Welcome! Be sure to look at the guides on the wiki and google search “project 1999” + any question you have as you roll your char and start out. About every aspect of this game has been thoroughly discussed here.
For a truly classic experience with all the true dungeon crawls to acquire weapons and armor, you’ll find help if you join the guild <Auld Lang Syne>. A quick “/who auld” all will show you who is online. Lots of other good levelling guilds on the server as well that don’t follow the same strict rules of acquiring your own gear thru hunting, instead of buying from other players.