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P RISTON T ALE

Author: Raiden (Veritron@aol.com)

Date: June 18, 2003

Version: .6

Version History:

June 20, 2003. Updated to version 0.6. Some editing. Added dividers. Changed around the wording
of
some sections. Made changes reflecting the recent update of Priston Tale to 2.00 (the installer
WORKS
now... I think.) Added some new sections - nothing major though. This is probably the first
version
that's worth reading.

June 18, 2003. Proto-Faq v 0.5 created. Took 4 hours. It hasn't been heavily edited.
I wish I had a FAQ like this when I was a n00b. It explains a lot of the BS that
made Priston Tale hard when I didn't know what I was doing. It's not meant to help
out long-time users yet, but who knows, you might learn something.

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Disclaimer:

This FAQ is copyright 2003 Ted Ferro. Do not distribute without asking permission.
You may print this FAQ and you may save it on your hard drive,
but you cannot distribute this FAQ to ANY site other than GameFAQS or post on any messageboard/BBS,
without giving me credit. You are not allowed to sell this FAQ,
or take any information from it without giving me credit and informing me beforehand.
You may not edit this FAQ without my permission, or use this as basis for your own FAQ.


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Why I am doing this:

Since the Morion Patch, all of the previous FAQs released for Priston Tale have been outdated.
The Morion patch added a whole new section to the map.
This aims to be a n00b friendly tutorial - I learned off a guy who was level 26
when I first started out, because I couldn't find a good tutorial.
The game is really, really hostile to n00bs. I figure if more people start playing,
the patches to the servers will come out quicker. I'm also hoping some people
will see me playing and cut me a deal on some good equip - hey,
I can dream, now, can I? If you want something to be added to the fact, by all means, email away!
This is my first faq, and it's NOT MEANT TO BE VERY SPECIFIC YET. This is all general strategy
so far,
so if you're looking for specific level up spots and other stuff,
you'll have to wait for a later version.


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Getting started:

The hardest part about Priston Tale is getting it installed.
The installer was broken for months, but it was updated June 20th, 2003 and it might be fixed now.
Here's what you have to do (thank you gamefaqs message board)

1. Go to http://eng.pristontale.com/
2. Make an account (the account name doesn't need to be your in-game player name)
3. Download the client
4. Install the client
5. See if it works. If the nupdate server's up, it probably will.
If it works, you don't need to do anything else.

6. Make a shortcut of game.exe in the Priston Tale folder.
Put it on the desktop. That's how you'll launch the game.
8. Go into regedit (start - run - regedit.exe)
9. Go into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Triglow Pictures, PristonTale
10. Here's how the values in that folder should look - Account should be your account name,
Path should be the path Priston Tale was installed to (C:\Program Files\Triglow
Pictures\PristonTale),
Server 1 should be 211.39.144.141, Server 2 should be 211.39.144.141, Server 3 should be
211.39.144.141,
Server Name should be KZEE(NEW), Sound should be ON, and Version Name should be 2000.

This may go out-of-date as Priston Tale is updated. This information may be out-of-date right now.
Oh well, it's worth a shot.

Now launch the game, type in your name/password, and try to connect.
If it says, "unable to connect to server," check this site to see whether the PT servers
are up:
http://ptprophecy.phpwebhosting.com/status.php

If it says "Server Full," you should just keep hitting return until it lets you in.
You'll get in eventually, though it might take a while.

If the server is up and all of this didn't work,
Don't email me - check your internet configuration settings, your firewall, anything.
Contact Triglow Pictures if it still doesn't work. I do enough computer troubleshooting at
work.


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Alpha Beta Gamma: What is this, some kind of frat?

There's no functional difference between the three servers. However, you can't message
your
friends from one server on another server. If you play with friends, it's worth making a pact
saying that you'll only play on one server so you can link up in game. It doesn't matter
which server you choose when you create a character - you can choose any of the three and
still play as your character. Another difference is population. As I write this, Gamma is
relatively unpopulated compared with the other servers. Indeed, I was one of the first people
to ever venture onto Gamma (went on only 5 minutes after it first went up.) If you're not
having luck with the marketplace it might be worth it to log out and try the other srevers.


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Making a character:

After you select a server, you'll be given the option to make a new character.

First, pick your tribe - Morion or Tempskron:

Morions are the new tribe that was added in the patch.
The classes available in Morion are the ever-popular Knight, the Atalanta, the ever-coveted
Priestess,
and the Magician. The Morion start town is Phillia,
which is unfortunate because it makes travel to Ricarten very difficult.
(Ricarten has an entire trading section where players trade items they've found for money,
which is usually the quickest way to get good items)

Knights: The ever-popular Knight serves as the Morions' version of a Tank.
Knights aren't as good at tanking as Mechanicians are, but they have superior offensive
capabilities,
and can equip better weapons and good armor.

Atalanta: I'm not sure why, but this isn't a very popular class. They chuck spears at
people.
They tend to be more durable than archers, and it's pretty easy to get equipment for them
because most of the marketplace is simply dying to get rid of their ATA spec items.
Atalantas are good at handling mobs because they can stun their enemies.

