ALL LINKS ARE NOW FOUND ON THIS FIRST PAGE
 ie. the first 10 posts in this thread

If you find a guide not listed here... feel free to pm me.

Best way to use this guide:
Use your browser's search function (ctrl +f) on a word that is likely to be in the title of a guide
ie "uniform", "weapon", "pet"  etc...
then use the "next" function on the browser search until you see a guide that fits what you need.

2nd best way; Look at the table of contents... choose the section that best fits what you are looking for, then go to that section and look for the guide you need.

Some guides are listed in 2 or 3 categories to make it easier to find the information you want.


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Table of Contents

2) New Player Basic Game Information /Production Skills / Stunts, Exp Points
3) Weapons /Uniforms /Refining
4) Jewelry / Charms / Belief items / Apparatus /Trade / Trade quests / Pet / Pets & Event Guides / World, City, Sea maps / City NPC & Items list / Treasure Hunting & Maps / Discoveries
5) General Game Information
6) Ships / Sailing / Pirates / Cannon / Shields / Figureheads
7) Guild / Fleet / Merchant Alliance / Colony / Cities
8) Quests / Story Line Guides / Old Alliance Quests / Other various Quests & Tasks
9) Instances
10) Forum / IGG/ VCO /Technical / My Computer
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New Player Basic Game Information

Beginner quest lines are now broken into separate quest lines.  Do them in the following "order"
(it is suggested you jump around between some of the quest lines.  Such as do the 120 Knights vigil when you reach 120 in the middle of the beginner story line or do Voyagers times and daily quests when you need a break);

1)    2014 - New/ Beginning Player Start and Quest Line Guide
2)    2014 - 120 Knights Vigil Quest Line  
3)    2014 - Bimi, Atlantis, Storyline, Quests, Exploration Log, Rewards
4)    2014 - 140 Knight's Vigil II Quest line Guide - (Free 140 equipment)
5)    North Island - Profession Storyline / Exploration / Cards / Rewards

2014 - Voyagers Times Quests
Silk Route, Saint Andrews - Quanzhu Daily Quests
World Ocean/ Naval Intelligence & Industrial Quests (must be level 120 to do these quests)
2014 - Gonzalez in Barcelona; Free 140 Weapon
Instances you can do daily; see the instances part of the list of guides (will add link after I fix all links in this guide)

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All new players NEED to start the game by doing the Beginner Story line Quest
(Quest line starts when your character first appears in game,
you talk to the NPC in front of you).
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Weapons

Profession Weapon Names and Materials (11-120)
2014 - Gonzalez in Barcelona; Free 140 Weapon
130-150 Profession Weapons, Uniforms & Jewelry
Dragon Series Weapons
Bone Series Weapons (Level 11 &12)
VCO Weapons database; non NPC (pre-profession) (the treasure and refined weapons to make dragon Weapons)
Non Noble & Noble Weapon List
Overlord weapon pics & stats
Snail Series Weapons; from snail promotional ticket drawings

Purifying & Refining Bone Series Weapons & White & Squama (Dragon Scale) Armor
Weapon Charms / Weapon Change Charms
Odd Weapons,Uniforms etc... Need info on them
Non Profession Drop Uniforms and Weapons
Profession Drop (non upgrade-able) Uniforms and Weapons
NPC; Forger Seville - Weapon recasting/ retrofitting/ refining / reforgeing
Uniform and Hat Forger skills (these skills added in a later update)
Reforging using Forge Stone + nonNPC interface
Unbinding Tools, Tool Exchanger & Tool Types
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Uniforms

Profession Uniform/Hat Names and Materials (15 -150C + Sea Guardian)
130-150 Profession Weapons, Uniforms & Jewelry
Maltese Knight Award Giver NPC Guide (Genoa Port)
Dragon Series (Black, White, Gold, Green Flame), Squama (Dragon Scale), Flame Phoenix, Freeze Armor and Helmets
Tailor, Clothing, Uniform Guide (old style uniforms + phoenix and squama (Dragon Scale))
Purifying & Refining Bone Series Weapons & White & Squama (Dragon Scale) Armor
2015 - Leather and Prey Guide / Database
NPC; Forger Seville - Weapon recasting/ retrofitting/ refining / reforgeing
Uniform and Hat Forger skills (these skills added in a later update)


