First Steps #

Your character can be accessed in multiple ways:

dw.character // This is the character object
dw.char // This is a shorthand for the character object
dw.c // This is a shorthand for the character object

Besides you, there are other entities in the game. You can access them like this:

dw.entities // This is the entities object
dw.e // This is a shorthand for the entities object

Movement #

To move around in the world you can use the dw.move(x, y) function.
You can also stop your movement with the dw.stop() function.

Attacking Monsters #

Finding #

To attack a monster, you first need to find it in dw.entities (an array of Entity objects).
Deepest World provides a helper function to find the monster closest to your character: dw.findClosestMonster().

const target = dw.findClosestMonster();

You can also pass a filter function to dw.findClosestMonster() to check for specific criteria, like looking for monsters with the bad property or monsters that are attacking you.

const badMonsterFilter = (e) => e.bad;
const badMonster = dw.findClosestMonster(badMonsterFilter);

const targettingMeFilter = (e) => e.targetId === dw.character.id;
const targettingMe = dw.findClosestMonster(targettingMeFilter);

Use Skills #

Just finding a monster isn’t enough. You also need to use skills in order to attack them, this will be done with the function dw.useSkill(skillIndex, target).

const target = dw.findClosestMonster();
const skillIndex = 0;
if (target) {
  dw.useSkill(skillIndex, target);
}

Besides having a target there are more conditions that have to be met in order to use a skill.

• your character needs to be in range to use the skill: dw.isInRange(skillIndex, target)
• your character will need to have enough mana to use the skill: dw.canPayCost(skillIndex)
• the skill has to be off cooldown: dw.isReady(skillIndex)
• your character will have to target the monster (often called line of sight) - unfortunately, there is no helper function for this yet

The checks that have a helper function are combined in an additional helper function: dw.canUseSkill(skillIndex, target)

const target = dw.findClosestMonster();
const skillIndex = 0; // hardcoded index of the skill you want to use
if (target && dw.canUseSkill(skillIndex, target)) {
  dw.useSkill(skillIndex, target); 
}

• If the skill is on cooldown or you currently have not enough mana, you can just wait.
• If you are out of range, you can move closer to the monster.
• If you are not in line of sight, you will have to move to a position where you can see the monster.

Where To Go From Here #

• See skills to know more how they can be found and learned.
• To read more about movement see the Exploration tutorial.