<noinclude>{{Tocright}}[[Category:Gameplay]]</noinclude><includeonly>==[[General gameplay tips/Basics|Basics]] ==</includeonly>===User Interface ===In this picture, you can see a player's Inventory(top right), party window(bottom right), and player Chat on the left.<br>[[File:PlayerUiScreenshot.png|500x500px|InGame]]<br><br>For the current [[User Interface]] a player has 3 main panels.<br/>These are <b><i>Main UI Bar</i></b>, <b><i>Equipped Skills</i></b>, and your <b><i>Special Abilities</i></b>.<ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li>Main UI Bar{| class="wikitable" style="border-color:#eee;"| rowspan="7" style="padding:5px;width:60px;" | [[File:User interface right side.png|60px|The Main UI.]]|-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:AccountStatusIcon.png|60px|Account Status]]<br/>Support| style="padding:5px;" | A place to report bugs, Un-stuck toggle, Give Suggestion, Report Abuse.| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:ChatIcon.png|60px|Chat]]<br/>Chat| style="padding:5x;" | Panel for talking to other players.|-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:InventoryIcon.png|60px|Inventory]]<br/>Inventory| style="padding:5px;" | Shows players current carried items| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:SkillsIcon.png|60px|Skills]]<br/>Skills & Abilities| style="padding:5px;" | Panel that shows the players current skills and their level in each.|-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:MapIcon.png|60px|Map]]<br/>Map| style="padding:5px;" | Shows the zone map in which the player is currently in, if applicable.| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:QuestIcon.png|60px|Quest]]<br/>Quest Log| style="padding:5px;" | Shows the players current quest, stuff to do, and a notepad.|-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:LoreIcon.png|60px|Books & Lore]]<br/>Books & Lore| style="padding:5px;" | Books and Lore that the player has read.| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:RecipesIcon.png|60px|Recipes]]<br/>Crafting| style="padding:5px;" | Shows all recipes that the player has learned.|-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:PersonaIcon.png|60px|Persona]]<br/>Persona| style="padding:5px;" | Shows current Equipment, Player Statuses, and Player Abilities.| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:OptionsIcon.png|60px|Options]]<br/>Options| rowspan="2" style="padding:5px;" | Shows various options..*key commands,*Mouse and Movement Parameters,*Graphics,*GUI and Windows,*Sound,*Special Settings,*Logout,*Quit Game.|-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:SocialIcon.png|60px|Social]]<br/>Social| style="padding:5px;" | Shows players hunting group and Friends list. |}</li><br/><li>The <b><i>[[Skills|Equipped Skills]]</i></b> bars, at the bottom of the screen, are where you can see your currently equipped skills, be they combat, animal, performance ect.<br/>The [[Controls|default controls]] for a player's <b><i>Equipped Skills</i></b> are:<ul><li>For the top bar: numbers <kbd>1</kbd>&rArr;<kbd>6</kbd>.</li><li>For the bottom bar: <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd>&rArr;<kbd>6</kbd>.</li></ul>These are the abilities that you will be using regularly.</li>

===User Interface To the left and Controlsthe right of the <b><i>[[Skills|Equipped Skills]]</i></b> are two additional buttons:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;border-color:#eee;"| style=*For the current "text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[User InterfaceFile:PetsIcon.png|60px|Pets]] a player has 3 main panels. These are Main UI Bar, Equipped Skills, and your Special Abilities<br/>Pets| style="padding:5px;" | Shows the players current pet(s). |-| style="text-align:center;padding:5px;" | [[File:User interface right sideLoadoutsIcon.png|thumb60px|rightSocial]]<br/>Loadouts|50pxstyle="padding:5px;" |Shows the player's available Loadouts.|}<br/></li><li>The Main UI.<b><i>Special Abilities</i></b> bar, far left of the screen, holds special action skills such as [[First Aid]], [[Armor Patching]] , and even items from your inventory, allowing you to use items instantly.<ul><li>These generally have a longer cooldown times and have better long term effects special in that some cannot be used.</li><li>Note: Players cannot switch armor or weapons if they are currently in combat!</li></ul></ol>

