Say you lose 5 suits each worth 10.000ISK
(10k ISK) in a game then your total loss for that game is 50k, if you win 100k for that match then
you have just netted 50k isk making you richer than you were before the match!

ThereGÇÖs always the risk that you waste an expensive fitting, which can easily cost more than
100k each, one time too many and only gain 200k in a match.

Hello, my name is Musta Tornius and I've with the help of several fellow DUST Mercenaries, been working on a guide for the newer players of our community.

DUST 514 can be quite a daunting FPS game when you first try it out, and most likely quite overwhelming. Hopefully the basic knowledge you need to enjoy DUST can be found in the guide. It's not meant to be comprehensive guide on every little aspect of DUST, but it does aim to give you the knowledge you need to get going!

The guide will be updated every now and then when it's no longer accurate and things have changed. Feel free to post suggestions in this thread on what you'd like to see included or changed. Any inaccuracies reported will be graciously received.

Thank you guys that helped me make this guide possible, especially JasonPearson, Grit Breather, Heinz, Argo Filch, G Torq, CCP Saberwing & CCP Frame and anyone else I've forgotten!

The pdf can be found here on CCPs very own servers: New Players Guide to DUST 514

PS! If you are going to bookmark it, I recommend bookmarking this thread rather than the pdf file as the URL might change with future iterations.

Last Update: 17.1.2014

Great work by all involved. This needs to be stickied on the forums and definitely linked in game somehow as Mountain Doody has said above.

Hope once the suits & weapons currently on SiSi are deployed this gets updated quicker than the official manual has been in the past

Suggestions:
Add to grenades section:
Grenades' fuse time is long enough that they are fairly easily avoidable. Improve your chances of a kill by cooking the grenade - hold the grenade button for a second or two before throwing it and your enemy will have less time to react.

Under 'Staying ISK Positive' this is a little confusing:Maybe something like: "On the other hand. there's always the risk that you lose more expensive fits. After two losses of a 100k suit, a 200k battle reward puts you right where you started."

Also I suggest, title the document according to the most recent patch, and add a revision suffix, like NewPlayersGuidetoDUST514-v1.7.a.pdf

Advantages:
The content at a particular URL wouldn't change (it's considered good practice to keep the same information at the same URL)
The URL or filename itself makes it obvious how recent the information is.

I would also like to see some further information on vehicle upgrades skills. Is it worth getting advanced or proto turrets? In what situations?

First off, my hats off to you for taking the time to actually make something like this. It looks great and tries to give a new player information.

Now the bad parts... it's got many incorrect statements as well as improper terminologies throughout the document. So many that it will cause lots of confusion really. I've only skimmed it for all of 5 minutes so far, but I don't see how you conclude that the Amarr Race uses both armor AND shield? And Caldari don't just use Railguns, they use missiles too. Seriously, this document has a lot of inconsistencies with the game.

But in the end it is better than nothing and looks good for a first attempt.

First off, my hats off to you for taking the time to actually make something like this. It looks great and tries to give a new player information.

Now the bad parts... it's got many incorrect statements as well as improper terminologies throughout the document. So many that it will cause lots of confusion really. I've only skimmed it for all of 5 minutes so far, but I don't see how you conclude that the Amarr Race uses both armor AND shield? And Caldari don't just use Railguns, they use missiles too. Seriously, this document has a lot of inconsistencies with the game.

But in the end it is better than nothing and looks good for a first attempt.

Hey, would you be interested in a video collaboration inspiried by this guide?

Basically just a video version of it, touching on some of the more important points.

I have no recording equipment, editing software or skills worth mentioning ... but if there is anything I can do to help, let me know.

almost no info on scouts/light frames but other then that I say it's a very good read! +1

Something to add for the next version, with one eight there's gonna be quite a few changes so might hold off a week or two before doing it after the patch.

I guess I should get a work in progress version going. What I don't want to do is bloat the document with too much stuff. I like it to have what a newbro needs to get going, without having too much details, we all know how much there is to learn about DUST -_o

With that in mind I'd suggest compacting the 4 pages about light weapons and expanding the 3 lines about equipment.

I'd also re-order things a little ... I don't think Corporations and Squads should be an afterthought on page 34 in a game who's entire philosophy is built around teamwork > all ... I'd drop the Economics down a bit and put squads/corporations up near the top with the Game Types info. Reason being, people don't want to trawl through an entire 40 page guide before playing a battle ... so give them the basics first and let them come back for more when they realise 'hey that was some useful info, I wonder what else I can learn'.

So I'd give them a little reading on game types and how to join squads n corps ... then tell them to go try some battles in starter fits, but come back soon to learn a bit about how best to spend those skill points or isk or make different fittings or vehicles etc.

Great job though ... looks like you've put some time and effort in ... above is just my opinions on where you could go from here ... who knows, in 10 years you could be publishing a pamphlet version to be bundled in the DUST 514 Collectors Edition !

Something to add for the next version, with one eight there's gonna be quite a few changes so might hold off a week or two before doing it after the patch.

I guess I should get a work in progress version going. What I don't want to do is bloat the document with too much stuff. I like it to have what a newbro needs to get going, without having too much details, we all know how much there is to learn about DUST -_o

Is there a page titled - Give Up?

Could be quite useful.

Ah, people like you and fox make the rest of us look bad and we should feel bad. Strong work.

I am supposed to be doing preelection coverage of the CPM1 candidates on The Council Chamber forum, but instead I am slacking of, sipping my coffee, nibbling my chocolate chip muffin, and thoroughly enjoying reading this guide.

It is light enough to make it an enjoyable read, while still managing to present a lot of information. I like how it takes a step back and introduces the broader game.

There should really be a copy of this guide in every Merc Quarters, allowing you to open the PDF in game.

Thank you very much Fox, I appreciate the kind words of a fellow guide maker! That is pretty much what I was aiming for when I created it, something easily digested but still covering what I considered essential.

Thanks for the feedback, too!

...
"Stick together with your teammates, go where the fighting is thick. Repair your buddiesGÇÖ armor,
put uplinks down in a safe area near the fighting and pick up (nanite inject) friendlies who have
been downed (when itGÇÖs somewhat clear, NOT when bullets are flying over the body). "

Add:
GÇ£It is worth noting that the nanite injector is the only piece of equipment that can be used without switching from your weapon. Simple click the circle button when standing over an unconscious teammate and the nanite injector will activate.GÇ¥

Top of Page 36:
"If youGÇÖre not in a squad when you join a match, and there are open squads with available spots
in the match, then you will randomly be placed in one. It is up to you if you stay in the squad or
leave it."
(Is this true? I thought unsquaded people joining a match were placed in GÇ£No SquadGÇ¥.)

Still a few comma errors. I'll try to copyedit when I have the time.

-_o a most unhelpful feedback post. Either help out or don't, either way is fine but for the love of god don't say you might or might not give feedback in the future.

If there was a dislike button I'd -10 your post right on the spot :)