Newbie Transition

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• Zouviqil Queen of Uberjerkiness

  February 2014

  CONFIG is a good command for you to get a hold of, as it'll let you configure some aspects of the game to your liking, such as your prompt, color, so on and so forth.

  
  

  The HELP system and all variations of it. There is CGHELP, GHELP, CHELP, CLHELP, and OHELP.

  
  

  The communication systems, which are SAY (and other special ones which you can read up on with HELP SAY), TELL, NEWBIE, and CGT, CT, GT, GNT, OT, CLT, and FT.

  
  

  A note on the above, NEWBIE is the aether used by collegium teachers, in game guides, and newbies for communication purposes. CG refers to the collegium, which every organization has its own version of for the purpose of teaching you the game and immersing you in the lore. O refers to Order, which you can join if you wish later to worship and follow a deity. C is City or Commune, G is Guild. GNT is the channel for guild newbies. CL is for clans, which you'll have to switch between with CLAN SWITCH shortname to view the helpfiles for. FT is another communication system, but only for established families of a certain status or higher - you may very well end up part of a family or make your own!

  
  

  AB or SKILLS will show you your skillsets and how progressed you are in them. AB skillset will show you the skills you have in a given skillset. AB skillset skillname will show you information about a specific skill.

  
  

  STATus and SCore will show you your status and score, respectively. SLEEP and MEDitate are good ways to replenish health and mana, along with some other things.

  
  

  As for tips, read. Read a lot. You kind of have to since it's a text game, but, seriously, read. Often combatants (there is a PVP system) are relatively well read in at least one or two subjects. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Ask for help on NEWBIE if you have a very general question not relating to your organization, such as, "Why do the gnomes and finks hate each other?" which will likely result in you being given a scroll to read. CGT is best for questions relating to general things about your city/commune, and GNT for things related to your guild if you're not of the first guild rank.

  
  

  Oh. HELP INSANITY and HELP OOC will be good reads. In general, a lot of things in the game are referred to by non-OOC names. Mentioning numbers related to your stats (health, mana, ego, willpower, endurance, intelligence, charisma, constitution, strength, dexterity, so on and so forth) is frowned upon. But here are a few examples of changed names:

  
  

  • Messages become notes (sometimes left as messages)
    
  • Channels become aether (example: please do not ask questions about your skills over the city aether)
    
  • Levels become circles (example: I am of the twenty fifth circle)
    

  
  

  I think this is a decent start, but anyone can feel free to add on.

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• Shaddus , the Leper Messiah Outside your window.

  February 2014

  When in doubt, ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask all of the questions you want, especially over Newbie.

  
  

  Everiine said: The reason population is low isn't because there are too many orgs. It's because so many facets of the game are outright broken and protected by those who benefit from it being that way. An overabundance of gimmicks (including game-breaking ones), artifacts that destroy any concept of balance, blatant pay-to-win features, and an obsession with convenience that makes few things actually worthwhile all contribute to the game's sad decline.

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• Portia

  February 2014

  my friend said it is really more fun to learn on your own but it is so different...

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• Nimhuire

  February 2014

  I'll second Shaddus. Ask questions. If people are doing something or talking about something in your city/commune or in your guild, don't be afraid to speak up and ask what's going on. Interaction is a wonderful thing.
  
  My other recommendation is to read. When you're learning lessons from an npc, actually read the lesson text (at least the first time), it'll help you get an idea of the flavour and mechanics of the skills you're learning.
  

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• Rogziel

  February 2014

  If you type HELP  index , CGHELP index , GHELP index , CHELP index, then you get a list of useful things you can' read about your city and guild.

  Both will likely have rules that vary per orginisation.

  As Masters of Time, Hallifax keeps careful track of everyone they de-age, for instance.

  While Celestia doesn't want Ithilloids anywhere in their city, etc...

  
  

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