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 For those of you who don't want to read the whole guide, I've tried to put the most important things down that were completely "I wish I would have known this sooner" items below: For those of you who don't want to read the whole guide, I've tried to put the most important things down that were completely "I wish I would have known this sooner" items below:
   - **More Info** You can right-click and select [[anagogeisland#more_info_is_the_best_ability_in_the_game|"More Info"]] on almost every item in the game. This gives you information about how or if the item is used in crafting or for gifting to a special NPC which is very important to know when you have inventory issues early on and absolutely imperative later on when you are grinding Favor with certain NPCs. Remember the PG adage for determining if you should keep an item: **Craft -> Favor -> Barter -> Sell**.   - **More Info** You can right-click and select [[anagogeisland#more_info_is_the_best_ability_in_the_game|"More Info"]] on almost every item in the game. This gives you information about how or if the item is used in crafting or for gifting to a special NPC which is very important to know when you have inventory issues early on and absolutely imperative later on when you are grinding Favor with certain NPCs. Remember the PG adage for determining if you should keep an item: **Craft -> Favor -> Barter -> Sell**.
-  - **Inventory Space** The people/locations in Serbule that provide you with inventory space at higher and higher Favor levels are: Joeh, Marna, Tadion, Ivyn (specifically his Chest), & Charles Thompson. In Serbule Hills, you get inventory with Baroness Marith Felgard, Julius Patton, Sammie Grimspine, & Tyler Green at higher favor levels. At the Casino it is: Kib the Unkillable, Otis, Qatik, Ragabir, Tavilak, Mandibles, & Willem Fangblade. Nearby in Rahu it is: Ashk the Answerer, Ichin the Ice Master, Daniel Murderdark, and Nishika. There are others that have space as well, but given that the demo is in the first two areas and the combo of Rahu/Casino gives the biggest space in the game, I feel it's necessary to focus on these locations first.+  - **Inventory Space** The people/locations in Serbule that provide you with inventory space at higher and higher Favor levels are: [[serbule#favor_npcs_and_inventory_management|Joeh, Marna, Tadion, Ivyn (specifically his Chest), & Charles Thompson]]. In Serbule Hills, you get inventory with Baroness Marith Felgard, Julius Patton, Sammie Grimspine, & Tyler Green at higher favor levels. At the Casino it is: Kib the Unkillable, Otis, Qatik, Ragabir, Tavilak, Mandibles, & Willem Fangblade. Nearby in Rahu it is: Ashk the Answerer, Ichin the Ice Master, Daniel Murderdark, and Nishika. There are others that have space as well, but given that the demo is in the first two areas and the combo of Rahu/Casino gives the biggest space in the game, I feel it's necessary to focus on these locations first.
   - **Cargo Gear** Once you have about 6-10k in councils saved up, ask for a high level Tailor to create you some Cargo Gear. Or join a guild and ask your guild's Tailors to make you some Cargo Gear for a small donation. This is essential gear to use till you have enough Favor with the NPCs listed above to provide storage space. If you have another 6-10k ask to have them add pockets to cloth combat gear, or offer 12-20k for a new pocketed set. Most Tailors don't mind helping newbies, but the ones in your guild are going to be far more responsive and will likely even do it for free if they aren't inundated with requests.   - **Cargo Gear** Once you have about 6-10k in councils saved up, ask for a high level Tailor to create you some Cargo Gear. Or join a guild and ask your guild's Tailors to make you some Cargo Gear for a small donation. This is essential gear to use till you have enough Favor with the NPCs listed above to provide storage space. If you have another 6-10k ask to have them add pockets to cloth combat gear, or offer 12-20k for a new pocketed set. Most Tailors don't mind helping newbies, but the ones in your guild are going to be far more responsive and will likely even do it for free if they aren't inundated with requests.
