Starter guide

Intro

As my grandfather used to say, there are many ways to skin a cat.
... now that I think about it, maybe that's why he wasn't allowed near animal shelters.

Anyway, starting August. There are many ways in which you can start your account, and this guide is by no means the "Meta" method for starting.

My advice to you is to experiment and do what you find fun. If you are struggling though, this guide will give you a general outline of what's good to do.

Checking out the Guides page is a great place to start learning a lot about August.

This guide is NOT for Ironmen.

I'm not an Ironman, and that's also way more complicated to write a guide for. You can write it.

Part 0: Prerequisites

Do you have to do these steps? No. Should you? Probably.

FAQ

You should check out the FAQ for insight into some very commonly asked questions. There is a very good chance a question you're about to ask is posted in there.

Talents & Prestige

I highly recommend you read up on August's two unique systems - Talents and the Prestige system. These systems go hand in hand with making your account stronger, and an understanding of this system will make everything make more sense.

Voting

Voting is one of the best way to support August, and you get some great rewards for doing it! I suggest you read the Voting page for all the details, or do ::vote in game to be redirected immediately. We thank you for your support!

• Note: The primary reward from voting is Vote tokens, which can be spent at the Vote store for lots of goodies. I recommend you save up your vote tokens. You can also sell them to other players for some nice early-game money.

Part 1: Picking a Path

You've read the FAQ, you've voted, and now you're looking for something to do. From here, you have two main paths; Skilling and PvM.

The beauty of it is that you can also switch back and forth at any time.

Skilling

I may be biased as a Skiller, but I found that starting off doing non-combat skills was the best early game boost for me.

• Protip: Use ::refer to get some free starter gear.

Gaining talent points is the name of the game in August, and skilling offers some very easy early points to help bolster your account. Additionally, Slayer counts as a non-combat skill, so early Talent points in the Skilling talent tree will help boost your slayer gains later on.

A very popular method to start skilling is to do Thieving or Runecrafting, as both offer extremely high XP/hour options, which results in large amounts of Talent points. Additionally, Thieving offers you money, which is always nice, and Runecrafting will help stockpile your runes for your Magic training that will come.

If you aren't a fan of those two options, training nearly any non-combat skill will net you some great early points. If you're not sure which skill you should train, take a look at the Guides section for a list of all the Skill guides.

• No matter what you choose, I recommend that you visit the Skilling Token Store and pick up a Skilling outfit and the Gatherer's Axe and Pickaxe, as they will come in handy.

PvM

If you've decided Combat is your preferred route, look no further. To begin your PvM journey, you should look into the Prayer guide and Slayer guide, written by yours truly.

Prayer

Enemies in August hit VERY hard. Protection prayers are a must for early game PvM. Killing chickens outside of the home area is a great way to start. Collect their bones and use them on the altar at home until you're 43 Prayer.

Once you have protection prayers, you're basically set to do any standard Slayer task. Nearly all Slayer tasks will only require you to pray 1 combat style to prevent all incoming damage from them.

Slayer

I recommend you take a few Slayer tasks from Turael. Your goal here is to get the required levels for the Warrior Guild (Combined total of 130 lvls between Attack & Strength). Once you have those requirements, you should start looking for Giants tasks, as those count for killing Cyclops. Start killing Cyclops in the Warriors Guild while you hunt for your defenders. This serves 3 purposes;

• Combat XP, duh
• Defender drops, which can be paired with later PvM Talents to increase your overall damage
• Cyclops will also drop Giant keys and Crystal keys, which can be used on the Giant chest and Crystal chest respectively for easy Prayer resources and other goodies.

Other popular choices include:

• Killing Ethereal Beings (The Barrows Brothers) for their early game loot
• Working your way to 80 Slayer to start receiving Gem Beast tasks from Nixite.
  • Gem Beasts are a unique Slayer monster in August. These monsters drop Gem shards that can be used to create Gem weapons and armor, a very popular set of early to mid-game gear.

Part 2: World Events & AFK

World Events

You should always keep an eye on the World boss arena timer and annoucements, as different events happen all the time. Always attend these events, as you have a chance to score some super rare loot, and you get to see World Boss chat, which is usually everyone freaking out and spamming, for some reason. Good times.

Keep an eye out for the Shooting star as well, that is an easy way to get fast Mining experience, and Stardust which can be turned in at the Stardust Store for good loot.

AFK

Let's face it, you can't play 24/7.
...or can you?

Whenever you have to go handle your real life obligations, like showering, you can utilize the AFK zone to keep your gains going. There are a plethora of skills to train, and your account won't log out while you're in the AFK zone.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

Clan Chat

If you ever find yourself with more questions, ask! Type / and your message to have it pop into clan chat. By default every time you log in you'll be in the Help chat with everyone else in the server. Feel free to ask questions and someone will point you in the right direction.

This guide sucks!!!

Well damn, rude.
If you want to make it better, come on down to the #wiki-contributors channel to get yourself an account so you can edit the wiki and turn my sucky guide into something great.