Getting Started

# Getting Started (Seamless)

Craftopia is an open world crafting survival game created by POCKET PAIR, Inc. that allows players to achieve goals semi non-linearly.

There are various way to enjoy the game including combat, leveling, farming, fishing, building, and creature catching.

## Character Creation

At the start of the game you are set with customizing your characters appearance, sex, name, and race.

* There are 2 body types, 22 skin tones, 8 face shapes, 24 hairdos, 16 hair and eye colors, 3 race choices, and 4 sex options.
* Body type and sex to not affect the armors that can be worn and are instead cosmetic.
* As of v20231226.1814 no beard or face paint options have been added.
* Race can only be picked at the character creation menu.
* Choosing the race Elf or Demon gives the player 3 ear choices or 6 horn options. Races also come with various buffs and de-buffs.

### Human

"This race is average and can handle weapons and magic decently. Some say this race lacks characteristics, but this is a race for infinite possibilities for the future."

Humans start the game with no buffs, de-buffs, or additional leveling benefits.

### Elf

"This race can control magic and bows fairly easily. Their magic skills and bow attacks will get stronger, as well as the amount of mana and its regeneration. Though this race is not good at melee attacks."

* Max Life: -5%
* Max Mana: +5%
* Physical Damage: -3%
* Slow Growing: x0.9 EXP
* Level 15: Bow Damage increase: +6.2%
* Level 30: Magical Damage increase: +5%
* Level 45: Magical Regeneration: 0.5 Mana/sec

### Demon

"This race has a robust body and can handle weapons well. Their melee skills and attacks will be stronger, and the amount of life and it's regeneration are increased, although they will have less mana, and they can not perform magic attacks well since they are not good at controlling mana."

* Max Life: +5%
* Max Mana: -5%
* Magical Damage: -3%
* Slow Growing: x0.9 EXP
* Level 15: Unarmed Damage increase +3%
* Level 30: Melee Skill Damage increase +5%
* Level 45: Life Regeneration: 1 Life/sec

## Story

After you finish creating your character you are put in front of a big red button that you then press. A large flaming object falls from the sky destroying the entire world. After which, you start on platform surrounded by water and blue sky with a small stone walkway leading to a larger platform with 2 braziers at the center. As you walk forward another cutscene starts with a humanoid being telling you that you are the one who destroyed the Earth and that God (Krael) has tasked you with discovering the secrets of the new world. Before vanishing another stone walkway appears opposite of you leading towards portal, after your character walks through it you may then choose your world save.

In this new world humans have been rebirthed and you are tasked with advancing through Eras by repairing Wedge Towers.

## World Saves

After you select your character you may choose a world save or join one via multiplayer. There are varying modes and difficulties to choose from but many of these setting may be changed later in the game via the settings.

### Normal Mode

It is recommended that new players start with Normal Mode in order to fully experience what Craftopia has to offer in an adventure setting. Normal mode immerses you in the journey of resource gathering, enemy encounters, and exploration across a vast and dynamic world. In Normal mode you must explore diverse areas in order to find resources crucial for advancing through Eras and unlocking more crafting possibilities.

### Creative Mode

Creative mode in Craftopia offers a sandbox experience focused on crafting, building, and experimentation. Items picked up or crafted in creative mode cannot be taken out of the creative World Save to other saves. Within Creative mode are a range of settings allowing the player to customize their experience such as; starting age, immortality, invulnerability, and more. Creative mode offer endless possibilities in both a Free Build and Playable mode allowing players to build worlds and experience them as well.

Both Normal Mode and Creative Mode offer an array of difficulties as well as custom difficulty options allowing for a fun experience regardless of skill. Difficulty can be changed via the settings menu in game and regardless of difficulty rewards drops and achievements stay the same.

* **Casual:** A slower paced difficulty for those who favor crafting. Satiety and Stamina decrease at a slower rate and there is no penalty on death. Enemies are also weaker and starvation is disabled.
* **Survival:** For players who enjoy more combat Survival increases enemy difficulty their standard amount and on death half of Material Items are dropped. Starvation is also enabled.
* **Hard:** Enemies are twice as durable and all items except for equipped items are dropped on death.
* **Very Hard:** Mobs are much more aggressive and nearly 5x as strong. Player become hungry much quicker and all items are dropped on death.
* **Hell:** Your survival is not guaranteed, after death all items vanish. Mobs are extremely aggressive and deadly.

## Controls

All hotkeys can be reassigned by opening the menu and choosing "setting" then "Key assignment".

## Character Management

Character management is accessed by pressing the  button and can be navigated through by pressing the left and right bumpers. Some tabs are limited to only Normal Mode maps.

* **Inventory:** Manage and organize collected items and equipment.
* **Crafting Menu:** Create essential items for your journey
* **Missions:** Track and complete in-game missions for rewards in Normal Mode
* **Skills:** Enhance your character abilities and tailor your skill set
* **Enchant:**
* **Blueprint:**
* **Picture Book:** Catalog items you find along your journey for rewards in Normal Mode
* **Creative Mode Settings:** Adjust Creative Mode settings