Chapters: How to
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Once you launch the game, the main menu appears:
CONNECT:
You'll go to
the login screen once you
accept our
Terms of Service.
OPTIONS:
The default
options will do
nice for most computers (all options ON).
CREDITS:
The PrisonServer credits.
QUIT:
Exit the program and return to windows.
You need a game account to
enter the game (a login and a password). You can leave blank the
security PIN if you haven't one. Learn more about Premium Accounts on
"manage account" section of the website.
If you get logged, the "choose
character screen" will appear, showing the characters that were
created within that account.
If the login process fails, there are several possible reasons for it
and the game will show a message pointing out the reason. It can be one
of these:
a) The login, password
and / or security PIN are incorrect. (You can leave blank the PIN if
you haven't one). Check your spelling, uppercase and the usual. Then
try again. Please note that the game will only accept accounts created
from the official English page at www.PrisonServer.co.uk
b) There is something
that blocks the connection. The game servers or your account may be
under manteinance (patching, updating or something). You can try again
later or, if you're sure the game servers cannot be under manteinance
(check the website), then it may be just a firewall or anti-virus
blocking your connection. Solve this problem disconnecting that
software and try again.
c) The game account has
an expired subscription. So to be able to play you'll need to pay for a
subscription plan. You can check your payment options from the "Manage
account" section of the website.
d) Some character on the
attempted account has been banned from the server for breaking our
Rules or Terms of Service. This can be temporary and the game will tell
you how many time is left for the punishment to expire.
e) Some character on the
attempted account is being transferred to another prison, another
account or his nick being changed. You'll have to wait at least 3
minutes for the server to synchronize. Try again later.
The first time you enter your
game account, there are no characters, so you can only create one. Each
account comes with three (3) free slots. Click on the desired free slot
(the first is selected by default) to highlight it and then click on
the CREATE NEW button to begin the character creation process.
Once you have one or more characters, you'll be able to select them (or
a free slot) clicking the desired slot. The selected slot will be
highlighted and you'll be able to click on the ENTER THE PRISON button
(right bottom corner of the screen), or the CREATE NEW button if it was
a free slot.
Once you click the ENTER THE PRISON button, the process to enter the
game will begin for that character.
Click this button to create a new character on the
selected free slot. The whole process is discussed below.
In order to effectively destroy
a character, you must:
1) Highlight the desired character slot by clicking it.
2) Press and hold the CONTROL key.
3) Click on the DESTROY button using your mouse.
4) Confirm the action on the requester window that will appear.
It is possible to RESTORE a
destroyed character. You have to highlight a free character slot in
order to being able to click the RESTORE button.
You can read more about this on the Addendum:
Character trashcan.
Clicking this button will show you the latest game updates applied.
Please note that could be more recent announcements in the website that
are not put on this news.
This news window will automatically appear after an update or patch
that has been just applied and there is an updated news archive.
"ENTER
THE PRISON" BUTTON
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When you press the Enter the Prison button, the process to
enter the game using the selected character will begin.
If you cannot click on this button, your prison may be under heavy
manteinance or you have just entered the game after a patch. In that
case please just wait a moment. The button will be available soon.
After clicking the CREATE NEW
button, you have to follow these steps to create a new character:
Select which prison you want
your character to be created. Once you're sure, press the CONTINUE
button.
 If
it's your first time, we recommend you selecting the prison where you
see the lesser amount of characters created. That means that is the
more recently opened prison, so it's fresher. If you want a more
'vicious' prison, probably fully loaded with a lot of high level
characters, choose any other prison.
You can also choose your cell block. There are four (4) cell blocks,
each one with four wings, and probably you want to select the same
block as other friends (as you want to go to the same Prison!). We
usually recomment the cell block number three (3), since is the nearest
block to several 'central points' of the Prison (central kitchen,
central dinning room, etc).
CREATE
CHARACTER (ASPECT)
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Define a basic aspect for your
character in this simple aspect editor. You can choose male or female,
and change several types of skin, hairstyle, color, complexions...
Don't worry: your character aspect won't impact anything in the game
but your running capabilities. A taller character will run faster.
Later
in the game you can change your aspect using shirts and pants. You'll
also be able to dye your hair, dye shirts, pants, or even use special
gang shirts. Your gang leader can set a "gang uniform", althought is
not mandatory. There are some other surprises too.
In this screen you must
distribute 10 points among your stats, choose a nickname for your
character, and also choose your offence. Your offence determines your
character's initial stats and your skills. They will impact some of the
stuff you'll be able to do or how better you'll do that stuff.
Some skills are common to several or all other offences, but there are
other skills that can be exclusive for the offence that you select.
We're going to guide you through every aspect of this process:
 Offence:
it's the first thing you must choose to see how an offence changes the
the initial stats and the skills you'll have.
There are 10 offences to choose
for your character and you cannot change it later. The easier offence
to play is the Mercenary. The hardest is the Corrupted politician, but
every offence has its own unique capabilities. That makes a difference
on gang wars or collaborating with other players.
See the Addendum:
Offences to get a detailed showcase of every available
offence, skills and unique capabilities.
- Initial
stats: they change as you select your offence. In
order to complete the character creation process, you have to
distribute the 10 extra points you're given. The stats you really need
to put points at are flashing in this screen for every different
offence, as they can change.
See the Addendum:
Character Stats to get a detailed explanation for each stat.
This information extends the short description that you have in this
screen.
You'll be given one (1) extra stats point when you raise an experience
level. (See the Addendum: Experience
and Level).
If you distribute your points and select another offence, your changes
get lost and you'll need to distribute your 10 extra points again.
 Nick: type here the nickname for
your character. You can only use letters, numbers and two symbols:
_ and ^. No spaces allowed.
You cannot choose an already
used nickname.
Please check our Terms of Service about nickname policies.
You can create a character using a nickname that breaks the rules, but
GameMasters can change it without prior notice anytime and you really
don't want to harass the GameMasters. Please use common sense.
- Skills: they change as you select
your offence, just like the initial stats. Skills have an initial
points amount and a maximum. Your maximum points amount for each skill
will impact on how good you'll be using that skill.
You'll be given several extra skills points when you raise an
experience level (see the Addendum:
Experience and Level) that you must distribute as you wish.
Please note that some skills cannot be leveled up just distributing
points: trade-skills need that you manufacture some objects in order to
gain points. Weapon skills need that you use those type of weapons in
order to improve over time.
Some
skills are marked with a "Level". That means you'll need to TRAIN this
skill in order to use it and begin to improve it. See the Addendum: Character Skills for a
detailed description of all character skills, including how to use
them. This information extends the short description that you have in
this screen.
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