There are very few rules as such in Project Entropia, but most players seem to follow a set of unwritten rules for general conduct. Hopefully this might help new players…
Firstly, the thing that irks many established players is when a n00b tries to open a trade window simply to ask if they can give them something for free
A general request in the main chat window (bottom left of the screen) of the following style usually goes down better - and gets you a better chance of assistance: “Hi, I’ve just joined the game, and don’t know how to play, could anybody please help me out?”
Many many players will help new players out, with advice, or even giving items such as weapons and armour, but this is at each players individual choice. That player pays to play, and therefore in effect gives money away. It is not your right to expect charity, but the choice of the other player
Case in point…
“Hello can you give me weapon?”
“I’m sorry, I just gave my last spare axe and bits of goblin to another noob”
“Bulls**t! You’re lying!”
(I swear - happened to me less than a week ago!)
You have many options when first joining PE, the first and most important of which is whether you are going to deposit funds or not. This will primarily decide your course of actions for the next few weeks
If you deposit:
Hunting
Get yourself a set of goblin or pixie armour. These are very inexpensive and provide reasonable protection from mobs (monsters). You can upgrade to better armour as you play the game more, and gain experience
For “melee” (close quarters) combat, buy a 1x0 Axe. It does decent damage and decays slowly
For “ranged” combat, buy a Jester D-1 laser rifle or equivalent
Try and find others that you can join up with as a team - you get less loot per player, but stay alive longer, so in general work out better off. I’d suggest a team of 2 to 4 players to begin with, although you can still be fine hunting on your own - just means that’ll you’ll probably die more often - means alot of running back from the revival terminal to the area where the mobs are
Attack mobs that you can handle. You’re new, so stick to the weaker mobs at first: Snablesnots, Combibos, Plumatergus, Exarosaur, Daikiba Young, Berycled Young, Sabakuma Young are all fairly straightforward to kill, and often loot quite well
Mining
As I’ve only mined a few times, I’ll leave that to other players to give advice
Crafting
The TT (Trade Terminal) Value of something is not necessarily how much an item is worth. It is worth however much somebody is willing to spend on it
The longer you craft, and the higher your crafting skills increase, the better the item you create, and the more money you will get for it
Trading
Many players will trade (buy cheaply, sell for a bit more - make a profit, do it all over again)
The 2 main trading areas that I see are PA (Port Atlantis) and Twin Peaks
Also, don’t forget the auction… bargains can be had there too
For those who don’t / cannot deposit:
Hunting
Some players will use a “runner” (somebody to attract the attention of a mob, then run in large circle so it follows them, so the other players can kill it safely).
Hunters will pay runners, as it saves them paying for the decay on their armour when they get hit)
As said above, if somebody chooses to help you out by giving you a weapon, you could go hunt yourself, but see above for advice
Sweating
Many skills require “Mind Essence”. This is made from “Vibrant Sweat” and “Force Nexus”. To ‘sweat’ a mob, simply click on the mob with nothing equipped in your hand. You will then start to ‘concentrate’. As long as you dont get hit during this period, just wait until the concentration has ended. Then click the mob again to attempt to sweat it
Sometimes you will be rewarded with numerous bottles of sweat
These can be sold for cash to finance other activities (buying weapons etc)
You can sweat any mob, at any time, but a very popular sweating area is Camp Phoenix, as there is an area where mobs can be trapped, therefore removing the risk of being hit while sweating
When a mob is “dry” (has no further sweat), it usually gets killed. 99% of players follow the unwritten rule that the mob belongs to the person who trapped it, and so it is very bad form to just go in and kill somebody elses mob
Oil
Way down on the far South East of Eudoria is an oil rig. Every so often this spouts off oil, which can simply be picked up and taken - yes - for nothing, and no work. BUT… This oil rig is right in the centre of a PvP (Player versus Player) area. That means that any player may decide to kill any other player. The risk is up to you
Buying or selling items
Firstly, check the TT (Trade Terminals) that are in every town
Next, check the auctions and make a note of an average price that your item is selling for
Finally, go to the trade towns (PA and Twin Peaks)
Simple rules - buy as cheaply as possible, sell for as much as you can, although scamming people (selling for huge amounts over its known value) really doesnt go down well and you will make lots of enemies
Comments please… Tell me all the things I missed out 
