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Hello, this section is to help out beginners.
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Everyone starts on [[Isla Prima]].  There are many good things to do on that first island before you board the ship to [[White Stone]].
* Here we do not use the terms newb or noob or newbie or any other form of those words to describe new players because they are derogatory to new players.
 
  
Ok as everyone should know you start on [[Isla Prima]]. There are many good things right on that first island before you go on the boat.
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* Read the Help and Encyclopedia in the game by clicking on the "?" icon at the bottom of the screen (or pressing Ctrl+H or Ctrl+E, respectively). They contain many guides, tips, and lots of information.
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* Do the [[Tutorial NPC]] quests. If you don't read the help, this is the next best thing. You will receive some free items including, eventually, a set of armour and a sword.
* Until your attack or defense lvl gets to 20 you can be healed by the [[Tutorial NPC]] if you get hurt.
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* Here we do not use the terms newb or noob or newbie or any other form of those words to describe new players (except for verbatim terms used by the software interface) because they are derogatory to new players.
* When you start out there is a good way to make money called harvesting. You can harvest [[vegetables]] at the veggie patch across from beam and then take them to the tavern to sell them for 0.5gc each. It may not seem like much, but it helps :)
 
* It is a good idea to do the quests that the Tutorial NPC gives you because you will gain some experience and upon completion, he will give you a sword and armor. (some of his quests will take you off of the isle.)
 
* The first and only creature you should attack at is the [[Brown Rabbit|rabbit]]. You may be able to take on [[Rat|rats]] or [[Beaver|beavers]] but if you want to keep the stuff they drop and not lose a lot of health, stick to rabbits.Once you get a few levels of attack and defense you can fight rats and beavers. Although there are [[Brownie|brownies]] and [[Wood Sprite|wood sprites]] on the isle, one should take care not to click them accidentally, because you will surely die.
 
* Remember to eat or your health won't replenish. Eating important as you progress through the game. If your food level goes below 0 it will take you longer to harvest also, and you will also stop reading any books you are currently reading
 
* If you ever have questions in the game you can always type #jc 1. This will make you join the new players help channel. You can also join channel 2 (#jc 2) however this is for more advanced questions.
 
* In the game before you go to other places using the boats I recommend you talk to the [[Lasud|NPC Lasud]] . She will tell you info on other lands.
 
* On the isle there is a good place to "harvest" rats in a cave at. Rats spawn in there with an endless supply and it is a good place to fight them in a closed space.
 
* No creatures on the isle will attack you unless you attack them first. This is not true in most of the lands beyond.
 
* When you leave the isle pay close attention to the clock telling night and day at the bottom right of your screen because many of the lands become much more dangerous at night (between 3:30 and 0:30 game time). At night evil creatures come out and will openly attack you even if you are in a town and even in some buildings.
 
* If you do die you go to a place called the underworld. There is nothing there but scenery. Just head north and then to the center northernmost part. There is a door there that takes you back outside. It is lighter near the door as a hint you are getting close. When you go through the door you end up at by a lamp post and a fire on Isla Prima. You will be dropped off at the same point whenever you die.
 
* If you see someone die, remember their name, pick up their stuff and send them a private message to tell them you have their death bag. Do not just take the stuff and leave, that is called bag jumping and the people of EL frown upon this kind of behavior.
 
* You send private messages or pm by typing /(player name) (message). Also to speak in a channel you type @ (message).
 
* Money does not weigh anything but almost everything else does. When you go on the boat to [[White Stone]] you can go to the storage in White Stone. Talk to the female [[Raven|NPC Raven]] to open the storage. When at storage or harvesting it is considered common courtesy to sit while you are there so others can talk/harvest also.
 
* If you ever want to get back to [[Isla Prima]] at by the lamp post and the fire just type "#beam me up" or "#beam me" (no quotes). That will teleport you back except for when Scotty is on [[Special Days#Scotty's vacation|vacation]].
 
* We all hope everyone who plays the game has a great experience and a great time.
 
