Noob with a question or 2.

[teigar]

Well I think its just 1, Just wondering how I learn a skill in a skill set like harvesting that I didnt start with. And on another note Im likeing this game, Im a SWG refugee and glad i decided to try this game.

[lienem]

If you want to start on a skill you haven't pick in your starter pack; you'll have to save up 50 sp (skill points) in one branch, and then go to the trainer (for example the Fight trainer) and buy a "Starting pack".
Good luck

[teigar]

Thx, second noob question, how do I tell the difficulty of the creature im attacking. thx

[kibsword]

When you target a creature, and you have the target window "t" up you should see some stars on a coloured background in a rectangular box.

The tooltip (hover the mouse over it) will give you an idea of what this means, but basically its as follows:

The colour represents the level region (ie 1-20, 21-50 etc etc)
The number of stars is a *loose* indicator on the strength of the creature. However, it also depends on the type of creature it is, and you can only judge that from experience.

Hope that helps

*huggles*

-Kibsy

[oldmess]

Thx, second noob question, how do I tell the difficulty of the creature im attacking. thx

When you target a critter, you'll see a colored bar with a number a star. The background color gives you the rough range of the mob.

Light green = starter mobs
Blue = 1-50
Yellow = 51 - 100
Orange = 101-150
Red = 151-200
Purple = 201-250

The number before the star also tells you how tough he is relative to his background color. So, a 1 star mob is weaker than a 2 star.

The description before the name will also tell you. Blue carnivores for example always use Vigorous, Growling, Scowling and Baying to indicate the level. A Vigorous Gingo will always have the same number of stars and difficulty as any other Vigorous Gingo.

From mob type to mob type, it varies a lot. A 2 star Gingo is tougher than a 2 star Ragus, but the only way to really know that is through trial and error (and death).

A good indication is the amount of experience you get. If you get less than 1500, it was too easy of a mob for you. Try the next level up. In a team, aim for 3000 or slightly below. 3000 is the max, so even if the mob would give you 6000, you'll only actually get 3000.

Related links that will help you:

http://www.ballisticmystix.com/mobTypeList.jsp
http://www.ballisticmystix.com/mobClassList.jsp
http://www.ballisticmystix.com/xpCalculator.jsp

[philu]

When you target a creature, and you have the target window "t" up you should see some stars on a coloured background in a rectangular box.

The tooltip (hover the mouse over it) will give you an idea of what this means, but basically its as follows:

The colour represents the level region (ie 1-20, 21-50 etc etc)

The colours go green-blue-yellow-orange-red-purple.

See here: http://ballisticmystix.com/mobTypeList.jsp
for more info on mob types and levels.

The name also gives a clue to the level of the mob, see here:
http://ballisticmystix.com/mobClassList.jsp

The number of stars is a *loose* indicator on the strength of the creature. However, it also depends on the type of creature it is, and you can only judge that from experience.

This is very true - a 1* red Timari is nowhere near as tough as a 1* red Varynx. You'll soon learn which is tougher, or you'll die a lot.

EDIT: curses beaten to it by OudKnoei!

[oldmess]

EDIT: curses beaten to it by OudKnoei!

We need a way to flag questions while we type the answer. Sort of a "I got it!", so everyone else can just hold off until they see how badly the first person messed it up.

[teigar]

Thx all, good to get answers right away.