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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.]] | 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.]] | ||
It can take some time to get used to the dynamics of the game | It can take some time to get used to the dynamics of the game.<br> | ||
Below is a quick tutorial to get you started on your first visit to SS13. | |||
== Connecting to the Server == | == Connecting to the Server == | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
After you [[New_Players#Connecting_to_the_Server|join the server]], you will be greeted with a windows which has 'Setup Character', 'Join Game' and 'Observe' on it. Click the Setup Character button and you will get a settings window. Set the things marked with red to the ones below: Do not get tempted to pick another job as you're still learning and are not ready for them | After you [[New_Players#Connecting_to_the_Server|join the server]], you will be greeted with a windows which has 'Setup Character', 'Join Game' and 'Observe' on it. Click the '''Setup Character''' button and you will get a settings window. Set the things marked with red to the ones below: <br> | ||
'''Do not get tempted to pick another job as you're still learning and are not ready for them!''' | |||
[[File:Startup.png]][[File:tut2.png]] | [[File:Startup.png]][[File:tut2.png]] | ||
Once you're done, hit the Save Setup button, close this window and click the 'Join Game' link. A list of available jobs will pop up, select Assistant | Once you're done, hit the '''Save Setup''' button, close this window and click the '''Join Game''' link. A list of available jobs will pop up, select '''Assistant.''' | ||
== Heads Up Display == | == Heads Up Display == | ||
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|Your inventory is along the bottom and lower left of the screen. Commands are to the lower right corner, and your personal status is on the right edge of the screen. | |'''Your inventory is along the bottom and lower left of the screen. <br>Commands are to the lower right corner, and your personal status is on the right edge of the screen.'''<br> | ||
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'''1 [[File:Hud-inventory.png]] Inventory''' - These are the various equipment slots you have. Can be collapsed and expanded by clicking the backpack icon on the lower left. | '''1 [[File:Hud-inventory.png]] Inventory''' - These are the various equipment slots you have. Can be collapsed and expanded by clicking the backpack icon on the lower left. | ||
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'''2 [[File:Hud-hands.gif]] [[Intent#Right.2FLeft_hand|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 | '''2 [[File:Hud-hands.gif]] [[Intent#Right.2FLeft_hand|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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'''3 [[File:Hud-intent.gif]] [[Intent#Help.2FDisarm.2FGrab.2FHarm|Intent Switch]]''' - This is your intent. Decides how you will interact towards another person when you make an action | '''3 [[File:Hud-intent.gif]] [[Intent#Help.2FDisarm.2FGrab.2FHarm|Intent Switch]]''' - This is your intent. Decides how you will interact towards another person when you make an action. | ||
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'''4 [[File:Hud-walkrun.png]] [[Intent#Walking.2FRunning|Walk/Run Switch]]''' - A button that toggles between running and walking. Running over wet floors will cause you to slip. | '''4 [[File:Hud-walkrun.png]] [[Intent#Walking.2FRunning|Walk/Run Switch]]''' - A button that toggles between running and walking. Running over wet floors will cause you to slip. | ||
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'''6 Commands:''' | '''6 Commands:''' | ||
<br>'''[[File:Hud-pull.png]] Stop Pull''' - Right-clicking some objects gives you the option to pull them. When you want to stop pulling hit this button | <br>'''[[File:Hud-pull.png]] Stop Pull''' - Right-clicking some objects gives you the option to pull them. When you want to stop pulling hit this button. | ||
<br>'''[[File:Hud-resist.png]] [[Resist]]''' - Used to free yourself if you've been restrained by something (usually cuffs). | <br>'''[[File:Hud-resist.png]] [[Resist]]''' - Used to free yourself if you've been restrained by something (usually cuffs). | ||
<br>'''[[File:Hud-drop.png]] Drop''' - Hitting this will drop whatever you have in your currently active hand | <br>'''[[File:Hud-drop.png]] Drop''' - Hitting this will drop whatever you have in your currently active hand. | ||
<br>'''[[File:Hud-throw.png]] [[Throw]]''' - Toggles Throw mode. Clicking anywhere on the screen with this active will throw the object in your active hand in that direction | <br>'''[[File:Hud-throw.png]] [[Throw]]''' - Toggles Throw mode. Clicking anywhere on the screen with this active will throw the object in your active hand in that direction. | ||
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'''7 [[File:Hud-health.png]] 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. | '''7 [[File:Hud-health.png]] 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. | ||