  
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== Fighting ==
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* Right-click until your mouse icon is a sword.  Then, click on a [[creature]] to [[Combat|fight]] it.
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* The first and only creature you should attack is the [[Brown Rabbit|rabbit]].  You may be able to fight [[rat]]s or [[beaver]]s, but to avoid losing a lot of health, stick to rabbits.
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* No creatures on the isle will attack you unless you attack them first.  This is not true in most of the lands beyond.
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* Having trouble opening a creature's bag?  Is it under the snow, underwater, or under the creature's body? - Easy solution:  Drop something.  The bag's window will open automatically.  As of the 1.8 update, there is a button called "Get All".  Open your inventory window, and click the "Get All" button.
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* Once you get a few levels of attack and defense, you can fight rats and beavers.  Although there are [[brownie]]s and [[Wood Sprite|wood sprites]] on the isle, be careful not to click them accidentally because you will surely die.
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* The rat cave in the southwest of the island is a good place to fight rats in a closed space.
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* Wear [[armour]], but use a weak weapon such as a bone or no weapon at all.  The longer your fights are, the more experience you will receive for each fight.
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* The [[Tutorial NPC]] will give you a free set of leather armour and an iron sword after you complete some of his quests.  The items are put into your storage, not your inventory.
  
* Having trouble opening a creature's bag? Is it under the snow, under water or is the dead body just so big, you can't get to it? - easy solution. Just drop something. The bag window will open for you automatically. As of 1.8 Update, there is a new button called "Get all". Just open your inventory window and click the get all button.
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== Harvesting ==
* Windows stuck on the edge of the screen? Switch to full screen mode and back again. This usually shakes them loose.
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* Right-click until your mouse icon is a pickaxe.  Then, click on a [[Harvesting|harvestable item]] such as flowers or vegetables to begin harvesting it.
* Fine tune the your characters position; use Ins/Del to turn left/right and Home to move one pace forward
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* If you walk while harvesting, you will stop harvesting.
* Press alt-b to display health points underneath a player's name
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* If your harvesting is [[Harvesting events|interrupted]], click on the harvestable item again to continue.
* If you intend to remain stationary, sit down and use sit-lock (enable it from the controls tab in the options window) this will prevent your character wandering around if you accidentally click in the wrong place (your character will not move while seated).
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* While harvesting, it is considered common courtesy to sit down so that others can talk/harvest also.  See the ''[[#Movement|Movement]]'' section below for more information.
* Buy an [[Excavator Cape|excavator cape]] (the brown one) as soon as you can. It costs 2900 gc and can be bought from [[Victor]] in [[White Stone]] City. Wearing the cape will double the amount you harvest. It will pay for itself in no time.
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* Buy an [[Excavator Cape|excavator cape]] (the brown one) as soon as you can.  It costs 2900 gold coins and can be bought from [[Victor]] in [[White Stone]] City.  Wearing the cape will double the amount of items you harvest (but not the experience).  It will pay for itself in no time.
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== Healing, Food, and Eating ==
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* The [[Tutorial NPC]] can heal you until your attack or defense level gets to 20.
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* You will regenerate 1 material and etherial point each in-game minute as long as your food level (yellow bar) is positive.  To increase your food level, eat [[food]] such as [[vegetables]] or [[bread]].
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* You can harvest vegetables inside the fence by the house north of the "#beam me up" fire pit.
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* To eat food, open your inventory and right-click until your mouse icon becomes the "Use" icon (a pointy finger).  Then, click the food in your inventory.
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* If you sit, there is a chance to regain 2 material and etherial points per minute instead of 1.
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* Remember to eat, or your health won't replenish.  Eating is important as you progress through the game.  If your food level goes below 0, it will take longer to harvest, and you will stop reading any books you are currently reading.
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* There are other, more powerful, ways to heal by using certain [[clothes]], [[magic]], or [[potion]]s.
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== Death ==
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* If you die ''before'' your overall level gets to 20, you will respawn at the "#beam me up" fire pit with all of your items.
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* If you die ''after'' reaching overall level 20, you will go to the [[underworld]] and possibly lose some items.
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* Each slot/square in your inventory has a 50% chance of being lost when you go to the underworld. It does not matter whether the slot contains 1 or 1000 of an item; the entire slot will be lost.
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* The items you lose will remain in a "death bag" (called a "db" in the game) at the location where you died for about 12 minutes unless someone picks them up.  You may retrieve the items by returning to that location.  After 12 minutes, the bag will disappear.
