Gguide Starting Basics

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Get connected to the Game by right clicking on '''1100AD''' below and deciding whether to open a New Window or a New Tab  
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== Welcome to the 1100AD Getting Started Graphical Game Guide ==
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!Note:
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|If you have not already done so, you can get connected to the Game by 'right-clicking' on '''1100AD''' below and decide whether to open a New Window or a New Tab <p> It is highly recommend that you open the following link in another Browser window!!!
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If you left-click on this link, you will lose this tutorial!
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!WARNING:
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|If you 'left-click' on the link below this red box, you will lose this tutorial! If you do this, 'click' on your browser's '''back''' button. The back and forward browser buttons are located in the upper left hand corner of your browser unless your browser has the ''navigation bar'' hidden. You can get your ''navigation bar'' back on by 'right-clicking' on the line at the top that says "File Edit View..." and 'left-click' on the line that says ''Navigation''. This is how you toggle the 'bars' in your browser on and off at any time while using your browser.
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[http://1100ad.com 1100AD]
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[http://1100ad.com 1100AD Right-Click this line to open another browser window]
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NOTE: Some players find it easier to have two Web Browsers open at the same time on their computer so they can switch back-and-forth between the Browsers and go through the game in one window and follow this guide in the other window.
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{|style="background-color:LightCyan;" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
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!Note:
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|Some players find it easier to have two Web Browsers open at the same time on their computer so they can switch back-and-forth between the two Browser windows and go through the game in one window and follow this guide in the other window. Other players prefer to use two tabs in the same browser window. You decide! Try it both ways and then you'll know which was you prefer.
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Once you Read the Introduction
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== Read the Introduction About 1100AD ==
[[file:GameGuide_Login_About_1100AD.JPG]]
[[file:GameGuide_Login_About_1100AD.JPG]]
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[[file:GameGuide_Register.JPG‎]]
[[file:GameGuide_Register.JPG‎]]
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Select a Server
 
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(Mouse-over each Server Name to see the descriptions):
 
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'''Beta Server'''
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== Select a Server ==
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!Note:
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|You will see a popout window like the ones below. On this popout window you can Mouse-over each Server Name to see the descriptions of the server at the bottom of this popout window.
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=== '''Beta Server''' ===
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You should be an '''Expert''' to play here, AND
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Expect to experience '''potential BUGS''' at different points in game play. When problems arise, many players will report these on the game Forums or at http://support.ambergames.com/
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Expect to experience '''BUGS''' in game play.
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So, You should be an '''Expert''' to play here!!!
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Beta_Server.JPG‎]]
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Beta_Server.JPG‎]]
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'''Crusade Server'''
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=== '''Crusade Server''' ===
A hostile environment and  
A hostile environment and  
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you should be an advanced player.
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you should be an '''advanced''' player.
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Crusade_Server.JPG‎]]
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Crusade_Server.JPG‎]]
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'''Grail Server...  
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=== '''Grail Server...''' ===
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Highly Recommended  
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Highly '''Recommended'''
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for anyone New to the Game!!!'''
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for anyone '''New to the Game!!!'''
there are more Adventure Huts to level up your hero and
there are more Adventure Huts to level up your hero and
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you cannot have your town conquered unless you agree to War!
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you cannot have a city '''conquered''' unless you agree to War!
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This is more a Player-Against-Environment environment...
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This is a Player-Against-Environment server...
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Be careful though, this does not mean no one can attack you!!!
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Be careful though! This does not mean you cannot be attacked... It only means your opponents are not allowed to '''CONQUER''' one or more your cities '''unless''' you accept a WAR declaration!!!
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Grail_Server.JPG‎]]
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Grail_Server.JPG‎]]
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'''Livonian Server'''
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=== '''Livonian Server''' ===
A hostile environment and  
A hostile environment and  
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you should be an advanced player.
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you should be an '''advanced''' player.
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Livonian_Server.JPG‎]]
[[file:GameGuide_Login_Livonian_Server.JPG‎]]
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you are then presented with  
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Once you select your server, you are then presented with  
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the Town View of your city
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== The Town View of your City ==
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which will be very similar to this one.
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now appears which will be similar to this one.
[[file:GameGuide_Starting_City.JPG|thumb|460px]]
[[file:GameGuide_Starting_City.JPG|thumb|460px]]
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!Note:
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|The '''image''' above has been reduced in size in order to fit nicely in the display window for this tutorial. You can see a full-sized image of this (and any other) reduced image by clicking on it. You will LEAVE the tutorial when you do this. In order to return to the tutorial, you will need to click on the '''back''' button of your browser once or twice to get back here. CAVEAT: You are returned to the top of this section and may have to scroll down to this location again. If you click one too many times on the '''back''' button, you may need to click on the '''forward''' button of your browser to return to this section of the tutorial. On my browser they are located in the upper left-hand corner of the browser window and look like this:
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[[file:Firefox_Backwards_and_Forwards_Buttons.JPG]]
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!Note:
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|1100AD has been optimized to use the latest FIREFOX browser (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). If you are using another browser, there may be various missing or distorted features of the game. If you report these, the Game Developers will try to resolve these problems, asap.
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Back to the tutorial...
At this point, you might notice that:
At this point, you might notice that:
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you have a level 1 castle (move your mouse over it) to see this type of information:
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you have a level 1 castle (move your mouse over it) to see its additional information:
[[file:GameGuide_Castle_Level_1.JPG|thumb|460px]]
[[file:GameGuide_Castle_Level_1.JPG|thumb|460px]]
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and none your resource buildings have been built.
and none your resource buildings have been built.
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== Return to the Graphical Game Guide ==
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by Clicking on the link below
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(look for these links throughout this guide)
[[Gguide|Graphical Game Guide]]  
[[Gguide|Graphical Game Guide]]  
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return back to the Graphical Game Guide and move on with the tutorial...
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and you are returned to the '''Graphical Game Guide''' where you will continue on with the tutorial...

