Starter Guide

== Introduction ==
Exora is a grind-scape esque private server, designed to be played for the long term with thousands of hours of PvE content. We pride ourselves on our unique content, models and gameplay. There's loads to discover, from 4 custom raids and invocations to our uniquely designed battle pets system, to our battle pass system, custom dungeon and so much more to discover.
== Loading In ==
First of all, follow the Exora Guide, it will show you around the basics. The ones to note for the early game are the below:
::AFK – this is the only place in Exora full afk is allowed, and highly advised for leveling skills whilst away from your device. Note you will be removed from the help chat whilst at AFK, this is due to limitations on help chat members and is designed to be this way
::Shops – this is where the basic supplies can be bought for non-iron man accounts, from runes, to potions, arrows and basic gear. The shop keeper is also here that can buy alchable items.
Following the rest of the guide through will show you around the basics of Exora, pay attention as a lot will be shown here.
== Your First Decision ==
Game mode and iron man status. You are offered the 4 game modes below with the benefits:
Game Mode	Combat XP	Skill XP	Drop Rate	Hit Rate	Prayer Points
Sir 	150x 	60x 	No Bonus 	No Bonus	No Bonus
Lord 	80x 	35x 	1% 	No Bonus	No Bonus
Baron 	40x 	15x 	2.5% 	5% 	
King 	10x 	5x 	5% 	10% 	
For a main account, it is highly recommended to start on King. It will be slower at the beginning however over time will pay off significantly. Sir, Lord and Baron are very useful for alternative accounts or skilling accounts.
However, game modes are not final. If you start on a Sir account, you are able to progress through game modes, from sir, to lord to baron and to king. After king there is an end game gamemode “rebirth” that can only be accessed once progressed to king. 
You may also select iron man status when confirming game mode. If this is your first time in Exora I would recommend not accepting the challenge as Iron Man is difficult in Exora.
== Let's Play ==
I would recommend by starting with the ::starter steps this will provide a set of Nebulite, this set lasts 48 hours of equip time, so unequip the items during afk time or skilling to make the most of the set. 
The steps for starter need to be done in order. See below steps & extra tips for completing them:
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# Obtain 2 slayer tasks
I would use Mazchna for your first 9 tasks and then the highest master available for your tenth. This would provide the highest bonus points. You can quickly get to the slayer masters by pressing CTRL + S. During your slayer task pick up any keys or key pieces. You can get a slayer ring, which can quickly teleport you to a slayer task by right clicking and pressing “teleport task”, by typing “::Ref Bennie” in game
#Enchanted Chest – Open with a key. You should have received this from your slayer task. If not repeat slayer tasks until you have one key. The chest can be found south of home. Tip – you can press CTRL + H to get home quickly
# Obtain a skill taks from Durzag.
# Durzag is located at the north-west of home, alternatively you can use the quick teleport “CTRL+A” I recommend a easy task to get this done quickly.
# Defeat 15 deep rock monsters – Press CTRL + G navigate to dungeons and select “deep rock dungeon”
# Defeat 15 Celestial monsters – Press CTRL + G navigate to dungeons and select “Celestial Cave" Pick up these bones!
# Sacrifice 10 of any type of bones on the exorian altar (located North West of home) Use the celestial bones we picked up last task.
# Complete 1 easy achievement – I highly recommend completing the Secure your account at this point, you can do this by setting a pin with the account manager at home, he is located in the middle of home by the bankers.
# Claim 1 attendance reward – This can be claimed from the check in chest at home: 
# Obtrain 5 elemental chunks from mining elemental star. This requires 60 mining, which can be obtained at ::afk or the mining teleport, which can be found in the teleports menu under skilling. If the elemental star isnt available you can a rock is located in the Hellside Rift which can be located south-east of home, like found in the below screenshot:
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== Nebulite Gear Obtained ==
Now the real grind begins! 
Get 71 prayer! Use the celestial dungeon to get celestial bones and use on the altar north west of home to get 71 prayer, now you can use ”::curseson” command to switch to curses and use the deflect spells. 
This will allow you to grind slayer, I would unlock in the order below: Red, Green, Yellow, Orange
* Red will allow you to get extra cash, slayer scrolls for extra points and bluerite polish which can sell for a nice amount. The scrolls will allow you to unlock the next pieces quickly. 
* Green will allow you to receive superiors, monsters with the ability to give superiors can be found under ::superiors. Superiors always provide 1 superior essence which can sell for a large amount of cash and provide multiple upgrades early game. 
* Yellow will give more monster parts which over time will come in handy later.
* Orange will allow you to get more superiors.
A guide for gear can be found under ::gearguide with a step by step on what to upgrade to next.
== Next Steps ==
You should do the elemental star every time it comes up, elemental dust can be sold for a good price.
World bosses spawn frequently and you only need to do damage to the boss to be eligible for a drop. Try to damage as many as possible, you will also get a world boss essence which once at 25, can be exchange for a world boss chest which has a chance at some high value items. Staying for the duration of the fight should get you the drop.
Open the enchanted chest with your keys, or sell them on the trading post! Both are close to the same in value.
== Quality of Life Items ==
* The first quality of life item you can get is a “Ragnos Backpack” this can be bought from other players cheaply, or from the slayer master for points (not recommended) This will pick up coins, monster parts, keys and event tokens for you automatically, it does not need to be worn to work, only present in your inventory.
* Drop catcher can be gained from completing the sorcerors minigame, which requires some unlocks from the skills master, or alternatively from the credit store or other players (699 credits) once obtained, you can configure what items it will pick and send automatically to your bank.
