User Guide
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NAMING YOUR CHARACTER
You’re almost finished! After customizing your starship, you must choose
your character’s name and the galaxy (server) on which you want to play.
Your name must be composed only of letters – no numbers, symbols, or
spaces – and be reasonably pronounceable, or Megan will ask you to try
again.
If you want a specific name, and it’s not available on the server you’ve
selected, you may be able to obtain that name on another server. Try
changing the selected server on the character-naming screen, and then
enter the game again.
Because only one person can have a name on any given server, your
chances to obtain a common word for your character’s name are slim.
Your best bet is to make up a completely new name, one that is uniquely
you.
NOTE:
We don’t allow vulgar names in
Earth & Beyond
. This policy will be
enforced very aggressively; so don’t try to sneak anything past
Megan, even as a joke!
CHOOSING A GALAXY (SERVER)
To ensure a highest quality of game play, we’ve made multiple copies of
Earth & Beyond, each residing on a different computer server (or galaxy).
Each galaxy is a self-contained copy of the game, and once you have created
a character in one galaxy, it cannot be moved to another.
NOTE:
If you have friends playing
Earth & Beyond
, you may want to ask
which galaxy they’re playing on before making a character.
BEGINNING YOUR ADVENTURE
Once you’ve created a character and starship, getting started is easy. You
first enter the game inside our interactive tutorial, hosted by – of course –
Megan. Megan teaches you how to talk, fly, and interact with the world, as
well as answers any basic questions you may have.
It is vital to complete the first set of quests given by your faction. You
will obtain some of your most important game skills from them.
Every new account must go through the tutorial once, after which you
may de-select the Playing with Beginner Tutorial option on the character-
naming screen.
INTERACTING WITH THE
GALAXY
Learn the basics of communicating with other characters, flying your ship,
and interacting with objects.
COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS
Earth & Beyond is a social game, and we’ve created many ways for you to
chat with your fellow players!
The most basic method of chat is the Broadcast message, which gets sent
to everyone in your current sector (or space station, if you’re indoors).
TToo bbrrooaaddccaasstt::
11..
Press the
e
key.
22..
Type your message, then press
e
again to send.
Broadcast chat is great for beginners and making friends, but once you’re
more familiar with the game you’ll want to explore the many other chat
options available.
To send a private message, type /tell <insert player name><insert
message>.
You can also use the ‘Chat’ menu at the top of your screen to change from
Broadcasting to a different type of chat. The Chat menu lets you
customize how messages are sent to other players.
FLYING YOUR SHIP
To fly, simply hold down your right mouse button. Your ship accelerates
to its maximum speed.
To steer, move your cursor in the direction you want to go.
To stop flying, release the mouse. Your ship slows and eventually stops.
THRUSTING
To thrust, click the up arrow on your movement interface (located at the
bottom of the screen)
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