commands detail (Commands)



Command directory

Everything a player can type, by area. help <topic> opens any of the
topics named in brackets.

Looking around  [help looking]
  look (l)              - describe where you are; the room is written fresh
  examine <thing> (x)   - inspect an item, NPC or feature closely
  scan (sc)             - quick sweep of what is in the room
  investigate (search)  - dig for what is not obvious. Rewards skill
  map (where)           - your position and the district around you
  open <container>     - look inside something

Moving  [help moving]
  north south east west, up down, and the diagonals. Abbreviations work
  (n, se, u). Some doors are sealed and need a skill or a key.

Talking  [help talking]
  say <text> (")        - speak to the room
  pose <action> (:)     - emote
  tell <who> <text>     - private message   reply (r) answers the last one
  chat <text>           - the global channel
  fac <text>            - your faction's channel
  who                   - who is online
  ask <npc> about <topic> - talk to a named NPC. This is how you get work

Your character  [help character]
  score                 - biometric readout: health, condition, credits
  status (sheet)        - full character sheet
  cortex (xp)           - progression console: XP, points, goals
  skills (tree)         - the skill tree     skill <name> for one skill
  perks (catalog)       - perk catalogue     perk <name> for one perk
  advance (train)       - spend skill points
  goal (plan)           - set a progression goal

Carrying things  [help items]
  inventory (i)         - what you are carrying
  take <thing> (get)    - pick something up
  drop <thing>         - put it down
  give <thing> to <who> - hand it over
  use <thing> (consume) - use a consumable   heal for medical supplies

Fighting  [help combat] [help weapons]
  attack <target> (hit) - melee or unarmed
  fire <target> (shoot) - ranged, with a wielded firearm
  throw <thing> at <target>
  wield <weapon> (draw) - ready a weapon    unwield (stow) to put away
  reload                - reload from your ammo pool
  ammo                  - what ammunition you are carrying
  stabilize <who>       - stop someone bleeding out

Gear  [help weapons]
  equip <armour> (wear) - put armour on      unequip (doff) to remove
  installmod <mod> on <weapon> / removemod
  loadout               - your ammunition loadout

Work and money  [help work] [help trading]
  board (jobs)          - a fixer's contract board
  contracts             - jobs you have accepted
  journal (log)         - your record of what you have done
  mission               - detail on one job     abandon to drop it
  browse (shop)         - a vendor's stock
  buy / sell / appraise - trade      buyammo restocks rounds
  debt / pay debt / redeem - what you owe, and reclaiming seized goods

Making things  [help crafting]
  salvage <thing>       - break something down for parts
  analyze <thing>       - study it; what you learn depends on your skills
  craft <blueprint>     - build from a known blueprint
  patch / recalibrate   - repair and tune
  research              - turn findings into blueprints

Somewhere to sleep  [help housing]
  lease / book          - rent an apartment, or a cheap flop
  home (recall)         - travel to your place
  pay rent / properties - keep it, and list what you hold
  rest (sleep)          - recover, in a safe place

The Neura-Grid  [help netrunning]
  jack in / jack out    - enter and leave the net
  query <topic>         - research     news for bulletins
  hack                  - work a node   decrypt on encrypted findings
  recent                - your recent research

Standing and heat  [help standing]
  factions (standings)  - where you stand with everyone
  faction <name>        - declare an allegiance
  wanted (heat)         - who is currently looking for you
  threaten <who>        - lean on someone

Interface  [help interface]
  prefs                 - display preferences
  footer / compact      - status bar and output density
  weather (time)        - conditions and time of day