Giving EQ a Chance

[SheepsAholy]

Hey, I'm completely sheltered to the EQ scene. I used to play AC (Ashersons Call) a bit until the servers went down and thought I'd give the server a shot. Though I'm not sure where I'm headed or what I'm doing. Saw something about being able to try out the tutorial to get to know the basics but didn't see that on character creation screen.

I rolled a Half Elf Bard on the Project 1999 (1): The Scars of Velious server. The controls feel a bit weird to me and seems like there is alot of UI elements that'd I'd need to familiar myself to.

If there's anyone that would be kind enough to help me learn a few things or show me around thatd be great!

Sincerely
Rubiwen, The Bard

[Jimjam]

WELCOME!!


Regarding the ui:

If you hit alt-o to bring up the options window, there is a tab where you can look at all the controls and key bindings.

This will give you an idea of what you can do and also how you might want to do it.

I particularly suggest you unbind the command for casting spell gem 9 (alt-9). This is an unsupported function on the server, and can bug out your game if you accidently invoke it.

[Icetech]

Welcome to EQ! Just want to say.. the game can be brutal.. and feel slow.. but it is also the most rewarding since you generally have to work for items (unless some bored high lvl just hands you stuff.. ) My best advice to anyone in this game.. be social.. make friends. Friends and grouping is the #1 thing that made EQ great. I have only been on this server for a week myself and have met some great people i talk to all day already :)

P.S. you picked a seriously hard class to play.. there is alot going on with a bard and no downtime.. That being said.. If you can play a bard well.. you will be a god. If you don't. well.. you will just die alot.

Hey, I'm completely sheltered to the EQ scene. I used to play AC (Ashersons Call) a bit until the servers went down and thought I'd give the server a shot. Though I'm not sure where I'm headed or what I'm doing. Saw something about being able to try out the tutorial to get to know the basics but didn't see that on character creation screen.

I rolled a Half Elf Bard on the Project 1999 (1): The Scars of Velious server. The controls feel a bit weird to me and seems like there is alot of UI elements that'd I'd need to familiar myself to.

If there's anyone that would be kind enough to help me learn a few things or show me around thatd be great!

Sincerely
Rubiwen, The Bard

[mickmoranis]

You're in our world now.

[Philaw]

its classic eq nothing is easy......nothing and that's kind of the point its like dark souls.....if dark souls was a good game worth playing.

[Crede]

Nice to see someone new on board. Feel free to PM me with any questions you have

[Grizzler]

I will also offer any help I can provide. can hop on a discord server or something to go over things if you need, just send a PM.

**Edit** To send a PM, just click on the characters name of the post in this forum and select send private message from drop down menu, incase you weren't sure how too.

[Philaw]

same here i chat a lot hit me up on mugan thats about all i play now days

[Aeota]

Welcome! Let me give you some newb advice!

Firstly, alt + o is 'options' as stated above. Go into controls and change your movement from arrow keys to WASD + Q E for strafing. Now you can move around.

Secondly, type /toggleinspect off. Now you can move around with WASD while looking (hold right click to look, it won't automatically inspect your character anymore.)

Third, go into graphic settings, advanced, and turn the clip plane all the way up. Now you aren't staring into a dense fog (well, you are... but it's further away!)

Fourth, H is 'hail'. That lets you start conversations with NPCs. If they say nothing when you Hail them up close, they have nothing to say. Right click on them if they are merchants or banks to open their windows.

Fifth, C is 'con'. This is 'consider', which lets you see if they hate you and will attack on sight (glares at you threateningly) or won't (glowers dubiously, indifferent, etc). The color indicates if they will kick your ass in combat. White yellow red = you will probably die. White is actually 'even match' but still.

That's the basics! Now get the veliousUI, and set up your windows appropriately, then lock them all so you don't fuck it while playing. I recommend making a second chatbox and filtering all combat stuff to that box, or you will never see what people say in game or see loot.

Chat is /ooc for out of character (zonewide), /shout is shout (zonewide), /tell name is whisper to that player, /g is group, /gu is guild, /auction is auction.

Type / to see who is in your zone.

When you do all of this post in the thread and we will help further! WELCOME and GOOD LUCK!
-Speedyfeet

[Cylock]

Welcome to p99 sheep!

[Aeota]

Other things:

In options, under controls, find the multiple entries for targetting. There are a few different ones but you only need one (click them all and hit escape to remove the keybinds.), i recommend 'cycle through nearby targets', i put mine on tab. You should also go into chat controls and remove the other thing bound to tab (it will be red)

Learn to use project1999 wiki and the maps provided. You WILL need them when you start out.

When you are around level 4, ask someone to teach you how to bind Sense Heading skill to your hotbar and to a movement key. This skill lets you hit the button and determine if you're facing NSEW or NW NE SE SW. VERY useful for navigation.

Use /who or just / to see who is in the zone (just type in / and hit enter), and send /tell's to people who are higher level and/or your class if you have questions. People on this server are very helpful! The community here is what makes all the difference in your experience.

Happy hunting
-Speedyfeet

[Nuggie]

Welcome man. Don't let the haters get you down. It's fun if you let it be.

[SheepsAholy]

I played a pretty good bit of games and was able to find my way around the options and settings pretty easily. The toggleinspect off is nice to hear about since I was used to using the wsad control scheme and using right click for only camera.

Didnt actually expect the "hail" command was going to be needed so will need to redo that keybind :P

Actually only problem I'm having (thought haven't really got to sit down and actually play much) is my direction with the game. Not sure where I should be going, quests I should be doing, mobs I should be killings, skills I should be learning / where the skills are learned at and ways I should be leveling.

