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=== Default key mapping in Elma Online ===
 
=== Default key mapping in Elma Online ===
  
Elma Online uses two option keys to fit all keys to F-keys by default. You can set the option keys to left or right SHIFT, left or right CTRL, or ALT.  
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Elma Online uses the F1-F12 keys for most of its functionality. In addition, the F-keys can be combined with two option keys (OPT2 and OPT3, which are left SHIFT and left CTRL by default) for more functions. You can set the option keys to left or right SHIFT, left or right CTRL, or ALT in [[Elma Online Configuration|eolconf]].
  
Preliminary key mapping:
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Default key mapping:
 
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       F1  =  Show/Hide others
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       F1  =  Show/hide other players
OPT1 + F1  =  Show/Hide yourself from others
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OPT2 + F1  =  Show/hide yourself from others
ENTER+ F1  =  Free camera (Observe without entering the level)
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OPT3 + F1  =  Show help (these key bindings and other commands)
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ENTER+ F1  =  Free camera (Observe without entering the level). You can move your camera using the arrow keys and go faster by holding shift while moving.
  
 
       F2  =  Observe next player    (When chatting, write PM to next player in list)
 
       F2  =  Observe next player    (When chatting, write PM to next player in list)
OPT1 + F2  =  Observe previous player (When chatting, write PM to previous player in list)
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OPT2 + F2  =  Observe previous player (When chatting, write PM to previous player in list)
OPT2 + F2  =  Cancel observing        (When chatting, cancel PM)
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OPT3 + F2  =  Cancel observing        (When chatting, cancel PM)
  
 
       F3  =  Show battle queue
 
       F3  =  Show battle queue
OPT1 + F3  =  Lock/Unlock new levels
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OPT2 + F3  =  Lock/unlock new levels
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OPT3 + F3  =  -
  
 
       F4  =  Download battle level
 
       F4  =  Download battle level
OPT1 + F4  =  Download cup level
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OPT2 + F4  =  -
OPT2 + F4  =  Download any level (type level filename without the .lev extension)
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OPT3 + F4  =  Download any level (type level filename without the .lev extension)
  
 
       F5  =  Show players online
 
       F5  =  Show players online
OPT1 + F5  =  Show best times
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OPT2 + F5  =  Show best times in current level
OPT2 + F5  =  Show best multi times  
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OPT3 + F5  =  Show best multiplayer times in current level
 
   
 
   
 
       F6  =  Show battle standings/results
 
       F6  =  Show battle standings/results
OPT1 + F6  =  Show cup standings/results
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OPT2 + F6  =  -
OPT2 + F6  =  Show 24h tt standings/results
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OPT3 + F6  =  Show 24h tt standings/results
  
 
       F7  =  Show finished times
 
       F7  =  Show finished times
OPT1 + F7  =  Show finished multi times
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OPT2 + F7  =  Show finished multi times
OPT2 + F7  =  Clear finished times
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OPT3 + F7  =  Clear finished times
  
       F8  =  Send/Accept multiplayer invitation
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       F8  =  Send/accept multiplayer invitation
OPT1 + F8  =  Cancel multiplayer invitation
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OPT2 + F8  =  Cancel all multiplayer invitations
OPT2 + F8  =  Change active cup
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OPT3 + F8  =  Show/hide last apple time
  
       F9  =  Type chat line (press Up/Down to scroll chat, works also with Page_Up/Down)
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       F9  =  Type chat line (press up/down or pageup/pagedown to scroll)
OPT1 + F9  =  Show/Hide chat
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OPT2 + F9  =  Show/hide chat
OPT2 + F9  =  Show/Hide last apple time
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OPT3 + F9  =  Toggle team chat mode on/off. When on, F9 works as team chat.
  
       F10 =  Show/Hide battle/cup status line
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       F10 =  Show/hide battle status line
OPT1 + F10 =  Show/Hide leader and your position
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OPT2 + F10 =  Show/hide leader and your position
OPT2 + F10 =  Show/Hide speedometer
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OPT3 + F10 =  Show/hide speedometer
  
 
       F11 =  Download winning replay of last battle
 
       F11 =  Download winning replay of last battle
OPT1 + F11 =  Download winning replay of last cup
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OPT2 + F11 =  -
OPT2 + F11 =  Show/hide onewheel status
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OPT3 + F11 =  Show/hide onewheel status
  
 
       F12 =  (Re)connect to server
 
       F12 =  (Re)connect to server
OPT1 + F12 =  Disconnect from server
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OPT2 + F12 =  Disconnect from server
OPT2 + F12 =  Refresh palette
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OPT3 + F12 =  Refresh palette
 
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==How to make your own shirt (BMP)==
 
==How to make your own shirt (BMP)==
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnpJl44Bvr0 Shirt tutorial video by iCS] (For photoshop)
  
 
The following is a walkthrough on how to make a shirt picture. If you know what you are doing you can of course do it any way you want.
 
The following is a walkthrough on how to make a shirt picture. If you know what you are doing you can of course do it any way you want.
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#Save as type "256 Color Bitmap (*.bmp,*.dib)"
 
#Save as type "256 Color Bitmap (*.bmp,*.dib)"
 
#*Use the '''exact''' same name as on Elma Online (case sensitive, no accents or special symbols)
 
#*Use the '''exact''' same name as on Elma Online (case sensitive, no accents or special symbols)
#Publish on [http://zworqy.com/belma/uploadbmp.php Upload Page]
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#Put it in your bmp folder in EOL directory, when you play it will be uploaded to site automatically.
 
