- Battle Network Online - General Help Manual (Megaman and all associated graphics, materials, and et cetera are property of Capcom Co. Ltd. Battle Network Online is a non-profit and freeware production, property of Decidel Electronics.) ----------------- [ GETTING STARTED ] ----------------- >> Make sure you've registered for an account, and have confirmed your registration via e-mail >> If you have not yet downloaded the new menu and wish to do so, follow the on-screen instructions and return to this manual when finished (After starting the client, use the arrow and enter keys to make a selection) (In older menus, click the arrow symbols ">" to make a selection) > Choose "Options" (The "Navi Colors" display shows a preview of your navi, and will update when you customize the colors of your navi in-game) > Choose the option that begins "BNO Server IP Address" and click "Download" in the dialog box (The above could take a bit of a while, and the game will seem frozen while it works) > Choose "User Name" and enter the user name you registered with > Choose "Password" and enter the password you registered with > Toggle other options if you'd like, but it is advised that you keep the rest as-is until you get a hang of the game :) > Choose "Main Menu" in the top right corner > Choose "Connect"! (Please note that it may take up to ten minutes from the time of your registration confirmation for your account to be available. If you continue to have trouble after at least an hour, please feel free to request support from bnonline@decidel.net) > The first screen a new user will see is the Online Command Screen (hereafter referred to as the OCS). To begin playing, type "goto bncentral" and press enter ---------- [ CONTROLS ] ---------- >> ALL SCENARIOS : End / Ctrl+E - Action key Insert / Ctrl+3 - Back key >> The Net : Arrow Keys - Navi movement Ctrl+R - Toggle running speed Action Key - Interact with objects Ctrl+I - Bring up or close the inventory Alt+Arrow Keys - Force navi to face direction (without moving) Esc - Quit / sign out >> Chat Field (Bottom portion of the screen) : All Letter/Number/Symbol Keys - Enter a message Enter - Send typed message Page Up - Scroll up in the chat field Page Down - Scroll down in the chat field Home - Bring the scroll view to the most recent chat messages Left Click - Select a line Ctrl+Backspace - Erase entire message field Ctrl+X - Cut entire message field and copy it to the clipboard Ctrl+C - Copy the selected line to the clipboard Ctrl+N - Copy the selected line to the clipboard; removes user name prefix (e.g. "[Bass.EXE]:>> ") Ctrl+V - Paste any text currently in the clipboard Ctrl+G - Select a URL from the clipboard text to visit in your default browser (via dialog box) (Notice: See the [COMMANDS] section below for a list of text commands usable in the chat field) >> The Dataspace (Inventory) : Arrow Keys - Select a folder, item, or item-based command Action Key - Make a choice (enter folder, execute item command) Back Key - Move back a level (from commands to items, items to folders) Ctrl+I - Close the inventory >> Message Boards : Up/Down - Select a topic or reply (a post) When writing or editting a post: Switch between the post header and body Left/Right - Select an option on the option bar (bottom) Action Key - Make a choice (Notice: When posting on message boards, please realize that you must select "Post Topic" to post what you've typed! Pressing Enter will chat the text you've typed, instead of posting it) >> Miscellaneous : Ctrl+1 - Shortcut to for the "`cancel" command (see below for command description) Ctrl+Q - Shortcut to for the "`accept" command Ctrl+Z - Shortcut to for the "`deny" command Ctrl+W - Begin watching the closest watchable navi, or stop watching the navi being watched. Note that you must be close enough to the navi to watch them. For more info on the spectator system, see "`watchable" and related commands below ---------- [ COMMANDS ] ---------- >> All commands in the chat field begin with ` (shift+"~" key), and there is no space before or after the symbol >> Text surrounded by []'s in the examples below must be replaced with the appropriate text when the command is typed. The []'s must be replaced too, so don't type them around your command! >> Text surrounded by <>'s is optional, and is not necessary to execute the command successfully. Again, don't include the <>'s when typing your command. >> Execute a command by pressing enter after typing it correctly `goto ocs - Can be done any time, anywhere (except the Digital Abyss). Returns you to your OCS. Use it to leave the zone quickly, should you somehow get stuck or lost `end session - Logs out and ends the game `notify - Toggles action notifications on and off. Saves with your settings `alpha - Toggles alpha transparency on and off. Saves with your settings `mb show game - Toggles showing the game behind the message board. Saves with your settings `watchable - Toggles whether or not other navis may track you with their camera `shake eyes - Forces all navis from tracking you with their camera and makes you unwatchable. Note that toggling off via "`watchable" does not force others to stop watching you `watch - Toggle camera tracking the person you are currently watching >> Notice: With each of the following, the player name can be partial and is not case-sensitive (e.g. "`join rol" to join a player named "Roll.EXE") : `join [Player Name] - Request to join the given player `summon [Player Name] - Request the presence of the given player `add [Player Name] - Request to trade friend data with the given player `accept - Accept any requests from the given player; if no name provided, accept the last request received `decline - Decline any requests from the given player; if no name provided, decline the last request received `ignore - The same as decline, but does not notify the other player of your decision `cancel - Cancels the last request to the given player; if no name provided, cancels the last request sent out ~[Message] - Sends the given message to the given player; if no name provided, message is sent to the last player you whispered to >> Notice: The following are not always up-to-date, but should usually be : `command - Shows a list of valid chat field commands `ctrl help - Shows a list of valid Ctrl key combinations `chat help / `game help - Shows a list of basic game and chat controls `message board help - Shows a list of basic message board controls --------- [ CREDITS ] --------- Programming, Spriting, Animation, Level Design, Writing - Saber Mage (Players Vance Serori, Saber Mage) Spriting, Animation, Level Design - Celysus (Same player name) Website Services, Account Management, Spriting - Goaspad (Same player name) Level Design - Bahoo (Player Jarhead111)