[[Category:Guilds]]{{DEFAULTSORT:Eden's Herbs}}
===Required Materials===
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
! Materials Needed !! Number !! Completed !! Project Name !! Player
|-
! Copper || ? || 1500 || Brass || Daxier
|-
! Glass Sheets || 32 || || Greenhouse || Aubery
|-
! Sulfurous Water|| Max can carry || || ? || Aubery
|-
! Tar || Max Can Carry || || ? || Aubery
|-
! Sails || ? || || || Aubery
|-
! Bronze || ? || 87 || ? || Aubery
|-
! Brass || ? || 101 || ? || Aubery
|-
! Gravel || ? || || ? || Aubery
|-
! || || || ||
|-
! || || || ||
|-
! || || || ||
|}

Christmas Presents 2009

2009-12-26T09:24:34Z

Daxier: /* Nomad's Paradise (-1268,2521) Southeast of the Chariot, by U Body */

2009-01-03T17:11:56Z

Daxier: /* Worship Initiation Circuit */

Welcome to Paradise Plains, located in Stillwater, on the Red Sea coast (2280 2765)

<googlemap lat=2280 lon=2765 zoom=6 width=512 height=512>
(G)2280, 2764, Paradise Plain Guild @ 2280, 2764
(G)2317, 2965, Coastal Plains Guild @ 2317, 2965
(C)2339, 2768, Brick, Clay and Stone Factory @ 2339, 2768
(C)2349, 2760, Glass Factory @ 2349, 2760
(C)2342, 2713, Wood Factory @ 2342, 2713
(C)2343, 2731, Flax Factory @ 2343, 2731
(C)2344, 2708, Metallurgy Factory @ 2344, 2708
(C)2342, 2703, Kitchen, Kettles & Tubs Factory @ 2342, 2703
(C)2284, 2776, Storage and Lockers @ 2284, 2776
(C)2343, 2805, Party House@ 2343, 2805
(C)2280, 2700, Outdoor Farm @ 2280, 2700
(M)1422, 1824, Aluminum @ 1422, 1824
(M)1926, 2751, Copper and Quartz @ 1926, 2751
(M)1907, 2748, Copper and Quartz @ 1907, 2748
(M)1598, 3807, Iron and Quartz @ 1598, 3807
(M)2308, 2277, Iron and Quartz @ 2308, 2277
(M)1897, 2819, Lead and Quartz @ 1897, 2819
(M)1905, 2818, Lead and Quartz @ 1905, 2818
(M)2438, 2164, Magnesium and Quartz @ 2438, 2164
(M)2315, 2356, Tin and Topaz @ 2315, 2356
(M)2401, 2167, Tungsten and Quartz @ 2401, 2167
(M)1869, 2723, Zinc and Quartz @ 1869, 2723
</googlemap>

== Facilities ==
{| cellpadding="10" border="1"
!Compound !! Coords !! Public use !! Guild use
|-
| Brick, Clay and Stone Factory
| 2339, 2768
| 10 True Kilns, 2 Box Kilns, 12 Pottery Wheels, 4 Rock Saws, 1 Mason's Bench, 20 Improved Brick Racks
|
|-
| Glass Factory
|2349, 2760
|
| 3 Glazier's Benches (Soda glass)
|-
| Flax Factory
|2343, 2731
|
| 7 Small Distaffs, 1 Student Loom, 1 Hand Loom, 3 Hackling Rakes, 1 Drying Hammock
|-
| Wood Factory
|2342, 2713
| 2 Carpentry Shop (1 with vice bench), 2 Charcoal Hearths
|
|-
| Metallurgy Factory
|2344, 2708
| 10 Bullet Furnaces, 4 Compression Furnaces, 1 Master Forge, 10 Students Forges (all with nail mould, northern 2 with extrusion plate)
| Chests to store ore and metals
|-
| Kitchen, Kettles & Tubs Factory
|2342, 2703
|
| 1 Kitchen, 2 Sturdy Tubs
|-
| Storage and Lockers
|2284, 2776
|
| 3 Chests: Herbs, Food, Building stuff
|-
| Party House
|2343, 2805
|
| 1 Grain Oven
|-
| Outdoor Farm
|2280, 2700
|
| 1 Dromedary Pen, 2 Sheep Pens, 2 Flax Hammocks
|}

