Description: The Town is thriving with not just the various shopkeepers and personalities you already know, but many more characters are being added to make it feel like a thriving village. You'll be able to spend a lot of time here, in Gaia's original town.
CL: Doesn't matter, there are no animated.
Map: NPC Map (Small),
Barton (Large, Complete)
Comments: Please note that from here on out, you don't have to do anything in a particular order, unless you are working on a quest chain.
If you don't think you are quite ready to face the animated, you can stick around Barton. A number of the NPC's here have quests for you that require no killing at all. This is also a good way to get a decent pack of charge orbs to use on your rings later.
The Null Chamber
Step 1: Speak with
Elizabeth.
Step 2: Now go to the crystal spire in the Village Greens by heading straight south from Barton Town's South Gate. Touch the crystal there to be transported to the Null Chamber.
Step 3: Talk to the Null Chamber guardian (
Trixie) and learn about moving rings around, upgrading rings and more
Step 4: Now power up a ring with at least one orb, using the knowledge that
Trixie shared with you.
Notes: Feel free to stick around the Null Chamber and charge up your rings beyond just 1 orb before you head back to
Elizabeth. You only need invest one orb to finish this quest.
Ellie's Friends
Step 1: Speak with
Ellie (Below the arena)
Step 2: If you talk to
Ellie she'll tell you that the light is just *perfect* for painting right now. She asked you to go make excuses for her to her friends
Agatha(W) and
The Maestro(NW corner).
Step 3: Speak with
The Maestro.
Step 4: Speak with
Agatha.
Step 5: Return to
Ellie to receive your reward.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
Olivia's Cookies
Step 1: Speak with
Olivia(Leon's Mom) and choose the tasks option. (Southwest by the Guild House)
Step 2: Deliver the cookies to these three guards,
John at the North Gate,
Martha at the West Gate, and
William at the South Gate.
Step 3: Return to
Olivia with the empty cookie plate.
Notes: You can deliver the cookies in any order you choose.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
The Lucky Coin
Step 1: Speak with the guard named
William at the Southern gate.
Step 2: William will tell you lent his Lucky coin to
Alma, but she used it to make a wish. He tells you to go look by the fountain and the well.
Step 3: Go walk around the fountain and till you get a message telling you you found the coin or you should look somewhere else.
Step 4: If you get the 'somewhere else' message, head up to the well in the northwest corner.
Step 5: Once you have the coin return to
William for your reward.
Notes: Can be done at the same time as
Rufus's Missing Diary if you want to save a little time. You can also go to the well first and then the fountain.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
Interviewing NewBea
Step 1: Speak with
Cindy and choose the tasks option. (Southeastern corner)
Step 2: Cindy wants you to interview a girl named
NewBea. You can find her wandering around the fountain.
Step 3: Return to
Cindy after the interview for your reward.
Notes: Finishing this quest opens up
Interviewing James. You don't have to accept the next quest right away if you don't want to.
Rewards: One Orb and 5 gold.
Interviewing James (Prerequisite: Completed
Interviewing NewBea)
Step 1: Speak with
Cindy and choose the tasks option..
Step 2: Cindy wants you to interview the guard
James by the Bar.
Step 3: Return to
Cindy after the interview for your reward.
Notes: Finishing this quest opens up
Interviewing Julian. You don't have to accept the next quest right away if you don't want to.
Rewards: One Orb and 5 gold.
Interviewing Julian (Prerequisite: Completed
Interviewing James)
Step 1: Speak with
Cindy and choose the tasks option..
Step 2: Cindy wants you to interview the guard
Julian by the well.
Step 3: Return to
Cindy after the interview for your reward.
Notes: This is the end of
Cindy's quest chain.
Special Rewards: Recipe: Rolled-up Newspaper
Peelungers on Parade
Step 1: Speak with
Elizabeth and let her know you want to help defend Barton.
Step 2: Speak to
Terry to start this task.
Step 3: Go to the manhole cover marked on your PDA Map. Head down into the Barton Sewers and destroy
15 of the
Peelungers that you find there.
Step 4: Now that you've thinned out the
Peelungers a bit, return to
Terry and let him know how you did.
Rewards: One orb, 10 gold and a Supercharger Battery.
Gramster Goo (Prerequisite:
Peelungers on Parade)
Step 1: Speak with
Nicolae to start this task.
Step 2: Head to the manhole shown on your Map and climb down into the Sewers again. This time, find and squish (i.e. kill)
Gooey Gramsters so you can bring back
five samples of the gelatinous goo they're filled with for
Nicu to analyze.
Step 3: Now that you have the samples, return to
Nicolae and hand them over! Return to
Nicu and give him the vials of goo you've collected.
