Welcome Novean!
Below you can find information on the main tutorial, it's functions and a walkthrough to assist you with your first steps in DualUniverse, should you get lost following the main tutorial. This information covers the long version of the starting tutorial. For the short version, please click here.
Table of content
- Tutorial access
- General information and keymap
- Movement tutorial
- Introduction to tools
- Territory and Navigation
- Pillars of play - Mining - Crafting - Organization management
- Talents
- Element interaction
- Starting equipment
- Market district - Teleportation and VR station tutorial - Transport to Sanctuary
- Sanctuary Moon settlement
- Help chat
- Additional tutorials
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Tutorial access
- The main tutorial consists of a short and a long version, which can be chosen and (re-)activated anytime on the top level (window overlooking the plaza) of the main spawn building at any district.
Tutorial Keymap / general information:
- To abort the currenty active tutorial press : shift + backspace (will only abort the current, not follow-up tutorials)
- To advance to // repeat last step of tutorial : shift + page down // shift page up
--------- - Using the forced respawn option at anytime during the tutorial, will result in the loss of all your inventory including the started material that you may have collected during the tutorial, with the exception of the Sanctuary territory unit.
- The short version takes approximately 20minutes to complete
- Long version takes approximately 60 minutes to complete, not counting travel times
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Tutorial (long)
Once the tutorial has begun, Aphelia wants you to test your motor skills to ensure they were not damaged by the long cryo-sleep. She then places a waypoint for you to reach behind the stairs on the same level of the starting construct.
Step 1 - Movement tutorial
Basic movement and functions
- Move to the waypoint behind the stairs using [W,A,S,D]
- Jump unsing [spacebar]
- Turn Headlight on/off with [L]
- Take time to look around - Aphelia monologue
- Head to waypoint and look through the window - should you ever need to restart the tutorial this would be the exact place to do so
- Head downstairs to the next waypoint
Step 2 - Introduction to tools
Toolbar and inventory introduction
- Follow the waypoint to the screen
- Approach the dispenser near to you
- Get the repair tool from the dispenser by facing it and pressing [F]
Known issues: A duplicate repair tool may occasionally spawn causing potential login/action issues - should you have two repair tools in your inventory, please open a ticket. - Open your inventory with [I]
- Equip Repair Tool to highlighted slot [LMB & drag to empty spot in your toolbar]
- Close inventory [click the X in top right corner]
- Move to elevator waypoint
- Press crouch to go down using [C] while on the elevator pad
Step 3 - Territory and Navigation
Learn how to use the map and to navigate as well as waypoint usage.
- Open the map with[F4 or M]
- Zoom in and out of the map using [mouse-scroll]
- To center the map on you, click the [ box icon under “My Location”]
- Create a waypoint on the map [RMB - Set destination]
- Listen to Aphelia
- Close map clicking the [X in the top right corner]
- Get close to the waypoint
- Use the elevator to go up with [spacebar]
- Open the map [F4 or M]
- Select the system view [top center]
- Select Alioth
- Select the Sanctuary Twin Moon
- Set the Twin as a waypoint
- View the Twin Moon map
- Close the map by clicking [X in the top right corner]
- Step on the elevator and go down with [spacebar]
Step 4 - Pillars of play - Mining - Crafting - Organization management
Information on the market, introduction to Piloting, building and Organizations
- Go to the Mining Station
- Equip and un-equip the Harvest Tool using [1]
- Go to the Market Station
- Open the Market interface [J]
- Search “Nitron Fuel” Spelling must be exact and complete, clicking the search result before completing spelling, will not continue the tutorial to the next step.