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'''8 [[File:Hud-internals.png]] Internals Status''' - Shows whether or not you have internals running. Internals consist of an oxygen tank and a breath mask. Clicking this will toggle it on/off if you have them equipped. | '''8 [[File:Hud-internals.png]] Internals Status''' - Shows whether or not you have internals running. Internals consist of an oxygen tank and a breath mask. Clicking this will toggle it on/off if you have them equipped.<br><br> | ||
Useful '''shortcuts''' for using most of the HUD commands can be [[Shortcuts|found here]]. | |||
|[[File:HUD.png|border|right]] | |[[File:HUD.png|border|right]] | ||
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=== Status Alerts === | === Status Alerts === | ||
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|These icons are normally not seen on the screen. They will only appear if something is wrong. | |'''These icons are normally not seen on the screen. They will only appear if something is wrong.''' | ||
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[[File:Hud-oxy.gif]] '''Oxygen warning''' - Appears if the air you breath in does not have enough oxygen. | |||
<br>[[File:Hud-pressure.gif]] '''Pressure warning''' - Appears if pressure levels are too high or too low. Low and high pressures can kill you. | <br>[[File:Hud-pressure.gif]] '''Pressure warning''' - Appears if pressure levels are too high or too low. Low and high pressures can kill you. | ||
<br>[[File:Hud-toxin.png]] '''Toxin warning''' - Appears if you are breathing in toxic gases. | <br>[[File:Hud-toxin.png]] '''Toxin warning''' - Appears if you are breathing in toxic gases. | ||
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== Picking Up and Using Items == | == Picking Up and Using Items == | ||
The game uses a point-and-click system. You select which hand you wish to use with the [[File:Hud-hands.gif]] hand buttons and by clicking on the item you wish to interact with | The game uses a '''point-and-click system'''. You select '''which hand''' you wish to use with the [[File:Hud-hands.gif]] '''hand buttons''' and by clicking on the item you wish to interact with. | ||
E.g. if you want to heal someone's bruise damage with a bruisepack, you first '''click on the bruisepack with an empty hand''' to pick it up and then '''click on the patient with the bruise pack in your active hand.''' | |||
To drop an item simply hit the | Some items can hold more items, such as a backpack. To open it, simply click on it. If you wish to remove your backpack from your back (or any other wearable container item), click and drag it to an empty hand. | ||
To drop an item, simply hit the Drop button with the item in your active hand. | |||
== Learn as You Play -Exercises == | == Learn as You Play -Exercises == | ||
Here we come to the first sign of of whether you'll be a good player or not: | Here we come to the first sign of of whether you'll be a good player or not: <br> | ||
If you're bored already and can't be assed to do these exercises then you're probably not going to like Space Station 13. <br> | |||
'''If you are eager to learn, however, you will become a good player.''' <br> | |||
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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|'''First Day on the Job''' | |<font size="5">'''First Day on the Job'''<font size="2"> | ||
Welcome aboard the Space Station 13, chances are you have arrived late in the shift and are currently located on the [[Arrivals| | Welcome aboard the Space Station 13, chances are you have arrived late in the shift and are currently located on the [[Arrivals|Arrival Shuttle]]. | ||
=== Clothing and Internals === | === Clothing and Internals === | ||
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[[File:Backpack.png]]'''1. Navigation and items:''' Firstly you need to get your clothing. Head over to the blue and pink lockers and open them, pick up a jumpsuit you like and a pair of shoes and place them in your backpack. When you're done close the locker. | [[File:Backpack.png]]<font size="3">'''1. Navigation and items:'''<font size="2"> Firstly you need to get your clothing. Head over to the blue and pink lockers and open them, pick up a jumpsuit you like and a pair of shoes and place them in your backpack. When you're done close the locker. | ||
:#Use the movement keys to move. | :#Use the movement keys to move. | ||
:#Click the locker with an empty hand selected to open it. | :#Click the locker with an empty hand selected to open it. | ||
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:#Click the locker with an empty hand to close it. | :#Click the locker with an empty hand to close it. | ||
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[[File:Brshoe.png]]'''2. Clothing:''' Now you'll need to head out of the [[Arrivals|arrival shuttle]] to a secluded area and change your clothes. | [[File:Brshoe.png]]<font size="3">'''2. Clothing:'''<font size="2"> Now you'll need to head out of the [[Arrivals|arrival shuttle]] to a secluded area and change your clothes. | ||
