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Good starting steps: |
Good starting steps: |
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* Speak to |
:* Speak to Hayunn Naratha in the room where you start |
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* Say hi to get his attention then answer his questions (usually yes or no answers) |
:* Say '''hi''' to get his attention then answer his questions (usually yes or no answers) |
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* More useful information is given in the purple tutorial boxes, read them carefully. |
:* More useful information is given in the purple tutorial boxes, read them carefully. |
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Other NPCs who teach you initial steps are: |
Other NPCs who teach you initial steps are: |
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Initial strategy: |
Initial strategy: |
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# Kill rats to get money (Hint: double-click body, double-click to take coins). |
# Kill rats to get money (Hint: double-click body, double-click to take coins). |
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#* Look in the charity chest south of the Inn in Semos for free armor. |
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#* Otherwise, buy a sheep (-30 coins) and walk your sheep near red berries (takes 5-10 min). Sell fat sheep (+150 coins for weight 100 sheep) to Sato. |
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# Buy "dagger" in semos tavern from Xin Blanca. |
# Buy "dagger" in semos tavern from Xin Blanca. |
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# Get a studded shield from Hayunn Naratha by returning to him 3 times. |
# Get a studded shield from Hayunn Naratha by returning to him 3 times. |
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# Read the Manual and FAQ for hints and tips. |
# Read the Manual and FAQ for hints and tips. |
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Tips: |
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Don't get bored with rats -- instead bring a friend and go deeper in the dungeon! |
* Don't get bored with rats -- instead bring a friend and go deeper in the dungeon! |
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* Being poisoned swaps left/right and up/down cursor keys. |
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Two-legged monsters give armor/weapons. Try attacking a gnome (farm areas). |
* Two-legged monsters give armor/weapons. Try attacking a gnome (farm areas). |
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* At about lvl5 try kobold (north of semos, in the mines). |
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Things to avoid: |
Things to avoid: |
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* Dying, because dying means you lose stuff. (Or leave your stuff at the bank, then run around and dying = coming back home! You still loose EXP points and skills though.) |
* Dying, because dying means you lose stuff. (Or leave your stuff at the bank, then run around and dying = coming back home! You still loose EXP points and skills though.) |
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* Don't buy armor (in tavern back room) before trying the free places: chest in mud, tasks/quests (pants for free), stuff on the ground left by other players, or dungeon monster drops. |
* Don't buy armor (in tavern back room) before trying the free places: chest in mud, tasks/quests (pants for free), stuff on the ground left by other players, or dungeon monster drops. |
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===Later game strategies=== |
===Later game strategies=== |
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# Learn which armor can be sold back to NPCs and collect these (Read the blackboards by Xin Blanca in the Inn and McPegleg upstairs from the inn) |
# Learn which armor can be sold back to NPCs and collect these. (Read the blackboards by Xin Blanca in the Inn and McPegleg upstairs from the inn) |
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# Head East to Ados city and ask the NPCs there for quests |
# Head East to Ados city and ask the NPCs there for quests |
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# Head South Wast to Orril castle and explore (but not too far!) |
# Head South Wast to Orril castle and explore (but not too far!) |
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# If you want to invest in a good defensive item, choose a shield because they are weighted to give better DEF. (e.g. A shield def 10 gives better def than armor def 10). |
# If you want to invest in a good defensive item, choose a shield because they are weighted to give better DEF. (e.g. A shield def 10 gives better def than armor def 10). |
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# Starkad, south of semos plains, will tell you where to find specific creatures, as well as what they drop and if you would be strong enough for them. |
# Starkad, south of semos plains, will tell you where to find specific creatures, as well as what they drop and if you would be strong enough for them. |
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# Always carry a home scroll (buy them from Haizen's hut north of Ados rock) to get you out of emergencies |
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# Carry antidotes (kill deer to get these) if you are prone to getting poisoned |
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