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User:Wildflower

2006-01-16T10:30:47Z

Wildflower:

Hi, I'm kinvoya on the forums. If you want to talk to me you can pm me there.

I like rainbows and fuzzy kittens and cagefighting.

Your First Cantr Day

2006-01-13T11:38:51Z

Wildflower: OU4

[[Twój pierwszy dzień w Cantr|Po polsku]] ''(in Polish)''

Many players are quickly discouraged when playing Cantr because of a somewhat steep learning curve and a possibly harsh first few days. This little text will help you through them.

Once your account is accepted, and you log in for the first time, you will see on the [[Interface Guide#Main Page|player page]] a list of your characters. You can access your character by clicking on the little smiling face in front of his or her name:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_char_happy.gif

This will bring you to the [[Interface Guide#Events Page|events page]], where you can see what has happened since you spawned in this town. The first time you log in, this page will probably be mostly empty. The first day, the events page is sometimes very boring. Depending on the population size and the activity level of the town it may take a day or more for interesting events to begin to appear. Reading this events page is the best way to understand the basic mechanism of the game as well as the people and activities of the town.

A very good start is for your character to say his or her name and that they have just arrived there. Use the little form on top of the events list, type in the words of your character, and press the 'Talk to all' button. Everybody at that location will now be able to read what your character has said once they log in (most likely not immediately, since players are often not online at the same time). When you check the events page next time, you are likely to see some response.

When your character speaks, keep in mind that you are always writing from the perspective of your character - it is not you (the player) talking, but your character. Don't refer to the world outside the game when your character talks. Your character knows only what he or she has directly and personally encountered in Cantr.

Note that none of the people at that location - of which you can see a list by clicking on the [[Interface Guide#People Page|people page]] link - is an artificial character; each and every one of them is played by a real player, just as your character is.

When you see another character telling you their name, you can click on that name in the events page, then click on the little smiley face in front of the name, and then you will see a form where you can enter the name by which you want to remember this character. So, at first every character will look like 'a man in his twenties' or something similar, but gradually you will learn most names. This is also why it is generally appreciated when your character gives his or her name the first day, since all others will see you as 'a woman in her twenties' or the masculine equivalent of that.

When you click on 'objects' you enter the [[Interface Guide#Objects Page|objects page]], where you can see all objects which are laying on the ground. Everybody at that location can also see those objects. You can read notes that are there by clicking on the eye button:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_read.gif

It is '''strongly advised''' that you read the notes on the ground before doing anything else at that location. Often among these notes is a set of laws or rules that have been established for that region and in some places you will be dealt with harshly if you ignore those laws. Laws may exist on whether hunting is allowed, whether you can gather your own food or resources, whether you can whisper to others, whether you are allowed to leave the town, etc. - laws can exist on any possible behaviour. Those laws are not defined by the game designer, but by the characters at that location. Your character is, in the beginning, very vulnerable - he or she has no food, no clothes, no weapons - so the actions and choices your character makes will greatly affect his or her present and future life!

Your character may want to pick up notes and make copies. You can pick them up with:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_take.gif

You can then go to the [[Interface Guide#Inventory Page|inventory page]], where you can make a copy with:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_copy.gif

And drop one of the two you have with:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_drop.gif

Note that it is usually not appreciated if you take up the note but forget to drop a copy again!

One of the first things to worry about is food. In some locations, you are free to gather this yourself. Just go to the [[Interface Guide#Location Page|location page]], and click on the pictogram in front of any of the [[Foods|edible resources]] on that location. Once you gathered some food, your character will [[Auto-eat|automatically eat]] on a daily basis (if the food is edible without being cooked or processed). Some foods are for healing only and cannot be used for daily nourishment. But, as said, read the notes on the ground first! In some locations, gathering food for yourself is forbidden or limited, because there is a limit on how many people can be gathering resources at once. Some locations also have free food available for newspawns or special work programs for them. Find this out first if you want your character to avoid jail or even mob execution.

