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{{Ambox|border=blue|type=Author's note:|info=This page is fairly text-heavy but this is a compilation of mechanics used in the game.<br/>Bear with us as you take the time to read this. It will save you some headaches later, we promise.}}{{TOCright}}==Inventory and items basicsIntroduction==

===Save everythingWelcome to the new player's guide!===Nearly everything that drops off enemies and harvestables are either useful in crafting or Here we will earn attempt to give you favor. As a new player make sure running start at playing Project:Gorgon (abbreviated to PG) while showing you how and where to use find things on the "Small Talk" option with every new NPC you discover wiki. A few things to learn about their likes keep in mind, Project:Gorgon is a game under development and because of that changes will occur (fast and dislikesoften at times). Experiment by giving them appropriate giftsDon't be alarmed if something doesn't work! Just send a bug report and continue playing. This will give you over Things are improving all the time an idea of what's worth holding ontoand every reported bug helps.

If Project: Gorgon (PG) is a game that will give you still are not sure the tools that you need, give advice, and tell you where to go or want what you need to do to complete whatever task you have in mind. It will not hold onto stacks of items your hand though. It leaves it to gift laterthe player to find the tool, store it the quest/advice giver, and whatever else the player might need. So then, players should keep in mind that most NPC talk is laced with Hulon hints and start buying additional vault slotswill be useful for something. You will So be happy prepared to have those stacks of items many levels later when go backtracking and searching the wiki if you realize what they are fora habitual text window closer! (Hint: We all do it.)

===Storage basics===Next! If PG gives a warning about a boss or skill or whatever it may be: '''Believe it.''' The warnings are there for a reason and may cause permanent changes to the player's character that '''''cannot''''' be reversed. That being said...Hulon Exploration is a major theme in Serbule Keep is PG; discover new places, new skills, new enemies, and new people. PG aims to give plenty of content for players to explore and enjoy at all stages of the vaultmastergame. You can store items We ask players to be considerate to others that may not know or not have discovered as much in the main "council storage"game. Everyone wants to have the thrill of discovering something new, and so please try not to shout out spoilers if possible. If you can also do wish to answer a question, or ask a question that contains spoilers in chat, please use triple brackets around the nearby chest which is meant text like this: [[[spoiler text in chat]]]<br><br>'''Useful links for players:'''<br>[[http://wiki.projectgorgon.com/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Main Page]]<br>[[https://forum.projectgorgon.com/ Project Gorgon Forums]]<br>[[https://forum.projectgorgon.com/blog.php/ Developer blog]]<br>[[Game updates|Latest Game Update Notes]]<br>[[https://discord.gg/av5VUsBUJ6 Discord Link]]<br><br><br>'''Good luck, and now to transfer items between your characters on the same account.good stuff!'''

===Empty bottles==={{:{{#rel2abs:./Basics}} }}'''To fill an empty bottle with water''' you can either activate a water well (eg{{:{{#rel2abs:. in Serbule) or similar object, but you can also simply stand in a body of water outdoors /Inventory and right click an empty bottleItems}} }}{{:{{#rel2abs:./NPC's Quests and Favors}} }}

===Get every NPC on your side!===Most NPCs *Picking mushrooms does in Project: Gorgon have services and special rewards when you gain enough favor with them. They also offer additional quests. So for fact NOT raise the player who is used to have a guiding "main quest line"'''[[Foraging]]''' skill, this is where you can find only the brunch of your goals as you try to complete errands and earn favor from NPCs, which will send you to explore the world and the dungeons'''[[Mycology]]''' skill.

It is common that after completing a quest you'll find *When exiting the the east side of Serbule Keep village you still need to get may notice a bit circle patch of favor low level mushrooms to reach the next relationship level (for example right of you are 60% into "Comfortable" after doing an errand for the NPC, you still need 40% favor they respawn often and usually contain enough mushrooms to move to "Friends" level). So if no more quests are available, check '''Small Talk''' and learn about their likes and dislikes and collect [[Gifting|gifts]] for themget 16-18.

Getting Comfortable or higher with most NPCs can earn *If you significant benefits, such as desire to raise your '''[[Fishing]]''' skill the ability best place to Shop, additional Storage (iestart is the moat around '''[[Serbule]]'''. permanent storage Start with '''Crabs''' until you reach the level required for your items)'''Clown Fish''', more questsfrom there it is mostly collecting a mixture of '''Crab''', special recipes, etc'''Clown Fish''' and '''Grapefish'''. '''Perch''' and '''Eel''' are very rare to find and are not optimal for leveling.

===Merchants===All NPC merchants share one common mechanic*Empty bottles: the better your relationship [[File:Item-icon-bottle.png]] To fill an empty bottle with them water you can either activate a water well (through Favoreg. in Serbule)or similar object, the bigger their money pool and the more they will pay for your items (so eventually but you can sell loot at full value)also simply stand in a body of water outdoors and right click an empty bottle.

