Beginner Section
There are many good sources of information on Netrek. Various FAQs, help files, and guides are available to help Netrek players of all skill levels. If you are new to Netrek and want to get started, begin with the steps below. If after reading through these materials you still have questions, contact the Netrek community for further help!
Are you a new player? Follow these simple steps to get started with Netrek!
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Download and install a client for your platform.
- For Windows users, download Netrek XP 2009
- For Windows users with slow Internet links, the Netrek XP Mod client is only 2.4 MB to download, vs 8.9 MB for XP 2009
- For Mac users, download MacTrek
- Read the Netrek Newbie Manual. And remember that there's lots more fine documentation to check out later.
- Start your client and select a server to play on from the list. continuum.us.netrek.org and pickled.netrek.org are the main pickup servers.
- Thanks for your interest in Netrek Now go kick some butt!