Tips and Tricks: Beginner's Guide to New World

Welcome to Game8's tips and tricks hub for New World! Read on to see helpful tips about the game's features, leveling tips, crafting guides, money making tips, as well as FAQs to help you get started.

Getting Started in New World

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Creating Your Character

The first step in any MMORPG is setting your character's appearance and name! New World offers a decent selection of customization options across various aspects of your character. You can check them all by reading our guide below:

Character Creation Guide

Your First Steps Into Aeternum

You'll end up on a beach in one of New World's starting territories after the tutorial:

New World's Starting Territories
First Light	Everfall
Windsward	Monarch's Bluff

These beach areas act as primers that teach you additional information about certain mechanics via their quests. These quests give you a decent chunk of exp and gear as well, preparing you for the journey into Aeternum!

Make Your Way To Your First Settlement

Once you've cleared the first batch of quests in your starting zone, You'll eventually be lead towards your territory's settlement! These settlements will act as your hub for a variety of activities such as crafting and a constant source of exp through town and faction missions!

See our Leveling Guide below for additional tips on how you can level up efficiently once you've settled down!

Leveling Guide: How to Level Up Quickly

Join a Faction

Once you reach level 10, you'll be given a quest in which you'll be introduced to New World's three factions:

New World's Factions
Covenant	Marauders	Syndicate

You'll be given a choice to join a faction during the same quest. More features will be unlocked once you've pledged your allegiance to any of them such as PvP, Companies (Guilds), and Invasions.

See our Faction Guide below to know more about each of these factions and how they affect the world of Aeternum!
Faction Guide: Differences Between Factions

Farm for Faction Tokens

After joining a faction, you have the option to take and complete Faction Missions. These missions earn you Faction Tokens that you use to buy faction armor.

The best way to farm for Faction Tokens is to complete PVP missions. These are high-risk missions that provide players with a greater amount of Faction Tokens and Reputation.

Note that dying while undertaking PVP missions will reset your progress, so be sure bring a few friends to keep you safe.

How to Farm Faction Tokens

Work on Your Territory Standings

New World's territory system grants you benefits which make certain activities more rewarding as you do them within the territory.

You have an exclusive standing in each territory. This standing increases as you do activities such as Quests, Corrupted Breaches, Crafting, and more within the territory.

Every time you level up your standing, you can choose one of three to four possible benefits for that act as a permanent buff as long as your within the territory. These benefits can range from simple exp boosts to having the ability to purchase houses in a territory's settlement!

Earning high standing in each territory is a great way to maximize your time within them, so try to plan ahead and determine what kind of activities you want to do in specific territories!

Territory Guide: How to Gain Territory Standing

Farming Azoth is Crucial

Azoth is a special resource in New World that is highly used in Crafting and Fast Travel. Making sure you're topped off with Azoth at the beginning of the game ensures that you'll have a smoother time travelling between zones as you tackle main and side quests.

In terms of Crafting, azoth is used to increase a crafted item's chances of having gem slots and perks. In light of this, having a steady supply of Azoth is crucial to maximizing your crafting attempts during your time in Aeternum!

How to Get Azoth

Try Every Weapon

There are eleven types of weapons to choose from in New World. Each weapon has its own playstyle, along with strengths and weaknesses.

We recommend trying out all weapon types to get the feel of the game's combat system. Once you reach Level 5, you unlock the second weapon slot, allowing you to mix and match weapons to create your own viable build.

New World Builds and Character Guides (PVE and PVP)

Level Up Your Character Level and Trade Skills

Along with your character level, there are also seventeen trade skills to level up in New World. These skills allow you harvest and craft resources that will help you progress the main story and aid you in your journey.

See our leveling exploits guide below to learn how to quickly level up your character level and trade skills quickly.
Leveling Exploits and How to Level Up Fast

Sell Items to Farm for Coins

While leveling up your Trade Skills, you may have an excess amount of raw materials and resources in your inventory or storage shed. To make use of these, you can sell them in the Trading Post to make a quick buck.

See the guide below to learn which resources you should sell for early game coin farming!
Coin Farming Guide: Best Way to Make Money

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)

How Do You Crouch and Prone?

Answer: Press C to Crouch and press Z to Prone

You can press the C key to crouch and press the Z key to prone. Crouching and proning allows you to hide your nameplate within a certain distance and is useful when sneaking around, especially if you are flagged for PVP.

Note that these are the default keybindings and can be changed in the Settings menu.
New World Keybinds and Default Controls

How Do You Get Unstuck in a Rock?

Answer: Go to Settings and Select Unstuck

Sometimes you may find your character getting stuck in a rock, a wall, or a part of your house.

In case this happens, press the Esc key and go to the Settings tab. Press the Unstuck button and wait for your character to fast travel and warp in a nearby area.

How Do You Fix the "Abandoning Event" Bug?

Answer: Enter Another Corrupted Breach or Exit to Main Menu

Sometimes the "Abandoning Event" banner gets stuck on the top-right corner of your screen if you enter and leave a corrupted hive without destroying it.

To fix this bug, simply enter another corruption breach. If this does not work, press the Esc key and click Exit to Main Menu on the Settings tab.

How to Fix the Abandoning Event Bug

What Happens When You Die?

Answer: Equipment Durability Goes Down

While you do not lose any items in your inventory, all your equipped and unequipped items will suffer a fraction of durability upon death. You lose around a tenth of the item's durability in PvE and half of it in PVP.

New World Death Penalty: What Happens When You Die?

How Long is the AFK Timer?

Answer: 20 Minutes

New World has a 20 minute long AFK timer. If you leave the game running idle for 15 minutes, a notification will appear on the top right corner of the screen, warning that you have been detected as idle.

The game will give you 5 minutes to press any key once the notification appears. Letting the timer run out will kick you out of the game, sending you back to the login screen.

AFK Timer Length: How Long Is the AFK Timer?

What are the Advantages of Owning a House?

Answer: Fast Travel Point and Additional Storage Space

Buying and owning a house allows you to fast travel to it, similar to recalling to an Inn. In addition, houses provide additional storage space, making them useful if you have a lot of items and resources in your storage shed.

Housing Guide: Benefits and How to Get a House

General Tips and Tricks

Game Mechanics

Game Mechanics
How to Set Up and Upgrade Camps	Factions Guide
Fast Travel Guide	Repair Guide
Multiplayer Guide	Gem Sockets Guide
How to Cleanse Portals	Azoth Staff Guide
Crafting Guide	How to Gain Territory Standing
Respec Guide	Stats Guide
Leveling Rewards	AFK Timer Guide
How to Sell Items	How to Enable PvP

General Guides

General Guides
Character Creation Guide	Leveling Guide
Controller Support	How to Get Azoth
How to Track Resources	List of Marauder Gear and Resources
List of Syndicate Gear and Resources	List of Covenant Gear and Resources
Best Starter Weapon	Best Weapon Combos
Trading Post Guide	How to Farm Faction Tokens
Money Making Guide	Timeless Shards Guide
Gypsum Guide	Trade Skill Aptitude System

New World Related Guides

New World Guides & Walkthrough

All New World Guides

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Crafting Stations	Patch Notes	Expeditions
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Armor	Resource Nodes	Resources
Furniture	Builds	Animals
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