Community:Player support index

This Support Index provides game and community links to various libraries, resources, and guides. The goal of this page is to be a good starting point for new players and veterans seeking help and information to play SotA. The community may add more links as desired in the spirit of helping people play SotA. Please indicate if a link contains "spoilers".

Guide Libraries

 * Player Created Resources : Large forum-based listing of Resources on SotA Forums
 * Stratics.com SotA Resources : Library of guides.

Resources

 * Official SotA Site
 * SotA Forums : The Official SotA Forums.
 * SotA Wiki : Fan-based SotA Wiki (like Wikipedia).
 * SotA on Stratics.com : Fan-based Forum and Info service. HUGE place for Ultima Online
 * SotA Discussion Hall

Calendars

 * Avatars Circle Calendar : Multiple time zones, many different communities post their events.
 * SotA Events : Multiple communities entering calendar information for events. (on enjin.com)

Internet Radio

 * Avatars Radio : SotA's original internet radio station.
 * New Britannia News Network : SotA news fansite, audio, and video.

Fansites for Information

 * Avatars Circle : Fansite that includes an event calendar.
 * Caverns, Dungeons and Beyond : Podcasts, tools, fan fiction and much much more.
 * New Britannia Information : German language fan and guide site.
 * Shard Recipes : updated recipes by Release (this one is R27)
 * SotA Craft : Dedicated to crafting - recipes and more.

Help Guides

 * Player Help Center : Community-based volunteer service to help new players.
 * Quests of the Avatar Site : Walkthroughs, information, resources and maps.

Specialized Content

 * SotA Map : High-res world map with NPC and Player Run/Owned Towns. Forum support thread
 * Role-Players of the Avatar : a social environment featuring a robust RP database which allows SOTA role-players a vehicle to connect with other like-minded individuals.

YouTube

 * Envyco Gaming : YouTube channel for guides.
 * Themo Lock : A guide author's YouTube channel.
 * The Mad Hermit : Many player guides!

Twitch.TV

 * RizeUpGaming : "Rize Up Gaming is a community of gamers and streamers who have come together to entertain viewers while promoting tolerance, opposing discrimination and prejudice, and creating healthier communities for future gamers." In SotA, Rize Up Gaming hosts various charity drives, streams live events, and has many players in communities.

Guides

 * Quick Reference Guide on SotA Forums
 * Monthly Release features and instructions : Get the latest info on new/changed capabilities

Getting Started

 * Day 1 Player Guide - Game Settings, Communication, Navigation, Interaction with other players, Interaction with NPC, Death, Skills and Decks, Bug Reports, Scene difficulty and leveling
 * Guide on SotA Forums
 * Guide on Stratics.com
 * Guide on Steam
 * Wiki Guides
 * Tutorial on SotA Wiki - Walk-through of opening quests/scenes - Spoilers
 * Blood River Massacre
 * Battle of Solace Bridge
 * Battle of Highvale
 * Getting Started on SotA Wiki - needs updating
 * Gameplay Category on SotA Wiki
 * Books - Various in-game books made by players to help new people
 * "New Player Suggestions" by Jade of the EVL Guild, November 16, 2015

Combat

 * Deck Building
 * Deck Building on YouTube


 * Leveling Guide - "Finding the right zone to start off in is quite often the first thing that confuses and enrages people, so I offer this advice. Look at the skull pole at the scene entrance..."
 * Guide on YouTube
 * Guide on SotA Forums
 * Guide on Stratics.com
 * Eine Einführung in die SotA Welt (in German) on Stratics.com


 * Group Tactics - Communicate, Coordinate, Stay Together - Focus Management - Pay Attention - Tank Builds - Support Builds - Assault Builds
 * Guide on Stratics.com
 * Gruppenspiel Guide (in German) on Statics.com

Books and Publishing

 * Basic Publishing Guide - Publishing your own books in game is a great feature that has many uses and is quite easy to do. To publish books in game you will first need one or more blank books. These can be purchased from book dealer NPC merchants or player crafted...
 * Guide on Stratics.com

Player Owned Towns

 * Lists of POTs
 * List on SotA Forums
 * List on SotA Wiki

FAQ

 * Official SotA FAQ

Draft Material

 * On the matter of New Players - An analysis and recipe to find them and keep them (this is a draft document for a New Player support project, started on February 28, 2016 by Winfield)