This should help you out to avoid disappointment when your character is immediately imprisoned or killed for breaking the law. Because there is no special protection for the characters of new players in Cantr, you may want to be conservative in your character's actions at first.

For helpful information on how to create a good Cantr character, see this Webzine article on [http://www.cantr.net/e107/content.php?article.33 character development]. Also definitely check out the page on the [[Rules of Thumb|rules of thumb]] for playing Cantr. To learn more about buttons and technical game mechanics, check out this page describing the basic [[Game Mechanics|game mechanics]] (including the [[Interface Guide|interface guide]]), and a text on the [[Game Dynamics|dynamics]] of the game, which will explain to you the basic idea of how to play.

Finally, don't forget to check out the [http://www.cantr.net/forum discussion forum], which forms the backbone of the Cantr players community and where you can find all the help you need when parts of the game are unclear to you.

I hope this will help your characters survive the first few days, which are somewhat tough to get through, but after which you are likely to be fascinated by the (almost) limitless possibilities of your characters lives in Cantr! Have fun!

User:Wildflower

2005-09-18T07:25:18Z

Wildflower:

Hi, I'm Kinvoya on the forums. If you want to talk to me you can PM me there.

I like rainbows and fuzzy kittens.

Interface Guide

2005-09-18T05:56:22Z

Wildflower:

==Cantr II Basic Interface Guide==
===Introduction===

Welcome to Cantr II. This is a short introductory guide to
Cantr II's interface. On the whole, the interface is fairly intuitive, so feel free just to jump in and play - this guide is by no means essential. But for those who, like myself, were a bit confused to start with, this is a gentle introduction about what to click on and why.

If you want an introduction to how the game works in general - go [[http://www.cantr.net/ooc/index.php?l=1 here]] See the general explanation
and newbie guide in particular.

Also, take time to read the [[http://www.cantr.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3488 FAQs]].
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===Main Page===
This is the first page you will see after login. On top is a Player Info section where you have information about yoursef as the player, and a '''Change''' button which opens a page where you can change your account details.

Next is the Messages section with important messages from the [[Cantr Staff]]. These messages can be removed when you have finished reading them if you choose. The are often included at the top of your Day Report if you need to refer to them.

Next you will see the Characters List which shows all of the characters you have created. Listed are the name of your characters (oldest at the top), their sex, their location and progress indicator(s). '''P''' is short for [[project]], '''T''' for [[travel]], and '''D''' for [[dragging]]. The progress for these activities is displayed as the percent finished or traveled. Sometimes you will see two progress indicators for one character. This is usually because your character is working on a project while traveling in a vehicle.

If the name of your character is displayed in white, then some new event(s) has happened. If nothing new has happened it will be displayed in gray. If you click on a particular character's icon http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_char_happy.gif, then you will go to that character's page.

Below is the Player Menu with these buttons:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_newchar.gif - Create new character

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_unsubscribe.gif - Unsubscribe from Cantr (use with caution!)

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_logout.gif - Logout
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===Character Info Box===
At the top of almost all pages when playing Cantr there will be a short summary about your character (just so you don't forget who you're playing) and links to the seven main pages.

The header displays the Cantr [[time]] and how many [[minutes]] you have left.

Next is the name of your character. (Note: This is the name YOU know your character by - there's nothing to stop you giving different names out or other characters choosing to remember you by a differenty name. You can change this the same way you change any name in the game) Next to your name is a small link to the character description page - explained later.

The character's [[age]], the weight they are carrying and their location are all self-explanatory.

If your character is participating in a project, a short description will appear below the location. Clicking on the project name will bring up details on the project, clicking on the "'''X'''" will end your characters's participation in the project. The project will not be lost or deleted - you can go and find it later on the "Activity" page (see below).

