Installation
To install PVKII you will need 3 things.
- First: A copy of Steam
- Second: You need to have at least one legitimate Source game installed. Click Here for a full list.
- Third: You need to download a copy of the Source SDK Base which can be found in the 'Tools' tab of steam and requires a Source game to download
Finding a server
You will now need to find a server to play on. Run Pirates, Vikings and Knights II by opening the game through your 'Games' tab in Steam. Click on "Find Server" from the main menu. A menu listing all PVKII servers that have bypassed your filters will pop up. Find a server with the lowest ping that has people playing and click "Join Game".
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MOTD Upon
joining a server, you will see the Message Of The Day screen. Read this
carefully, many server operators use the MOTD to explain their rules. Teams After
the MOTD screen, you will have the opportunity to select a team.
Choose to be a Pirate, Viking, or Knight. You can look at the scoreboard ('Tab' by Default) to see which team has the least number of players. You may also choose Auto-Assign if you can't decide which team to join.
Classes
After selecting a team, you will have your choice of which class to play. As you hover over each class, a list of that class's weapons and general descriptions of each will show on the right. If you still can't decide which class to play, select random.
Kill stuff That's
its! If all has gone well, you have now spawned and are ready to do
some serious fragging. Go look for some enemies and stick a sword in 'em.
For more in-depth information on objectives, see Section 4. Game
Modes. For more information about sticking swords in people, see
Section 3. Combat. |
a) Health bar
b) Armor bar
c) Special attack bar
d) Round Counter
e) Weapon select
f) Ammo
G) Power Meter
H) Territory Icons
Al-mughni Ibn Qudamah English Pdf Apr 2026
🔍
Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint—just scattered notes, vague advice, and the occasional "I think this goes here."
Reading Al-Mughni in English feels like a scholar from the 13th century sat down with you and said, “Let me walk you through the evidence.”
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Al-Mughni is not a beginner’s book. It’s like handing a medical textbook to someone with a headache—you’ll find answers, but you might misinterpret them. Always study with a teacher or at least a solid foundational understanding of usul (principles).
Then he picks the strongest opinion—and tells you why .
đź•Ś
Written by the brilliant Imam Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi (d. 620 AH), Al-Mughni is a 10+ volume encyclopedia of Hanbali Fiqh. But here’s the kicker—it’s not just a list of rules. It’s a courtroom drama, a scholarly debate, and a masterclass in comparative Fiqh all rolled into one.
Here’s an interesting, engaging post you can use for a blog, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, or Telegram), or forum:
Ibn Qudamah doesn’t just say “this is the answer.” He says: 👉 Imam Ahmad said this. 👉 Abu Hanifah argued that. 👉 Shafi’i had a different view. 👉 And here’s the evidence from Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma’, and Qiyas.
That’s what studying Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) used to feel like without Al-Mughni .
Have you come across the English version? Or are you still relying on Arabic/Urdu translations? Let me know below! 👇
For years, non-Arabic speakers could only admire Al-Mughni from afar. But now, partial and ongoing translations (like the abridged English version by Dar-us-Salam) have unlocked its treasures.
| Last Team Standing (LTS)
The simplest game mode of them all - Kill everyone
you see who is not on your team. The last team with living players wins the round. Win the most rounds to claim overall victory! Booty (BT)
The objective of booty mode is to infiltrate the enemy bases and
bring back as many chests as you can to your own base. Every chest at
your base will lower the counter. The first team to reach zero on this
counter wins the round. On some maps, a particular team may start with
all of the chests with the objective of defending them from the other
teams who have no chests. To compensate for the advantage, the team
will have a much higher counter. In other maps there may be chests in areas of the map outside of team zones. The effective team must strike a balance
between offense and defense, for if everyone is on offense, an enemy
may steal chests from the base while no one is there. Should everyone
be concentrated on defense, there is no possibility of obtaining more
chests. Capturing a chest that was previously owned by another team will remove 5 tickets from your counter and add 5 to theirs. First team to hit 0 tickets wins. Standing in an enemy's chest zone will stall their tickets from decreasing. Use your special while carrying a chest to gain a speed boost for a few seconds. Territory (TE)
Territory is exactly as the name says. The objective is to capture and hold the territories throughout the map. Once a territory is captured, it will count down that team's tickets. The more territories your team holds, the faster your counter goes down. In some maps, holding all of the territories at once will initiate a final countdown; if your team holds all of the territories for the duration of that countdown, you win automatically. Otherwise, the first team to reach 0 wins the game. Standing in an enemy territory, even when outnumbered, will slow the rate that their tickets will decline. Standing in a territory you control will prevent an equal or lesser number of enemies from neutralizing it. It's impossible to capture a neutral territory without first clearing out all the enemies inside. Objective Push
This is an interesting game mode as it will change depending on the map. Mappers have free reign to make anything an objective as long as it has an input/output ability. The designated team that defends must hold out until the timer hits zero, the designated attackers must complete the objectives before the timer reaches zero. If you're a mapper, check here for a quick guide.
