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Welcome to the wonderful world of Fallensword and Krul Island, I am going to detail some of the need to knows and helpful hits to get your feet off the ground. Im going to start off with what you see on your screen and then go right down the menu to try to explain what everything does.

The Bar

The first thing you see is a bunch of numbers across the top of your screen, I’ll spend some time to explain what these numbers are. First off is your Name if you wave your mouse over the face icon then you will see a popup containing your current stats, this is extremely helpful when you are exploring new areas and creatures so you can compare numbers before striking .Then to the right of that is your stamina. At first you will start off with 500. Whenever you walk a square or attack a creature your stamina goes down. Every 60 minutes your stamina goes up depending on your “Gain Per Hour”. At first this is 50 but it can go up three different ways: 1) Your guild you are in can have a structure that increases this possibly up to 10. 2) You guild can have control of a relic that may increase this a little bit. 3) You can upgrade your character using FSP (Fallen Sword Points). We’ll get to the specifics later so I will move on. To the right of that is a bar, this is your experience bar and shows your progress until your next level. To the right of that is how many FSP you currently have there are a lot of was to obtain these but just to name a few are: Donating to the Game, Recruiting New Players, Selling items in the Auction House. Again we’ll get into more details later so I will move on. To the right of that is how much gold you have on you. Gold is easier obtained because it is recovered from creatures while adventuring and possibly stolen from other players when you attack them.

Now that these vita statistics are explained I will move on to the Menu bar that is on the left side of the screen:

The Homepage

The homepage of the game, this is where the developers and game staff post updates and messages about the game. Also on this page is the Shout Box, the shout box can be a vital tool to the game, this is where you find online merchants and hunters you can buy buffs (skills) from or sell the locations of recently found super elite creatures you may stumble upon but not be able to defeat. You get your usual riff-raff also from time to time. It is not free to post in the shout box it costs 1 FSP so you have to make it count. Also on the homepage is a featured guild which is a guild that has paid for advertisement. If you are seeking a guild this is stop number one because those that advertise are actively looking for new guild members.

Character Profile

This is the control center for you character. The first obvious thing is your avatar, a visual representation of yourself in the game and to some people one of the most important parts of the game. To import a picture click the Change Image link above the picture and seek out a 200 x 200 jpg image on your computer then upload. To the right of that is your Biography where you can type a small biography about yourself but is more popularly used on detailing the services you offer, to change this click on the “Change Bio” link. Also the size of your biography can be upgraded using FSP. Then there’s your inventory below your biography. This is the gear you are currently wearing this gear consists of (from left to right, top to bottom) Gloves, Helmet, Amulet, Weapon, Armor, Shield, Ring, Boots, Rune. At the start of the game you have nothing but that changes rather quickly. Below that is your backpack, whenever you find an item on a creature it goes to your backpack and from there you can equip on your character, beware there are level restrictions on items so if you are shopping for equipment make sure you can readily wear it. You start off at 3 Backpack spaces and can be increased by upgrading your backpack size using FSP. If your pack is full you will not be able to take items from a creature so if you are looking for a specific item it is best to keep you pack clear. There is a Manage link above your backpack, this is what you would click to toss stuff and destroy it. Be careful during this process you drop something you can’t pick it back up. Above your inventory is a Combat Sets link, when you click this small menu pops up and this is where you can “save” the current gear you are wearing as a combat set. Note that this does not add more storage for you it just simply uses the items in your backpack and switches them around. This is more of an advanced tactic for players who have enough backpack space and equipment for 2 separate sets of gear (most popular is an “Offline” set featuring a lot of defensive equipment and your “Leveling” gear) You start off with one set and can get more by upgrading using FSP. At the bottom left is your enemies and allies list. Allies can only be accepted by the other player, enemies however do not. It is common practice to you’re your enemies as an extended list of allies, the number of allies and enemies can be increased by upgrading using FSP. Above your allies is a listing of your Enhancements, specific enhancements are explained by waving your mouse over the question mark right next to it, all enhancements are a percentage so 100 is the maximum (thus meaning having 2 sets does not grant you double Elite Hunter, etc.).

