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[Snowpig]

4. & 5. are incorrect.

8. Do not believe everything people (especially tribe-haters) write in the forums.

[ezgoezit]

5. Don't settle near Boston... Tribe will readily harass you if you do.

6. Learn how to use the map application- it will make a huge difference in your success. https://code.google.com/p/salem-map-tool/wiki/Howto (you will need Ender or latikai client to use this)

Thanks a bunch Frakked. That helps.

5. I used the wilderness guide to find a place before I knew much about the game. I wandered a bit farther west to find a good place, based on what I understood to be a good location at the time and thought I found the perfect place to settle. A few days back, I decided to walk there from Boston to see how far away I was and it took over three hours. Just yesterday I realized that great limestone node I settled next to was just regular rock, and there is no limestone nearby, so it looks like I will be wandering farther.

6. Thanks, I haven't read about that app yet and could use to help regarding mapping. I will check it out right away.

Regards,

Ez

[Kandarim]

don't bother settling near a lime deposit. You'll want to switch to lime alts before long anyway.

[Frakked]

don't bother settling near a lime deposit. You'll want to switch to lime alts before long anyway.

This is true of any purity resource.

Honestly- vs longevity in the game... settling far from any purity resource is best. You'll have fewer concerns with folks wanting to take over you claim/town... if there's nothing special about where it's located.

Sure it's nice not to have an alt elsewhere feeding you ore or lime 24+ at a time in Boston... but ultimately that what everyone does.

Hope you can run 2 accounts at the same time. That's key.

If you can't... seriously,. literally... quit and move on. You will always be at a disadvantage...and eventually exploited and screwed over.

IF you can... learn how to use and maximize it. Two accounts at once will be your main... most of time.

[MyNamesJimmy]

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[ezgoezit]

Thank you Jimmy, for your kind assistance. As I pointed out in my OP, that guide is almost two years old and much has changed with the game in that period of time.