In Ashersons Call, one of the old ways of leveling was to grind mobs over and over and do quests with friends by looking up the details on wiki. Figured this would be pretty easy and similar to finding my direction but having no map is pretty daunting. Been mostly running around blind, having people ask if I'm lost and telling them I was (haha) and looking up the location I was currently at and finding a picture of the area and look around ingame at my surroundings trying to get a idea where what was.

But like before, I'm not too sure where I should be going and such and feel like this could be quite the experience one I get a idea of things to do. Been trying to do some guides but not really found a starter guide that would start me off at level 1.

[Vicatin]

The juice is worth the squeeze.

[Lhancelot]

I played a pretty good bit of games and was able to find my way around the options and settings pretty easily. The toggleinspect off is nice to hear about since I was used to using the wsad control scheme and using right click for only camera.

Didnt actually expect the "hail" command was going to be needed so will need to redo that keybind :P

Actually only problem I'm having (thought haven't really got to sit down and actually play much) is my direction with the game. Not sure where I should be going, quests I should be doing, mobs I should be killings, skills I should be learning / where the skills are learned at and ways I should be leveling.

In Ashersons Call, one of the old ways of leveling was to grind mobs over and over and do quests with friends by looking up the details on wiki. Figured this would be pretty easy and similar to finding my direction but having no map is pretty daunting. Been mostly running around blind, having people ask if I'm lost and telling them I was (haha) and looking up the location I was currently at and finding a picture of the area and look around ingame at my surroundings trying to get a idea where what was.

But like before, I'm not too sure where I should be going and such and feel like this could be quite the experience one I get a idea of things to do. Been trying to do some guides but not really found a starter guide that would start me off at level 1.

You can get tips from players ingame by sending them tells and asking questions, or simply /ooc your questions and many people will send you tells with advice.

I often times look for other players that are near my level with /who all warrior 55, for instance to see where lvl 55 warriors are hunting. I will send them a tell, and ask them where they hunted too.

You can look for lvl 60s of your class, and they often times can give good advice too. Don't be afraid to ask questions. :)

[Aeota]

Sheeps, tell us what class/race you rolled? Every race has its own starter city and newb zone. There are always newb quests to do while killing mobs for exp. Some, though, are very lackluster or unpopulated (Erudites get Toxxulia...............................) while others are packed with almost too many people, which can be it's own fun (Greater Faydark).

[Triiz]

This is going to be long.

Lucky for you, you rolled the best class in the game (bard). They also make a good first choice imo because bard's are, arguably I suppose, the least gear dependent class in the game.

Bards do require full attention and a lot of button clicks compared to other classes, though. Bard songs don't last long, so every 3 seconds you will be hitting a different button basically. There are some bard specific guides on the wiki you should read. One of the best things you can do for yourself is create macro's for each song with /stopsong /cast 1 (on two different lines), this will cut the number of buttons you need to hit in half.

Your direction should be gaining experience and levels via killing (mostly) blue con mobs. Bards can solo xp faster than any other class in the game via swarm kiting(search youtube for examples), but if youre really wanting to learn the game I would avoid that completely for the time being and focus on getting into some groups and making some friends while you learn the basics.

For example, if you're around Freeport and are lvl 8 or so you may want to join an orc camp group in East Commons. You could roll up on the group and ask if they have room or /ooc Lvl 8 bard LFG. The deathfist belts from the Orc's sell for 3-5pp each to other players, use /auction to advertise you are selling them in East Commons until someone sends you a tell saying they will buy them.

You can buy entry level instruments at the bard guilds for 1pp each or so. Once you have saved up around 100 pp I would advise getting at least a Mistmoore Battle Drum for around 50pp in East Commons, and probably a Lute of the Gypsy Princess.

My main is a 60 Bard so once you get the hang of the basics of the game, if you have any bard-specific questions feel free to ask me in PM here on the forums and I'll try to steer you in the right direction, or as someone suggested do a /who all 60 bard and ask if they mind answering a few questions.

If no one has helped you out yet and you need a few plat for your songs/entry level instruments/bags/food shoot me a PM. If you want to go it alone and earn everything yourself that is fine too.

TLDR: Bard is the master class, read the guides on the wiki, leveling should be your focus

[indiscriminate_hater]

Bard is the master class

[shuklak]

If you want to casually raid ( like myself) consider the EQ Agnarr server which has instanced raiding... it was disappointing to learn that you pretty much can't kill Nag/Vox here on an 8 year old server.

I enjoy p99 but the agnarr server is brand new and you don't have years of the mudflation and level 60s deleveled stuff etc etc.

[skarlorn]

Welcome to your new addiction buddy, seek help ASAP.

[Lhancelot]

Welcome to your new addiction buddy, seek help ASAP.

This advice is way too early you got to wait a few years when he starts hitting rock bottom and the glitz and fun has worn off.

[skarlorn]

Ok Fair enough


Press H to hail

In ur noob zone, role-play and demand tribute from higher levels. This always works

[enesis]

Hey - my brother and I came to P99 back in January when AC went down. My name is Ulgromm and his is Ulgrumm. Send me a tell if you want recommendations on how to make the game feel more like AC (or help generally).

[mickmoranis]

Ok Fair enough


Press H to hail

In ur noob zone, role-play and demand tribute from higher levels. This always works

just pretend to be a girl as much and as long as you can and youll be showered in pixels while playing very classically

[fadetree]

Let's hope it's just pixels.