New User: isle of kandril is missing

[cfritz68]

I just purchased Realm Works and installed it on my PC. It is version 1.0.1051.211.

I wanted to follow a tutorial and they reference the "isle of kandril" which is no where to be found. How do I open this realm so I can step through the tutorial? Without a demo realm, it will be difficult to learn this software.

Thanks,
Chris

[Chemlak]

Tutorial content was disabled a while back.

Best bet: create a "test realm" where it doesn't matter what you do, just use it to fiddle with the software and learn the tricks, then come back here with any questions, test again, and then start your "real" realm.

[Joe]

The Realm Works tutorial is in a bit of a transition right now. Our old tutorial realm was hand created by me in a few hours, and was really, really lacking (including some truly horrid MS paint-drawn maps). For some unrelated technical reasons, this tutorial content has been disabled.

We're currently working on delivering the Content Market. One of the pieces of this is a free content package that all Realm Works users will receive. It will be in the form of a premade realm that should help new users such as yourself learn how a real realm is built (without my terrible writing and MS paint maps). This however, is not yet available. I'm also not sure if it will be immediately available when content market launches, or if it will be shortly after that.

In the meantime, I suggest checking out some of the tutorial videos we've made.

This youtube playlist walks you through the basics. It references the (now defunct) tutorial content (so you'll be able to see my terrible MS paint maps in all their glory!) but it goes over how to create new content, so it should be a good starting point. This playlist also covers some of the basics, as well as some more advanced topics.

On the same channel, we also have some recorded seminars from various conventions (e.g. GenCon). Check out the Realm Works 101 introductory seminar for a basic walkthrough of features. Once you've gotten your feet wet, check out the more advanced session covering tips and tricks, presented by none other than Rob, President of Lone Wolf Development, First of His Name, Lead Developer of Realm Works, Squasher of Bugs, and Protector of the Realm.

So, sorry for the confusion. It should only be temporary situation at least!

[Vargr]

For what it is worth; I found the tutorial very good. Short, simple and easy to overview and understand.

The that the maps etc. were simple meant that I wasn't overwhelmed.

Sometimes when you start something and the tutorial is made to look like a million dollar solution you become somewhat reluctant to start, because there is no way you can make anything halfway as decent.