Fighting

Preparing for Battle

The Training Ground offers you, as a new inhabitant of Rubi-Ka, some native wildlife to fight. Roaming nearby you will find such creatures as the Leet, Reet of Paradise and Viparious Lizard. You may target a creature by left-clicking it or by alternatively pressing "TAB". This will target the next closest enemy. You will see the creature's name at the top left-hand side of the screen and its health will be shaded a certain colour. Make sure the target isn't too strong for you or you will have a greater chance of dying. You can read the manual regarding target colour codes here.

Before you enter the battle, it is a good idea to check whether your weapon has any special attacks. Shift+left-click your weapon to see if it has any. If it does, you may use them during combat. To find the keys for the special attack click on "OPT" at the bottom of your screen then click "Keyboard". You may also want to set your Aggressive/Defensive slider to aggressive so you do more damage. To do this, open the first window from the right at the top of your screen (the Stats window) and slide the bar all the way to "agg".

If one of your nano programs is a buffing nano (giving you benefits, by increasing some statistics) it is a good idea to execute it on yourself before you enter battle. To do this, target yourself (press "F1") and then right click the nano program or press the corresponding Action Bar number. Now it's time to fight!

The Fight

To initiate a fight, make sure you have the creature targeted and then press "q". During the battle, remember to use your special attacks if you have any, execute your offensive nano programs if you have any, and execute your healing nano programs on yourself if you have any. If your health gets low, you might improve the situation by targeting yourself and using a first aid kit. If during the fight you feel you cannot win, you can run towards the Guard and Guide who are situated near the shops/booths where you first appeared. If you reach them in time, they will kill the creature for you. You will not receive any benefit from this though, a part from staying alive.

After the Fight

Once your opponent is dead you will receive experience (xp). You may then loot its body to see whether it has any credits or items. Do this by right-clicking your dead opponent’s corpse. If your health is low after a fight, it is always a good idea to heal yourself. You can do this by using a healing nano program on yourself or by sitting down, targeting yourself, and using a treatment kit.

Teaming Up

Creating a Team

It is quite likely that there will be other newcomers to Rubi-Ka in the Training Grounds with you. Teaming with other players can be a rewarding experience; not only because you can kill opponents faster, but you'll also make great new friends. To team up with someone, open your Team window (fifth window from the left) , target the person you wish to team with and click "recruit". If someone tries to recruit you the options "accept", "decline" and "ignore" will be available. When killing opponents, you will receive less experience in a team, but you will make up for that in the speed at which you kill them. If you are in a good team you can easily gain experience faster than fighting solo.