Notes: Unless you are fairly fresh out of the sewers, you'll want to suppress your CL to around 1.5 as this is a drop related quest.
Rewards: One orb, 10 gold, a Supercharger Battery and a Ring Polisher Tube.
Back Pressure (Prerequisite:
Gramster Goo)
Step 1: Speak with
James to start this task.
Step 2: Head to the manhole shown on your Map and climb down into the Sewers again. Find all three sewer pipe valves, and if they are closed, open them by clicking on them. They should all be marked on your PDA with flags.
Step 3: Return to
James and tell him that you've cleared the pipes.
Rewards: One orb, 10 gold and a Supercharger Battery.
Fernando's Secret
Step 1: Speak with
Fernando(Southwest by the Guild House)
Step 2: Discover Fernando's Secret. Perhaps there is someone in Barton Town with a computer-like memory.
Step 3: If you wander behind the guild house you'll come across an android conveniently named
Anniedroid. If you talk to her she'll tell you all about Fernanado's secret.
Step 4: Go back to
Fernando and talk to him again and you'll receive another quest,
Fabulously Flying Fernando.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
Fabulously Flying Fernando (Prerequisite:
Completed Fernando's Secret)
Step 1: Speak with
Fernando.
Step 2: Locate a pair of zipperless pants. You can do this by talking to
Rufus. You may need to talk to him a few times before he'll give you a quest (
Diary of a Cat).
Step 3: Once you are done with
Rufus's quest and have gotten the zipperless pants, return to Fernando with the new pants to finish the quest.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
Diary of a Cat (Prerequisite: Received
Fabulously Flying Fernando)
Step 1: Speak with
Rufus(Northeast, between the Arena and fountain)
Step 2: Rufuswill tell you he lost his diary by the well in the northwest area of Barton. If you walk into the trees behind the well you should be get a red message on your screen saying you found the diary.
Step 3: Return to
Rufus to receive your reward.
Notes: If you are interested in saving time, you might want to do this quest at the same time as you are doing
The Lucky Coin.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
Leon's Lunch Pail (Prerequisite: Completed
Olivia's Cookies)
Step 1: Speak with
Olivia.
Step 2: Go find
Clara at the South Gate and ask her if she knows where
Leon is located.
Step 3: Clara says that
Leon is probably near the North gate of the Towns area down in the Village Greens. Head through the South Gate into the Villages area and stay on the road heading south. Once you get to the walled area farther south, you should see Leon there.
Step 4: Leon's glad that you brought the lunch pail he had forgotten. He asks that you take the empty pail back to his mother,
Olivia, the next time you return to Barton Town.
Rewards: One Orb and 10 gold.
Denial of Service
Step 1: Speak with
Ian.
Step 2: Ian. is afraid the master of the house in Dead Man's Pass will enslave the animated in the pass. He is specifically concerned with the most powerful monster and asked you to defeat it before it can be enslaved.
Step 3: Head to Bill's Ranch and then into Dead Man's Pass. Follow the path heading up and walk up to the gate. Defeat all 6 waves
OMGs then the
OMGWTF will spawn. Kill the
OMGWTF and return to
Ian..
Notes: It is recommend you go with a group and have a CL of at least 2, 3 being better.
Special Rewards: Recipe: Ian's Hat
Barton Regulars: Mark
Step 1: Speak with
Mark.
Step 2: Agree to help him with his tasks.
Mark's Ring (Prerequisite: Barton Regulars: Mark)
Step 1: Speak with
Mark.
Step 2: Mark lost his ring near Bass'ken Lake. Walk along the shore to find it.
Step 3: Return to
Mark with the ring
Notes: It has been reported that there are several possible locations to find the ring. Just walk along the edge of the lake until you find it.
Special Rewards: Barton Regulars Helmet
Re-Composing
Step 1: Speak with
The Maestro.
Step 2: The Maestro asks that you return sets of notes you find to him so that he can puzzle out to which songs the notes belong.
Step 3: Collect
6 music notes from the
Taiko Drums in the Zen Gardens.
Step 4: Return to
The Maestro for your reward.
Notes: This quest is repeatable. Complete it 7 times you you'll get the Re-Composing Badge.
Come Fly With Me (Prerequisite: Need to be on April Fools Day
wink )
Step 1: Speak with
Cresento near his airship in Barton Town. (He is located near Elizabeth)
Step 2: Board
Cresento's Magic Airship and embark on a fabulous journey you will never forget. (Click on the ladder by him)
Step 3: Return to
Cresento and thank him for the wonderful journey he sent you on.
Notes: This is part of the April Fools event for Gaia. This quest is no longer available. More detailed info for those that don't quite "get it", please highlight:
Talk to Cresento, tell him you want to ride the ship, click on the ladder, wait for it to load. When it fails, reload the game and talk to Cresento to get your item. There is no "new" area. It's April Fools Day.