#Advertise to everybody on Elma Online, on forums, #battle ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIRC mIRC]) and anywhere else you want
 
#Advertise to everybody on Elma Online, on forums, #battle ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIRC mIRC]) and anywhere else you want
#*Shirts are not yet uploaded and distributed automatically in the game. If you edit one and nobody has this version, it will not be seen by other players.
 
  
Shirts can be downloaded from [http://zworqy.com/belma/uploadbmp.php Upload Page] and [http://elmaonline.moposite.com/ Elma Online Site].
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Other players' shirts are automatically downloaded when you're online in EOL.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 12:29, 13 April 2024

First of all

The very first thing you should do is READ THE RULES!!!

How to play online

Playing online works exactly like playing offline, except that you can see other players, up- or download levels and replays, and see various stats while playing. In order to use the online features, there are a lot of new keys for you to configure.

When you first time enter the game, there might be a battle running. Simply download the level, go to the external levels through the menu and find the level, that is being played.

Default key mapping in Elma Online

Elma Online uses the F1-F12 keys for most of its functionality. In addition, the F-keys can be combined with two option keys (OPT2 and OPT3, which are left SHIFT and left CTRL by default) for more functions. You can set the option keys to left or right SHIFT, left or right CTRL, or ALT in eolconf.

Default key mapping:

       F1  =  Show/hide other players
OPT2 + F1  =  Show/hide yourself from others
OPT3 + F1  =  Show help (these key bindings and other commands)
ENTER+ F1  =  Free camera (Observe without entering the level). You can move your camera using the arrow keys and go faster by holding shift while moving.

       F2  =  Observe next player     (When chatting, write PM to next player in list)
OPT2 + F2  =  Observe previous player (When chatting, write PM to previous player in list)
OPT3 + F2  =  Cancel observing        (When chatting, cancel PM)

       F3  =  Show battle queue
OPT2 + F3  =  Lock/unlock new levels
OPT3 + F3  =  -

       F4  =  Download battle level
OPT2 + F4  =  -
OPT3 + F4  =  Download any level (type level filename without the .lev extension)

       F5  =  Show players online
OPT2 + F5  =  Show best times in current level
OPT3 + F5  =  Show best multiplayer times in current level
 
       F6  =  Show battle standings/results
OPT2 + F6  =  -
OPT3 + F6  =  Show 24h tt standings/results

       F7  =  Show finished times
OPT2 + F7  =  Show finished multi times
OPT3 + F7  =  Clear finished times

       F8  =  Send/accept multiplayer invitation
OPT2 + F8  =  Cancel all multiplayer invitations
OPT3 + F8  =  Show/hide last apple time

       F9  =  Type chat line (press up/down or pageup/pagedown to scroll)
OPT2 + F9  =  Show/hide chat
OPT3 + F9  =  Toggle team chat mode on/off. When on, F9 works as team chat.

       F10 =  Show/hide battle status line
OPT2 + F10 =  Show/hide leader and your position
OPT3 + F10 =  Show/hide speedometer

       F11 =  Download winning replay of last battle
OPT2 + F11 =  -
OPT3 + F11 =  Show/hide onewheel status

       F12 =  (Re)connect to server
OPT2 + F12 =  Disconnect from server
OPT3 + F12 =  Refresh palette

How to make your own shirt (BMP)

Shirt tutorial video by iCS (For photoshop)

The following is a walkthrough on how to make a shirt picture. If you know what you are doing you can of course do it any way you want.

  1. Open Microsoft Paint
  2. Open a BMP
    • Either: Load an existing working BMP (that already has the right colors in the game, e.g. milagros.bmp)
    • Or: Create a new one with the dimensions 149 x 101 pixels
  3. Rotate 90° counter-clockwise, if you want it to be easier to see what the shirt will look like in the game
  4. Make the background
    • Note that all pixels with the same color as the top left corner pixel will be transparent
    • It may be any shape, no need to use the usual shape of the shirt
  5. Put something unique on it: letter, image, logo, etc
  6. Customize
    • It is useful to use advanced programs like Adobe Photoshop for better results
    • You can also use special fonts from pages like dafont.com
  7. Rotate 90° clockwise if you rotated it before
  8. Correct your BMP
    • If you created or edited your shirt with another program, you might have wrong palette. Then, follow these steps:
    1. Copy your BMP
    2. Open working BMP
    3. Paste there
      • There are mainly two different LGRs used as the default one (the original default.lgr and highq.lgr) and it's a good idea to have a look at the shirt with both LGRs as they have a different color palette.
  9. Save as type "256 Color Bitmap (*.bmp,*.dib)"
    • Use the exact same name as on Elma Online (case sensitive, no accents or special symbols)
  10. Put it in your bmp folder in EOL directory, when you play it will be uploaded to site automatically.
  11. Advertise to everybody on Elma Online, on forums, #battle (mIRC) and anywhere else you want

Other players' shirts are automatically downloaded when you're online in EOL.

See also