== Mines ==
{| cellpadding="10" border="1"
!Ore type !! Gem type !! Coords !! Notes
|-
| Aluminum
|
| 1422, 1824
|
|-
| Antimony
|
| 1466, -5459
|
|-
| Copper
| Quartz (1L, 12M, 34S)
| 1926, 2751
| repaired 3
|-
| Copper
| Quartz
| 1907, 2748
|
|-
| Iron
| Quartz
| 1598, 3807
|
|-
| Iron
| Quartz
| 2308, 2277
| repaired 1 (2 med, 18 sml)
|-
| Lead
| Quartz
| 1897, 2819
|
|-
| Lead
| Quartz
| 1905, 2818
|
|-
| Magnesium
| Quartz
| 2438, 2164
| Quite good gem production
|-
| Strontium
| Quartz
| 2191, 3459
| Sequence: 1 7 6 3 2 1 5 4 (numbering crystals from top to bottom and left to right)
|-
| Strontium
| Quartz
| -1076, -5834
| Sequence: 1 4 1 3 7 6 7 5 2 (numbering crystals from top to bottom and left to right)
|-
| Tin
| Topaz
| 2315, 2356
| Quite good gem production
|-
| Tungsten
| Quartz
| 2401, 2167
|
|-
| Zinc
| Quartz
| 1869, 2723
|
|}

Here is the list of mines and ore veins, plotted with [http://www.nilsson-online.net/files/MPEV4.jar Mine Pattern Explorer v4]: [[Media:PP_mines.txt|PP mines]]. Save the file in the folder where you installed MPEV4 and load it into the program.

== Lily Bulbs by person and region ==
{| cellpadding="10" border="1"
!Name !! Lily bulb type !! from Region !! Notes
|-
|Baldanah
|Fracture
|Queen's Retreat
|
|-
|Daxier
|Fracture
|Queen's Retreat
|
|-
|Captdanjou
|Vampire
|Meroe
|
|-
|Galagah
|Morning
|Saqqarah
|
|-
|-
|Rosenfeuer
|Crown
|Falcon Bay
|
|-
|-
|BenEchAton
|Blush
|Shabbat Ab
|
|}

==Worship Initiation Circuit==

[[Image:Worship_run_pp.jpg|400px]]

Read full details of each ritual and what to do [[Principles_of_Worship#Details | here]]

Estimated run time of 17-18 minutes max.

Altar is located @ 2319, 3186
Ritual torch is located @ 1911, 2714

{| cellpadding="10" border="1"
!Location !! What to do
|-
|1 ||
*Perform '''Ritual of Initiation'''.
*Perform '''Horus''' ritual.
*Perform '''Bastet''' ritual.
*Perform '''Amun''' ritual.
|-
|2 ||
*Get flax seeds from the S.Art.
*Perform '''Isis''' ritual.
|-
|3 ||
*Learn [[Ritual Item Construction]] from the S.Arch.
*Complete '''Thoth''' ritual.
|-
|4 ||
*Perform '''Osiris''' ritual.
*Hit f8 twice, head South-West until the grass has vanished form the top corner.
*Perform '''Ra''' ritual.
|-
|1 ||
*Perform '''Closing Ceremony'''.
|-
|}

* small diamond borrowed from Sunnyone for everyones use please chat Ellorin if you wish to borrow it ty.
* Galagah and Baldanah also have small diamond for guild use.
* Please note that you need to build the torch yourself and guild it. Once lit it disappears after 15 minutes approx.
*Once completing Ra ritual it is qicker to run north to the road to ULead then head east for the altar.

* Ritual torch location for worship initiation is at Stillwater..... (moved due to new circuit)

== Slate / Clay / Grass Macro ==

* Downlaod and install ACTool from http://www.actool.net

* Save the following macro then load it into ACTool : [[media:Atitd_slate_clay_grass.zip]]

* Follow instructions at the top to work

* For Macro Dummies (Like me!) I have put a guide on my user wiki which may help, especially if you are a Vista user http://www.atitd.org/wiki/tale4/User:Daxier#Macro.27s_for_Dummies_.28Like_Me.21.29 Daxier.

[[Category:Guilds]]{{DEFAULTSORT:Paradise Plains}}

Stillwater Desert Obelisk Queue

2009-01-03T17:05:20Z

Daxier: /* Notes */

===Stillwater Test of Obelisk Build Queue===

'''If you would like to join the Stillwater Obelisk Buster guild, we are dedicated to helping all in the region to get the materials needed to build the next largest obelisk. We are located just west of the CS at 1676, 3730.'''

