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New Player Guide

Gameplay

Play the game by completing tasks and proving that you have completed them. Each task has a set of instructions, a score, a required level, a group (or multiple groups) and a number of players. Your goal in SFZero is to complete tasks according to the instructions, using your creativity, skills, guile, and imagination. Once you complete a task and submit your proof, you will earn points equal to the score of that task. By earning points, you go up in level and gain access to more tasks, as well as other, undisclosable features of the game. If you can't sign up for a task there are two possible reasons:

1. You are not at the required level. You must complete more tasks at your current level in order to LEVEL UP!
2. You are not a member of the correct group for the task. To complete tasks outside your group you must collaborate with a member of the proper group for the task. (Incidentally, collaboration is a very good reason to invite your friends to join SFZero.)

Do this First

Complete the Player Photograph task. This will give others an idea of who you are, and prepare you for whatever task you might decide to do next.

Guidelines (tips for new players)

1. Document your tasks well! The more pictures you take and the more thorough and interesting your descriptions, the more other players will appreciate your cool task completion.
2. Choose a few easy tasks that strike your fancy (you can always find a list of suggested tasks on your updates page; see more information at FindingTasks) and take a shot at them right away. You'll be surprised at how fun and strangely satisfying the game can be.
3. Vote for other players' completions when you enjoy them, and make comments. Most of SF0's community feel comes from discussion on recent completions and by showing support for each other's completions. Many players use the praxis page to see what tasks have recently been completed.
4. Make a few new tasks of your own. Think of interesting things you've always wanted to do, or things you'd like to see someone else do, or personal actions or experiences you feel other players would enjoy doing or having. SFZero is at its best when you're not only playing it, but also creating it. Plus, think of how excellent it will be when a stranger completes your task!
5. Make friends or foes. If you see a player you know, or whose task completions you like, add them as your friend. And collaborate with them! Working on tasks together with other players is possibly the most fun you can have in SFZero. All it really takes is a nice message and a meet-up time. Don't be shy; it's not rocket science.
6. Don't be intimidated by the task completions of other players. No task is ever completed so well that it doesn't need to be done again by you, in a novel way. However looking through other player's task completions can provide you with ideas and inspiration.
7. Group affiliation can have an impact on play. For some players, the placement of some tasks in particular groups provides an orientation or stance from which players complete them. For others, group affiliation primarily serves to promote collaboration and does not otherwise place demands on a player's style.