Getting Started in Syrnia
Hi and welcome to Syrnia! This guide will not explain everything, but will tell you how to start playing right away, if you do want to learn about Syrnia features, please begin reading the Advanced beginners manual. This manual is written for people who hate reading manuals ;).
After logging in you should first complete the Beginner tutorial, when you've completed it and are at Sanfew you could use this manual for your next steps.
The screen
Above is an image of your in-game screen, in the text below I might refer to one of the elements, use the image above to check what I am talking about. (Whenever I use the * symbol I refer you to this image)
Want to woodcut ?
Collect wood to build and cook with
One of the first things you may want to do is to build a house to keep your gold safe from thieves and to store some of your items. We move from one town to the next by clicking on the next town.When the timer has counted down to 0 you will be in the next town, the MAP* has changed and the town title is displayed at the LOCATION NAME*
- Look at the map* and move to Isri, this town has the Forest where we'll be cutting wood. (Sanfew to Lisim, from Lisim to Valera, from Valera to Isri)
- Isri is located on the northern side of Remer Island and you can get there by clicking on towns in the mini-map until you arrive at Isri.
 Equip your hatchet by clicking on it in your INVENTORY and then click 'Woodcut' in the Town Menu- You are now chopping wood (Displayed in the MAIN WINDOW*) and every time the counter reaches 0 you will gain one Wood, which will be will be added to your INVENTORY* after a while. The amount of wood is also displayed up to date in the MAIN WINDOW*.
- You may be lucky and have some seeds, which you can use in Farming later.
Want to mine ?
Collect ore to sell or to smith and gain mining levels.
Alright, you started with an pickaxe, so we have everything we need to mine.
- Look at the MAP* and click on Rynir mines, this location has got the ore which we'll be mining.
- After clicking you will be moving, this will take some seconds.(Any action is displayed in the MAIN WINDOW*)When the timer has counted down to 0 you will be in Rynir mines, the MAP* has changed and the town title is displayed at the LOCATION NAME*
 Equip your Pickaxe by clicking on it in the INVENTORY*, after clicking, the pickaxe will be displayed below GAME MENU at your equipment status.- Click on 'Mine copper ore' at the CITY MENU*You are now mining (Displayed in the MAIN WINDOW*) and every time the counter reaches 0 you will gain one Copper ore, the copper ore will be added to your INVENTORY* after a while. The amount of ore is also displayed up to date in the MAIN WINDOW*.
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To Smith:
- Move to Endarx (Rynir mines to Lisim, From Lisim to Valera, from Valera to Endarx)
- Click on 'Smelt bronze bars'
- Wait until you have no more ore left to smelt
 Equip your hammer by clicking on it in the INVENTORY*- Click on 'Smith' at the CITY MENU*
- You can now select something to smith, like a Bronze dagger. When the smithing starts you can wait until you run out of bars.
Want to Fish ?
Collect fish to sell or to cook and gain fishing levels.
Alright, you started with a net, so we have everything we need to begin fishing
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Look at the MAP* and click on Lisim, this location is famous for it's unlimited supply of shrimps which we'll be fishing.
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After clicking you will be moving, this will take some seconds.(Any action is displayed in the MAIN WINDOW*)When the timer has counted down to 0 you will be in Lisim, the MAP* has changed and the town title is displayed at the LOCATION NAME*
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 Equip your net by clicking on it in the INVENTORY*, after clicking the net will be displayed below GAME MENU at your equipment status.
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Click on 'Fish' at the CITY MENU*You are now fishing (Displayed in the MAIN WINDOW*) and every time the counter reaches 0 you will gain one Shrimp, the shrimp will be added to your INVENTORY* after a while. The amount of fish is also displayed up to date in the MAIN WINDOW*.
Want to Cook ?
If you have at least 10 shrimps and 10 wood you could go to Harith and use your tinderbox to cook:
 Equip your tinderbox- Move to Harirth (From Lisim to Rynir Mines, from Rynir mines to Harith)
- Click on "Cook shrimps"
- You may well burn a lot of your Shrimps, but this will get better with practice and better levels
A Few Final Notes...
These are just very basics steps in a few skills, there are far more skills in the game, to learn more about Syrnia please read the 'Advanced beginners manual' where you can find detailed information on the cities of Remer Island. When you have read that manual and need more information on a specific skill, click on a skill picture at the top of the manual to get a detailed description of each skill.
I hope you enjoy the game! |
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