Lackey is a program the Redemption community uses to play games of Redemption online. Its a lightweight software and is not as polished as other card game softwares (like MTG Arena and Hearthstone) but has more of a “Magic Online” feel. All the actions in the game are done manually, and that can feel a bit tedious to players. But I’d still recommend it, as playing Redemption online is the fastest way to improve as a player.

Playing Online Games

Once you’ve installed Lackey, join the Redemption Discord and navigate to the “Online Play” channel. Someone there is usually pretty willing to show newer players the ropes!

Playing Online Tournaments

Once you’ve installed Lackey and have found a deck you’d like to compete with, join the Redemption Discord and message @FloodedRed and inquire about the “Lackey Grand Prix.” It’s an tournament that pairs players against each other on a weekly basis.

Installation

Recommended Preferences

1. Disabling Sound: Go to Preferences -> Sound and click the “Uncheck to disable all sounds” option.
2. Adding username: Go to Preferences -> Player Profile and type your desired name into the Player Name field.
3. Adding custom profile picture:
   • First, create a custom 100px by 100px .jpg file
   • Then go to Preferences -> Player Profile and browse and select the custom file you created
4. Adding custom background image (playmat):
   • Create a jpg image (recommend specs: 1024 × 468 but you’ll have to play around with it)
   • Then go to Preferences -> Appearance -> Table viewing and playmat preferences and select the file you created.
5. Adding Macros:
   • Macros are a great way to save time and shortcut common card manipulations! Here are the ones I’d recommend. Go to Preferences -> Chat and Macros
     • (Test Message 1): /draw8;/say Good Luck!:;/roll
       • This one will draw 8 cards, say “Good Luck” and roll to see who goes first
     • (Test Message 2): /draw3
       • This draws 3 cards
     • (Test Message 3): /draw2
       • This draws 2 cards
     • (Test Message 4): /draw1
       • This draws 1 card
     • (Test Message 5): /vp1pt7
       • This looks at the top 7 cards of your deck
     • (Test Message 6): /vp1pt6
       • This looks at the top 6 cards of your deck
     • (Test Message 7): /vp1pt3
       • This looks at the top 3 cards of your deck
     • (Test Message 8): /vp1pt2
       • This looks at the top 2 cards of your deck
     • (Test Message 9): /vp1pt1
       • This looks at the top 1 card of your deck
     • (Test Message 10): /spawn Lost Soul Token “Lost Souls” [Proverbs 2:16-17]
       • This creates a lost soul token that is super useful
     • (Test Message 11): /spawn Stricken Reminder Token
       • Useful if you play Stricken
     • (Test Message 12): /spawn Heavenly Host Token
       • Useful if you play The Heavenly Host
6. Greymode: if you think the default Lackey color scheme is a little to white and bright, try out this “greymode” file. Download the file and go to Preferences -> Skins -> Load texture image file.

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FAQs

1. How do I download all card images at once?
   • If using Mac, Go to Plugins and click the “Download all missing card images” button to download all card images you currently don’t have in Lackey. I don’t know why this button doesn’t appear for Windows Installations.
2. How do I disable the annoying sounds?
   • Go Preferences -> Sound and click the “Uncheck to disable all sounds” option.
3. I’m running MacOS and its saying Lackey can’t start because it “cannot be verified”!
   • Make sure to do step 3 in the MacOS installation (running the terminal command to disable quarantine)
4. I’m having problems running Lackey in Windows!
   • Try installing Lackey in a folder outside of your Program Files folder.
5. Why can’t I see the chat macros?
   • Go to the “Plus” mark next to Log in the game tab and click to reveal the chat macros.

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