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The zee is your hunting ground! Unearth forgotten treasures, hunt vessels across the Unterzee, and engage in a little light piracy. But take care – the zee is a harsh mistress, and unwary zailors may find themselves unable to bring all of their hard-earned plunder home.
Fallen London is deep, dark, marvellous… and massive. Here are ten things which may help the new player find their way:
Do not worry about seeing everything. There are more than a million words in the game; some are best unread.
Don’t be afraid of failure. You learn more from challenges that involve more risk, and there’s very little you can do that isn’t recoverable in some manner.
The currency of the Bazaar is Echoes, but around London you will find people with different motives trade in different things.
Poke around the Bazaar (… gently). Spend Echoes on items which will enable you to improve your abilities (remember to equip them). (If you’re not sure what you should and shouldn’t sell, Cryptic Clues, Jade, Deep Amber, Rats on a String and anything in the Goods category are good choices. Whispered Secrets are the most useful common items.)
Come back weekly to collect an Earnest of Payment; it will be wasted if you don’t.
Some effects lessen with the passing of time (weekly, at the same time as the above), like your wounds and your reputation in the public eye.
Consider your ambition carefully and choose it wisely. It’s costly to change further down the line.
Read everything. Save things in your journal for later reference. Very little of what you see is unconnected with something greater.
Don’t be in a hurry to advance. Opportunities will arise throughout your game that are suitable to your level.
Join the community. They are very friendly, and can help with those Nightmares you’ve been having.
For many more tips like this, we suggest browsing the Beginners’ Guide on the wiki, and for further questions, we recommend the advice for new players thread on our forums.
New players: You will need to turn any contacts you have into acquaintances in order to send them a Christmas card. You need to send a calling card to a contact before they are acquainted with you.
Make some fast friendships while the false stars twinkle with Christmas spirit!
Seasoned players: If you were acquainted with accounts that have been deactivated, you should now find that those accounts have been removed from your acquaintances, giving you room in your heart to accept new ones.
Your stock of cards will be replenished weekly by Time, the Healer.
Reblog this post if you want to exchange Christmas cards with other players, and we’ll come back and update the list regularly.
Thirty years ago, London was stolen. Now it rests on the shore of the Unterzee, that old dark ocean under the world.
Hell is close, immortality is cheap, and the screaming has largely stopped…
