Tutorial

[Thijssnl]

I think a lot of problems people have while playing the game could be fixed by a proper explanation.
Ofcourse there is a wiki, but not everyone will want to browse all articles before playing.
Also, Jackard wrote (or at least posted) a tutorial, but that one only covers the beginning and some very basic things with text.

I think it would be a good thing to either have an ingame-tutorial (with the option to skip), giving a new player some basic skills and explaining how to use them, and removing the basic skills after the tutorial, or a very detailed video/gallery of pictures with text.

[Riou1231]

If they ARE given the basic skills they should be taken away from them once they exit, maybe just put a door in the original starting room that leads to a tutorial room? Maybe a runestone that says tutorial next to it too.

[Thijssnl]

Ah yes, forgot to say that, ofcourse I meant it like that Thanks

Edit: the OP said on try out, I meant pretty much they lose them when they begin to play with that.
Isnt that clear? :/

[Riou1231]

Ah yes, forgot to say that, ofcourse I meant it like that Thanks

Edit: the OP said on try out, I meant pretty much they lose them when they begin to play with that.
Isnt that clear? :/

Nope, the OP said nothing about losing the basic skills once they begin the real playing.

[Thijssnl]

'On try out' pretty much means they can have them to try out, and them lose them
Edit: Edited the OP anyway

[Sarge]

Yeah, I agree with an optional tuturial/walkthrough, at start-up or elsewhere, even though it has been mentioned before. It would need an experienced hand to put a vid-tutuorial together (that would be best imo), if only I wasn't so g'damn tech challenged, I'd give it a go.

[kaka]

An in-game tutorial is planned, but don't expect it anytime soon.
It will probably be implemented through various quests.
I, myself, liked the tutorial system in WoW. Very intuitive and out-of-the-way.

[Thijssnl]

An in-game tutorial is planned, but don't expect it anytime soon.
It will probably be implemented through various quests.
I, myself, liked the tutorial system in WoW. Very intuitive and out-of-the-way.

Good to hear there will be something
Not sure if I like the tut system WoW has too much but its something

[Thijssnl]

After rethinking, I dont agree.
Quests dont make sure people do not drown, and a sandbox shouldnt have quests.
A short tutorial describing all skills/giving them to new chars on test and removing after tut and learning them how to use them should work out good.

[burgingham]

The quest system jorb was thinking about didn't sound like a classic quest system, it was mentioned in the context of wyrd and the learning system in general. I cba to find the post now though.