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Elements the Game => Newbie Area => Tutorials => Topic started by: Scaredgirl on February 24, 2010, 11:03:23 pm
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5 things every Elements player should know
..but most of them have never heard of
1# Elements Trainer
Elements Trainer is an awesome tool that you can use to test out decks without losing all your money. It looks just like the regular game, only difference being that there is a button that gives you unlimited money!
You can also get any number of rare weapon cards by clicking "All Quests" multiple times.
*Update*
There's now an "All Cards" button in trainer which will give you all the cards in the game.
So before you sell or your cards so that you can build that awesome new deck idea of yours, go to Trainer to test it out. This way you won't lose tons of money like I did when I first started and didn't know Trainer existed.
You can find the Trainer here: http://www.elementsthegame.com/trainer
2# Weekly PvP Tournaments
Elements community arranges weekly PvP tournaments every Saturday night. These tournaments are free and open to everyone. All you need to do is go to the tournament forum section and sign in by replying to the thread.
There are tournaments with unupgraded cards, upgraded cards, and special rules. All tournaments are sponsored by game Lead Developer Mr. Zanzarino, and prizes include money and rare cards.
Link to tournament pages: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/board,77.0.html
3# Spectator Mode
Spectator mode lets you watch PvP matches in real time. All you need to do is to insert the names of the players and you will be taken to a special Spectator screen. Alternatively you can choose active matches from the list on the right.
There is actually a link to this on the main game page but still a lot of people don't know it even exists.
Go to spectator mode here: http://www.elementsthegame.com/spectate.html
4# Elements Statistics
This website is a great tool for players who want to keep track of the effectiveness of their False God deck. You will be able to add battle results against the False Gods within a specified deck and then have access to statistics about wins and losses, including winning rate. You will be to get those statistics to an unique link also, to share with others or in the Elements Forum.
You can find Elements Statistics under "Resources" in main navigation, or you can use the direct link.
Elements Statistics (embedded): http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?action=pages;sa=5
Elements Statistics (direct link): http://elementsstatistics.comxa.com/
5# PvP desync bug (aka "hacker" bug)
This is a bug that sometimes happens in PvP when you and your opponent lose connection between each other. Both you and you opponent start playing the AI and both of you will suddenly see weird things happening on the screen.
What makes this bug nasty is that it looks exactly like the other person is hacking. This is what you might see:
- opponent gets suddenly healed
- creatures pop out of nowhere
- creatures get healed
- creatures get resurrected
etc.
Basically all kinds of weird things will happen, and all of which look like the opponent is hacking. But he's not. Like I said, it's a PvP desync bug.
Developers are fixing this bug as we speak. If you want to help, please use this thread: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,2221.0.html
Thank you.
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Good comprehensive list. I would add the Wiki to this list if it had more room. :P Number 5 definitely needs to be publicized more.
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Good comprehensive list. I would add the Wiki to this list if it had more room. :P Number 5 definitely needs to be publicized more.
Wiki is the first link on the game page. Most people actually visit the Wiki first, and then come here.
That current Wiki is really outdated. I need to do the new Wiki as soon as possible, especially the PvP part of it.
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One thing I would add about the trainer is how to get multiple rare weapons.
Some people do not know you can press the 'all quests' button multiple times to get 2 eternitys, 6 eagle eyes, or whatever they want, and the fact these are missing from the bazaar is a bit confusing.
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One thing I would add about the trainer is how to get multiple rare weapons.
Some people do not know you can press the 'all quests' button multiple times to get 2 eternitys, 6 eagle eyes, or whatever they want, and the fact these are missing from the bazaar is a bit confusing.
Yes, that's a good point. I'll add it.
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Excellent list! Indeed, most of these links I have NEVER heard. I especially like the trainer one. Thanks a lot!
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wow...somehow missed this, though i thought i looked at all the tutorials...
personally, i think this thread should be linked on the main elements page. i'm not really one to check out wikis that often, and i don't usually check forums unless i'm really vested in a game. however, if something says 'Newbie Tutorial/5 Important Things To Know About Elements' or something catchy, i'd be more apt to check it out.
btw, i checked out (roughly in this order):
Kongregate Chat
Game Rules
FAQ
Comments/Q&A
Forum
In Development
Wiki
I would suggest putting links to some important pages on the Game Rules page, maybe the wiki, forum, this thread, other newbie threads, etc. and label them to point out further why newbies should check them out. just a short list & description, just one line each, would have helped me to find early help when i actually needed it, instead of now when it's more like 'yeah, found that out on accident already'
just my 2 cents, hope it helps
also, it might be a good idea to get input from other people of what helped them most, and what they would have liked to know most at the start, so that we can better help newbies who don't get on forums or wiki. after all, they still help the game grow, even though they don't say anything here
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i realy like the spectate mode, it can realy help out in tournies, or even watching 2 uber veterans face of, such as jm and skill
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Oh, so THAT'S why half of my PVP games go all stupid on me. Thanks, Scaredgirl
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Good list thanks for number 5
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all i see is eastern and western tourney. Im indonesian and can i join any eastern or western tourney?
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all i see is eastern and western tourney. Im indonesian and can i join any eastern or western tourney?
Join the one that suits your time zone.
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all i see is eastern and western tourney. Im indonesian and can i join any eastern or western tourney?
You CAN join both. However, you might not make it not make it to both, because of the time zone.
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thanks that helps alot :darkness
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the trainer really helps thx
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Ahh, #5 certainly explains a couple games....
