Welcome to Gaia! :: [A NEWBIE'S GUIDE TO GAIA!]

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Page 3 - Map Guide and Mini-Games 411

Table of Contents

Page 1 - Newbie Basics
Page 2 - Forums Guide and Events
Page 3 - Map Guide and Mini-Games

Post 1 - Navigation, TOC
Post 2 - Map Navigation
Post 3 - Barton Town
Post 4 - Isle de Gambino
Post 5 - Durem
Post 6 - Aekea
Post 7 - GAIA Fishing Guide
Post 8 - GAIA Casino Guide
Post 9 - Gaia Towns Games
Post 10 - GAIA Word Bump Guide
Post 11 - GAIA Jigsaw Guide
Post 12 - GAIA Quests Guide
Post 13 - Reserved
Post 14 - Reserved
Post 15 - Reserved

Barton Town Highlights

1. Art Arena
2. The Forum
3. The Barton Boutique
4. Barton Jewelers
5. Gaian Guild Network Registry
6. Train Station
7. Barton Flower Shoppe
8. Gaia 9 News Station

1. Art Arena



2. The Forum



3. Barton Boutique



4. Barton Jewelers



5. Gaian Guild Network Registry



6. Train Station





7. Barton Flower Shoppe

Durem Highlights

1. Durem Depot
2. H.R. Wesley
3. Salon D'ur Em
4. Von Helson Mansion

1. Durem Depot



2. H.R. Wesley



3. Salon D'ur Em

First:
Chose one of three lakes to start fishing on. They are ranked below based on difficulty:
Bass'ken lake: Easy (starter)
Port of Gambino: Medium (get some practice in first before you hit here)
Durem Reclamation Facility: Hard (more for advanced fishers)

~ The fish get harder to catch as you move to the harder lakes and vary on how rare the fish is. Good luck catching the big one. Make sure you have your bait and rod on hand, that will be imperative if you wish to fish.

Second:
Once you have chosen the lake, click on the map where it says fish, a window should open that starts the fishing game. Feel free to chose between solo fishing or multi player fishing. Best to start out in solo, so you can practice before you start to play with your friends.



Third:
Select a bait bucket. This will be the food source to draw the fish to your line.



Note: The type of bait you choose will sometimes determine the type of fish you catch.
F Bait: High chance at junk and very common fish
D Bait: Good chance at junk and verry common fish, fair chance at the more uncommon fish
A Bait: Good chance at all types of fish and junk, might even be lucky at reeling in the big one

Forth:
Choose a rod. That is, just in case you have more the one fishing rod. As you get better in the game and at making money easier you will be able to change your rods before casting out.



Fifth:
Click on your rod to cast out your line. Different rods give different boundary lines when landing a fish.

Old rod:



Strength rod:



Distance rod:



Performance rod:



Watch the bar at the bottom. The farther to the red your moving bar is, the farther your line will cast.

Note: Plus rods or upgraded rods will have a plus sign near them when you select it (that is, if you have one). The upgrades vary in cost, depending on the rod, and can be obtained at the Ole fishing hole. The difference is that your floater and line goes farther into the lake when you cast out. The farther your line is cast out, the better chance you get at catching a rare fish!

Sixth:
When you hook a fish, you will see 2 red line appear on your screen. Keep the floater between the two lines and...congratulations, you caught a fish!

Hook a fish:

~ Your avi does this:

Catch a fish:

~ Your avi does this:

Catch junk:

~ Your avi does the same thing with catching a fish, just with the junk in the bubble instead of a fish.

Miss a fish:

~ Your avi does this:

Be warned you can also get cans, old boots, and even tires before you catch your first fish. Just keep practicing so you can get better.

Note: See the little map of where you are fishing? Click on that and you can move to different fishing spots, but that's only when your line is not out in the water.

Seventh:
To leave the game just hit save & quit, and then your window will close, or wait till you fill up your bucket, the game will save automatically and then you get the choice to fish again (window stays open) or quit (window closes).





Now from here you can sell your fishing items back to the Old Man Logan in the fishing store beside bass'ken lake.



