Chapter 3: Omni's basic guide for noobies.

Omni · Post by **Omni** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:15 am

There are resources spread all over the map, you'll have to travel a bit to find them. Here's an extremely useful map made by Kirby, it is also regularly updated:

http://www.theuniversal.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9102

Ok, now you may know where everything is settled. Here are the ingredients that will take you all the way to building your first hut:

Clay (Gather) + Stone (Gather) + Twigs = Smelter

Smelter + Copper Ore(Gather) + Tin Ore(Gather) = Bronze

Bronze + Twigs (Gather) = Bronze Axe

Smelter+ Iron Ore(Gather) = Iron

Use Bronze Axe = Wood

Iron+Wood = Hammer

Hammer + Stone(Gather) = Stone Bricks

Use Stone Bricks = Buildings!

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You'll be able to build the most basic buildings:

- The hut.

- The farm.

- The mill.

- The bakery

They all work together to produce bread. The hut is you basic home and storage.

You'll be wanting to make some money, to survive. The hunger and thirst bar will keep rising. Most religions, temples and churches will give you money if you join them. So find your nearest church and join them.

Don't spend that money yet. You'll want to be spending that cash on skills at the Lyceum at Avalon for skills.

The two recommended skills for noobies are:

-Metallurgy. (build forges, and mines).

-Masonry. (build houses, and stores).

You'll find out though, that you need wisdom to learn those skills. So here's where you're gonna use that cash. To earn wisdom, just go to your nearest library and read a book. There are libraries in Babylon and Avalon. In mosts libraries it's just 1 gold per book. That will give you 1 wisdom. 1 wisdom is what you need for the skill.

Once you learn the skill, just click on it, then click on "Use skill". There you'll be able to choose which building you want to build.

Now you might want to know how to earn more cash, and faster. Well, all noobies start with the Mining skill. With that, you can work at the mines. So look for them and see if there's any job offering.

The Tricks of the Trade

So now you've got a general idea of how our little society works in Chapter 3. It is time for you to know all those little tricks out there which will help you to get up in the ranks. For goldmaking, we have LordMarcus' Money Making Guide.

Link: http://theuniversal.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9303

Thedabs · Post by **Thedabs** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:11 pm

Clay>unfired pot

Unfired pot> kiln=fired pot

Pot>water=water

clay>twig=kiln

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:49 pm

Is there a trick to making any of this stuff?
I have no 'use item' option on anything I've gathered so far.

puggy · Post by **puggy** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:55 pm

zaroba wrote:Is there a trick to making any of this stuff?
I have no 'use item' option on anything I've gathered so far.

you need the latest client for chap 3 stuff.
i spent a while running about wondering how people were making things last night until i realised that i extracted the update zip file into the wrong folder and wasn't on the right client.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:32 pm

I have the latest client.
Using 61.8, which is whats on the download page.

Typed .vers in-game: The Universal v0.61.8

Omni · Post by **Omni** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:11 pm

zaroba wrote:I have the latest client.
Using 61.8, which is whats on the download page.

Typed .vers in-game: The Universal v0.61.8

I had the same issue, updated and it got solved. Maybe try reinstaling everything from scratch.

Crapski · Post by **Crapski** » Fri May 18, 2012 1:12 am

Nothing to say other then thanks for the info,
Important threat, so i bumb it up

Omni · Post by **Omni** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:51 pm

Guide improved.

Note: The guide is under constant work and improvement.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:30 pm

the domain name http://www.tuguide.net now points to this guide

Omni · Post by **Omni** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:20 pm

Good stuff Zaroba. I need to get to improving it a bit. It's a constant work in progress.

Cheers.

Crapski · Post by **Crapski** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:07 pm

Flogging post;

player "ukers" is a THIEF.

I employed him as my miner, i gave him a pickaxe so he'd be more productive,
next day he went to work in some one else his mine,
effectively stealing my pickaxe.

Noob or no noob, there are ethics to considder.
This note will remain here untill he pays me back the 7 gold.

bijou666 · Post by **bijou666** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:18 pm

You can't demand the gold back. You gave him the Pickaxe. Did you inform him that by accepting your pickaxe he is required to work at your mine and only your mine? If so you might have a case. But as the richest person on the planet, this sort of thing is disappointing

Baladin · Post by **Baladin** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:24 pm

Crapski wrote:Flogging post;

player "ukers" is a THIEF.

I employed him as my miner, i gave him a pickaxe so he'd be more productive,
next day he went to work in some one else his mine,
effectively stealing my pickaxe.

Noob or no noob, there are ethics to considder.
This note will remain here untill he pays me back the 7 gold.

Hahaha.

MasterNiCron · Post by **MasterNiCron** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:46 pm

ukers = moderen day robbin hood stilling from the rich giveing (to the poor)/him self

Crapski · Post by **Crapski** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:20 pm

Ok,
he promised to pay me as soon as he has the gold,
so technically he's a joyrider in the company car,
i guess i'll live with that

We settled on calling this a miscommunication.

@ Bijou
No it's not OK to steal from some one who already gives pickaxes to his miners.
It's an investment, not a gift,
but i guess some peeps need a written contract.

zaroba · Post by **zaroba** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:07 pm

the amount of money one has doesn't decide whether or not it's ok to take stuff from them.

Omni · Post by **Omni** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:51 pm

Did you have to bomb the guide? Was it really necesary? Couldn't you create your own thread?

Omni · Post by **Omni** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:49 am

Guide updated for LordMarcus' Money Making Guide (see section: The Tricks of the Trade).