=== Controls ===:For a complete listing see [[Controls]].==== Player Controls ===={| class="wikitable" {{STDT}} style="text-align: center; float:right;"!colspan!! Default player Controls !!|-! Command !! Key !! Alternate Key |-| style="8text-align:right;"|Main UI BarTurn Left || <kbd>&larr;</kbd> || <kbd>A</kbd>|-| style="text-align: centerright;" | Turn Right ||[[File:AccountStatusIcon.png<kbd>&rarr;</kbd> |60px|Account Status]] <kbd>D</kbd>|Account Status: A place to report bugs, Un-stuck toggle, Give Suggestion, Report Abuse.|style="text-align:right;" | Strafe Left |[[File:InventoryIcon.png|60px<kbd>Q</kbd> |Inventory]]|Inventory: Shows players current carried itemsNone|-|[[Filestyle="text-align:ChatIcon.pngright;" | Strafe Right ||60px<kbd>E</kbd> |Chat]]|Chat: Panel for talking to other players.None

|[[Filestyle="text-align:SkillsIcon.pngright;" |60pxMove Forward |Skills]]|Skills: Panel that shows the players current skills and their level in each.||[[File:MapIcon.png<kbd>&uarr;</kbd> |60px|Map]]|Map: Shows the map of zone the player is currently in, if applicable. ||[[File:QuestIcon.png|60px|Quest]]|Quest: Shows the players current quest, stuff to do, and a notepad. <kbd>W</kbd>

|[[Filestyle="text-align:RecipesIcon.pngright;" |60pxMove Backwards |Recipes]]|Recipes: Shows all recipes that the player has learned.||[[File:PetsIcon.png<kbd>&darr;</kbd> |60px|Pets]]|Pets: Shows the players current pet(s). ||[[File:PersonaIcon.png|60px|Persona]]|Persona: Shows current Equipment, Player Statuses, and Player Abilities.<kbd>S</kbd>

|[[Filestyle="text-align:OptionsIcon.pngright;" | Jump || <kbd>Space</kbd> ||60pxNone|Options]]-|Optionsstyle="text-align: Shows various options.. key commands, Mouse and Movement Parameters, Graphics, GUI and Windows, Sound, Special Settings, Logout, Quit Game. right;" | Run || <kbd>Left-Shift</kbd> || <kbd>Right-Shift</kbd>|-|[[Filestyle="text-align:SocialIcon.pngright;" | Toggle Run/Walk ||60px<kbd>'</kbd> |Social]]| None|-|Socialstyle="text-align: Shows players hunting group and Friends list.right;" | Use Ability 1&rArr;6 || <kbd>1</kbd>&rArr;<kbd>6</kbd> || None|-|[[Filestyle="text-align:Item-icon-none.pngright;" | Use Ability 7&rArr;12 ||60px<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd>&rArr;<kbd>6</kbd> |Game]]|Game: Word Game that players can Play. (Currently just a blank tile.)None

*Default Movement Controls*The [[Skills|Equipped Skills]] bars, at the bottom of the screen, are where you can see Standard WASD or Arrows Movement*Holding <dfn><abbr title="Right Mouse Button"><kbd>RMB</kbd></abbr></dfn> + <dfn><abbr title="Left Mouse Button"><kbd>LMB</kbd></abbr></dfn> will make your currently equipped skills, be they combat, animal, performance ectcharacter move forward. {{-}}

***The ===Combat===Short and sweet version here check out [[Controls|default controlsCombat]] for a player's Equipped Skills are numbers 1-6 for the top bar, and Ctrl + 1-6 for the bottom bar. These are the abilities that you will be using regularlyfull run through of all buffs/equipment/effects.[[File:PlayerUiScreenshot.png|left|500x500px|InGame]]

