Diablo 3

Combat

The frightened miners were right—you don’t have to venture too far into the shadows before you encounter a monster. When you’re ready to engage the enemy, roll the gauntlet cursor over the enemy to target, then either left-click with your mouse to attack with a weapon, or right-click to cast an assigned spell. If you have a pet that isn’t imaginary, your pet might help you fight, and sometimes you can take an enemy or two out with a ranged weapon before the foe slips past your pet and swings at you. After a successful battle a defeated enemy might drop gold, ember, weapons or armor. Start looking for better weapons in the mine. There are two types of weapons you can use for combat in TORCHLIGHT:

Melee or Close Combat

Melee combat is a gritty, close-quarter combat involving bladed weapons, blunt maces and even fangs and claws. Because you’re adjacent to enemy targets, you’re vulnerable to counterblows and melee weapon damage. High Strength and Defense attributes are essential for melee combat because you need to inflict more damage than your foes without losing all of your health during the skirmish. Until you increase your Strength and Defense through level building, you must find and equip the best armor available. To attack in melee combat, move close to an enemy and left-click on the target. If you have a weapon equipped, your character will attack the target. Hold the left mouse button down to attack the same target repeatedly.

Ranged Combat

Ranged combat consists of casting offensive spells or shooting at foes from a distance. Most ranged weapons consist of bows, guns and crossbows, but you can also dispatch enemies with powerful magical spells. The significant advantage that ranged combat has over melee combat is that you hit your foes from a distance, and powerful spells and weapons can usually eliminate these advancing enemies before they can hit you. A high Dexterity attribute is essential for using ranged weapons, but you’ll also need a high Magic attribute if you’re casting ranged spells at your foes. You can buy extra time for ranged comate by allowing your pet to stand and fight between you and charging enemies. This strategy allows you to wear down rampaging monsters before they reach you. The disadvantage involving ranged weapons is that a few (including

bows and crossbows) require two hands to operate. If you equip a two-handed ranged weapon, you cannot use a protective shield in melee combat without changing to a different weapon configuration. To attack in ranged combat, left-click on an enemy while your ranged weapon is equipped. To attack repeatedly from a distance, keep holding the left mouse button down.

Torchlight Tip: You need to have a clear line of sight to hit an enemy with a bow, gun or magic spell, otherwise most ranged attacks will not reach your target. If your hero tends to run forward into battle with their ranged weapon, hold the Shift key while left-clicking on a targeted foe to stop and shoot from a distance.

The frightened miners were right—you don’t have to venture too far into the shadows before you encounter a monster. When you’re ready to engage the enemy, roll the gauntlet cursor over the enemy to target, then either left-click with your mouse to attack with a weapon, or right-click to cast an assigned spell. If you have a pet that isn’t imaginary, your pet might help you fight, and sometimes you can take an enemy or two out with a ranged weapon before the foe slips past your pet and swings at you. After a successful battle a defeated enemy might drop gold, ember, weapons or armor. Start looking for better weapons in the mine. There are two types of weapons you can use for combat in TORCHLIGHT:

Melee or Close Combat

Melee combat is a gritty, close-quarter combat involving bladed weapons, blunt maces and even fangs and claws. Because you’re adjacent to enemy targets, you’re vulnerable to counterblows and melee weapon damage. High Strength and Defense attributes are essential for melee combat because you need to inflict more damage than your foes without losing all of your health during the skirmish. Until you increase your Strength and Defense through level building, you must find and equip the best armor available. To attack in melee combat, move close to an enemy and left-click on the target. If you have a weapon equipped, your character will attack the target. Hold the left mouse button down to attack the same target repeatedly.

Ranged Combat

Ranged combat consists of casting offensive spells or shooting at foes from a distance. Most ranged weapons consist of bows, guns and crossbows, but you can also dispatch enemies with powerful magical spells. The significant advantage that ranged combat has over melee combat is that you hit your foes from a distance, and powerful spells and weapons can usually eliminate these advancing enemies before they can hit you. A high Dexterity attribute is essential for using ranged weapons, but you’ll also need a high Magic attribute if you’re casting ranged spells at your foes. You can buy extra time for ranged comate by allowing your pet to stand and fight between you and charging enemies. This strategy allows you to wear down rampaging monsters before they reach you. The disadvantage involving ranged weapons is that a few (includingbows and crossbows) require two hands to operate. If you equip a two-handed ranged weapon, you cannot use a protective shield in melee combat without changing to a different weapon configuration. To attack in ranged combat, left-click on an enemy while your ranged weapon is equipped. To attack repeatedly from a distance, keep holding the left mouse button down.

Torchlight Tip: You need to have a clear line of sight to hit an enemy with a bow, gun or magic spell, otherwise most ranged attacks will not reach your target. If your hero tends to run forward into battle with their ranged weapon, hold the Shift key while left-clicking on a targeted foe to stop and shoot from a distance.