-  - **Level your Death Skill** You need to level up your Death skill by dying in unique ways early on in the game. Yes, you read that correctly. If you are one of the main races and not an animal or Fae, you need to die a lot early on to get your Death XP high enough to use a very powerful mechanic in the game. **Enter The Light** can be used to portal to Serbule or Rahu every 8 hours. I often recommend using it at the start and end of every gaming session to position yourself what you are doing that gaming session or for the next time you log in. When your skill in Death reaches level 10, you can use portals in the Death Zone to go straight to Serbule or Rahu once every 8 hours. Words of Power or drinking Fuel Oil can be used to give you instant deaths or to otherwise make going here easier. Regular Iocaine Powder (not Practice) kills you and is also fine to use. Both portals have a separate 8 hour cooldown. You can also buy a Gemstone Hammer and a few other useful items in the Death Zone if you need them.+  - **Level your Death Skill** You need to level up your Death skill by dying in unique ways early on in the game. Yes, you read that correctly. If you are one of the main races and not an animal or Fae, you need to die a lot early on to get your Death XP high enough to use a very powerful mechanic in the game. **Enter The Light** can be used to portal to Serbule or Rahu every 8 hours. I often recommend using it at the start and end of every gaming session to position yourself for what you are doing the next gaming session. When your skill in Death reaches level 10, you can use portals in the Death Zone to go straight to Serbule or Rahu once every 8 hours. Words of Power or drinking Fuel Oil can be used to give you instant deaths or to otherwise make going here easier. Regular Iocaine Powder (not Practice) kills you and is also fine to use. Both portals have a separate 8 hour cooldown. You can also buy a Gemstone Hammer and a few other useful items in the Death Zone if you need them.
   - **Casino Backdoor** There is a secret entrance to the Casino that you can get to by jumping on the rocks to the right of the Casino back door in Eltibule. You are expected to find this on your own, but it's pretty important to know about this employee entrance early on. By combat level 30 you should be regularly using it and starting to get Favor with many of the Casino NPCs.   - **Casino Backdoor** There is a secret entrance to the Casino that you can get to by jumping on the rocks to the right of the Casino back door in Eltibule. You are expected to find this on your own, but it's pretty important to know about this employee entrance early on. By combat level 30 you should be regularly using it and starting to get Favor with many of the Casino NPCs.
   - **Pet Menu** Click on the animal face icon in the lower center left of your UI to bring up a pet menu. A lot of people won't talk to you if you bring necro pets into town and oftentimes you'll want to change your pet strategy. This menu lets you change how your pets interact in the world. Most players either forget this from having a rat pet on tutorial island or do not see this icon or understand what it is till they become a pet class of some sort.   - **Pet Menu** Click on the animal face icon in the lower center left of your UI to bring up a pet menu. A lot of people won't talk to you if you bring necro pets into town and oftentimes you'll want to change your pet strategy. This menu lets you change how your pets interact in the world. Most players either forget this from having a rat pet on tutorial island or do not see this icon or understand what it is till they become a pet class of some sort.
   - **Change Keybinds** Go through settings and keybinds under Graphics settings. To reduce graphics lag during large events, go to **Settings** then **GUI** and uncheck the **Show Combat Numbers** option there. This is a nigh-mandatory setting to change for when zone events are taking place (large numbers of players). While there, also turn on **Always Show Interactable** so you can see everything on the ground while playing. To make Gardening and Looting very much easier, you are going to want to go to **Settings** then **Keys** and change **Select Next Non-Combatant** to a key. Then set **Use Selected** and set it to another key. Be sure to adjust your camera while Gardening to look straight down on your plants only. In the Casino, watch out for wandering Cows that may steal your focus while rotating through your plants using these two keys or you'll replace empty bottles with Milk. Also there are key binds that you can use to auto loot, auto butcher, auto skin, and auto bury corpses.   - **Change Keybinds** Go through settings and keybinds under Graphics settings. To reduce graphics lag during large events, go to **Settings** then **GUI** and uncheck the **Show Combat Numbers** option there. This is a nigh-mandatory setting to change for when zone events are taking place (large numbers of players). While there, also turn on **Always Show Interactable** so you can see everything on the ground while playing. To make Gardening and Looting very much easier, you are going to want to go to **Settings** then **Keys** and change **Select Next Non-Combatant** to a key. Then set **Use Selected** and set it to another key. Be sure to adjust your camera while Gardening to look straight down on your plants only. In the Casino, watch out for wandering Cows that may steal your focus while rotating through your plants using these two keys or you'll replace empty bottles with Milk. Also there are key binds that you can use to auto loot, auto butcher, auto skin, and auto bury corpses.
