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===Creating an accountCreate Your Account===The first thing you want to do is to You can create an your free account. To do this go to from the [http://www.wurmonline.com/ Wurmonline webpageWurm Online homepage] and click . Click '''Register, it's free! '' at the top and fill out the form. You will be asked for a character name and , the gender you wish the character to be, and an your email address. Up You may register up to five characters may share the same per email address. Please note that the Your character name must be 3 to 25 letters in length, may only contain the alphabetic letters a-from A to z, no spaces or numbers. The with only the first letter of the being capitalized. You will see an error after clicking '''submit''' if your character name will be capitalised, is taken or if there are any others will be dropped to lower caseother errors in the form.

You Once submitted, a message will then receive an email be sent to the email address that you supplied, provided. A link in which there will be a completion link that this message will take you to the a page where you can choose your a password and a challenge phrase. Once this step is complete, you may start the gamecompleting your registration.

After running the Webstart you see the login formular, where you enter your character's Name and Password. Also check "I agree to the terms". Then click on the ''PlayRead more'' button.': [[Account Types]] | [[EULA]]

Your character will [[Spawning|spawn]] inside a tutorial in [[Golden Valley (server)|Golden Valley]]. ===How to DownloadStarting the Game===

All you have to do is is click the big "Play" button right in the middle of the [http://www.wurmonline.com main page]. This will download the Java Webstart application (.jnlp file) which displays news, the login formular screen and a menu (to reach settings for example). It will also load the main game files in the background, which you can observe in the "pack updates" tab. To run the Webstart application you need to have [http://www.java.com/ Java] installed. It's not advisable to save the .jnlp file on your computer though, as it changes frequently. Better load it from the web always.

If you have a problem with getting the Wurm client working , try looking at the [[Common bugs and solutions]] page, manual downloads are also located through this link. You may also make a post in the [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/forum/26-technical-issues/ Technical Issues] section of the forum.

Once the game downloads the needed packs, you can enter your character name and password. You must click ''I agree to the terms'How do I change game options/settings? How do I get better frame rates?', which refers to the EULA that can be found under the EULA button in the menu above the login boxes. Finally, click '''Play'''to log into Wurm Online. Once you log in, your character will [[Spawning|spawn]] inside the tutorial on the [[Golden Valley (server)|Golden Valley]] server. It is strongly recommended to read the informational pop-ups as they will give you vital information on playing Wurm.

On the log-in screen, there is a "Settings" button. More information on those settings can be found '''Read more''': [[Client Configuration|here]]. For advice on settings for slower or older computers look | [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/63471-configuring-the-client-looking-nice-while-running-on-low-settings/ hereForum: Settings for slower computers]| [http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/forum/26-technical-issues/ Forum: Technical Issues]