Player Help Archive:

All help articles available in-game via the 'help' command are displayed here. This list is frequently appended so if a wanted topic does not exist it is suggested that an in-game mail is sent to the *ideas board suggesting what topic is needed.

Help on commands:

Commands are typed in an english style, eg "get item from desk". To see what commands are available, type EXAMINE HERE (to view room commands), EXAMINE NAMEOFITEM (to see actions you can take with an item), or ACTIONS (to view combat actions granted by your equipped gear).

Keep in mind you should examine new things to view their commands - the list that follows is only a list of general use commands that are available widely:

[ Movement: ]
N/E/W/S/NE/NW/SE/SW: You can move in any cardinal direction on the surface of a planet.
ENTER: Use the enter command to board vehicles or starships, or to enter buildings. Example: ENTER HOUSE.
EXIT: You must be in the entrance room or airlock of a building or starship. Use the EXIT command to leave.
OPEN/CLOSE - Some directions you can travel in have doors which must be opened before you can travel that way, there is a preference which if set to on will automatically make your character open any doors when you travel in the direction of the door if it is unlocked. If it is locked you may have to HACK the door or use other means to get it open, in that case you should use EXAMINE to see what you can do.

[ Communication: ]
PAGE - send a tell to an online player.
REPLY - send a message to the player who last paged you.
CHATNET ON or OFF - turn the global chat on or off.
CHAT - send a message to chatnet.

[ Items: ]
INV - display your inventory.
GEAR - display your equipped gear (weapons, armor, and gadgets).
WIELD - wield a weapon in one of your three weapon slots. Type ACTIONS once a weapon is wielded to see the combat commands you have access to.
REMOVE - remove a worn or equipped item and stop using it.
GIVE TO - give an item away. You may or may not get it back.
CONSIDER - appraise/consider an item to see some more in-depth details about the item such as item-specific bonuses or other statistics.
DROP/GET/PUT - Flexible commands for item management. Examples: GET ALL, GET ALL METAL, GET 3 METAL, PUT METAL IN LOCKER, GET DUBSTEP FROM LOCKER, GET ALL RESOURCE FROM STRONGBOX, - etc!
USE/EAT/DRINK/others - examine items to see additional commands.
EXAMINE - Use this command to list all valid commands you can use on this item or object, this works on everything so use it often to discover how to manipulate or use objects you come across.

[ Combat: ]
KILL/TARGET - target an enemy. You must then execute an attack by typing one of the commands listed in ACTIONS.
ACTIONS - display your combat actions. If you don't have any, you should wield a weapon. You then use the commands listed by ACTIONS to hurt your enemy. Example: WIELD machete, ACTIONS (SLASH is listed as a command granted by the machete), KILL muta-chicken, SLASH
ASSIST - set your assist target to a friendly.
HACK - brings up the hacking menu. You must have have equipped a smartpad gadget for this to work.
PARTY - various party commands. Type PARTY to view the details.

[ Wilderness: ]
HARVEST - With a harvesting tool equipped in your special weapon slot, harvest resources from the land. Examine the tool for configuration options.
CONCEAL - conceal an item or building. Results vary based on your exploration score and skill rolls.
EXPLORE - explore the immediate surroundings. Exploration allows you to see conceal wildlife nests or other hidden items and objectives.
MAP - info about your location. Several shades of detail: MAP BIOME, MAP ELEV, MAP TEMP.
TRAVEL - displays memorized locations and allows you to auto walk to them.

See also: examine, jobs, tell, gear, score, inventory, quit, prefs

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