random server/item noob questions

[Ravi]

Hi, I'm new. I love the game but it is a little overwhelming.

1. my friend wants to play on my server, but I can't find anything that says which one I am on. (each town choice was another server right?)

2. I keep getting items I have no use for yet, like lime and salt and some gelatinous lard thingy and I can't carry them all. I've been leaving them in a barrel at the statue so others can use them. I noticed there are stalls at the town. How do I sell things? And if I can sell things is there a list of average prices somewhere?

3. why do the insides of homes and churches have no walls?

4. I noticed a wooden box in a church and then it was gone the next time, can you place containers in boston?

5. do items you put in containers in boston despawn?

6. which items does forage increase the drop rate of? I've been using it trying to find flint but is it just for chestnuts and grass and organic stuff? I could conquer the world if only I had flint.

7. how long does it take to dry a rabbit skin?

8. do items continue to dry / cook when I log out? it seems like they do, my fire always seems to go out while i sleep. Making tinder drills is a pain btw.

9. do stumps refill with items like blackberry bushes? or is it a one time thing?

10. where do I get indian feathers? I have like 9 arrow heads but no feathers.

11. can players kill you if you are in the boston town claim? I've seen player markers coming at me some times and I always run away screaming just in case. are there any areas where you can't be killed? (if not I think being in a church should be a safe zone like claiming sanctuary. or maybe only if you haven't killed someone)

12. I read that if your character dies the next character you make can inherit your stuff. Does this mean my leanto, or does it mean I have to make a claim first?

13. I read that people make alt accounts to store things like keys (i also have no idea how that works even after reading the guide) but how do you send items? When i click the post master it just says you have no mail, theres no option to send items.

14. I went to the bank but there was no option to deposit money, how do I give him my money and is there an intrest rate? and does the inheritor person get the money?

thank you in advance, i apologize if these were answered in the guide and i just didn't understand. I would ask in-game but people don't seem to chat much for some reason.

[ysbryd]

*Takes a deep breath....

Okay.
1. When you go to town it should say entering... Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth...
2.The white stalls are npc owned and you can sell dried skins (like snake skins) leather, indian charms etc there, or for collections of curiosities try selling them on the forums
3. Cos Jorb doesnt want us to have walls
4. Yeah I think so.
5. Dont know but doubt it.
6. I think it increases all foragables
7.About 8hrs?
8.Yes, with the fire make a torch and light it before you log out, will still be lit when you log in
9.Yes they refil
10.You need the skill indian tracking, but they are rarer than arrow heads
11.No you cant be killed in the main town by players, although animals can still ko you there
12.I think it means lean to also, but I'm not sure...
13.Post master only delivers from the cash shop, or the occasional freebee from the devs
14.Again the bank is only for withdrawal of cash bought silver

Whew... I think most of that is right, no doubt I will be corrected, but best of luck with the game

[Ravi]

wow thank you! It puts my mind at ease to know I can't be killed in the jamestown claim area. I did notice a claimed area right outside of jamestown. It was full of chests and skeletons. And thats when I learned about trespassing stuff xD

so the white stalls are server buy/sell, are the blue stalls randomly filled with items to buy by the server? I was hoping there would be some way to trade with players, someone out there must need lime even if I don't.

OH also I found a stone pit.. terrain.. thingy. what is the difference between those and the mine sites you need wands to find?

also .. sorry.. I dug some dirt around my leanto to make it level but the dirt is annoying, is there a way to make it green again? like turn it back to coniferous terrain but without the level of earth turning back. Like hey you mr dirt! you stop being ugly now ok? good? yay. I like the idea of terriforming my forest to be less insanely cliffy and ditchy

oh oh and the sea! if you make a boat (not that I can) and row out to sea is there anything there? I'mma go to florida wooo (not really)

also when i walk i keep getting confused about which way I am walking, is there an item like a compass I could make? I spend a lot of time rechecking that I'm going the right way on my minimap.

oh and theres a pointer to my leanto, but how do I get a pointer to boston? can I add my own marks/ pointers?

also I keep trying to hunt, but turkeys kill me! even a rabbit killed me. is there certain humor levels needed before I can punch turkeys and grasshoppers and beavers into submission?