Priestess: Priestesses are worshipped in Priston Tale because they are the only class
that can heal without using potions. Priestesses are highly coveted party members,
and if you don't like playing with other people, don't play as a priestess.
Priestesses are also a little lacking on the defensive-end as well,
and with all the people who keep whining at you to heal them,
you'd have to have the patience of a saint to keep up with it all.
Overall, I'd say Priestess is a great class so long as I'm not the one playing as it.

Magician: I hate Magicians so much. Magicians are like archers, only they kill things with Magic.
Now, a magician can do really good damage with his spells - but he spends most his time charging
and trying not to get hurt. It adds a little depth to the game,
but I personally can't stand playing as them,
and I always feel that they're sucking exp away if they're in my party.


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Tempskrons: Tempskron was the first tribe introduced in Priston Tale.
More people choose to be Tempskrons than Morions,
and only Tempskron classes can do the class-change quest.
Tempskron classes all start in Ricarten, and are pretty much all physical-based classes,
so you need not worry about Mana.

Mechanician: My favorite class. Say hello to my Mechanician Veritron if you're in-game.
Mechanicians are the tanks of Priston Tale.
While they may not have particularly strong offense in the beginning,
they make up for it by having the best defense in the game. Once a Mechanician hits level 18,
he becomes a total tank - He gets a spell that raises his absorb by a LOT,
which essentially allows him to take on an entire new class of monsters. Unfortunately,
all the other Mech skills are useless,
and you get many of your kills stolen because you kill stuff so slowly if you're a Mech.

Fighter: A popular class. Fighters tend to run around with two-handed axes and slice monsters up.
Advanced Fighter Spec armor is really rare, but they can do without -
Fighter is a really balanced class physically. Good n00b class.

Pikeman: Probably the coolest-looking of the classes. Pikemen have good skills, are really
common,
and tend to have the strongest attack power in the game with their awesome Scythes. Unfortunately,
they're not as good at taking damage as receiving it,
so it takes some strategy to keep from using all your pots while you're a Pikeman.

Archer: The kill-stealer's class of choice. Archers use bows, and are really fast,
and can shoot free long-distance attacks at will. An archer can take down any single enemy, no
problem,
but have real problems surviving against mobs because of their lack of defense.

For more information about any of the classes, see www.pristontale.com


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Starting the game:

Ideally, you would have a friend to guide you through this - Priston Tale starts off brutal.
You begin in your spawn town with no money, no weapons. No nothing. To top it off,
there's no tutorial for the controls. That's a recipe for fun all right.

The controls go like this:

Esc - Brings up the menu that lets you quit the game

Tab - Turns the map on/off. There's no way to move it, despite its horrible placement.
Green dots are shopkeepers/NPCs. Yellow dots are party members.

Enter - Brings up the chat menu. Do not do this in combat or you could get killed
while trying to use a pot.
If you wish to talk to someone else privately, use the whisper function.
Type /: charname message to whisper someone. The whisper function works regardless of range.
To see whether someone's online or not, type /: charname.

Left Click - Allows you to press a button, target a person/monster, or pick up loot.
If you hold the left mouse button, you will follow a person/attack a monster without stopping.
Left Click will also perform the skill assigned to the left button if applicable.

Right Mouse - Uses the skill assigned to the right mouse button.

Mouse Wheel - If the camera is set to auto or manual, you can move the camera by
scrolling the scroll wheel.

Z - Changes the type of camera. Auto-zoom forces the camera to move behind your character.
Manual zoom forces the camera to stick to a specific orientation.
Lock Zoom forces the camera to stay at a really weird angle, and stops you from changing
things with the mouse wheel.

X - Allows you to quit the game quickly. You cannot quit the game while in combat.

C - Brings up the character information screen.

S - Brings up the skill screen

W - Switches between your two sets of assigned equipment. For example,
on one set you could have a sword and shield and on the other you could have a crossbow.
Good in the beginning, but gets useless fast.

V - Brings up the inventory screen. Don't try to pick up stuff and have this open at the same
time
- it gets complicated.

E - Switches your inventory screen. If you get the "not enough room in inventory"
message,
press this key and try to pick up the item again.

R - Toggles Run/Walk. It's a BAD idea to walk - though you recover stamina,
it's as slow as molasses and you can't escape from enemies.

D - Toggles Party Screen. You'll be staring at this screen a lot
if you're a party leader or a Priestess.

F1-F8 - Selects Skills

Up/Down/Left/Right - Zooms in/out, pans left/right

Ctrl + Up/Down - Tilts Camera Up/Down

Ctrl + Home - Takes a screenshot

Space - Closes Current Window

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General strategy:

In the beginning, go out and kill the weak monsters that are near your town.
Stay away from the strong ones -
big monsters like Hobgoblins tend to be too strong for low levels to take,
yet they appear in easy areas. When you get enough money, buy the best equipment you can,
use the remaining money for pots so you can start over, and repeat the process.
Once you get to a high enough level - say 11, because you look like 1x on the party sheet,