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(Talked about Harvest Season and some other various things. (I'm a bit bothered by my consistency with some words so I may make further changes to the guide later.)) |
(More additions and various changes. Fixed some of the issues I felt last night. Might add more in the future, who knows!) |
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'''One thing to note, though, is that this guide is extremely tailored toward my own playstyle, so while I hope it’ll help, keep in mind it’s very “me” and I’ll be somewhat biased in various places, I’m sure. Emphasis on this bit, because it’s based on how I play the game, whether it’s settings, UI, gameplay focus and priorities, etc. Also this guide is up-to-date as of version Beta 22. | '''One thing to note, though, is that this guide is extremely tailored toward my own playstyle, so while I hope it’ll help, keep in mind it’s very “me” and I’ll be somewhat biased in various places, I’m sure. Emphasis on this bit, because it’s based on how I play the game, whether it’s settings, UI, gameplay focus and priorities, etc. Also this guide is up-to-date as of version Beta 22.93.''' | ||
Also check out other guides on this Wiki or ask other people for help on Discord (which I'm pretty sure is the most popular space for Elin discourse) too! | Also check out other guides on this Wiki or ask other people for help on Discord (which I'm pretty sure is the most popular space for Elin discourse) too! | ||
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Why this section? Mouse to move around, WASD to move around, arrow keys to move around, right? | Why this section? Mouse to move around, WASD to move around, arrow keys to move around, right? | ||
If you Ctrl + click something that’s in a stack in your inventory, you can split it. Then, you can either drag the slider if you don’t care about being accurate (like, say, you just want to dump some excess weight temporarily), or manually type in the number to split and get that specific amount of whatever (say, if you want to deposit a certain amount of money at the banker NPC or give an ally a specific amount of money for training purposes, but more on this latter point later). | |||
The control (Ctrl) key is also extremely important. It swaps between your two hotbars on the bottom-right of your screen (well, my screen; I don’t know how it is for you). I use my hotbar 1 for combat, while hotbar 2 is for lifeskills (aka the “slow life” content, whether that’s cutting down trees, digging and mining, farming, etc.). | Something else I'll mention to add to this section is that in the settings, I personally enable “Double click to hold an item in inventory” (and disable “Hold middle mouse button to hold an item in inventory). I do this because instead of M3 (clicking with the mouse wheel), double-clicking is much more intentional. “Grabbing” things in this game is extremely important and you do it for so many things like using ranged weapons (bows, guns), throwing items or weapons (like panties), placing furniture, using furniture tickets, etc. (more on all of this later, no worries). M3 is a lot more useful for the various other interactions with items, like marking something as important or interacting with allies to give them equipment or food. (Again, this is a personally-me thing; you don’t have to do it.) | ||
The control (Ctrl) key by itself is also extremely important. It swaps between your two hotbars on the bottom-right of your screen (well, my screen; I don’t know how it is for you). I use my hotbar 1 for combat, while hotbar 2 is for lifeskills (aka the “slow life” content, whether that’s cutting down trees, digging and mining, farming, etc.). | |||
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And with hotbars? You can also click and “pick up” spells/abilities from your ability menu to drag and drop them into your hotbar. So now, when I push | And with hotbars? You can also click and “pick up” spells/abilities from your ability menu to drag and drop them into your hotbar. So now, when I push “2”, “Poison Arrow” is now in my active box and I can cast it on my target; if I wanted to swap to “Chaos Bolt”, I could push “4” and instantly swap spells. It’s much more convenient than having to find the spell or ability somewhere in the ability menu and then right-clicking it, and then right-clicking on the target, and then repeating this process if you wanted to cast multiple spells. This is best for frequently-used spells/abilities though, since you only have 9 slots on your hotbar. Oh, and “q” clears the active box, so you’d stop “prepping” the spell (for example, if you don’t want to miscast on an ally or NPC). | ||
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Some allies can heal you, others can debuff the enemies, and yet others do massive amounts of boss-killing damage. And some can taunt/tank the enemies, letting you safely fight from afar. I personally run with 5 allies (my main 5 of Mesherada, my starter little girl, Melilith, Ehekatl’s Black Cat apostle, and Lulwy’s Black Angel apostle ❤️), for example, and I’m currently comfortably clearing level 70 Nefias. (I could have more allies, but I take the RP/isekai aspect of the game kind of seriously, so these are the main 5 that I love and I’m happy with. Kind of why I don’t eat any little ones/little sisters for their ADAM, since… I couldn’t. I could never lol.) | Some allies can heal you, others can debuff the enemies, and yet others do massive amounts of boss-killing damage. And some can taunt/tank the enemies, letting you safely fight from afar. I personally run with 5 allies (my main 5 of Mesherada, my starter little girl, Melilith, Ehekatl’s Black Cat apostle, and Lulwy’s Black Angel apostle ❤️), for example, and I’m currently comfortably clearing level 70 Nefias. (I could have more allies, but I take the RP/isekai aspect of the game kind of seriously, so these are the main 5 that I love and I’m happy with. Kind of why I don’t eat any little ones/little sisters for their ADAM, since… I couldn’t. I could never lol.) | ||
