Readying

Note: This page is about The Forge and the Crucible.

Readying is one of the two sublevels in The Forge and the Crucible. The other sublevel being True Rebirth. It also takes place in Toa Zuku's domain inside a dojo-like fighting area different from the one in True Rebirth with a yellow hatched floor and an open roof and with grass plots on all four corners of the place. This area serves as the tutorial of the game. You cannot transfer items between this world and the normal world of Forge.

Tutorial
Toa Zuku stands in a walkway in front of you and says this when as soon as you enter the game:

Zuku: You've been elsewhere, Clovis. Zuku: Today's your new awakening. Zuku: If once you were the noble man who journeyed and attained loyalty. Zuku: Hereafter, you will be that person again. Zuku: And I'm here right now to help you experience the basics once again.

Press the button once you're ready.

A green, floating button will appear in front of Toa Zuku once the last message is displayed in the hint text. Interacting with it will proceed the tutorial and cause it to vanish.

Interactions
Zuku: Let's begin. Toa Zuku will summon 3 ghostly green objects, one being a NPC known as Unknown Spirit who has 2 dialogue branch prompts. The second object being an interactable "Inspect" parchment with only Lorem Ipsum on it, and finally a bed. You will also receive a tool named "Example of Tool" with a weld icon. It does nothing seemingly. Zuku: Through Dreamsphere there will be various interactions to have. Zuku: They vary from sparking conversations to resting in a bed. Zuku: You are just now feeling the physicality of everything again. So, why not give it a try?

Click on an entity to start a interaction respective to them. Remember: you can't click them with a tool equipped. When you are done, press the button to proceed.

Another green studded button will appear just above the Interact note, clicking it will proceed the tutorial and make the ghostly objects disapperate with another whooshing sound.

Moving
Zuku: Now try moving these objects. Toa Zuku will place a wooden chair and table directly in front of himself and your "Example of Tool" tool will be transformed into a "Move" tool. Use the 'Move' Tool to grab and move objects. Hover over a object with the cursor then hold down the left mouse button to begin grabbing. Letting the button go will let the object go. Doing this while moving the object at a certain speed may result in a throw. While grabbing the object, Press 'Q' to distance the object from you. Press 'E' to get it near you. Press 'R' to rotate the object to it's default orientation. When you are done, press the button to proceed. The same green button will appear in front of the furniture's original spots. Press it to advance the tutorial.

Swimming
Toa Zuku will wave his arms to the side again to start raising the water level of the world to the top of the dojo. You will also receive the "Swim" tool. Zuku: Let's see how's your swimming. Zuku: Try swimming to the surface now.

Equip the 'Swim' Tool to start swimming. The direction for swimming highly depends on where your mouse is pointing to. Unequipping the Swim Tool while still at water won't stop it's last movement Thus unequipping at water works like an autopilot. You may resort to this when you need to equip another Tool while swimming or when you just wish to float. When swimming at the surface, in order to dive underwater your camera must dive first. That tells the Tool you wish to go down. To float appropriately, ensure your swim movement is slow when unequipping the Tool. When you are done, press the button underwater to proceed.

You can practice using the Swim tool by swimming upwards and landing on the small indentures on the top of the dojo.

The same green button will appear underwater in its original spot. Upon clicking the button underwater, the water level will recede back to its original form.

Tree Cutting
Seeds will spawn and drop into the grass plots into the 4 corners of the dojo and you will receive the "Snowfly Axe."

Zuku: Cut down these trees now. Zuku: There's this one saying that is often attributed to you... Zuku: 'The Rod, Axe and Mug are one of the best convenient creations of mankind.'

To cut down a tree, use the Axe Tool. Press the button when you are done.

You can use the Snowfly Axe to chop down the newly created Pine Trees from the seeds. However, they won't respawn after they have been chopped down.

The green button will appear in the same place as all the other times as you found it. Click it to advance the tutorial.

Building
As soon as you click the button, you will receive the "Build" tool.

Zuku: Now for some trunk chopping.

Use the Tool 'Build' to create a chopping trunk. Navigate through the menu of available blueprints using Q and E. Since this is the tutorial we will allow you to build as many as you would like. When you have one built, you can place trunks in it with a clickeable interaction. The X in the chopping trunk indicates the side which trunks can be placed. This indication will apply to other creations, such as the campfire. Press the button when you are done.

Just like what the text said, you have no resource limit for items and may create an infinite amount of Chopping Trunks and use the hatched side to place an infinite amount of tree trunks to chop with your axe. You may also build other types of furniture using the Build tool (except the Tent.)

Another green studded shiny button will appear where it has always been. Click it to advance the tutorial.

End
As soon as you click the button, Toa Zuku will bid you farewell. Zuku: This should be enough for now, Clovis.

You may take your leave now.

This is the end of the Tutorial for now.