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* To exit the underworld, walk to the center of the northernmost wall to a flight of steps leading up to an archway/door.  As you approach the door, the scenery will become brighter as a hint you are getting close.  Click on the archway/door, and you will appear next to the "#beam me up" fire pit on [[Isla Prima]].
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* If you see someone die, remember their name, pick up their stuff, and send them a private message to tell them you have their death bag. Even though you could take the stuff and leave, players of EL frown upon this kind of behavior. This is called "bag jumping", and many players and guilds will ostracize you for doing this essentially untrustworthy behavior.
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== Quests ==
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* The [[Tutorial NPC]] offers quests that give you experience and, eventually, a sword and armour.  (Some of his quests will take you off of the isle.)
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* The tutorial will introduce you to many other quests.  You do not have to complete all of them to complete the tutorial, but be sure to '''READ''' what the Tutorial NPC says so you know which quests are required to be completed.
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* Review your quests by opening your quest log.  Either click the "View stats" icon at the bottom or press Ctrl+A.  Then, click on the "Quest log" tab and scroll up in that window.
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== Making money ==
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* When you start the game, you can harvest [[vegetables]] inside the fence by the house north of the "#beam me up" fire pit and sell them to the tavern for 0.5 [[gold coins]] each.
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* [[Brown Rabbit|Rabbits]], [[beaver]]s, and [[rat]]s drop [[bones]], [[Raw Meat|raw meat]], furs, and [[Rat Tail|tails]].  You can sell these to other players, bots, or NPCs.  For example, [[:Category:Tavern NPCs|Tavern NPCs]] buy [[Brown Rabbit Fur|brown rabbit furs]] and raw meat for 1 gc each.  Players might offer more for them.
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* Money does not weigh anything (0 EMU), but almost everything else does.
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== Leaving Isla Prima ==
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* Before you leave [[Isla Prima]], talk to the [[Lasud|NPC Lasud]].  She will tell you about the other lands.
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* When you leave the isle, pay close attention to the time on the clock at the bottom right of your screen because many of the lands become much more dangerous at night (between 3:30 and 0:30 game time).  At night, stronger creatures come out and will openly attack you even if you are in a town and even in some buildings.
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* If you ever want to return to Isla Prima, type "#beam me up" or "#beam me" (no quotes). This command will teleport you to the fire pit on that island unless Scotty is [[Special Days#Scotty's vacation|on vacation]].
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== Movement ==
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* To fine-tune your character's position, press the Ins/Del keys to turn left/right and the Home key to move one pace forward.
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* While at storage or harvesting, it is considered common courtesy to sit down so that others can talk/harvest also.
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* Press LeftAlt+S or click the associated button at the bottom of the screen to toggle between sitting and standing.
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* If you wish to remain stationary, sit down and enable "Sit Lock" on the "Controls" tab in the options window.  This will prevent your character from walking anywhere if you accidentally click somewhere else.  To walk with this enabled, you must first stand.
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== Interface appearance ==
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* Windows stuck on the edge of the screen?  Switch to full screen mode and back again.  This usually shakes them loose.
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* Press LeftAlt+B to display material points below the names of players and creatures.
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* Press Tab to toggle the display of the current map.  You can click on the map to move your character long distances.  You can mark locations on your map, too.  Read the Help (Ctrl+H) for more information.
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* Press LeftAlt+M to display the minimap.  The minimap is clickable like the big "Tab"-key map, but you can also zoom by hovering your mouse over it and using the the scroll wheel or the PageUp/PageDown keys.
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* On the minimap, your character is indicated by a green dot in the center.  Other players are indicated by white dots, creatures by yellow dots, NPCs by blue dots, bots by purple dots, and [[invasion]] monsters by red dots.
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== Chat ==
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* If you have any questions in the game, type "#jc 1".  This will make you join the "Newbie Help" channel.  You can also join channel 2 ("#jc 2", the "General Help" channel).  However, channel 2 is for more advanced questions.
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* To speak in your ''selected'' channel (denoted by a "+" after you click one of them at the top), type "@ <text>".  Note the single @ symbol in this command.
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* To speak in one of your open channels ''without'' selecting one, type "@@# <text>", where # is the number of the channel. Note the two @ symbols in this command.
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* To send private messages or pm, type "/<player name> <text>".
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* To quickly reply to a private message, type "// <text>".  The double slashes will automatically insert the name of the last person who PM'd you.
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We all hope everyone who plays the game has a great experience and a great time.
  
