User manual GAMES PC ANARCHY ONLINE

[. . . ] Your Guide to Anarchy Online 1 Getting Started 1 . Patching 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 11 12 13 18 20 30 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 38 39 5 Skills 5 . Navigation 40 40 41 42 44 45 47 48 49 51 52 53 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 68 69 71 73 2 Character Creation 2 . Character Creation 6 Professions 6 . [. . . ] The citizens of Tir have strong anti-Omni-Tek feelings, but certain clans still 35 Your Guide to Rubi-Ka regard Tir as being too conciliatory and soft (some even say spineless), afraid to commit itself one hundred percent to the rebel cause. Despite these accusations, Omni-Tek employees are most certainly not welcome in this part of Rubi-Ka, and are attacked on sight. The countryside around Tir varies from forest to desert, with a rich and abundant fauna - some of it quite harmless, some of it notably not. All new arrivals should most certainly stay away from the Cyborg Encampment. Nobody feels the need for institution, and nobody tries to force it upon anybody else. There are casinos, shops for illegal stims and a dedicated assassins guild. All the goods that could get you arrested anywhere else on Rubi-Ka, can be found here. Even so, the majority of the inhabitants are serious people and the city is peaceful. The inhabitants seem to trust each other. 4 . Newland Located in the centre of the clan-controlled north, Newland is now considered a neutral city, although the area itself still harbours tensions that are only being kept in check with the proverbial rubber bands. The peace between the human population and the Omni-Med created Rhinomen - the dominant non-human breed - is quite fragile, though the Rhinomen will not attack unless someone in their tribe is threatened or provoked. The former trade outpost Meetmedere is home to an Omni-Tek Whompa, and a clan-run trading station near the city acts as a bridgehead for clan expansion, but in general the area offers habitats that are open to all, regardless of breed and affiliation. The Newland terrain is mostly arid desert and oases with corresponding wildlife, including the aforementioned Rhinomen. 4 . Omni-1 The Omni-Tek capital is a huge metropolis, divided into several dif- 36 Your Guide to Rubi-Ka ferent zones: the trade district features a variety of shops and vending machines selling everything from packed lunches to flamethrowers, and the entertainment district houses popular cafés and celebrated restaurants, a rich, exciting - and sometimes bizarre nightlife, and even a city Arena, a modern Colosseum, where fierce warriors battle to the death like the ancient gladiators. Closed to all clan-affiliated citizens, Omni-1 is nevertheless a cosmopolitan place with a rich and varied human (and robotic) population, and despite the urbanity, the wilderness of the south is right outside the door - Omni-Tek terraforming created some of RubiKa's first forests in this area, and one doesn't have to travel far to see beautiful waterfalls, a scenic coastline, and deep, green valleys. The varied terrain offers great potential for monster hunting. . . and for being hunted by monsters - for some reason, the area has a high concentration of mutants and renegade robots. 4 . Startup Locations Depending on who you decide to align with, you will appear in one out of six possible cities: Tir or Athen if you side with clan, Newland or Borealis if you decide to go neutral, or Omni-1 or Rome if you side with Omni-Tek Starting Areas The Training Grounds The planetary forums and the ICC expect all newcomers to be able to support themselves, have some wilderness experience and some training in using weapons. Thus all new arrivals will start up in training grounds supported by whatever affiliation you have chosen. You will not be let out from the training grounds and backyard before you have demonstrated a certain skill and experience. A guide, a guard, a vendor machine and a reclaim booth can be found in the grounds. The Backyard In the Backyard you will find a mission booth, a bank, a guide and apartments. Choose one of the apartments to be your home by simply walking through the door of one. [. . . ] The Bureaucracy even sends a robot worker to help us out in our daily duties. Sign up to be a Bureaucrat today and I'll even waiver the usual 137 page contract and Application of Profession forms. " Overview The Bureaucrat is combat shy, preferring to focus on mental manipulation and the control of robot servants. He has a large variety of nano programs, where pacification, fear and experience buffs are unique among the professions. He takes some concentration to fully utilize, but can be very rewarding, especially for the socially-minded player. [. . . ]