You do have to take care of your allies though, and one of the first ways is by appropriately gearing them up. If you wheel-click (M3), you can “Trade” with | You do have to take care of your allies though, and one of the first ways is by appropriately gearing them up. If you wheel-click (M3) on an ally, you can “Trade” with them. | ||
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^ That lich | ^ That lich destroyed my little girl’s weapon, her [0,18] ring (so -18 PV yikes), and then my Black Cat’s food lol. By the way, after this happened, I’ve since made sure that my allies and I have never been caught without multiple fireproof and coldproof blankets ever again. | ||
But I’ll provide more info about bandages/blankets in the '''“Nefia checklist”''' section that’s next. | But I’ll provide more info about bandages/blankets in the '''“Nefia checklist”''' section that’s next. | ||
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To feed them though, I don’t drop food in their inventory as I would with items like blankets/bandages. Instead, I double-click them in my inventory to “grab” them, walk up next to an ally, and “Gift” the food to them. The primary reason is that it makes the whole experience more intimate. Even though that’s true for me, another reason that you could find to do this is because it lets you gain affinity with allies if it’s their “favorite” thing (and why not take the free affinity?). Don’t worry about affinity for now; more on that later when we talk about adventurers. | To feed them though, I don’t drop food in their inventory as I would with items like blankets/bandages. Instead, I double-click them in my inventory to “grab” them, walk up next to an ally, and “Gift” the food to them. The primary reason is that it makes the whole experience more intimate. Even though that’s true for me, another reason that you could find to do this is because it lets you gain affinity with allies if it’s their “favorite” thing (and why not take the free affinity?). Don’t worry about affinity for now; more on that later when we talk about adventurers (in the '''“Adventurers”''' section later). | ||
You also want to make sure you give your allies money too. Not only is it the kind and right thing to do (what, are you going to work your allies to death for free?), it lets them train and raise their skill potentials at a trainer when they go into a town. | You also want to make sure you give your allies money too. Not only is it the kind and right thing to do (what, are you going to work your allies to death for free?), it lets them train and raise their skill potentials at a trainer when they go into a town. To give them money, do ''not'' gift it to them though, like you would with food, since you’ll only give them one oren at a time. Instead, walk up to them, “Trade” with them (M3), and then use Ctrl + click to split up your orens and give them however much you want to by dropping it in their inventory. Every 2-3 months I typically give all of my allies (well, all 5 of them anyway, lol) a stipend of ~4k orens each, but that’s me personally! You can choose to give them however much you want (or not at all… but I don’t recommend this because not only is it cruel, they also can’t get stronger as quickly either because their skill potentials will remain at base level). | ||
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You can earn contribution points (to rise in rank in the guilds) by performing certain tasks for the guilds. The Mages’ Guild, for example, requires you to read and decipher certain books. Unlike in Elona, you do not have to drop off the books in Lumiest once you’ve read them. Once you’ve read and deciphered the book, you can just do whatever you want with it (ship it, sell it, disassemble it, etc.). However, you cannot retroactively get points for books you’ve deciphered if you read them before joining the guild. So save up all the books you have and don’t read them until you’re a member of the Mages’ Guild. Same with the Merchants’ Guild, where you get contribution points for investing in shops. You do not retroactively get contribution points if you invest in shops before joining the guild. | You can earn contribution points (to rise in rank in the guilds) by performing certain tasks for the guilds. The Mages’ Guild, for example, requires you to read and decipher certain books. Unlike in Elona, you do not have to drop off the books in Lumiest once you’ve read them. Once you’ve read and deciphered the book, you can just do whatever you want with it (ship it, sell it, disassemble it, etc.). However, you cannot retroactively get points for books you’ve deciphered if you read them before joining the guild. So save up all the books you have and don’t read them until you’re a member of the Mages’ Guild. Same with the Merchants’ Guild, where you get contribution points for investing in shops. You do not retroactively get contribution points if you invest in shops before joining the guild. | ||
