So, a lot of our members have never been no a Proboards /Zetaboards site. Below I have a list of features with descriptions on what each feature does and how you can utilize it.  This is a pretty interesting page to look over, even if you do know how to use a Pro-Zeta Board.  Please be sure to read this page before diving in. Remember, it's better to learn how to run with scissors before you actually do it. So let's do this!



When you first join/register, use an OOC account. This account will be your MAIN ACCOUNT and can host your FIRST character if you wish. After you have registered, head over to the CHARACTER HUB where you will find the NOTIFICATIONS PAGE. This thread holds the code for your application. Copy and paste the application into a new thread. There is a nifty trick you can do here. After the code is in the box, look to the bottom and you'll see a tab for PREVIEW and a tab for BBCode; click the preview tab. This feature will allow you to work on the template without dealing with all that annoying code. Simply click on the text areas you wish to edit!

• WHEN MAKING A SECOND, THIRD OR FOURTH CHARACTER: There are three icons located on the bottom right of your screen.  One icon is of two people.  If you hover your mouse over it, it'll read SWITCH ACCOUNT; click on that icon. Fill out the name but leave your EMAIL UNCHANGED (this helps me keep up with exactly how many members we have) *Current character cap is 4
  
• You may have AS MANY CHARACTERS AS YOU WISH!  Activity checks will not be held here. Instead, Inkz will be watching the member logs in the admin area.  The information there will tell her when members last logged in and the last time a post was made. If you are not actively posting then you are not active. If it has been over a month since your last log in,  you will receive an email and private messages on here and on Gaia asking you to return. You will have a WEEK after that private message to return to the site and post. EDIT: Current character cap is 4 activity checks still stand
  
• If you do not return your draks will be removed and placed up for adoption.  All profile information/character/weapons/upgrades/money will be lost for good. This may seem harsh but, I have been a member of many sites where people refused to stay active and would come in for spurts of activity or when an activity check was announced. The admins always warned them and never did anything to address absent members. This will not be the case here. This is not only a Group/Guild, but a community for those who need/want an escape and love to roleplay with original people. In no way should ANY MEMBER EVER feel like this is a job.  We're here for fun!
  
  

You now have shard currency to use in the Shop Feature/app we have installed here. How do you get shard currency you ask? Well easy, you POST! For every NEW thread you make you'll get 15 shards. For every reply you make to a thread you will get 10 Shards. Now, you can only gain shards in the ROLEPLAY AREAS!  

Rules concerning money and purchasing:

• You may not use shard amounts collectively from your accounts. Every account gains its OWN MONEY!  For example, if you have three characters and the total amount of shards for each account is enough to purchase an adult size drak mod in the shop you will not be able to purchase it using this method.  However, if you have one character who has reached the correct amount for an upgrade or an item THEN you may purchase said item/upgrade.
  
• How do you get to your wallet? Easy, there is an icon of a blue cart in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.  That will take you to your wallet were you can see how much money (shards) you own.
  
• Getting to the Shop Page: Again, look to the bottom left corner of screen. You'll see a tiny shopping cart next to the small piggie.  Click the pig icon to access the SHOP! You can purchase various items there.  Including saddles, which you will need in order to fly for more than a minute, and oils for cleaning your Drak's scales. Also found in the shop are Drak Upgrades! You will see Teen Mod and Adult Mod boxes for upgrades. For more on Drak Upgrades, go to the Drak link at the top of the page.  Once on the shop page you can see the different items within different shops by clicking them. To view detailed formation about the item hover your mouse over the item and click the little 'i'.  This will take you to the information page for that item.  Then, choose 'click to view description' and viola!
  
  

Avatars and signatures on this site

MAXIMUM IMG SIZES:

Signature: 400 width times 400 height max (400x400).

Small Avatar: horizontal thin = 400w x 200h; Square = 400w x 400h

--To change this go to your PROFILE, click edit, then upload or use a url link there to save your new avatar.

Hover Avatar: 220w x 350h

--Go to edit your profile again though this time click Personal. Scroll down until you see HOVER IMAGE. Place the URL LINK ONLY here. No tags needed. 

