Getting Started/Tutorial

Getting set up to play Spirit Pledge is a relatively short task. The instructions for installing the game on both ioS and Android are below, as well as a few extra steps, such as creating an account in order to be able to save your progress.

## iOS Installation

In order to install the game, you will need to create a US Chinese Apple ID. A guide for this can be found here. After doing this, log in with your Chinese ID, and go to the app store. The app should be visible, either at the top of the "hot" list, or by merely searching "Date A Live".

## Android installation

Follow this handy guide in order to install the game on Android devices

Note:(This has been fixed) If you are playing on Bluestacks (Android emulator) you should change the Engine to OpenGL on its settings, else some of the stages tend to turn pitch black and render the player unable to see what's going on.

## Microtransactions

Please refer to the In app purchases page for additional information on how to purchase items for the game using its microtransactions.

## Tutorial

Many new players who can't read traditional Chinese will most likely be overwhelmed when getting started in the game. So here's a little guide to help out with the navigation on the menus:

**NOTE:** The following images **DO NOT** reflect an official English version, they are just modified images that roughly translate the game's menus to help new players understand where things are and what they do.

### **Title Screen**

After you successfully log in (if you are having trouble with this part, please check "**Android Installation**" just above), the announcements windows should pop up, you can just close it by tapping on the **X** on the top right corner of the window, and then proceed by taping on the screen to enter the **Main Menu**. You also have the client's version displayed on the top left corner, and both the **Options** and **Credits** buttons on the top right corner.

### **Main Menu**

This is the central HUB, where you have access to every part of the game.

On the left side, you can find your **Profile**, where you can change your profile picture, personal quote, and enter **Gift Codes**. There are also the **News**, **Mail**, **Dailies**, **Missions** icons. If you play on the official **TapTap** or **Bilibili** servers, you should also see a **Blog** icon. From time to time they also open up the **Survey** icon, to fill out a survey for feedback on the game.

On the bottom right you have access to **Spirits**, **Inventory**, **Gacha**, **Trade**, **Store** and your **Phone**.

On the middle right side, you have access to the 2 major parts of the game, the **Dates** and **Stages**, which are explored in the main page of this wiki. Above these are the **CG**, **Social** and **Quests**, which lead to artwork and dating progression; friend lists; and stages/dailies/achievements progression, respectively.

Finally on the top and top right side, you have your resources **Stamina**, **Gold** **Coins** and **Diamonds** (Refer to the Currency Page), the **Options** button and finally what events are ongoing.

If you want to change the **spirit** on the **Main Menu**,

 simply click/tap on her and a little menu should appear beside her, showing their affection level and a progression bar towards the next level. You also gain 1 point of affection, each time you click/tap on the spirit, although with a certain daily limit. The edit button moves you to the menu where you can change the spirit or change their clothes.

### **Stages Menu**

This menu is where the player can navigate towards the combat stages of the game. On the left you can choose different stages categories:

- **Story**;

- **Daily**;

- **Event**;

- **Theater**

### **Dates Menu**

        Here is where you can interact with the spirits, by going on **dates** with them, offering her **gifts**, and also check on their unlocked **routes** and **CGs**. You can also **Cook**, **Craft** and do **Part Time** jobs in this section.

You can check on all the available spirits on the left side, bringing up a quick menu when you tap on their icons. Here you can **Observe** by showing where they currently are; **Main Date** goes directly do the main date menu for that spirit; **Daily Date** for the daily date menu for that spirit; and finally **Gallery** is where you can check on all the **CGs** you've unlocked for that spirit, their **date routes**, and their **dresses**.

You can **craft** and **cook** items to give to the spirits as presents, with enough **skill points**, you can create higher quality items. You increase these **skill points** by doing certain **part time jobs**, only the ones that show a **+1** on a skill area increase that skill point.

Sometimes you can find spirits in certain states, those being **Hungry** and **Bored**, which can be solved by giving them **food** and going on **dates** respectively.