Trinket Wars (TW)
In Trinket Wars, each team gets its own ancient relic to protect. The objective is to score kills on enemy players whilst holding your teams trinket or being near your team's trinket carrier. Once you've collectively scored enough points to satisfy the level's ticket requirement, you win! Teamwork is very heavily emphasized in this mode. Only losers fly solo!
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🔍
Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint—just scattered notes, vague advice, and the occasional "I think this goes here."
Reading Al-Mughni in English feels like a scholar from the 13th century sat down with you and said, “Let me walk you through the evidence.”
đź’¬
Al-Mughni is not a beginner’s book. It’s like handing a medical textbook to someone with a headache—you’ll find answers, but you might misinterpret them. Always study with a teacher or at least a solid foundational understanding of usul (principles).
Then he picks the strongest opinion—and tells you why .
đź•Ś
Written by the brilliant Imam Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi (d. 620 AH), Al-Mughni is a 10+ volume encyclopedia of Hanbali Fiqh. But here’s the kicker—it’s not just a list of rules. It’s a courtroom drama, a scholarly debate, and a masterclass in comparative Fiqh all rolled into one.
Here’s an interesting, engaging post you can use for a blog, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, or Telegram), or forum:
Ibn Qudamah doesn’t just say “this is the answer.” He says: 👉 Imam Ahmad said this. 👉 Abu Hanifah argued that. 👉 Shafi’i had a different view. 👉 And here’s the evidence from Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma’, and Qiyas.
That’s what studying Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) used to feel like without Al-Mughni .
Have you come across the English version? Or are you still relying on Arabic/Urdu translations? Let me know below! 👇
For years, non-Arabic speakers could only admire Al-Mughni from afar. But now, partial and ongoing translations (like the abridged English version by Dar-us-Salam) have unlocked its treasures.
Players
The first icon represents the player's avatar; if that player is a steam friend of yours they will also have a friend icon attached to their avatar.
Next to the avatar is the player's steam name.
The icon next in line is that player's class icon. Check the scoreboard to see which classes are already being played on your team.
Next to the player's icon is a section for showing when a player has died. This section may also have a tag under it for Developers, Testers, Admins, Contributors and Donators. Server admins can also set sv_communitygroup to the ID of a specific group; that group's title will show up for any players in that group, as long as the title does not conflict with the tags previously mentioned.
The section to the right of here is reserved for Score and Latency, as well as a speaker icon that shows when a player is using their mic. Click on the speaker icon to mute a player's microphone and text chat.
Score Breakdown
- Kills - The number of enemies whom you have killed.
- Assists - Your kill assists. You get an assist any time you were the last to damage a player within a few seconds of a teammate killing them.
- Death - The number of deaths you've suffered. (Good thing it's just a game!)
- Kill Bonuses - You get kill bonuses from things like getting revenge in last team standing, grail kills, etc.
- Assist Bonuses - Just like kill bonuses, but when you get the assist.
- Healing - Points you get from healing your teammates. Not currently used.
- Captures - You gain capture points from completing objectives. This includes capturing a chest, capturing a territory, etc.
- Defenses - The number of times you've defended an objective. This could be returning a stolen chest, defending a territory, etc.
Armor/Ammo