Below this there is a row of links to the seven main pages that you will use in Cantr. I'll go through these one by one...
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===Events Page===
The events page is central to playing Cantr. It will be the first page to load when you start to play with a character. It displays everything your character sees and hears.

To say something that will appear on the screen of every character in the same place (though not in buildings if there are any) Type into the box at the top and click '''Talk to all''' (talking to an individual character will be covered later)

Below this is the list of things that are happening where you are. This is just a very simple example. A busy town will have much more going on. They are listed with the most recent activities at the top. Each activity is time-stamped with the Cantr day and hour.

Every (living) character that appears on the events page will be displayed in orange. This is a link to the character interaction page, where you can change the name you know them by, talk to them, help them and many other things.

At the bottom left are two options to '''hide all''' of the events. and '''show all''' of the events (over the past few days)
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===Inventory Page===

This page gives list of all items in your [[inventory]]. Different types of objects (notes, envelopes, materials, clothes, tools etc...) will have different icons...

'''Universal Icons:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_drop.gif - Drop: Drops the item where your character stands. Anyone else in the same area can then pick it up. In the case of materials, you will be asked how many grams you wish to drop.

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_give.gif - Give: Gives the item to another character. In the case of materials, you will be asked how many grams you want to hand over. Then there will be drop down box where you can choose the character to give the item to. (Note: Each character has a limit to how much they can carry - if you try to give something to a character and it is too heavy for them, an error message will say so)

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_use.gif - Use: Use the item on a project or to start a project. You will be presented with a drop down list of all the projects, and, in the case of materials, be asked how many grams you wish to use. Or you will be asked to input the details of the project to be started.

'''Notes and Envelopes Icons:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_copy.gif - Copy: Make an exact copy of a note

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_envelop.gif - Envelope: Put the note or envelope into another envelope

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_edit.gif - Edit: Edit a note (as long as it has not been stored as uneditable) You can use HTML in notes, but not in note titles

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_read.gif - Read: Read a note

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_seal.gif - Seal: Seals an envelope. The seal will be broken when another character opens it. Your name will also be on the seal, so the character opening the envelope will know
who sealed it.

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_empty_envelop.gif - Open: Opens the envelope and lists all the notes and envelopes inside so you can choose which to
take out. If the envelope is sealed, you will be asked if you want to break the seal

'''Materials Icons:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_store.png - Store: Put the material into a storage item. You will be asked how many grams you wish to store. (Note: You will be informed if the amount you wish to store exceeds how much more space there is)

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_eat.gif - Eat: Let's your character consume a [[healing food]]. Note: Your character eats to satisfy hunger [[Auto-eat|automatically]].

'''Clothes Icons:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_wear.gif - Wear: Your character will wear the item of [[clothing]], and other characters will see it when they
look at your character description. (It can be taken off by going to the description of your own character)

'''Items Icons:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_repair.gif - Repair: [[Repair]] an item
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===Location Page===
This page gives some details about where your character is.

The [[map]] on the left is a small representation of the local area. In the center is a list of all the [[raw materials]] available. Clicking on the icon next to the materials will take you to a page where you can start a project to gather it.

To the right is a small image that does nothing much but just look pretty...

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_animals.gif - This button in the center is a link to a list of [[animal]]s in that location. Currently the only interaction available with animals is to attack them.

At the bottom of the page is a list of the roads out of the location. Next to each path there are three icons:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_pointat.png - Point: Will make your character point the path, so other characters will see that

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_follow.gif - Travel: will make your character follow the path (not an option if your character is in the middle of a project - stop your participation first)

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_improve.gif - Improve: Will start a [[road improvement]] project to improve the type of road
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===Buildings & Vehicles Page===

This gives lists of [[vehicle|vehicles]] and [[buildings]] in the same location (if any). There is name of vehicle/building, type of it in brackets and a few pretty obvious icons...

