New Player Help

Galvin · Post by **Galvin** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:00 am

Hey, sorry I haven't responded to my own post in a while but my internet has been down for about a week or so but now I am back up and happily willing to answer anyone's new questions. Now, about this post, as some people have already done, please don't ramble on about things such as other players who are not doing so well with the game. (Yes, I do not wish to use the term "noob" since it is degrading and I do not think in this case anyone should be degraded, ESPECIALLY new players) Please, keep this topic clean and useful to all the new players that need some help.

~Austin

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:43 am

i know nothing about this game whatsoever and could use all the help i could get

Kaila Galathil Travinus · Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:39 am

A player that may need help is Niav. On how and who to click for attacks.

Kaila Galathil

Galvin · Post by **Galvin** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 12:03 pm

Alright, I'll see what I can do.

Bellringer · Post by **Bellringer** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:01 pm

My advice to any new players is read the rules, and the story - and all subssections following it.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:12 pm

i did read all the rules and some stuff on there doesnt seem to apply to my character. for example, i see nothing about a "newbie island" i dont think i started there. my screen did not go black the first time i logged in and start over. also when i double click a place i do not walk there. i either have to walk with the arrow keys or right click and press "walk to". and i have absolutely no idea what to do when i get into the game.

Korm Kormsen · Post by **Korm Kormsen** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:15 pm

do, like you would in real life, when you come to a new town.

stroll around, greet people, ask them things.

(most of the players are helpfull)

Kevin Lightdot · Post by **Kevin Lightdot** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:46 pm

XPunKGuiiTArX wrote:i did read all the rules and some stuff on there doesnt seem to apply to my character. for example, i see nothing about a "newbie island" i dont think i started there. my screen did not go black the first time i logged in and start over. also when i double click a place i do not walk there. i either have to walk with the arrow keys or right click and press "walk to". and i have absolutely no idea what to do when i get into the game.

The newbie island isn't around yet.

And... as a reply to the above post:
Not all of them are friendly, some are assholes on such terms, but you'll find someone.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:38 pm

ok thanks i'll just stroll around i guess, see what i can find out for myself

Bellringer · Post by **Bellringer** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:46 pm

Kevin, you got it wrong, Newbie island doesn't exist anymore, it was old client - they use the library now.

My advice is start with a craft - carpentry is good, and earn some money, then start trying to do what you like. Of course in Illarion you don't actually need money - you can just pretend you're filthy rich and wear velvet clothes, and drink wine from golden goblets all day. But if it makes it more authentic, then do it.
Illarion is about roleplay, you pretend to be a charachter, and you act as him or her all the time, you describe your movements and try to get into interesting conversations with others. Depending on your skills you could join an order or guild, and get taught a bit from them, and then become quite active on the island.
However on the island we must make no references to the real world unless when saying it we start all our statements with th #o command.

Need anything else just ask - people try to be helpful, but mostly we learn ingame after a large succession of charachters.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:16 pm

im playing and no one speaks english...

Kevin Lightdot · Post by **Kevin Lightdot** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:26 pm

bellringer wrote:Kevin, you got it wrong, Newbie island doesn't exist anymore, it was old client - they use the library now.

My advice is start with a craft - carpentry is good, and earn some money, then start trying to do what you like. Of course in Illarion you don't actually need money - you can just pretend you're filthy rich and wear velvet clothes, and drink wine from golden goblets all day. But if it makes it more authentic, then do it.
Illarion is about roleplay, you pretend to be a charachter, and you act as him or her all the time, you describe your movements and try to get into interesting conversations with others. Depending on your skills you could join an order or guild, and get taught a bit from them, and then become quite active on the island.
However on the island we must make no references to the real world unless when saying it we start all our statements with th #o command.

Need anything else just ask - people try to be helpful, but mostly we learn ingame after a large succession of charachters.

The only thing you had to do there was pick a skill pack, not really a newbie island to me.

And as to the above post: This game is played by germans to, as it is being ran from germany, and some germans don't want to/can speak english.

Bellringer · Post by **Bellringer** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:35 pm

Well it was an island where newbs were spawned at - so i think it is the island.

Aye - but most germans also speak a large degree of English.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:39 pm

how do i speak out of character? i dont want to offend anybody or break the rules of the game or anything

pharse · Post by **pharse** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:50 pm

start your message with "#o"

e.g.
the line

Code: Select all

#o sorry can you help me?

would display this whispered message:

Code: Select all

((sorry can you help me?))

Bellringer · Post by **Bellringer** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:56 pm

I could have sworn i said that lol

pharse · Post by **pharse** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:57 pm

there was no example in your post and it is hidden at the very end

Bellringer · Post by **Bellringer** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:58 pm

Lol, if you read the post to the end then you see it though

But your example is very useful i'm sure.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:19 pm

there is really too many questions i have that would take to long to answer individually. i need a tutor!

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:31 pm

i actually have found some pretty helpful people. they were reluctant to help at first but then i told them that if they guess my riddle i will leave but if they dont then they have to help. they both excepted and they didnt guess

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:45 pm

I apologise i could not help more, it would have been extremely out of character for me, since the character you spoke to is a killer and a thug. But i hope the tour set you in place.

Aka Vorg ~

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:28 pm

can u read books? can you pick them up? if so how is it done?

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:36 pm

If its the same as when i played. shift click the books shelf, select the book you want from the option window. And the book should drop upon the floor, move to a squre beside the book and shit click upon it, using the counter at the bottom of the screen as a page number

Bellringer · Post by **Bellringer** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:04 am

Or you can use the right-click buttons to select things - it is easier to remember at first.

Dantagon Marescot · Post by **Dantagon Marescot** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:33 am

Maybe they should bring back Newbie island. That way we can keep people who just come in to spam our games and attack random people (("I thought you were a CP")). It would also give people who don't understand parts of the manual/can't load it (or don't know it exists...) a chance to understand it.

Just my two cents.

Garett Gwenour · Post by **Garett Gwenour** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:35 am

There never was a noobie island.

Dantagon Marescot · Post by **Dantagon Marescot** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:42 am

bellringer wrote:Kevin, you got it wrong, Newbie island doesn't exist anymore, it was old client - they use the library now.

Yes there was, just not in this client. I think it may be good if they bring it back.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:47 am

did i gain a new skill by reading library books?

Korm Kormsen · Post by **Korm Kormsen** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:04 am

punky,

you can check your skills by pressing "F8"
the list shows which things you know, the colours show how good you know them.

XPunKGuiiTArX · Post by **XPunKGuiiTArX** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:14 am

it says i cant concentrate on learning right now. why does it say that? i have been reading books. do i have to wait awhile? and it says library research in my skills now. did i gain that by reading. well obviously so but... um nevermind. just what is with the cant concentrate thing?