onboarding flow
Guide for onboarding flow
Onboarding & Tutorial Flow Design
Last Updated: 2026-01-15
Overview
Player begins outside their home on first day joining the Guard. Mother sends them to Ganesha temple, then to barracks. Tutorial 2 introduces Ayurveda and Tapasya through an emergency quest.
Tutorial 1: First Day
Guard Captain's Dialogue: "Alright, here's your gear – try not to lose it."
Tutorial 2: "Healing the Guard"
Act 1: Snake Bite Emergency
Dialogue (Rishi Bharadwaja):
"A viper's bite! We need an antipoison urgently. Gather Neem Leaves and Naga Scales from the forest!"
Act 2: Ayurveda Training
Foraging:
- Gather 5x Neem Leaves (forest east of barracks)
- Kill snakes for 3x Naga Scales (drop rate 1/8)
Herblore-Style Crafting (no special interface):
- Use Vial on Water source → Vial of Water
- Click Neem Leaf on Vial of Water → Neem Vial (unf)
- Click Naga Scales on Neem Vial → Antipoison (50 Ayurveda XP)
Return to Rishi: Give antipoison, guard recovers.
Act 3: Tapasya & Equipment
Dialogue (Rishi Bharadwaja):
"You have the gift. Take these meditation tools – they will serve you well. Now, go mine Sphatikas at the nearby mine, then meditate at Vayu Sthala to convert them."
Rewards at Infirmary:
- Wooden Japa Mala (main hand)
- Wooden Yoga Danda (off-hand)
- 100x Air Bija
- 50x Water Bija
- 50x Earth Bija
- 50x Fire Bija
- 50x Chandra Bija
Act 4: Tapasya Tutorial
Vayu Sthala: Outdoor platform with Vayu statue, wind particle effects.
Act 5: Additional Systems
At Vayu Sthala (Solo):
After meditation tutorial, player uses the altar:
- Right-click altar → "Activate Prayer"
- Select "Protect from Melee" from Tapasya menu
- Tutorial modal explains prayer point drain/recharge
Return to Barracks (Guard Captain):
Guard Captain teaches final UI systems.
Quest Journal:
- "Check your Quest Log to track your progress."
- Open Quest tab
- View "Healing the Guard" completion
Achievement Diaries:
- "The kingdom tracks your accomplishments. Check your Achievements."
- Open Achievements tab
- View "Hastinapur Beginner" tasks
Tapasya Mechanics
Equipment Tiers
Mode 1: Active (Fast XP)
- Click statue repeatedly
- 1 Sphatika → 1 Bija
- 10 base XP per Sphatika
- ~40k XP/hr (max tier)
Mode 2: AFK (High Yield)
- Right-click → Meditate
- 1 Sphatika → 2-5 Bijas (tier-dependent)
- 7 base XP per Sphatika
- ~28k XP/hr, more Bijas for Magic
Sphatika Storage
- Small Pouch: +9 slots
- Medium Pouch: +18 slots
- Large Pouch: +27 slots
- Giant Pouch: +36 slots
Magic Starter Bijas
Rishi Bharadwaja gives:
- 100x Air Bija (elemental)
- 50x Water Bija (elemental)
- 50x Earth Bija (elemental)
- 50x Fire Bija (elemental)
- 50x Chandra Bija (catalytic - moon)
Tutorial Spells to Try:
- Air Pulse (Level 1): 1 Air + 1 Chandra = 3 max hit
- Earth Pulse (Level 9): 1 Earth + 1 Chandra = 6 max hit
- Fire Pulse (Level 13): 1 Fire + 2 Chandra = 8 max hit
Note: All combat spells require elemental (Air/Water/Earth/Fire) + catalytic (Chandra/Rahu/Rudra/etc.) Bijas.
Combat Manuals (XP Grant System)
XP Grant Modal
Shows all 17 skills grouped by category. Enabled skills clickable, disabled grayed out.
Categories:
- Combat: Attack, Strength, Defence, Hitpoints, Ranged, Magic, Tapasya
- Gathering: Mining, Fishing, Woodcutting, Hunter, Farming
- Processing: Smithing, Cooking, Fletching, Ayurveda, Crafting
Item Examples:
- Combat Manual →
allowed_categories: [Combat] - Artisan Tome →
allowed_categories: [Processing] - Strength Scroll →
allowed_skills: [Strength]
New NPCs & Locations
Implementation Checklist
- Guard's House exterior + Mother NPC
- Coconut quest item
- Combat Manual items
- XP Grant Modal UI (reusable component)
- Tutorial 2: Ayurveda Quest
- Infirmary interior map
- Rishi Bharadwaja NPC + dialogue
- Wounded Guard as inventory item
- Neem/Naga Scales gathering
- Herblore-style crafting (vial → herb → secondary)
- Sphatika Mine map
- Vayu Sthala cliffside platform
- Tapasya meditation mechanic (2 modes)
- Tutorial 2: Magic tutorial with Bija rewards
- Guard Captain context menu (Trade, Shop)