-  - **Travel Fast** Speed potions are learned from **Ignite the Fire in Your Legs** sold by Yetta in Eltibule. These are early Alchemy recipes that only require a few relatively easy items to make: a Bottle of Water, Fire Dust, Clownfish Fillet or Perch Fillet, and Sugar. They are imperative when doing Surveying for fast surveys and maintain their importance in the mid to late game as well. Horses, or more specifically the Riding skill, can be learned by paying money or doing a quest with an Elf in Hogan's Keep in North Eltibule, but you'll still want these speed potions for getting around early-mid game and inside dungeons. They are also very much needed for Hardcore mode.+  - **Travel Fast** Speed potions are learned from **Ignite the Fire in Your Legs** sold by Yetta in Eltibule. These are early Alchemy recipes that only require a few relatively easy items to make: a Bottle of Water, Fire Dust, Clownfish Fillet or Perch Fillet, and Sugar. They are imperative when doing Surveying for fast surveys and maintain their importance in the mid to late game as well. Horses, or more specifically the Riding skill, can be learned by paying money or doing a quest with an Elf in Hogan's Keep in North Eltibule, but you'll still want these speed potions for getting around early-mid game and inside dungeons. They are also very much needed for Hardcore mode corpse retrieval.
   - **Get Crafting Gems** You can use Rubywall Crystals in your crafting recipes for armor and weapons. In fact, you'll almost certainly need to use them in your crafting recipes if you are doing a bunch of Work Orders. They are great for making gear without combat level requirements, too. If you are a newbie, doing Surveying for Rubywall Crystals is probably the best way to make money early on because of how well these Crystals sell and how easy they are to farm. Mid-to-Late-game crafters still need these crystals for their Work Orders and can't be bothered to run around Surveying so they are oftentimes willing to buy them, sometimes even at a significant premium to their real price. This has changed somewhat over time, but basically everyone needs cheap crystals so either Survey for your own or use those spare Rubywalls for your own crafting.   - **Get Crafting Gems** You can use Rubywall Crystals in your crafting recipes for armor and weapons. In fact, you'll almost certainly need to use them in your crafting recipes if you are doing a bunch of Work Orders. They are great for making gear without combat level requirements, too. If you are a newbie, doing Surveying for Rubywall Crystals is probably the best way to make money early on because of how well these Crystals sell and how easy they are to farm. Mid-to-Late-game crafters still need these crystals for their Work Orders and can't be bothered to run around Surveying so they are oftentimes willing to buy them, sometimes even at a significant premium to their real price. This has changed somewhat over time, but basically everyone needs cheap crystals so either Survey for your own or use those spare Rubywalls for your own crafting.
   - **Complete Work Orders** While the early Work Orders may seem like a complete waste of time and resources (especially all the Oak Wood recipes), it is essential that you level your Industry skill to handle the later Work Orders as these can eventually become the primary way you can make money from your crafting skills. They are great for cost justifying the leveling you are going to be doing just to level these skills anyway as well. I've heard all sorts of comments from players that say they never do Work Orders and I disagree that completely forgoing Work Orders is the proper route to play the game. There is one exception to this, however, and that is if you NEVER do crafting whatsoever in any MMORPG you play. If you never plan on being any sort of crafter, then maybe that's viable, but if you are going to do any form of crafting, you might as well do Work Orders for what you are crafting. Not only do high level work orders get you some of the best money gains in the game (especially late game) but they also train you. I personally love crafting in the game and love how each of the different combat/crafting skills have synergy buffs with other combat/crafting skills. The total package is what makes the game unique and fun and work orders are just a part of that fun and help you build money.   - **Complete Work Orders** While the early Work Orders may seem like a complete waste of time and resources (especially all the Oak Wood recipes), it is essential that you level your Industry skill to handle the later Work Orders as these can eventually become the primary way you can make money from your crafting skills. They are great for cost justifying the leveling you are going to be doing just to level these skills anyway as well. I've heard all sorts of comments from players that say they never do Work Orders and I disagree that completely forgoing Work Orders is the proper route to play the game. There is one exception to this, however, and that is if you NEVER do crafting whatsoever in any MMORPG you play. If you never plan on being any sort of crafter, then maybe that's viable, but if you are going to do any form of crafting, you might as well do Work Orders for what you are crafting. Not only do high level work orders get you some of the best money gains in the game (especially late game) but they also train you. I personally love crafting in the game and love how each of the different combat/crafting skills have synergy buffs with other combat/crafting skills. The total package is what makes the game unique and fun and work orders are just a part of that fun and help you build money.
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 You can think of these as "Runner-Up" things that are also important, possibly even just as essential as the list above. You can think of these as "Runner-Up" things that are also important, possibly even just as essential as the list above.
