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== Welcome ==
'''First off, welcome to NEStalgia!'''

NEStalgia is an old school, turn-based, 8-bit inspired MORPG. It is a heck of a lot of fun. This is a quick guide for new players to get them acclimated to how things work in NEStalgia and save them from initial frustrations.

== Getting Started ==
Creating a new character:

[[Image:Create-screen.png|400px]]

Click on the box next to the name of a class to see information about that class. When ready, click accept to continue. (Go to [[Classes]] for more information about the different classes)

Customize your look:

[[Image:Customize-screen.png|400px]]

Change your gender, skin color, hair style, hair color, clothes, and clothing colors to suit your preferences. When finished, press accept to continue.

Select your moon blessing:

[[Image:Moon-blessing-screen.png|400px]]

See the [[Classes]] and [[Moon Blessing]] pages to give you a better idea of which moon blessing is right for your character.

Finally, pick a name:

[[Image:Name-screen.png|400px]]

Please see the the community [http://silkgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3630 code of conduct] for proper naming of your character.

And now you should have your first character!

== Basics ==

'''Controls:'''
*Movement is controlled by the arrow keys (or WASD).
*The action key (talking to people, interacting with doors, ect) is tab (or spacebar).
*The mouse handles the rest through clicking.

See the [[Chat Commands]] guide for more information about communication in NEStalgia.

The first thing you will see after the introductory cut scene is this:

[[Image:Starter-cave.png|400px]]

Your character's current and maximum health points are displayed as '''"HP: XX/XX"'''.

Your character's current and maximum magic point are displayed as '''"MP: XX/XX"'''.

The four button along the right side of the bottom of the screen are (from left): character info, quest log, abilities, and inventory.

The four buttons in the middle of the bottom of the screen are: party information (3 people), challenge to a duel (sword), invite to party (-> <-), and invite to guild (flag with arrow). '''Note:''' The invite to guild button will only be available if you are part of a guild and have recruitment permissions. See the [[guilds]] guide for more information.

'''Character information:'''

There are 3 different tabs in the character information screen:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Character Sats'''!!'''Bonus Modifiers'''!!'''Profile/Abilities'''
|-
|[[Image:Char-screen-1.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Char-screen-2.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Char-screen-3.png|400px]]
|}

See the [[Character Statistics]] guide for more information on the stats and modifiers.

'''Quest Log:'''

The quest log will show you all the quests that you currently have. The first quest in the list is always that main (storyline) quest. Clicking on a quest will show you the chat from the character who gave you the quest when your received the quest. See the [[Quests]] guide for more information on quests. '''Note:''' most quests are optional.

[[Image:Quest-log.png|400px]]

'''Abilities:'''

The abilities button will show you the abilities that you currently have available for use in the over world (non-battle skills) as well as their cost. See the [[Classes]] and [[Abilities]] guides for more information on abilities.

[[Image:Abilities-screen.png|400px]]

'''Inventory:'''

There are 3 tabs in the inventory screen:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Main Inventory'''!!'''Equipped Gear'''!!'''Quest Inventory'''
|-
|[[Image:Inventory-screen-1.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Inventory-screen-2.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Inventory-screen-3.png|400px]]
|}

See the [[Armory]] and [[Items]] pages for more information about available gear and items.

'''Some quick info about items and the inventory:'''

[[Image:Inventory-screen-4.png|400px]]

*Click on an item in your inventory to see information about the item (Name, level requirement, class requirement, stats, etc).
*With an item selected your can choose to use/equip (if an equipable item), give (if in a party), or trash.
*Class requirements can be seen in the bottom right of the inventory screen. This item can be used by SD, RG, MC (Soldier, Ranger, Merchant).
*The class abbreviations are: Ranger = RG, Soldier = SD, Cleric = CL, Wizard = WZ, Merchant = MC, Conjurer = CJ, Ninja = NJ, and Warlock = WL.

== Towns ==

Lots of things can be found in towns:

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!Location!!Picture #1!!Picture #2!!Picture #3
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|Inns
|[[Image:Inn-screen-1.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Inn-screen-2.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Inn-screen-3.png|400px]]
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|Shops
|[[Image:Shops-screen.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Shops-screen-2.png|400px]]
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|Market Place
|[[Image:Market-screen-1.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Market-screen-2.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Market-screen-3.png|400px]]
|-
|Quests
|[[Image:Interaction-screen-2.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Interaction-screen.png|400px]]
|
|}

== Battle ==

And of course, battles!

Battles are turn based encounters where you get to slay monsters for experience, gold, and sometimes items.

A battle screen will look like this:

[[Image:Battle-screen-1.png|400px]]

You can choose to:
*Attack: Click on the sword icon and then click on the enemy you wish to attack.
*Ability: Click on the hand icon, select the ability you wish to use, then select a target.
*Item: Click on the bag icon, select the item you wish to use, select use, then select a target.
*Escape: Click on the boot icon, and hope to heck it works!

When in a party, there is a 20 second round timer. You must select your action before the timer runs out. If you want to change your action (and your party member(s) still haven't selected their action, press the back arrow next to your action at the top of the screen to cancel it.

[[Image:Battle-screen-4.png|400px]]

== Shade ==

First off, what is the shade? The shade is a roaming boss that should only be attempted by groups of high level characters. Here is what the shade looks like:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Picture 1!! Picture 2
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|[[Image:Shade-screen-1.png|400px]]
|[[Image:Shade-screen-2.png|400px]]
|-
|}

'''Shade information:'''
* The shade roams around the entire world with the exception of Ennar (the starter area).
* The shade is on a spawn timer: 1 hour if killed, 5 minutes if attacked but the party fails to kill it.
* The shade can assume 1 of 6 different forms. They are basically beefed up version of previous bosses in the game. For more information on the different forms, visit the [[Bestiary]].

'''Shade edicate:'''
* Don't engage the shade unless you can actually fight it (eg. a group of 3 level 32 characters)
* If you aren't engaging the shade, call out its location in wsay: "Shade near Bedoe".
* If you engage and kill shade, call out when you killed it: "Shade down at X:05". This means that the shade was killed at 5 after the hour. The reason for using "X" to indicate the hour is because people live in different time zones.

== Tips ==

'''Important: Talk to everyone!''' Seriously, most of your quest related questions can/will be answered by the people of that town. So talk to all of the townsfolk before asking "Where's Krasus?".

'''Common lingo, acronyms, and abbreviations:'''
* BS = [[Black Sanctum]]
* BZ = [[Balzackia]]
* Cata = [[The Catacombs]]
* Clops = [[Cyclops]]
* Crypt = [[The Warrior's Crypt]]
* gg = Either "Good game" (said after a duel) or "Gold Grind" (when looking for a group to earn money with)
* Hook = [[Hookshot]]
* lfg = looking for group
* QG = Quest Giver
* SotS = [[Sword Of The Sanctum]] or [[Staff of the Sanctum]], need to use context to differentiate between the two.

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