The guide for newer
The guide for newer
Character creation consists mainly of race selection and appearance customization. A great many different looks are possible if you spend some time playing around with the editor. Your race will determine the available class choices and the UI does a good job of displaying the available options here. One primary difference from most games is that only one race can become mages, though several classes have access to magic in one form or another.
Everyone starts out in the same area. You'll get a nice cut scene to lead into the game, and then the UI will guide you on your first steps. Items the game considers relevant to your situation will appear at the upper left. If you want them back after you dismiss them, type help, the aoc gold can help you buy advanced equipment.
The initial areas are fairly path-driven and you might feel like there isn't enough freedom. Don't despair, the world opens up a LOT after you leave the starting areas. Even the "advanced-starting" areas like White Sands Isle and the Acheron Ian Ruins allow more free-range exploring. But if you want to see the world, you'll need to complete your Destiny Quest and have many cheap aoc gold.
You will also notice a shorter bar to the left of center. By default, the buttons on the left bar are not accessible with a key press, but you can configure this under Interface Options section.
Area of Effect: Many attacks in AOC have a chance to affect multiple opponents. Even melee slashes and strikes may damage more than one target, though the primary target will take the most conan gold.
Combos: Combo attacks allow you to do additional damage and create weaknesses in your enemy. You gain age of conan gold automatically as you level. To perform one, click the appropriate button in your hot bar. Notice one of your basic attack icons will become highlighted. Perform the indicated basic attack. Notice the "casting" timer window that appears. Do not perform another action until the timer completes or the combo will be canceled!
Skills: Initially very few skills (0 at L1) will be available. As you gain levels, additional skills will become trainable. These provide everything from run speed to casting concentration, and many are specific to your class. You get quite a few aoc money, so don't expect to put 90 points into it at L9 and be running double speed. Remember there are 80 levels in this game.