==Notes==
* Edit your entry by adding 1 item per line down the form. If you reach the bottom, please copy and paste the last 'block' - the 6 | and the |- to the end of your entry. Thanks

* Also note : if you can't make a slot or you are more than 1 day behind on your slot , PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let the next person build and you take their slot. This way we can keep the test moving for everyone.

{| border="3" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"
|-
!Cubits
!Name
!width="20%" | Est. Build Time
!Have Materials Ready Now?
!Complete?
!Comment
|-
|24
|MrIgnem
| -
| -
|Yes
| -
|-
|25
|Macbeth
| -
|Built
|yes
|1530, 3850
|-
|26
|Nemira
| -
|built
| yes
|1053, 4374
|-
|41
|Asum
|http://armeagle.atitd.org/timer.php/36952786/teppy/img.png
|built - on timer
| -
|1673, 3727
|-
|28
|Layla
| -
|yes
| -
| -
|-
|29
|Zahuri
| -
|no
| -
| -
|-
|30
|MrStoned
|?
|no
|no
| -
|-
|31
|Alayena
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|32
|Halana
| -
|Yes
|No
| -
|-
|33
|Sterling
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|34
|Matty
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|35
|Anish
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|36
|Everyl
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|37
|moses
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|38
|Obol
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|39
|Cravat
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|40
|Myla
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|41
|Panyea
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|42
|TheMazeecho
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|43
|Seachi
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|44
|Jahliff
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|45
|zing
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|46
|Dragonay
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|47
|Spicyxx
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|48
|Mudkest
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|49
|Mansku
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|50
|Mortui
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|51
|Freedom
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|52
|Atrakhasis
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|53
|usia
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|54
|Keko
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|55
|Murat
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|56
|Katar
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|57
|Nefertem
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|58
|Tokiryu
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|59
|Soweto
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|60
|juli
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|61
|LadyDragonfly
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|62
|Firebladed
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|63
|haldy
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|64
|Ula
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|65
|Armant
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|66
|Qina
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|67
|Baroern
| -
|no
|no
| -
|-
|68
|BobTryon
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|69
|Till
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|70
|Deeno
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|71
|Beza
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|72
|Subira
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|73
|Jhnny
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|74
|Etruscus
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|75
|Daxier
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|76
|Sandheart
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|77
|Kendylar
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|78
|Nicodemus
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|79
|Thephamus
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|80
|nan
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|81
|Nael
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|82
|Larilaa
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|83
|Cedalion
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|84
|tuarege
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|85
|Petzi
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|86
|Korulus
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|87
|Rigel
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|88
|Selene
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|89
|Tulani
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|90
|BenEchAton
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|91
|Rosenfeuer
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|92
|Shemei
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-

|93
|Bahaumaut
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|94
|Kattena
| -
|No
|No
| -
|-
|95
|
|
|
|
|-}

[[Stillwater]]

2009-01-02T11:24:25Z

Daxier:

User:Daxier

2009-01-02T11:14:30Z

Daxier: /* Macro's for Dummies (Like Me!) */

== My Life In Egypt ==

I started my life in Egypt alongside my wife (not rl) Kattena. Katt and I began working together on Newbie Island and decided to stick together in Egypt. We worked well as a team and that is what the Tale in the Desert is all about; Teamwork.

So my goals this tale are:

'''To work more closely with my chosen main guild Paradise Plains.'''

'''To level up...achieve the most levels I can with the time I have to spend in game'''

'''To build a home with Kattena, seperate to the guild'''

Last tale I felt a bit lost and well behind in my grasp of the tale and it's objectives. This gives me a forth objective:

'''To build a better understanding of the way the game flows'''

My weakness I believe is not taking the time to study the wiki enough. Katt tells me I am too keen to level rather than relax in the game. Perhaps I need to work at that! I see the same weaknesses in the tale as I see in real life! lol :0)

So here are some useful and important links coordinates:

'''Home sweet home - 2233,2767''' (This is actually my cp...I'm hoping to have a proper home outside of PP with Kattena in due course and this will just become my workshop)

'''Sculpture for voting - 2316,2755'''

'''Empty Hand Puzzle - 2316,2757'''

'''Paradise Plains Guild Hall - 2281,2761'''

== Other Useful Coordinates ==

'''Really good slate place - 2433,2301 to 2471,2242''' Thanks BlueGrass - I got 450 here in an hour (BG managed 495!)

