Thread: Beginners Guide to Martial Empires

Introduction

Chapter I - The Beginning: Nights of the beautiful continent Neha gleamed bright with two moons. Beautiful as it may be, it was no kind of place for humans. For survival, the Ancients had discovered a powerful force they named Terre, the very souls of Neha. By unleashing its forces, Ancients attempted to gain power over Neha. They had thought they could tame its powers with mana-technology. However, it was only a futile attempt. Soon after, the Ancients realized that Terre was destroying the balance of the lands. To stop Terre from destroying Neha completely, Ancients gathered their last resources to seal Terre forever. A difficult mission, but they overpowered Terre, and have named seven keepers to defend the seal of seven souls of Terre.

Chapter II - The East and The West: The continent was saved from destruction, yet the devastation was nevertheless great. Terre had caused a Great Fissure dividing the continent into two, The East and The West, and powerful ocean currents took over separating these lands forever. And now, after a thousand years, The East and The West cultures formed two distinct civilizations. Ignorant of each others existence. And the knowledge of the seven souls and its keepers forgotten.

Chapter III - New Age: 1001th year, The East and The West witnessed a heavenly devastation. The smaller moon, Babylon was destroyed, shattered into pieces. The event has changed ocean currents of Neha unveiling a vast sunken territory that bridged The East and The West. For the first time in history, two continents learned about each other. And new lands were to be explored and conquered. New knowledge was to be discovered and exploited. The inhabitants of Babylon who escaped the destruction moved to Neha introduced stunning technology to people of Neha. The West eager to explore the new lands, quickly declared Babylonians as their friends. The East advanced in astrology and magic took destruction of Babylon as an ill omen and kept to their traditions.

Getting around

First thing you want to do in game is find your Friends. Most Towns & Palaces have mailboxes to make contact with Friends. Also, you can type "P" to bring up the Friends list.

On screen Navigation

(1) Anger Meter: Press "X" when full to activate rage mode. (2) PK Button: When PK is activated, you become a villain. (3) Status Bar: HP/MP/SP (4) Skill Bar: Type "V" to bring up skills and then drag here. (5) Chronicle of Souls: New cards are available when flashing (6) My Character (7) Community (8) Inventory (9) System (10) Options (11) Experience Bar (12) Active Quests: Press "J" to manipulate quests. (13) Jackpot Window: Click when blinking and select item(s) you wish to randomly receive.

Movement around game is as follows...
"W" is forward, "S" is back, "A" is Left & "D" is right. To jump, press "Space bar". For additional key commands, consult in game help "F12".

The world in Martial Empires is Vast. Type "M" to display the Map.

... or click on the Compass ...

To reveal the semi-transparent version.

Should your feet get tired, there are other modes of transportation... for a price!
Faster than foot is the Caravel. It is fun the first couple of times,but if you want to get there faster...

Adventure & Battle
Quest or NOT to Quest... That is the question :P If you want to Power Level, then don't bother with quests. Keep in mind though that quests has some pretty decent rewards.

There are many creatures of this world. Some are aggressive and some are not. The following two images were taken from a highlighted NPC. The one with the eye, is the aggressor. If you step in to his aggro, he's gonna attack.

Aggressor
Non-Aggressor
Death may find you in your travels. You can set a waypoint and/or recover lost EXP(for a price) from the Pylon of Life.

Jackpot System

Jackpots in the form of Gold, EXP, Buffs or items, can be acquired based on quest completion or mob kills. When enough points are collected, the Jackpot lights up and you can use it.

Chronicle of Souls

Chronicle of Soul are cards that provide bonus to character. These cards can either be combined to create something else, or identical cards can be Upgraded(+1, +2, etc) When new cards are available, you will be prompted on screen. Not all upgrades are successful as we have experienced about a 50% failure rate.

Crafting
Crafting in Martial Empires is done either in town at one of the many Anvils available OR you may craft anytime using the Cube(shown below) by pressing the "U" key.

Weapons/Armor/Jewelry/Insignias

Gear comes in the form of drops from mobs or created using the crafting system explained here in this guide. The image below shows the gear as it is equipped. You may right-click to equip/unequip.

Battlegrounds

There are a total of 4 different(random) Battlegrounds. Two are currently active.
Should the "Join" button fail to work, press "B" key on keyboard and select the OPEN Battleground to enter manually. BG Silver will be awarded to the winner and BG Bronze to the loser. These coins are to be exchanged at Commissary in Caele Palace for BG Gold. The Top 5 receive additional bonuses as seen in the following...

Guild

Here is an example of Guild in Martial Empires.:twisted: Seal Tokens are required to level Guild and are purchased at Commissary. BG Gold is required for purchase in most cases(other than Grand Exchange). Use the BG Gold to purchase Seal Tokens from Commissary and then right-click Seal Tokens to add to Guild. When the Seal Token is opened, either a Cube, War or Pure Token is randomly given.

Not in a Guild? You may also exchange your BG Gold for Bloodgems for a +10 Attack Bonus OR to purchase Poor Inscription Stones(which you get from resource harvest).
***TIP*** Maintain at least 1000 Bloodgems in inventory and Use the rest of your BG coin to support your Guild.

Commissary Exchange Window:

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