**The Special Abilities barAbove, far left of the screenyou can see your characters Health (Red), holds special action skills such as [[First Aid]], [[Armor Patching]](Yellow), and even items from your inventoryPower (Blue) as shown in-game. These are the players main resources while in combat, allowing you used to stay alive, protect health, and use items instantlyplayer skills, respectively. They can be regained through five diffrent ways: out-of-combat regain, in-combat regain, combat refresh, player skills, and consumable buffs.***These generally diffrent types of in/out of combat are especially important to pay attention to as they have a longer cooldown times and have better long term effects special in that some cannot be usedvery diffrent rates. *Out-of-Combat, is the regain when the player is not currently fighting any mobs. It is quite high compared to the other states, and it's free! *In-Combat is a markedly lower regain of stats state while the player is fighting enemies. It's low regain makes it necessary for players to efficiently use their Combat Refresh while fighting. *Note: Players cannot switch armor Some player skills are healing skills or weapons if can be modified to give heals when they are currently in combat!  used.***Also: In this picture you can also see Consumables are the food, flower, statue, meditation, ect... They require a players Inventoryitem to be (top rightsurprise!)consumed  or used to gain their buff, party window(bottom right)the better the item the better the buff, usually.*[[Combat Refresh]] is the system used to restore armor, health, and player Chat power while in-combat. Activating a skill's basic attack will activate this, on the lefta 10 second cool down, not all skills have basic attacks that will activate this however. See page for details.

*[[Controls|Player Controls]]**Movement Controls*** Standard WASD movement is Default ***Holding right-mouse-button + left-mouse-button will make your character move forward. ***Always Run/Walk toggle is " ` " (the button left of #1 on a standard keyboard), alternatively holding down Left-shift or Right-shift will make your character run.***Auto Move Forward is Numlock by Default***Move speed can be increased in several ways, equipment, skills, skill leveling, potions.. see [[Haste]]. **GUI Controls***Screenshot default key is Ctrl+P (screenshots are found here:C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\ProjectGorgon\screenshots)***Turn off/on GUI is " = " by default.***At the bottom of the options panel, the player can see their current Ping, FPS, and Game Version.***Using "/wiki some-item" in the game chat will open an internet browser and search the (this)wiki for 'some-item', quite helpful when first starting. **For the complete list see [[Controls]]. ==Evasion and Accuracy=Combat===Short and sweet version here check out [[Combat]] for a full run through of all buffs/equipment/effects. [[File:Armor Health and Rage indicators.jpg||700px|Armor, Health and Power bars as of the alpha build]]

Above, you can see your characters Armor, Health, and Power====Combat Refresh====Combat Refresh is Some monsters possess the system used ability to restore power while in-combatsometimes evade direct attacks.(It will not auto refill in-combat There are also abilities and gear that can provide this protection to characters.) Activating Monsters tend to have a skill's basic attack will activate this, on a 10 second cool down, not general evasion stat that is applied to all skills have basic attacks that will activate this however.Wearing different types of armor will boost the effects that combat refresh can givedirect attacks. Metal armor bonuses, leather gives health Character gear and power, cloth gives power and organic gives a small amount abilities tend to be restricted to one category of armordirect attack, powerso melee evasion, and healthprojectile evasion or burst evasion.