'''Iron Mine - 1598,3807'''

'''Limestone Patches (X3) - (1327,3364), (1903,3743), (3167,360 FB), (3217,-1488 FB), (1475,4316), (2438,1703 SA)'''

'''Tar - 59,1284 (A long run!)'''

'''Red Sand - 771, -2961 (Another long run!)'''

I'm told these are good places to grow vegetables, but I haven't checked them myself yet!

'''Cabbage x10 - 1453,3284 (East of UWorship in StillWater)'''

'''Leeks x11 - 1454,3319'''

'''Garlic x10 - 1362,3684 (West, North West of SThought)'''

'''Coconut trees - Near SWorship in Stillwater and another near Bluegrass cp 2300,3295 North of Prism altar'''

== Currently working on: ==

Votes for '''Art & Music Principle'''. My sculpture is located as stated above. Please come and vote :0)

Judges for Empty Hand Puzzle('''Principle of Thought'''). Right next to my sculpture, so you can kill two birds with one stone!

'''Principles of Harmony''' - Searching for an Initiate of six or more & an Initiate of Worship - Please chat me if you can help.

'''Test of Acrobat''' - Please help me to pass this Principle and test by asking to acro. I my move is '''Windmill'''. I will update here and in my info regarding what facets I need.

'''Test of Obelisk''' - I'm in the queue and if I don't get jumped (which I will!) my obelisk should be about size 75. I'm collecting mat's now and am in the SOB's Guild. All donations gratefully accepted! :) The biggest challenge is going to be Linen. I reckon I will need at least 77!! Think you might want to trade? Chat me!

==Test of Acrobat Results==

{| cellpadding="10" border="1" style="color:brown;background-color:#ffffcc;"
|'''Name'''
|'''Type of Teacher(you)'''
|'''Type of Teacher (Me)'''
|'''Facets Learned'''
|'''Facets Taught'''
|-
|Asnath
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Forgiving
|Perfect Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|0
|-
|Sapphicat
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Baldanah
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|1
|0
|-
|BalourHotho
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Malard
|Last Resort
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Layla
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|harrina
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Last Resort
|0
|0
|-
|Mortui
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Halana
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Sterling
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|0
|-
|Sigtrygg
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|AKApumpkin
|Perfect Teacher
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Osmoses (Windmill)
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|NanuTari
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|rdk
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Soweto
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Perfect Master
|0
|2
|-
|Hanid
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|1
|-
|BenEchAton
|Great Teacher
|Master
|1
|2
|-
|Rosenfeuer
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|1
|0
|-
|Galagah
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|1
|-
|Alexa
|Last Resort
|Master
|0
|1
|-
|Talos
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|2
|-
|Mayanah
|Great Teacher
|Last Resort
|0
|0
|-
|Decozupop
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|BlueGrass
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|1
|-
|Stormcrow
|Blur
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Famond
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Kleopatra
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|2
|-
|Boosie
|Blur
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Hepnezer
|Last Resort
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Murat
|Last Resort
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|aporianaut
|Last Resort
|Perfect Master
|0
|2
|-
|Al-Rischa
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Till
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|SunnyOne
|Last Resort
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Amnohotep
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|2
|-
|Kija
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Rigel
|Blur
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Artemis
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|1
|0
|-
|TheMazeEcho
|Last Resort
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Captdanjou
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|ellorin
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|harinna
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Last Resort
|0
|0
|-
|'''TOTAL LEARNED OR TAUGHT'''
|
|
|13
|21
|-
|}

==Facets Learned==

{| cellpadding="10" border="1" style="color:brown;background-color:#ffffcc;"
|'''Move'''
|'''Number of Facets'''
|-
|Windmill||7/7
|-
|Broad Jump||2/7
|-
|Cartwheels||1/7
|-
|Clapping Push-Ups||2/7
|-
|Front Tuck||2/7
|-
|Handstand||2/7
|-
|Roundoff ||1/7
|-
|Somersault||2/7
|-
|
|
|-
|
|
|-
|'''Number of Full Moves'''
|'''1'''
|-
|}

==Helpful tips for Worship Initiation==

I found it useful to do a dry run of the circuit for this principle. On the Paradise Plains Wiki there is a useful guide and map of the circuit. I also made sure that I had landmarked the mine and the Ritual Torch to help finding it easier. However the landmarks are not pinpoint accurate so you may need to use your co'ords to get to the exact spot for the Ritual Torch which is harder to see than the mine.

