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Old 02-23-2005, 02:55 AM
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IV. Creating an account

Once again, you should be looking at something that looks like the following:



Click on the icon that says "Get an account", and a new box should open, that looks like the following:



Press "open" and an internet explorer box should appear redirecting you to the account registration forum in the http://www.graal2001.com directory. It automatically directs you to that directory instead of http://www.graalonline.com so please dont be alarmed or concerned if you used http://www.graalonline.com to do everything, because it really doesnt matter. One site just has a different template/skin then the other one does. All the information is the same. Anyways, fill out all of the information required in the registration form. Please note, you shouldnt lie about your age, the age limit was set for your Privacy Protection. Im sure their are a lot of players that have lied about their age, but I dont encourage you to do so. If you arent 13 or older yet, then why lie about it? Nothing wrong with being young. Just act mature, and have patience. The age of 13 comes by and goes by faster then you may think.

Once you've filled out all of the information, press the "Submit Registration!" button. If everything was filled out correctly, well, congradulations, you now have a trial account!

V. Account types/Benefits of each.

In graal, there are currently a total of 4 account types.

. Trial
. P2P
. Gold
. VIP

A trial account, you could say, is like a "demo" account. I mean it's a "demo" account because a trial account, just like demo's, have limitations. A trial account is a "free" account, in other words, you dont have to pay for one. While using a trial account the only servers you can get on are Classic Tab Servers. Many of the players on graal usually hang around the Classic Tab servers so some people might think, "wow, i get to play in some pretty neat servers in which most of graal players....for free!?", well, sorry to burst your bubble. While it's true you can get on classic tab servers, theres also some flaws to it. When playing graal, everything you do is saved under your account. Sort of like an automatic save function, but, on trial accounts, when you get off a server and come back, you are automatically reset. This means that everything you did would be reset and you would have to do it all over again. Trial accounts are free of charge, but its not really worth it since you cant save any progress you might make.

A P2P account is an account type which just like a trial account, only has access to the Classic Tab servers, BUT, a P2P account member has the special automatic save feature i was talking about. If you have a P2P account, and you get on a server and do a lot, when you get off and return, everything you did would be saved and you dont have to start over. The two main differences that differ a Trial account to a P2P account is that the P2P account has the special automatic save feature, and you have to pay for a P2P account.

A Gold account, is an account type in which you have access to the Gold Tab, Classic Tab, and the Hosted Tab. A gold account member, can get on the special gold server "Graal Kingdoms", they can also access the Hosted Tab. A gold account member has that special automatic save feature on every server they visit, and they can also visit Private Playerworlds. You also have to pay to get a Gold account.

The last account type on the list is a VIP account. A VIP member has a few interesting features. A VIP member can access Private Playerworlds, Hosted Tab Playerworlds, and Classic Tab Playerworlds. A long with access to these server tabs, when you subscribe to become a VIP member, you get a special (VIP) tag. You also get a graal.net webspace and a lot of other things you might find interesting. A VIP member has the same features as a Gold account except a VIP member cant access the Gold tab.


NOTE: Once you buy any of the paid account types, your "Classic" status never expires. Gold and VIP may run out, but you'll never go back all the way to Trial.

VI. Graal Level Editor Mode

Open the graal.exe program, and this window should appear:



Now, you are probably wondering what the "Editor" icon means, well, click it, and I'll explain. When you click the editor icon, another window will appear. What you are looking at is basically your own way of creating your own graal playerworlds. In this new window, you can script NPC's (Non-Player Characters), or make levels. In this new window, you can create whatever you want, whenever you want, and the best part is, that you can access Editor mode while offline. The only downside to Editor mode, is that there is no NPC-Server, so scripting offline is not as accurate as scripting online.

VII. Different Server Tabs

. Classic Tab

The Classic Tab carries all of the "public" servers. Every server in the Classic Tab is public to every account type. Most players on Graal play servers on the Classic Tab.

The Classic Tab servers include:

Unholy Nation
Valikorlia
Delteria
Graal The Adventure (Also known as "Classic")
Era
N-Pulse
Maloria
Shaded Legend
Atlantis

All of those servers are public to everyone, and each include different events, different npc's, different game play, and a different enviornment and background. Each server has it's own unique "something" about it, and no one should judge a server until they've played it to the fullest extent.

. Hosted Tab

The Hosted Tab is a Tab of servers which have a decent amount of levels and player activities (I.E Events, Npc's, etc), but just aren't ready to go to the Classic Tab. When a Private Playerworld has enough levels, and player activities to keep players entertained and not bored senseless, they are moved to the Hosted Tab so that players can test, and enjoy the server before they finish it up and possibly head to the Classic Tab (a.k.a go public).

The Hosted Tab servers include:

Aeon
Zenkou
Eden
Doomsday
Elemental Kingdoms

. Gold Tab

The Gold Tab is a Tab of currently only two "public" servers. These servers are only "public" to the users which have a Gold Type Account. P2P type users have the ability to get on the "public" gold servers called "Graal Kingdoms", and "Zone", but if they log off and get back on, then they will be reset. So, in other words, P2P and VIP type accounts can get on Graal Kingdoms, and/or Zone, but they act as if they were trial accounts. Another benefit of VIP type accounts is that VIP type accounts act like Gold type accounts on saturdays and sometimes sundays. To make things a bit clear, VIP type accounts only get the "automatic save" feature on Graal Kingdoms, and/or Zone on the weekends. There are also some other servers in the Gold Tab but they can only be accessed if given proper access by Stefan or unixmad.

Some Private Gold Servers would Include:

Debug
ScriptDev

. Private Playerworlds

Private Playerworlds are "hidden" servers which are currently under heavy development. Private Playerworlds can be purchased, but you have to form a team to build the server yourself. A player can only access Private Playerworlds if they have a Gold type account, VIP type account, or both. If you dont have a Gold or VIP type account and you try to access a Private Playerworld, then you will get an error box with the message "You need to register an account." Private Playerworlds are not listed anywhere, so to find out their names, you would need to run the Remote-Control program, which shows a complete list of every server. The servers with Gold next to them are obviously Gold Tab servers. The servers with nothing next to them are Classic Tab servers, and the servers with a red triangle next to them are private or hosted playerworlds.

etc...

VIII. Staff Jobs (Local Only)

There are currently five (5) common local staff positions:

Events Team
FAQ Team
NAT
LAT
GAT

Last edited by Gambet; 02-23-2005 at 03:09 AM..