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Thanks!
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It's good to see this,
since there are many questions about :P
Thanks SG
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SG
The pvp tournament is out of date.
Isn´t necessary to subscribe to participate.
And i think you should write to people read the rules before participating.
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I have a glitch with spectator mode when my friend looks up my name is has a frozen match of
Darkteldo and steve0756 even when im in another match of someone or not even logged on
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all i see is eastern and western tourney. Im indonesian and can i join any eastern or western tourney?
Hello, fellow Jakartan. Eastern tourney starts at 12:00 midday, while the Western is at some random unawakenable time (I don't think "unawakenable" is a word) like 1:00AM or something like that.
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quesion about the trainer. is it possible to choose which fg you want to fight. I'm trying to test out a fg farmer deck im making but i never seem to get some gods
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quesion about the trainer. is it possible to choose which fg you want to fight. I'm trying to test out a fg farmer deck im making but i never seem to get some gods
It is not possible.
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I never knew there was a spectate mode. TY Scaredgirl!
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never know that trainer link.
one question. is scaredgirl, the admin the one called SG??
thanks for the info.
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never know that trainer link.
one question. is scaredgirl, the admin the one called SG??
thanks for the info.
Yes.
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I have a question for the trainer.
Why can't you get the mark cards from the trainer? why can you only get them from redeem code?
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I have a question for the trainer.
Why can't you get the mark cards from the trainer? why can you only get them from redeem code?
I would think because they differ very little from pillars and so few people have them that zanzarino didn't see it as a necessity to include them in the trainer.
As far as only getting them from redeem codes, they are a reward (bling-bling) for winning tournaments.
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Are mark cards part of your deck, or are they like the original marks that are automated and don't need to be used?
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They're cards you need to play, just like pillars.
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How come the trainer only works for this link? I try typing www.elementsthegame.com/trainer on the url but it wont go
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If you're using Internet Explorer (ew), you may need to add .html at the end of the URL.
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Oh, so THAT'S why half of my PVP games go all stupid on me. Thanks, Scaredgirl
This explains why I couldn't finish my match with fr3darctor.
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I have a question for the trainer.
Why can't you get the mark cards from the trainer? why can you only get them from redeem code?
Because of the bonus effect. The secret was well kept until about 2 months ago.
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Hello, could you add the link to post something like that plz?
4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vn 4vn 4vn 5uu 5uu 5uu 5uu 5uu 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u7 6u7 6u7 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 7te
It will be very useful :)
Thanks!
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If i hadnt read this i wouldve wasted a ton of money
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Wow I never new that number 5 thing. I thought someone always was just hacking the game lol. If they were to fix the PvP system and make it a bit faster it would really improve the game on another note
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Aaah I miss the trainer.
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Trainer is awesome and spectating actually helped me win a tournament game as I knew what to expect from my next opponent! lol this was definitely helpful though.
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Spectate tends to be buggy for me :(
Is this a problem they're experiencing in the match or just on the Spectator side I wonder...?
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Spectate isn't really complete. Half the game isn't even visible, like spells, Poison amount not applied via hitters, deck size, etc. It also doesn't recognize Wings' effect, and often it won't recognize when a new Dim Shield is played. Both these cases result in the other player taking damage as if the shield wasn't up, then recovering that amount next turn. This also means they can drop below 0 and head back into action. And so on.
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a list of all flying creatures would be nice
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I have a question for the trainer.
Why can't you get the mark cards from the trainer? why can you only get them from redeem code?
I would think because they differ very little from pillars and so few people have them that zanzarino didn't see it as a necessity to include them in the trainer.
As far as only getting them from redeem codes, they are a reward (bling-bling) for winning tournaments.
I always wanted to use them so I was dissapointed when I couldn't :( well they are basically towers with enchant artifact automatically.
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a list of all flying creatures would be nice
Entropy :entropy Amethyst Dragon | Purple Dragon
Maxwell’s Demon | Maxwell’s Demon
Death :death Vulture | Condor
Bone Dragon | Ivory Dragon
Virus | Retrovirus
Gravity :gravity Colossal Dragon | Massive Dragon
Earth :earth Stone Dragon | Basalt Dragon
Life :life Rustler | Leaf Dragon
Forest Spirit | Forest Spectre
Emerald Dragon | Jade Dragon
Fire :fire Crimson Dragon | Ruby Dragon
Fire Spirit | Fire Spectre
Phoenix | Minor Phoenix
Water :water Ice Dragon | Arctic Dragon
Light :light Photon | Ray of Light
Pegasus | Elite Pegasus
Guardian Angel | Archangel
Golden Dragon | Light Dragon
Air :air Azure Dragon | Sky Dragon
Firefly Queen | Elite Queen
Firefly | Elite Firefly
Wyrm | Elite Wyrm
Dragonfly | Damselfly
Time :time Devonian Dragon | Silurian Dragon
Deja Vu | Elite Deja Vu
Scarab | Elite Scarab
Darkness :darkness Gargoyle | Gargoyle
Minor Vampire | Vampire
Black Dragon | Obsidian Dragon
Aether :aether Phase Dragon | Elite Phase Dragon
Spark | Ball Lightning
Maybe also add a "Check out the elements wiki" tip?
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Indeed, the Wiki (http://elementscommunity.org/wiki/ability/airborne/) is a wonderful thing.
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i feel proud that i know all this...
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that helps a lot
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i cant post on trainer
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thanks for the list!
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