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Refining (Refineing)

Refining Guide (Refine, All Uniform, Helmet, Weapon, Jewelry, Figurehead, Ship auxiliary, drill stones etc.. refining items described)
How to use a ship modifier
How to Drill Sockets
Purifying Black Skeleton Jewelry & Upgrading it to 120
Purifying & Refining Bone Series Weapons & White & Squama (Dragon Scale) Armor
NPC; Forger Seville - Weapon recasting/ retrofitting/ refining
Uniform and Hat Forger skills (these skills added in a later update)
Unbinding Tools, Tool Exchanger & Tool Types
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Jewelry / Charms / Belief items / Apparatus(equipment)


Jewellery / Jewelry guide
130-150 Profession Weapons, Uniforms & Jewelry
Welkin, Blood Night, Attractive Jewelry
Apparatus / Equipment (what they are where to get them)
Belief Items / Belief Guide Database (what they are , where to get them)
Traditional Clothing Charm (what are the "random events" & "unexpected gains" )
Uniform Charms; Information not covered in Item mall (English channel Seabattle charms, Vampire, Atlantis )
Purifying Black Skeleton Jewelry & Upgrading it to 120

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Trade / Trade quests

Trend Trading Guides
2012 - Merchant (Trader) Quests
2014 - Trader Goods and Ports (An alphabetical list of goods, locations and weights)
Ultimate Guide to Cities (items available from npc's listed by city)
Booth / Stall
Color Coded Guide To Goods Availability + one of a kind goods


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Pets

2012 Pet Guide
Pet Jewelry & How to create it


Event Guides

Hunting Event & Evidence of Hunt (EOH) Guide - 2012
The Shortbread (Beggar Event Envoy) Guide
Guide; Black Pearl Event Quest June 2012
Tiger Totem Event "guide"
Snag Me Booties Event Exchanger
Mid Summer Representatives
Benevolent Voyager Event Guide
NPC Titania Event Guide (Instance Orders)

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World, City, Discovery & Treasure Maps / Treasure Hunting/ Discoveries


Treasure Map, Treasure finding for beginners; Special instruction covering the maps in the Beginner and Knights Vigil quest lines
2014 - Gonzalez in Barcelona; Free 140 Weapon (treasure map making quests)
Maps of the VCO World
Drifter and Wreckage Drifter Worldmap
Cities, Islands, Instances - Maps Database Maps of the cities, suburbs and Islands in the game
Treasure Guide 2011 Update   copy of guide
Sea Map Drop Items - Poseidon Temple Update -
[WIP]Treasure map database  - lost during forum transfer
Discoveries / Discovery Guide
Shinhan's & Smirnoff's Navigator - (Both are no longer in existence they are removed from the internet)
Treasure Quests: Tasks that require treasures from maps for Rewards(Pamfes, Adatol, Cathlin etc tavern quest line)  
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City (Cities, Citys) Guides

Tortue City Guide  - lost during forum transfer
Ultimate Guide to Cities

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General Game Information

NPC's

Authenticators / Identifiers
Monsters Guide
Noble Titles; Nationality; Empires; Amity; City Leaders for titles (reputation)
Titles (As seen above a characters head)
Effacing (redistributing) Stunt skills/points & Demote/un-learn Ph 2 skill
Gift Giver (Free Gear Giver)
Wedding System  (7/2009) (Marriage, Marry)
BANK Safe Deposit Box (+ Warehouse costs)
2014 -  Master & Apprentice System
Voyage Vouchers Redemption (List Guide)[Voucher Exchange NPC Seville]
Jail; Gambling Guard, how to gamble your time
Buy Back System "Guide"


In Game Items

2014 - Imperial Box, Temple Treasure Box, Treasure from Heaven
Proofs; Treasure Proofs Database & Guide
Updated Shell Guide
2015 - Leather and Prey Guide / Database
Guide: Original Magnetic Ore & Magnetic Ore (OMO & MO) 7/2012, Refined Magnetic Ore 12/22/12
Merchant Alliance Contribution "points" guide



