Story
After biological warfare and nuclear catastrophes, the Earth's surface is no longer inhabitable and the survivors were forced to build a new domicile for themselves beneath the surface of the ocean. Only a few individuals still live on land in the arctic regions of the North Pole, residing in reinforced domes which protect them against the toxic atmosphere. The ice caps, however, continue to melt rapidly and the polar inhabitants are compelled to seek refuge at the bottom of the ocean as well.
Login
Your registration
Welcome to Deepolis! Let the underwater battle begin: log on and dive into your adventure at the bottom of the sea. Enter your information in the registration form provided in the browser window.
Please note that it doesn't matter if you use lower case or upper case letters for your username, and that special characters such as commas and hyphens are not allowed. Please enter your e-mail address and read our Terms & Conditions, which you can open with a simple click of the mouse. These Terms & Conditions must be accepted in order to play the game.
The login page
If you've already registered at Deepolis, you can enter your username and password directly and then click on "Login" to start the game.
Fraction menu
After you have registered, you'll have to select a Deepolis fraction that you'd like to join. In the first 5 levels, you can change fractions freely without having to pay anything. Starting with
Level 6, however, you'll have to pay a small fee in
Helix to change fractions, and a small percentage of
Honor Points will also be deducted from your in-game account. The longer you stay in a fraction, the less the cost of
Helix will be for changing fractions and the higher the deduction percentage of
Honor Points will be. After 30 days it won't cost you anything in
Helix to change fractions.
Nauts
The Nauts are the neutral fraction, who have the great advantage that they can navigate their
Subs close to the other two fractions without fear of having tor****es launched at them. Their
Subs are the most balanced ones, if compared with the other 2 fractions. They use their neutral position to their advantage to
Trade on a regular basis with the other fractions.
Scions
The fraction of the Scions is a group of scientists who live close to the surface of the water and have perfected their defensive systems. Their main advantage is that their subs have more room on board for
Armor Plating as compared to the other two fractions. They can only navigate their subs close to the stations of the Nauts; the Jafnhar, however, shoot first and ask questions later.
Jafnhar
The Jafnhar are a tightly organized, militaristic group. Their big strength is that they have more storage space on board for their
Sonic Cannons as compared to the subs of the other fractions. The Jafnhar have built themselves a home in the deepest reaches of the ocean. The Jafnhar normally avoid Scion stations since the Scions shoot at them without warning. For this reason, they can only
trade with their own stations or with the Nauts.
Homepage
You're now on the homepage. At Deepolis, there are two very important windows: One of them will open when you click on the "Start" button, and will show the
Game Map. The other window is the main homepage for the game which is important for upgrades, information and buying equipment items.
Status bar
Above the navigation bar, you can view information about your account in the status bar: Your User ID,
Ranking, current
Level,
Credits and Jackpot points can be seen here so that you're kept up to date about your status. Other than that, you'll also see how many users are logged in to the game at the same time as you.
Navigation Bar
The navigation bar at the top of the homepage shows you a number of different buttons: As soon as you move your mouse over top of one of them, you'll see a drop-down menu for that area. With the help of this navigation bar, you can enter all other sub-pages of the game and begin your journey through the unexplored depths of the ocean.
Home
On this page, you'll see your account and sub information in a clear and convenient overview.
Messages
Take a look if another user or your
Clan has written to you, or send a message to other players or your
Clan.
Edit account
This is where you can edit your account information such as username, password and e-mail address.
Manual
You can get help here.
Fractions
You can change your
fraction here.
Edit image
This is the spot where you can create your own avatar.
Seabase
Messages
Take a look if another user or your
Clan has written to you, or send a message to other players or your
Clan.
Rank list
Are you the best
Sub commander of all time? Find out in the rank list. Here are the existing rank lists:
- Experience Points: Here you can see who has collected the most EP.
- Bounty Hunter: Here you'll see who has blown the most Subs out of the water and which players had their sub set to "Bounty" mode. The top 10 will receive a special Rank Designation which will be shown in the ranking as well as on the Game Map next to their username
- Honor Points: Here you'll see the players with the most Honor Points.
