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User Interface
Bamboo Village
All characters begin play in a small, quiet village, hidden in the mountains. Bamboo Village is a safe haven for vagabonds, who are aspiring kung fu masters who have not yet pledged themselves to a clan. By the time you leave Bamboo Village, you'll have passed from the Losing Self step to Gathering Chi, you will know a few basic kung fu techniques, and you'll be ready to select a clan to join.
The inhabitants of Bamboo Village will help introduce you to some of the various aspects of the game. You can also press F1 to access the in-game help function. If you miss or forget a lesson, or you just can't wrap your head around what the villagers are saying, this guide will go into more detail, and cover some topics missed by the villagers and in-game help.
Basic UI
The User Interface , or UI, is how you monitor information about your character. There's a lot of information here, so we are breaking it into sub-sections, and briefly describing the function of each. Later sections will go into more detail on these functions.
Player Plate
Vital information about your character is displayed here.
The top bar is your character's current Step and Cheng, which corresponds to your level, which is also displayed. Below is your character's Name.
Most important is the red bar, which displays your character's Life or HP. If you suffer External Wounds, they will be displayed as a number on the right side of the bar.
The blue bar displays Vital Energy, which is needed to perform kung fu. Internal Wounds are displayed similarly to External. If you move the mouse over the bars, you'll get a full readout of your character's Stats.
The icon on the left of the bars displays your character's Role. The icon displayed on the right side is a Debuff, one of many negative conditions which temporarily diminish or negate your character's abilities. Buffs are also displayed here, and which are effects which temporarily increase a character's power/performance. Moving your mouse over a buff or debuff usually provides more information on it.
The “plus” icon indicates that your character has unspent Attribute and/or Mastery points.