Miscellaneous Info on Aerdis Posting

1.  OOCly Yours  (out of character posting) 

2.  Lantian Fleet (In-Story posting. Keep free of OOC chatter)

3. Aerdis Wilds ( In-Story posting. Keep free of OOC chatter) 

Side notes at the bottom is another thing. You may post anything vital to the thread there

You are not restricted to one thread at a time. In fact, we ask that you make many threads and play all over the place to keep our members happy.  When posting, whatever the IRL DATE is will be your time stamp. Any threads made within that day should flow between one another. 

------Example: You spend all morning training with your Drak but then meet up with another character later. Any cuts and bruising that you may have sustained while training should be present in the thread with the other member.  If you were to post in the morning  (i.e. Tyr spends the morning helping Kait build a saddle and cuts her hand severely) but in the afternoon a post is made lacking any injury (i.e. Tyr meets with Ambrose in the afternoon void of the severe cut on her hand) it will skew your characters own time line. Remember when and where you character has been. This is one reason Inkz has a Tracker/Plotter page.

-----Example of time flow in days:  Lets say Tyr spent May 1st posting all over Atlantis and her ship is nearly a full day away.  However,  I REALLY want to play Tyr on Hark:A-5 with it being a full day away.  I would have to make a thread post dated in the future. Ex: May 3rd (at top of your post) because it would take your character a full day's flight to reach it. If I were to post Tyr without tagging the top of the thread with that title, no one would realize it was a day in the future and technically the character would be flying still.

+Posting with a Template:

I know EVERYONE from Gaia is concerned about posting templates. Well let me tell you something, it just got so much easier here! This is also a key feature as to why I moved us here. Now! On Gaia whenever you wanted to post with a template you would have to post annoying amounts of code and jostle back and forth with a preview button that was very limited and it took a lot of time to perfect your post.  On this site it's very simple. After you have obtained a posting template, go to create a new thread wherever location you want your character to be at then place the code within. At the bottom of the input area you'll notice two tabs: PREVIEW and BBCODE. Click the preview tab and you will be directed to a LIVE EDITING PREVIEW of how your post will appear. In the preview it is best to edit text only and easier to create hyper links.  Simply highlight the word you want to stand for your link, click the linked chain option and add your url where prompted.  Editing images may take some getting used to and may be very difficult for you to find, depending on the template you use.  Go back to BBCODE and look through the code until you find the right image you wish to change.  Be sure the dimensions are the same for whatever image you are replacing it with or you'll end up skewing the template.  Click back over to live preview to be sure it's right. Some template may have multiple images so be careful. If you ever need help editing a template please contact one of our Staff! Thankz. P.S. There is an option to always start in BBCODE in your profile settings.

How to Obtain a Posting Template!

2. GANGNAM STYLE! : Okay this is a graphics site that I am a member of and absolutely adore! They have a lot of awesome templates.  Have care not to chose a template that has hovering(image changing) or animation use within them as we still don't have that plugin just yet ^.^ ;

3. Adoxography 2.0: Another awesome graphics site but, you have to be a member to get them I believe.  There aren't nearly as many there as there are on Gangnam Style.

4. Commission someone here that builds templates!

This appears with your small avatar on the side of the forum whenever you post. To view the mini profile, simply go to a thread where you have posted and scroll over your Hover Image.  To fill in the information of this box go to Profile>Edit>Personal and fill in the sections as shown below.  
The order you will find them on the PERSONAL PAGE: 

• Most Recent Status: Tell us whatever you character would like to say. A phrase, a quote, put what ever you like here.
  
• Character Age:  Numbers only.  If Lantian put full age.
  
• Character Gender: Fe/male, which is your character
• Sexuality: Straight, Gay/Lesbian or Bi.
• Relationship Status: Is your character with someone? Of course, other than their drak ^.^ 
• Application: Your CHARACTER HUB THREAD url link goes here. No tags needed.
  
• Plotter: If you decide to make a Plotter/Tracker in the tracker sub area of the character hub,  the url link goes here. 

***Currently not all of these are an option. Inkz will fill this out for you when your character is accepted. You can still fill out your gender, application, plotter, and hover image still however.