External resources
Note, this Faq refers to build 191. I try to keep on top of the
patches, but they update frequently as glitches are discovered. If
directions don’t exactly match, check to see what build you are using.
How do I get the card images?
First download the program
from CCG workshop. Create a gNet account. Once you have the engine
installed, login. The game list will pop up automatically. Select Rage
as your game.
It will probably pop an dialog asking you to download the card images. If it doesn't, do the following.
On the top left of the screen you will have a bar with two buttons. Select the smaller purple button with a gear on it. On the menu select Tools, then select Image Downloader.
When it brings up the image downloader, select “grab all”. On the dropdown menu, select what set you would like to download. (it defaults to “all”) Then hit the grab all button. Note: the image downloader requires you to run in a different 'mode' on the engine.
It will take about an hour to download all the cards over a
broadband connection. It will take three or more over a dial up
connection. If you’re disconnected at any time, just repeat the above
steps, and it will pick up where it left off.
If you want to get started right away, download just the main set (Rage). The vast majority of the cards used by players come from this set. This will take about 15-20 minutes to download on broadband, 1 hour on dialup. You can play without images, but its hard. This will get you the majority of the cards quickly so you can play while the rest of the images download.
ARG! The image downloader keeps crashing on me!
You can get the cards as Zip Files here. Open the Zip file into the following location: C>Progams> CCG Workshop >gEngine >Cache >Rage. The zip files don't contain every single file you'll need, so you'll still need to run the image downloader. It will speed up the process considerably though as the downloader will skip over the Zip file images.
ARG! I can’t download that much stuff over my dialup connection!
If it really gives you trouble, send me an e-mail and I'll mail you a CD with all the images burned onto it.
How do I create a deck?
In the deck builder, select Add a deck (its the + mark button). Name
your deck. This will pop up a dialog box that will let you select cards
for your deck. Hint: when you first name your deck, name it
"Name-unfinished". Rename the deck to remove the 'unfinished' when
you're truly done. This way if you get interupted, you won't
accidentally forget to finish a deck.
How do I create a separate sept and combat deck?
You don’t. Put all your cards in one deck. When you go to play a game,
it will automatically sort the cards apart when you start a game.
Do I need to put both the breed form and Crinos form of a character in my deck?
No, make sure to select the Breed form of your characters. The crinos
form is displayed in Maroon. If you put both in, or the wrong one in, the
Engine will start your character in the wrong form. They’ll
automatically shift later without you needing to put the Crinos form in
your deck.
Why does there appear to be a breed form and a Crinos form of Metis characters (or nonshapeshifting characters)?
Both sides are in fact the same. There's a "crinos" copy there just in
case you accidentally try to flip a metis to Crinos or breed form. Pay
no mind to it, its simply there to keep the gEngine from getting
confused during such an error.
How many cards are supposed to be in my deck?
You need 20
renown of Characters. At least 20 combat cards, at least 30 sept cards.
You may have no more than 2 of any combat card, no more than 3 of any
sept card. Only one of each character.
EXCEPTION: Nameless Cannon Fodder and .38 Special's special ability lets you put up to
5 in your deck. The Engine has a special exception file written that
lets you do that.
Are there any other restrictions to deck building?
If you
are building a tournament legal deck, you may not include
Battlefields.. If you want to play a game using Battlefields, it’s best
to agree to that BEFORE the game.
What do I do about cards that “start in play” with a character? (example: King Albrehct may start with a Grand Klaive)
Put them in your deck. You search your deck for them at beginning of
the game. Keep in mind that “start in play” cards count towards your
deck limits. If you have a character that gets to start with something
in play, the engine will display a red notice in the chat window saying
"character X detected, Manual draw". This means you'll need to tell it
to draw your starting hand AFTER you've searched for the card that
starts in play.
How do I search my deck ?
Right click the sept deck. It
will ask you how many cards to look at. Tell it the whole deck, find
your cards and put them in play. Make sure to right click and shuffle
the sept deck before drawing your starting hand. (right click to draw)
What happens if I have the wrong number of cards in my deck?
At the start of the game, it will display a big red warning notifying
you (and your opponent) your deck does not conform to those standards.
In most cases, you will want to restart the game and edit the deck.
Then restart game.
I finished my deck, but it has no description. How to I give it a description?
In the deckbuilder, select the deck you want to give a description to.
