Game Manual Contents Installation ............................................2 Quests ..................................................13 Customer Support ................................2 Leveling Up and Training .................14 Starting the Game ................................3 Playing with Others...........................15 Character Creation ..............................3 The World of Aion ..............................18 Interface ................................................7 Community ..........................................20 Tutorial Topics ......................................9 Game Guide ........................................20 Basic Movement ................................10 Credits..................................................21 Combat .................................................12 Limited Warranty ...............................36 PhOTOSenSITIve SeIzUreS SeIzUre WArnInG—PLeASe reAd PrIOr TO PLAyInG A very small percentage of individuals may experience seizures when exposed to certain light patterns, flashing lights, or flashing images. Children and teenagers are more susceptible to seizure than adults, but even those with no history of seizure or epilepsy could experience them while playing or watching video games. Symptoms of seizures include: lightheadedness, altered vision, jerking or shaking of the extremities, loss of awareness, confusion, twitching, or full convulsions. Convulsions can lead to other injuries by causing an individual to fall off of a chair and/or strike objects nearby. If you or anyone in your family has an epileptic condition or history of seizures, consult your physician prior to playing this game—you could have an undiagnosed condition. If you experience any of the aforementioned symptoms of a seizure while playing, STOP PLAYING AND CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. Parents should ensure their children are not experiencing symptoms. In order to reduce the risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures, you should play NC Interactive games in a well-lit room while you are alert and awake. Avoid poorly lit rooms and playing when fatigued. ©2009–2010 NC Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. Aion, Aion: Assault on Balaurea, NCsoft, the Interlocking NC Logo, and all associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. All other registered trademarks or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Installation SySTeM reQUIreMenTS Minimum Specifications Recommended Specifications Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 Microsoft Windows 7 2.8GHz CPU or equivalent Dual Core CPU 2.0GHz or equivalent 1GB RAM 2GB RAM NVIDIA® 5900 Ultra or ATI Radeon™ with NVIDIA 6800 or ATI Radeon x800 or 128MB RAM or higher with 256MB RAM or higher 15GB hard disk space 15GB hard disk space DVD-ROM drive DVD-ROM drive Direct X® 9.0c (6/2008 update) Direct X 9.0c (6/2008 update) Sound device Sound device Broadband Internet connection Broadband Internet connection InSTALLInG The GAMe Insert Disc One into your DVD drive or double-click the downloaded installation file, then follow the instructions. (If you ever need it, the default installation directory is c:\program files\ncsoft\aion.) The NCsoft® Launcher needed to run the game is also installed. CreATInG yOUr ACCOUnT 1. Go to https://secure.ncsoft.com, and log in to your NCsoft® Master Account, or click Create Account and follow the on-screen instructions to create a new NCsoft Master Account. 2. Once logged in, click Use Serial Code, and enter the serial code provided. 3. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to create your Aion game account. Customer Support OnLIne SUPPOrT fOr GAMe, BILLInG, Or TeChnICAL ISSUeS Visit www.aiononline.com/help for assistance. In-GAMe SUPPOrT Press h or type the command /petition to request in-game support. Click the Write button at the bottom of the window to type and send in your request for assistance. 2 Starting the Game 1. Double-click on the Aion icon on your desktop or click the icon in your computer’s Start menu to open the NCsoft Launcher. 2. Click Aion in the list on the left in the Launcher and choose Play now to launch the game. Each time you run the game, it checks for and automatically loads any needed updates. 3. When the game loads, it prompts you for your Aion game account name and password to log in. 4. Once you have accepted the User Agreement, select a server on which to play or to create a new character. Aion has two player races in which you can create a character. If an on-screen message alerts you that you cannot create your desired race (Elyos or Asmodian) on a selected server, try a different server. Character Creation SeLeCT rACe You first choose your side in the ongoing war of Atreia by selecting your race: Elyos or Asmodian. Click next. 3 SeLeCT CLASS Each server has eight character slots available. Select your character’s class and gender. Choose from one of four classes when creating your character: Warrior, Scout, Mage, or Priest. As your character progresses, you will be able to further refine your character’s class and skills. Warriors have great physical strength and martial prowess. They specialize in close combat. They have a wide range of dazzling battle skills. Warriors are relatively easy to play. At level 10, Warriors become either Templars or Gladiators. Scouts are extremely versatile. They benefit from great agility and can make speedy attacks, though how well they perform depends on the skill of the player. At level 10, Scouts become either Rangers or Assassins. Mages rely on their mastery of magic to deal large amounts of damage at long range. They are comparatively weak at close combat, and it is important for them to learn how to divert and evade the enemy. At level 10, Mages become either Sorcerers or Spiritmasters. 