So, you want to know more about furcadia then, eh? Well, if you like RPG's and
also enjoy chat rooms, this is just the thing for you! The first time you
arrive in Furcadia you are able to create your own (and completely unique)
"furry" (animal with human like qualities) from 5 different species and hundereds
of coloring options (fur color, fur pattern, eye color, hair color, shirt color,
pant color, boot color, ect...) Once you are logged in you can make changes on
all options of your player with the included program, plyredit.exe
The commands in Furcadia are completely unique, as there are different objects
and puzzles to figure out (Jig-Saw puzzles, lever puzzles, player maps, ect...)
To pick an object up you simply need to walk on top of it and push Ctrl+G
and once agian to drop an object. To talk you simply need to type, and everyone
within the viewing radius of your screen can hear you. To turn in place you can
use the Ins and Del keys (so that you can turn to someone who is speaking to you,
adding some realizm into play) Another handy function is the dice command, which
lets you roll dice to decide and settle out problems with other players. To use this
you just need to type roll (# of dice)d(# of sides on dice) [reason, bet, wager].
An example would be "roll 1d6 for pot sum of $100." (without quotes) There are also
many other commmands you can learn from other players - but I won't ruin the fun
by telling you.
The RPG part factors in when you really want to get in depth. You can use the
turn keys to give a person a "sideways glance" when they do something perticular.
To find out more about someone, you just click on their head. Most people put a
in depth description on their player, and it's my advice that you should do so
also to get the most out of the game. In maps other then the main maps there can
be fights (never challenge for a fight on the main map, though!) but you will
have to learn how to do this yourself and by help of other people. In some places
"drama groups" assemple to act out their players to the most extent of the game.
It can be fun to sit and watch, but remember, its impolite to stare at people
(and much funner to get involved, if they let you)
Overall, this game is a great example of a virtual community that you can not only
talk to, but interact with. Hope to see you there :)