:#Head out of the arrival shuttle to the north. | :#Head out of the arrival shuttle to the north. | ||
:#Go into the escape pod shaft there (red door). | :#Go into the escape pod shaft there (red door). | ||
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:#You may leave the old jumpsuit and shoes here as you won't need them anymore. | :#You may leave the old jumpsuit and shoes here as you won't need them anymore. | ||
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[[File:BreathMask.png]]'''3. Internals:''' The station has likely been beat up a bit since the beginning of the round and so it is a good idea to put on internals. These can be found in a box in your backpack. Take them out of the box and put them on. | [[File:BreathMask.png]]<font size="3">'''3. Internals:'''<font size="2"> The station has likely been beat up a bit since the beginning of the round and so it is a good idea to put on internals. These can be found in a box in your backpack. Take them out of the box and put them on. | ||
:#Open the backpack and take out the box. | :#Open the backpack and take out the box. | ||
:#Open the box with your other hand. | :#Open the box with your other hand. | ||
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===Writing, radio and PDA's=== | ===Writing, radio and PDA's=== | ||
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[[File:Pen.png]]'''4. Writing:''' It's good to have things written down, so I want you to write your name on the sheet of paper in the [[Security Checkpoint]]. | [[File:Pen.png]]<font size="3">'''4. Writing:'''<font size="2"> It's good to have things written down, so I want you to write your name on the sheet of paper in the [[Security Checkpoint]]. | ||
:#Head out of the maintenance shaft through the same door you came in. | :#Head out of the maintenance shaft through the same door you came in. | ||
:#Go south past the arrival shuttle and then to the right. | :#Go south past the arrival shuttle and then to the right. | ||
:#There is a small office with gray and red floors there with a desk which should have a pen, a sheet of paper and a recharger. | :#There is a small office with gray and red floors there with a desk which should have a pen, a sheet of paper and a recharger. | ||
:#Get to the desk, pick the pen from your pocket or from the desk and click on the sheet of paper. | :#Get to the desk, pick the pen from your pocket or from the desk and click on the sheet of paper. | ||
:#Write "Assistant | :#Write "Assistant [your name] arrived on SS13 on [date here]" (Example: ''Assistant Matt Droid arrived on SS13 on 27.11.2010'') and hit OK. | ||
:#Put the pen back in your pocket or on the desk and examine the note (Shift+click it). | :#Put the pen back in your pocket or on the desk and examine the note (Shift+click it). | ||
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[[File:Headset.png]]'''5. Radio:''' Okay, you're an assistant, which means you can theoretically work anywhere and assist with tasks. Practice dictates otherwise, but we won't pay lazy asses round here, so try to get a job now. Try to ask someone if they need assistance. | [[File:Headset.png]]<font size="3">'''5. Radio:'''<font size="2"> Okay, you're an assistant, which means you can theoretically work anywhere and assist with tasks. Practice dictates otherwise, but we won't pay lazy asses round here, so try to get a job now. Try to ask someone if they need assistance. | ||
:#Using the radio is simple. Instead of using '''say "Hello"''' like you would to say things to the people around you, you use '''say ";Hello"'''. Basically you add a semicolon before your message. Some departments have department radios (such as security, engineering, medical...) To use these, you write '''say ":h Hello"''' As an assistant, however, you don't belong to a department and as such don't have a department radio so the :h won't work. | :#Using the radio is simple. Instead of using '''say "Hello"''' like you would to say things to the people around you, you use '''say ";Hello"'''. Basically you add a semicolon before your message. Some departments have department radios (such as security, engineering, medical...) To use these, you write '''say ":h Hello"''' As an assistant, however, you don't belong to a department and as such don't have a department radio so the :h won't work. | ||
:#Be polite and professional when asking. An example of how to ask: say ";This is assistant | :#Be polite and professional when asking. An example of how to ask: say ";This is assistant [your name], I've just arrived on this station and am wondering if anyone needs assistance with any job." | ||
:#Then you wait for a reply, if someone says they need you, then go to them and learn from them, you can continue these exercises at any times. If the call ends up with you dead on the floor, don't get mad, it happens all the time. | :#Then you wait for a reply, if someone says they need you, then go to them and learn from them, you can continue these exercises at any times. If the call ends up with you dead on the floor, don't get mad, it happens all the time. | ||