For the Thieves’ Guild, by the way, you need to get a total of -100 karma. To clarify, this doesn’t mean you need to get -100 karma all in one go. It just means that you need to lose 100 karma '''''in total'''''. So you can, for example, lose 10 karma, do some quests or Nefias to bring it back up, lose 10 more, repeat, etc. And that’d be -20 out of the -100 required. Same thing here where your prior crimes don’t contribute to the -100 karma; as a result, it’s honestly best to visit all the guild towns (Port Kapul, Derphy, Lumiest, southwest-of-Mysilia) as soon as possible to accept the guild | For the Thieves’ Guild, by the way, you need to get a total of -100 karma. To clarify, this doesn’t mean you need to get -100 karma all in one go. It just means that you need to lose 100 karma '''''in total'''''. So you can, for example, lose 10 karma, do some quests or Nefias to bring it back up, lose 10 more, repeat, etc. And that’d be -20 out of the -100 required. Same thing here where your prior crimes don’t contribute to the -100 karma; as a result, it’s honestly best to visit all the guild towns (Port Kapul, Derphy, Lumiest, southwest-of-Mysilia) as soon as possible to accept the guild admission quests and start working toward them. | ||
Oh, and unlike in Elona, you can join all the guilds simultaneously. | Oh, and unlike in Elona, you can join all the guilds simultaneously. | ||
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In Elin, you don’t pay your taxes at the Embassy near Palmia, however. The nearest tax box is in Mysilia (southeast of your starting Meadow area). | In Elin, you don’t pay your taxes at the Embassy near Palmia, however. The nearest tax box is in Mysilia (southeast of your starting Meadow area). | ||
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Once you’re there, just find a nearby guard and ask them where the “tax box” is (you can also do this to find any specific NPC and even random citizens for your | Once you’re there, just find a nearby guard and ask them where the “tax box” is (you can also do this to find any specific NPC and even random citizens for your requests if you’re delivering something to them). | ||
To pay your taxes at the tax box, “grab” (double-click) your tax bill and right-click the tax box to drop it off (it’ll also subtract the same amount of orens from your open inventory). | To pay your taxes at the tax box, “grab” (double-click) your tax bill and right-click the tax box to drop it off (it’ll also subtract the same amount of orens from your open inventory). | ||
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First, a common question I see is how you know when something's ready to be reaped or harvested or not (aka when is it fully grown?). You’ll know when they’re ready to be reaped/harvested because when you hover over them with your appropriate tool in hand (axe or sickle), it’ll say “Harvest” or “Reap Seeds” and on top of your screen, it’ll say like, “Harvestable”. | First, a common question I see is how you know when something's ready to be reaped or harvested or not (aka when is it fully grown?). You’ll know when they’re ready to be reaped/harvested because when you hover over them with your appropriate tool in hand (axe or sickle), it’ll say “Harvest” or “Reap Seeds” and on top of your screen, it’ll say like, “Harvestable”. | ||
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If they’re not ready, then it’ll just say “Collect” and on top of your screen, it won’t say “Harvestable”. Note that this does depend somewhat on the crop (mushrooms won’t say harvestable or whatever, for example). But the rule generally holds. | If they’re not ready, then it’ll just say “Collect” and on top of your screen, it won’t say “Harvestable”. Note that this does depend somewhat on the crop (mushrooms won’t say harvestable or whatever, for example). But the rule generally holds. | ||
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To start out with farming though, basically, use a sickle and reap the plant/crop/whatever to get their “base seeds”. You will know you’ll be able to successfully do this when you hover over the plant with your sickle out and it says “Reap Seeds”. This will give you some +0 base seeds (I call them base seeds because they’re just the most basic seed of that plant with no additional traits). | To start out with farming though, basically, use a sickle and reap the plant/crop/whatever to get their “base seeds”. You will know you’ll be able to successfully do this when you hover over the plant with your sickle out and it says “Reap Seeds”. This will give you some +0 base seeds (I call them base seeds because they’re just the most basic seed of that plant with no additional traits). | ||
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^ As seen here, after I grew the base mushroom seeds and reaped them after they were fully grown, I received | ^ As seen here, after I grew the base mushroom seeds and reaped them after they were fully grown, I received +1 mushroom seeds with Dexterity potential. After planting these ''new'' +1 seeds, I can then harvest them later (with an axe) for +1 mushroom crops with Dexterity potential. | ||