#### **Observation**

Here you can watch the spirits (and maybe other people) wandering about. If you tap/click on a spirit, you shall see their **Affinity** level, **Happiness** level, their **favorite gifts** (you need to discover these first before they appear), the **remaining dates** you can perform per day, as well as options like:

- **Daily Date**;

- **Main Date**;

- **Gallery**;

- **Gift**;

**Daily Date** is where you are able to choose a setting and go on a date with that spirit, these have different **routes** and **endings** as well as **CGs**, if you manage to finish them all, you get to collect a **Bonding Token** per fully finished setting.
**Main Date** is where you go on a lengthy date with that spirit, it's a bigger version of the **Daily Dates** but these don't consume your **remaining dates** for the day.

**Gallery** is where you check on your unlocked **CGs** for that spirit, the **endings** there are for each daily date setting and see the **Outfits** you've unlocked while also being able to redo the **costume specific dates**.

Finally **Gifts** is where you choose either **Food** or a **Gift** to offer the spirit, these vary with quality, ranging from **1 star** to **5 stars**, and they increase the spirits **affinity** as well as their **happiness**.

### **Profile Menu**

In this menu, you can change your avatar by tapping on it, view your **ID Number** and copy to your clipboard, change your **Nickname**, change your **Personal Quote**, log out of the game, and redeem **Gift Codes** (further into on that on the Server Info page).

On the left side you can check your list of available spirits and choose which one you'd like to assist your friends on their missions. And finally you can check a list of badges that you own.

### **Phone**

    On the lower right corner you can see what resembles a smartphone, from time to time you'll get messages from the spirits. They may appoint dates with you, which you'll have to choose between 3 answers: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 1 negative. (Most of the time, the order for the answer types are the same as I just stated, so you'll want to pick the 1º option most of the time) If you answer either positive or neutral, you'll win 10 points of happiness and affinity towards the spirit, while also getting a date with the time marked above the results. You'll need to go over the **Dates** section in the time window stated in the result of your answer, and see the spirit in question. If you managed to fail to see the spirit in the given time, she'll lose 10 points in both happiness and affinity. This also happens if you decide to choose the negative answer.

### **Inbox**

    This is inbox menu where you receive your mails. You can read, acquire rewards, and delete them. Be careful though, they only last up to 7 days before getting deleted, so be sure to check regularly.

### **Social Menu**

This menu is where you can add players, accept or deny friend requests, collect and send **Friendship Points** or check your **Blacklist**.

#### **Friendlist**

    In this section, you are able to see your added friends. You can collect and send **Friendship Points** by either tapping on each button next to each friend, or by tapping the bottom buttons to collect all/send all. You can sort your list by either Level, Power or Recent Activity. Finally you can delete your friends by tapping the trash bin button on the bottom, tapping on each friend you want to delete, and then either confirm (former Acquire All button) or cancel (former Send All button).
**Note:** You have a maximum capacity of 100 players added to your friendlist, and you can only collect **Friendship Points** 60 times per day.

#### **Requests**

    In this section, you can see your incoming friend requests. You can either accept/reject them 1 by 1, or Accept All/Reject All at once by tapping the bottom buttons.

#### **Add Player**

    In this section, you're able to see a list of players suggestions to add. You can choose to add players from this list, by tapping the **Add** button or the **Add All** button on the bottom right, and also refresh the list by tapping the **Refresh** button on the top right corner. You can also choose to search for a specific player by inputting it's ID on the top right bar, and then tapping on the magnifying glass button.

#### **Player Info**

    When you type in an ID to search for a specific player, this window should pop-up. From here you can either **Inspect** the players spirit collection, copy the players ID to your clipboard, report the player, send a friend request, send a message or block the player.

#### **Blacklist**

    Here you can check which players you've blocked and you can choose to unblock them by tapping the **Unblock** button.

### **Spirits Menu**

    In this menu you can manage your spirits. You can view any any spirits info, regardless if you own them or not, by tapping on the **Info.** button. Test a spirit you own, by tapping on the **Practice** button. On the bottom right corner, you can view how many fragments you need for ranking up the spirit. By tapping the **Access** button you can see and go to where you may aquire the fragments. Finally you can enter the **Equipment Menu** from here by either tapping on the spirit herself or by tapping the **Equip.** button.