Things all newcomers should know

Static M.e.

Pulled this from the AoC Forums, removed names as they have no meaning here.

Perhaps we could add to it as we go along and build a great tip guide for everyone who wants to join.

General gameplay:
- To remove death debuff, find your tombstone.
- When u have death penalty and u die again before reaching ur tombstone there is a chance that u`ll get death penalty lvl2 and now u`ll have to reach both stones. After level 10 you get a mild debuff from dying (-2 or 3 to some stats)which lasts for 30 minutes. If you return to your gravestone and USE it the debuff will be removed. You will know you have the debuff because you will see a small skull near the bottom of your window. And, yes they do stack so you could have several of these debuffs if you never bother removing them.
- Shift = Run.
- There are places that can be climbed. Watch your dialogue box for "You can climb here". Spend more points on the climbing ability if needed.

Combat:
- Be aware of target positioning when in combat with more than 1 mob as it directly affects how many you hit.
- Combos do lots of damage in comparison to normal attacks, even if the combo doesn't say it does damage (for example, the gaurdian combos that say they increase "hate" also do great damage).
- Use potions early in hard fights and use them often. They are cheap.

Items:
- Store your items you don't want to be carrying around with you at a Tradepost. The one in Tortage can be found near the Inn.
- Get cheap and pretty nice gear for level 10+ characters at the vendor located at the docks during night time, singleplayer Tortage.
- The inn where you meet Tina for the Single player part of the game. There is a merchant on the lower floor that sells them (bags), but they are not cheap.
- If you can’t accept a quest reward due to your inventory being full, press cancel, then check around your minimap for a blinking icon. Empty your inventory, then click on that icon to get your earlier cancelled quest rewards.

Feats & Skills:
- Undo your skills in the Skill window by holding the Alt key and left clicking the skill you wish to reset to 0. This will cost you some money later on.
- Reset your feats at specified NPC's, initially for free. The first one can be found in Tortage at the docks, near the ladder. The cost of fixing scales with the number of uses, starting at 50 C

Group play:
- There's a little arrow-button near the minimap you can click that will let you choose an instance. Handy for when you're grouping up with group members. - Kitten
- Use /cc addbuddy name to add buddy. Works also when he's offline - Gaarm

User Interface:
- You have the ability to use a second hotbar with your ALT key. ALT+4-0 the bar contains directional attacks.
- You can lock hotbar buttons with Shift+L.
- When you find something interesting and want to remember where it is, you can open your map (M key) and right click on the location to add a marker, this works especially well for harvestable resources.
- Quest title color indicates difficulty (green/yellow/red)
- On any part of the map there are several respawn points (some of them tend to be aside main areas so u`ll need to scout a little), find them and they will be available next time u die (exploring pays off)
- Press numlock or mouse button 4 to auto walk, then just navigate using your mouse. Pressing both mouse buttons works also until you release
- Backspace to toggle between Run / Walk

Rev Hellfire

good idea, stickyified.

Static M.e.

Game Options

If you get stuck in an Instance do a /petition followed by your exact problem.

The petitions go into a queue to get answered by the GM's.

You can check your place in the queue from any Charactor so if the Q is 70+, then you might be better off rolling an alt and playing on that, you can check your place in the queue from any character on your account. So when it gets to about 20 in the queue I'd head back to the character with the issue and wait patiently.

Also if you are not online when the GM reachs your petition, (They /tell you) and if you don't answer you go to the back of the Q and have to start again....

Rev Hellfire

You can also use /stuck which will shift you slightly. Repeated use will typically get you out of those nasty little spots you can fall into.

Drakar

- Sometimes new abilities won't appear even if you have free spots on your bars, so its worth checking occasionally to see if there are any you missed.

- Make sure to make good use of your 30 min recall cooldown to minimise wasted travel time between quests.

- Not all mobs that are red will attack you so keep an eye out for ones you wont have to kill (in particular trash ones in the destiny quests).

- Minimise attacks that jump to nearby enemies if there are grey mobs within range too as they also dont attack (dont let that hold you back though if you are in trouble as they drop pretty quick anyway).

Cunny-Funt

Rev Hellfire wrote: »

You can also use /stuck which will shift you slightly. Repeated use will typically get you out of those nasty little spots you can fall into.

nice

Static M.e.

Drakar wrote: »

- Make sure to make good use of your 30 min recall cooldown to minimise wasted travel time between quests.

Hi Drakar, whats Recall?

Drakar

It's not called "recall", but it's an ability you can use to return you to your tavern (ala WoW heartstones) every 30 mins methinks.