* Auto Alchemizer can be gained by cracking safes and collecting the 3 pieces from safes, or alternatively can be purchased, this item uses springs (gained from cracking safes) to automatically alch items which can be selected on the alchemizer. 
* Bottomless Potions can be gained, primarily in the early game a bottomless saradomin brew. More information on bottomless potions can be found here: Bottomless Potions Guide
* Amulet of Durzag, can be gained from cracking safes as a rare drop, this item will automatically bank skilling supplies, while doing skilling actions. Loose springs are required to charge it. 
A guide to safe cracking can be found here: Safe Cracking Guide
== When to Raid ==
Raids are time consuming and have a low drop chance, however all rare drops from raids start at a high price and are almost all extremely valuable. This is a “high risk high reward” part of exora (risking time for rare drops)
You can start doing the first raid “Lietrye” at 120 combat and a few achievement completions. To solo this raid you will need to be in a minimum of Titanite, Nebula or Orthite. However there is little advantage to solo’ing, so if people are putting “R1+” in chat, or asking for R1, ask to hop in the group! Raids will provide basic loot every raid and a chance at rare items. 
Argus requires 25 r1 completions and requires maxe combat, however you will need a mage and melee setup to solo, Its recommended to do this with a team. 
Faceless requires range or melee, however has a DPS check and wipe mechanic so will require a team to complete early game.
Undying vengeance is the end game raid and will require at least Earth-Dweller or Sea-Dweller gear with a goliath staff or bow.
== AFK Zone ==
It is recommended to park an alt in the ::afk zone. The AFK zone is the only place you're allowed to completely afk (even overnight) and skill. Not only does it reward you with skill XP, it also gives exorian fragments. They can be sold for 75K coins each to the shopkeeper or can be used to purchase goodies from the Lazy Merchant's Shop at the ::afk zone.
* Teleport to ::afk and interact with one of the objects. Each object is a different skill you'll gain XP in.
== Battle Pets; When to Level & How to Progress ==
The best place to start with a pet would be to do the free battlepass to level 16, once 16 you will receive a basic battle pet, usually “ShadowMog”. I would recommend leveling this pet to level 3 by feeding him what he requires, you can do this by examing him whilst he’s on the floor. 
* To pick up your pet press CTRL + D
* To put your pet down, simply drop the pet. 
Once your pet is level 3, you can get a “Enchantment of Hunger” either from Sunfreet, or I would recommend from buying with gp and equiping it to your pet, this will then passively level the pet. Do not waste food feeding a shadowmog as it is tier 1 and a temporary pet.
Later you would want to open boxes from the seasonal events to receive a gold/poly pet, Shadowmog should cover you until then. Typically for pets, the higher the drop rate the better the pet.
== Money Making Tips ==
* Tip 1: Ensure to gather attendance just outside ::shops before logging off. Books of exora and task resets sell for a good amount of gold or can be used for prestiging or skipping tasks (recommended to sell). However the task reset scrolls can be used to skip difficult slayer tasks without ending your streak. It would be worth holding on to this until you have your desired unlocks.
* Tip 2: Buy or forge upgrades as soon as possible! The more you upgrade, the faster you can kill for raids and slayer.
* Tip 3: Use your free daily black market trader reset
* Tip 4: Attend the elemental star as much as possible
* Tip 5: Sell bluerite polish, enchanted keys, and black market keys.
* Tip 6: When Holiday events become available; do your daily event quest at ::xmas, ::summer, ::hween, ::easter, depending on which holiday event it is.
* Tip 7: Attend world bosses for a chance at pets & rare drops
== FAQ ==
* How do I lower or change the amount of items displayed on the floor?
** Use ::HGV and set a value of items you want to show, 100,000 is the recommendation.
* How can I price check items? 
** The history on the trading post, search for the item’s sell offers and press the history button.
* What should I do with elemental dust? 
** You can either sell for cash, or save for upgrading heirlooms later on. Information on Heirlooms can be found here: Heirlooms
* What should I buy with Exo Points? 
** If you don’t have one, start with a attacker heirloom, after this a Hellcat F*. The save for Lietrye soulcages to garauntee a drop from Lietrye (raids 1)
* How many defenders after dragon? 
** 2, arclight and then dawnlight. You can then also forge the Rubylight defender at CTRL+F. These are rarer than dragon and will take time to gain.
* What bones are good for leveling prayer? 
** Ebonchill Bones are the best price to performance. Magma Bones are also easily self obtainable early game from the magma dungeon.
* Where should I use Twilight Keys? 
** At the chest in the shadow dungeon, the fastest teleport is ::ORC
* When should I prestige? 
** Whenever you feel ready. Remember the more buffs you have the faster and more efficient a prestige will be. You can find a full prestige guide here: Prestige Guide
* When should I do boss slayer? 
** Bosses drop superior fury essence, this essence is worth 2-3x as much as regular essence however, it is slower to obtain. Some prefer boss slayer, however I would put this off until your in a decent level of gear as to not waste your time. Remember to unlock superiors from the boss slayer points shop asap
* Should I do Challenge Scrolls? What do they reward? 
** Primarily they reward cosmetics. There are a few ultra rare drops such as auto consumer and secret scroll.
* What pet should i focus on getting early? 
** Focus on getting to level 16 on the battlepass for the free pet. Level this to level 3 and equip it with a Enchantment of Hunger.
* What pet after the free pet from battlepass?
** A golden pet.
* How do I get a golden pet? 
** World bosses from the seasonal events & seasonal event boxes. Alternatively you can buy one from other players using a pet transfer scroll located in the pool of sacrifice & credit store.
* How can I enter the underwater dungeon? 
** You require scuba gear that can be bought from the NPC on the Dock called “Pirate” south east of home, and then dive into the Sparkling pool at the end of the dock.