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Frequently-Asked Questions
What tips can you suggest for newbies?
Read the
Players' Guide.
It's not super long, and it includes a great deal of material
you'll want to master.
Learn the basic commands.
There are only about twenty of these, and like all the rest they're
easy to get used to. These are the ones you need in order to
get around, begin to interact with other players, etc.
Stay in character. Your character is the creativity you contribute
to the "fiction" of the game world: your share of our
collective authorship. You should focus on that, not the "real"
you.
Use the
description
command to tell the world what your character looks like; and the
title
command to provide a short but interesting tag for display by the
who
command and the
Who's On page.
These two steps go some way toward beginning the process of individualizing your character.
As you explore the game world,
look
at everything. Look at all the characters you find, all the items in each
room, etc. Be sure to look up, down, north, south, east and west. Be sure
to look at every sign, notice, placard, label, etc. The look command is
your friend and ally: use it constantly.
Use all your
senses.
Sometimes the most important thing you can do is
smell
something. But, be sensible: it doesn't necessarily pay to
taste
that bottle of arsenic.
Get some clothes! Naked newbies are embarrassing! There are usually free clothes inside
the Donation Room on Sanctuary Island. And the Monk at the Origin Stone will give you a
free robe, if she has any.
Pay attention to your character's changing quantity of Experience.
When you're playing, the tab labeled "Exp, Align, $" will
show you how much Experience you currently have, and how much you need
in order to rise to the next
level. If you watch closely,
you'll start to learn what kinds of activities increase your Experience.
You want to do this, because gaining levels quickly will help your
character increase in energy and health, plus achieve access to more
commands.
Level soon, level often. The
sooner you level after accumulating enough Experience to do so, the
better.
Chat with
other players. Ask questions, ask for suggestions, ask for help.
Higher-level players are expected to assist younger ones, so don't be
shy.
Read all the materials available on the
TriadCity web site. Especially,
read the Message of the Day
and the bulletin boards
religiously, every time you play. Especially with
the game undergoing such intensive development, these are your best
sources of information and suggestions re new features, changes to
old features, etc. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the
FAQ too.
Have any other tips for young characters? Let everybody know!
Post them to the
bulletin boards,
and we'll "promote" them to the
FAQ if they're appropriate.
Back to the FAQ index.
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