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Hello, and welcome to Helbreath USA!
We understand that starting a new game can be some what confusing, so here is a quick game introduction!
 Game download & installation
 Download Helbreath USA for FREE via the downloads page. You'll need to download the Full Install. Chose any of the 3 "Site" links available. You'll also need to download the 2 additional patches.
This is an executable file, so all you'll have to do is double click the file once it's downloaded. Follow the prompts to install the game.
Be sure that you've also download the new client.
Unzip (extract) the update patches in to the Helbreath folder.
To run the game, double click on the "HelGame.exe" icon within the folder.
Note: The game is currently experiencing technical difficulties with the starting the client as well as some sounds in game. Deleting or renaming the following sound files will reduce the in game issues.
Inside the "Helbreath USA\SOUNDS" directory delete.
For details on why, click here.
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 Load & login screen options
 Once the game has finished loading you will have the load screen options.
- Login: Continues to the next screen, allowing you to enter your user details and enter the game account.
- New Account: Minimizes the game, and loads the Helbreath USA account creation page
- Exit: Closes the game
To login to the game, enter your account information, both your account name and password are case sensitive. Be sure that you've used a password that you've made it a difficult password to guess EG: G0Ne4lunCh, 1bEhAve, 1EL8reAth.
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Character screen
 Each account allows you to have 4 unique characters. To create a new character, click on the "Create New Character" button. Enter your name, and design the character as you want. You'll also have to pick your starter Stats "Warrior", "Mage" or "Magician".
- Warrior: Generally VIT, STR and DEX as main Stats. These characters are close range attackers. They have high defense since their high strength allows them to use stronger armor. Warriors are easy to level.
- Mage: Utilizing INT and MAG as well DEX and VIT. Mages are distance attackers as their low armor makes them vulnerable to physical attacks. They have a variety of spells for defense and attacking, and can be quite powerful. Mages are slightly more difficult to level than a warrior.
- Magician: Also called a "Battle Mage", "Plate Mage" or words to that result. Although they have the INT required to obtain all spells, their MAG is generally low as they sacrificed this stat for additional STR, DEX or VIT. These characters are incredibly complex and difficult to train as they have balance the statistics while still maintaining a valuable leveling rate.
Helbreath also uses Guild Masters as a key part to the game. To be a Guild Masters require you need to be a Combatant, and to have 20 charm and be level 20+. While they sacrifice 20 stat points, they play an important part in a Crusade and Siege.
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Characters
Each character has six specific points that can determine the personality of the character. As your characters level increases, three points of specificity will augment. Specificity values range from 10-200.
- STR (Strength): The STR points defines the power of a character.
The STR points relate to the maximum load you can carry and weight of item you can wield.
Greater STR points enable faster attack speed and bonus damage.
- VIT (Vitality): The VIT Points defines the life force of a character.
VIT Points determine the health point of a character. VIT Points are directly proportional to recovery points.
- DEX (Dexterity): The DEX points define the agility of a character.
If your DEX points increase, so does attack success and defense rating.
- INT (Intelligence): The INT defines the intelligence of a character.
The more INT points you have, the greater your potential for learning magic of a higher circle.
- MAG (Magic): The MAG points defines the magical ability of a character.
Increase MAG points results in an increase to mana points, extension of recovery points, higher magical attack success, and a bonus to damage.
- CHR (Charisma): The CHR points defines the charisma of a character.
At 20 point CHR or above you are able to create a Guild, and increasing CHR points enables you to buy items at cheaper prices.
For every 1 level, you get to place 3 stat points. At level 180 you can change your Stats by using majesty points. For more information for what happens when your level 180 go here.
HP(Hit Point), MP(Mana Point), SP(Stamina Point), and Max Load(Maximum Weight Load) will be calculated with compounding characteristics above.
MaxHP = 3*VIT + 2*Level + STR/2
MaxMP = 2*MAG + 2*Level + INT/2
MaxSP = 2*STR + 2*Level
Max.Load = 5*STR + 5*Level
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Skills
There are a range of skills that you can have within the game, however your limited to 700%. When you reach 100% in a weapon skill you obtain a special ability that allows you to "Crit". This is a power attack that also increases the range of the weapon, each weapon has their own range. Skills are used for manufacturing, mining and alchemy. The higher your skill the greater your chance of a successful attack, dodge or completion.
- Fist fight attack: It’s an attack without any weapon.
