Getting Started

Welcome to Land of ZZTT, a classic isometric MMO inspired by the golden age of online RPGs. Here's what you need to know to jump in.

Movement

Click anywhere on the ground to move your character. Your character will pathfind around obstacles automatically. Use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out.

Chat

Press Enter to focus the chat box, type your message, and press Enter again to send. Press Escape to cancel.

Slash Commands

Type /help in chat to see all commands. Key commands:

• /w [name] [msg] — Whisper a player
• // [msg] — Reply to last whisper
• /trade [name] — Request a trade with a player
• /party create — Create a new party
• /party invite [name] — Invite a player to your party
• /party leave — Leave your party
• /p [msg] — Party chat
• /guild create [name] — Create a guild
• /guild invite [name] — Invite a player to your guild
• /guild leave — Leave your guild
• /g [msg] — Guild chat
• /friend add [name] — Add a friend
• /friend remove [name] — Remove a friend
• /summon — Summon your companion Pip
• /dismiss — Dismiss your companion
• /abandon — Abandon your housing plot
• /hat — Cycle cosmetic hats
• /resetaccount — Reset your character (permanent!)

Combat

Click on a hostile NPC (red name) to begin auto-attacking. Your character will continue attacking until the target dies, you move away, or you press Escape.

How Hits Work

Every attack uses an opposed d20 roll. You roll 1d20 + your To Hit stat, and your target rolls 1d20 + their Evasion Rating. If your roll is strictly higher, you hit. Ties count as a miss.

Damage

When you hit, your damage equals your Attack minus the target's Damage Reduction (minimum 1). Higher Attack and Armor Pierce stats help you deal more damage to armored foes.

Death & Respawn

When your HP reaches 0, you die and respawn at the town spawn point after 3 seconds. At level 5 and above, you lose 10% of the XP needed for your current level. You can de-level from XP loss.

Line of Sight

Attacks are blocked by walls and buildings. You must have a clear line of sight to your target.

Progression

There are two parallel leveling tracks: Base Level and Job Level. XP from kills is split between both.

Base Level

• Maximum level: 20
• Each level grants +10 HP
• Bonus stats granted as you level: To Hit every 3 levels, Damage Reduction and Evasion every 4 levels, Bonus Damage every 5 levels
• XP formula: 50 × L × (L-1) per level

Job Level

• Novice max job level: 10
• Advanced classes max job level: 20
• Each job level grants 1 skill point
• Job XP formula: 10 × JL × (JL+1) per level

Job Classes

Everyone starts as a Novice. At Novice job level 10, you can advance to one of three specialized classes. You can switch between classes and level each independently.

Skills & MP

Skills are unlocked by spending skill points earned from job levels. Each skill can be leveled up to increase its power.

MP System

• Max MP: 50
• MP regenerates at 1 per second
• Active skills cost MP to use

Skill Types

• Active: Press the hotkey to use. Costs MP and has a cooldown (e.g., Power Strike, Fireball, Charge)
• Passive: Always active once learned. Provides permanent stat bonuses (e.g., Weapon Mastery, Iron Skin, Shadow Reflexes)
• Self-Buff: Temporarily boosts your stats (e.g., Fortify, Evade, Frost Armor)

Hotbar

The bottom bar has 8 slots mapped to keys 1 through 8. Drag skills or items from their panels onto hotbar slots to assign them. Press K to open the skills panel.

Items & Equipment

Equipment Slots

Your character has 8 equipment slots. Double-click an equippable item in your inventory to wear it.

Armor Tiers

• Leather — Light armor, evasion-focused
• Copper — Crafted medium armor, balanced defense
• Iron — Heavy craft-only armor, maximum defense
• Bone — Craft-only evasion armor with offensive stats

Consumables

• HP Potion — Restores health over time
• Mana Potion — Restores MP over time
• Haste Potion — Temporarily increases movement speed
• Teleport Home — Returns you to the town spawn point
• Strong HP / MP Potion — Brewed potions with stronger effects
• Evasion Elixir / Strength Tonic / Iron Skin Brew — Brewed stat-boost potions

Inventory & Shops

Inventory

• 30 slots total
• Equipped items remain in your inventory (they don't use separate slots)
• Stackable items (potions, scrolls, gold) stack automatically
• Right-click items for options (drop, split stack)
• Press I to toggle inventory

NPC Shops

Talk to shop NPCs (like Isabelle in town) to open the shop interface. You can buy potions, scrolls, and other supplies.

• Sell items at 25% of their buy price
• Shop NPCs are marked with a special icon

Ground Loot

When monsters die, they drop loot on the ground. Click the loot to pick it up. Ground loot expires after 60 seconds. The player who dealt the most damage gets first pick.

Enchanting

Enchant scrolls can upgrade your weapons and armor to make them more powerful. Each successful enchant adds +1 to the item's enhancement level.

Enchant Scrolls

• Weapon Enchant Scroll — Upgrades weapons (increases Attack)
• Armor Enchant Scroll — Upgrades armor (increases Damage Reduction)
• Greater Enchant Weapon / Armor — Can only be used on items +5 or below. Always succeeds, adding +1 to +3 enhancement levels at once. Obtained from boss drops or high-level scribing

Risk Levels

Gathering

Gathering nodes spawn throughout the world. Walk up to one and click it to start a channeled gather.

