Kiwike: The Beginner's Guide

[Cell]

Sections

Beginner / Step by Step
-Whitelisting
-Spawn Locations
-Public Locations
-Roleplaying
-Attacking Other Players
-Progressing Further

Kiwike Specific Topics
-Currency/Economy
-Chest Shops
-Kiwiships
-Donating



Beginner / Step by Step

Whitelisting

Whitelisting is easy, yet it requires creativity.  Since Kiwike is a roleplaying (RP) server, we have an extensive application to fill out. You can find said application here.  When filling it out, you are required to put your RP character information.  This is the base of your experience in Kiwike.  If you create an application with a character that took you five minutes to create, your time on Kiwike will not be long.  Creating your character determines how you will play on the server.  For instance, if your character is cocky and arrogant, then you are expected to do so when you are roleplaying with another player.  The best way to ensure your experience on Kiwike will be a good one is to create a character that has a personality similar to yours.
Once you have filled out everything required in the application, you need to post it under the whitelist section of our forum, as well as on the Minecraft Forums.  You can find that post here.
Once submitted, you must now wait for a whitelister to review your application and give you feedback on where you can improve if any edits are needed.  Now, while waiting, I suggest you do two things to prepare you for the server.  First, you can log on to the server as a spirit to a feel for the players and the environment.  Second, you can browse the Wiki and gather some information on the custom plugins that make the server what it is to familiarize yourself with the server's features before joining.



Spawn Locations

Accepted?  Congratulations! Now that you are in the game, the first thing you should notice is your environment. You should be located in the area you chose when you filled out your application.

Khulu Desert

(-1537|1852)

Orrakku Fields

(-3026|130)

Icenfjord

(516|-1774)

Aridian Jungle

(2298|45)

Now, before you get used to seeing coordinates, you should realize that public locations are known by all RP characters by default, and these coordinates can be shared OOC.  These four locations all contain a specific NPC.  Each has an option to set your home in that location.  Why do this when you can sleep in a bed and just spawn there?  Well, lets say your bed is destroyed, and you die.  You will spawn at whichever location you chose at the start.  You can change your spawn, but it comes at a fee of 90GN.  Just speak to the NPC at whichever location you would like to spawn at to change your spawn location to that locale.



Public Locations

Exploring is an essential aspect of Minecraft.  Once you leave your spawn, it should not take long for you to find a suitable home.  Whether you live in a cave or in a tree in the jungle, you should have some basic essentials. You are living the Minecraft life, but that is not what Kiwike is about. Seeing as Kiwike is a roleplay server, you should have the urge to, well, roleplay. It would be extremely difficult for you to run into a random player in the wilderness, but there are a few locations where you can generally find some Kiwike players.

The Inn

(297|393)

The Shipdock

(172|-172)

These two locations are very similar to the spawns in the “public” part.  They are known by all RP characters on Kiwike, and therefore the coordinates can be shared OOC.  These two locations are where you would want to go if you seek a roleplay experience.  The more popular of the two would be the Inn. Its general surroundings include the bank, and the blacksmith, as well as a few player made buildings.  It is also easily accessible through the /Inn command available to all donors.  It would be the ideal location to meet other players.
The shipdock on the other hand, requires some travelling.  Luckily, it is very close to the Inn, but just a few hundred blocks off.  You can find the Kiwiship salesman there, and a few beautifully designed ships, as well as a banker and a blacksmith and a few interesting NPCs.



Roleplaying

Once you have finally run into a player, you should note a few things.  First, you must remember that you do not know this player RP wise. You are both strangers to each other (unless based on your character’s background story, you and another player know each other elsewhere).  Second, before you start your roleplaying experience, make sure you are not speaking in the OOC channel. Just type in the command /ch l to change into the local channel.  Third, this player most likely do not go by their Minecraft name.  For example, my Minecraft name is “XCellX”, but my RP characters name is “Michael, or Cell”.  To find out said player's name, simply start out with one of a wide variety of greetings.  The simple “Hello, I am <insert name here>”, or “Traveller, what is your name?”.  Remember what your character is like. If he is a kind, gentle fellow, he would most likely say the first line, rather than the second.  Once you get that first line out, your roleplay experience has begun.

Do

-Use your RP character name.
-Use the attitude that your character would use.
-Use /me to indicate your characters actions.  For example, “/me leans on the wall” translates into “XCellX leans on the wall”.
-Use legitimate grammar and language.  Not “ya i knw wt ur syin” or “w/e u sy man”.
-Use “(( ))” when referring to something OOC when talking in local chat.  Example being “((I have to get off))”, then finish it with a something RP-wise such as “Ah, it is night time, I must return to my home.”.

