Join the new world

Greetings, newbs! As you being your eLife here in the New World, you might be feeling a bit confused about what to do first, as well as by all the information you see before you. Truth be told, after taking a two-year break from this game (mostly due to real-world issues), there are some times where I feel a little odd getting back into it too -- so allow me to explain things to an new-newb, from an old-newb’s point of view.

First, the basics to eLife:

Two-clicking: As you start off, you’re essentially a two-clicker. You can work and train, every day, but that’s about it. Later you’ll also be able to work at companies you own, join parties, start a newspaper, run for office, and join military units, but since you can’t do any of that just yet, you’ll need to find a job somewhere. On the blue bar across the top of your screen, click the “Market” dropdown, then select “Job Market”.



Some jobs may seem more enticing (rea😛 lucrative) than others, but unless you show up to work every day, don’t expect to hold on to that sweet-paying gig for too long. If the game doesn’t redirect you immediately, click on the “My Places” tab on the top bar. It will take you to your job and any companies you own.






The other tabs (right above your employer) will take you to your training ground, your inventory, and upgrades for your buildings. For now, go ahead and click the “Work” button, and your daily pay (minus any taxes) should be added to the amount of money you have, which is visible on the left side of your screen. Once you’ve worked 30 days, you earn a Hard Worker medal and the count resets. HW medals come with a reward of 5 Gold, so working consistently is good if you want to be rich. After this, click on the second tab above your employer, which should take you to your training ground.



Here, you gain Strength, which allows you to deal more damage in battles. Once your strength passes a multiple of 250, you earn a Super Soldier medal, which also comes with a reward of 5 Gold.

So if you haven’t noticed, working and training diminishes the amount of energy you have, which is given as a green bar on the left side of your screen. To recharge, go back to the “Market” dropdown in the Big Blue Bar and select “Marketplace”.



You can also skip straight to the food market by clicking the “Buy Food” button underneath your health bar.



Notice that there are different quality levels of food, represented by the number of stars beneath the food icon. The higher the quality, the more health is restored per unit of food. Usually, the most economical choices for food are either Q2 or Q3 food, which restore 4 and 6 energy points per food, respectively. Buy enough to recharge your health, then eat up. Note that you can only recover a certain amount of energy in a given time frame; every 6 minutes, 10 more energy is added to this limit, until the limit reaches your maximum energy capacity (even if your energy is 80/100, your recharge capacity will still increase all the way to 100 -- you just won’t be able to actually gain all of that back at once).

Unfortunately for you, for the first day or two, you won’t be able to do much in the game other than two-clicking. Before too long, though, you’ll be able to fight in battles, join military units, join parties, own companies, start a newspaper, and eventually even run for office. That said, there’s no reason why you can’t join a pretty awesome community within the game now: a party forum.

Despite geography conveying a sense of identity (not that there’s anything wrong with that), you’re going to realize eventually that with the exceptions of the economic advantages each region brings and serving as stepping stones in a war, regions are pretty pointless -- even more so since the congressional elections have become a nationwide contest. That said, where are you going to find a good community? That depends on where you look for it. Most people tend to adopt their party as their primary community. I happen to be a member of a pretty awesome party myself: the Federalist Party.



We Feds follow a very proud and horny doctrine -- we are so proud of our party and its accomplishments that it swells our hearts and our pants. We believe that when your party works in the best interests of the country (as ours does), putting party first and putting country first are one and the same. That said, you’re more than welcome to join the Fed Party forums, as well as our IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel. Independent forums (like that of the Feds and the USA in general) and IRC channels are how business really gets done in this game; they’re where the majority of discussion takes place in party and government affairs, they’re how the Air Force coordinates its attacks, troop movements, and supplies, and they serve as a generally good place to hang out -- even if it’s just playing a game of Uno with some of us. You don’t have to be a party member to drop in -- although we’d certainly be happy to have you as a fellow Fed once you hit Level 7. 😉

If you’ve read any other articles recently, you’ve probably noticed quite a few discussions and topics floating around, an picking up on eRep jargon can be a bit of a hassle. Here are some of the important bits to remember:

- CP: Country President (regardless of how a country’s real-life counterpart functions, each country here has a President and a Congress). CPs are elected on the 5th of every month; Congress is elected on the 25th in a controversial new system.

- PP: Party President. The leader of a political party, and the one who decides their party’s candidates for CP and Congress. PPs are elected on the 15th of each month, so if you level up fast enough to join a party before then (which can be done), you’ll be able to cast a vote.