Node Types

• Herb Patch (green label) — Found in grassy areas. Yield herbs for brewing potions
• Copper Vein (purple label) — Found near rocky areas. Smelt into copper bars
• Iron Vein (purple label) — Rarer deposits. Smelt into iron bars for advanced gear
• Rock Pile — Yields stone blocks for crafting and construction

How It Works

• Click a node to start gathering — a progress bar appears above your character
• Stand still until the bar fills. Moving or being hit cancels the gather
• Each node has limited charges before it depletes and respawns later

Housing

Getting a Plot

Housing uses a deed system. Obtain a plot deed item, then use it from your inventory to claim land in the open world.

• 4 deed sizes — Small Plot Deed (5x5), Medium Plot Deed (8x8), Large Plot Deed (12x12), Estate Deed (16x16)
• Open-world placement — Build anywhere the terrain allows. Towns, spawners, portals, and roads are automatically blocked
• One plot per account — Choose your location wisely. The deed is consumed when you claim

Building Your House

Press H to open housing mode once you have a plot.

• Place a house — Choose size (3-10 tiles), wall/roof/floor colors, and door placement
• Furnish — Place props like tables, chairs, lights, and functional stations
• Name your house — Use /namehouse to set a name shown on the sign
• Access policy — Set your door to Locked, Friends, Guild, or Open

Functional Props

• Smelter — Smelt ores into metal bars
• Garden Plot — Plant seeds and harvest ingredients
• Brewing Station — Brew potions from ingredients
• Magic Chest — Personal storage (40 slots)
• Market Cart — Set up a player vendor to sell items while you're away

Player Vendors

Place a Market Cart prop in your house to run a shop. Stock items, set prices, and collect gold — even while offline.

Pocket Apartment

Overview

Every player has access to a free personal apartment — a private instanced room. Talk to Magister Voss in town to enter.

Your Room

• Size — 8×8 tile interior, fully walled
• Props — Place up to 20 furnishings using the H toolbar
• Cost — Props cost crafting materials only (no gold required)
• Exit — Walk to the portal on the south wall to return to town near Voss

Functional Stations

All functional props work inside your apartment just like in outdoor houses:

• Garden Plot — Plant seeds and harvest ingredients. Gardens grow in real time, even while you're away
• Smelter — Smelt ores into metal bars
• Brewing Station — Brew potions from ingredients
• Magic Chest — Access your personal storage (40 slots)

Crafting

Craft equipment, potions, and housing props from gathered materials.

How to Craft

• Use crafting stations in your house or apartment, or find a crafting NPC in the world
• Browse available recipes and check material requirements
• Materials are consumed on craft

What You Can Craft

• Equipment — Copper, Iron, Leather, and Bone tier weapons and armor
• Wands — Ranged magic weapons for casters
• Potions — HP, Mana, Haste, and stat-boost potions via Brewing Station
• Metal Bars — Smelt copper and iron ore at a Smelter
• Arcane Studies — Craft enchant scrolls and magical supplies
• Housing Props — Furniture, lighting, functional stations

Social

Press O to open the Social panel with Guild, Friends, and Party tabs.

Parties

• Up to 6 members
• +10% XP bonus per nearby party member
• Commands: /party create, /party invite [name], /party leave

Guilds

• Up to 20 members with Leader, Officer, and Member roles
• Guild chat visible to all members
• Commands: /guild create [name], /guild invite [name]

Friends

• Add up to 50 friends. See who's online
• Command: /friend add [name]

Trading

Trade items and gold directly with another player. Both players must confirm before the trade completes.

• Command: /trade [name]
• Trade auto-cancels if you move too far apart or either player dies

Storage

Talk to Valentine (the Storage NPC) in town to access your personal vault — 40 slots of persistent storage separate from your inventory.

Companion — Pip

Summon a loyal companion to fight alongside you.

Commands

• /summon — Summon Pip
• /dismiss — Dismiss Pip

Behavior Modes

• Passive — Follows you, won't fight
• Defensive — Attacks anything that attacks you (default)
• Aggressive — Attacks anything nearby

World & Dungeons

The Overworld

The main world features a town with shops, storage, and quest NPCs, surrounded by monster-filled wilderness. Explore to find resources, tougher enemies, and prime housing spots.

Day/Night Cycle

The world has a dynamic day/night cycle that affects lighting and atmosphere. Carry a torch or rely on world lights at night.

Dungeons

Step through portals (purple pads with floating labels) to enter dungeons. Dungeons have permanent darkness, tougher monsters, and unique atmosphere. Walk onto the portal to transition between zones.

Town NPCs

• Isabelle — Shop (potions, scrolls, supplies, deeds)
• Valentine — Storage vault (40 slots)
• Grolt — Smithing supplies shop (coal, nails, pickaxes)
• Bob — Respec NPC (reset skill points for gold)
• Elara — Item exchange
• Magister Voss — Pocket apartment access
• Job Master — Class advancement and switching
• Sage Aldric — Quest NPC

Controls