Player Guide

The purpose of this guide is to consolidate 'must know' information into one place. Reading this isn't necessary when first making a character, but is recommended.

If you're not already aware, there's a game launcher that we recommend using.

The guide might occasionally reference a slash (/) command, which can be viewed on this page or seen in-game via the blue crystal chat tab.

Character Creation

Spawnpoint

When making a character, you'll have a choice of starting locations and races to choose from. The location doesn't matter much as you can always change it using the /spawnpoint command.

Description

You'll see a 'description' input. You can also change this in-game via the options menu (cog icon on the far right, 'Change Description). A character description is a basic HTML page, which you can use to include an image of your character, and/or a text description. See this character profile guide for some commonly used tags and templates.

Tutorial NPC

After creating your character, you'll spawn directly next to a Tutorial NPC. Interact with it with lift-click or X. Complete the tutorial quests to learn the basic controls and interactions.

Faction

A faction is essentially a settlement wide guild, and joining one unlocks various features. When a part of a faction, you'll gain influence whenever roleplaying nearby the associated settlements (you can use /influence to see your amount).

Speak to a recruiter NPC to join a faction as a rank 5 citizen. Each rank up is +50% influence gain. High ranking members of that faction can promote you.

Influence can be spent on upgradeable faction gear and also via the token/PvE store. It's an attractive perk to have, so do consider officially aligning with a settlement, whether it's as a knight, priest, researcher, or whatever other role suits your character! This also generally makes roleplaying easier as a new player since it provides a path to follow.