Technical in Game

Movement Speed Guide (land)
How to sail your fleet of ships as fast as possible
How to calculate Ramming Damage
Auto Fire Bug; Fixes & Hints
How drop rate works (why I dont seem to be getting any more than usual)
Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Their Definitions


Making Money/ Quests


Bead Guide (a repeat)
Guide for the Edo bead task - "Business Test"
Free pass to Congo Forest & Goree Dungeon
Pyramid, Parthenon and Amphitheater How do I auth them?
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Ships / Sailing / Pirates / Cannon / Shields / Figureheads

2015 - Ship Armor (Shield) Guide / Database
2012 Ship Re-Building/Upgrade Guide
Level 10.5, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 ships (5/2016) upgrades and where to get them.
Ship's Engineer- Ship retrofitting; Hull braces, Rudders, medical cabins, Gun Platform, Flame Dragon Bomb (Ammo), Fog Bomb, Freeze Bomb
Maltese Knight Award Giver NPC Guide (Genoa Port)
2015 Ship Auxiliary Guide / Database (items equipped on ship for more ship stats)
Shipbuilding guide (Ship Building, Ship-building)(stunts, skills, materials, Shields, Figureheads - not about building/rebuilding a ship)
Sail and Hull Dying Guide (Paint, Dye, Canvas)
2015 Grapple guide / database
Grapple and Boarding Guide (How to, Theory and suggestions)
2015 Cannon Guide / Database
How to use Sea Mines & is it worth the cost
Atlantic/Pacific Crossing - Northern Routes
I attacked a white-sailed ship now what?

Ultimate High Sea Pirate Boss Guide 2011
or
Ultimate High Sea Pirate Boss Guide 2011

How to Become A Pirate (Nationality) - Ultimate Guide 2011
PRIVATEER - Can you be a privateer?
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Guild / Merchant Alliance / Colony / Cities

Guild & Merchant Alliance 2011 - Guide
Guild Hall Introduction & Guild Hall Quests Guide
Proofs; Treasure Proofs Database & Guide (for Merchant Alliances Quests)
Guild/ Merchant Alliance Quests
Guild Quests leading to Parlo Instance
Colony Guide Creation & Leveling
Colony (Guild Built City) Guide
Colony Products (Items for sale at all Colonies but only available to guild members of guild who own the colony)  *** Pictures / Content Lost during Forum Transfer
Guild Owned City products, items only available to guild leaders & Officers of a guild who own a city. (commercialization degree) (New city system) (Guild City)
Guide to PvP, Sieges, War, Guild tasked, Extortion
Guild Points Needed for leveling Guild - Dec 2011
Merchant Alliance Contribution "points" guide

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Story Line Guides / Old Alliance Quests / Other various Quests & Tasks

Newbie storylines / quests / tasks

New / Beginning Player Start and Questline
120 Knights Vigil Questline
140 Knight's Vigil II Questline
Voyagers Times Quests

Alliance tasks

Master of Alliance Tasks
Adventurer Alliance Tasks
Ares Warrior Alliance Tasks
Merchant Alliance (Trade / Trader) Tasks

Exploration storylines / quests / card tasks

North Island - Prof. Storyline / Exploration / Cards / Rewards
Atlantis - Prof. Storyline / Exploration / Cards / Rewards
Portobello - Exploration / Cards / Rewards: No guide written yet, please help us write one!
Storm Voyage - Exploration / Cards / Rewards
World Ocean - Exploration / Cards / Rewards
Hurricane Island mystery - Prof. Storyline / Exploration / Cards / Rewards

Instance related quests

Hurricane Island Instance
North Island Instances
Parlo Valey Instance
see also; Guild quests leading to Parlo Instance
Poseidon Temple Instance (Atlantis / Bimini): guide is not written yet, please help us write one!
English Channel Instance
see also: English Channel Quests- Bart in Sevile
The Ancient Monster Instance (The Cave of Flames - Hydra)

