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Space Station 13 is a 2D multiplayer space station simulator with fully destructable environments. [[What is SS13|More info about the nature of the game can be found here.]]

Below is a quick tutorial to get you started on your first visit to SS13.  

== Connecting to the Server ==

Download and install the [http://www.byond.com/download BYOND client] (required to play!), [https://secure.byond.com/?page=Join create an account] (required to play!), start and login into BYOND and then click on one of the servers below (if just clicking them doesn't work, open up BYOND, click ''Open'' from upper left, and copypaste one of the links there and press ''OK''):

== The Rules ==

You'll learn this part by yourself, for the first time follow my instructions so we can get to the game as quickly as possible:

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* '''Info''': Opens the info-section with in-game tabs.

* '''Wiki''': Opens the game wiki in your internet browser.

** '''Status''': Lists various points of interest such as current intent, move mode, and oxygen tank statuses (if applicable).

** '''Admin''': The first option in this tab, 'Adminhelp', is something that should always be remembered, adminhelp sends a direct message for questions pertaining gameplay. 'Adminnotice' displays admin notices. 'Adminwho', gives a list of in-game admins.

** '''Object''': Actions that can be done with objects current at hand.

** '''Preferences''': Gives a list of toggleable out-of-character settings.

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| [[File:Hud-Pocket.png]] '''Pocket slots''' - For all small items.

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|'''2 [[File:Hud-hands.gif]] Hands''' - Shows you what you are currently holding, and which hand you will interact with. This is also where you can switch between which hand you're currently using.

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|'''6 Commands:'''

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|The resist button is used to... resist, or break free from these kinds of situations:

* Someone else's grab

* Chair of bed you're buckled on to

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|'''7 [[File:Hud-health.gif]] Health''' - Fades to orange, then red as you take more damage. The letters CRIT means you are currently dying. You may be saved if someone administers medical treatment in time. Performing CPR on someone in critical condition can prolong their death long enough to get them to [[Medbay|medical treatment]].

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Useful '''shortcuts''' for using most of the HUD commands can be [[Shortcuts|found here]].

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[[File:Hud-oxy.gif]] '''Oxygen warning''' - The air you breath in does not have enough oxygen.

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=== Learn as You Play -Exercises ===

These exercises are not mandatory, but they will make you "get" the user interface much more quickly, and teach you how to communicate with others, which is extremely important. You can try to learn it by yourself, but [[Guide to evading getting banned|DON'T JUST GRAB AN ITEM AND START HITTING PEOPLE WITH IT]], or your existence on SS13 will be very short indeed. We highly recommend following through the short tutorial which is followed by this.

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:#Use the movement keys (arrow keys, numpad keys with numlock off or WASD with the in-game [[hotkeys]] on) to move.

:#Click the locker with an empty hand selected to open it.

:#Click the locker with an empty hand to close it.

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:#Head out of the Arrival Shuttle to the north.

:#Go into either of the Escape Pod shaft (red doors).

:#You may leave the old jumpsuit and shoes here as you won't need them anymore.

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:#Open the backpack and take out the box.

:#Open the box with your other hand.

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:# Head out of the maintenance shaft through the same door you came in.

:# Go south past the arrival shuttle and then to the right.

:# Put the pen back on the desk, examine the note (Shift + Click it), and close the window after you're done examining.

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:# Using the radio is simple. Instead of using <code>'''say "Hello"'''</code> like you would to say things to the people around you, you use <code>'''say ";Hello"'''</code>. Basically you add a semicolon before your message. Some departments have department radios (e.g. security, engineering, medical). As an assistant, however, you don't belong to a department, and as such don't have a department radio, but when you do, it works by writing <code>'''say ".h Hello"'''</code> (or <code>'''#h'''</code>, or <code>''':h'''</code> for departmental radio, whichever suits you best).

:# Be polite and professional when asking. An example of how to ask: say <code>";This is assistant [your name], I've just arrived on this station and am wondering if anyone needs assistance with any job."</code>

:# If you don't get a reply, continue with this exercise.

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:# Your PDA already holds a pen inside, which is removable by right-clicking on the PDA and selecting Remove Pen.

:# The PDA can also hold an ID card inside it. Take your ID and click the PDA with your ID in active hand to place it in. Your PDA/ID combination can be held in your ID slot to function as an ID card but this way you can also save one inventory slot.

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==== Next recommended steps ====

# Most rounds end with a shuttle call, the [[Escape Shuttle]] will arrive to the [[Escape Shuttle Hallway]], which you can find easily if you follow the panicking people, blood trails and hallways leading east. Get on board the shuttle, buckle yourself to a chair and enjoy the ride! When you arrive to CentCom, the round ends and another one starts soon after, such is the circle of life in Space Station 13.

# Read the few tips underneath and start your second round by choosing your first "real job" as a [[Cargo Tech]], which you should probably play for at least a few rounds. Don't get greedy, work your way slowly up from civilian jobs to more vital ones. Good luck and have fun!

=== Basic Controls Summary ===

* '''Arrow keys, numpad keys with numlock off or WASD with [[hotkeys]]''' to move

* type <code>'''say "Hello"'''</code> to speak [[IC|In-Character (IC)]]. Clicking the chat button in the lower right corner will automatically place say in the chat bar.

* type <code>'''say ";Hello"'''</code> to speak over the radio (in character)

== General Tips ==

Some general tips to get you through gameplay:

* Play your first "real" round as a [[Cargo Technician]] - it will let you learn the controls from more experienced players (notably the [[Quartermaster]]) in a low stress, low importance job, while being useful. All the info how to do the job (and any job, for that matter) can be found on the [[Jobs|job's own page]]. There's no need to rush into things, read the job page entirely and you've learned more than most at that point.

* It's perfectly okay and encouraged to tell people you are new in IC chat! Some of your coworkers might even take the time to show you the ropes.

If you become an antagonist (you can tell by the big red text that appears saying you are a Traitor/Revolutionary Head/Cultist/Space Wizard/Nuclear Operative/Blob), and you didn't want to be one, go to the Admin tab in the top right corner of your screen, and hit the button labeled [[Adminhelp]]. Then, in the textbox that appears, tell that you're a new guy and want your antagonist status gone. Could you please take away my Antagonist Status and give it to someone else so that I can learn to play?"</code>. If you DO want to play an antagonist, ignore the last step,and take a read through the [[Game Modes]] page and figure out what antagonist you are, and how to play it. [[Adminhelp]] if you have any questions, however, and '''do not say you are an antagonist in the OOC Chat. This will get you banned for spoiling the roundtype.'''

== How to Get Your Favorite Job ==

== Closing ==