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New Player Guide

How to Play Netorbus

Your complete guide to building a criminal empire from zero to legend

20+ Features
5 Min Setup
Multiplayer

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Getting Started

Step 1

Your First Steps

When you register, you receive your starting capital:

$5,000 starting cash
2,000 moves for actions
Wheel of Fortune bonus (up to $25,000)
Pro Tip: Complete the in-game tutorial immediately to unlock the Wheel of Fortune. This can give you up to $25,000 to jumpstart your empire!
Step 2

Daily Login Rewards

Never miss a day! Daily rewards are crucial for long-term success:

  • Claim $5,000 every day from the Welcome page
  • Build login streaks for increasing bonuses
  • Streaks reset if you miss a day
  • Check the Welcome page for your complete stats overview
Important: Your daily reward resets at midnight server time. Don't forget to claim it!

Jobs & Income

Core System

Getting a Job

Jobs provide steady, passive income every 5 minutes (game tick). This is your foundation for wealth.

1
Visit the Jobs page

Browse available positions based on your education level

2
Choose wisely

Higher-paying jobs require more education but offer better income and bank limits

3
Earn automatically

Income is deposited every 5 minutes while you're active

Advancement

Education System

Study to unlock better careers and higher income potential:

  • Visit the Education page to start studying
  • Each level costs money, moves, and food
  • Higher education = access to better-paying jobs
  • Jobs also increase your maximum bank balance
Strategy: Invest in education early. Better jobs compound your wealth over time!
Alternative

Company Jobs

Players can create companies and hire employees. Company jobs often pay more than standard jobs!

  • Check the Jobs page for player-created positions
  • Company income scales with employee education
  • You can also create your own company for $250,000 + 750 moves

Economy & Trading

Banking

The Bank System

Your financial command center for managing wealth:

  • Deposit money — protect cash from attackers (bank balance can't be stolen)
  • Withdraw — take cash out when needed for purchases
  • Transfer — send money to other players (max: 500k or 5% of score, requires 7-day account + 600 min playtime)
  • Trade Moves — convert moves to cash (rate degrades, 500/day cap)
Security: Keep most of your wealth in the bank. Cash on hand can be stolen during PvP attacks!
Marketplace

Market Trading

The market is where you buy and sell goods, from food to luxury items:

Food

Required for training and education. Buy in bulk!

Items

Equipment with attack/defense stats to boost your combat power

Seeds & Plants

Buy seeds, grow plants, sell for profit in the Agriculture system

Stocks

Invest in stocks with fluctuating prices for trading profit

Auction House

Player-to-Player Trading

Trade directly with other players through multiple systems:

  • Auction: List items for bidding or instant buyout
  • Direct Trades: Swap items + money with specific players
  • Both systems use escrow for security
Obligations

Bills & Taxes

With great assets come great responsibilities:

  • Daily Bills: Houses and cars generate daily maintenance costs
  • Overdue Penalties: Unpaid bills compound daily
  • Wealth Tax: Progressive tax on large fortunes (keeps economy balanced)
Budget Wisely: Buy assets you can afford to maintain. Check the Bills page regularly!

Combat & PvP

Core Mechanic

Player vs Player Attacks

Steal cash from other players! Your success depends on your combined attack vs their defense:

Steal Amount: min(15%, floor(max(0, attack - defense) / 100)%)
  • Costs 50 moves per attack
  • Can only steal cash (not bank balance)
  • Cooldown between attacks on the same player
  • Cannot attack faction members or players below 100 score
Power Systems

Building Your Strength

Attack Packs

Purchase levels 1-100. Each level dramatically increases your attack power.

Defense Packs

Purchase levels 1-100. Protects you from incoming attacks.

Hitmen

Hire mercenaries to boost your attack temporarily.

Guards

Hire bodyguards to boost your defense temporarily.

Martial Arts

Fighting Skills Training

Master 7 different martial arts to dominate in combat:

MMA Boxing Karate Kung Fu Krav Maga BJJ Ninjutsu
  • Train at the Fighting page
  • Each style costs money, moves, and food
  • Training takes time but grants permanent stat bonuses
  • Challenge other players to 1v1 fights
Advanced

Bounties

Place bounties on rival players or claim bounties for rewards!