Daily quests

Silk Route, Saint Andrews - Quanzhou Daily Quests

Other quests

(Original 2006) Storyline / Scenario Quests
Quest for level 11 Steam Paddle-boat Battleship - SEE Ship rebuild guide post #8
Bead Guide 1 - Bejing Merchant  Greatest Merchant in the World
Bead Guide 2 (using 3 ships)
May 2012 World Expedition (Traveling Explorer) Quest Guide
Costume Festival / Fashion Show Quests Guide - Timed Charm Quests
Treasure Quests: Tasks that require treasures from maps for Rewards (Pamfes, Adatol, Cathlin etc tavern quest line)
Pirate Quests @ Tortuga
Guide to defeating the Ghost ship - Voyager Times Quest ; Mysterious Bronze (Bronzeware, Bronze ware)
Pyramid, Parthenon and Amphitheater How do I auth them ?
Unlinked/Random Tasks & Quests (Single NPC tasks, Short Quests not covered in other guides)
Task of May 1st (12 Stone Seal Quest); Friendship Ambassador
Hunting Event & Evidence of Hunt (EOH) Guide - 2012
List of Links to IGG Guides,  VCO Guides (Old old old guides, and various update links) Pirate king Treasure, Poseidon Temple, Atlantis, New Era of Conquest

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Instances, Hurricane Island, Bimi, North Island, English Channel, Malta, Crete, Malorca, Madagascar, Bombay, Zhigu, Salinas


Introduction to Instances; Requirements, # of entries per day , links to guides on all instances

Sea Instances

Crete, Gibraltar, North Sea Battle Instances
IGG's Crete, Gibraltar, North Sea Battle Instances guide
Malta Instance Guide
IGG's Malta Instance Guide
English Channel Instance Guide
IGG's Portobello Bay Instance guide

Land Instances

Crete Instance
Mallorca Instance
Madagascar Instance
Taj Mahal (Bombay) Instance
Imperial Mausoleum (Zhigu) Instance
IGG's 6 Instances (Crete, Mallorca, Madagascar,Taj Mahal, Beijing Mausoleum, Mayan Civilization)
Ancient Grave of Hurricane Island (Instance); Video of how to properly open doors
2012 Hurricane Island Instance Guide
IGG (Hurricane Island) Mine Cave of Hurricane Island Instance guide
Parlo Valley Instance Guide
IGG's (Madagascar) Parlo Valey Instance Guide
Guide To The Mayan Instance
Atlantis / Bimini Instances - No player made guide created
IGG's  (Bimini/Atlantis) Poseidon Temple Instance guide
IGG's (Bimini/Atlantis) - Kings Tomb instance "guide" (bottom of page)
North Island Instances Guide
IGG's North Islands Instance - Polar Tundra "guide"
IGG's Hurricane Island; Battled Forrest Instance guide

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Forum/ IGG/ VCO / Technical Forum

Forum Rules 2013
Terms of Service (TOS) / End User Agreement (EUA)
How to use the "new" (2016) forum search
Screen Shot picture taking Guide; how to take/make a screen shot of a game character or items or a error screen on your computer.
How to Attach or Delete a picture to your post (Using attachments, Image Shack, Tiny Pic)
**Needs to be updated for new forum**
How to Set your Signature (have a signature graphic in the forums)
**needs to be re-written**
Video - how to make a video of VCO game-play
Scams, cheaters, what to watch for - guide & examples
VCO Game Timeline (Time Line) Game versions, Game Update Names and dates - How the game has developed/ what update was when, release dates, what happened on what date
How to write & submit a good guide (Includes Codes used in the forum /Forum BB codes)
About Lag and Kicks
List of Links to IGG Guides,  VCO Guides (Old old old guides, and various update links)
Pirate king Treasure, Poseidon Temple, Atlantis, New Era of Conquest

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Technical / My Computer
(We lost a lot of the old threads with the forum update)

Screen resolution; Full Screen,Windowed mode, setting the resolution/ screen size - Guide -
Adjusting Your Screen (From full screen) Core.ini file
Minimum & Recommended Computer Requirements    - see down load page
About Lag and Kicks
Black Screen problems and fixes - Many threads combined
A new way to solve the Black Screen - IGG Gedwin
running multiple clients in Windows 7 (x64) part 2 virtual XP machine
Tutorial: playing VCO on a mac (OS)
Discussion thread: http://vc.forum.igg.com/topic?fcid=59&ctid=56995
Running Voyage Century on Linux using Wine - Guide
Running VCO on Linux OS - Wine

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