Guides and Forum Instructions
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:59:56 pm
1. Introduction
2. Posting an Image
3. Compose a Private Message
4. Replying to a Private Message
5. Group Messaging
6. Changing Your Password
7. Adding Friends and Foes
8. Instant Messaging
1. Introduction
Welcome to Natyaya Beach! Congratulations on finding your way this far, not every player in the Stranded family manages to figure out their way from the main beach home. Now that you have gotten this far, let me just talk you through a few features of the board. This stuff will all be second nature to you in a few days time, trust me.
First up you will see the Outer Forum View - which you can return to at any time by clicking on the header image up top;
1) Camp - This is your general beach area. Chill & chat with your tribemates as a group, play games with each other, swap war stories, whatever you want. You're all able to create threads in this area and the atmosphere around camp depends on what you guys make of it, so keep it active. Feel free to talk at your leisure over here. The other tribe can not see what you are discussing, and in the case of any of them visiting your beach, all threads will be archived, and they won't see your old conversations.
2) The Arena - This is actually not a subforum in itself, but a hyperlink that will jump you straight across to the challenge arena and main beach. There is another one of these over on main that will bring you back here in a hurry :)
3) Tribal Council - You know what this is, and you never want to be here if you can help it.
4) Your Confessional - Only you and the hosts can see this area. And it will stay that way until the game is over. No-one else will ever see in here until after the game. By which point, it is one of the most fun things to read through them all and see where everyone's heads were at at different points. Pleasepleaseplease use this area as much and as often as you can! We will prompt you now and again, don't worry.
To the right of each sub-forum are a few stats about what is inside. These explain themselves but the one bit you might miss is the little arrow here, beside my name. If you click directly on this it will bring you directly to the latest post inside.
Direct your eyes to the top right and you will see your avatar with "Welcome" after it. Selecting it will bring up several options. The most important one is your personal message link at the very top. This will take you to your inbox. I cannot overstress the importance of PMing in this game. If you have no new messages, it will default to "You have 0 new messages." If the forum threads are your tribe interacting on the beach, your PMs are huddled one-on-one conversations in the shelter, or gatherings of a select few up in the forest. Mark my words, the earliest boots in the game will be the people who don't master the art of PM
The "Control Panel" page allows you to do some useful tweaks like setting the board clock to suit your own timezone, and the highly under-rated friends & foes page. Have a poke around and see what you can make useful.
Last but not least is the lurkerbar down the bottom of the page;
2. Posting an Image
Hey guys, time for a crash course in uploading and posting images on the boards! This is actually a breeze to do once you try it out once or twice, but this will be an essential skill in some challenges so better that you have it down in advance
1) So first we need an image - or more accurately, we need it's URL (i.e. internet address :P ) If we are just pulling an image from somewhere else on the web, all you do is right-click on the image you want and you will be offered the option to copy image location or Copy Image URL
2) Thats all well and good if the image is already on the net, but if it's something you've made yourself - say the solution to a challenge - you will need to upload it to the web first. Make sure you use an anonymous upload site. Try any of;
http://www.imgur.com / http://www.cubeupload.com / http://www.postimage.org / http://www.min.us
Do not use your photobucket account where it will sit beside your holiday snaps
No-one wants to see that and it's a backdoor to breaking the anonymity rule.
Looking at imgur your chosen website will create a URL for you to use, like so
Copy the URL.
kk, now you go. Use this thread. I promise we won't laugh at your noobie fudge-ups
Srsly though, learn this now, reap the benefits in later challenges
3. Composing a Private Message
The single most important feature in this game is Private Messaging. Those that master it will have a significant advantage over those who struggle with messaging. It is the only way to make true bonds/alliances in this game.
There are several ways to send messages in this game. You can go to your private message box by selecting "You have # New Messages" from the dropdown at the top right when clicking on your username and pressing the "Compose Message" button.
4. Replying to a Message
When you have a new unread message, the first thing you will notice is a popup in the bottom right corner of the screen.
