diff --git a/doc/faq.txt b/doc/faq.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc784ce9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/faq.txt @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +How to update the card database +=============================== + +When a new set comes out, you need to update your card database to be able to +see the new cards in the deck editor and use them in the game. To do this, +open the Oracle tool in the Cockatrice folder. It's a stand-alone program and +is run directly out of the folder without running Cockatrice. + +When the Oracle tool is running, open the menu and select 'Download sets +information'. Use the suggested address and click OK. After at most a few +seconds, you should be presented a list of sets to be downloaded. Do not +uncheck the ones you already have: they should be downloaded again. Click +'Start download' and wait. When the process is finished, the database should +be up to date. + + +Change Card Art / Custom Card Art +================================= + +Is it possible to change the card art for a specif card, not by changing the +set order in my deck editor? + +YES! It is actually very simple. + +All you have to do is get a .JPG of the card you wish to change and name the +actual file of the image to the cards (exact) name and add ”.Full” to the end. +You can then take this new card image and replace the old one in your +downloaded image folder. + +NOTE: Image size does not matter. Try to use a high resolution .JPG of the +card you want to use for best quality. + +EXAMPLE: Let's say you wish to turn your M11 Sun Titan from its original art +to a promo version. + +If you are using Windows 7, you can find the default location for the +Cockatrice card art files under +C:\Program Files (x86)>Cockatrice>pics>downloadedPics +Once there, look for the folder of the +set for the card we are replacing. For this example, Sun Titan is in the M11 +folder. Open the folder and paste/replace your new “Promo” Sun Titan.full[.JPG] +into this folder, discarding the original copy. (If you have +not yet downloaded the original image of a card by selecting it in the deck +editor or playing it in an online game, the card image will not yet be there) + +Once you have the new card image in the proper folder, you can now start +Cockatrice (Or re-start if you already had the program open)and select the +deck editor to see your new card image. + +If you are changing the art of a card that has multiple versions in other +sets, make sure you put the new card in whatever folder (or set) is highest +on your card database set list. + +NOTE: Other players on Cockatrice will NOT see your new card image. They will +only see whatever version of the card is in their database. + + +Use Higher Resolution Cards +=========================== + +Can you get better/higher resolution card art than the default downloaded card +images already used? + +Yes! + +When you click on a card for the first time in the Deck Editor, Cockatrice +goes onto the internet and finds an image of that card from a database on +another website. + +If you find a higher resolution .JPG of a card that you wish to use on your +Cockatrice, you can replace the image with no problem. If you can find a card +image in the 3,000 by 1,000 pixel range, and save it as the cards (exact) name +and add .Full to the end. + +If you are using Windows 7, you can find the default location for the +Cockatrice card art files under C:\Program Files +(x86)>Cockatrice>pics>downloadedPics. Once there, look for the folder of the +set for the card you are replacing. (If you are not running Cockatrice as an +administrator, look in C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program +Files (x86)\Cockatrice\pics\downloadedPics.) + +Open the folder of the set with the card, and paste/replace the new higher +resolution .JPG image with the old low quality one. + +This process is the same for changing cards to custom images. + +NOTE: Other Cockatrice players will not see your higher resolution card art, +they will only see the image they have in their own database. + + +Booster Drafts +============== +Cockatrice does not support booster drafts, so players need to use an +external service for this. + +Most people use http://ccgdecks.com/ so it's probably not a bad idea to +register an account there before joining a game in Cockatrice. + + +How to link a card in the Cockatrice chat. +========================================== + +To link a card in the Cockatrice chat, type out the full name of the card, +surrounded by the [card] and [/card] tags. + +For example: + +[card]Black Lotus[/card] + + +How to link a URL in the Cockatrice chat. +========================================= + +To link a URL in the Cockatrice chat, type out the url, surrounded by the +[url] and [/url] tags. + +For example: + +[url]http://www.cockatrice.de[/url] +[url]cockatrice.de[/url] + +