  • Post a bounty with your chosen reward amount
  • Successfully attacking the target claims the bounty
  • Bounties expire after a set time if unclaimed

Factions & Clans

Social Power

Join a Faction

Team up with other players for collective strength and warfare:

  • Create your own faction for $10,000 + 500 moves
  • Or request to join an existing faction
  • Maximum 10 members per faction
  • Faction score = sum of all member scores
  • Cannot attack your own faction members
Resources

Faction Equipment

Donate to your faction treasury to purchase equipment:

  • Faction leaders can buy attack equipment
  • Faction leaders can buy defense equipment
  • Equipment costs $5,000 per unit
  • Provides collective stat bonuses to all members
Warfare

Clan Wars

Declare war against rival factions for glory and riches:

1
Declare War

Faction leader sets a stake amount and challenges another faction

2
War Period

Both factions accumulate war points based on member strength

3
Resolution

Winner takes both stakes! Ties return the stakes.

War Score: sum(strength + defense + level × 10) + faction_money × 0.10

Cryptocurrency & Mining

Digital Wealth

Crypto System

Mine and trade 15 different cryptocurrencies with fluctuating prices:

1
Buy Computers

Purchase computers at the Crypto page. More computers = faster mining.

2
Start Mining

Choose a cryptocurrency and spend moves to mine it

3
Trade for Profit

Sell when prices are high! Buy back when they're low.

Market Strategy: Crypto prices are volatile. Check price history and sell at peaks!

Assets & Property

Real Estate

Houses

Purchase houses to unlock plant growing capacity and boost your score:

  • Each house adds score points
  • Unlocks plant plot capacity for agriculture
  • Generates daily bills for maintenance
  • View all properties at the Assets page
Vehicles

Cars

Cars are pure luxury items that boost your score and status:

  • Each car adds significant score points
  • Shows your prestige and wealth
  • Generates daily maintenance bills

Agriculture & Passive Income

Farming

Plant Growing System

Grow plants for steady passive profit:

1
Buy Seeds

Purchase seeds from the Market

2
Plant & Water

Use the Agriculture page to plant seeds and water them during growth

3
Harvest & Sell

Harvest mature plants and sell them at the Market for profit

  • Plant capacity depends on your house plots
  • Different plants have different grow times
  • Must water plants or they'll die

Casino & Minigames

Gambling

Casino Games

Test your luck at the casino with multiple games:

Crash

Multiplayer betting game. Cash out before the crash! Max payout: 100×

Blackjack

Classic card game. Beat the dealer to 21 without busting.

Gamble Responsibly: The house has a 15% edge in Blackjack. Play smart!
Fishing

Magnet Fishing

Unlock at higher levels to fish for valuable items:

  • Costs 20 moves per cast
  • 5-second cooldown between casts
  • Find rare items, safes with cash, and collectibles
  • Rarity system: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary
  • Daily cap: 10 safes per day

Quests & Progression

Daily

Daily Quests

Complete daily objectives for bonus rewards:

  • New quests refresh every day
  • Rewards include money and moves
  • Tasks: fishing, buying items, training, attacking, growing plants, etc.
Story

Story Quests

Follow NPC missions for large rewards:

  • Permanent quest line with multiple missions
  • Track progress at the Story Quests page
  • Missions include: joining factions, mining crypto, buying items, attacking players
Goals

Achievements

Unlock achievements for major milestones:

  • Bronze, Silver, Gold tiers
  • Each achievement grants score bonuses
  • Categories: Economy, Combat, Social, Activities
  • View all achievements at the Achievements page

Referrals & Reputation

Invite

Referral System

Invite friends and earn rewards:

  • Get your unique referral code
  • Earn 500 moves per successful referral
  • Friends use your code during registration
  • Compete on the Top Referrers leaderboard
Social

Reputation System

Vote on other players to build community trust:

  • 3 votes per day (positive or negative)
  • High reputation shows you're a trusted player
  • Visible on player profiles

World Features

Events

World Events

Special time-limited events that affect the entire game:

  • Market Crashes: Stock prices plummet
  • Crime Waves: Bonus PvP rewards
  • Harvest Festivals: Better plant yields
  • Double XP: Faster skill training
  • Bonus Loot: Better magnet fishing drops
Territory

World Map & Plots

Buy land plots on the interactive world map:

  • View the map at the Map page
  • Purchase plots to increase plant capacity
  • Prices vary by location
  • Shows your territorial dominance
Entertainment

Radio System

Enjoy synchronized music while playing:

  • Server-synced radio in the right sidebar
  • All players hear the same track simultaneously
  • WebSocket-powered real-time synchronization
  • Volume controls in the sidebar

Important Tips

Strategy

Success Tips

Banking

Always keep most wealth in the bank - it can't be stolen!

Score

Score is calculated from money, bank, assets, and stats. Diversify!

Moves

Moves regenerate slowly. Use them wisely on profitable activities.

Community

Join a faction early. Group benefits are huge!

Education

Invest in education ASAP. Better jobs = more passive income.

Defense

Balance attack and defense. Being weak makes you a target!

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