Bit self explanatory... I've looked around to the best of my in game know-how, and went through the forums and suck but in the news about patch release X.X.018 it mentioned a feature "- Added new map function, to display/create maps ". This would seem to be the best addition for me since I Gotta see where im going. (currently lost in... erm *looks around* this place near a tree, a rock and another tree.) Was this removed in X.X.019? If maps exist, how do I look at them?

Really two questions coming from a noob. I've read and browsed much of the newbie help guides and while they all offer good advice and the overview of the concept behind the actions and theories of the game... I found them to inform me what to do but not how to do it, I eventually got the hang of much of the actions in the game through reading the key map and some old fashioned button mashing (if a 1yr old learns about the RL world that way then a 20something can do so in a RP world ^^ ))

I've read up on skills that are listed in the active/ nonactive thread, and read that I need to find the NPC that offers training of a skill and that it will use up PP's (progression points) and even found out what the yellow/ blue/ pink and green bars mean. Question is... they need money too? I either missed that tid bit somewhere or it is simply tucked away in the unknown category. Is there a formula that determines how much $ you need to improve "X" skill per 1PP? I was slightly puzzled when the NPC mentioned I cannot afford the improvement even when I had 17 PPs

I realize that this is still in early dev mode and learning the game will be like learning how to walk in a construction site. I am wondering if there is yet a "welcome to the game, I can help you learn the basics in a simple quest format!" in the game, or if one is planned

*having much fun in a real RP game, meeting many helpful people.* ... but still a noob for now