The basic idea with farming is that you’re completely subject to RNG while you’re trying to get your base seed to become +1 in a random potential “line”. Once that potential line’s been determined though, you’re set. From that point on, you can just keep reaping, harvesting, replanting, etc. that seed and it’ll eventually level up based on your Farming skill. | The basic idea with farming is that you’re completely subject to RNG while you’re trying to get your base seed to become +1 in a random potential “line”. Once that potential line’s been determined though, you’re set. From that point on, you can just keep reaping, harvesting, replanting, etc. that seed and it’ll eventually level up based on your Farming skill. | ||
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Since the potential lines are RNG though, it may take a lot of base seed reaps before you get into the line you want (whether that’s strength, dexterity, magic, etc.). | Since the potential lines are RNG though, it may take a lot of base seed reaps before you get into the line you want (whether that’s strength, dexterity, magic, etc.). | ||
When reaping for seeds, you can also have a chance of getting ''multiple'' seeds. This means that you can ''reap one less crop'' for its seed, and instead ''harvest'' it for its crop product. So you saw how I got two +1 mushroom seeds? That’s 2 from that 1 crop, meaning I now have two +1 Dexterity potential mushrooms. A good rule of thumb is that you want to generally grow double of whatever crop you want; half of them you’ll reap with your sickle (and generally RNG’s favorable enough that you get enough seeds to | When reaping for seeds, you can also have a chance of getting ''multiple'' seeds. This means that you can ''reap one less crop'' for its seed, and instead ''harvest'' it for its crop product. So you saw how I got two +1 mushroom seeds? That’s 2 from that 1 crop, meaning I can now have two +1 Dexterity potential mushrooms. A good rule of thumb is that you want to generally grow double of whatever crop you want; half of them you’ll reap with your sickle (and generally RNG’s favorable enough that you get enough seeds to ''replant everything''). With the other half, you’ll harvest with your axe for the crop product. But also, back to the seed levels too. The +1 seeds right? As I level up my Farming skill further, when I’m reaping half my crops for seeds, sometimes they’ll randomly level up (to +2). This will repeat and eventually my seeds (and subsequent mushroom crop) will have much, much higher attribute potentials. And for example, this is a mushroom I harvested after planting a +29 seed. | ||
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Look at this screenshot for example. | Look at this screenshot for example. | ||
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For reference, that means I got 117 putits in a row through the hoop (well, technically you can have 4 misses before you have to reset from 0). And at that point where I was, every additional putit in gave me 1024 casino chips (it’s that multiplier next to the score). | For reference, that means I got 117 putits in a row through the hoop (well, technically you can have 4 misses before you have to reset from 0). And at that point where I was, every additional putit in gave me 1024 casino chips (it’s that multiplier next to the score). | ||
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The easiest way when starting out is to explore the wilderness in the overworld until you come across those randomly-generated shrine(?) areas(?). You’ll see an altar surrounded by multiple heavy big pillars. You can lug them back and sell them (or ship them). The reason why this isn’t worth it later on is because it takes time to find these (they’re not rare at all, but they’re not super common either? Just slightly uncommon at worst), and the amount of money really isn’t worth it. By the time you can lug all of them, you can easily make at least 10x that much from a single job request that pays in the couple thousands. And also it’s such a time waster to have to walk back and forth to drop them off and sell them. I say this because you can’t grab them all at once (early on, anyway, which is when these matter more or are more helpful) because above a certain encumbrance level, you get “Squashed” and you can’t move at all. And if you’re “Overweight”, while you can still move, you risk taking fatal damage that can kill you if you’re traveling in the overworld back to your base as you carry these, in which case you risk dropping your money (because death), so… usually, you grab one or two at a time, make the trek back, drop them off, come back, grab 2 more, repeat. It’s a massive waste of time. But this gives you a nice starting amount of money if you’re struggling. | The easiest way when starting out is to explore the wilderness in the overworld until you come across those randomly-generated shrine(?) areas(?). You’ll see an altar surrounded by multiple heavy big pillars. You can lug them back and sell them (or ship them). The reason why this isn’t worth it later on is because it takes time to find these (they’re not rare at all, but they’re not super common either? Just slightly uncommon at worst), and the amount of money really isn’t worth it. By the time you can lug all of them, you can easily make at least 10x that much from a single job request that pays in the couple thousands. And also it’s such a time waster to have to walk back and forth to drop them off and sell them. I say this because you can’t grab them all at once (early on, anyway, which is when these matter more or are more helpful) because above a certain encumbrance level, you get “Squashed” and you can’t move at all. And if you’re “Overweight”, while you can still move, you risk taking fatal damage that can kill you if you’re traveling in the overworld back to your base as you carry these, in which case you risk dropping your money (because death), so… usually, you grab one or two at a time, make the trek back, drop them off, come back, grab 2 more, repeat. It’s a massive waste of time. But this gives you a nice starting amount of money if you’re struggling. | ||