Special Rewards: Error (Equipable item)
Chat Pane Quiz
Step 1: Speak with
Cindy Donovinh and talk to her about the Chat Pane.
Step 1: Take her quiz.
What does the Chat Pane do?
Answer: It lets me talk to people.
How do you send a message using the Chat Pane?
Answer: Press ENTER to begin entry mode, type my message, then press ENTER to send.
What do Send Buttons do and what are the four different types?
Answer: They determine which channel my messages are sent to. The four types are talk, shout, crew, and clan.
What do Channel Tabs do?
Answer: They filter the messages I receive from other players.
What is a whisper and how do you send one?
Answer: A whisper is a message sent to one other person. I press ENTER to open the entry field, type /w followed by the name of the person I'm whispering, then the message I want to send, then ENTER again to send it.
Rewards: 100 gold
Clan Quiz
Step 1: Speak with
Olivia and talk to her about Clans.
Step 1: Take her quiz.
What is a Clan?
Answer: A permanent group of zOMG! players.
How do you access the Clan Page?
Answer: By clicking the link in the Community menu bar on the main Gaia website.
How do you find a Clan?
Answer: By clicking the 'Finding A Clan' button on the Clan Page.
How do you create a Clan?
Answer: By clicking the creation link on the Clan Page and filling out the 'Create a Clan' form.
Rewards: 100 gold
Ring CL and Overall CL Quiz
Step 1: Speak with
Margaret and talk to her about Ring and Overall CL.
Step 1: Take her quiz.
What is Ring CL?
Answer: Ring CL is the charge level of an individual Ring.
What does Ring CL determine?
Answer:It determines the effectiveness and attributes of the Ring.
What is Overall CL?
Answer:Overall CL is an average of all the rings I have equipped.
What does Overall CL determine?
Answer: It determinues my overall effectiveness and increases my Character Attributes.
Rewards: 100 gold
PowerUp Quiz
Step 1: Speak with
Nicolae and talk to him about PowerUps.
Step 1: Take his quiz.
What do PowerUps do?
Answer: They make me more powerful!
What three types of PowerUps are currently available?
Answer: Superchargers, Ring Buffers, and Double Orbs.
What do Superchargers do?
Answer: They restore 25% of my health and stamina.
What do Ring Buffers do?
Answer: They increase the effectiveness of each of my rings to 150% of normal for the next hour.
Now, what do Double Orbs do?
Answer: They double the number of Charge Orbs I will receive when defeating a monster.
How do you use a PowerUp?
Answer: It's easy, I just click them on the PowerUp tray.
Where can you buy PowerUps?
Answer: IAt your shop, Back Alley Bargains, or Cash Shop La Victoire.
Rewards: 100 gold
Nelson Quiz (Prerequisite:
Null Chamber)
Step 1: Speak with
Elizabeth. Choose to take a refresher. To do your refresher go talk with Nelson located near the west gate next to the Back Alley Bargins cart.
Step 2: Speak with
Nelson and take his quiz.
Which of the following are valid ways to move around in the game?
Answer: All of the above
If someone gave you a task to accomplish, but you've forgotten what you're supposed to do, how do you find out what you need to know?
Answer: Click on the PDA button on my Action Bar and look in the Tasks area for details.
You can only see the are immediately around you. Is there a way to become more aware of the area farther away from you?
Answer: Open your PDA and look at the Map feature there so I can see where I'm located and what's around me.
What are the two easy ways you can select a target?
Answer: Clicking on the target or using the tilda key to cycle targets
Let's imagine you've been fighting a while and you're starting to get beat up and exhausted. How could you deal with that?
Answer: Use a supercharger power-up!
After you fight for a while and you build up enough Rage, how do you focus that Rage through your ring?
Answer: Select your target and then hold down the mouse button or ring hotkey until the meter gets to the Rage Rank you want to use and release to attack with that power.
As you use your rings, your capacity to store G'hi energy will increase. But you need to be around people to restore that energy on occasion, but some ways or regaining G'hi energy are faster than others. What is the slowers way of regaining G'hi, and what is the fastest?
Answer: Slowest is being around soloers and the fastest is by hanging around in Barton Town.
So you've got all these rings, and you've collected some Charge Orbs from the Animated, chests, or quests. How do you make your rings more powerful?
Answer: Go to the Null Chamber where you can freely swap rings, upgrade them and salvage them.
So, what's a power-up?
Answer: Power-ups are one-use items that you can buy from Back Alley Bargins that let you survive drastic combat situations by providing quick heals, stamina refreshers, or extra power to your rings.
What are the Animated?
Answer: Choose any answer as it doesn't have a proper answer.
