Frequently Asked Questions

My creature is unhappy/unhealthy/won't wake up
Let it rest until it has a little energy. Wake it up and immediately feed it until it's hunger is almost zero. Put it back to bed and let it sleep for a few hours,and it'll be fine! If it's tired or starving after sleeping all night, use a small energy potion (available in most stores) to revive it, then wake it up and feed it immediately!

How do I move around the world?
Below the map on the main game screen, are four links, that will move your virtual creature around Virtopia, the world they live in.

I have an item, such as a STR Idol, ENG Idol, INT Idol, etc, but it doesn't work. Why?
Many items have been placed into the game that do not yet have a function. Please be patient while we complete these sections of the game!

How do I battle against another trainer?
In Toffuti (the city you start in), there's a castle-shaped battle arena. Click on it, and you'll see other trainers who may be available to fight. Click on their name to challenge them to a duel.

What's the red blinking arrow over my creature's head?
It's simply an indicator to help you find your creature. Sometimes, when there are dozens of virtual creature in the same area, it can be hard to locate your own!

Why can't I trade my armor to another creature?
You can't trade armor if you're currently using that type of armor. Go to your inventory screen, and select "Deactive" on that particular type of armor, then you'll be able to trade it. Just make sure you re-activate it when done!

Virtual Creature Help
Menu Options and Tips

• Wake Up! is used if your creature is asleep! A very tired creature, or a sick one might be hard or impossible to awake without medical assistance.
• Feed Plain Food will give your creature basic food to keep it growing. If you want to grow your creature faster and stronger, you'll want to use the better creature Food from the store (coming soon).
• Play will invoke simple interaction between you and your virtual creature. It'll make it happier when it's down, but will use up a small amount of energy in the process. Playing with your creature will also add one experience point (life point). Also, if you creature is too tired or too hungry to play, it might make him upset if you keep trying to play with it!
• Put to Bed will make sure your creature is sound asleep before you leave our site. If you forget to put it to bed, it might stay awake, grow hungry, sad, or maybe even fall ill!
• If you put your creature to bed too hungry, it energy won't return, and it could even get sick!

Statistics

• Age is your creature age, in creature years.
• Experience are the "life points" your creature has earned. You'll be able to use these life points to increase your creature's statistics, like Speed, Intelligence, and Strength!
• Health is an indicator of how healthy your creature is. Let it fall to zero and your creature will go to sleep, and be very difficult to wake up without medical attention.
• Energy is how vitalized your creature is. The more energy your creature has, the happier it will be, and the healthier it will be! Energy levels will also play a big role in creature arena battles with other creature!
• Hunger is just what is sounds like. The higher the number, the hungrier your creature is. Don't let it get too hungry, or it may get sick!
• Anger happens when you creature doesn't like something you're doing, or is frustrated. Watch out for an angry creature, they're almost impossible to control.

Taking care of your creature is a great responsibility, especially if you want to compete with it somebody when it's fully grown. It will take nearly daily attention, and a lot of patience! Good luck!

All graphics, layout and programming by D S Smith. Copyright ©2001, OneBigVillage.

Note: Tampering or altering OneBigVillage websites, data, or databases without previous consent is a crime, and will be handled appropriately.