:#If you don't get a reply, continue with this exercise. | :#If you don't get a reply, continue with this exercise. | ||
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[[File:Normalpda.gif]]'''6. PDA:''' You have been issued with a | [[File:Normalpda.gif]]<font size="3">'''6. PDA:'''<font size="2"> You have been issued with a Portable Data Assistant which you should now have in your pocket. I want you to enable the PDA's flashlight and send a message to some random person. | ||
:#Open your PDA by clicking & dragging the PDA to anywhere you can see on the screen. You can also take it in your hand and use it by clicking it again or pressing Page Down. | :#Open your PDA by clicking & dragging the PDA to anywhere you can see on the screen. You can also take it in your hand and use it by clicking it again or pressing Page Down. | ||
:#The PDA has several tools available. Different department's PDA's have more specific tools like health analyzers and power monitors. Yours is simple however and only has a few basic tools. | :#The PDA has several tools available. Different department's PDA's have more specific tools like health analyzers and power monitors. Yours is simple however and only has a few basic tools. | ||
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# Explore the station, keep your mouse cursor over doors and check your lower right bar for a description what rooms hold inside. Check the [[map]] and get used to the layout, the station is really not as big as it first seems. | # Explore the station, keep your mouse cursor over doors and check your lower right bar for a description what rooms hold inside. Check the [[map]] and get used to the layout, the station is really not as big as it first seems. | ||
# Talk to people, ask them what they're doing and if you could be of any assistance. The [[bar]] is an excellent place to find bored people who have nothing else to do but socialize. | # Talk to people, ask them what they're doing and if you could be of any assistance. The [[bar]] is an excellent place to find bored people who have nothing else to do but socialize. | ||
# Go get a | # Go get a rookie-version of some job, ([[Jobs#Civil_duty_jobs|Civil duty jobs]] are mostly easy) and join a department mid-shift. Walk to the [[Head of Personnel|HoP's]] desk (if there's no one manning the desk you can PDA message the HoP asking him to come as soon as possible) and ask him a job recommendation or recommend some of your own (e.g. Space Hobo, Pianist, Waiter, Monk, Boxer)! | ||
# 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 and buckle yourself to a chair so you won't fall down during takeoff by clicking & dragging yourself on to the chair you're on and enjoy the ride! After you're all back at CentCom, the round ends and another one starts, such is the circle of life in SS13. | # 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 and buckle yourself to a chair so you won't fall down during takeoff by clicking & dragging yourself on to the chair you're on and enjoy the ride! After you're all back at CentCom, the round ends and another one starts, such is the circle of life in SS13. | ||
# 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 stressful ones. Good luck and have fun! | # 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 stressful ones. Good luck and have fun! | ||
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*'''Right click''' items to bring up the context menu. | *'''Right click''' items to bring up the context menu. | ||
*See [[Starter guide#Heads up display|here]] for information about the user interface. | *See [[Starter guide#Heads up display|here]] for information about the user interface. | ||
== General Tips == | == General Tips == | ||
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*Do not play Security roles until you have a very good handle on the game's mechanics. | *Do not play Security roles until you have a very good handle on the game's mechanics. | ||
*If you get killed, don't complain in OOC. If you feel the kill was unjust, use [[Adminhelp]]. | *If you get killed, don't complain in OOC. If you feel the kill was unjust, use [[Adminhelp]]. | ||
=== Antagonist === | === Antagonist === | ||
Try to resist the urge to press the "be syndicate" buttons. [[Game Modes|Antagonist roles]] can be excessively hard, and next to impossible to the newest of players | Try to resist the urge to press the "be syndicate" buttons when you join the game. [[Game Modes|Antagonist roles]] can be excessively hard, and next to impossible to the newest of players! Get your space legs for a bit, and hope you get brainwashed in a [[Revolution]] or [[Cult magic|Cultist]] round to have a watered down [[traitor]] experience before taking the plunge. | ||
== How to Get Your Favorite Job == | == How to Get Your Favorite Job == | ||