5. Group Messaging
This brings us to group messaging. This can come in handy if you have an alliance or discussion with multiple people and you want to have a conversation with all of them at once. Instead of hitting "send reply" press the "reply to all" button in order to send a message back to all of the members involved in a group message.
Upon doing so you will notice the "to" list at the top of the new PM. You can add new members to this message to broaden your group message. You can also click on the X next to a member to remove them from the group message upon sending.
6. Changing your Password
Changing your password is completely fine, infact it's encouraged to help you remember it! In order to change your password, select your avatar at the top right of the page and press the "Change Password" button.
7. Adding Friends and Foes
You should make some time now to save yourself lots later, and go to everyone on the tribe's individual member page.
Once there, find the "Add Friend" link;
(Above the line and regular text is online, below the line and italics are off)
8. Instant Messaging
As you should know after having read the rules, you are only allowed to message MEMBERS OF YOUR OWN TRIBE and hosts. Yes, we can monitor any and all chats in the game. As such, violation of this rule will ban you from using the Instant Message program. If you are confused as to who is on your tribe, you can find this information in the main forum of your Tribal Forums.
The chat system is available across all forums.
There is also... [drumroll please] ...a mobile app that you can download. From there, you can receive messages as you would any normal text message. This will come in handy to everyone who does not have computer access during the day, but would like to send messages between classes, during work breaks... or God forbid, during the time you're supposed to be working.
In order to access the mobile app, download the "CometChat" app from your app store or android store on your phones. From there, enter the domain name of the site exactly (yes, it is very touchy so you do have to enter it exactly as I type it below):
http://turkscaicos.strandedgaming.com
Then simply enter your username and password you used to log into the forum and voila! You can chat away. You may need to enter your username lowercased only in order to log in.
You can also download the desktop application and message that way without having to go through the board and receive messages on the fly:
https://www.cometchat.com/features/desktop
2. Posting an Image
3. Compose a Private Message
4. Replying to a Private Message
5. Group Messaging
6. Changing Your Password
7. Adding Friends and Foes
8. Instant Messaging
1. Introduction
Welcome to Natyaya Beach! Congratulations on finding your way this far, not every player in the Stranded family manages to figure out their way from the main beach home. Now that you have gotten this far, let me just talk you through a few features of the board. This stuff will all be second nature to you in a few days time, trust me.
First up you will see the Outer Forum View - which you can return to at any time by clicking on the header image up top;
- Spoiler: show
1) Camp - This is your general beach area. Chill & chat with your tribemates as a group, play games with each other, swap war stories, whatever you want. You're all able to create threads in this area and the atmosphere around camp depends on what you guys make of it, so keep it active. Feel free to talk at your leisure over here. The other tribe can not see what you are discussing, and in the case of any of them visiting your beach, all threads will be archived, and they won't see your old conversations.
2) The Arena - This is actually not a subforum in itself, but a hyperlink that will jump you straight across to the challenge arena and main beach. There is another one of these over on main that will bring you back here in a hurry :)
3) Tribal Council - You know what this is, and you never want to be here if you can help it.
4) Your Confessional - Only you and the hosts can see this area. And it will stay that way until the game is over. No-one else will ever see in here until after the game. By which point, it is one of the most fun things to read through them all and see where everyone's heads were at at different points. Pleasepleaseplease use this area as much and as often as you can! We will prompt you now and again, don't worry.
To the right of each sub-forum are a few stats about what is inside. These explain themselves but the one bit you might miss is the little arrow here, beside my name. If you click directly on this it will bring you directly to the latest post inside.
- Spoiler: show
Direct your eyes to the top right and you will see your avatar with "Welcome" after it. Selecting it will bring up several options. The most important one is your personal message link at the very top. This will take you to your inbox. I cannot overstress the importance of PMing in this game. If you have no new messages, it will default to "You have 0 new messages." If the forum threads are your tribe interacting on the beach, your PMs are huddled one-on-one conversations in the shelter, or gatherings of a select few up in the forest. Mark my words, the earliest boots in the game will be the people who don't master the art of PM
The "Control Panel" page allows you to do some useful tweaks like setting the board clock to suit your own timezone, and the highly under-rated friends & foes page. Have a poke around and see what you can make useful.