Select edit. In the pop up screen, type a description in the empty box
in the lower left hand corner.
HINT: Put a note to yourself in this box if the deck has cards that
start in play in it so you remember to put them in play at the start of
the game. If you have any decks that aren’t tournament legal, put a
note in the box to remind you which decks they are.
I edited the description of my deck, and closed deck builder, but it's not showing the change. What happened?
Select a different deck, then click on the one you just edited. It'll display the new description.
There seem to be come blank cards in the deckbuilder just labeled stuff like Caern 1, Fetish 2, Wyrm 3, etc. What are those?
Those are blank proxies that the playtesters use when testing new
cards. They behave in the engine as if they were the type listed (Caern
1 has coding that makes it play as a caern) but have no game text
attached to them. Only the playtesters know what the text is. If you
want to be a playtester, contact Fenris Lorsrai, the head of playtesting.
Do I have to be logged in to work on a deck?
Yes and no. You have to be able to log in to get at the deckbuilder. Once in, select the purple gear in the upper left of screen. Select Tools> Offline deck Editor. That will allow you to work offline.
How do I find a game?
Login to gNet. See if anyone is online. Sometimes you get lucky and
there’s someone ready to play that second. Often you have to wait for
someone to show up.
You can increase your odds of finding someone to play with by either leaving a note on the Game Wall, e-mailing people, or logging on during a peak time. When you login to gNet, go to the Rage chat. If no one’s around, leave a note saying when you think you’ll next be on. It will be visible to whoever logs into the chat room for the next 12-24 hours, depending on how active it’s been.
What's the Game Wall ?
The game wall is currently in beta
testing, so is little buggy. You can leave a note on it indicating when
you will next be on to play. The Game Wall tab is on one of the tabs on
the window displaying current news.
How do I e-mail people?
Go to the game wall tab. The "e-mail" button will let you send an "I'm on, come play with!" e-mail to everyone who's signed up. Check the box to make sure you get mailed when other players use the feature!
Are there any scheduled games?
There is a weekly tour Friday night at 8PM Engine time. This is
aimed at new players who need a rules refresher or help getting used to
the controls on the Engine, but experienced players are welcome too.
What's "engine time"?
The engine has an internal clock. It is set to US Central time, which is Greenwich Mean time -6.
I have people to play against, how do we actually start a game?
When you’re logged in, select the “Tools” button on the
top left of the screen and select "Play a Game". It will pop up a window showing who’s
offering games. If no one is offering, you can offer a game by naming
the lobby and creating a new game. You need to name the lobby even if
you’re the only one offering a game.
How do I join a game?
select the “Tools”
button on the top left of the screen and select "Play a Game". Select a
listed game. Click the “join” button. Once you’re ready, select your
name in the box in the upper left and hit “ready”. The controller can
then start the game once everyone who has joined has hit “ready.”
What are observers?
Observers are people who want to
watch the game without actually playing. New players will frequently
observe experienced players playing a game before actually trying to
play.
How do I observe a game?
select the “Tools” button on the top of the screen and select "Observe a Game ". Select
the game you want to observe.
I know there’s a game going on, but I can’t observe! Why can’t I see it?
Resumed games aren’t available for observation. Also, you can't observe a game after a certain amount of time has passed.
What’s a resumed game?
If for some reason you need to break off a game, the controller can save the game so it can be resumed later.
"X player" is supposed to be on, but I can't find him. Is there some faster way to find him than jumping into every chatroom?
Select a chatroom (example: Main) and right click it. It'll pop up a
list of who's in that room, so you don't have to chase them 'round and
'round the gEngine.
How do I get a deck from someone else?
Have them send you a deck. It will then automatically appear in your
deck builder listing. Select the shared deck as the one you want to use.
I sent a deck/someone sent me a deck, but it doesn't appear to be working? Is there some other way to exchange decks?
Sometimes the gEngine fouls up and won't send a deck correctly. If this
happens, you want to send a deck to someone offline, or you want to
send multiple decks, you can do so through e-mail.
Look in C> Progam Files > CCG Workshop > Gengine >decks. This where your decks are stored. You can send the files stored in there as e-mail attachments. To get them into the Engine, the recipient should drop the deck files into that directory on their computer. They will have to reboot the engine to see the new decks.
NOTE: You may want to sporadically create backup copies of your decks, particularly if you've had any problems with the Engine. Stick the copies in a file on your desktop.
