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Entropia Universe is a massively multiplayer online virtual universe designed by the Swedish software company MindArk, based in Gothenburg.

Character creation

Before beginning the game a player has to choose a name for his avatar, which must be a first name, a last name and a nickname of which all 3 names will be visible to all the players in game. The name can not have any profanities in and can never be changed, unless MindArk thinks the name is inappropriate. Next the new player will need to create his or her avatar and can choose to adjust about everything, from sex to height to eye, hair and skin color.

During the process of creating your avatar there will be some personal info asked which will not show up for anyone in-game. This info is used by MindArk to verify that you are real when you wanna withdraw money out of the game. Giving them false information, could end you up not being able to withdraw any money.

After initial creation further physical modifications can only be achieved through the services of other users acting as hairdressers or plastic surgeons, for example.

Contrary to most other MMO's every person is only allowed ONE avatar and having more then one could end a player up banned from the game loosing any funds they have invested in the game. This drastic measure is implemented to don't give players the opportunity to cheat or farm, which could really influence the game and it's players in a negative way because of the real money that is involved.

Because of the 'only one avatar per person' rule people should be careful when they wanna start the game over from the beginning (no idea why people would do that) because when starting the game over with another avatar that will be your second one and you could be banned from the game. If for some reason you do wanna start over, the smart thing to do is contact MindArk asking them to delete your previous account. This is also on situation where filling out your real information is needed, because they will most likely ask for some form of identification, before deleting your account.

Security

The standard security for the Entropia Universe consists of just your user name and password, but because of the Real Cash Economy, and the 1000's of dollars some players have inside the game, players have the choice to secure their account in a way that is much stricter then most game, using the Gold Card System. This system consist of a Gold Card with a chip on it and a Card Reader. This system is also seen with bank all over the world and as far as we know has never been cracked or hacked to access the Entropia Universe.

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  Gold Card

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  Card Reader

Planets

Entropia Universe, or Project Entropia as it was called back then, was created in 2003 with only one planet called Planet Calypso. With the anticipation for more planets in the universe the name was changed to what it is called now.

The second planet was released on April 6th 2010 and is called Planet Rocktropia and is owned and developed by NEVERDIE studios of long time Entropia Universe player Jon 'NEVERDIE' Jacobs. The theme of this planet is music, which is seen throughout the planet.

The third planet to be released was Planet Next Island on December 8th 2010. The theme of this planet is paradise and it indeed looks like that, with nice beaches and landscapes.

The fourth planet that was launched is Planet Arkadia on May 25th 2011. The theme of this planet is Treasure Hunting which you can do both in-game as outside the game.

The fifth planet that was launched is Planet Cyrene on May 1st 2012. This was a soft launch to let excising players on the planet and test things out. When the full launch is planned is not know at this time.

Space, while not really a planet, this is a different area in the Entropia Universe, connecting all planets. Space is developed and managed by MindArk themselves and allows the players to travel from one planet the the others in their space ships.