “Connect” is selected from the “Cockatrice” menu, the window that appears will already have your Username and Password already filled. Please take this into consideration if you share a computer with other people, seeing that you are responsible for anything that happens on the server with your username (As noted here). If you did not register with Cockatrice, then simply fill in the Username with whatever you like and click “OK”. If you would like to become a registered user, read the instructions from the server's website.
Once you are connected to the server, more tabs will appear at the top of the screen next to the “Deck” tab that you are already on.
\section{All About Games}
This page is about creating, joining, watching, and searching for games on the Cockatrice Server. In order to participate in any games, you have to be connected to the server. The games on the server are where all of the action take place. There will be many games happening on the server at the same time. Basically, first a game is created by a player (it could be you). Then other players join the game until the number of players reaches the number set by that game's creator. When the game has no players participating in it, the game disappears.
Creating a Game
To Create a game, go to the “MTG room” tab. Click on the “Create” button below the Games list. A window will appear (see below).
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Here are all of the options for creating a game:
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\item[Description] Describe the game in your own words (i.e. “Competitive Standard”, “Casual EDH- No Infinites”, “RavnicaDraft”, “Here is Chris”)
\item[Players] Specify the number of Players in the game. This cannot be changed after the game is created. The game can only begin when the specified number of players join.
\item[Spectators] Spectators are users that are in a game, but they are not one of the players. Spectators can see all of the public zones of the game and everything displayed in the Info/Chat Bar. Any number of users can join a game as a Spectator (as long as the “Spectators Allowed” box is checked).
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\item[Spectators Allowed] Unchecking this box will prohibit any/all users from joining the game as a Spectator.
\item[Spectators Need a Password to Join] Checking this box will make it so that in order for a user to join as a Spectator, they need to type the password you specify in the Password Field.
\item[Spectators can Chat] Checking this box will allow Spectators to type comments in the Chat bar during the game.
\item[Spectators See Everything] Checking this box will allow Spectators to view cards in all private zones of all players (hands, libraries, face-down cards).
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\item[Password Field] If you type anything in this field, a Player (or Spectator if the “Spectators Need Password” box is checked) will need to type the exact same thing you typed in order to join the game (and it is case-sensitive).
\item[Only Buddies Can Join] Checking this box will prevent any user who is not in your Buddy List from joining the game as a Player or Spectator. NOTE: Your username is not on your buddy list. If you leave a game you created, and this box is checked, you will not be able to rejoin.
\item[Only Registered Users Can Join] Checking this box will prevent anyone who has not registered on the Cockatrice website from joining as a Player or Spectator.
\item[Game Type] These check boxes have no effect on the game. They inform other Users browsing the Games list of what format your game is. Users can choose to view only games of a certain Type/Format. (\url{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering_formats})
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\subsection{Joining a Game}
Most of the time, to join a game you click on the “MTG Room” tab, click on a game in the Games list, then click Join. If the Game's creator specified a password then you will have to type that password in a small window that appears after you click Join (the password is case-sensitive). If your User Profile meets the criteria of the Game's creator then a new tab will open with that game. There is also an easy way to join a game in which a User in your Buddy List is playing. Go to the “User Lists” tab, right click any Username from the Buddies Online list (at the left of the window) to make a menu appear, and select “Show this user's games”. A window will open with a list of games that the User is either playing or watching. In the same manner as described with the “MTG Room” tab, simply click on a game and click Join. To watch a game, the instructions are the same except that you click the “Join as Spectator” button instead of the Join button. NOTE: If you are a player in a game and you wish to become a spectator in that game, you must first leave the game then rejoin as a Spectator. Same thing if you are a Spectator and wish to play.
\subsection{Searching for Games}
The Games list in the “MTG Room” tab displays by default all games that have not reached the specified number of players. The “Filter Games” button makes looking through this list easier if you are looking to join a particular kind of game. When this button is selected, a window appears (see below).
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\item[Game Description] Displays games with certain descriptions. You can even search partial names.
\item[Creator] Displays games created by Users with that username. It even searches for partial names.
\item[Player Count] Displays all games where the specified number of players is greater-than or equal to the “at least” number and less-than or equal to the “at most” number. For instance, setting both numbers to 3 will display all games whose creators made as 3-player games.
\item[Show Unavailable Games] Checking this box will display games that are full and in progress. You can still join these games as a Spectator if the game's creator allows it.
\item[Game Types] Displays games with the selected types. Bear in mind that the Cockatrice software does not enforce deck construction for formats. So just because a game's type is EDH/Commander, doesn't necessarily mean that is what's being played in the game. Players can agree to switch formats in a game.
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\section{Keeping Track of Buddies}
Cockatrice allows registered users to keep track of other registered users in a buddy list. You won't be able to do anything with this list (or other registered users at all) unless you are a registered user and connected to the server.
To add a User to your Buddy list, right-click their username and, in the menu that appears, select “Add to buddy list”. You can right-click and add a User in this manner anywhere you see their username (under the “User lists” tab, the “MTG Room” tab, in a game, or in a direct chat). When you add a User, their username will appear in the list “Buddies Online” located under the “User lists” tab. If the username appears in a light shade of gray, then that User is not connected to the server. If it appears in black, then that User is connected to the server.
If you see that one of your Buddies is connected, you can see the games he/she is currently in. Right-click their username, and in the menu that appears select “Show this user's games”. A window will appear from which you can watch or play in a game that your buddy is currently in.
You can Direct Chat with a Buddy (or any user for that matter) by right-clicking their username and, from the menu that appears, selecting “Direct Chat”. When you do this, a new tab will open (both on your window and on the other User's window) containing a chat room that can only be seen and used by the two of you. The place where you type in your messages is at the very bottom of the window.
To remove a User from your Buddy list, right-click their username, and from the menu that appears select “Remove from buddy list”.
\section{Dealing with and Preventing Unpleasantries}
Make a screenshot, there are several free programs available.
Right-Click a username to add to Ignore List.
\chapter{Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)}
\section{How to update the card database}
\section{Change Card Art / Custom Card Art}

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