Another issue is to make sure that both parties understand the procedure. One should take the lead in giving instructions. Then decide who is going to do the incantations and who is going to make the sacrifices. Also, think carefully about the skill you are going to learn and make sure you have a back up if you fail (like we did!). The time is tight on this principle, but it is a lot of fun..my favourite so far!

One other thing I found tricky was copying and pasting the incantations from the wiki without quotes. Therefore, to speed it up I have made a table below to make it easier to copy and paste. I hope you find this useful.

==Worship Incantations==

Open a separate browser window and copy and paste the following incantations into the Main chat window (no other chat in this window). I have followed the order of the circuit described in the Paradise Plains Wiki page.

{| cellpadding="10" border="1" style="color:black;background-color:#ffffcc;"
|Horus
|Praise Horus, King of Egypt!
|-
|Bastet
|Praise Bastet, who teaches grace and elegance!
|-
|Amun
|Praise Amun, who gives us reason to celebrate!
|-
|Isis
|Praise Isis, whose seed is forever fertile!
|-
|Thoth
|Praise Thoth, the Magician who created Science!
|-
|Osiris
|Praise Osiris, who was Reborn like the Scarab!
|-
|Ra
|Praise Ra, of the Blazing Eye!
|-
|}

==Macro's for Dummies (Like Me!)==

I finally worked out how to use macro's. Whoot! As a Vista user I thought the following may help you. If you haven't used Macro's before first you need to download and install AC Tools from here: http://www.actool.net Download the first program '''NOT''' "AC Tools Source". When you have downloaded the program it doesn't install a shortcut to your desktop or start menu so go to Computer - Hard Drive (Volume C:) - Programs - AC Tools. Then right click the ACTool.exe file and select "Send to" then "Create Shortcut (Desktop)". While there, if you are running Windows Vista go:- right click - properties - select "compatability" then place a tick in the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and ensure that Windows XP (Service Pack 2) is selected. Also put a tick in "Run this program as an administrator, then '''Apply''' and '''OK'''. [[Image:screenie2.jpg]]

Now that's done you might want to do a restart although it may not be necessary. Now open the program and then '''File-Open'''. Here is a list of Macro's available but most are for another game (Asheron's Call or something?). However, there is a macro in there called '''"atitd slate clay grass.mac"'''. This is a great Macro for collecting. It is not completely automated which means that you have to move the avatar but there is no need to click on the icon. This is particularly useful for collecting clay...run, and you can't click fast enough...walk, and it takes an age. This one automatically stops over the slate and pick it up whenever the avatar passes over it.

So a couple of tips to make sure it works. when you have opened the Macro, you need to enter the "number of times to run" in the bottom right hand of the program window. This is where you set it to run for a certain number of cycles. I set mine to 1,000,000 or 100,000 so that it is running for as long as I want it too. Then click the start button also on the bottom right hand corner of the program window.

[[Image:screenie.jpg]]

Then make sure that the atitd window is the main focus window (especially important if you are using dual monitors). Move your avatar over the item you want to collect, say slate, and then hover your cursor over the slate icon (top left of screen). Then press F2 on your keyboard. Your avatar should collect the slate. then every time your avatar is moved over slate it will stop and collect the slate. If this becomes annoying you can pause the macro in the program next to the start button. Make sure that your avatar emote is set to: Walk.

So if you are on a particular slate run, just click to the end of the run and the avatar will stop and click all the slate it passes over automatically :)

I will add additional links to other atitd macro's here in due course.

User:Daxier

2009-01-02T11:03:21Z

Daxier: /* Macro's for Dummies (Like Me!) */

== My Life In Egypt ==

I started my life in Egypt alongside my wife (not rl) Kattena. Katt and I began working together on Newbie Island and decided to stick together in Egypt. We worked well as a team and that is what the Tale in the Desert is all about; Teamwork.

So my goals this tale are:

'''To work more closely with my chosen main guild Paradise Plains.'''

