Alter Aeon FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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Section 1  - What is Alter Aeon?
 1.1  - What is Alter Aeon?
 1.2  - All text? No pictures at all?
 1.3  - Is Alter Aeon multiplayer?
 1.4  - What kind of game is Alter Aeon?
 1.5  - How do I connect? I want to play!
 1.6  - Do I have to pay anything at all?
 1.7  - You accept donations though, right?
 1.8  - How big is Alter Aeon?
 1.9  - I've played MUDs before, is Alter Aeon based on one of them?
 1.10 - Is Alter Aeon heavily administrated?

Section 2  - Donations and services
 2.1  - Master Price List and Index
 2.2  - Why donate to the game?
 2.3  - How can I send a donation?
 2.4  - So what can I get for my donation?
 2.5  - What can't I buy?
 2.6  - Clan related donations
 2.7  - Custom Object Strings
 2.8  - Custom Player Strings
 2.9  - Player renames and name swapping
 2.10 - Weightless containers
 2.11 - PPK flag removal
 2.12 - Storage lockers
 2.13 - In-game Credits
 2.14 - Refund policy

Section 3  - Channels and talking to other players
 3.1  - Why don't I see anyone talking?
 3.2  - How can I create a channel?

Section 4  - Improving your Character
 4.1  - How do I level?
 4.2  - Where do I level?
 4.3  - Why don't I automatically gain levels?
 4.4  - How do I get experience?
 4.5  - Where is the best place for me to get experience?
 4.6  - What is a practice?
 4.7  - What are stats?
 4.8  - is there a maximum amount I can train my stats?
 4.9  - What stats are most important to train first?
 4.10 - How and where can I learn spells and skills?
 4.11 - Is there a maximum amount I can learn spells and skills?
 4.12 - What spells/skills do I want or need first?
 4.13 - What skills and spells are important for all players?
 4.14 - What god is best to follow?

Section 5  - Combat and Fighting
 5.1  - Where can I go to kill things?
 5.2  - What happens when I flee?
 5.3  - What happens when I die?
 5.4  - What does "You feel sick" mean?
 5.5  - What is a kaoken?
 5.6  - How does AC and armor work?
 5.7  - How do I regen my hit points faster?
 5.8  - What do I do when it says "You are too exhausted"?

Section 6  - Equipment, Items, and Inventory
 6.1  - Where can I get EQ to wear?
 6.2  - Are there shops? How do I get to the shops?
 6.3  - What do I do when it says "You can't carry that much weight"?
 6.4  - Is there a way to get rid of things I don't need?
 6.5  - Where do I get gold?
 6.6  - Is there somewhere I can store my gold?
 6.7  - What does it mean when it says an item is bound to you?
 6.8  - What are saving spells? do I want them to be + or -?
 6.9  - Can I buy/sell equipment and characters to other players?

Section 7  - Grouping with other players
 7.1  - What are the advantages to grouping?
 7.2  - How should I behave while in a group?
 7.3  - How can I set filters to make it easier to tell what's going on?
 7.4  - What is a tank?
 7.5  - What are the advantages of being a group leader?
 7.6  - What commands are there to help me run the group smoothly?
 7.7  - What else should I know to be an effective group leader?

Section 8  - Player Run Clans
 8.1  - What's a clan?
 8.2  - How do I know which one is best to join?

Section 9  - Generic questions
 9.1  - How do you set your title on the 'who' list?
 9.2  - What's a ground string?
 9.3  - How do you get a ground string?
 9.4  - What does "You're hungry" mean?
 9.5  - What does "You feel yourself getting older" mean?
 9.6  - What is a quests, and how do I start them?
 9.7  - What's a reboot, and what is it for?
 9.8  - How do I get through this door, it says it's not pickable?
 9.9  - My prompt turned into a ']' and now I cant do anything!  Help!
 9.10 - I forgot my password, how do I get it back?

Section 10 - [advanced] Spell System Questions
10.1  - Why isnt there a 'protection from good' spell?
10.2  - Why isn't there a 'gate' spell?
10.3  - Why isn't fly the way I think it should be?
10.4  - Why can't I maintain <your favorite spell name here>?

Section 11 - [advanced] How do I write descriptions and use the editor?
11.1  - What's a description? What's the editor?
11.2  - How do I exit the editor if I get stuck?
11.3  - What are some ways I can use the editor without messing something up?
11.4  - How do I use the first part of the editor? (enter mode)
11.5  - How do I use the second part of the editor? (edit mode)
11.6  - How do I delete a description?
11.7  - How do I delete a board post I made?
11.8  - How do I modify a description without re-doing it entirely?
11.9  - How do I modify a board post?
11.10 - Is there a limit to how big my description can be?

Section 12 - [advanced] Starting your own mud
12.1  - What does it take to start and run a mud?
12.2  - How do I start my own mud?
12.3  - Can anyone here help me with my own mud?
12.4  - Can I get a copy of Alter Aeon to make my own mud?

Section 13 - [advanced] Becoming a builder or immortal
13.1  - What is are the different types of gods or builders?
13.2  - I want to be a god, what should I do?
13.3  - My friends is a god but I'm not, why won't you make me a god?

Section 14 - [advanced] Building a new area on Alter Aeon
14.1  - How can I build a new area on Alter Aeon?
14.2  - What kind of equipment can I build?
14.3  - Can I build equipment for my own characters?
14.4  - Can I build unkillable monsters and give them super powerful equipment?

Section 15 - [imm] God behaviour
15.1  - Informational - why does this section exist?
15.2  - Is it ok for me to tell mortals things I find out with my god?
15.3  - Well, how about seeing if equipment has any hidden effects?
15.4  - So is there anything I can tell mortals as a god?
15.5  - But what's the fun of that?