[Gift]

Greetings new mercenary!
In this guide I'll be covering some of our server's custom features to help you get your journey started.

Golden Time

Every hour that you're online, you'll receive free gifts from the Golden Time event.
Golden Time also gives a stamp that can be exchanged for other goods (more on this later).
New mercenaries receive bonus stamps for the first 20 days to help kickstart their journey, so it's extra important to stay online as much as possible.

It is recommended to sit at the Campfire or Hot Springs in Colhen whenever you go AFK to maximize Golden Time rewards.
(Sitting at the campfire or Hot Springs is specifically recommended because some players disconnect when going AFK, but sitting at those specific locations will prevent that from happening.)

Welcome to Colhen

First things first, Windictus uses a custom Colhen map which has the following features:

• All buildings in Colhen can be entered by your character. If you're looking for a particular NPC, walk around the interior of the building — different NPC dialogues will open up at fixed locations inside the building.
  

For example, here's the inside of Clodagh's General Store:

• There are various circles on the ground around Colhen. Entering a circle toggles on an effect specific to that circle. To toggle off a circle's effect, you just have to step back inside the same circle again. Feel free to explore them around town!
  

The circles look something like this:

• Several circles perform fashion transformations on your character; those transformations are temporary and can be undone by boarding a boat.
  

New Characters

New characters start with a number of free gifts in their NX inventory:

The most important item here is the Expedition Bundle.

Each Expedition Bundle will continue to give you a higher level Expedition Bundle for you to open in the future.

Make sure to open these whenever you can.

Gifts include new equipment, Enchant Scrolls, Runes, AP capsules, materials, and utility items.

It is recommended to join a guild ASAP; you'll immediately receive a large amount of free AP and other benefits from it (repair discounts, bonus EXP, etc.)

Leveling

In Windictus when you make a new character, you'll have two options for leveling:

1. You can use the [Character Jumping Potion] in your NX Cash Inventory and skip to Lv. 75 immediately. You can then start Season 2 immediately by finishing Brynn's [Pact] storyline and then talking to Shayla.
   
2.  Experience the full main story questline and level normally starting at Lv. 1
   

Remember to do Brynn & Nyle's [Pact] storyline to unlock Path Transformation.

• If you are totally new to Vindictus, enjoy throwback moments, or haven't played in a long time, I suggest leveling normally to get a feel of the game. If you change your mind later, you can always use the potion at any time.
  
• If you are a veteran mercenary that just wants to raid ASAP, the jump potion may be better for you.
  
• Do NOT use the potion if you are over Lv. 75; using it above Lv. 75 will lower your level to Lv. 75
  
• Make sure to activate VIP Service + Combat Bonus EXP Capsule, and use [EXP Blessing Stones] while leveling
  

Leveling Normally

Follow the main storyline quests.
Because of the server's boosted EXP rate, you'll quickly outlevel the quests, but that's okay.
Keep following the main storyline quests until Lv. 60

Leveling from Lv. 60+

• Lv. 60-70: [Easy] From the Depths // [Hero] Two Moons (great source of Magic Powders) // [Hero] Colhen in Flames (Season of Macha oath) // [Easy] Serpent King Lakiora
  
• Lv. 70-79: Ship Graveyard / Twilight Desert / Crescent Moon Island
  
• Lv. 77-80: Rocheste by the Sea (Muir)
  
• Lv. 80-90: Main Storyline Quests / Easy BPQ / Season 1 Raids on [Hard] difficulty (Titan, Thor, Ingkells, Ahglan, Glas, Shining Shakar, CBH, Lionotus, Colru, Siglint, Beokros, Elchy, Keaghan)
  
• Lv. 90-100: BPQ, Season 3 & Niflheim Raids