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On the top left is where information on your pet's health, mana, skills, status, and items are located. | On the top left is where information on your pet's health, mana, skills, status, and items are located. | ||
<center>[[File:Torchlight HUD example.jpg|400px]]</center> | <center>[[File:Torchlight HUD example.jpg|400px]]</center> | ||
==Enemies== | |||
There are monsters in the game that will try to attack you (some may be more or less aggressive or evasive than others). When you kill a monster, you'll receive experience instantaneously and have a chance to receive loot (gear, items, or money). Loot quality varies, and you'll always have a chance to get at least one drop from an enemy (enemies can drop more than piece of loot at a time). | |||
==Fighting== | ==Fighting== | ||
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===Targeting=== | ===Targeting=== | ||
When you want to target an object or enemy, just place the cursor over it. The object you've targeted will be surrounded in a red | When you want to target an object or enemy, just place the cursor over it. The object you've targeted will be surrounded in a colored glow (red for enemies, white for objects) to help distinguish it from other objects. Using an attack or an ability on a target will either move your character closer towards it, or use the ability from long range. | ||
== | ===Combat modifiers=== | ||
While attacking an enemy, there's a chance that you may see one of the following combat text messages appear above the enemy: | |||
*Glancing Blow!: most likely represents an attack that dealt only partial damage. | |||
==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
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==Pets== | ==Pets== | ||
You will get to choose a pet from | You will get to choose a pet from either a wolf-like dog, or a lynx-like cat at the start of the game. This companion will help you fight and carry items. You can see an additional area of the HUD (at the top left of the screen) where your pet's health, mana, skills, status, and items are located. Pets will flee when their health is reduced to 0. It is currently unknown as to how to regain your pet. | ||
==Fishing== | ==Fishing== | ||
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;Gear | ;Gear | ||
The equipment that you acquire will be used to upgrade your character's statistics to make them perform better (survive longer, deal more damage, etc.). | The equipment that you acquire will be used to upgrade your character's statistics to make them perform better (survive longer, deal more damage, etc.). To equip gear, open your inventory window with {{kbd|I}} and then drag the equipment to the appropriate slot (a helmet goes on one's head). You can quickly swap out equipment by right clicking on it. If an item is red, it means that your character does not fulfill one or more of the requirements (stats, class, or character level) to wear it. | ||
;Potions | ;Potions | ||
