The Stand-Alone Client is one of two Tibia Clients, the other being the Flash Client. The Stand-Alone Client was written in C++ and can be downloaded from the download section on www.tibia.com. It is then installed and run on your computer. It uses the icon .
Tibia Screen
The screen of Tibia client, when connected to the server, is divided into several parts:
- Game Window - main part in which all game actions take place,
- Console - where you can communicate with other players,
- Minimap - map view of area around your character,
- Status Bar - you can see your Hit Points and Mana Points.
- Inventory - your equipped items are displayed. A few others are lumped in the same window
- Combat Controls - set your attack, defense, and chase stances in a fight and set secure mode or not.
- General Controls - stop all actions, check quests, set options, or see help
- Control Buttons - Also called filters, lets you open the Skills, Battle, VIP windows
- Other Windows - Skills, Battle, VIP will open here along with containers and the Trade window.
Sometimes, when needed, a dialog window appears in the Game Window area.
System requirements
The Tibia client is available for Linux and Windows. Depending on what you are using, the requirements are:
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Data stored on computer
- The client executable (the programme itself), Tibia.exe (Windows) or Tibia (Linux),
- Some game data (e.g. images),
- Your map files (*.map), in hidden folder "%appdata%\Tibia"
- Your configuration.
The map files are by far the most data, and their size grows as you explore the map.