 
[[Category:Guides]]
 
[[Category:Guides]]

Revision as of 02:39, 16 October 2010

Everyone starts on Isla Prima. There are many good things to do on that first island before you board the ship to White Stone.

  • Read the Help and Encyclopedia in the game by clicking on the "?" icon at the bottom of the screen (or pressing Ctrl+H or Ctrl+E, respectively). They contain many guides, tips, and lots of information.
  • Do the Tutorial NPC quests. If you don't read the help, this is the next best thing. You will receive some free items including, eventually, a set of armour and a sword.
  • Here we do not use the terms newb or noob or newbie or any other form of those words to describe new players (except for verbatim terms used by the software interface) because they are derogatory to new players.

Fighting

  • Right-click until your mouse icon is a sword. Then, click on a creature to fight it.
  • The first and only creature you should attack is the rabbit. You may be able to fight rats or beavers, but to avoid losing a lot of health, stick to rabbits.
  • No creatures on the isle will attack you unless you attack them first. This is not true in most of the lands beyond.
  • Having trouble opening a creature's bag? Is it under the snow, underwater, or under the creature's body? - Easy solution: Drop something. The bag's window will open automatically. As of the 1.8 update, there is a button called "Get All". Open your inventory window, and click the "Get All" button.
  • Once you get a few levels of attack and defense, you can fight rats and beavers. Although there are brownies and wood sprites on the isle, be careful not to click them accidentally because you will surely die.
  • The rat cave in the southwest of the island is a good place to fight rats in a closed space.
  • Wear armour, but use a weak weapon such as a bone or no weapon at all. The longer your fights are, the more experience you will receive for each fight.
  • The Tutorial NPC will give you a free set of leather armour and an iron sword after you complete some of his quests. The items are put into your storage, not your inventory.

Harvesting

  • Right-click until your mouse icon is a pickaxe. Then, click on a harvestable item such as flowers or vegetables to begin harvesting it.
  • If you walk while harvesting, you will stop harvesting.
  • If your harvesting is interrupted, click on the harvestable item again to continue.
  • While harvesting, it is considered common courtesy to sit down so that others can talk/harvest also. See the Movement section below for more information.
  • Buy an excavator cape (the brown one) as soon as you can. It costs 2900 gold coins and can be bought from Victor in White Stone City. Wearing the cape will double the amount of items you harvest (but not the experience). It will pay for itself in no time.

Healing, Food, and Eating

  • The Tutorial NPC can heal you until your attack or defense level gets to 20.
  • You will regenerate 1 material and etherial point each in-game minute as long as your food level (yellow bar) is positive. To increase your food level, eat food such as vegetables or bread.
  • You can harvest vegetables inside the fence by the house north of the "#beam me up" fire pit.
  • To eat food, open your inventory and right-click until your mouse icon becomes the "Use" icon (a pointy finger). Then, click the food in your inventory.
  • If you sit, there is a chance to regain 2 material and etherial points per minute instead of 1.
  • Remember to eat, or your health won't replenish. Eating is important as you progress through the game. If your food level goes below 0, it will take longer to harvest, and you will stop reading any books you are currently reading.
  • There are other, more powerful, ways to heal by using certain clothes, magic, or potions.

