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• Quick Links - What they do...
• How to READ messages on Forums
• How to REPLY to existing forum threads
• How to make NEW THREADS

Dark Orbit Forum Layout



Dark Orbit Forum Index

Dark Orbit Headquarters

Players can NOT post here.

• Official Announcements

  READ DAILY if possible! Official Dark Orbit Announcements concerning the game, or the forum
  

• Payment Problems

  Dark Orbit Payment problems: direct debit, text messaging, telephone, etc

• Official Newsletter

  Official Dark Orbit Newsletter

Dark Orbit -Development Area

We'd like to discuss current topics with you here, such as feedback on various events, new features, etc
This is NOT a questions section


Dark Orbit -The Game

• FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions. Very helpful.
Look here BEFORE asking a question!

Is there a FAQ Index? YES!
FAQ INDEX LINK

Find answers to 'practically all' your questions:

• What are the requirements for Level 10?
• Why can't I go to the upper maps?
• Where are Boss NPC's found?
• Is there a description of the actual Event?
• How do I change Companies?
• How does the Trade work?
• etc, etc.

Forum Moderators concentrate their attention on these "3 Questions Section":

• General Questions

  Questions about the game
  Ask most of your questions here (after having checked FAQ section above).

• Help for Newbies

  Questions and Tips for getting started in the game

• Technical Questions/Problems and Bugs

  Post your Dark Orbit problems and bugs in this area. (SMod's & Admins handle this section, Not Forum Moderators) Players Cannot Response on other Players post in this area.
  
  

Game Developers get some of their greatest ideas from YOU:

• Update and Idea Pool
  Your suggestions for further development or changes to Dark Orbit (this section is not for questions or debates; just constructive suggestions)

• Ships & Ship Designs
  Post all ideas for ships and ship designs here
• Weapons & Ammo
  Suggest for new weapons and Ammo
• Offensive Systems
  Suggest new for CPU's etc that can be used Offensively
• Quests & Rewards
  Suggestions for new quests and rewards
• Companies & Maps
  Suggestions on New Company Ideas & Map Ideas
• Shields & Engines
  Suggestions for new shields and engines
• Defensive Systems
  Suggestions for defensive CPU's and other systems
• Other
  Suggestions for ideas that do not fall in other categories.

• Dark Orbit -Users Corner

• Speaker's Corner

Small Talk about this and that

Games and Competitions

New stuff and changes

• User to User

If you need a Banner,Avatar, signature for you account you can post in this area.

Messages To Players
Here you can write messages to other players
Avatars
Here you can help each other find or create an avatar.
Signatures
Here you can help each other find or create an signature.

• Fan Fiction

For users Fan Fiction Only - Please remember the Forum guidelines and keep it clean

• Dark Orbit -Chat Board

• Chat Board

Players Cannot Response on other Players post in this area.
Everything concerning chat, chat rules, info ban inquiries.

• Dark Orbit - Who is Who

• Meet the Team

Get to know the Dark Orbit Team: Support, Admins, S-Mods, Mods

• Meet the Players

Get to know the Players in the Dark Orbit community:

• Dark Orbit -Clan Section

• Clan Management and Discussions
  Advice on how to run clans, interclan speak etc..

• Dark Orbit - The Archives

No Posting
Archives 2012
Archives 2011
Archives 2010
These can be accessed via your search tool.

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The links at the top of the Forum are very useful:




Quick Links

- a faster way to get to certain menus

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How to READ messages on the forum.

1. Choose the section which is likely to have a question similar to yours
2. Scroll down to look for a keyword in the title
3. and look at the pop-up when you pass your cursor over the title
4. click on the title that you want to read
5. Read the OPs question, and the replies.

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How to REPLY to forum threads

For example: Player is requesting Skylab assistance.

1. Select the Section that you want (e.g. General Questions)
2. Look for the thread you want to reply to (e.g. Daily Thread)
3. Scroll through the replies (e.g. note the players names to add to your list)
4. Hit the "REPLY" button (at the top or the bottom of the page)

1. Optionally enter a title
2. Write your message
3. Click "Submit" to send

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How to make a NEW THREAD

In other words, how to create your own question thread.

1. Select the most appropriate section to ask your question
2. Click on NEW THREAD at the top or bottom left of forum

1. Enter a Title - which mentions the subject - (not just "Help" or "I have a question")
2. Write your question in the main message box
3. Then validate by clicking "Submit"
4. To check if there are any replies to your thread, click on "User CP" in the top left-hand corner