How do I select a deck to play with?
In the deck builder,
you’ll see your list of decks on the left. Select a deck. Click the huge green checkmark to use that deck. It will keep that
deck in the slot until you change it.
How can I tell what deck I have selected?
In the top right, you'll see a box that says "slot- deck used". The name of the deck you're using is there.
How do I use a preconstructed deck?
Select
“preconstructed decks” in the deck builder. Click on each deck to see a
description. Pick one and click “use”. It will automatically change
your deck to use that one
Can I edit the preconstructed decks?
Yes. Select it as
above, but it sends you back to the deck manager, click the deck name
and select “edit”. Then you can swap around cards.
HINT: If you’ve never built a deck before, select one of the precons
and then edit it. It will give you a good idea of what a finished deck
should look like. You should rename the deck.
How do I rename a deck?
Select the deck and click "rename". It'll pop up a dialog box that will let you rename it.
I picked a deck, edited it, and then went to join a game. It says I have missing card slots to fill. What happened to my deck?
The engine automatically removes your deck from active use when you edit it. Click the name on the list, and click the big green check to put it back where its supposed to be.
How do I set up?
By and
large, the gEngine does it for you. It shuffles your deck, puts your
characters in play, and starts you with a 5 card sept hand. If you have
any cards that start in play, search your sept deck for them and put
them in play. If you start with more than five cards, draw the extra
cards. Then hit the green “done” button in the bottom right hand of the screen to
indicate you’re done with set up.
HINT: If you have cards that start in play, it is usually polite to type into the chat window that you have such cards so the other player doesn't think you're jumping the gun and already playing cards
What happens if I don’t hit done?
It messes up the turn counter. Everyone has to hit the done button after set up to make the counter work correctly.
Arg, I’ve got two copies of all my characters!? What happened?
You probably put both the breed form and crinos form in your deck. Only
put the Breed form in. They’ll automatically flip later. To get rid of
the spares in game, right click the extra character and select “DESTROY
Garou!”
I got a red warning that says I have too many copies of X in my deck! What do I do?
Ideally you should end the game and go to the deck editor and figure
out what card you have too many of. If your play partner would like to
continue to play anyway, search your deck for the extra copies and
discard them now.
How do I search my sept deck?
Right click the sept deck.
Select “look through sept deck”. It will pop up a window that gives you
an option of how many cards your want to search through. It will then
pop up a window showing you the cards in the search. Right click them
to put them directly into play.
How do I add cards to my sept hand?
Right click the sept deck. Select draw a card.
Do we hit done at the end of each phase?
Yes.
What are those Regen and Moot buttons in the Hunting Grounds for?
Frequently you end up having nothing to do in those phases for some
reason. They default to "off". So long as those are off, you don't have
to click done to get through those phases. If you click them to "on"
those phases will reappear and you'll have to click done to get through
them. If even one player has them checked on, all players will have
them set to "On"
What are the red and green colored blocks on my play area?
This is your sept hand and combat hand size. Some effects will increase
or decrease your hand size. Use these to increase or decrease the
number.When you click refill hand, it will now do it to the selected
number. The hand size defaults to five.
I can’t see the cards! What’s wrong?
There’s two
possibilities. If none of the cards are visible and show up as white
rectangles, you haven’t downloaded all the card images. You can hover
your mouse over the squares to read the text.
If you saw a card announced in the chat dialog, but don’t see it on
screen, hit Refresh. Sometimes the engine glitches and doesn't refresh
the screen automatically.
I can’t see the other players! What’s wrong?
You can only
“face” one player at a time. At the top of the screen, there’s a drop
down menu box that has the name of the facing player in it. If you
click the drop down menu, you can select a different player to face.
Normally you'll start facing at least one player. If its a resumed
game, you'll be facing an empty space.
I want to look at player X, but it keeps facing me towards player
Y and I have to keep setting it back. How can I make it stop that?
On the grey bar at top, click on GatlingEngine. Select Options. Unclick
“autoswitch upper view to current player”. The gEngine automatically
switches the top view to whoever last played a card otherwise. This
won't fix the problem entirely, but it will cut down on the number of
switches.
I want to play a card on someone else character. How do I attach it to that character?
Play it from your hand and drag it onto the other player’s play area.
Right click it and select “Give up Ownership.” Have the other player
right click the card and “take Ownership”. They then drop it on the
targeted character.
