Getting Started With Entropia Universe

This is just a quick write up on the installation of Entropia Universe, hopefully this will help you avoid a few of the installation pitfalls I ran into.

Once you get to the Planet Calypso website, click on the Visit Calypso for Free link, its going start the installation tool.  In the beginning everything is pretty standard.  It's after you get the Client loader, seen below, running you can slow down your ability to get into the game.

Entropia Universe Client Loader

You're going to want to click on the Tools link, in the bottom right corner.  This is going to bring up a window with options that can get you into the game faster or slow it down greatly.  

First make sure you maximize your download tread count.  This should help to get you the files you need faster.

  

Entropia Universe Client Loader - Tools Window - Options Tab

After that you're going to want to click on Dynamic Content.  The options you find here are what can really get you.  There is several gigs of content to download before you can get to playing.  However Entropia feeds you this content in multiple packages.  Picking the right ones to download first is whats going to get you playing faster.

Entropia Universe Client Loader - Tools Window - Dynamic Content Tab

As you can see there are several Planets to choose from.  You are going to want to prioritize this based on the Planet you want your Avatar to be from.  If you choose Arkadia, click the box and start down loading the Planet Arkadia package first.  Leave the other options unchecked for now.  No need to downlaod other planets in the beginning if your not going to have your Avatar spawn there.

This is where I made my initial mistake.  I actually started downloading all the content and was waiting for a couple of hours before I could get out of the Avatar creation phase and start Playing.

If you choose to spawn on Calypso, the option I chose, you will want the Calypso Gateway and Calypso.  Ignore the other planets and dynamic content for now.  Make sure you set the Calypso Gateway to your highest priority, then Calypso as second.

Basically when Entropia Universe starts it does it in several stages.  Here was the order I started in.  Depending on the Planet you chose you may recieve a variant of this content.

1. Client Loader
2. Character Creation Mini - Board - Basically this little station you start in and get a basic Universe function tutorial.  Here you will also have the option of completely revamping your avatar.  Change the sex and look even your name right before you leave it.
3. Crystal Cavern - Another super small board, I received a starter pistol here and a few basic tasks.
4. Calypso Gateway - This is a decent size map, and there are a number of missions here.  You also receive starting items a various types here.  you wont get this if you skip the tutorial portion.
5. Calypso - Specifically I went to Camp Icarus.

Because of the way Entropia starts your journey, you will be able to move on pretty regularly from one stage to the next.  You just need to make sure you are only downloading the portions you need to get started.  i f you make the mistake I did and start downloading everything, then you will run into problems and spend a lot of time in the creation and caverns board.  

Once you make it to the Calypso Gateway you could probably start downloading all the other content.  the Gateway will take a couple of hours to beat out.  However if you start running into lag while you play consider stopping the additional content from downloading and do it at a later time when you don't have anything else going on with your internet connection.

I hope this helps you get into the game faster and start playing and having fun.

Good Hunting

Marcus Rorschach Titus