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Like to explore - use "<ctrl>m" to bring up a map even when you're NOT in town ... lets you see things that you might otherwise run (or zoom) right past ... of course, IN town you'll see all the labels on the buildings. And you'll see those bad guys a mile off!
/find is your friend in town ... it brings up a menu of points of interest (or you can type: "/find cantina" for example). With luck you'll see an on-screen yellow path to the building or terminal you select. When your done, use "/find clear" to clean things up!
Scroll up and down will do different things depending on where your mouse sits ... inside a text box it will enlarge or reduce the font; inside the inventory window it makes the pictures larger or smaller; in the main window it will adjust the zoom on your "<ctrl> m" map.
For you ranged weapon users: different guns have different "ideal" ranges. The weapon description will tell you what the min, max, and ideal modifiers are - your weapon is most effective if you are at the ideal range from your target. You'll also be more effective if you are /prone ... but be ready to jump up and run 'cause when you are /prone you're very vulnerable!
Selling something in the bazaar? Pick a busy city like Coronet - folks won't travel to a distant city to purchase anything but the rarest items. AND, if you put something up for sale, come back and get it if it's not sold after 6 days if you don't want to lose it. After a week it will simply disappear and you'll get nothing for it except a nice email to cry over.
If you found a great player vendor and buy something, you'll get email confirming the sale. The email comes with a waypoint attachment that you can "save" in your datapad. Of course, you can save the email as well. Either way the waypoint makes remembering and finding the good vendor easy the next tie you need bofa treats!
Even if you're not a creature handler, you can use a pet up to a level ten pet (trainable pets have higher levels depending on how strong they are - level ten is not much, but can aid the newbie character immensely!). There is lots of advice on the boards about which pet is "best", but it sure helps to have something to take the attention of that bad guy besides your own self! Most novice creature handlers would be honored to give you a baby pet for a pittance, or just for the fun of it. There are also pets you can ride if you can't afford motorized transportation (or if you just prefer a furry friend).
For the most part, people will be happy to train you if you ask politely. Advanced players must accumulate "training points" by training others before they can achieve a master profession, so you're doing each other a favor. Of course, a nice /tip is always the friendly thing to do, but you'll find courtesy a more valuable commodity than kopeks!
Use the "search" function at the bottom of these boards ... it is rare you'll have a question that nobody has answered before!
Thanks much for this thread ... everybody can always learn something (or relearn something) new!
=Gneen of Starsider (Master Creature Handler and Aspiring Carbineer)
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