Revision as of 19:31, 6 February 2010

Contents

Welcome to the 1100AD Getting Started Graphical Game Guide

Note:
If you have not already done so, you can get connected to the Game by 'right-clicking' on 1100AD below and decide whether to open a New Window or a New Tab

It is highly recommend that you open the following link in another Browser window!!!

WARNING:
If you 'left-click' on the link below this red box, you will lose this tutorial! If you do this, 'click' on your browser's back button. The back and forward browser buttons are located in the upper left hand corner of your browser unless your browser has the navigation bar hidden. You can get your navigation bar back on by 'right-clicking' on the line at the top that says "File Edit View..." and 'left-click' on the line that says Navigation. This is how you toggle the 'bars' in your browser on and off at any time while using your browser.

1100AD Right-Click this line to open another browser window

Note:
Some players find it easier to have two Web Browsers open at the same time on their computer so they can switch back-and-forth between the two Browser windows and go through the game in one window and follow this guide in the other window. Other players prefer to use two tabs in the same browser window. You decide! Try it both ways and then you'll know which was you prefer.

Read the Introduction About 1100AD

file:GameGuide_Login_About_1100AD.JPG

decide to Register and/or

If you have already registered,

just Login,

file:GameGuide_Register.JPG‎


Select a Server

Note:
You will see a popout window like the ones below. On this popout window you can Mouse-over each Server Name to see the descriptions of the server at the bottom of this popout window.

Beta Server

Expect to experience potential BUGS at different points in game play. When problems arise, many players will report these on the game Forums or at http://support.ambergames.com/

So, You should be an Expert to play here!!!

file:GameGuide_Login_Beta_Server.JPG‎

Crusade Server

A hostile environment and

you should be an advanced player.

file:GameGuide_Login_Crusade_Server.JPG‎

Grail Server...

Highly Recommended for anyone New to the Game!!!

there are more Adventure Huts to level up your hero and you cannot have a city conquered unless you agree to War!

This is a Player-Against-Environment server...

Be careful though! This does not mean you cannot be attacked... It only means your opponents are not allowed to CONQUER one or more your cities unless you accept a WAR declaration!!!

file:GameGuide_Login_Grail_Server.JPG‎

Livonian Server

A hostile environment and

you should be an advanced player.

file:GameGuide_Login_Livonian_Server.JPG‎

Once you select your server, you are then presented with

The Town View of your City

now appears which will be similar to this one.

Note:
The image above has been reduced in size in order to fit nicely in the display window for this tutorial. You can see a full-sized image of this (and any other) reduced image by clicking on it. You will LEAVE the tutorial when you do this. In order to return to the tutorial, you will need to click on the back button of your browser once or twice to get back here. CAVEAT: You are returned to the top of this section and may have to scroll down to this location again. If you click one too many times on the back button, you may need to click on the forward button of your browser to return to this section of the tutorial. On my browser they are located in the upper left-hand corner of the browser window and look like this:

file:Firefox_Backwards_and_Forwards_Buttons.JPG

Note:
1100AD has been optimized to use the latest FIREFOX browser (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED). If you are using another browser, there may be various missing or distorted features of the game. If you report these, the Game Developers will try to resolve these problems, asap.


Back to the tutorial...

At this point, you might notice that:

you have a level 1 castle (move your mouse over it) to see its additional information:

your storehouse is being built:

file:GameGuide_Storehouse_Being_Built.JPG‎

your Town's Population is at Zero:

file:GameGuide_Population_0.JPG

and none your resource buildings have been built.

Return to the Graphical Game Guide

by Clicking on the link below

(look for these links throughout this guide)

Graphical Game Guide

and you are returned to the Graphical Game Guide where you will continue on with the tutorial...