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When you grab something very heavy, you’ll get “Squashed” and you won’t be able to move. However, you can also “grab” these heavy things in your inventory and throw them away from you, as long as that area you’re aiming at is lit up. This is immensely helpful because say you have an altar in your base and you’re trying to move it. You can move it around your base by picking it up, throwing it, and repeating this process. | When you grab something very heavy, you’ll get “Squashed” and you won’t be able to move. However, you can also “grab” these heavy things in your inventory and throw them away from you, as long as that area you’re aiming at is lit up. This is immensely helpful because say you have an altar in your base and you’re trying to move it. You can move it around your base by picking it up, throwing it, and repeating this process. | ||
=== Ctrl+F === | === Ctrl + F === | ||
Literally Ctrl+F. Doing this opens up a little menu that lets you search for any item you want that’s in your base. Amazing because it searches for everything, whether it’s in your inventory, in your allies’ inventories, in a storage chest, or even on the floor. You can then click on the item to auto-walk there. Extremely useful because there’ve been a few people who have said they can’t find a god weapon after offering, only to Ctrl+F and find it hidden in the grass somewhere. | Literally Ctrl + F. Doing this opens up a little menu that lets you search for any item you want that’s in your base. Amazing because it searches for everything, whether it’s in your inventory, in your allies’ inventories, in a storage chest, or even on the floor. You can then click on the item to auto-walk there. Extremely useful because there’ve been a few people who have said they can’t find a god weapon after offering, only to Ctrl + F and find it hidden in the grass somewhere. | ||
=== Auto Dumping === | |||
This isn’t so much a “tip” or “trick” as it is just a pointer or reminder that this function exists. If you’ve played Terraria before, it’s like the “Quick Stack” function there. Any items in your inventory that already exist in any current chests in your home will automatically be stored there (your character will move to the appropriate chests). For example, if I have a storage chest to store wood stuffs (logs, sticks, etc.), one to store stone stuffs (stones, ores, etc.), and various other chests (potions, scrolls, etc.), when I click “Auto Dump”, I’ll automatically deposit everything I have in my inventory into the appropriate chest as long as there’s another copy of it in there already (great when you just cleared a Nefia, or went out and gathered a bunch of resources). | |||
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=== Melilith (SPOILER AHEAD) === | === Melilith (SPOILER AHEAD) === | ||
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When you do the “Cursed Manor” DLC quest, make sure you pay attention to the fact that you can only grab one item from the treasure room. Make sure you also fully explore the room and grab the “'''★Ticket to become Melilith’s friend'''”, NOT the rod of wishing. Also, aside from the fact that she’s worth more than any wish you could make (imo), the storyline is just so sweet and heartwarming if you choose her. | When you do the “Cursed Manor” DLC quest, make sure you pay attention to the fact that you can only grab one item from the treasure room. Make sure you also fully explore the room and grab the “'''★Ticket to become Melilith’s friend'''”, NOT the rod of wishing. Also, aside from the fact that she’s worth more than any wish you could make (imo), the storyline is just so sweet and heartwarming if you choose her. | ||
=== Harvest Season job requests (the Harvest Time quests from Elona) === | === Harvest Season job requests (the ''Harvest Time'' quests from Elona) === | ||
The famous job request that has you gathering a bunch of crops to meet a quota while you’re on a timer makes a return once again in Elin. This whole section is especially picture-heavy (just because I wanted to explain how it looks on my end, especially after I use Magic Map, look around with my cursor, throw the crops, etc.). It’ll be hard to read the tips and tricks while they’re so interspersed between all the pictures though, so I’ll just talk about and describe everything first here and then show all the screenshots together afterward. | The famous job request that has you gathering a bunch of crops to meet a quota while you’re on a timer makes a return once again in Elin. This whole section is especially picture-heavy (just because I wanted to explain how it looks on my end, especially after I use Magic Map, look around with my cursor, throw the crops, etc.). It’ll be hard to read the tips and tricks while they’re so interspersed between all the pictures though, so I’ll just talk about and describe everything first here and then show all the screenshots together afterward. | ||
