Some tips to help survive and keep your shituff
together. Add yours in the comments

1. once you get a tool ask for reps. Repairing is done by paid for features with no exp or material costs. The vanilla way works too, but dont waste your shtuff. Most will rep for free or tips and some will charge (they paid real $ to be able to do that). If they charge and dont tell you up front that is their problem not yours. If the refuse to give your tool back contact a mod with the tool id (see next tip) and dont lose your shtuff on the mod they will handle it and the other player will lose their shtuff. (Fair tips range from 50 to 150 per piece repaired)
2. Own your shtuff! If you die and get it back own it again that shtuff clears on death! Do what it tells you to do. Take a screenshot and note the id number
3. Dont spam chat thinking it will get you help faster. Losing your shtuff like this gets you ignored by many players, and possibly muted by mods if you keep doing it. Hold down your tab key and pm anyone in the top row of names they are either mods or experienced players. Do this once per name then try the next. Once you get an answer thank them in global...it gets you noticed for the right reasons.
4. Trade offers are good. If you just asked for a rep and get a trade request that is someone willing to fix your shtuff! Trading lets us help you without either of us having to travel, and not have to worry about your shtuff despawning because you tossed it to us and it didn't get picked up fast enough. Litterally loosing your shtuff!

 

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