*Armor mitigates 1 point of damage for every 25 points of armor remaining.*Health is the current health of your character. Can be healed with potions and specific skills. *Power is consumed by using abilities that have a Power cost (most skills, like emergency abilities, that have no Power requirement, typically have a longer cooldown). The amount of Power available and your ability to recover Power between encounters is very important if you hope to take on more than one enemy at once, or even solo dungeons. [[File:Chicken power level.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A chicken's Stats]]*<u>Running while in combat '''will''' drain power.</u>*Rage is the energy source that powers monsters’ special attacks. As you hit monsters or they hit you, they gather Rage, and when their meter is full (an orange looking hand), they user their super power.[[File:Foe using Special Ability (Rage).jpg|thumb|right|130px|This goblin is in ''vulnerable'' state as indicated by the overhead icon.]]**There are some skills that "manage rage', as they decrease a mobs rage or slow its ability to produce rage somehow. *Vulnerability monsters periodically go into this vulnerable state, and some attacks do extra damage against vulnerable monsters, so it’s sort of a whack-a-mole mechanic — you use your vuln-boost ability when you see the monster flashing vulnerable.*Click on Expand in the table below to see the current combat skills available. {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:left;border-color:#eee;"! style="text-align:left;width:10%;" | Skill! style="text-align:left;width:50%;" |Description! style="text-align:left;width:30%;" |How to obtain|-|[[Archery]] || Expertise with using bows to hunt and kill. || Learned by new characters automatically, however you need to find the bow and arrows in a dilapidated chest in the [[Tutorial Cave]] near the Alchemy Book before you can use it.|-| [[Animal Handling]] || The art of taming animals and teaching them to fight alongside you. || Learned from a Shrine outside [[Serbule Crypt]]|-|[[Battle Chemistry]] || Using alchemical concoctions in the heat of battle. Not for the faint of heart, or the particularly sane, this combat style specializes in area affects of all types. Advanced Practitioners can also ingest their formulae directly to take on new combat personalities. Masters can even create homunculi to serve them in battle. || A Test NPC in Marna's shop teaches this for now, but the intended functionality is that you need an Alchemy of 50.|-|[[Druid]] || Druidin' || Use the Druid Shrine in [[Sun Vale]]|-|[[Fire Magic]] || Using Fire to destroy your enemies. This is a very potent offensive skill, including long-range and area-effect attacks, and even some Cold attacks for versatility. However, there are drawbacks: Fire magic is extremely Power-intensive; all creatures generate extra Rage when they are burned; and many creatures have some resistance to fire. || Talk with [[Velkort]]|-|[[Hammer]] || Mastery of the user of hammer and clubs in combat. Hammers are generally considered the least versatile, least complex combat weapon, best suited to violent brutes. There are few abilities to learn, since it's so simple. Power consumption is higher than average, but so is damage. This is a weapon Being stunned negates any evasion for crushing enemies, no more and no less. || Reach a higher Favor level with [[Agrashab]].|-|[[Mentalism]] || The power of mind over matter: psychic powers! This combat ability focuses on recovery and restoration, but it also has multiple damaging abilities. || Reach Friends Favor level with [[Echur]]|-|[[Necromancy]] || Necromancy is control over the undead, along with other powers that triffle with mortality. To use necromantic abilities, you must be wielding or wearing a necromancy gem. You can often find these on weapons, and less often on pieces of armor. (If you are in a beast form, necromancy gems in weapons won't work, but ones in armor will.) ((Subskill: [[Corpse Talking]]) || Use the Necromancy Shrine in [[Serbule Crypt]] Level 2.|-|[[Psychology]] || Understanding the mind of sentient creatures. Also, using that knowledge in combat and other stressful situations. || Discover Psychology in the [[Tutorial Cave]].|-|[[Shield]] || Expertise in the use of a shield, both as a weapon and as a defensive tool. || Reach Friends favor level with [[Tyler Green]]|-|[[Staff]] || Mastery of the staff as a martial weapon. Staff fighting has a mix of both offensive and defensive abilities. || Raise favor level with [[Hogan]].|-|[[Sword]] || Expertise with swords, rapiers and the like. Swords are very damaging, and can reduce an enemy's Rage. || Learned by new characters automatically, but you must find a sword in the [[Tutorial Cave]].|-|[[Unarmed]] || Mastery duration of the martial arts. Not especially damaging, but with great controlling and stunning abilities. Generally requires one or both hands to be empty, although you can use kicks even with other items wielded. || Learned by new characters automatically in the [[Tutorial Cave]]stun.|}

**Most MMO's usually have MMORPGs use a way for both numeric Level system to indicate the player's character and for NPC foe's that start at level 1 and slowly increase to 2 power of players, NPCs, and 3, all the way to 50 or even 100mobs. Project Gorgon does not do this. Skills are by Default begin at level 0, and do not show in the players player's skill panel, to . To get level 1(and a usable skill), the player will need to find the appropriate NPC/quest or item that teaches/gives the skill they desire.

**It is important to note that if active skill levels are too far apart (more than 25 levels), abilities that are above the 25 level difference are grayed out on the skill bars and unavailable for use. The player simply needs to select lower leveled level abilities in the skill in order to use the same abilities.**To change active skills(archery, sword, necro, ectetc) click the arrow button that is on the left side of the skill bar you would like to change.

**Most events in the game reward bonus XP the first time you complete them. This applies to using recipes in various Trade Skills, to eating all types of foods ([[Gourmand]]), slaying foes (both common and bosses), dying in different ways, and even Binding yourself to a Teleportation Circle!