EEK! New players! An influx even!

Alrighty, reports from several planets tell us there's currently an influx of new players.

So what can we do? Brainstorming first!

1. Improving the newbie related wiki pages

1.1 Calypso Gateway (+ related mission pages)

- would be great to have an image showing several Community Advisors in their blue outfit at gateway, doable?
- would also be great to have a complete list of the Community Advisor avas, doable?
- [STRIKE]it's really necessary to have the new positions of some of the NPCs who have been changed after "open house"[/STRIKE]
- some of the mission pages still lack info
- Guide by Zar is great!

1.2 Port Atlantis (+ related mission pages)
- mainly the missions are not completey documented

1.3 City of Dreams

1.3 Beginners:Portal
- check this thread

2. Guides

Bring guides. Maybe you have one somewhere, maybe you even submitted one for the FPC contest. Maybe you didn't create one yourself but you know of one. No matter the size: could be a 1 line tip, a map or an 'Alice Guide'. No matter the format: can be plain text, images, even ppt or pdf or youtube videos.

Maybe you can help to improve the few guides that are on the wiki already: Guides

Most wanted I would say (some of them available on the wiki but needing an update/improvement):

- Which planet to choose? (-> Planets)
- Movement & Controls
- Missions Guide (Guide)
- Sweating & Swunting
- Security & Scamming
- [STRIKE]How to join a society[/STRIKE]

3. Support the Adopt-A-Newbie Foundation

Link: ANF

Maybe you can increase your adoption rate temporarily. If your soc didn't sign up to the ANF yet this is the best moment to do so.


4. Beginners Events & Services

Two lists:
- One with events suitable for beginners such as (Shameless Theft, Rocktropia Flea Markets, ...)
- One with services for beginners (such as ETA, ANF, Calypso Rescue Service, ...)

Both need to be maintained of course.


And so on!

Please help! Giving the new players a smooth start in game and in 'the community' should be in everyone's interest.

 

Tyvm Zar!

I updated the NPC postions in the text. Will now look into updating them on the map. And after that wikify the images you provided.

Would also be great to have a list of the Community Advisors. Not sure whether it has been published yet or whether it's not wanted at all.

EDIT1: I also added a box in the upper right corner showing the latest threads on the Gateway forum and the beginners forums
EDIT2: Updated NPC postions on the map
EDIT3: Updated links on the map (yes, you can click objects on the map).
EDIT4: Zar's guide added: Planet Calypso Guide
EDIT5: Further tweaking of the Gateway page

 

For the record: 26 Newbies signed up to the Adopt-A-Newbie Foundation since the news about the sale has been spread.

If your society hasn't joined the foundation yet this looks about the best time to do so. Otherwise you might want to consider to increase your adoption rate for this month.

Adopt a Newbie Foundation

 

Meanwhile 41 Newbies signed up!

I started a guide how to join a society with the ANF as a example: Joining a Society.
You are invited to work on it.