Static M.e.

Cool I'll go look for it

"Path of Asura!"

Also VERY handy for when you have been stuck in an instance for 3 hours..

Static M.e.

- How do I add friends to my friends list?

If you would like to add someone to your friends list that you are not grouped or guilded with, type into your chat box /cc addbuddy charactername. Whether they are online or not, this command will add them to your friends list. If you are grouped with someone you'd like to add, right click on their name and "add friend".

- I've got too much stuff, where can I buy another bag in Tortage?

The merchant inside The Thirsty Dog during the nighttime instance has bags that you may buy, but they are pretty spendy for a low level character. Keep in mind that bags don't really stack. By this we mean if you have a 10 slot pack and you purchase a 20 slot pack, you get 20 slots NOT 30. The upgraded pack replaces the old pack.

- I couldn't accept a quest reward because my inventory is full, is it gone forever?

No! You'll see the same quest reward pop up either with another quest update or with zoning. If you've gotten the message that your inventory is full, either sell or make room so that the next time it comes up, you can accept your reward.

- I want to make a change to my feats. How do I do this?

Each city has a Trainer that will reset your feats for a fee.

- Can I change my feats and attributes as often as I want to?

You can reset them several times, but the cost of doing so goes up each time. The first feat reset is fairly cheap so don't be too discouraged if you made less than careful choices the first time around as it is easily fixed.

Resetting your skills work differently and you may reset them on your own. Resetting less than 130 skill points is free and the more you wish to reset, the more it will cost you. Open your Skills & Attributes menu and hold your ALT key down while clicking on the skill that you'd like to reset. A window will pop up asking for confirmation that you'd like to reset this skill.

- I'm not sure what all my skills do, how do I know which ones to spend points in?

There will be certain skills that you will definitely want to spend points in, such as Hiding for scouts. For other skills, hover over them on your skills lists to see exactly what each one does before deciding where to spend points.

- Is it safe to sell "generic" loot? Where can I do so in Tortage day? Tortage night?

If you can't use it, then you can sell it for coin! During Tortage nighttime, the only merchants are inside The Thirsty Dog and on the Tortage Harbor docks. During the day, you will find several merchants in the town square area just outside The Thirsty Dog.

- Will skipping my destiny quest help me get out of Tortage faster?

No, it doesn't really. You still need to make the minimum level to leave and you make a good bulk of your experience doing the destiny quests, not to mention if you do skip it, you miss out on some very nice usable loot. I found that doing the destiny quests gets me out of Tortage faster.

- Does Tortage have a bank?

Yes. The Trader is the NPC that works as your bank. He will be found outside the Thirsty Dog in the town square.

- Where can I send and receive mail from?

Along with being the trade system and the bank, the Trader also handles all your mailing needs!

- Can I solo Acheronian Ruins / the Underhalls / the Mausoleum / etc?

Yes you can! These three zones give you the option for "normal" or "epic" when you zone in. Choose "normal" if you plan on playing on your own. There may be a few places that are a bit tougher for you, but if you're careful with enemy aggro, then you can go just about anywhere.

- My friends and I are in the same zone, but we can't see each other! Why is this?

Instancing! Each zone will have multiple instances so if you are in one, and your friends are in another, you won't see each other. To change instances, you can either right click on your group members name and move instances, or you can click the down arrow next to your map to select an instance.

- What's the point of instancing?

Instances, while sometimes an inconvenience, do a great service for players. When a zone has a large amount of players within it, EVERYTHING slows down. I'm sure many who have played older games that haven't utilized instancing remember exactly what that was like. With instances, we can enjoy much quicker loading and smoother runs through busy zones!

- I have two pieces of armor with equal stats, but one is cloth armor and one is light armor. Does it make any difference which I should equip?

None that I can see. The difference between cloth armor and light armor seems to be that light armor tends to give a higher standard of stats at a lower level. Meaning, you can see level 10 light armor with similar stats to a level 20 cloth armor piece. It's not a rule though and much of the stat system is still being examined. At this time, if it has better stats and you can equip it, then use it!

- Is there any way to get back to Tortage quickly from inside an instance?

Yes! When you land in Tortage, or a new home town, you will be bound to your city. In your skills, you will find something called the Path of Asura. This will send you back to your bind point much like a soulstone or a call.

- At what level can I start riding mounts?

Mounts are available at level 40 when you are able to train for the skill.

- What level can players start gathering? Crafting?

You can learn to gather at level 20 by speaking with the appropriate NPC to train in this skills. Crafting starts at level 40.