How do I discard cards?
Right click the card you want to
discard and select “Discard”> This Card. If you want to throw out
several at once, right click and pick “select card” for each card. Then
right click and select “discard selected cards.” Or you can right click
and select “Discard” > Whole hand
Why would I want to select multiple cards instead of doing them one by one? It seems like more work.
If you select a card and then discard it, it doesn’t announce what
cards you discarded. If you do them one by one, it announces which
cards you discarded. While the top card is visible face up in your
pile, the ones beneath it aren't. You don't always want other players
to notice what's in your hand and what's not.
I lost my hand! How do I get it back?
On the top right side of the screen, there is a green button that says "hands". Click this to
restore your missing hand. Select the hand you want to restore. If it doesn't come back on first try, try again. Sometimes the hand isn't "missing", its actually hiding under an application. Switching it on and off a couple times will return it to the top of all applications.
I have something that creates a clone of a character, how do I do that?
Drag and drop "clone" gift to target character, a dialog saying “would
you like to create a clone of X ?” will pop up. Then, a duplicate copy
of the creature, with a special "clone" token attached to it, is
created with the gift card attached to him.
How do I reveal combat cards?
Once you and your opponent
have selected combat cards, you should both click "Ready!". When you
both have, right click your combat card and select "flip face up."
Where's this "ready!" button ?
It's on the grey kibbitz menu under the chat box. It's dark grey with a white bubble on it. You'll find Ready, Ok!, Ok?, Still there?, and WAIT! on that menu.
If there's multiple targets in a combat, how do we declare which card it hitting who and who played it?
When you're laying out cards, put the card each creature is playing on
it. When you've both hit "Ready!, either type in who's hitting what,
(ie "My X targets your Y") or just drop the card on the target. You pick targets before revealing cards.
NOTE: You can hit the "ready!" button while still having stuff in the
chat dialogue. You may wish to type your targetting info into the chat
box and not hit Send (or Enter) immediately. Hit Ready! and when your
opponent confirms they're also ready, hit Send and it will show the
targetting info so nobody gets to see beforehand who hits what.
What if I want to play no card, or return a card to my hand instead of revealing it?
There is a play null card option. Right click your combat hand and
select Play card>Null card. Do this instead of laying down a card
and then returning it to hand. If you just want junk cards out of your
hand (for example, a combat event you can't use) you can use that as
your fake card instead. Reveal it and discard it as normal.
I'm attacking a creature in the Hunting Grounds, so all the other players can play combat cards for it. How is that handled?
The other players should use the chat window to decide who's playing a
card each round. They should play the card face down, then move it to
sit on the creature in the Hunting Ground that's playing it. A
different player can play a combat card every round. HOWEVER, if the
creature can play multiple cards per round, they must all come from the
same player.
HINT: selecting the name of another player on the chat dialog box will allow you to send them a private message. This way not every player sees what you're plotting.
How do I transfer damage to an opponent?
Move
the card onto the opponent's play area and drop it on the targetted
creature. Then right click the card to give up ownership. They should
then right click the card, take ownership and attach it to the
creature. If you were attacking something in the Hunting Grounds, just
drop it on the affected critter. Don't give up ownership of the cards.
How do we keep track of which combat cards belong to who?
Right click the play area. There should be an option to create a
colored token. Drop the token on your combat card. This will make
returning cards later much easier, as you just have to check colors.
Make sure each player uses a different color! (no, you can't all have
black! :P)
How do I reshuffle my combat cards?
It should
automatically reshuffle your cards. You can also manually shuffle if an
effect calls for it by right clicking the deck.
I played a pack action that lets me draw more cards. How do I do that?
Right click the combat pile. Select "draw selected number". It'll pop
up a dialogue asking how many cards to draw. Type in the number you
want.
My character frenzied. How do I draw extra cards?
Right click the combat pile. Select "draw selected number". It'll pop
up a dialogue asking how many cards to draw. Type in the number you
want.
I just got hit with something that makes me play cards randomly. How do I do that?
When your opponent has hit "Ready!", right click your hand and select 'play random card."
Does play Random Card only do Combat Actions, or both Actions and Events?
It does both. If you were playing real world, you wouldn't get to
seperate the Events out either. If you play an illegal card from a play
Random effect well... too bad for you.
I just hit something in the Hunting Grounds that makes it play
cards randomly. There's multiple players that could play card for it.