- Level: Here you'll see who has reached the highest Level.
- Distance: This shows the users who have traveled the longest distance in the game.
- NPC kills: Here you'll see the users who have destroyed the most NPCs.
- Player kills: This rank shows you the users who have shot down the most players.
- Gross Registered Tons: Here you'll be shown the players who sunk the most Gross Registered Tons.
- Resources: The players who have collected the largest amount of flotsam will be shown here.
Logbook- Account: Here you have an overview of the items wich you have bought or sold.
- Events: Here you'll find an overview of the latest underwater events.
Clan
Found your own Clan or join an existing one – united you are strong and a Clan will provide you with protection and offensive power.
Search
Use the search function here to find the right Clan for you!
Just enter a Clan tag or an "*" in the search field in order to get a list of potential Clans. Once you have found the right Clan, you can send them an application to join!
With a little bit of luck, you'll be accepted into your desired Clan!
WARNING: The clan application will cost you 10,000 Cel!
Found a clan
You have the chance here to found your own Clan to conquer the oceans of the world!
To do this, just fill out all the fields in the form and confirm your information by clicking on the button "Found Clan"! You can change the information you entered at any time.
That's how easy it is. You're now the owner of your own Clan, and together with your friends you can stir up the waters at Deepolis!
WARNING: Founding a Clan costs 500,000 Cel!
Miscellaneous
If you're the member of a Clan, you can be assigned different rights from Clan owners!
With this option you can manage the members or ensure that there is always enough money in your Clan treasury!
As
Clan founder, you have the ability to manage your Clan. This means that you can accept or reject applications, send messages to Clan members, answer Clan messages, oversee the treasury, upload a Clan logo, etc.
Dry dock
Merchant
You can equip your
Sub with several extras too. Super-effective weapon systems and extremely powerful
Sub Turbines can all be bought from the
Merchant. The
Merchant also has highly sophisticated
Subs and heavy-duty battle cruisers up for sale. The
Currency used at the merchant is
Cel and the valuable
Helix.
You can purchase the following from the merchant:
Under the option "Show all" you can jump to a view of all the items you'd like to buy.
Using the + and - buttons, you can adjust the number of items you'd like to buy or just simply enter the number desired using your keyboard.
Note: When you buy something other than
Sonic Ammunition,
Tor****es,
Naval Mines,
Depth Charges and
Decoys, the items will land in your storehouse first, which can be accessed through the option "Equipment". You can equip your
Sub for deep-sea battle here.
Equip
On the left-hand side, you'll see the sub you currently own. Here you can read all the data and values about your sub as well as repair or sell your
Sub. At Deepolis, you can own up to 5
Subs and choose between these
Subs using the "Next/Back" buttons.
On the right-hand side, you'll see the current status of your
Sub. The 5 bars show you how much more equipment your sub can take on board.
- Equipment: All equipment items which you have bought can be seen under equipment status. To bring items on board your Sub, you have to click on the button "Equip" and your crew with be equipped to the teeth within the amount of time specified.
- In the storehouse: If you don't need an item anymore, just click on "In the storehouse" to store it there.
- Sell: If you'd like to sell an item, you'll have to put it in the storehouse first and then click on the button "Sell".
Marina
The Marina is an alternative source for your elite equipment. This is where auctions take place in which high-quality items are sold. Current bids for the items being offered can be found on the left-hand side. You can bid on these items and pay for them with
Cel. Or you can buy them immediately with
Helix using the "Buy now" option – then you can use the items right away.
Important: As soon as you make a bid, your offer will be deducted from your in-game account immediately - it doesn't matter if you've won the item in the auction or not!
Bank
In the Bank you can order
Helix, a Premium membership, Starter Kits, Advantage Packs and/or Savings Packs.
Further information can be found under
Payment.
Forum
From here you can go to the forum where you'll find a bunch of helpful information.
Logout
This is where you have to click to log out of the game.