But you can only visit the store when your not fishing, if you do when you are fishing or have the window open to your game you will receive a warning about it.



Now when you go to sell the fish back, normally when you don't want to save for one of the fishing items. From the main fishing page, you can sell them back to Old Man Logan just by simply clicking on them.

Just click on the fish you want to sell back, select how many and hit enter.

Selecting (this will be at the bottom by your avi the list of what you caught by picture):



What Old Man Logan says:



Note: What Old Man Logan says is the amount of gold your fish(es) you sell back are worth total. It's a fast way to earn easy gold, but takes time to really get down. You can do the same thing with junk as well.

GAIA Towns Mini Games



Once you enter GAIA Towns, you'll notice a bag and a blue circle with a person in it at the bottom right hand corner.

The "circle" allows you to select your avatar's pose in Towns, between kneel and stand. To change your pose, simply click the icon.

The backpack is your inventory bag. Everything you collect in Towns will be held in this bag until you decide to clear it. To view what is inside the bag, simply click the bag and it will expand. Click "close" on the bottom of the bag to minimize it.

Bug Catching

To get to Gaia Towns, go to Barton Town and access the train station. The train station is a small brown building near the eastern Barton Town exit.

Navigate through the many neighborhoods and see if you can spot any bugs roaming around. (For information on how to navigate around GAIA Towns, check out the GAIA Towns Guide for those details as well as any other detail that pertains to GAIA Towns.)

Not all neighborhoods have insects to catch, but if you do manage to find a neighborhood with bugs, here's a list of steps for you to follow.

1. Get as close as possible to the bug. If the critter is moving, try to get in line with its projected path. When it gets close, or once you get close to it, click on the bug and a net should appear, as shown below.


2. Once the bug net disappears, it'll show whether you caught the bug or not. If the bug was caught, a bubble will appear above your avatar with the bug inside. If you missed, a dialog bubble will appear with not-so-happy punctuation. Both shown below.



NOTE: If you missed, just keep trying until you catch the darned thing!

3. Once an insect is caught, it'll appear in your inventory bag.



Flower Picking

Head to GAIA Towns via the train station in Barton Town. Like bug catching, navigate through the hundreds of neighborhoods and look for flowers sprouting from the ground. Not all neighborhoods have plantlife growing, but if you come across a pretty little plant, here are some steps for you to follow in order to pick it out of the ground.

1. In order to dig the flower up, walk up to the flower and click on it. The shovel you purchased from Rina's Flowershoppe should appear and dig down to the roots of the flower.


2. Once the shovel digs deep enough, the flower will disappear from the Towns screen and appear in a bubble above your avatar. This shows that you have successfully picked the flower.


3. If a flower is successfully picked, it'll appear in your inventory bag.



Trash Collecting

If you wish to collect trash and help keep the neighborhoods clean, here's what you need to do.

1. Access GAIA Towns via the train station in Barton Town. Navigate the neighborhoods until you find a piece of trash on the floor.

2. Once you find garbage, walk up to the item and click on it. In a puff of smoke, the trash item will disappear and show up in a bubble above your avatar.


3. Each piece of trash you have successfully collected will appear in your inventory bag.



To send the items you've collected to your main inventory, click the robot on the very bottom of the bag. It'll ask you if you want to save your items to your main inventory. Click "Yes" and voila, you have yourself some new bugs, trash, and flowers!



If you have questions about the basics of GAIA Towns, please refer to B5's GAIA Towns Guide.

Bug/Flower/Trash Exchange

You can exchange your bugs, flowers, and trash for items that are useable.

To exchange bugs, see Moira in the Durem Depot and see will give you bottles of ink for your creepy crawlers.

To exchange flowers, see Rina in the Barton Flower Shoppe to make beautiful bouquets with your plantlife.

To exchange trash, see Peyo in the Gambino Hat Rack and make paper hats with your collected trash.

The exchange rate varies from item to item. The link below will take you to a thread with every exchange rate listed as well as the different bugs, flowers, and trash you can get while walking around Gaia Towns.
Bug/Flower/Trash Exchange Rate (Owned by Boxed Lunch)