1.15 The Trial of Rebirth
I. Commands you can use anytime in the Trial.
II. Helpful information.
III. Frequently Asked Questions
I. COMMANDS YOU CAN USE ANYTIME IN THE TRIAL
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SPEEDUP - Speed up the pace of the Trial if it's too slow.
SLOWDOWN - Slow it down if it's too fast.
HINTSOFF - Stop hints from coming up automatically.
HINTSON - Turn those helpful hints back on.
HINT - Whether you have hintson or hintsoff, typing and entering
HINT will repeat the hint for your current stage.
NEWBIEON - If you need help from a live person, you can turn the
newbie channel on with NEWBIEON then ask for help.
NEWBIE <text> - Once you've turned the newbie channel on, you can speak
over it with the NEWBIE command. For example:
newbie Help, I'm horribly lost!
QW - See a list of who is in the realms: Quick Who
TELL JULIET <text>
TELL ROMEO <text> - If you see a yellow name "Juliet" or "Romeo" in the QW
list, that means an official newbie Guide is online. You
can speak with them if you need to using TELL.
ANSIOFF - Turn ansi colour off. Because many clues for how to proceed
use colour, this is NOT recommended!
ANSION - See in glorious ansi colour again!
QQ/QUIT - Goodbye!
STOP - After you type QQ or QUIT, there is a short delay before
your character is disconnected. If you enter STOP during
this time, the quit process will be interrupted.
II. HELPFUL INFORMATION
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In the Trial, you will learn the basic commands you'll need to begin your
adventures in Achaea, such as how to move around, how to get information
about items and people, how to manipulate items (put, get, et cetera), and
more.
Hints are given at every stage where you need to input a command to
continue. Sometimes, you'll see a TIP instead, when some helpful information
is given that you do NOT need to act on. You can toggle the hints on and off
with HINTSON and HINTSOFF.
There are several computer-controlled guides you will meet in the Trial.
When they speak to you, keywords for commands they are trying to teach you
will be highlighted in white, whereas the rest of their text will be blue.
If you do not have ansi colour on, you may not benefit from this. In that
case, we would recommend you keep HINTSON.
The Trial is set to move along at roughly 4 words per second. If you find
this too slow or too fast for you, adjust it to your comfort with SPEEDUP
and SLOWDOWN.
The Trial of Rebirth introduces you to Achaea via a guided, interactive,
story-tour. Because it is an introductory tutorial, it is linear and simple.
You are given clear instructions on where to go, and what to do, every step
of the way.
Don't be fooled - this is not what the rest of Achaea is like! Achaea after
the tutorial is EXTREMELY freeform and complex! So much so, in fact, that it
can be bewildering if you enter it right away without knowing the basic
commands. Once you complete the Trial, you will have an incredible array of
choices you can make, steps you can take, goals you can set, things you can
do. The Trial of Rebirth will give you a starting point, a frame of
reference, and a basic toolset to begin your adventures.
Enjoy, and welcome to Achaea!
III. F.A.Q.
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Q. If I quit during the Trial, what happens when I return? Do I need to
save?
A. Your progress will be saved automatically. You will return at the point
you left! But try to return within 24 hours - you need to complete the
Trial to register your character, and unregistered characters are often
purged.
<More to come!>