It’s faster than using any weapon, but the damage is low. Max Mastery= STR*2
- Short sword attack: Different to Long Sword, the speed is faster but the damage is not that high. The short sword is recommended for small and average monsters. Max Mastery= DEX*2
- Fencing Attack: Kind of Dirk and long Sword, it gives more damage than the dirk and faster than the long sword. It’s faster than the long sword alone but the attack is not as good. Max Mastery= DEX*2
- Long sword attack: The long sword attack uses two hands.
The speed is slow and the hitting rate for small and middle monsters is low but once you hit the damage is high. If you want to have a successful attack, you should have high point of STR and DEX. Actually, it’s the favorite weapon for many players. Max Mastery= DEX*2
- Axe Attack: The attack gives more damage than the short sword without any differences between the hitting rate and it’s faster than the long sword. Max Mastery= DEX*2
- Archery attack: If you choose the archery skill you need arrows to use it.
The positive point is that using this weapon you can attack from a distance. Max Mastery= DEX*2
- Magic Attack: If you want to use the magic, at the start, you must learn it in the Magic Tower or Magic Shop.
You will need to increase your Mana level, as it’s difficult to attack continuously.
- Critical Attack: If the weapon skill that you are using is 100%, you can use it if the special attack is more than 1.
The special attack counter increases 1 each 40 seconds, and the maximum accumulation accords to the Level/10.
The special attack depends on the weapon usage but the bonus increases according to the weapon damage.
- Mining: Digging attribute (attribute x 2) STR
- Shield: Attribute related to shield (attribute x2) DEX
- Magic ability: Attribute related to magic (attribute x2) MAG
- Resist magic: Attribute related to resist magic (attribute x2) MAG
- Archery: Attribute related to Archery (attribute x2) DEX, STR
- Long sword: Attribute related to long sword (attribute x2) DEX
Ex: You can manipulate Long sword and two hand sword.
- Weapon: defensive weapon manufacturing: Attribute related to weapon (attribute x2) STR
- Fishing: Attribute related to Fishing (attribute x2) DEX
- Farming: Attribute related to Farming ( attribute x2) INT
- Pretend corpse: Attribute (attribute x2) INT
- Resist Poison: Attribute (attribute x2) VIT
- Staff attack: Attribute (attribute x2) MAG
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Game Controls and Display
- Moving : Click the left button in the direction you want to move to or double click on the small map in the upper right hand corner.
- Running: Press the ‘Shift’ key and click where you want the character to run to, to enable your character to run all the time 'crtl + R'. In order to run you need SP (Stamina points).
- Stop: Right click the mouse button until your character stops.
- Attack / Peace mode: Press the Tab key or click the knife icon to convert.
- Attack:
- For Melee: Select the target you want to attack, hold down the left mouse button while they are in range.
- For magic: Select the spell you want to cast, cast the spell and then click on the screen where you want to aim the spell.
- Stand still Attack: To use distance weapons like archery, click the right button. If the distance is too far, it will not be possible to hit.
- Differences between enemies and allies: Place the mouse cursor to any character.
- Green: Friendly Target. While they might be able to attack you, you will not drop any items when you die.
- Red: Enemy Target. They will be able to attack you, if you die you will drop items. Monsters are Enemy targets.
- Bow: If you want to greet someone or bow, change to peace mode and click the left button on the person.
- Attacking a neutral or friendly target: Enemies or allies, if you want to attack press control key and click the character.
- Change direction: Click the right button in the direction you want to face.
- Dash-attack: It means to attack as fast as possible at the same time the enemy.
When you are in two blocks of distance press Shift+Ctrl and set the mouse cursor to diagonal or in to a straight line direction.
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Chat functions
- Talk to Allies: Insert the ‘ ~ ’ before and the chart is showed just to Allies.
EG: ~Only your fellow towns people Allies chat.
The allies chat is color blue. Each time you talk reduces 5 point of SP and when it’s empty it is transmitted as normal message.
- General Chat: All the players can listen in this mode. Type ‘ ! ’ before transmitting.
EG: !Any one on the map will be able to see General chat.
This message is showed in a red color. Note that this will reduce your SP by 5 points each time you send a message.
- Talk to Surrounding Area: Simply start typing, and any one around you will be able to see it.
EG: Any one on the screen at the time will be able to see Local Chat.
This chat is color white.
- Guild Chat: All the players within the guild will be able to see this chat. Type ‘ ^’ or ' @ ' before transmitting, depending on which it is you wish to use.
EG: ^Any one on in your guild will be able to see Guild chat, on any map.
@Any one on in your guild will be able to see Guild chat however, is limited to the same map you're on.
This message is showed in a green color.
