AfterWorld Survival Forum
Discussions => Newcomers corner => Topic started by: karl "oele" maier on June 30, 2013, 02:45:45 am
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Hi everybody
Being new here I feel like running around like a headless chicken. I can chop rocks and do some logging .. get killed by almost anything out there with nothing to kill other than slugs .. cant refine anything or sell or learn .. becoming a citizen seems to be unattainable ( got so far 5 p-notes after about 10 hours playing and need 100 for citizen ). Now do I miss something here or is the only way to enjoy something of the game by forking cash over ?
Please let me know or shoot me next time you come the noob area
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Sorry to hear you are not finding the guidance you need :(
The penalty for attempting to become a citizen for free is that you must pick for a very long time.
I presume you are using the free 'iron' picks - these are incredibly slow and collect smaller amounts of ore.
What you need is to get hold of Steel Picks - these will gain you ores 6 times faster than the iron picks.
The minimum time required by using steel picks is about 50 - 70 hours.
Unfortunately, steel picks are player crafted. Newcomers cannot craft them.
So you need to find a Citizen trade steel picks for ore collected.
Swapping ore for steel picks also lengthens the time required to get pnotes :(
Currently, there are few Citizens online. And very few of these stay in NU.
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Being new here I feel like running around like a headless chicken. I can chop rocks and do some logging .. get killed by almost anything out there with nothing to kill other than slugs .. cant refine anything or sell or learn .. becoming a citizen seems to be unattainable ( got so far 5 p-notes after about 10 hours playing and need 100 for citizen ). Now do I miss something here or is the only way to enjoy something of the game by forking cash over ?[/size]Please let me know or shoot me next time you come the noob area
All is not so bad. :) It's normal, when weak newcomer without good weapons, healing kits and skills can hunt only slugs.
1. Of coarse you need at first steel picks. I don't have much time to play now, so i think i'll be in New Urengoy only next weeks and can trade this picks for you. Try to find another seller.
2. you don't need to collect 100 p'notes. You need only 30-40, because it's better to sell them for money and pay awd for citizenship.
So i hope to meet you in New Urengoy next week and help, good luck! :)
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Got a couple of steel picks for you (thanks Tesla).
I am picking in NE of NU so look out for me.
Take care.
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Got a couple of steel picks for you (thanks Tesla).
I am picking in NE of NU so look out for me.
Take care.
Thanks, hope he comes back, if not you have some more picks yourself. ;D
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Thank you all for your responses .. guess I will have to keep on picking >:( .. if you happen to visit New Urengoy and see a wild man running towards you .. swinging a pick .. that's me ::)
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If you find it fun already, just wait until you are able to play for real! 8-)
It's always been true that paying to obtain citizenship is MUCH faster than any other method, but it takes only $10.50US (not just $10 because of the payment processing fee by PayPal/Web Money) and if you can do five to ten dollars more you'll be able to play for quite a while unless you want to buy lots of stuff on the market. This is a very cheap game to play and gain skills if you are somewhat careful with your AWD.
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Its not about the 10 bucks .. I just don't like to pay for something I haven't seen. As it stands right now the future of the game seems a bit uncertain and I haven't seen that much of the game yet to decide if I want to play it ( probably will :o ). Anyhow .. I keep on breaking rock for a bit longer and try to make up my mind.
Have fun everybody
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That's the best way to go if you're unsure - play without paying for as long as it takes until you know one way or the other. And yes, with the games future so uncertain I'd be wary about depositing too. The process has always been manually-handled too so even though you're supposed to get 10 AWD for every $1 donated and it usually took less than 48 hours for that to happen, it could be on hold for now.