That is the process of clicking join on a district over and over until you get in. If the only such districts are currently full, you might need to 'spam join'. The only thing that matters is it being a bronze district, and having a reasonable amount of players in it so that you can actually play missions against other players. It doesn't matter which number it says on it, they are all the same. I would recommend starting off with the 'Financial' district. Here's what you must do instead.Īnd then sort them by clicking on 'Threat' until it looks something like this:Īs a new player, it is best to join the bronze districts which are indicated by the red circles. If you click 'Yes', the game will send you to a district that is most likely either empty or you will never find any missions to actually play there. The very first thing that will appear once you've created your character is this prompt:Ĭlick 'No', because the current 'Tutorial' system doesn't actually work and it will be re-worked in the future. The name must begin with a letter and must be at least 3 letters/numericals long. The name may only include letters and numbers, with no pauses (space) and no punctuation. The goal is to pick the world with the lowest possible latency/ping. Nekrova - Russia (Merged with Citadel, no longer available.).Now that your character is done, it's time to pick a name and server.
And if you are wondering how to create a "cute" or "handsome" character, that's something that you will need to sit down and play around with the insane customization options, to figure out. You will be presented with many options that all have labels to them and the controls are pretty simple so I will not be going over those. This is where the true nature of APB's amazing customization begins. Instead, you will randomize until you find something that you kinda like as a base and then click on 'Advanced Mode' down on the left bottom corner.
The 'Quick Mode' consists of creating your character by picking the most general things and then 'Randomizing'. The first thing you see will be something like this: Do not be alarmed! You get two character slots on your account by default so you can create the opposite faction of whatever you pick later. Once all that is taken care of, it's time to create your first character.įirst, you need to pick whether you want to be an Enforcer or a Criminal. (You will need to remember your G1 account details for purchasing items from the cash shop for example.) Keep in mind, that even if you do link your Steam and G1 accounts, you can still login normally with just your e-mail and password.
Just login like you normally would without Steam: Then login with your newly created GamersFirst account, once you see this screen: Once you've logged into the game, you will have the option to directly login with Steam within the game. Simply click 'Start' once the button appears.
Once you've downloaded and started it, you will be presented with APB's launcher which will update your game to the newest version (and make it playable): From Steam (Highly Recommended if you are an avid Steam user like myself):.In order to download APB you have two options: As soon as that's done, you're ready to download the game. Once you have created your account, you will need to verify it through your e-mail address.
The first thing to do, if you haven't yet, is to create your GamersFirst (G1) account on the GamersFirst website. The game itself has much much much better graphics (as seen in some of the other screenshots). That's just my personal graphic config for APB. P.S: Don't pay attention to the poor game graphics in some of the screenshots. Further sections are likely to be added to expand on things that are not yet covered in full. I will do my best to keep this guide up to date with the latest information. So, with the new company, Little Orbit, taking over APB: Reloaded, I have decided to create this guide and teach all new players everything they might not know about APB and how to get into it.Īll content in this guide is subject to change or removal depening on which direction All Points Bulletin (APB) develops in the future. All Points Bulletin (APB) is my favorite game, I've sunk more than 18 000 hours into it since 2010.ĪPB has always been punishing towards new players and many of them quit because of how difficult it is to get into it and to understand how certain things work. My name is Flaws, I am an APB Reloaded Twitch streamer [and I play on Citadel EU.