- Close the windows [X in the top right corner]
- Go to the Industry Station
- Activate the dispenser [F]
- Open the Nano-craft interface [K]
- Show only doable [mark checkbox]
- Select “Nitron Fuel”
- Click on “Add to Queue”
- Close the window [X in the top right corner]
- Go to the Building Station
- Go to the Piloting Station
- Go to the Organisation Station
- Open the Organisation Interface
- Click the “Search” button
- Select an Organisation and click on its name
- Close the Organisation detail window
- Close the Organisation interface
Step 5 - Talents Introduction
Information on managing your talents
- Follow the waypoint
- Open the Talent window [F2]
- Click on Mining & Inventory group
- Click on Inventory Manager category
- Select Nanopack Upgrades talent
Known issues: You might get stuck at this point, if you previously learned the 'nanopack upgrade talent' - In that case please use shift + pg dn to advance to the next step - Listen to Aphelia explanation
- Press the “queue talent” button
- Close the talent window [X in the top right corner]
- Enter the Free Mouse mode [Tab]
- Click on “Windowed Codex”
- Close the “Windowed Codex”
- Leave Free Mouse mode [Tab]
- Go to the waypoint
Step 6 - Element Interaction
Learn how to interact with items and elements in the world
- Listen to Aphelia
- Activate the Info Button [F]
- Activate a Helper [H]
- Try to deactivate the force field [F]
- Try to activate the left button [F]
- Try to activate the right button [F]
- Right-click the button [RMB]
- Close the right-click menu [ESC]
- Deactivate the force field [F]
- Activate the elevator to go down [C]
Step 7 - Receive your starting equipment
Glider Blueprint + required materials for spawning and construction and your first Resurrection node
- Aphelia monologue on the multiverse
- Approach the waypoint
- Get a blueprint from a dispenser [F](it is possible to get both Blueprints for the two glider variants available)
Please note that while it is possible to get a blueprint for both starting gliders available, the materials received only allow for one glider to be deployed. - Get the materials from the dispenser [F]
- Take a look around the museum if you like and then exit
Step 8 Market district - Teleportation and VR station tutorial - Transport to Sanctuary
Introduction to the VR terminals, teleportation system and Institutes followed by transport to the Sanctuary moon
- Go to the District Center building by following the waypoint
- You can try running with [L-Shift]
- Try to hover-sprint by [Double-tapping W]
- Go to Surrogate Stations
- Go to the District Teleporters
- Go to the Institute Teleporter
- Go to Tutorials Teleporters
- Follow the waypoint
- Reach the Sanctuary Twin Moon
Step 9 - Sanctuary Moon settlement
End the tutorial by learning how to deploy a territory unit and speeder, how to harvest surface deposit and trading the resources gained
- Toggle the Enhanced Hub [V]
- Deploy your speeder (select the speeder blueprint in your inventory by [double clicking], exit the inventory and use the deploy ground element tool to deploy)
- Deploy your Sanctuary Territory Unit (Select the Sanctuary territory unit in your inventory by [double clicking] it) and deploy it on an unclaimed tile by using the deploy ground element tool)
- Harvest surface rocks
- Head to the market
- Sell your harvested resources
Known issues: After completion of the last step the tutorial may still not have automatically completed, in those cases it is safe to end the tutorial using shift+backspace
Please note, due to the densely populated areas around the markets, deploying a STU and then returning to the market to sell resources as instructed in the tutorial may take an extensive amount of time - consider leaving the tutorial open in the background and finishing the last step at when travelling to the market during normal gameplay.
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Congratulations!
You have finished the starter tutorial which should get you started in the world of DualUniverse. But wait, there is still so more to discover.
Help chat channel
Should you run into any issues while playing, please feel free to ask for assistance in the help channel, which you can join by typing "/join help" or by clicking the "help" tab on top of your bottom left chat window.
In that channel we also offer assistance from our live support team, you can reach us by starting your message with "@gm". Please note that we currently are only able to support urgent matters like:
- Assistance with the tutorial.
- Freeing stuck characters (if /unstuck does not work).
- Raising constructs from below the surface (if Fetch did not work).
- Fetching ships stuck in the sky above a planet (if Fetch did not work).
- Refreshing glitched elements.
Should you encounter one of these issues, give us a shout out with a description of your issue via @GM in the Help channel. Please allow at least 10 minutes for a response, after which you may choose to file a Support ticket instead.