[ysbryd]

Blue stalls are rented by players to sell their own produce, you could try shouting out in your main town, but people can be hard to talk to. Stone pits are a type of terrain, mines are under terrain, so they need to be prospected for. The grass will grow back eventually where you dig, but it can take ages. The sea? I think theres just the edge of the map. ie, you can see sea but you cant sail that sea.. like an invisible wall. Yeah we all get confused with the direction, and no, no compass alas, you will get more used to it, but its still confusing. You cant get a pointer to Boston, but if you go to Boston you can get a pointer to your home, and if you party with someone in Boston you can port home and get a pointer to them. I guess about 10 biles to hunt basic animals if youre inexperienced, my advice is get fencing and a sword and a sling... shoot them, they come to you and then whack em

Anything else?

[Ravi]

theres two bears on either side of my lean-to if I port to boston for a while do they despawn?

how much is the rent for player stalls/ how do you do it.

I heard there are towns/factions how do you get into one? it would be nice to at least ways ally myself with a town so I have someone to give my salt/ lard stuff to.

[ysbryd]

port out, log off, for about 20 mins and the bears will despawn
i think the rent for a stall is about 5000? a month... but first you have to get a stall....
If you advertise in the forum in the... cant remember the name..you'll find it.... you may find a town to ally to

And best wishes and most of all have fun

(edit... Planters and Pilgrims.... sheesh, my memory is terrible)

[Ravi]

what does the kin button do? what is homestead secret? can I send items to different characters/alts?

what do I do with stone terrain/ quarries? so far all I've noticed is I can't dig in them.

"3. Cos Jorb doesnt want us to have walls"

is jorb the game maker? and why not?

lol someone just claimed my homestead with my poor drying rabbit skins and hay stockpile xD time to move on. or at leas tit says its occupied do i want to make a new homestead and im like noo I dun waannaaa. But I guess I have to

if you somehow make enough money for more then one claim can you telepor tbetween them or only to your homestead?

when I fight theres 2 crossed swords in the upper righthand corner. I clicked it and it changed to a sword and a leaf and then the turkey killed me and went away. What do those things in the corner do/mean?

[TargetPractice]

The Kin button is basically Friends - you generate a random homestead secret (or type in one yourself), give it to them, and they can add you. Alternatively if you are next to them, right-click -> memorise does the trick too. Do NOT give out your homestead secret to strangers!!! see http://forum.salemthegame.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4908 for the reason why.

You will be able to dig in them eventually, you just need the Quarrying skill first. It's a good way to get resources once you've established yourself. Bt if you're near a lime deposit expect to see other players as lime is crucial to smelting and farming.

Jorb and Loftar are the game makers if I understand correctly. And, judging from the posts of other more experienced users, they seem to be major trolls at times.

I'm pretty sure you can only ever have one claim. You can port Boston to claim or vice-versa

Stay away from turkeys as a rookie, they're mean I suppose it's for PvP, if you accidentally hit another player you can change the sword to a leaf to show you want peace. Never done it so I'm not sure, but I imagine that if you both do it then the fight ends and you both get humours regen again.

[TargetPractice]

In case you don't get what happened with the hermit giving away his HS:
an experienced player made an alt and used the complimentary guidance to get ported to that guy's base. He figured out where it was on the map then ***** around enough for the guy to kill him. He came back with his main, and used the game's crime mechanics to Summon and kill the other player, then raze his claim. Crime never pays! Even if somebody is messing with your stuff. Stay safe, stay away from people

[dageir]

If you change from double sword to leaf/sword the animal chasing you might give it up faster. I have no proof of this though.