- Spoiler: show
Last but not least is the lurkerbar down the bottom of the page;
- Spoiler: show
2. Posting an Image
Hey guys, time for a crash course in uploading and posting images on the boards! This is actually a breeze to do once you try it out once or twice, but this will be an essential skill in some challenges so better that you have it down in advance
1) So first we need an image - or more accurately, we need it's URL (i.e. internet address :P ) If we are just pulling an image from somewhere else on the web, all you do is right-click on the image you want and you will be offered the option to copy image location or Copy Image URL
- Spoiler: show
2) Thats all well and good if the image is already on the net, but if it's something you've made yourself - say the solution to a challenge - you will need to upload it to the web first. Make sure you use an anonymous upload site. Try any of;
http://www.imgur.com / http://www.cubeupload.com / http://www.postimage.org / http://www.min.us
Do not use your photobucket account where it will sit beside your holiday snaps
No-one wants to see that and it's a backdoor to breaking the anonymity rule.Looking at imgur your chosen website will create a URL for you to use, like so
Copy the URL.- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
kk, now you go. Use this thread. I promise we won't laugh at your noobie fudge-ups
Srsly though, learn this now, reap the benefits in later challenges
3. Composing a Private Message
The single most important feature in this game is Private Messaging. Those that master it will have a significant advantage over those who struggle with messaging. It is the only way to make true bonds/alliances in this game.
There are several ways to send messages in this game. You can go to your private message box by selecting "You have # New Messages" from the dropdown at the top right when clicking on your username and pressing the "Compose Message" button.
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
4. Replying to a Message
When you have a new unread message, the first thing you will notice is a popup in the bottom right corner of the screen.
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
5. Group Messaging
This brings us to group messaging. This can come in handy if you have an alliance or discussion with multiple people and you want to have a conversation with all of them at once. Instead of hitting "send reply" press the "reply to all" button in order to send a message back to all of the members involved in a group message.
Upon doing so you will notice the "to" list at the top of the new PM. You can add new members to this message to broaden your group message. You can also click on the X next to a member to remove them from the group message upon sending.
- Spoiler: show
6. Changing your Password
Changing your password is completely fine, infact it's encouraged to help you remember it! In order to change your password, select your avatar at the top right of the page and press the "Change Password" button.
- Spoiler: show
- Spoiler: show
7. Adding Friends and Foes
You should make some time now to save yourself lots later, and go to everyone on the tribe's individual member page.
Once there, find the "Add Friend" link;
- Spoiler: show
(Above the line and regular text is online, below the line and italics are off)
- Spoiler: show
8. Instant Messaging
As you should know after having read the rules, you are only allowed to message MEMBERS OF YOUR OWN TRIBE and hosts. Yes, we can monitor any and all chats in the game. As such, violation of this rule will ban you from using the Instant Message program. If you are confused as to who is on your tribe, you can find this information in the main forum of your Tribal Forums.
The chat system is available across all forums.
There is also... [drumroll please] ...a mobile app that you can download. From there, you can receive messages as you would any normal text message. This will come in handy to everyone who does not have computer access during the day, but would like to send messages between classes, during work breaks... or God forbid, during the time you're supposed to be working.
In order to access the mobile app, download the "CometChat" app from your app store or android store on your phones. From there, enter the domain name of the site exactly (yes, it is very touchy so you do have to enter it exactly as I type it below):
http://turkscaicos.strandedgaming.com
Then simply enter your username and password you used to log into the forum and voila! You can chat away. You may need to enter your username lowercased only in order to log in.
You can also download the desktop application and message that way without having to go through the board and receive messages on the fly:
https://www.cometchat.com/features/desktop