Start
Important for starting the game is this button at the bottom of your screen:
Start – with one click on this button you can start your deep-sea adventure at Deepolis.
Game Map
Now that you've opened the game window with the start button and are submersed in the underwater world of Deepolis, what's next?
Your
Sub is located in the center of the current map. You can navigate your sub around by clicking your mouse on the map. On the top of your Game Map, you'll see your current coordinates (L= Longitude; LL= Latitude; D= Depth). Under water lurk all different kinds of items, enemies and other players. The reaches of the ocean are gigantic!
Different than in other games, there is only
one map here.
On the bottom right, your
EP,
HP and
Cargo will be shown
Navigation
Left mouse click on the underwater map: Move under water
Left mouse click on the enemy / item:- Target / Shoot enemy
- Collect items
Mouse wheel / Up and down arrow keys: Surface / Dive
Sonar
On the top left, you'll find your sonar system which can be used to get information about enemies in your proximity. The gridlines on the underwater map indicate your
Sub, the blue dots on the sonar indicate nearby
Subs or sea bases and the red dots indicate
NPCs.
Game Map functions
On the top of the Game Map, you'll find a couple of tabs which are important for the game and for underwater navigation:
- Merchant: You can buy weapons, equipment and other equipment here which will come in handy on future adventures. You'll be brought to the Merchant's main page when you click on this tab.
- Game map: This shows you the entire map and all important locations of the vast ocean. With one click on the map, you can reach far-away locations without having to actively navigate your Sub there yourself.
- Quests: Show you what you're made of and list the different challenging missions that await you.
- „?“: This is where you can find the Help guide.
- Sound symbol: Turn the sound on or off.
- Music note: Turn the background music on or off.
- Logout: Use the logout tab to go back to the homepage.
Attack
At Deepolis, there are four types of attack possibilities:
Weapon Effect
Sonic Cannons Activate your
Sonic Cannons and take your enemy under fire
Tor****es Hit your enemy even from far away
Depth Charges Destroy your opponents beneath your
Sub with a
Depth Charge Naval Mines Drop
Naval Mines which explode when another player sails over them
Defense
Try to protect yourself from enemy attacks with the help of these two functions:
Defense Effect
Decoys Release
Decoys to divert enemy
Tor****es Camouflage Sneak by other
Subs unnoticed
The offensive and defensive weapons menu can be found on the bottom your screen. Every weapon has its strengths and weaknesses. You can choose different types of ammunition by clicking on the arrow symbols for ammunition at the bottom of your screen on the [[Main_Page#Game_Map|Game Map. Every type is different and will damage your enemy corresponding to its purpose. In these ammunition menus, you can see how much damage each type of ammunition will cause and the number of rounds that are available in the storehouse. Select the appropriate type of ammunition before you make an attack. Target your enemy with a mouse click and click on the weapon symbol.
Trade
If you navigate to a sea base, the button "Trade items" will appear on the top of your game-map screen.
Click on the button and a window to trade items will appear. You can buy or sell valuable commodoties. To do this, you just need to specify the number of commodoties you'd like to sell or buy and click on the corresponding button "Buy" or "Sell" in the middle of the window. These buttons also indicate how much these commodities are currently worth. Trading items essential to boost your account balance. Certain items can be sold at other stations at an inflated price, thus making you a hefty profit. In addition, you'll also see your
Sub's "
Cargo bay volume" at the top of this window for further items. Note: Trading on the game map has nothing to do with trading items on the other window.
Further information about the
Trading System
Group System
You can join together with others and work together to form a group, so that everything you collect and all points that you gain in experience (EP) will be divided between all group members:
How do you create a group?: You can open the group window by pushing "G" and then selecting a player who you would like to invite, or you can write the name in the field at the top of the group window and then push the "Invite" button (upper left). That's how you invite another player. An invitation can also be retracted if you hit the "x" at the bottom of the group window.