Rewards: Recipe: Bonsai Wings
Mini-Game: If you walk over to the fountain you should see a small sign standing to the side. If you click on it, you enter your crew into the queue to play the fountain game. This is a memory game.
The Bar: If you go into the Bar near the fountain you will find a room of the artists and developers that worked on zOMG. These are all just NPC versions that you can interact with and learn a bit more about them.
Rina and Candice... There are two possible quests you can get from talking with Rina and Candice. To start....
Step 1: Speak with
Rina at the flower shop and choose the options listed below.
--Sure it is!
--Pet's animals are great!
--I like everything!
Step 2: Speak to
Candice and choose the option listed below.
--Can't you try being even ditzier?
Step 3: Head back across the street to
Rina, who is now very peeved at you. Depending on what you do at this point, you'll get a different quest.
Option 1
Pink Flamingo Feathers
Step 1: Speak with
Rina and choose the options listed below.
--I think maybe you two are getting a little carried away.
--Yes, I suppose you could say that. I'm sure you didn't *mean* to be mean, but making me choose between you and Candice isn't nice.
--That would be great, Rina! What can I do to help?
Step 2: Head out to the Village Green, and begin fighting
Pink Flamingos. Once you collect
ten feathers, return to town.
Step 3: Give
Rina the feathers, and she'll make Candice a boa, she'll ask you for one last favor.
Special Rewards: Lemon Ring Pop (currently gives you the complete ring pop rather than a recipe)
Candy's Boa (Prerequisite:
Pink Flamingo Feathers)
Step 1: Speak with
Rina.
Step 2: Head across the street and talk to
Candice.
Step 3: Return to
Rina for a moral, and your reward.
Special Rewards: Recipe: Pink Flamingo Boa
Option 2
Rina's Leaves
Step 1: Speak with
Rina and choose the options listed below.
--I think you two are getting carried away
--Oh. Nevermind. I didn't mean it. You're my friend Rina. I shouldn't have said anything else!
Step 2: Head out to the Village Green, and begin fighting
Lawn Gnomes. Once you collect
ten(?) Wing Tree Leaves, return to town.
Step 3: Give
Rina the leaves.
Notes: This has no special reward other than the normal orbs and gold.
Option 3
Step 1: Speak with
Rina and choose the options listed below.
--But, how could people get confused between you two?
--The only thing cheap was that comment. I think Candice is cuter and nicer. I'm going to stay her friends with her!
Plastic Bouquet
Step 1: Speak to
Candice and choose the option listed below.
--Sure, Candice Why not? What do you need?
Step 2: Head out to the Village Green, and begin fighting
Pink Flamingos. Once you collect
ten pieces of plastic, return to town.
Step 3: Return to
Candice for your reward.
Special Rewards: Recipe: Cherry Ring Pop
Site Wide Events:
Trick or Treating: (This is only available when the Halloween Event is up, zOMG start may be different from the forum start) Between 6pm-6am GST (Dusk to Dawn) you can trick or treat in Barton. Walk around the town and click on the big pumpkins next to NPCs. You should get a dialogue that pops up. You can get gold, charge orbs, null fragments, recipes and loot when you get a treat.
If you get a tricked, you'll get warped to another location, an exploding cigar or a pumpkin fluff will spawn. The
Pumpkin Fluffs will occasionally drop gold or a Oh My Gumball. You can only get ONE Oh My Gumball from trick or treating so if you get other pumpkin fluffs they may have the Gumball, but it won't actually drop.
Christmas Event: (This is only available when the Christmas Event is up, zOMG start may be different from the forum start) For the time being please check out this thread
Kiss in Digital's Quick and Nasty Guide to the Tree.
Easter Event: (This is only available when the Easter Event is up, zOMG start may be different from the forum start) Kill any eggs you find all over zOMG (not limited to Barton). They drop loot and recipies much like the Christmas event. You can find detailed info on the event here:
Ungoliath's Easter Spirit Guide
Pumpkin Fluff: These fluffs dressed up in a pumpkin are summoned on occasion by NPCs in Barton when trick-or-treating. Don't try and use it as a pillow, you'll end up with a face full of pumpkin slime. These were around for the 2008 and 2009 Halloween Event.
HP: 20
Drops: Oh My Gumball (You can only get ONE).
Flying Giftbox: Though they resemble the Flying Giftboxes in Bass'ken, these gift boxes come with Christmas wrapping and sometimes contain four special recipes along with a variety of Christmas flavored loot. These were around for the 2008 and 2009 Christmas Event.
HP: 36
Drops: Peppermint, Coal-ossul fail, Festive Ribbon, Jingle Bell
Recipes: Peppermint Squid, zOMG Ribbon, Coal Sprite, Reindurr