CTRL: Came To Rock, Literally is the military alliance the USA is currently a member of. There’s been some conflict regarding the USA’s membership in this alliance, but things should come out all right.

EDEN: The Erepublik Defense and Economic Network. Another military alliance, with historic ties to the US that are now being strained. All you need to know for now is that opinions on EDEN are divided in the USA.

ONE: I’ll admit I’m not sure if ONE stands for something, but seeing as I usually see it in all caps, I presume it is. Anyway, ONE is the enemy alliance of EDEN, and due to EDEN and America’s past history, most ONE members are also America’s enemies. ONE is usually regarded as the successor alliance to Phoenix (usually derogatorily referred to as Penix), which in turn succeeded PEACE.

CS: Citizenship. Citizens of a country (by birth, you are automatically American citizens) can vote in its elections and join parties based in that country, regardless of where they are currently living in the New World. CS is granted to an immigrant by a member of Congress, and when a new citizenship is granted, the old one is lost.

PTO: Political Take-Over. This is a method by which enemies of one country immigrate to that country, convince a rogue Congress member to give them CS, and then vote against that country’s best interests. Sometimes PTOers make it into Congress themselves, and can then use their monthly allotment of 25 CS approvals to swell their movement’s ranks. While not against the rules of the game, PTOs are usually regarded as somewhat underhanded tactics compared to military conquest.

Tempban: temporary bans, usually earned through vulgar language, links to obscene content (no trolling with tinyurl links to Lemon Party, kids), personal threats, or other somewhat disturbing behavior. Can also be earned by badmouthing the admins to a sufficient degree, as they have no tolerance for freedom of speech (the admins live in real-life Croatia, so that may or may not explain it). Tempbans are usually incurred by reaching 5 Forfeit Points (FPs), which are a method of tracking one’s rule violations in game.

Permaban: Permanent ban. Usually only results from a flagrant violation of the eRepublik Terms of Service (hacking, DDOSing, multi-ing, etc).

Multi: Someone who holds multiple simultaneous accounts, or those accounts themselves. Multi-ing is a violation of the eRepublik Terms of Service, and getting caught multi-ing results in an instant permaban.

Serbs: Serbians. Serbia is America’s greatest enemy, rising quickly to such a distinction after Indonesia lost its superpower status. While Serbians in real life are fine people, I’m sure, in this game, Serbs have a reputation for being PTOs, multi-ers, propagandists, liars, spin doctors, backstabbers, etc. They’re not to be trusted, and I’d recommend associating with them as little as possible.

RGR: There’s no doubt in my mind that if you’ve read a prominent article since joining that you’ve either heard this man mentioned or seen one of his comments. Ronald Gipper Reagan is the current account of Ajay Bruno, a man whose ambition knows no bounds. We usually refer to him as either RGR or Ajay, both are understood. Ajay is on his fourth account now, the previous three (Ajay Bruno, PizzaTheHut, and General Cartman Lee) all being banned for multis, and what’s sad is that they weren’t multis of each other; rather, he’s joined this game four times now and each time has set up a separate multi network. Besides being a prolific rule-breaker, Ajay is known for his unabashed conservatism, his political incorrectness, his inability to separate this game and real-life events, his delusions of grandeur, playing himself as the victim, being a pathological liar, selling out his country on multiple occasions, fraternizing with the enemy (Serbs), attempting to overthrow the American government, and being an all-around bunghole. He’s one of two people in all of American history to be declared an Enemy of the State by Congress. Don’t let his "equality" rhetoric fool you. He doesn't believe in equality or freedom at all.

CG: Chickensguys. Another dangerous person, in cahoots with Ajay. He's the other person to be declared an Enemy of the State. If you ask me he’s doing it because he likes playing the villain, not because he’s genuinely insane -- not that associating with him is any less unwise.

AFA: The American Freedom Alliance -- don’t let it’s name fool you, it’s actually a PTO party run by Ajay, CG, and a bunch of Serbs. Half of them are still in their Serbian military uniforms. Don’t vote for them, and don’t join them, unless you want to blacklist yourself.

But despite these people, things aren't as bad as they might sound. With people like you, we can help make sure America is as strong as ever. 😃

Just remember that getting involved is really the point of this game -- it is a game, and as with any game (except Solitaire), one of its purposes is to provide a place to interact with people. There are some pretty ridiculously awesome people in this game, and the community is what makes it great.

And if you have any questions, never feel like you can’t ask me or any Fed for help. We love the newbs, and we love making it easier for people to play this game. 😃