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When you walk over the crops you threw, you’ll automatically pick them up (default settings if I recall correctly), which is great, but also it’ll probably instantly “Squash” you and you won’t be able to move. So… just throw all of your crops in the direction of the box again (just do this until you get to the “Burden!” status). And go to the next plot or whatever. But don’t get greedy though. When you see that your time is running out (on the top-left of your screen it’ll say *Ending Soon*), start heading back throwing the produce and all that. Because it will take time to throw the crops, walk over, pick them up, repeat, etc. | When you walk over the crops you threw, you’ll automatically pick them up (default settings if I recall correctly), which is great, but also it’ll probably instantly “Squash” you and you won’t be able to move. So… just throw all of your crops in the direction of the box again (just do this until you get to the “Burden!” status). And go to the next plot or whatever. But don’t get greedy though. When you see that your time is running out (on the top-left of your screen it’ll say *Ending Soon*), start heading back throwing the produce and all that. Because it will take time to throw the crops, walk over, pick them up, repeat, etc. | ||
The next tip/trick is after you’ve met your quota. While you do get a bonus for over-gathering and delivering, it’s also based on the quota (a higher quota, or more difficult harvest | The next tip/trick is after you’ve met your quota. While you do get a bonus for over-gathering and delivering, it’s also based on the quota (a higher quota, or more difficult harvest request, gives you a higher bonus for over-gathering/delivering). So typically, I start with the easiest/lightest quota and move toward the harder ones (if multiple are present on the quest board). And the moment you see the *Ending Soon*, if this is one of the lower quota requests, deliver just enough to meet the quota. With the rest of the crops in your inventory, split them up (if you’ve forgotten, Ctrl + click) like I did in one of the screenshots. (I split them into stacks of 2 because splitting them all into individual ones is way too much effort.) | ||
Once time runs out and you’re booted out, the client will usually catch you and confiscate some of the crops (you lose -1 karma for getting caught, but since you gain +1 karma for completing the request, nothing actually changes). But note that you only lose stacks of crops | Once time runs out and you’re booted out, the client will usually catch you and confiscate some of the crops (you lose -1 karma for getting caught, but since you gain +1 karma for completing the request, nothing actually changes). But note that you only lose stacks of crops, which is why if you have everything in a single stack, you risk losing that entire stack (especially if it’s like 10 or more crops together). | ||
Then start the next harvest | Then start the next harvest request, and you can carry in all of the crops you gathered from the last job. (Refer to the second-to-last screenshot where I just entered the next quest but I already have a bunch of vegetables at the ready.) Which you can instantly deliver for a boost to your initial quota, and repeat! | ||
(You can refer to my last image for an example of how this can play out. Note from the first picture in this section that I had | (You can refer to my last image for an example of how this can play out. Note from the first picture in this section that I had job requests for 62.5s and 173.7s. But I played around delivering for the higher quota, and I got that massive bonus payout.) | ||
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== Conclusion and agenda-plugging == | == Conclusion and agenda-plugging == | ||
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So yeah, thanks for reading! And please help share this guide so other Elin players can get ready for EA and enjoy the game when they start! | So yeah, thanks for reading! And please help share this guide so other Elin players can get ready for EA and enjoy the game when they start! | ||
Also, here’s cute picture that’s perfect if you’re like, “What do I do in this game?” “It’s too hard.” “I’m feeling overwhelmed and lost.” “I want to leave a bad review on Steam.” | |||
[[File:Mesherada's Elin Guide Image 78.jpg]] | |||
=== Agenda === | === Agenda === | ||
If you’re also okay with it, I’d like to plug in my agenda here too! I guess… this matters to me because I’d like for people to set their expectations of this game straight. This, in particular, is directed to the Sseth crowd. So yes, it’s a very anti-Sseth agenda. Please read it here if you’re so inclined. If not, you don’t have to either! | If you’re also okay with it, I’d like to plug in my agenda here too! I guess… this matters to me because I’d like for people to set their expectations of this game straight. This, in particular, is directed to the Sseth crowd. So yes, it’s a very anti-Sseth agenda. Please read it here if you’re so inclined. If not, you don’t have to either! | ||
'''Agenda: [[User:Mesherada/Agenda|User:Mesherada/Agenda]]''' | '''Agenda: [[User:Mesherada/Agenda|User:Mesherada/Agenda]]''' |
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