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Forces

What is Force?

In classic fantasy online games Force is called magic. It raises attack, restores the health of your character and of allies, and can weaken an enemy. Force can also be the most powerful weapon.

Kinds of Force

Holy, Dark, Fire, Aqua, Terra, Wind: six kinds in all. Each has ranks: [novice], [expert], [elite], [master].

Force levels

In RF Online any Force can be raised to level 7 (GM skill). Every use of a Force raises its level, and its effect grows with it. Each Force has the ranks [novice], [expert], [elite], [master], and each rank has its conditions, as shown below.

The kinds in detail

Holy Force

According to the Book of Eternity left to us by the civilisation of the Ancients, the power of holiness, like the power of darkness, can grant a second life. The difference shows only in the rebirth itself: it all depends on whether you give something to others or take it. Holy Force is not meant to be cast on others; it is used only for your own good and restores vital energy.

Dark Force

According to the Book of Eternity, the power of darkness, like the power of holiness, can grant a second life. The difference shows only in the rebirth itself: it all depends on whether you give something to others or take it. Dark Force increases your might, but it takes life from others.

Fire Force

Nature is made of 4 elements. One of them is fire: it carries the power of flame and light, the power of spreading through space. Unlike the others, fire adds no might, but of all the elements it has the most aggressive character.

Aqua Force

The direct opposite of fire among the four elements is water. The Book of Eternity says that water absorbs power and can use it later. The Cora and the Bellato use the power of water to protect themselves and their allies.

Terra Force

The third power, opposed to wind, is earth. According to the Book of Eternity, the power of earth gives dominion over space and can pass its power into other worlds. The Cora and the Bellato use the power of earth to develop their abilities within an area and to move to the centre of a source of power.

Wind Force

Wind is the fourth element. Its power holds the power of electricity. The Cora and the Bellato prefer to use it as a hidden power: they keep it inside themselves to release it within a certain space.

Limits

The Bellato cannot use Dark Force; the Cora cannot use Holy Force. The Accretians are hardened materialists in mechanical bodies and by their nature cannot use Force at all.

What you need

Where a skill needs only the right class and level, a Force needs a Force Reaver. Reavers are bought from NPCs or picked up while hunting.

A Reaver bought from a merchant or found while hunting is used like any item: open the Force window (F or Ctrl+F) and apply it as you would any other item.

Casting

There are several ways. Open the skill window (F / Ctrl+F), or right-click on the hotkey bar, or press F1–F10 after placing the Force icons on the bar. The cursor changes to the "delay" state.

Note

If a target is already selected there is no delay: the character attacks it.

Point the cursor at the target (an attack Force at monsters or players of another race, a protective Force at yourself or your race) and left-click.

Note

To cast a protective Force on yourself at once (a single buff), press its hotkey twice in a row.

Source: rfonline.ru (Innova, 2007–2009), recovered from the Internet Archive. original page