*The road east of [[Serbule]] is where most Pigs spawn. They are easy to kill and always drop Pork Shoulder. Since Pork Shoulder is the main ingredient for bacon, it is extremely important for raising '''Buy UsedJoeh' tab shows items sold by other players'''s Favor fast.*A player quote for first time visiters to the island, and when you first get to [[Serbule]].{{quote|When you first start out, three things to remember if you want to enjoy PG:1. Explore everywhere (and take the time to read the NPC's responses!)2. Remember death isn't a penalty, it's a skill. And getting dying to level 10 is helpful!3. Have fun - try something different! If And when you can afford itget stumped, /wiki <subject> (preferably in a spot you can often buy items required won't get attacked by a quest rather than craft/hunt/harvest everything on your own.wandering monster)

===Hanging out===Remember most NPCs give When you first get off the option island, my biggest advice would be to "hang out" curry favor with themMarna. Project: Gorgon also rewards you while youShe is able to sell useful items needed for other NPC're offlines quests, whether it is she's the only early source for 30 minutes or 8 hours! A good tip here is that disease cures, and she gives storage (others like Joeh also give storage but Marna lets you donstore anything). Plus it't need s fairly easy to do that just before logging off. Chose the option at any time while work up her favor - you play, the last one can give her skins (if you chose will always be active when 've gotten a skinning knife) but you log out. You also don't have may want to worry about logging back in soonersave those for tanning and leatherworking. It won't cancels actually pretty easy to start growing potatoes and onions (though onions do take fertilizer so may want to stay with just potatoes), cook them into an easy vegetarian dish, it will just continue next time you log outand give those to Marna.

 == '''Extra Tips for NPC Favor''' == Befriending the NPC '''Joeh''', located in the central area of '''Serbule'''. He is one of the most helpful NPC's as he buys most gear you'll find within dungeons. Getting his Favor up is very easy, though a bit costly. One of his favorite and easiest things to acquire is '''Bacon''', you can get this recipe from Fainor, located in the large Inn/Tavern style building. The fire near him is also where you can do a majority of cooking. The recipe only requires 2x Salt and 1x Pork Shoulder and gains +3 Favor per Bacon with Joeh. ==Combat and experience== ===Looting corpses===Various looting options become available once you have the required tool in your inventory. Burying a corpse (to reduce the respawn time of the creature), [[skinning]], [[butchering]], and so on. Most of these items are available from the townsfolk of Serbule Keep. See the following (mild) spoiler for a list of such items, or see the relevant skill pages. {{Spoiler|; Autopsy Kit: Allows figuring out "how someone or something died" with the [[pathology]] skill. A simple Autopsy Kit is first obtained in the tutorial cave. Examining corpses will also raise related '''Anatomy''' skills such as "Rodent Anatomy" and "Undead Anatomy". As these skills increase you will be able to see more details about the enemies before engaging them, such as what abilities they use, and what type of weaknesses they have.; Butcher Knife: Allows [[butchering]] of corpses for organs and meat. Can be bought from [[Fainor]].; HandsawCategory: Allows harvesting wood. A Handsaw can be bought from [[Therese]] in Serbule.; Shovel: Gives the option of burying the corpses of deceased monsters, which makes replacement monsters appear more quickly.; Simple Skinning Knife: Allows removing fur or skin of an animal with the [[skinning]] skill.}} ==Skills== ===First time's the charm===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), and even Binding yourself to a Teleportation Circle! ===Seek objective===Make sure to pick up all harvestables like mushrooms even if they don't seem useful yet. Leveling [[ForagingMechanics]] will unlock '''Seek Objective''' at level 5 which is an ability that will orient your character to face in the direction where your currently active quest objective is! (think "tracking" in good ol' EverQuest). ===Extras=== Picking mushrooms does in fact NOT raise the '''Foraging''' skill, only the '''Mycology''' skill. When exiting the Tutorial Cave you may notice a circle patch of low level mushrooms to the left of you, they respawn often and usually contain enough mushrooms to get a stack of 16-18. If you desire to raise your '''Fishing''' skill the best place to start is the moat around '''Serbule'''. Start with '''Crabs''' until you reach the level required for '''Clown Fish''', from there it is mostly collecting a mixture of '''Crab''', '''Clown Fish''' and '''Grapefish'''. '''Perch''' and '''Eel''' are very rare to find and are not optimal for leveling. The road from the Tutorial Cave to '''Serbule''' is where most Pigs spawn. They are easy to kill and always drop Pork Shoulder, Pork Shoulder is extremely important for raising '''Joeh''''s Favor fast.