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_pointat.png - Point: Point this building or vehicle

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_enter.gif - Enter: Go into building or get into vehicle. Not possible if building/vehicle is locked or if your character is in the middle of a project - stop your participation first

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_knock.gif - Knock: Your character will knock on the door. This will be visible on the events page for all characters outside and inside the building/room
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===People Page===
This gives a list of every [[character]] in the same location. It is also the same page that will appear when you click on a character's orange link from the events page (but only
for that character or those characters in the exchange)

The icons are as follow:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_char_happy.gif - Description: Will take you to a description of the person, with some vital [[Skills#States|statistics]] (you get to see less about another character than you do your own) You can also change the name you know the character by after clicking this icon.

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_talk.gif - Talk: Will allow you to talk to a person. What you say will only be heard by that character (but other characters in the same location will see you saying something to that particular character)

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_pointat.png - Point: Every character in the same place will see you point at that particular character

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_help.gif - Help: Your character will participate in the project that character is currently working on (if
any) (not an option if your character is in the middle of a project - stop your participation first).

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_drag.gif - Drag: Choose a location (building or vehicle) and you will start to drag that character there (not an option if your character is in the middle of a project - stop your participation first).

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_hit.gif - Hit: Choose a [[Weapons_and_Protection|weapon]] and how much force you want to use and your character will attack that character
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===Objects Page===
This page is similar to the inventory page, except that it lists everything 'on the [[ground|ground]]' where your character is, including machines. Icons are the same as in the inventory page except for a few:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_take.gif - Take: Your character will take the item. For materials, you will be asked how many grams you wish to take

'''pull''' - Pull/Push: After choosing which building, your character will push the note or envelope into a building

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_bury.gif - Bury: Your character will start a project to bury the [[dead body]]

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_use.gif - Use: If there are any [[Machinery|machines]], you can use this button to start a project. In most cases this will bring up a form where the details for the project can be entered.

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_retrieve.gif - Retrieve: If there are any [[containers]], you can use this button to retrieve resources from it
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===Activity Page===

This page is a list of all activites in the area your character is in. Because there are often many unfinished projects, it takes a long time to load them all. Instead,
there is a search field, so you can search for specific types of projects. Leaving the field blank will load all activities. Projects started by your character are listed automatically.

An individual project will look similar to this:

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_info.gif http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_join.gif http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_small_end.gif farming to get rice ([[a woman in her thirties]], 1015-1)

The first icon gives details on the projects. Clicking the second icon will make your character participate in that project. The cross will cancel the project (only possible if no progress has been made and no materials have been used if required)

The character in brackets is the character who originally started the project if they are still in the same place (not necessarily the character working on the project) and is a link to the character details as usual. After that is a Cantr time stamp of when the project was started.

Projects are listed in three colours:
* Dark grey - Has no one working on the project
* Light grey - Has other characters working on the project
* White - Is the project your character is working on
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===Character and Player Menus===

Finally, at the bottom of most pages are two menus.

'''Character Menu:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_note.gif - Will create a new note for editing - will appear in your character's inventory

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_envelop.gif - Will create an envelope in your character's inventory

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_build.gif - Opens the build menu, where you can start projects to build tools, machines, vehicles etc...

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_clothes.gif - Opens the menu for clothes and accessories, similar to the build menu

'''Player Menu:'''

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_back2.gif - Go back to the [[Interface Guide#Main Page|player page]] (the list of your characters)

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_help.gif - More details/help

http://www.cantr.net/graphics/cantr/pictures/button_logout.gif - Logout

Bones

2005-07-21T05:57:23Z

Wildflower:

You will get bones, whenever you kill an [[Animals|animal]]. There are two sorts of bones, [[Large Bones|large]] and [[Small Bones|small]] ones.
Which sort and how many of it you will get, depends on the kind of [[Animals|animal]] you killed. Bones are used for a large number of simple things like simple tools (e.g. [[Bone_Knife|bone knives]]), weapons or rings.

* Back to [[Resources]]