Now what?
First decide who will play for it that round. Use
either the "flip coin" or "roll die" option to decide randomly between
the players. Then the selected player will play random from their hand.
Flip coin? Roll die? Where are those?
Right click the
playing area (NOT on a card) and you'll see both options. Before you
can roll a die, you need to create one with the right click. Once it's
there, right click the die and select "roll." You may also use these
functions to break up ties for renown between alphas.
I just got hit with a combat card that was aggravated. Is there some way to mark it that way ?
Yes, once you have control of the card, right click it to bring up a
menu. There should be an option to create an aggravated damage marker.
My frenzy just ended and I need to discard randomly. How do I do that ?
Right click your combat hand. Select discard> Random. It'll ask you how many to discard.
How do I set the Victory Points?
Right click and select the number. You can also toggle it up or down one point at a time.
I got something in my victory pile I’m not supposed to have there. How do I get rid of it?
Right click the Victory Pile. Select “Return card to X ”. Pick one of the options of where to send it.
How do I deal with things that give +X Victory Points for killing something?
If it says you should put the card that gives you the bonus in your
Victory Pile, do so. If it doesn’t say to do so, just adjust the number
of Victory Points to account for the bonus.
What are those colored blocks on creatures?
They're
large versions of the creatures Rage, Gnosis, Health and Renown.
Renown's in the upper corner and is green. The other ones go across the
bottom in the order of Rage (red), Gnosis (blue), and Health(brown).
You can right click them to adjust them as card effects flux them.
What are the red and green colored blocks on my play area?
This is your sept hand and combat hand size. Some effects will increase
or decrease your hand size. Use these to increase or decrease the
number.When you click refill hand, it will now do it to the selected
number. The hand size defaults to five.
How do I select my Alpha?
Right click the creature you wish to use as Alpha. Select "make alpha."
What's Alpha Self Move ?
It automatically moves your
alpha into the right spot on your board. Right click the play area to
do so (NOT on a card). It will also announce your Alpha's name in the
chat window so other people can see it.
How do I indicate I'm in the Umbra ?
Right click the card. select "create marker">"umbra" Right click the marker to get rid of it when you come back.
I lost my Umbra marker, where'd it go?
To the Umbra. Umbra markers sometimes get lost when a character flips forms. Just make a new one
I know I made a token, but can't find it. Where'd it go?
There's a small dot at the top of your play area that is the point
objects autoplay to. If there's a card there (or very close to it) the
token is under the card. Just move the card and you'll probably find
your missing token or die.
How do I flip to Crinos?
Right click the character. Select "flip to Crinos" Same deal if you're forced back to breed form for some reason.
I flipped to Crinos. It looks the same, has the same stats. What happened?
Metis, 7th Generation, Pentex Executives and some fomori only have a
single form. If when you flip to Crinos their stats don't change,
you've got one of those single form characters.
How can I tell how many cards a player has in his hand?
On the top of the screen, next to the players names, there's a button
labeled "info". Click that and it will give you how many cards the
player you're facing has.
How do I report a bug?
If it's Rage specific, leave a message on the Rage forum
at CCG Workshop. The more detailed the bug report is, the easier it
will be to fix it.
If it is a general system bug, please report it on the problem report forum and/or file a Defect Report.
The card image and the text don't exactly match. Is that a bug?If the image shows a shiny hologram in the corner, it probably means the card image is from Limited, but the text file uses the Unlimited wording. Check Rageapocalype.comto find the Unlimited wording of a card to see it it's a bug or not. If it's from another set and text appears to be missing or wrong, report it as a bug.
The engine is doing some terribly weird thing! it's not letting me log in/select game/is crashing constantly? What do I do!?
Check the problem reports forum
at CCG Workshop to see if your precise problem is listed. Before you do
that, try these five things. They generally solve 95% of the problems
with the engine.
Ack! The tech guys said the only way to fix the problem is
reinstall the Engine. Is there some way to save my decks and avoid
having to download all the card images again?
Look in C> Progam Files > CCG Workshop > Gengine >decks.
This where your decks are stored. Copy the folder to your Desktop. To
copy the game images, go to C> Progam Files > CCG Workshop >
Gengine >Cache and copy just the game folders in there to your
desktop.
Reinstall the engine, and then drop those folders back in the same place. Magic, your deck and images are restored!