Arete Landing
Arete Landing is the current Playfield where new players arrive. Because of the extensive work done in the previous starting area, it is recommended to read the ICC Shuttleport article for tips about starting out; the facts that are not specific to the area are generally still valid, for example the Health and Nano Kits section. Note that Anarchy Online is a game that rewards players of lower levels with opportunities specific to those levels: most common is Quests for leveling, but there are also two reasons to Turn Off Experience: money-making opportunities are often level-specific (see Clicksaver and Buff Weapons); more rarely, players will make characters of a specific level to compete in Notum Wars battles.
Lower left hand side, top button: Commands. Choose Help/Settings. Choose Settings. Expand GUI. Click on the red dot next to Control Center. Scroll down to the bottom; activate the empty dot called, "Mini Toolbar". Look up the top right of the screen, and you will see a very thin bar with icons: this is your new best friend, and you could do worse than have the Wear screen up all the time for hot-swapping equipment for your entire career; this only becomes more rewarding as the challenges increase, whereas you will be changing gear more often at lower levels, so there is really no bad time to start learning it. The other screens should be opened and closed as needed. They are best taken off of the chain. To do this, right click on the top of each screen; it will now be stuck to your cursor, and you can place it back anywhere on the screen by left clicking. Do this again, dropping it onto the top of another screen, and they will now be stuck together, and you can tab between them. Combining the screens saves some space, obviously, and if the screens are not too dissimilar in size and shape, there will be no downside. You can even use the "Programs" screen as an alternative to the Quickbars for nanos that are cast less often and out of combat.
Links
- Anarchy Online - Arete Guide & Tutorial Part 1 (New starting area). Starting guide, with an overview of professions and skills, by a WoW player.
- Anarchy Online : Arete Starting Area complete playthrough. No intro, straight to efficient quest completion
- Anarchy Online - 2016 - Episode 1. First in a series