Finally what I have been saving for last your statistics:

Level

Your current Level XP – Short for Experience Points, the sole contributing factor to you gaining a level accumulated by defeating creatures and completing quests, and can go down if you are defeated by a creature or another player.

Stats

Attack

A statistic determining how good you are penetrating your target’s Defense. In combat terms: Your attack must be superior over your target’s defense or you will miss.

Defense

A statistic determining how good you are at thwarting your opponents attacks. In combat terms: Your defense must be superior over your targets attack to dodge attacks.

Armor

A statistic determining how much damage you can absorb from successful attacks, if your armor is greater than their damage you will absorb all but one damage. In combat terms: Your armor must be superior to your enemies damage to absorb all of your enemies attacks.

Damage

A statistic determining how much damage you deal to your target when an attack is successful. In combat terms: your damage must be superior to their armor deal damage to their hit points.

HP

Short for Hit Points, if your HP is reduced to 0 you lose the combat.

Gold

How much gold you have on hand.

Stamina

Your current stamina and Maximum stamina, your maximum stamina can be upgraded using FSP, and certain equipment can increase this also.

Bank

How much gold you have in your personal bank (explained later).

PvP Rating

Your PvP rating is increased and decreased by successful or failed PvP attempts and incoming attacks. There are some quests that require a minimum PvP rating to complete. The amount you increase or decrease is directly related to the PvP rating of your opponent.

Skills

- This is where you manage all your skills or “Buffs” these are enhancements you can cast on yourself or others giving them bonuses. There are 3 different types of skills Offensive, Defensive, and Special. All of them have unique abilities. Some skills require a certain level to obtain, and it is also a “tree” which means you need 10 points in the skills above it in the tree to be able to obtain it. To see a full description of a skill click on the skill and a description will appear. The maximum of a skill is 100 at the beginning and every 50 levels your character has accumulated the maximums increase by 5. These skill levels are also increased via the Fury Caster enhancement upon casting (which means you will cast above your maximum you are at the maximum for the skill). If you make mistakes you can reset all your skill points via the Upgrade page using FSP. Expert Tip: Be patient with your skill points. It is very wise to save all your skill points to level 25 when you can obtain the maximum “Adept Learner” skill then save up enough skill points to obtain a maximum “Librarian” skill at level 75 these two are the most important skills in the game.

Level Up

This is where you manage your base statistics. You gain 2 level up points per level you have accumulated. If you make mistakes you can reset your Level Up points via the Upgrades page using FSP. Expert Tip: Plan for the long haul. When you are level 1 you are not logically planning ahead all the way to level 140 but unfortunately this is the time to start. Go damage all the way from beginning to the end if you simply want to power through all the levels from 1-185 (You have approximately 10 points to play with which I would apply to attack to get you off the ground at the beginning)

Log

This is the communications center for your character. Any Received messages from other players, mass messages from the guild, sales alerts, secure trade alerts, incoming attacks, and any alert from receiving items, gold, and FSP from another player all go here, sometimes you get information from the game administrators here. This is also where you manage your “ignore” list where you can block any transaction from a player.

Quest Book

This is where all your started and completed quest information goes, very straightforward and quite useful when looking up a quest you are working on to see if you meet the requirement to move on or not.

Preferences

Hardly ever used but there are 4 very important tools in here, here is where you can fine tune the animation screen for combat, change your password, the minimum group level is quite useful if you are in a guild and are active in making group attacks, this is where you can limit the level of people requesting to join your group attacks, that way if you need certain statistics to defeat an opponent you can make sure and have the right people available to help. Also in preferences is the almighty and powerful Instant Portal to Krul Island. It costs 25 stamina however to activate but it will send you back to the very beginning of the game. Expert tip: The easiest way to get to a certain realm from any place on the map is to use the instant portal feature then go to Krul Beach go down and around till you see the Varas Dungeon entrance then go up the passageway and take the first left till you see the portal from there you can choose which Realm you want to go to. This complete process takes 93 stamina.

