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| Originally Posted: 11/24/2024 at 2:56:23pm |
Newbie Tips
Flute's Notes! ♪♫
Hi Sylestians! c: This is my first column but I'm very eager to help everyone here raise their interests in playing Sylestia! This Tips and Tricks column is for both newbies and oldbies, hoping to enhance their stay here on the site~
Newbie Tips
First of all, I'd like to say, welcome to Sylestia. c: If you love virtual pets, customization, combat RPGs, and storyline, you've come to a pretty good place. I hope you like it here. These are some tips that will help you make your stay a little more enjoyable.
-Get acquainted with the social forums!
If you're allowed to browse the forums, feel free to do so! You can post a little introduction of yourself in the General Discussion forum, or ask any question you have in the Newbie FAQs section, or even find yourself a mentor for your stay! I speak for many regulars of the site when I say we would love to help you answer your questions, learn the ropes of the game, and be active in our little world. c: Sylestia's known to have a very friendly community and close-to-home admin, both of which would love to help anyone who needs a hand here.
-Participate in contests!
Our Games and Contests forum has an array of fun contests that can get you used to casual gameplay here. There are design contests that can help you get used to playing with the Preview Generator, roleplaying games where you can polish up on your literary/creative writing skills, raffles that only require you to ask to join free of charge, and just simple guessing games or posting games that just need simple participation. There's no harm in joining these games/contests, plus you may win prizes (there are some games that easily reward pretty pets without the cost of gold, and many that seek to give out anything for free).
-Take Sylestia at your own pace.
The way the exploration system works here, you can easily put down the game to go to dinner or do homework, and pick up where you left off. There's no rush for you to be at a certain level or certain area, and the updates for the game's storyline are pretty slow. So don't worry about getting to the end of the story, enjoy the journey. c: Fight one battle at a time. /o/
-Get your party slots (for your 2nd/3rd pet in battle) and mission slots unlocked as soon as you can!
Party slots serve as adding extra power to your party, and future battles assume you have the maximum number of slots you can get at the present time. Make sure that you check in the Town's Plaza of the zones you can go to incase you can increase your party/mission slot number. You should most definitely take care of these costs first before anything else in the game, as these are the most helpful and are assumed you have them (especially party slots) as you progress.
-Start designating mission pets to go on missions.
Missions, available in the Towns' Barracks, are tasks you can send a pet off on to complete (varying from 1 hour to 12 hours long in duration). Each mission asks for a certain stat (either HP, Str, Int, Dex, or Agi), so when you have 5 pets that are separate from the ones you use for your battle party/exploration, set each pet's point allocations (both in level ups and proficiency trees) in one pure stat, respectively. Then send them off on a mission that calls for their stat. Make sure that you check up on them via the Missions page after however many hours it takes, then set another one up. Also, remember that on every new hour (ie 3pm, 4pm, 5pm) the missions cycle to new ones that may call for a different stat, which you can send another pet off on (and thus have more than one mission going).
Advanced Advice
These are the tips that I saved for those who want to be proactive on their Sylestia experience, along with just making their lives a bit easier. c:
-Have 2 sets of mission pets.
By the time you get to Umbra Forest, you can see in Esior's Haven that all 4 different tiers of mission levels have been unlocked (at levels 0/10/20/25). Each level tier has 5 missions calling for a specific stat (HP/Str/Int/Dex/Agi), which makes 20 different missions that you can possibly go on in all. To make the most of your time, have 2 sets of mission pets: one set of 5 covering all stats at the highest level (orange-difficulty missions, the ones that take 12hrs, lvl25 at Esior for example), and another set spanning the levels before it (lvls 0-20). Whenever you see the missions that are available, fill them up with as many pets that fit the Recommended Stat as you can, and when you don't have anymore that fit the requirement, wait for the next hour and set-and-forget them again. Have two tabs open for both the Missions page (to check on and clear missions) and the Town Barracks page (to send them on missions again). Keep refreshing both and make it a habit to set-and-forget, because it's a nice income-maker.
-Don't have more pets than you can manage, keep your numbers low.
Each pet has a Hunger Bar that goes down by one every day. To feed them, you have to refill the Food Units in your Stable every day, and every night, each pet takes their respective fill of food they need to fill their bar. If you don't have a steady income of gold, this may deplete your saved up gold quickly, depending on how many pets you have. Many users who don't play often succumb to this, so I advise to focus on having the bare minimum: a set of 3 pets for exploration/battle, and 5 pets for missions, and maybe a few more, but no more than 25 until you have enough gold to support yourself fully. c:
These are all the tips I can think of giving for now -- I will think of more helpful things that can apply to new, regular, and veteran players in the future. In the mean time, keep playing and have a great day; thanks for reading!
Article by Flute
Ask Isabell
Txphoenix asks: "As a newbie I would like to know if the mentor program is getting positive feedback from the newbies?
Since I have Hydrys to badger constantly about the game (I have been told I have many questions Smile ) I would also like to know some recommended leveling up techniques for low level sylestias (I prefer battles but I die a lot)."
Isabell says: "Thank you for your question Txphoenix, I believe the mentor program is very helpful, there are many people there waiting to help newbiesif you view the thread you can find people who signed up to be a mentor and then can message them with your questions. For leveling I reccommend having "mission" sylestis to do missions while you are away or have back up ones so you can earn potions that will help your health. A easier way to level is to buy experience orbs, you can use them until you are at the level you want. A major component to pet battling is to put your profeciencies and stats in the correct place for your pet's style (magic, tank, physical) Armor is very important and you can find many guides to stats/profciences/armor which is extremly helpful. I hope I was able to answer your question.
Article by Cerberus
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yes it did thank you very much. |
. well done to all of you!! *as a newbie wonders where to find that new free map* *also wonders what is an appropriate donation?*