Getting Started

So, you are a backer of and are getting ready to step into New Britannia for the first time? Where do you start? What should you do?

This article will help you take those first steps into Pre-Alpha Release 4!

Character Creation
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Basic Controls
Lets take a look at the most basic things in ; how to move around.

You move using standard "WASD" controls, with a few additional options:
 * Pressing "W" will move you forward. Tapping "W" twice will cause you to continue to move forward until you tap "S" to stop. You can also use your left mouse button to move forward.
 * Pressing "A" will cause you to move to your character's left.
 * Pressing "S" will cause you to move in the oposite direction your character is facing.
 * Pressing "D" will cause you to move to your character's right.

You can also turn your character using the "Q" key (to turn left) and "E" key (to turn right), but this is painfully slow. You can also press the right mouse button and move the mouse to turn, which is much smoother.

Finally, general speech is controlled by pressing "Enter" to put focus in the text box, typing what you want to say, and pressing "Enter" again to say it. You do not need to target someone to speak with them, although you can do this to ensure you are talking to the correct person (otherwise the game assumes you are talking to the person closest to you. Targeting is controlled by left clicking them with the mouse, or pressing "Tab" until they are highlighted.

Enter New Britannia
You can just stepped through a Lunar Rift and arrived just outside the town of Owl's Head. Travel up the path until you find a bridge protected by Guard Michael.

Greet Michael and he will reveal that the town is mostly closed to outsiders, mostly those from the mainland. He questions your arrival. Answer how you choose and he will allow you entrance.

(Note that while you can just run past Michael, failing to talk to him will result in most other NPCs within the town refusing to deal with you until you do.)

Things to Do in Owl's Head
While you can certainly explore the town and its environs, the main things to do in Owl's Head involve housing, crafting and quests.

Housing
To test housing (we are here to test, after all), click on the sign in front of any of the player lots. If it is owned, you will see who owns it, otherwise you can claim it and select what house to place there. Feel free to swap them as often as you'd like. Smaller lots with a wooden fence are Village lots, those with a low stone wall are Town lots, and ones with crenelated walls are City lots. Outside of town is a Castle lot which can be claimed.

There are a few "houses" you can explore, but are not actually part of the available lots yet. In Kingsport you will find waterfront lots, which are marked with rope buoys; these cannot be claimed, but the available housing types are already placed. Some you can reach via bridge, while others you can double-click the rowboats to teleport to. Also, you can find basement accesses set in some houses and NPC shops; double-clicking the entrace will allow you to enter the basement.

Crafting
Crafting involves gathering resources, refining them at a workbench, and then producing the end result. In Owl's Head, a crafting station can be found in the outer village near Fire Lotus Tavern.

You can find Handac in the crafting pavillion, who will happily sell you some crafting gear. There are also some chests nearby with the basics you will need to get started.

To perform crafting, double-click on a station to approach it. Your inventory and the contents of the station itself will be displayed. Press "R" to display your recipe book. You can click on any of the section names to jump to that section of the book. Double-click on a recipe to place the items for that recipe in the crafting station.

(Tip: If the chests of crafting supplies are empty, and there seems to be a wait, simply log out and log back in using "Single Player Offline" mode. You can perform all the crafting you need in single-player, without competing, and them take your spoils back to the multiplayer version. Note that this will change prior to release, to prevent exactly this exploit.)

Questing
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