4 Priests specialize in healing magic and can use long-range spells to help allies and to hinder the enemy. While Priests can engage in melee combat, their strengths lie in healing and protecting themselves and their allies in battle. At level 10, Priests become either Clerics or Chanters. When you have chosen your character’s class, click next to continue. CreATe ChArACTer Customize your character and its look to the smallest detail. As you work on your character, you see a preview of it. Beneath the preview are a plus sign, a minus sign, two curved arrows, and three buttons with icons showing different clothing items. Use the arrows to rotate your character to view it from different sides and the plus and minus buttons to zoom in or out. Select one of the three buttons to see how your character will look without armor equipped, with beginner armor equipped, and with high-end armor equipped. These three buttons only display a preview and do not change the look of your character. Character name: Enter your desired character name in the space provided. Character names must be between 3 to 16 letters in length and contain no numbers or special characters. Only the first letter can be capitalized. Click Check name to verify that another character has not already claimed a name. face: The face button on the left lets you choose a hairstyle, customize the appearance of your character’s face, and more. Use the drop-down menus 5 and sliders to change each desired detail of your character’s face and hair. Click the random button at the bottom right of the box to change the options or sliders of either the Basic or Advanced tabs randomly. Click reset to return the sliders to their default. Body: Press the Body button on the left to select a body frame. Use the drop- down menus and sliders to change details of your character’s body, such as head size, chest, and waist. Click the random button at the bottom right of the box to move the sliders randomly. Click reset to return the sliders to their default. voice: Select a voice style for your character. finish Creating: Once you are happy with your character’s look, click the Create button to finish creating your character. 6 Interface When you log in to Aion, you see the default game interface on the bottom of the screen. (You can move the interface to the top of the screen by opening the Options window and selecting that UI style.) 10 9 8 2 4 5 6 7 3 1 1 Character Portrait: Click your portrait to target your character. 2 hP, MP, and dP Bars: These bars display your health points, mana points, and divine points. Divine points (DP) are earned with every creature your character kills after you choose a class specialization at level 10. You spend these points by using DP skills specific to a class and faction. 3 experience Bar: The bar on the bottom of the screen displays how much experience your character has earned in its current level. Monsters that your character kills and quests it completes grant experience toward the next level. Lock Quickbar Button: Click the padlock to lock the skills and buttons 4 currently on the quickbar (the toolbar). Menu Button: View inventory, skills, quests, and more through the game 5 menu. You can also use the game menu to open a private store to sell wares to your fellow adventurers. 7 6 Influence ratio: Influence ratio is related to the number of fortresses controlled by a race. Use this window to view the tax rates for all items purchased through vendors for a given race (Elyos or Asmodian) across the server. 7 flight Button: Click this button to switch between flying and landing. The window also displays available flight time, cooldown, and keyboard commands for soaring through the skies. 8 Compass and Minimap: View your character’s current location and nearby points of interest. The green dot with a yellow arrow indicates your character’s position, and other dots on the map show nonplayer characters (NPCs), enemies, and other player characters. White dots mark characters of your faction and neutral creatures. Enemies are depicted in red. Blue diamonds represents your character’s group members. Arrows indicate NPCs with a quest or campaign. Click the button on the right of the minimap to open a full map (or type M). All available quests for a zone are shown as icons in the minimap and also in the full map. (See the Quests section of this manual for the icon meanings.) 9 Chat Window: The Chat window shows communication from the game and other players. Click the button on the left side of the window to open the Chat Preferences menu. You can add and remove chat tabs, lock the window, choose a font size, and open the emotes window in this menu. 10 Chat Tabs: The chat tabs show all game and player messages, all chat except combat messages, messages related to combat only, and the communication between your character’s group members only. To select a tab, click it. Use the Chat Preferences menu to open more tabs and to customize the messages you see in the Chat window. 8 Tutorial Topics As soon as you begin playing, you will see question mark icons right above the quickbar. Each of the question mark icons is a tutorial topic, and you can tell what the topic is by hovering over the icon and reading its tooltip. These topics give brief explanations in how to play Aion, covering different game features. Tutorial topics let you learn a game feature the first time you need to use it and build your game mastery in easy-to-use chunks. To review more information for beginners, click the help for Beginners button at the bottom right of an open tutorial window. You can turn off the display of tutorial icons by clicking the “Do not show tutorial from now on” box at the bottom left of an open tutorial window. When you make a new character, the tutorial icons will be reset and available for again. 9