Don’t

-Do not take advantages of coordinates obtained through meta-gaming. Your character cannot logically take action with coordinates not obtained through rp/in-character experiences. Obtaining coordinates in such a way is considered an act of metagaming.
-Don’t attack a player out of the blue without a legitimate RP reason to do so.
-Don’t Metagame.  This is extremely vague, but it refers to anything OOC.
-Don’t use take advantages of nametags.  You know those things above your head?  Technically, your character can not see them, and therefore would not know if another player was on the other side of a wall or not.
-Don’t use a moderator to your advantage.  Call on the moderators on only serious matters (not for a missing 1-2 blocks). If you get a block check and you find out the player that broke into your base, you have no idea character wise, and can not kill that player without a good RP reason. 



Attacking Other Players

This has proven to be a problem on Kiwike lately.  You are not allowed to attack another player without a justified RP reason.  This also applies if you have a good reason, anyways.  Before killing the player, you must state why in local chat.  For instance, saying “You are an ally of (Name), prepare to die”, is very vague, and not recommended. It is recommended to talk to the player for a short amount of time and give them time to react.  If you found a player you have never met before, you character will not know if he is an ally of said player or not.  Just talk to the player and find a good way to ask them if they know the targeted “character”.  If you find out they do, then say something witty, such as “Well, I guess you had this coming...”, and attack.  The bad part of this is roleplay logging.  Doing this warns the player of their soon to come death, and gives them a chance to log out of the game before the attack even happens.  If this happens to you, simply take a picture of the chat dialogue, and the player logging out, and contact a moderator.  If you manage to hit them before they log out, yottabyte’s clever plugin creates an NPC at the location where the player logged out, and gives you the ability to kill it and take the items.



Progressing Further

As Kiwike:Revamped moves further along, ages will be introduced.  Currently, we are in the first age, or the nomad age.  This age lacks the protection of towns and nations.  You are still able to form groups of people, or colonies, but no official towns or nation will be made until the release of the second age.  There are now currently three different ages.

Age I

This is considered the “Nomad age”.  In this age there is no protection, towns, or nations.  It is a free-for-all with small, unofficial colonies.

Age II





In this age, Territories is introduced. This brings about protected towns, and nations. Towns and nations will be created, expanded, and a much more alive. As of Age I, towns are unofficial, and unprotected, allowing for attacks to be more frequent, and causing citizens to hide. With Territories, block protection is brought along with towns, giving that "safe" feeling that your walls should provide. This is the current age of Kiwike. Viewing the current map of Kiwike, you can see where each nation is, and how they are spreading across the world. For more information on the commands, and other things on Territories, I suggest visiting the Wiki article,here.

Age III



This is the age of war.  When the first war is initiated between two nations, this age will come into play.

There are currently three different ages, as stated above, that will be taking place over the next few months.  Age one will progress into age two after a month or two of gameplay on the server.  With this, towns and nations will be introduced into the server, bringing a whole new life to the area.  Those that were living underground, moving from cave to cave, or just settled down, will come out of hiding to create a town, or join others, with protection, and safety.  Two or more towns will combine together, forming the first nations.  With these nations, there is sure to be some conflicts.  If these conflicts happen to lead to war, age three will then take place.




Kiwike Specific Topics

Currency/Economy

Kiwike has a unique economic system, revolving mainly around the Chestshops plugin.
In short, it’s a chest with a sign above it allowing for players to remotely sell their goods.  These goods are bought using the currency of Kiwike, GN.  GN stands for gold nuggets, which can be obtained by either killing pigmen in the Nether, or putting a gold ingot into a crafting slot.  One gold ingot is equivalent to nine gold nuggets.  So, for example, a stack of gold ingots would be 576 gold nuggets (64 X 9).  
Now, what would you do with all of your gold nuggets?  Well, in your inventory, they are worthless. Any currency in your hand cannot be used to purchase items from Chestshops. To buy items, and to ensure your money’s safety, one must deposit it in a bank, which can be found at the Inn and the Shipdock.  Depositing it will add the money to your wallet, allowing you to make purchases at your leisure.  Oh, and a quick tip: Typing /money on either Normal MC, or Spoutcraft, will show you your current balance.  But typing /wallet on Spoutcraft will display the balance on the corner of your screen until you type /wallet again.



