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1. I'm a new lyc,
what should I do first?
2. Should I fight in human or were
form?
3. What is guild level (glvl) and guild
experience (gxp)? How does it work?
4. How can I gain gxp effectively?
Why am I capped from raising more gxp?
5. What is shadowself (sself)? How
can I make my sself recover faster? How can I make my forms last longer?
6. What is the moon phase? What effect
does it have?
7. I'm terrible at quests, what can
I do? I hate questing. Is there any way to get around it?
8. I keep dying! What am I doing wrong?
9. I can never seem to find many of
the top shard weapons to sacrifice. Is there some trick to getting them?
10. What are the consequences if I
leave the guild?
11. What exactly is a "nachtkinder"?
How can I reach this form?
12. How can I help someone join the
guild?
13. Are there any other places
to look for answers to lyc-related questions?
14. Hey, why don't I see the answer
to my question here?
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1. I'm a new
lyc, what should I do first?
The first thing to do is to read through the help
pages. The "toothhelp" command contains a lot of essential
information about the basics of the guild. Also, there is a book in the guild
containing entries from lots of high level lycs describing things you should
know. Read as much as you can so you can avoid asking simple questions. The
other members of the guild will be quite impressed if you don't have to ask
about the simplest things. Back to top
2. Should
I fight in human or were form?
It depends. Usually it is quite difficult to get much form armor or weapon
power at very low levels (1 through 3). It might be easier just to use a sword
to kill some wimpy creatures. You can still use rage, so this will help you.
Other than very low levels, I recommend using were forms to fight whenever
you have some weapon and armor power. This allows you to fight better (generally)
and earn guild
experience. Back to top
3. What is
guild level (glvl) and guild experience (gxp)? How does it work?
The guild
level (glvl) is just that: a level within the guild. It defines
how high you are in the guild. You must reach a minimum guild level to use
each form, and moving up in forms generally increases your combat ability.
Guild
experience is what you must earn to advance your guild level.
Your guild level increases as you gain more guild experience (gxp). You gain
gxp by using any lyc ability: sacrificing items, raging, regenerating, changing
into form, etc. You can see how much more gxp you need to raise your glvl
by using the "status" command. Back
to top
4. How can
I gain gxp effectively? Why am I capped from raising more gxp?
The most effective way of raising gxp is to use lyc powers as much as possible.
Specifically, use rage and regenerate as much as you can. These continuous
powers raise gxp most efficiently. You can also earn gxp by sacrificing items
or money at the guild altar.
Your guild level will become capped (unable to increase) when you reach the
maximum glvl for your current regular level. In order to start raising gxp
again, you will have to gain a regular level first. There is a chart available
that shows the level/guild
level relationship.
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5. What is
shadowself (sself)? How can I make my sself recover faster? How can I make
my forms last longer?
The official
description of shadowself (sself) doesn't really explain what it
means. It is simply a counter that controls how often a lyc form can be used.
The lower level a form is, the less sself it costs, and thus the more frequently
it can be used. Naturally, the higher forms are better in combat, but cost
more.
The whole key to playing effectively as a lyc is managing this sself. There
is nothing that can be done to make sself recover faster; it rebuilds at a
constant rate for all players. However, raising con can make each form last
longer, which means you can get more out of each one you use. (This is really
the same as making sself go up faster, by getting "more for your money".)
There is a maximum limit on how long a form can last, so once this is reached, no amount of con raising will make your forms last any longer. What you then must concentrate on doing is choosing when to activate a form so that you can get the most out of it while it lasts. With practice, you can become very good at estimating how much you can accomplish within one form's time, and can plan effective times and places to use them. Back to top
6. What is
the moon phase? What effect does it have?
The moon on MS follows the real moon. (Check it out sometime, when it's full
on MS it's full in real life.) The moon
phase has a different effect for different phases. For example,
when it is nearly full, you will be able to dodge more hits in battle. When
the moon is nearly new, the cost of spells is lessened. The degree to which
it affects you depends on which form you use. Some forms are strongly affected,
while others are not. Each form also has a moonphase for which it receives a bonus
shard for its weapon power. This allows that form to do more damage for as long as
it is in harmony with the moon. Back to top
7. I'm terrible
at quests, what should I do? I hate questing. Is there any way to get around
it?
No. Quests are an essential part of Midnight Sun, and it is virtually impossible
to advance to any decent level without solving some of them.
Solving a quest is generally a difficult process. It requires finding where
the quest is, figuring out what to do to get started, and following the clues
to reach the conclusion. Some are better written than others, and thus are
easier to figure out because it is more intuitively obvious what to do next.
Generally, you want to solve the low quests (the first 10 to 15 or so in the
quest
book) as soon as possible. Doing so usually results in being able
to raise several stats at low levels. All I can say is, hang in there and
keep trying. Back to top
8. I keep
dying! What am I doing wrong?
