Extra FAQ

Extra meaning not including questions already found on the official FAQ, if you're new to the game I suggest reading that first.

How do I take screenshots/record Aberoth?

Fraps will automatically detect the java window and record but remember to test it first. If other programs like skype or VLC are playing in the background, it will focus on that instead.

"Greenshot" is another good screenshot program, and this one is free. When you press print-screen, a box comes up to allow you to select what area of your screen you want to capture. Pressing shift-print screen re-uses the settings from the previous capture.

I prefer greenshot because theres less room to error, such if i forget that another program is open.

What dangers should I watch out for?



1. Monsters cannot be walked through, meaning most deaths are caused by players being trapped in various ways. This is particularly dangerous inside caves, especially with rocks around. You can also be trapped against outdoor objects such as trees, or just outright surrounded.

If you do find yourself trapped, try using /sleep, or even dropping equipped items if sleeping doesn't work. Since Aberoth is a voxel game, small shifts in how pixels are positioned can allow you to escape through gaps.

2. Be patient. If you are on half-health and fighting difficult enemies, be relaxed and wait. If the server is having obvious techically difficulties, go and fight easier enemies and come back later. Be wise and realistic about the potions you need to bring to stay safe.

It is common for players get to complacent fighting the same mobs, and then to end up dying by forgetting those things.

3. Satyr elders have a chance of sending you into a deep sleep if they have panpipes, which results In them hitting you while you are unable to fight back, run, or drink potions. So make sure you have the health to take the hits. To be completly safe, a rage potion gives full resistance to sleep, and a sleep resistance amulet gives partial resistance.

4. A polymorph potion (high level, dark purple) can result in you dropping some or all of your items. Drink it in a safe place such as your vault. Also remember that dropping out of polymorph only leaves you with a small amount of health.

5. Be careful when trading items. Since the game is small, reputation matters, so any active player is unlikely to try and steal from you. But low-levels or invisible players might try picking up items mid-trade. If you are allied with the person you are trading with, you will get a 5 second window to pick up items safely.

6. The best scams in MMO are creative, and sometimes entertaining, though rarely for the person who fell for it. Examples of possible scams:

Someone telling you that you are temporarily invulnerable after a duel, then killing you after you lose a duel.

Someone telling you that the plague stops harming you at 10 hp.

7. Don't enter the labyrinth without a cure disease potion. The plague can be caught from rats inside.

8. Keep away from anyone coughing with slightly grey skin, it means they have the plague, which is contagious and fatal.

Alternatively: Keep a moderate distance away then grab their stuff after they die.

What other things can allies do?

Allied players can see eachother's health bars, pick up eachother's dropped items without having to wait 5 seconds, and pick up items inside eachother's vault (if they get invited).

It is suggested to only ally people you trust. A backstabbing ally could kill you while your low on health, turn invisible and steal from you during a trade, or grab a stash of items in your vault before you have time to type unally X.

If you have really rare items in your vault and you plan to invite allies, it might be best to store them on an alt even if you do trust them, since one day there might be a hacker playing their account.

Which skills should I train?

Skills take longer to train with each level, so this question depends on what their relative levels are and personal opinion. But I think the answer is life. Many players are lured in by the easiness of training things like bind wounds, but the result of this temptation can mean losing your items in dangerous situations. Life is the strongest skill in PvE and PvP.

My second favourite is probably drinking. Potions become quite plentiful once you start killing orcs, and they are a very dominant factor in fighting monsters or other players.

2 comments:

  1. What guild are you in?

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    1. If you are asking what guild Wizard is in I would imagine that he is in Wizard's Order.

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