Editing New Player Startup (section)

== After The Tutorial ==
So you tried out the tutorial.  What next?  Let's check out your gang!  Fire up your browser and go to [http://www.dark-wind.com www.dark-wind.com] (or click on the 'MY GANG' button in the game interface) and log on if required.  You will be presented with several links across the top that you will become very familiar with: Gangs, Events, Squads, Characters, Vehicles, and Places.

Lets start with "Characters":  Here you will see your first three gang members!  I wouldn't get attached; many people lose them within a couple months.  Don't worry; you will recruit more later.  This page tells you a lot of stuff about your characters, but all you really want to know right now is driving skill and gunnery skill.  Each character starts with one skill around 20, and the rest lower.  Hopefully you have someone with good driving, and someone with good gunnery. 

The next place to go is "Places": Select Somerset.  You will see an image of Somerset; click on 'Dexter's Tavern'.  Here you can recruit new characters into your gang.  As a starting gang, you can recruit two free characters.  After that the cost is the same as for everyone else.  '''Note:''' The cost drops everyday until you can recruit another free character within a week.  My suggestion is to look for drivers and gunners to start with; mostly gunners.

Lets go enter an event!  Back to the Dark-Wind client.

It is recommended that you start with the '''Racing''' events, then progress to the '''Death Races''', and finally to the '''Combats'''. Even in "controlled" town events, a character's death is very possible. A computer controlled car may ram you after you've resigned if you're in the way, or you may just just have a really unlucky crash. Still, consider resigning just a little before your car armor is worn out.  Make sure you know all the key commands for in-town events.  Hit [F1] to learn them all.

Pay particular attention when an enemy vehicle 'resigns' and TRY to make sure you do not fire at a resigned enemy.  This is because each car in an in-town event belongs to an NPC gang, and that gang will seek revenge against you if you do not respect their resignation.

The League events provide League points in addition to prize money for contestants who place (usually 8th or higher).

Also, don't hesitate to ask others to join the event.  Often, you will get some veteran players involved, and that will increase the prize money (and League Points for League events) available.

Doing the events in the order above will do a couple of things:
#Get you used to the various cars, and driving surfaces in Evan (Races)
#Get you used to managing your car and its weapons at the same time (Death Races)
#Introduce you to combat tactics (Combats)
#Teach you patience

The last one is really the most important, as '''patience''' is key when you get involved in wilderness scouting ([[Initial Scout Guide]]).