  
 +  - **Don't Ignore Shamanic Infusion** New players that don't really plan on crafting should absolutely consider getting and unlocking some of the Shamanic Infusion abilities and skills. You can farm mobs that you're already killing to get buffs that you can easily apply to MOST pieces of gear. While Transmutations and Augmentations are strong boosts to gear, and Tailoring and Blacksmithing also provide good tweaks, Shamanic Infusions are some of the easiest things to get and you don't have to be a traditional "crafter" to level this Crafting skill since it mostly uses Trophy Items and any gear you've picked up while leveling. Even if you never touch crafting in any MMO you play, I'd still recommend that type of player to level Shamanic Infusion due to how easy it is and how powerful some of the crafting buffs are. You can still pay a player to craft you custom specific gear later, but these buffs are quite good at any level.
   - **Cargo Gear, part II** You absolutely need to get a set of no-level-requirement pocketed Tailor gear with at least +20 or more inventory slots on it. If you have to buy it in the player vendor stalls or join a guild or do favors outside of the game, you simply need a set of this gear in order to seriously play the game, otherwise most of your time will be spent just ferrying items or you will have to store your buff items mostly in your base instead of on your person. Just join a guild and ask for +inventory space gear now. Any guild should be happy to do it for new players. If not, beg in General chat if someone will craft you some with your specific combat skills for 18-22k councils or so, or maybe 10-12k for a non-specific cargo set. Yes, I know I said this in the top ten above, but I'm reiterating it here because new players don't often realize the power of cargo gear sets. The longer you can stay out fighting, the faster you can level and if you are having to do inventory stops often, you're not leveling. With solid and consistent dedicated play, you should be able to make level 40 in two combat skills in under 20 hours of play time.   - **Cargo Gear, part II** You absolutely need to get a set of no-level-requirement pocketed Tailor gear with at least +20 or more inventory slots on it. If you have to buy it in the player vendor stalls or join a guild or do favors outside of the game, you simply need a set of this gear in order to seriously play the game, otherwise most of your time will be spent just ferrying items or you will have to store your buff items mostly in your base instead of on your person. Just join a guild and ask for +inventory space gear now. Any guild should be happy to do it for new players. If not, beg in General chat if someone will craft you some with your specific combat skills for 18-22k councils or so, or maybe 10-12k for a non-specific cargo set. Yes, I know I said this in the top ten above, but I'm reiterating it here because new players don't often realize the power of cargo gear sets. The longer you can stay out fighting, the faster you can level and if you are having to do inventory stops often, you're not leveling. With solid and consistent dedicated play, you should be able to make level 40 in two combat skills in under 20 hours of play time.
   - **Get a Horse** The Riding skill is very important as an early level traversal ability. Consider getting it early on if possible in Eltibule by heading to Hogan's Keep around level 20-30 and speaking to Mythander. Also check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWQjp5VNMw|Professor Cat's guide to Riding on Youtube]].   - **Get a Horse** The Riding skill is very important as an early level traversal ability. Consider getting it early on if possible in Eltibule by heading to Hogan's Keep around level 20-30 and speaking to Mythander. Also check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWQjp5VNMw|Professor Cat's guide to Riding on Youtube]].
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   - **Free Loot** There are two NPCs that give quests for free loot. One is Pennoc in Serbule, who gives "Entertain Me" quests and the other is Lakrea in Rahu who gives quests for a skill called Holistic Wellness. You will gain levels in the skill as well as items for doing her quests. Both of them may sometimes ask you to do something that you either cannot do or aren't willing to spend the time to do. You can feel free to abandon or cancel their quests, just keep in mind you won't get another quest from them for an hour or so after canceling a quest you just obtained.   - **Free Loot** There are two NPCs that give quests for free loot. One is Pennoc in Serbule, who gives "Entertain Me" quests and the other is Lakrea in Rahu who gives quests for a skill called Holistic Wellness. You will gain levels in the skill as well as items for doing her quests. Both of them may sometimes ask you to do something that you either cannot do or aren't willing to spend the time to do. You can feel free to abandon or cancel their quests, just keep in mind you won't get another quest from them for an hour or so after canceling a quest you just obtained.
