LineageOne: The Players Guide

Obtaining The Game

Lineage is a subscription game requiring an active Internet connection.

Step 1 - Download the game

Lineage is available for both Mac and PC:

Platform		Requirements	Download	Size
	Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP	DirectX 9.0 or higher Pentium II 800MHz or higher 128MB RAM or higher 1.5GB Hard Disk Space Internet Connection (Modem or LAN)	USLin_205_01.exe	1.6 GB
	Mac OS v10.1.2 or higher	128MB RAM or higher 1.5GB Hard Disk Space Internet Connection (Modem or LAN)	USLin_205_01.dmg.gz	1.5 GB

You should uninstall any previous versions of Lineage before reinstalling.

PC USERS: Please make sure to clear the contents of your Temp directory and uninstall any previous versions of Lineage before reinstalling; the default Lineage client unzip location for Windows is:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp

Step 2 - Create a PlayNC Master Account

If you already have a PlayNC Master Account you can skip ahead to step 3, otherwise you'll need to follow the instructions below:

Click the link to create a PlayNC Master Account and fill in the form with the details requested. Be sure to provide accurate details as these are used by NCsoft later on to verify your account and provide support.

Step 3 - Add Lineage to your PlayNC account

Now you need to add Lineage 1 to your PlayNC account - be sure to choose Lineage 1!!!

Log in to your PlayNC account and select the option to "buy" Lineage 1. You can do that from this link. Lineage 1 costs $9.99 to buy, and comes with 7 days of free game-time. After that you pay a recurring subscription fee. To begin playing you'll either need to subscribe with a credit card OR you can get going using any NCsoft game-time card.

Step 4 - Getting Game-Time

For those paying with Credit/Debit Cards, we offer a discounted rate for choosing multiple-month subscription plans:

1 month = $15 USD (United States Dollars)
4 months = $45 USD ($11.25 per month discounted rate)
8 months = $90 USD ($11.25 per month discounted rate)
16 months = $180 USD ($11.25 per month discounted rate)

If you who can't, or don't wish to use a credit card. You may purchase NCsoft game-time cards from most good high-street game stores. You can also buy them online. You may view a list of online retailers here.

Note: You can use ALL NCsoft game-time cards to play Lineage 1, including Lineage 2, City Of Heroes/Villans, Auto Assult, etc.

Players living in Texas, California, Arizona and Minnesota: Special Tax rules apply to players living in Texas, California, Arizona and Minnesota... We highly reccomend you read this information.

Step 5 - Building Your Character

Now it's time to build your characters!

First you should read and understand how character stats work. NCsoft have put a nice guide together here. We'd also encourage you to read the Quick-Start Guide and the much meatier (and a little out-dated) Lineage Guide Book.

The LineageDB website is also a very good source of information. Check out their Character Guide.

Getting Help

Once you get up and running you might find you need technical support. You can get to the PlayNC support desk for Lineage 1 here.

Reporting Bugs

So you think you've found a problem? Please report it to support using the "Ask A Question" tab. Just select "Bug Report" from the "Department" drop-down list. Be sure to give as much information as you can.

Play NC Game Cards

You can use all PlayNC game time cards with your Lineage I accounts.

Here is a list of game card venders:

Amazon
City Of Heroes - Available in USD
Lineage II - Available in USD

ByteWizeComputers
Lineage II - Available in GBP, USD and CAD.

EB Games
Lineage II - Available in USD

Gamestop
Lineage II - Available in USD

Play.com
City Of Heroes - Available in GBP and EURO
Lineage II - Available in GBP and EURO

PlayNC Store
All PlayNC Titles - Available in USD

Creating A Character

Character Information: Knight

Knights enter the world in Hidden Valley equipped two candles, a talking scroll and a map.

When creating a knight you are given the following fixed stat points:

Strength	16	Dexterity	12
Constitution	14	Wisdom	9
Charisma	12	Intelligence	8

This class has an additional 4 points to distribute to the stat(s) of your choice.

Strength: This affects the characters attack power and ability to carry items.
Dexterity: Dexterity affects your accurracy and attack strength with range weapons. It is also related to your characters evasive rating against long-range attacks.
Constitution: This statistic directly affects the amount of hit-points gained as you increase in level. It also affects your hit-point regeneration rate, and works alongside Strength to determine your maximum weight capacity.
Wisdom: Wisdom affects the amonut of mana-points gained as you increase in level. It also affects your mana-point regeneration rate. This stat also determines your characters magic resistance levels.
Charisma: The more charasmatic a character, the greater the number of monsters and pets you are able to tame or summon. Additionally this value determines the maximum size of the Royal's Blood Pledge.
Intelligence: The intelligence value of a player affects the characters maximum spell power and the success rate of an attempt to cast a spell.

The most common configuration for the Knight classes are Strength or Strength/Constitution.

Strength/Constitution Knight By adding two additional points to Strength and two to constution gives a knight good hit-points, regeneration and strength.

Constitution Knight
By adding all four additional points to Constitution, a knight will gain excellent hit-points and regeneration but poor strength. Many players prefer this configuration because there are many strength-enhancing items available in game to enable you to increase your attack strength.

Dexterity is also a valuable statistic point for a knight, as this affects the characters accuracy with weapons.

Choose your statistics wisely as they can not be changed once you have created your character.

Level 50 Class Bonus

When a knight reaches level 50, he/she is able to learn level 1 common-line magic.

These spells must be crafted using materials collected from the elven forest.

The NPC Horun will exchange various items for each spell. Horun can be found at the north east of the Elven Forest at the border to Dragon Valley.

Elven forest guardians protect the forest from outsiders, so you might want to consider trading with a friendly elf for these items.

Character Information: Wizzard

Wizzards enter the world on Singing Island equipped with two candles, a talking scroll and a map. The wizzard class also begins life with the "energy bolt" spell. Additional "first level" magic spells can be obtained when the character reaches level 4.

When creating a Wizzard you are given the following fixed stat points:

Strength	8	Dexterity	12
Constitution	7	Wisdom	8
Charisma	12	Intelligence	12

This class has an additional 16 points to distribute to the stat(s) of your choice.

The most common configuration for the Wizzard class is Wisdom/Intelligence
Wisdom/Intelligence Wizzard By adding six additional points to Strength and six to constution gives a wizzard good mana-points, magic regeneration, resistance and spell power. It also leaves 4 additional points for other stats of your choice.

Charisma is also a valuable statistic point for a Wizzard, as this affects the number of monsters a player may summon or tame.

Choose your statistics wisely as they can not be changed once you have created your character.

Magic Levels
Magic is obviously very important to a Wizzard. New spells can be learned at every "magic level". This system works differently for each class of character in the game. A Wizzard will gain 1 "magic level" to every 4 character levels.

Character Level	Magic Level
4	1
8	2
12	3
16	4
20	5
24	6
28	7
32	8
36	9
40	10