'''To level up...achieve the most levels I can with the time I have to spend in game'''

'''To build a home with Kattena, seperate to the guild'''

Last tale I felt a bit lost and well behind in my grasp of the tale and it's objectives. This gives me a forth objective:

'''To build a better understanding of the way the game flows'''

My weakness I believe is not taking the time to study the wiki enough. Katt tells me I am too keen to level rather than relax in the game. Perhaps I need to work at that! I see the same weaknesses in the tale as I see in real life! lol :0)

So here are some useful and important links coordinates:

'''Home sweet home - 2233,2767''' (This is actually my cp...I'm hoping to have a proper home outside of PP with Kattena in due course and this will just become my workshop)

'''Sculpture for voting - 2316,2755'''

'''Empty Hand Puzzle - 2316,2757'''

'''Paradise Plains Guild Hall - 2281,2761'''

== Other Useful Coordinates ==

'''Really good slate place - 2433,2301 to 2471,2242''' Thanks BlueGrass - I got 450 here in an hour (BG managed 495!)

'''Iron Mine - 1598,3807'''

'''Limestone Patches (X3) - (1327,3364), (1903,3743), (3167,360 FB), (3217,-1488 FB), (1475,4316), (2438,1703 SA)'''

'''Tar - 59,1284 (A long run!)'''

'''Red Sand - 771, -2961 (Another long run!)'''

I'm told these are good places to grow vegetables, but I haven't checked them myself yet!

'''Cabbage x10 - 1453,3284 (East of UWorship in StillWater)'''

'''Leeks x11 - 1454,3319'''

'''Garlic x10 - 1362,3684 (West, North West of SThought)'''

'''Coconut trees - Near SWorship in Stillwater and another near Bluegrass cp 2300,3295 North of Prism altar'''

== Currently working on: ==

Votes for '''Art & Music Principle'''. My sculpture is located as stated above. Please come and vote :0)

Judges for Empty Hand Puzzle('''Principle of Thought'''). Right next to my sculpture, so you can kill two birds with one stone!

'''Principles of Harmony''' - Searching for an Initiate of six or more & an Initiate of Worship - Please chat me if you can help.

'''Test of Acrobat''' - Please help me to pass this Principle and test by asking to acro. I my move is '''Windmill'''. I will update here and in my info regarding what facets I need.

'''Test of Obelisk''' - I'm in the queue and if I don't get jumped (which I will!) my obelisk should be about size 75. I'm collecting mat's now and am in the SOB's Guild. All donations gratefully accepted! :) The biggest challenge is going to be Linen. I reckon I will need at least 77!! Think you might want to trade? Chat me!

==Test of Acrobat Results==

{| cellpadding="10" border="1" style="color:brown;background-color:#ffffcc;"
|'''Name'''
|'''Type of Teacher(you)'''
|'''Type of Teacher (Me)'''
|'''Facets Learned'''
|'''Facets Taught'''
|-
|Asnath
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Forgiving
|Perfect Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|0
|-
|Sapphicat
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Baldanah
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|1
|0
|-
|BalourHotho
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Malard
|Last Resort
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Layla
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|harrina
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Last Resort
|0
|0
|-
|Mortui
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Halana
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Sterling
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|0
|-
|Sigtrygg
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|AKApumpkin
|Perfect Teacher
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Osmoses (Windmill)
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|NanuTari
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|rdk
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Soweto
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Perfect Master
|0
|2
|-
|Hanid
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|1
|-
|BenEchAton
|Great Teacher
|Master
|1
|2
|-
|Rosenfeuer
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|1
|0
|-
|Galagah
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|1
|-
|Alexa
|Last Resort
|Master
|0
|1
|-
|Talos
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|2
|-
|Mayanah
|Great Teacher
|Last Resort
|0
|0
|-
|Decozupop
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|BlueGrass
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|1
|1
|-
|Stormcrow
|Blur
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Famond
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Kleopatra
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|2
|-
|Boosie
|Blur
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Hepnezer
|Last Resort
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Murat
|Last Resort
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|aporianaut
|Last Resort
|Perfect Master
|0
|2
|-
|Al-Rischa
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Till
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Pretty Good Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|SunnyOne
|Last Resort
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|Amnohotep
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|2
|-
|Kija
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Rigel
|Blur
|Blur
|0
|0
|-
|Artemis
|Great Teacher
|Blur
|1
|0
|-
|TheMazeEcho
|Last Resort
|Great Teacher
|0
|1
|-
|Captdanjou
|Great Teacher
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|ellorin
|Blur
|Great Teacher
|0
|0
|-
|harinna
|Pretty Good Teacher
|Last Resort
|0
|0
|-
|'''TOTAL LEARNED OR TAUGHT'''
|
|
|13
|21
|-
|}