- How do I claim a pre-order item?

Type /claim into your chatbox. You need to have registered your copy of the game at register.ageofconan.com for this to work. Be sure to follow the directions there exactly. It may take up to 30 minutes for your /claim to work after your game has been registered properly. Any items you claim will pop into your inventory, unless your bags are full in which case you will get a dialog message that your claimed items could not be given to you. Clean up your bags and try again!

- How can I optimize graphics if things seem sluggish?

The best way to speed up slow rendering is to turn off the graphics that tend to tax your connection and computer the most. These will be things like your shadows and water reflections. To turn these down or off, hit ESC and go to your video options menu. Select the "advanced" tab and here you can set shadows and water reflection to "disabled".

Some have also have had better luck running the game in windowed mode rather than fullscreen or vise versa. It's worth taking some time to play with your settings to see what works better for you!

- I've checked DirectX 10, am I seeing DirectX 10 graphics?

Currently DirectX 10 is not supported by Age of Conan. There is some rumor that using the DX10 option makes the graphics render a bit more smoothly, but then using the option has also caused problems for others. The only thing we know for sure is that DirectX 10 support is coming later this year, something I think we can all look forward to!



Commonly Used Slash Commands
To view the full list of slash commands in game, type into your chat box / then hit the Tab key on your keyboard. These are some of the most commonly used commands in game to get you started! Once you've learned the ones you use often, typing them will be second nature.


/afk - This gives you the option to set an AFK message.
/anon - Toggles to make you anonymous to listings.
/camp - This camps you to exit game. Wait out the timer to return to log in and character select or hit "exit now" to leave the game immediately.
/claim - To claim any in game items that are available with your account.
/emote - Used with any of the valid emotes such as cry, laugh, or rude.
/group - Precede message with this command to speak with your group.
/guild - Precede message with this command to speak with your guild.
/heroicmode - This will take your group to the group instance of your zone if one is available.
/hide - Toggles on your hiding ability.
/ignore - /ignore charactername will put a player on your ignore list.
/invite - Invites another player to group with you.
/kick - Removes a player from the group.
/leave - Removes yourself from the group.
/macro - Allows for you to setup a macro command.
/reply - Replies to the last person who sent you a tell. You may also hit the "r" key to do the same.
/say - Allows for you to speak to those just nearby you.
/sit - Commands your character to sit.
/stand - Commands your character to stand.
/stuck - Use this command before petitioning for help if you are wedge in somewhere you cannot get out of.
/tell - Preceded by a character name and message to send a private message to another player.

Static M.e.

- show additional Hotbars

If you go into your options (press escape) and select Interface Options, and then HUD, you will see an option there to show additional Hotbars.

These will appear on the side of your screen and you can put your other skills on there, and also assign keys to them for easier use if you don't want to click on them.

Gummy Panda

This is a great sticky. Have you any more on crafting?

Manual has nothing on it.

Static M.e.

- Waypoints

Waypoints are little markers you can place on any map to Mark places of interest, where a mob is located, where a node is located or any anything really.

What they are very good at doing is marking nodes for the Gathering and trade skills. So before we talk about Gathering or Crafting you need to see how the waypoints work

To make a waypoint just right click on your map, select make waypoint and enter the name of your waypoint. Easy.

First things first , download the following file, its a list of waypoints in Purple Lotus Swamp:

hxxp://rapidshare.com/files/117445002/PF3050.xml.html

Once you have the file downloaded you can place it in the following folder depending on your OS

On Vista the waypoint folder is here:(You need to be able to View Hidden files)

C:\Users\YOUR_VISTA_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Funcom\ Conan\Prefs\YOUR_AOC_LOGIN\Waypoints

On XP the waypoint folder is here:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Funcom\Conan\Prefs\SoC-Torn\Waypoints

Static M.e.

- Gathering and Crafting
(A GM told me yesterday a Gathering and Crafting Patch will was due out soon so some things could change but the basics should remain.)

Where are the Gathering Trainers?

Poitan= NW corner of Wildlands (in the outcast village) is a Stagecoachdriver (follow the road past the little "village)
Lacheish Plains = Leave conalls valley and enter Field of the dead, the entance to Lacheish is just to the right of you as you enter.
Purple Lotus Swamp = South (left hand side of the map, follow the road) Khopshef past Caravanserai, theres an exit to the swamp there

How many Gathering Professions are there ?

