Welcome to Alduin! This guide explains the basics in the order you will need them. If you prefer a step-by-step route, follow Your First 30 Minutes instead.
1. Learn to move and fight
- Walk with W A S D or the arrow keys (or the joystick on a phone).
- Attack the monster in front of you with Ctrl or Space (or the big attack button on a phone).
- Open your bag with E, your character window with C and your spells with P.
All controls are listed in Controls & Interface.
2. Gain your first levels on Beginner Island
New characters start at level 0 in the Starting house. Walk outside into the Beginner Island village and fight the easy monsters around it: Piglets, Goats, Blobs and Snakes. Each kill gives experience; enough experience gives you a level.
Every level gives you 3 stat points and 4 skill points. Spend stat points in the Stats tab of your character window (press C). See Character progression for what each stat does.
3. Do the island quests
Several people on Beginner Island have small jobs for you. They are quick and pay well for a beginner:
| Piglet Trouble | Village (the Adventurer) | 100 experience, 25 gold |
| Goat Business | Village (the Collector) | 500 experience, 2 small Health Potions |
| Treasure Hunt | Village (Danny) | 1,200 experience, 5 small Health Potions |
| Funky Hair | Cyndi's shop | 800 experience, 100 gold |
| Slime Defender | Watchtower meadow (the Defender) | 1,000 experience, 5 small Health Potions |
| Cave Research | Cliffs (the Cave Researcher) | 1,400 experience, 100 gold |
| Lost Piggy | Eddy's house | 400 experience, 5 small Health Potions |
The island quests are cancelled if you sail to the mainland or walk into Aeven before finishing them. Do them first.
4. Sail to the mainland
When you are at least level 1, walk onto the ship at the Beginner Island harbour (reached through the cliffs). It takes you to the Coast road to Aeven. Follow the road north through the Farmland outside Aeven to reach the town of Aeven.
5. Choose your class in Aeven
You start as a Peasant, which has no combat bonuses. In Aeven, talk to the Wise Man near the middle of town and pick Class menu to become a Priest, Magician, Rogue, Archer or Warrior. You can talk to him again later to change. See Classes.
6. Get better equipment
Aeven has shops for weapons, armour, hats, shoes, potions and more; see the Aeven guide. Many monsters also drop equipment. Every item page on this wiki lists its stats, the level you need and every way to get it.
7. Earn gold
Sell loot to shops, finish quests, fish at the docks or help defeat the Hula Guardian. The How to earn gold guide compares them.
8. Find friends
Talk in local chat, open the Social window to add friends, and team up in a party to share experience. See Friends, chat & messages and Parties.