If you’ve never played the beta, that puts you at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to figuring out how to level up quickly and deciding which New World weapons are worth investing time into. For the most part, it’s easy to learn as you go, but there are a few beginner tips that will improve your experience as you begin your questing in Aeternum. Bear in mind, however, that these tips are all based on closed beta gameplay.
Before you log in for the first time, there’s one thing you should know; after finishing the tutorial, you will randomly spawn on one of four starting beaches in four different territories, and that’s where you’ll spend the first 12 or so levels. Therefore, if you’re planning to play with friends, you run the risk of being separated from them at the start of the game – read our guide on how to play with friends in New World in order to avoid this. Now you’re ready to jump in – here’s everything you need to know.
Controls and user interface
Most of the controls are self explanatory, but there are a few things you may miss.
We also recommend enabling the gameplay setting ‘show extra ability cooldowns’, as this brings up a radial timer in the centre of the screen to show you when your skills are available again.
Each time you return to the settlement, store your resources in the storage shed. As you craft in that particular settlement, you automatically use the resources from the storage shed in that town. However, if you travel to a different settlement, your resources will be left behind, although, if both settlements are under your faction’s control, you can transfer your storage to another allied settlement for a fee.
Everyone starts with a sword and shield equipped, but when you decide to try out some new weapons, you’re probably going to leave that shield strapped to your back. This actually doesn’t do anything for you except increase your equip load. Your equip load is what determines the class of armour you’re wearing, and each class offers different benefits:
If you’re after the best gear, we recommend equipping faction gear, as it’s relatively easy to get hold of. If you’re completing several PvP quests at once, though, keep an eye on your faction tokens – there’s a cap of 3000 tokens initially until you unlock a higher cap, so make sure to buy enough to keep yourself below this cap, even if you can’t equip it yet.
If your weapon has a gem slot, you can convert the type of damage your weapon does by equipping New World gems.
While you’re out and about questing, we recommend eating regularly to receive the ‘well fed’ status, which heals you over time.
You can set up a camp anywhere outside of a landmark region. You’ll be able to respawn at your camp if you die, and you can also heal and cook at the camp – once you unlock a higher level of camp, you can unlock better recipes for on the go.
Azoth is a powerful mineral with a few uses:
You will receive Azoth as you complete the main quest, but it’s not readily available, so don’t spend your Azoth carelessly – it’s worth saving up and using strategically.