World View Map

This is where you hunt, you can navigate through the screen using the arrows around the adventure screen and it’s from here where you see the terrains all around you. To the right of the adventure screen is information about what is currently on the square you are at. There can be creatures, other players, stores, and relics, entrances to other realms, portals, and quest locations. There is always an “eyeball” icon next to these things so you can examine them, if it is another player there is an attack icon if you wish to initiate a PvP attack against that player, when there’s creatures there are three possibly four attack icons determining how much stamina you are willing to commit to the attack (20, 40, 60), very rarely do you choose anything other than 20. If you have an attack group ready there is another icon to commence the group attack (furthest icon to the right). Underneath the World window there are 3 quick buttons to do special things. There is a button to quickly access your backpack so you can drop and destroy items on the run. There is a quick repair button that automatically repairs your equipment (explained later). There is a quick group attack button that will create a group attack for your guild members to join. Below those quick buttons there is an area where you can view all your active buffs and how much time is left on them.

Actions Attack Player

If you wish to attack a player this is where you can go. There is also a listing of recently online players that are your level (this can be used to scout your competition too not only attacking). When you decide to commence a PvP attack the amount of stamina you put into the attack is how much damage you do to them in terms of XP and gold loss and damage to their equipment. (This is often referred as “10 stam” hits or “100 stam hits”). You can only freely attack players above or below you by five levels.

Blacksmith

This is where you repair your equipment. I cannot emphasize this too much: Repair all the time. If your equipment takes damage it reduces the statics the equipment gives you even though it doesn’t change the numbers it displays it does. Expert Tip: When you are viewing the world pressing ‘R’ on your keyboard repairs your equipment.

Bank

This is where you can view the details of your personal bank you get one deposit to your bank a day and can be upgraded using FSP. You are only able to deposit 25% of your gold on hand. (If you are on a guild you do not deposit to the guild here you deposit to the guild in the Guild Management Screen and there a Manage link above the Bank Amount.)

Bounty Board

This is where you enter the wonderful world of bounty hunting. Let me go over the rules. Everything revolves around bounty tickets which costs 1 FSP for 100. If someone attacks you and you didn’t like it you can bounty them putting a price on their defeat. To place a bounty it takes 10 bounty tickets then you need to set an award and a required amount of kills. The usual way out is to put a 10 kill requirement and have the reward their level times one hundred gold, then you get to sit back and let a bounty hunter do your dirty work. If you are a bounty hunter and you wish to complete a bounty it also requires a certain amount of bounty tickets depending on how much higher in level you are to them. There is no level requirement restriction when completing bounty kills. Once you accept it if you are the first to complete the required amount of kills you receive the bounty reward and your name is entered into the bounty pool for a possible bonus prize in FSP. If you accepted the bounty and someone else finished it before you: you don’t get your tickets back so you must choose wisely. Expert Tip: There are unwritten bounty board ethics you can adhere to that will protect yourself. Rule #1: Ask the player if someone is working on their bounty. I know people may think people will lie but lying is a silly thing to do if no one is working on their bounty they would want you to finish it as soon as possible. Rule #2: If someone is offline check their equipment durability to see if their equipment is damaged. This will save you a lot of tickets. Rule #3: Even though you can: don’t bounty a bounty hunter who cleared your bounty using 10 stamina hits, these types of bounty hunters are your friends.

Notes

• This is the Newbie Tutorial, not the Detailed Tutorial. If you are going to add something to it, keep it short and simple. The detailed tutorial is massively overwhelming, we don't want this to turn into that.

• Not Complete But a good start :)