==Facets Learned==

{| cellpadding="10" border="1" style="color:brown;background-color:#ffffcc;"
|'''Move'''
|'''Number of Facets'''
|-
|Windmill||7/7
|-
|Broad Jump||2/7
|-
|Cartwheels||1/7
|-
|Clapping Push-Ups||2/7
|-
|Front Tuck||2/7
|-
|Handstand||2/7
|-
|Roundoff ||1/7
|-
|Somersault||2/7
|-
|
|
|-
|
|
|-
|'''Number of Full Moves'''
|'''1'''
|-
|}

==Helpful tips for Worship Initiation==

I found it useful to do a dry run of the circuit for this principle. On the Paradise Plains Wiki there is a useful guide and map of the circuit. I also made sure that I had landmarked the mine and the Ritual Torch to help finding it easier. However the landmarks are not pinpoint accurate so you may need to use your co'ords to get to the exact spot for the Ritual Torch which is harder to see than the mine.

Another issue is to make sure that both parties understand the procedure. One should take the lead in giving instructions. Then decide who is going to do the incantations and who is going to make the sacrifices. Also, think carefully about the skill you are going to learn and make sure you have a back up if you fail (like we did!). The time is tight on this principle, but it is a lot of fun..my favourite so far!

One other thing I found tricky was copying and pasting the incantations from the wiki without quotes. Therefore, to speed it up I have made a table below to make it easier to copy and paste. I hope you find this useful.

==Worship Incantations==

Open a separate browser window and copy and paste the following incantations into the Main chat window (no other chat in this window). I have followed the order of the circuit described in the Paradise Plains Wiki page.

{| cellpadding="10" border="1" style="color:black;background-color:#ffffcc;"
|Horus
|Praise Horus, King of Egypt!
|-
|Bastet
|Praise Bastet, who teaches grace and elegance!
|-
|Amun
|Praise Amun, who gives us reason to celebrate!
|-
|Isis
|Praise Isis, whose seed is forever fertile!
|-
|Thoth
|Praise Thoth, the Magician who created Science!
|-
|Osiris
|Praise Osiris, who was Reborn like the Scarab!
|-
|Ra
|Praise Ra, of the Blazing Eye!
|-
|}

==Macro's for Dummies (Like Me!)==

I finally worked out how to use macro's. Whoot! As a Vista user I thought the following may help you. If you haven't used Macro's before first you need to download and install AC Tools from here: http://www.actool.net Download the first program '''NOT''' "AC Tools Source". When you have downloaded the program it doesn't install a shortcut to your desktop or start menu so go to Computer - Hard Drive (Volume C:) - Programs - AC Tools. Then right click the ACTool.exe file and select "Send to" then "Create Shortcut (Desktop)". While there, if you are running Windows Vista go:- right click - properties - select "compatability" then place a tick in the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and ensure that Windows XP (Service Pack 2) is selected. Also put a tick in "Run this program as an administrator, then '''Apply''' and '''OK'''. [[Image:Screenie2.jpg]]

Now that's done you might want to do a restart although it may not be necessary. Now open the program and then '''File-Open'''. Here is a list of Macro's available but most are for another game (Asheron's Call or something?). However, there is a macro in there called '''"atitd slate clay grass.mac"'''. This is a great Macro for collecting. It is not completely automated which means that you have to move the avatar but there is no need to click on the icon. This is particularly useful for collecting clay...run, and you can't click fast enough...walk, and it takes an age. This one automatically stops over the slate and pick it up whenever the avatar passes over it.

So a couple of tips to make sure it works. when you have opened the Macro, you need to enter the "number of times to run" in the bottom right hand of the program window. This is where you set it to run for a certain number of cycles. I set mine to 1,000,000 or 100,000 so that it is running for as long as I want it too. Then click the start button also on the bottom right hand corner of the program window. [[Image:screenie.jpg]] Then make sure that the atitd window is the main focus window (especially important if you are using dual monitors). Move your avatar over the item you want to collect, say slate, and then hover your cursor over the slate icon (top left of screen). Then press F2 on your keyboard. Your avatar should collect the slate. then every time your avatar is moved over slate it will stop and collect the slate. If this becomes annoying you can pause the macro in the program next to the start button. Make sure that your avatar emote is set to: Walk.

So if you are on a particular slate run, just click to the end of the run and the avatar will stop and click all the slate it passes over automatically :)

I will add additional links to other atitd macro's here in due course.