- Private Messaging: To whisper, type “/to ID”(case sensitive). Now all your chat will go to just that one person. To cancel whispering, type “/to”.
EG: /to ID <enter>
Only the person you're whispering at the time will be able to see Whisper Chat.
This message is showed in a gray color.
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Profile setting & Finding characters:
- To set: Type ‘ /setpf ’ <enter what you want>. e.g. /setpf The best fighter
- To view: Type ‘/pf ID’ and you will see a basic profile of the player.
- Verifying player if connected: ‘/fi ID ’ You can see if he’s connected. You can also try to whisper them by using /to ID
This can be used to find enemy characters on your map as well as friendly.
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Reputation
Effects the damage done and dealt with by Righteous and Kloness weapons.
- /rep+ ID: Increases another character's Reputation by 1. You have to wait for an hour after using this command to be able to use it or '/rep-' again.
- /rep- ID: Decreases another character's Reputation by 1. You have to wait for an hour after using this command, to be able to use it or '/rep+' again.
Currently, the only way to find out what your characters reputation is, is by submitting a request via the web site. Note: There is an administration charge.
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Display & Hot Keys
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Key and it's function
- F1 Opens help/information screen
- F2 Quickslot / Bind 1 (to bind, do the action [cast the spell, or equip the item] you want to bind and then press 'shift + F2'.
- F3 Quickslot / Bind 2 (to bind, do the action [cast the spell, or equip the item] you want to bind and then press 'shift + F3'.
- F4 Casts the last spell that you cast
- F5 Opens your characters statistics screen
- F6 Opens your inventory
- F7 Opens your spell book
- F8 Opens your skills chart
- F9 Opens chat history screen
- F11 Toggles transparency in character screen, map, spell book, history windows
- F12 Opens the game options menu
- Tab Toggles attack or peace mode
- Insert Drink a small health potion, if none are available, a big health potion will be consumed
- Delete Drink a small mana potion, if none are available, a big mana potion will be consumed
- Home Toggles safe mode on/off
- End Repeats your last message, only works for normal chat (non-global kind)
- Print Screen creates a screenshot, saved into Helbreath game directory as a jpg file
../Helbreath/Save/file_name.jpg
- Ctrl See the current Exp remaining and % completed. Also used for enabling you to mine mines (see Mining)
- Ctrl+left mouse A forced attack on enemy player and friendly / neutral player/creatures
- Ctrl+R Puts you in run mode, press again to disable
- Ctrl+A Turns on auto attack mode for enemy townspeople
- Ctrl+D Toggles detail mode between high, medium, and low.
- Ctrl+T Puts you in whisper mode with the player or name under your cursor
- Ctrl+S Toggles sound, and music on or off
- Ctrl+M Toggles mini map visible or hidden.
- + Zoom in on mini map
- - Zoom out on mini map
- Shift+Ctrl+left mouse Activates a dash attack, 100% weapon skill required
- Alt+left mouse Strike with a critical attack, 100% weapon skill required
- Ctrl+1 through 0 Opens spell book to a certain circle number (page), Ex: Ctrl+7 for Circle 7 page
- PgUp Activates a unique item's special ability, ability lasts for 1 minute, and needs 20 minutes to recharge
- Alt-f4 Logout
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Items & Leveling up
Each of the enemy monsters within Helbreath give you experience points. The person who gets the last hit, gains the experience points, if you are in a party the experience points is split between the people in the party. There are a few differnt type of drops that can appear after a monster dies.
First Drops: When a monster dies, these items appear where the monster once stood. To pick up the item, click on your character
Second Drops: When the mosnters body disappears there is a chance at a second drop.
- Some mosnters have a body part that drops when they die, some are used in alchemy while others are used in events.
- Monsters also have a chance at dropping unique items including jewelery, special spells and weapons. They are are often worth a lot within the Helbreath community. Be sure to check around prior to selling, trading or using it.
Be careful not to double click a special spell if you find one, this will use the item and it can not be replaced!
As you level up, and place your stats the monsters you fight will become easier. Different maps have different monsters on them, the harder the monster the more experience you'll get. Explore the maps and find a place that is good for leveling.
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"Helbreath has been up and running as a for over 5 years. The battle system within the game is very unique in the MMO world. Also, much of the game revolves around player versus player combat. A diamond in the rough among toady's MMO's, focusing on gameplay more than graphics. The graphics may be 2d, but they are stunning. The maps are lush and detailed, spell effects are brilliant, and the characters themselves vibrant. The game can be downloaded for free here."
October 2006; Zeus, Helbreath Gamer.
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