Death is inevitable as a new player. Even an experienced player may die when
getting used to a new guild. Here are some guidelines:
New players
Turn on your wimpy
setting and direction. Set your wimpy to very high. Before attacking
a monster, set your wimpy direction to a safe room in case you have to run
from the battle.
Be cautious when fighting a monster for the first time. Look
at the monster. If its decription sounds dangerous, chances are
it is. Use the check
command on it to get a rough idea of its combat power. Also, try using the
compare
command to see how its stats stack up to yours.
Fight monsters you know you can handle. If a monster keeps
kicking you around, chances are it's too tough for you. If you find yourself
wimpying away quickly and often, you should probably take that as a hint to
move on to something easier.
Experienced players new to the guild
Start slowly. The basic premise of lycs is different from
all other guilds. Don't assume that just because you've played in other guilds
that you will immediately be as good in lycs. It takes some getting used to.
Start by killing some things that are far below what you would usually attack,
just to get the hang of things.
Stand and fight. Lycs can't use hit and run tactics effectively
like some other guilds. You have to stand in there and go toe to toe with
monsters. Use rage
and regenerate
to increase your combat effectiveness. (This is also one of the best ways
to raise your guild level.) Chances are, your guild level is pretty low compared
to your regular level, so you want to raise it as fast as possible, and this
will help.
Team up with an experienced lyc. See if another lyc will
fight with you. It will help to have another experienced player to guide you
a bit, and suggest strategies for taking down monsters. You can follow his/her
lead to learn how to maximize your new abilities.
Hang in there. Because the lyc guild is so much different
from the others, you might get a little frustrated. It takes some adjustment
to get used to the new abilities. It is not too difficult to raise gxp in
the lower levels, so if you just stick it out you will move up to more powerful
forms without too much trouble. Back
to top
9. I can never seem to find many
of the top shard weapons to sacrifice. Is there some trick to getting them?
Most of the top shard sacrifice weapons
are unique or rare, which means they aren't always in even if their monsters are.
The good news is, they generally aren't in use by other players. Most of the
time, they are "blocked" from resetting by the unique/rare system MS
uses.
The unique system takes into account how recently a given unique has been
available. This effectively means that there are only a certain number of
times a given unique can be expected to appear during any given boot cycle.
Predicting a unique's chances of appearance at any given time is a difficult
prospect. The best you can do is to check on a variety of good potential sacs
throughout your session to try to catch one when it appears. However, it is
not possible to guarantee a large supply of unique weapon sac power.
The rare system is a bit easier, but still unpredictable. There are only a
limited number of a rare item that can be in, and even if they aren't all in
use they aren't always on the holding monster. Back to top
10. What are
the consequences if I leave the guild?
Most people are curious about other guilds, and contemplate leaving the lycs
to try others at some point. As with leaving any guild, you will be subject
to losing some experience if you do (unless you are level 5 or under). You
will also lose some of the guild experience you have gained. If you come back
at a later date, you will still have some, but not as much as when you left.
The difficulty of regaining it depends on what guild level you are, and rises
significantly the higher level you are. In other words, you stand to lose
more of your progress in the guild by leaving at higher levels rather than
lower ones. Becasue of this, it is generally better to do guild exploring
at lower levels. Back to top
11. What
exactly is a "nachtkinder"? How can I reach this form?
"Nachtkinder"
is a German word that roughly translates to "child of the night".
In terms of the lyc guild, it is the most powerful form.
It takes a huge commitment of time and effort to reach this form. It requires
reaching guild level 33, which is an extremely difficult and long process.
You must be level 19 in order to gain guild experience towards it, and the
amout needed to get there from dragon form (28), is incredibly high. The only
thing you can do is to rage/regen as much as possible to gain gxp, as well
as sacrificing as much money and as many items as you can to boost your gxp
gaining rate. Even doing all this it will take many months to go from 28 to
33.
It sounds impossible, and in truth it is only possible if
you are totally committed to reaching it. The power gained from achieving
this goal, though, is far beyond that of any other form. It is the closest
thing to becoming a one-man army that is possible in the lyc guild.
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12. How can
I help someone join the guild?
You can use a command to take the player directly there by doing 'bless player
with blood'. This has an interesting effect on the player, then transports
the player directly to the guild's front door if they type 'surrender'. Back
to top
13. Are there any other
places to look for answers to lyc-related questions?
There is a book
of lyc-related info in the guild, which you can find southeast
of the main altar. This is written and updated by the lyc lords, so it will
contain some good things to know. Every lyc should read this book, and check
it periodically for additions. Back to
top
14. Hey, why don't I see
the answer to my question here?
Because I'm not a mind reader. If you have a question you think should be
answered here, you can send it to me. Keep in mind that this is supposed to
be a lyc-specific FAQ, and therefore will not contain general questions about
how the mud or other guilds work. For general mud information, You can always
check the official Midnight
Sun page. Back to top
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