Help I screwed up my Perpetuum character, Urgh!

Hello,

== I would like to point out that this post is now out dated. Attributes and character Reset has been removed from game. But feel free to read anyway ==

I have read a lot of posts about people messing up their character during creation. The problem has been a lack of knowledge and not picking the correct build for what they want to do. I am going to explain a few things about the game and how they affect you in game.

First if you are looking at the game and have not subbed yet you may want to read the Perpetuum Game Guide. This will help you understand the game if you are new to  it.

Your ACCOUNT earns 1 Extension Point (EP)/minute for a total of 1440 EP a day. Any EP spent on a character is no longer available for use again once it has been used on a single character.

If you delete a character that you have spent EP on, the EP is gone. It doesn’t get dropped back into you Account EP pool.

Read about account reset here: http://www.perpetuum-online.com/Help:Account_reset

Before you create a character in game you will want to read these sections:

Creating An Avatar

Initial extensions

Attributes

Megcorporations

Schools

Selecting a Profession

Corporations

Sparks

Extensions

Now that you have read these section you may want to head over to http://www.perpetuum-planner.com/ and download the Perpetuum Planner tool by Mark Zima.

Perpetuum Planner is a very useful tool and will help you create a character before creating it in game.

After you have downloaded Perpetuum and you run it the first time you will want to click on the Attributes section at the bottom right corner. This will bring up a window for you to pick the build you want (See picture below).

But you can also start picking extension without using the Attribute Editor window and once you have picked the extensions you want then open the Attribute Editor window and click on the [OPTIMIZE] button and it will show you the attributes you should use determined against the extension you picked.

Attributes explained.

Tactics / Mechatronics – Combat heavy character when these are 30 / 28

Heavy Industry / Research and Development – Industry heavy character when these are 30 / 28

Politics / Economics – Corp/Support and trader character when these are 29/29

All extension have a Primary attribute and a Secondary attribute and a Complexity level. The combination of these three elements determine how much Extension Points (EP) you have to spend to move any extension up one level etc.

If you want to make the most of any build you want to stick with pure strain builds.

If you want to make a combat character then you want Tactics / Mechatronics – 30 / 28.

If you want to make a Industry character then you want Heavy Industry / Research and Development – 30 / 28.

If you want a Corp CEO / Squad Support character you want Politics / Economics - 29 /29. (This one you may want to play with and  mix in some Tactics / Mechatronics.

In most if not all cases you will want to try and stay pure build or specialized as much as possible. Hybrid builds are not recommended.

Take some time read the Game Guide and play with Perpetuum Planner before you go off creating a character with a system you do not under stand.

Also watch my old video on Character Creation.

Conclusion: Any time you are going to play a new game you should read as much as you can about the game before you jump in and start playing.

If you already messed up your character in game and you think you’re screwed forever then read here: http://www.perpetuum-online.com/Help:Account_reset

Perpetuum – Character Progression

The developers of Perpetuum Online went with an online/offline character progression system. This means you don’t have to do anything to actively level your character. The system lets you progress your character over time.

This type of progression system works well and gives everyone the ability to have character progression without having to spend large amounts of time online to keep up with those that can spend many hours a week playing.

Everyone accumulates EP (Extension Points) at the same rate. The rate is one EP per minute. This happens if you’re online or offline. There are no Extensions that boost/modify your characters’ attributes; which, affect the EP cost of extensions.

Your EPs save in your accounts’ EP pool and is for use by any character created on the account. For example if you have all three character slots taken up with agents and you log into agent A and you have a total EP pool of 1000 EPs and you spend 300 points on agent A and then log into a agent B on the same account you will have a total of 700 EPs left to spend.

With the EP accumulating into a pool, you can leave for a long vacation and don’t have to worry about losing training time since you EPs are there for you to spend when you get back. No reason to give a friend your account information to keep your training going while you are gone.

All extension cost NIC + EP for first time install and then only EP there after to upgrade to higher levels. The extensions are not sold on the market and can be found under your agent profile.

Since attributes affect the cost of extensions and the extension dictate what your character can do in game you will want to create characters that are specialized and may want to try and keep away from hybrid type character.

Perpetuum – Agent Creation

Perpetuum – Extensions