Death

  • If you die before your overall level gets to 20, you will respawn at the "#beam me up" fire pit with all of your items.
  • If you die after reaching overall level 20, you will go to the underworld and possibly lose some items.
  • Each slot/square in your inventory has a 50% chance of being lost when you go to the underworld. It does not matter whether the slot contains 1 or 1000 of an item; the entire slot will be lost.
  • The items you lose will remain in a "death bag" (called a "db" in the game) at the location where you died for about 12 minutes unless someone picks them up. You may retrieve the items by returning to that location. After 12 minutes, the bag will disappear.
  • To exit the underworld, walk to the center of the northernmost wall to a flight of steps leading up to an archway/door. As you approach the door, the scenery will become brighter as a hint you are getting close. Click on the archway/door, and you will appear next to the "#beam me up" fire pit on Isla Prima.
  • If you see someone die, remember their name, pick up their stuff, and send them a private message to tell them you have their death bag. Even though you could take the stuff and leave, players of EL frown upon this kind of behavior. This is called "bag jumping", and many players and guilds will ostracize you for doing this essentially untrustworthy behavior.

Quests

  • The Tutorial NPC offers quests that give you experience and, eventually, a sword and armour. (Some of his quests will take you off of the isle.)
  • The tutorial will introduce you to many other quests. You do not have to complete all of them to complete the tutorial, but be sure to READ what the Tutorial NPC says so you know which quests are required to be completed.
  • Review your quests by opening your quest log. Either click the "View stats" icon at the bottom or press Ctrl+A. Then, click on the "Quest log" tab and scroll up in that window.

Making money

  • When you start the game, you can harvest vegetables inside the fence by the house north of the "#beam me up" fire pit and sell them to the tavern for 0.5 gold coins each.
  • Rabbits, beavers, and rats drop bones, raw meat, furs, and tails. You can sell these to other players, bots, or NPCs. For example, Tavern NPCs buy brown rabbit furs and raw meat for 1 gc each. Players might offer more for them.
  • Money does not weigh anything (0 EMU), but almost everything else does.

Leaving Isla Prima

  • Before you leave Isla Prima, talk to the NPC Lasud. She will tell you about the other lands.
  • When you leave the isle, pay close attention to the time on the clock at the bottom right of your screen because many of the lands become much more dangerous at night (between 3:30 and 0:30 game time). At night, stronger creatures come out and will openly attack you even if you are in a town and even in some buildings.
  • If you ever want to return to Isla Prima, type "#beam me up" or "#beam me" (no quotes). This command will teleport you to the fire pit on that island unless Scotty is on vacation.

Movement

  • To fine-tune your character's position, press the Ins/Del keys to turn left/right and the Home key to move one pace forward.
  • While at storage or harvesting, it is considered common courtesy to sit down so that others can talk/harvest also.
  • Press LeftAlt+S or click the associated button at the bottom of the screen to toggle between sitting and standing.
  • If you wish to remain stationary, sit down and enable "Sit Lock" on the "Controls" tab in the options window. This will prevent your character from walking anywhere if you accidentally click somewhere else. To walk with this enabled, you must first stand.

Interface appearance

  • Windows stuck on the edge of the screen? Switch to full screen mode and back again. This usually shakes them loose.
  • Press LeftAlt+B to display material points below the names of players and creatures.
  • Press Tab to toggle the display of the current map. You can click on the map to move your character long distances. You can mark locations on your map, too. Read the Help (Ctrl+H) for more information.
  • Press LeftAlt+M to display the minimap. The minimap is clickable like the big "Tab"-key map, but you can also zoom by hovering your mouse over it and using the the scroll wheel or the PageUp/PageDown keys.
  • On the minimap, your character is indicated by a green dot in the center. Other players are indicated by white dots, creatures by yellow dots, NPCs by blue dots, bots by purple dots, and invasion monsters by red dots.

Chat

  • If you have any questions in the game, type "#jc 1". This will make you join the "Newbie Help" channel. You can also join channel 2 ("#jc 2", the "General Help" channel). However, channel 2 is for more advanced questions.
  • To speak in your selected channel (denoted by a "+" after you click one of them at the top), type "@ <text>". Note the single @ symbol in this command.
  • To speak in one of your open channels without selecting one, type "@@# <text>", where # is the number of the channel. Note the two @ symbols in this command.
  • To send private messages or pm, type "/<player name> <text>".
  • To quickly reply to a private message, type "// <text>". The double slashes will automatically insert the name of the last person who PM'd you.


We all hope everyone who plays the game has a great experience and a great time.