How do you accept the invitation? By pushing "G" you open the group window; on the bottom you'll see the name of the player who invited you, and you can then select if you'd like to accept or decline their invitation:
How do you change the group leader? The founder of group is the leader to begin with. Only the leader of a group can invite new members into a group or kick them out of the group. The founder can also make another group member the leader of the group. Behind the names of the group members are two buttons: With the left button you can make that member the leader of the group.
How do you remove the player from the group? Behind the name of the player there are two buttons: With the right button, you can kick that member out of the group.
How do you leave a group? On the upper right of the window is a button to leave the group.
Can you be in more than just one group? No, you can only be in one group.
Bounty Mode- If a player kills another player who is significantly below their own Level, a bounty will be put on this player's head.
- The Level difference between two players can be a maximum of 15 Levels.
- If the player with the lower Level attacks first, the player with the higher Level, since they are acting in self-defense, won't
have a bounty put on their head.
- If a player with a higher Level kills a player who is more than 15 Levels below him, and that player has a bounty on their head, the higher-Level player is safe and won't be penalized with a bounty.
- Players who are in "Bounty Mode":
- lose more EP when hit than in a normal PvP battle (depending on how many players below Level 15 were shot down.
- cannot lose more EP than what they collected on the current Level.
- Players set to "Bounty" mode will be marked with a skull-and-crossbones symbol next to their name.
- Whoever is in bounty mode won't receive any EP for PvP battles during this time! They will receive EP for shooting down other players again only after the bounty mode has been suspended.
- There is an extra Ranking for the best Bounty Hunters. The top 10 bounty hunters will receive a special Rank Designation, and this will be shown on the Game Map next to their names.
Baryon Particle Field- A Baryon Particle Field is located in the middle of every level's underwater territory.
- A Baryon Particle Field is always active for a period of one hour.
- There is always only one Baryon Particle Field active at a time.
- There is no set order in which the fields are activated. This happens randomly.
- If a Baryon Particle Field is active, every player can shoot at it.
- The damage will be added together, and the fraction with the most damage points will get a bonus.
- Damage by Sonic Ammunition, Depth Charges and Tor****es counts.
- The bonus is 25% more EP for NPC kills.
- The bonus is only effective in the area where the Baryon Particle Field is located.
- The bonus will expire when a player leaves the level, the Baryon Particle Field is deactivated (after 60 minutes), or another fraction causes more damage to the Baryon Particle Field, therefore stealing the bonus away.
Gameplay
Level
A player's level shows their current progress in the game and their strength as well. It is displayed in square brackets right behind a player's name. Example: Opponent[50]
In order to advance to the next level, a player needs to collect
Experience Points (
EP). Leveling up has many advantages; every player causes 1% more damage per level with their
Sonic Cannons, and by reaching higher levels, a player can purchase new and improved items.
Rules
Exploits
It is forbidden to exploit bugs and/or use programming mistakes for your own personal gain. If you spot a bug, please report it as soon as possible in the Bug Forum using IRC (Internet relay chat) or by e-mail.
Pushing
A player is forbidden from willfully allowing another player to destroy their sub in order to receive experience points in which to advance in position in the rank list.
Real-life threats
Real-life threats or blackmail will be tracked down by us and will lead to immediate explusion from one or all Bigpoint games and sites. All entries with a clear intention of finding other individuals or players in order to cause harm to them or any related third parties will be treated as a real-life threat as soon as they show up in the in-game message system or as a forum entry.
Insults and spam
All insults and spam in any shape or form are strictly forbidden.
External programs and automation
External programs which influence the game as well as the automation of game processes are not allowed.
Violations of the above-mentioned rules
Violations against the above-mentioned rules, depending on the severity of the violation, will result in a ban of at least one day to a complete expulsion from the game. Please contact the Deepolis Support team to report any violations.
Terms & Conditions
The rules listed here are an extension of the Terms & Conditions and should be respected as such.
General
If there should be any irregularities with your account, please report them immediately to the Support team by e-mail. There will be no compensation for existing bugs. Exception: The admin decides to grant one. The decision will be made on an individual
this should answer alot of things that is being ask
~regards~
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