Category:Game Play

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1 Game Play - Overview

Game Play - Overview

This section deals with the basic ideals behind the game to help your transition into TSS be as smooth and painless as possible. In an attempt to help you better understand the predominant systems of the game, we have separated them into topics. Reading these topics and even taking notes will help you become acquainted with what play will be like in TSS.

Getting Help

We know that TSS will present a number of new features to people and they will need assistance. To make it a bit easier to learn the game quickly, we will be supporting a Tutor Channel. This will be a live help channel available to all characters under level 8. Players that have reached level 15+ will be able to log on to the channel and monitor it to answer common questions and offer help. TSS staff would also monitor this channel to offer help and answers to questions.

Higher level players, along with staff, will monitor this channel to offer help and answers to common questions to ease new players into the game. The HELP command will also be available.

Simply type HELP and a topic, and any help available on that subject will be displayed for you. After you pass level eight, the HELP command will still be available to you.

Forums, game documentation, The Wiki, and friendships with other players will allow you many ways to learn things. If you need additional help from the staff, a system will be in place to provide that access to you as well.

Connecting

You will connect to the game using a client of some sort. TSS will support our own client, one web based and one available for Windows OS.

Should our clients not suit you, there are others available, such as portal and Zmud. The TSS client will have special features designed specifically for TSS.

The ability to display portraits and use custom skins will be one of the bigger features that other clients may not support.

Our clients and support for them will be provided at no cost.

Actions vs. Socials

There will be commands for your character to use in the game called 'actions'. These actions will allow your character to do things like sit, stand, lie down, etc. It is important to understand that you will be able to do things like push, pull, turn, shake, and so on.

When the list is complete, we will publish the it here with information as to the results of each action. Actions are different than 'socials' or verbs. Socials will make your character do things, but they will not necessarily effect anything. Hug, kiss, whine, cry, are all examples of 'socials' not 'actions'.

Communication

There will be a few ways to communicate in TSS, but they will probably be a bit different than any you have experienced previously. We will cover all the current forms of communication here, and add to it as we develop new methods.

In the same room: If you're in the same room with someone, there are several ways you can communicate. You can do so with the SAY command. You can also use emotions with say like say softly, say happily, etc. You can also WHISPER to someone in the same room. This will result in only that person hearing what you said. You can also use emotions with whisper. You can YELL, which will let everyone hear you in that room and the surrounding rooms.

Over a distance: The ability to communicate over a distance will be limited. Using special magical devices called 'thought stones', you will be able to communicate over a distance with other characters that also have thought stones. Different stones will allow a different 'range' in which people can hear you. Houses and Families will be able to have their own private stones.

There are no 'global' channels that are just magically available. However, see above in the Getting Help section for information on the Tutor Channel for characters under level 8.

You can also take advantage of 'Mind Speak' spells different casting classes will have, carrier pigeons that can take notes to people, and messengers that can take items and notes to people.