   - **CTRL + Cursor UP to Repeat Previous Command** One important thing I've noticed in this game is sometimes you need to type and repeat the same or similar commands like /particlespam into chat or /invite <playername> over and over. It's not really documented, but you can hold CTRL and press the UP cursor to repeat a previous command/chat. It's particularly helpful if you are chatting with someone and they zone out or exit to switch to an alt for a quick trade and your message fails while they are "offline". You can just hit CTRL-<UP> to repeat whatever super long message you had just tried to send.   - **CTRL + Cursor UP to Repeat Previous Command** One important thing I've noticed in this game is sometimes you need to type and repeat the same or similar commands like /particlespam into chat or /invite <playername> over and over. It's not really documented, but you can hold CTRL and press the UP cursor to repeat a previous command/chat. It's particularly helpful if you are chatting with someone and they zone out or exit to switch to an alt for a quick trade and your message fails while they are "offline". You can just hit CTRL-<UP> to repeat whatever super long message you had just tried to send.
-  - *Save Brewing For Later** Once you get into Brewing, for the love of everything holy, please do not make the same mistake I did and craft with hard liquor barrels or beer barrels to level. You simply will never have enough Barley to level the skill up at any reasonable speed this way. The "one glass" skills are the only serious way to level Brewing as of right now and you will be wasting your time doing anything else. Also, don't level Brewing unless you know what you are doing. Just don't even bother with it till you are end game and have stacks of items for it. It will drain your money and requires tons of Gardening. It is not a skill for new players. It might end up being a important skill for Dwarves, though, I don't know.+  - **Save Brewing For Later** Once you get into Brewing, for the love of everything holy, please do not make the same mistake I did and craft with hard liquor barrels or beer barrels to level. You simply will never have enough Barley to level the skill up at any reasonable speed this way. The "one glass" skills are the only serious way to level Brewing as of right now and you will be wasting your time doing anything else. Also, don't level Brewing unless you know what you are doing. Just don't even bother with it till you are end game and have stacks of items for it. It will drain your money and requires tons of Gardening. It is not a skill for new players. It might end up being a important skill for Dwarves, though, I don't know.
   - **Pay for Inventory Early** Don't be afraid to pay for inventory space in Serbule Hills. It only costs 200 councils with Durstin Tallow and you get a chunk of inventory space.   - **Pay for Inventory Early** Don't be afraid to pay for inventory space in Serbule Hills. It only costs 200 councils with Durstin Tallow and you get a chunk of inventory space.
   - **Cleo Conyer Is Like Marna** Similar to Marna in Serbule, Cleo Conyer will buy almost everything from you and is another NPC you want to gift "junk" items to.   - **Cleo Conyer Is Like Marna** Similar to Marna in Serbule, Cleo Conyer will buy almost everything from you and is another NPC you want to gift "junk" items to.
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   - You can type "/who near" in any zone to get a list of other players in the same zone at any time. You can also type "/who all" and "/guild who" to see who else is online really quickly. There's also more info in the Social tab on the right side of the screen. (original tip from Herbary in-game)   - You can type "/who near" in any zone to get a list of other players in the same zone at any time. You can also type "/who all" and "/guild who" to see who else is online really quickly. There's also more info in the Social tab on the right side of the screen. (original tip from Herbary in-game)
   - You can "Vendor Lock" inventory folders. If you don't know what these are, don't worry yet. You'll get one after you get a few more skills unlocked or to certain levels. I would highly recommend using these and having at least one for equipment that is "locked" so you can't accidentally sell stuff you know you want to hold onto to a vendor.   - You can "Vendor Lock" inventory folders. If you don't know what these are, don't worry yet. You'll get one after you get a few more skills unlocked or to certain levels. I would highly recommend using these and having at least one for equipment that is "locked" so you can't accidentally sell stuff you know you want to hold onto to a vendor.
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 +==== Videos to Watch ====
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 +  - MissTake has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7enwILSAUak|an excellent video on Transmutation and Augmentation and Shamanic Infusion]]. The video is under 15 minutes, but it generally covers all the basics you need to know when it comes to these abilities. A lot more is learned from actually doing experimentation yourself, but the video provides a great overview. Demo players won't get into this side of crafting, though.
 +  - MissTake also has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeotHC20o3k|biped combat skills video]] that goes over the general combat abilities available to non-animals. For animals, there is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoVPT_SKeRk|an animal combat skills]] video.
 +  - Professor Cat's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgNun1gQYAI|video on powerleveling to level 50]] is pretty good at showing how viable it is to level Fire/Psych quickly. It also kind of dispels the notion that Fire Magic is too expensive to build as a combat skill. I think it's not too expensive, it's just more expensive than players from other MMOs might expect. Other skills require straight up money and you're also inevitably going to run into a situation where you want to learn a skill but can't afford it just like what happens with Fire Magic.
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