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Space Station 13 is a 2D multiplayer space station simulator with fully destructable environments. It can take some time to get used to the dynamics of the game but below is a quick tutorial to get started on your first visit to SS13. | Space Station 13 is a 2D multiplayer space station simulator with fully destructable environments. It can take some time to get used to the dynamics of the game but below is a quick tutorial to get started on your first visit to SS13. | ||
== Connecting to the Server == | |||
Get [[BYOND]] (required to play!) and click on one of the servers below: | |||
*Server #1: [byond://game.ss13.eu:1337 byond://game.ss13.eu:1337] | |||
*Server #2: [byond://game.ss13.eu:2337 byond://game.ss13.eu:2337] | |||
== The Rules == | == The Rules == | ||
Yes, there are [[Rules|rules]] set inplace to ensure an enjoyable experience for all players. Please take a moment and [[Rules|read them]]. | Yes, there are [[Rules|rules]] set inplace to ensure an enjoyable experience for all players. Please take a moment and [[Rules|read them]]. | ||
== Character Setup == | == Character Setup == | ||
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: | ||
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== 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. Commands are to the lower right corner, and your personal status is on the right edge of the screen. | ||
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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. 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. | 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. 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. | ||
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== 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: '''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. If you are eager to learn, however, you will become a good player.''' These exercises are not mandatory but now that you know how the basics work. DON'T JUST GRAB an ITEM AND START HITTING PEOPLE WITH IT, or your existence on SS13 will be very short indeed. | Here we come to the first sign of of whether you'll be a good player or not: '''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. If you are eager to learn, however, you will become a good player.''' These exercises are not mandatory but now that you know how the basics work. DON'T JUST GRAB an ITEM AND START HITTING PEOPLE WITH IT, or your existence on SS13 will be very short indeed. | ||
'''First Day on the Job''' | '''First Day on the Job''' | ||
Welcome aboard the Space Station 13, chances are you have arrived late in the shift and are currently located on the [[Arrivals|arrival shuttle]]. | 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 === | ||
#'''Navigation and items:'''[[File:Backpack.png]] 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. | #'''Navigation and items:'''[[File:Backpack.png]] 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. | ||
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===Writing, radio and PDA's=== | ===Writing, radio and PDA's=== | ||
#'''Writing:'''[[File:Pen.png]] 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]]. | #'''Writing:'''[[File:Pen.png]] 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. | ||
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# Go get a 'watered down' -version of some job 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)! | # Go get a 'watered down' -version of some job 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 | # 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! | ||
== Keyboard Shortcuts == | == Keyboard Shortcuts == | ||
Check out the list of [[Keyboard Shortcuts]] to make your life in space easier. | Check out the list of [[Keyboard Shortcuts]] to make your life in space easier. | ||
== Basic Controls Summary == | |||
*'''Arrow keys''' to move | |||
*type '''ooc "text"''' to speak [[OOC|out of character (OOC)]] | |||
*type '''say "text"''' to speak [[IC|in character (IC)]]. Clicking the chat button in the lower right corner will automatically place say in the chat bar. | |||
*type '''say ";text"''' to speak over the radio (in character) | |||
*type '''say ":h"''' to speak over your department radio, if you have one. Examine the radio to find specific letters for your department. (Right click > Examine or Shift+Click) (in character) | |||
*'''Left click''' items to interact with them. | |||
*'''Right click''' items to bring up the context menu. | |||
*See [[Starter guide#Heads up display|here]] for information about the user interface. | |||
*Some additional [[Keyboard Shortcuts]] exist. | |||
== General Tips == | |||
'''Some general tips that will get you through gameplay:''' | |||
*Not sure what something is? Shift+Click on an object to examine it. If you need more info, [[Objects|search the object from wiki]]. Every door on the station has a label, too. If you're not sure where you are, examine a nearby door. | |||
*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. | |||
*Join after the round officially starts, so to [[Traitor|minimize]] [[Wizard|any]] [[Changeling|risk]]. | |||
*It's okay to tell people you are new in IC chat. Some of your coworkers might even take the time to show you the ropes. | |||
*Clicking and dragging your [[PDA]] enables hands free usage. Clicking your PDA with an ID places it inside. | |||
*If OOC chat is too noisy for you you can toggle it off under the Preferences tab in-game. | |||
*[[Internals]] are important. To set up an internal gas supply, you need a mask and an oxygen tank. Put the [[Gas Mask|mask]] on the mask slot and your [[oxygen tank]] on your belt or back. Then click the [[Starter guide#Heads up display|internals status button]] to toggle it. Note that they run out of air eventually, the pressure of the gas supply in use can be observed from the info-tab. You start with a box with internals in your backpack. | |||
*Space is deadly without a [[space suit]] on, and a set of internals running, or proper mutations which enable you to live without air or warmth. | |||
*Examining your [[Clothes_and_internals#Earpieces|radio headset]] will list all available channels and how to talk on them. | |||
*Having your [[intent]] on Help will let you walk through others with help intent on instead of bumping into them. Always have 'help' on when moving around. | |||
*If you get contacted by an [[Administrators|admin]] please reply politely and simply tell your side of the story. You reply to admins by clicking on their name. | |||
'''Do not:''' | |||
*Do not share any in-character information in OOC or over IRC (See '''IC in OOC''' [[Terminology#IC_in_OOC|here]]). | |||
*Don't play any [[Heads of Staff]] jobs until you have some experience as their subordinates. | |||
*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]]. | |||
=== 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. 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. | |||
== Closing == | |||
Keep in mind that the idea of this game (like all games) is simply to have fun. Just follow the [[rules]], don't be a jerk, check the updates, and remember a little of how each job works (so you know what department blows up the ship and which one [[Beyond the impossible|cures you of diseases]]). | |||
== Need More Help? == | == Need More Help? == | ||
Look at the [[Frequently Asked Questions]] or ask a question [[Talk:Frequently Asked Questions|here]]. We'll answer it. | Look at the [[Frequently Asked Questions]] or ask a question [[Talk:Frequently Asked Questions|here]]. We'll answer it. | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||