Kiwiships

Kiwiships is where you can be creative, and experiment.  They are flying ships, made of wool and usually wood.  They can fly anywhere between slow to semi-fast speeds, depending on the size of the ship.  When creating a Kiwiship, there are two factors to be taken into consideration.  Do you want looks, or speed?  If you prefer looks, you better be prepared for a ship that can take some time to move, but provides space and will get the job done.  If you prefer speed, you can still attempt to fashion something together, but it will never be as magnificent as the ships that are built with a thousand blocks or more.
Before even building a Kiwiship, you must first know how to fly one.  It’s quite simple, and it’s not all redstone and signs. You must first start out by purchasing a license, which you can get from Captain Jack located at the Shipdock (see above).  It costs a rather significant amount of  gold that varies depending on your status on the server.  The higher your donor status, if you have one, the less it will cost.  It must be renewed every month, but only for a small fraction of the original cost.
Once you have obtained your license, find yourself a nice area to build your ship and get to work.  Take note of the required signs for takeoff (See Wiki link above), and if you really want to get going, you can check out Booster Engines for faster travels.



Donating

Donating to the server is something that can help you in-game, and help the server.  The money that is obtained through donating does not just land in yottabyte’s wallet while he runs off to buy items in TF2 (or any steam games/add-ons).  Instead, it goes towards upgrading the server for a better player count, and less lag/smoother gameplay.  Most people do not just donate $50 dollars out of generosity, although if you do, kudo's to you.  You get to feel kindness, and you get a good amount of benefits.

Donor rank – $10+
Donor tag in game and on the forum
Access to server even when it’s full
Cheaper KiwiShips
Better lockpicking prevention (7 min, 1 month of inactivity)
Permission to use /home  to return to your bed (with a 24 hour cooldown!)
Permission to use /inn to go to the Inn (with a 12 hour cooldown)
8 player parties

Supporter rank - $30+
Supporter tag in game and on forum
Access to server even when it’s full
Cheaper KiwiShips
/home command that takes you to your bed.
Even better lockpicking prevention (5 min, 2 months of inactivity)
Permission to use /home  to return to your bed (with a 12 hour cooldown!)
Permission to use /inn to go to the Inn (with a 6 hour cooldown)
12 player parties

Sponsor rank – $50+
Sponsor tag in game and on forum
Access to server even though it’s full
/home command
Cheaper KiwiShips
Best lock picking prevention available (2 min, 3 months of inactivity)
Permission to use /home  to return to your bed (with a 6 hour cooldown!)
Permission to use /inn to go to the Inn (with a 3 hour cooldown)
/town spawn command
100% protected room at The Inn
16 player parties

This is taken directly from the website’s home page, right under the section labeled “Donate”.  If you feel the need to donate, that is the place to go. Needless to say, donating is highly recommended if you can afford it, and any amount is always appreciated.

Guide Information

Written By: XCellX
Edited By: Saera, Geckosquid

The guide is targeted towards the new players of Kiwike; although we wish to help the old as well, they may not find it as useful. It will also be a constant work in progress. Information that we think could be useful to the new players of Kiwike will be added to the guide as time goes on. I highly suggest visiting the Wiki, as it is a source of information constantly being slaved over by our Wiki Staff, making it the perfect place to go if you have any unanswered questions.

[Ian25]

Don't do stupid things, drugs are fine though.

[Cell]

Don't do stupid things, drugs are fine though.

Why did you have to do it Ian :/

[Crashlander04]

*reserved*

Awesome job Cell!

Also, children of the corn, it is always a good idea to be nice to Crashlander04 and he will be nice and lovable back (don't metagame though).

[Sebiale]

. . . I cannot understand what Yotta is saying . . . I recommend adding subtitles.
Where was the place with the banker?

Also, for comedy mode, turn on transcribe audio: "stupidity version statement era."
"They seized by Mexican men."
"data byron gold and diamond bitchin you still complaining slow ship" (I am not making this up ;P)
"june issue to say hi to customize selection of striking workers"
"should there be a catholic weakness in due time" :lol:
"the moments right for the world groovers four"
"team will play expiry"

[yottabyte]

. . . I cannot understand what Yotta is saying . . . I recommend adding subtitles.

Damn it now everyone thinks that is my voice

MainDigger actually did the commentary.

[MainDigger]

. . . I cannot understand what Yotta is saying . . . I recommend adding subtitles.

Damn it now everyone thinks that is my voice

MainDigger actually did the commentary.

I guess we Swedes sound the same to outsiders...

[guthriearmstrong]

No, I can understand Yotta. You just have a really weird voice...

[geckosquid]

:lol: He's Swedish.

Great job, Cell!

[Android]

Combat Tag isn't yotta's!