Their are six Gathering Professions in total. (Profession - Basic - Rare)

• Weaving - Cotton - (Rare) Cotton Wisps
• Skinning - Leather - (Rare) Brindled Leather
• Mining - Copper - (Rare) Tin
• Woodcutting - Ash - (Rare) Ebony Ash
• Stonecutting - Sandstone - (Rare) Clear Quartz
• Prospecting - Silver - (Rare) Black Silver

What level do you need to be to start Gathering?

Gathering needs level 20 for the first and second quests, you need to come back at level 50 for the third quest.

How do I Gather?

Gathering is easy, all you do is find a node (See post above), double click on it and gathering will begin

Do I need any tools to begin Gathering?

No, nothing at all.

I found a node but it won't let me Gather anything from it?

If you click on a node it will give you a %age. This is critical to the whole gathering process, you cannot gather off any node that is less than 10%. Once its above that magic number you can begin gathering (It takes about 1 minute to jump 2%). You can find nodes that are 100% but these are rare, remember you have alot of people constantly going back and forth between nodes trying to find Rares.

What are Rares?

For your second gathering quest your trainer will ask you to find rares. Some of these are easy (Brindled leather) and some are hard. When your looking for Rares you harvest the exact same nodes you did for your first quest. These can take a long time to get however, its random, for my own Black Silver I got it around my 63rd attempt however for Ebony Ash it took me over 230 attemps. Just keep at it.

Are Gathering Professions part of Crafting Professions?

Gathering Professions are separate from Crafting Professions and will not interfere. You can choose all 6 Gathering Professions if you wish. You can only choose two Crafting Professions

How many Crafting Professions are there?

Their are six Crafting Professions in total, you need to be level 40 to begin Crafting

• Architect
• Alchemist
• Jeweler/gemcutter
• Weaponsmith
• Armoursmith
• Tailor

What rare Silver did you get?

The quest asks for Black silver, but the onscreen message gives you "no Silver ruby found".

This is a little bug I think, you actually get black silver from the node.

Static M.e.

Tier 1 Gathering Resources (level 20+)

• Mining: Copper Gathered from: Copper Node
• Prospecting: Silver Gathered from: Silver Node
• Skinning: Rough Leather Gathered from: Animals (level 20+)
• Stonecutting: Sandstone Gathered from: Sandstone Node
• Weaving: Cotton Gathered from: Cotton Shrubberies
• Woodcutting: Ash Gathered from: Ash Tree

Tier 1 Rares
• Mining: Tin Gathered from:Copper Node
• Prospecting: Black Silver Gathered from: Silver Node
• Skinning: Brindled Leather Gathered from: Animals (level 20+)
• Stonecutting: Clear Quartz Gathered from: Sandstone Node
• Weaving: Cottonwisp Gathered from: Cotton Shrubberies
• Woodcutting: Ebon Ash Gathered from: Ash Tree


Tier 2 Gathering Resources (level 50+)

• Mining: Iron Gathered from: Iron Node
• Prospecting: Electrum Gathered from: Electrum Node
• Skinning: Calloused Leather Gathered from: Animals (level 40+)
• Stonecutting: Granite Gathered from: Granite Node
• Weaving: Silk Gathered from: Human mob’s (level 40+)
• Woodcutting: Yew Gathered from: Yew Tree

Tier 2 Rares
• Mining: Aurichalcum Gathered from: Iron Node
• Prospecting: Illustrium Gathered from: Electrum Node
• Skinning: Grained Leather Gathered from: Animals (level 40+)
• Stonecutting: Feldspar Gathered from: Granite Node
• Weaving: Tussah Silk Gathered from: Human mob’s (level 40+)
• Woodcutting: Amberwood Gathered from: Yew Tree


Tier 3 Gathering Recourses (level 70+)

• Mining: Duskmetal Gathered from: Orichalcum Node (misnamed)
• Prospecting: Gold Gathered from: Gold Node
• Skinning: Gnarled Leather (?) Gathered from: Animals (level 50+)
• Stonecutting: Basalt Gathered from: Basalt Node
• Weaving: Ironsilk / Flax(?) Gathered from: Humans and Flax Bushes
• Woodcutting: Oak Gathered from: Oak Tree

Tier 3 Rares
• Mining: Star Metal Gathered from: Orichalcum Node
• Prospecting: Platinum Gathered from: Gold Node
• Skinning: Whorled Leather Gathered from: Animals (level 50+)
• Stonecutting: Obsidian Gathered from: Basalt Node
• Weaving: Bloodflax(?) Gathered from: Humans and Flax Bushes
• Woodcutting: Soulwood Gathered from: Oak Tree

Static M.e.

Map showing instances and how to get to the differnet zones

Link

Static M.e.

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