Player Tips

Welcome to the Saloon Battle Tutorial, we hope that this guide will help you to better understand the game.

In Saloon Battle, you are free to choose your own path. You gain exp by beating other players or joining a Brothel and/or Saloon and being the top Brothel and Saloon in the towns. Whatever path you choose, proving your great in the towns is all that matters. So do you have what it takes?Energy is used for training and attacking. Refills 3% every 5 minutes, but if you have VIP status it refills by 17% every 5 minutes Liquid Courage determines the effectiveness of your training, (the higher your courage the more points you will obtain for training it is recommended not to train your courage below 85%)

GiddyUp

On the Range- allows you to view your location in the game, as well your stats and ranking within the game, if you are married you will also be able to manage your marriage (via the marriage tools if you have been married 7 days) you also have a personal notepad to keep track of whatever you feel is importantSaddle Bag- displays the current weapons and protection you have equipped. Below you will see your Saddle Bag Items (which can be quantified) you can obtain further items from going on the Trails each day or by purchasing VIP status or by purchasing items from the Markets within the game your inventory is listed under the following headings:Food: Anything that comes under the item food increases your energy bar (by using 12 Coal you can increase your energy bar completely)Weapons: need to be worn and are used for attacking other players the higher the cost the more damage done.Medical: items under this heading will help reduce Infirmary time, or reduce disease time (bandages and aspirin reduces hospital time, onePenicillin gets you out of hospital completely. All disease cures, Ex:Small Pox Relief, Chicken Soup reduces Disease time.Protection: needs worn as armour.Giddy Up: brings up a list of places that you can go. (click on Giddy Up for more details)Search: allows you to locate another player by name, ID or locationHAPPY TRAILS: you get 100 trails to explore each day at reset (midnight game time) clicking here you will start to explore the town be careful to bank any money and coal you obtain whilst exploring your towns as you can be robbed whilst exploring.[Energy Refill]: using 12 coal to replenish the energy bar (see section training for more specific details regarding training)Bed House, The Saloon, The Bath House: this is also part of your training area, here you will select the stat you want to train (see section training for more specific details regarding training)V.I.P Jobs: this allows you chances to earn Golden Nuggets to use in the Barter Yard to obtain V.I.P items.Pokey: shows you a list of all players currently in jail, you have the option of trying to spring them from jail to gain experience (see section on pokey springs for more details)

Communications

Happins: You will receive numerous events for various reasons good and bad by clicking here you can see who it was from and what they didPony Express: will display any new messages you have received from other players.Newspaper : the games newspaper is for advertising items to buy and sell or for fun as long as they follow game rules.Forums: Here you can view forum postings from other players and staff offering help and tips etc.Announcements: Announcements are posted by Owners and staff to alert players to changes or temporary problems and should be read immediatelyThe Squawk Box: This is the chat box.Your Bed Partners: Shows you a list of the players you have added as partners on the game (you can add bed partners to your list if you have VIP status by going to the players profile and clicking on add as bed partner which will send a request to the player via an event which must be accepted by that player in order that they are added to your listBug Report: Center Allows you to view and bugs previously reported to staff and the resolution given by staff, if you identify a Bug or something you think may be a bug you can report it here and staff will answer it asapRat Someone Out: Here you can log a report on a player who you feel is breaking the rules or you suspect being under-age, please do not use this function to report drama without first trying to rectify the problem yourself as a grown up

Getting Started

First thing with your money, get a Bank account and a Coal account, and bank any money or Coal. Don’t leave anything on the markets as you can get robbed and they can also get your coal.Spend your first few hours doing Daily Jobs and V.I.P Nugget Jobs, exploring the Trails (100 steps per day),and cracking the safe . You can try the lowest level crime. All these actions are in Lookin Around and Giddy Up.Collect all the Coal you can find, use part of the Coal and improve your IQ . Sell part of your Coal in the market and use the money to buy a Shelter.Once you got a decent IQ and house, you can do the jobs and train properly.Do attacks (under attack in peoples profile) on offline players and bots (The Corral) to gain exp. Do not be ambitious and attack someone high rank just because you think the profile looks cute.

Robbing

This option is available to VIPs. Robbing is a part of the game if you do not wish to be robbed it is your responsibility to ensure you bank all your cash and coal before you log off the game. When a Player is showing as inactive for 30 minutes they are deemed to be offline: Robbing success is random its not rank, or stats based so a rank one new player has as much chance of success as a older player, but it make take several attempts before you get a successful Rob

Experience and Ranking

You level by gaining EXP and when your EXP reaches, or passes, 100% then you gain 1 Rank. There are several ways to gain EXP:

You gain 2% each time you screw a bed partner, a maximum of 10 times a day and 2% for marital sex, a maximum of 8 times a day for 20% a day so use them every day.

Springing people out of the Pokey also gives you EXP and the higher the level of the person you bust the more EXP you gain. (check out tips for springing from the Pokey)

Attacking other players also works the same, the higher the level then the more EXP you gain but only if you win. The best option is the Attack and Leave.

Once you engage in a attack you must see it through to the end if you leave the fight midway you will lose any previously obtained experience better to lose the attack and get yourself out of the hospital than to run and lose all the experience you have gained up to that point.

Training

Force determines how much forceof your hit in a fight,Performance is used to determine your speed in hitting during a fight,Defense reduces the chances of getting hit during a fight,Effort will impact the job you can obtain and you can therefore stop training this stat when you have achieved the job you wantIQ is required to obtain a job it also has a bearing on jobsThe top 25 in each stat are listed in the At The Top (under the Giddy Up Menu)To make the most points from training you must have the best Shelter that you can afford the more expensive the Shelter the more points you will get from training in it, so upgrade your Shelter whenever possible. A full energy bar and as much courage as possible will make for better points when training.Energy Bar It takes 12 Coal to refill your energy bar. Try to be smart with your Coal, if your energy bar is less than 100% it can be topped up by using items from your toy food items will all help. Whiskey Or Beer will also help restore your energy.Training Tip are found under Training on the Top Menu

Pokey Springs

You will need some IQ and 10% energy but for the most part pokey springs are completely random.You should never expect to get a spring in one attempt you may need to try to spring the same person 10 times or more to get them out and with so many other people trying too the best way to success is get more tries at springing someone in the shortest amount of time (that means you have to be fast).