Creating Your Avatar
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Where You Begin
Your character can look like almost anything you want it too look like. From tall and skinny, to small and "chubby". At the moment, you can not change your clothing or looks, once you click finish, so make sure it's what you really want to look like!
When you start off, you are put in jail. Don't worry, Jack Sparrow, is there to help you out! Then, you make your avatar (your character).
Making Your Avatar
When making your character, you get to create your pirate almost any way you want. From shape of your body, to your name.
Body Shape
This is the first part of making your pirate, the way you want.
You first must click what gender (male or female). If your a male, click the male button, if your a female, click the female button.
Then, you can choose what shape you want your body to be. You can choose from short and "chubby", to tall and skinny. Choose the one you like the best.
Right under the selections, you have a bar called Height. Each body shape has a height limit it can go to.
After that, you can click the color skin tone you want your pirate to look like.
Any bars you see on here you can move left to right, to control the thing it's for.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Face Shape
Now, you can work on the face of your pirate. You can change the shape, width, height and roundness.
Your shape bar controls the way your face is shaped.
Your width bar controls if your face is fat, skinny, or in the middle.
Your height bar controls how short or tall your head is.
Your roundness bar controls the top of your head, weather it's round, flat, or in the middle.
Any bars you see on here you can move left to right, to control the thing it's for.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Jaw, Lips, and Cheeks
Now, you are able to choose the way you want your jaw to look. It can be long and sticking out, to short and not sticking out. Also, you can choose the way you want your lips to look like. They can be big and wide, to small and narrow. You can also choose how fat or skinny you want your cheeks to be.
Your Jaw
Your width bar controls how wide you want your jar to be. - Your length bar controls how long you want your jaw to stick out.
- Your chin angle bar controls what direction you want your jaw to be, either up high, to down low.
- Your chin size bar controls how big you want your jaw to be.
Your Lips
- Your width bar controls how wide you want your lips to be.
- Your thickness bar controls how thick you want your lips to be.
Your Cheeks
- The fat bar shows how fat or skinny you want them to be.
Any bars you see on here you can move left to right, to control the thing it's for.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Eyes and Brow
Now, you can choose the shape, size, and color of your eyes. You can also control your shape for your eyebrows.
Eye Color
- First you can choose your eye color, there are many choices. To go through them, click the arrows on the left and right of the words "Eye Colors".
Brow
- You can now use the Protruding bar to control how far it sticks out, or in.
Eyes
- The corner bar controls the angle of which your corner of your eyes are angled.
- The opening bar controls how big you want your eyes to be.
- The spacing bar controls how far away your eyes are.
Any bars you see on here you can move left to right, to control the thing it's for.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Nose
Now, you are able to choose the shape, length, width, angle, and more of your nose.
The bridge width bar controls the top of your nose width.
The nostril width bar controls how wide your nostrils will be.
The length bar controls how long your nose will be.
The bump bar controls how big the bump, on the top of your nose, will be.
The nostril angle bar controls the angle in which your nostrils will be.
The nostril height bar controls how high your nostrils will be.
The bridge deform bar controls how much to the left or right your nose will be.
The nostril deform bar controls how much to the left or right your nostrils will be.
Any bars you see on here you can move left to right, to control the thing it's for.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Ears
Now, you are allowed to make your ears, the way you want. You can do the size, angle, and area you want them to be.
The size bar controls how big or small your ears will be.
The angle bar controls how your ears will be sticking out, or in.
The position bar controls how high or low your ears will be on your head.
Any bars you see on here you can move left to right, to control the thing it's for.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Hair, Beard, and Mustache
Your almost done now. Now, you must choose to have hair, if so what style, your beard style, if you want it, and same with the mustache.
Pushing the arrows next to the word "Hair", gives you options on what hair styles you can choose from. There's a choice that has no hair, if you don't want any hair.
Pushing the arrows next to the word "Beard", gives you options on what beard styles you can chose from. There's a choice that doesn't have a beard, if you don't want a beard.
Pushing the arrows next to the word "Mustache", gives you options on what mustache style you can choose from. There's a choice that doesn't have a mustache, if you don't want a mustache.
There's a box of different colors called "Hair Colors". You can choose the color you want your hair, beard, and mustache to look like. Note, they will all be the same color, you can't choose different colors for each.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Clothing
Now, for the second to last step, clothing. There's many types of clothing for your pirate. There's probably a look or even more, that you like!
The first choice is hats, you can click the arrows on both sides of the word "Hat" to see all of the choices.
The shirts are next, you can click the arrows on both sides of the word "Shirts" to see all of the choices.
Then there are vests. You can click on either arrow next to the word "Vest", for more choices.
Then there are coats. You can click on either arrow next to the word "Coat", for more choices.
Then there are pants. You can click on either arrow next to the word "Pants", for more choices.
Then there are belts. You can click on either arrow next to the word "Belt", for more choices.
"Hat" through "Pants", you can choose from many different colors of the style clothing you want.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Once you have finished this step in creating your pirate, click next to go the next step in making your pirate, by clicking the next button on the bottom right of the screen.
Choose Your Name
Now, for the last part! You may now choose your name. You can either use words they give you, which you can use those right away, or make your own, which will need to be approved before you can use it. Check out the Pre-approved Male Pirate Name Options and Pre-approved Female Pirate Name Options for a list of all possible pre-approved names.
There are three sections in the given choices.
- The first is the first part of your name. The name choices are common first names. You can click the hide button if you don't want them.
- The second one is like a middle name, or a name that is combined with your last name. If you don't want it, click the hide button. But note, that will take out the last name.
- The last one is your last name in a way. If you don't want it click the hide button over the second one. But note, that will get rid of the second and last part of your name.
If you don't like or want any of those, you can create your own name for your pirate. Right about the random button, is a button called, "Type a Name". Click on that, and then you can type your name. But note, that you will be given a temporary name, until they approve, or deny your name. You will know if they accept it or deny it, the next time you log into the game. If they deny it, you can either use one of their names, shown above, or type in a new name for them to accept or deny.
If you don't care about a certain part in this, you can click random, and it will give you a random look. You can choose to change certain things after that.
Naming Guidelines
Choosing a name for your Pirate will be the first of many important decisions you'll be making in Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Your Pirate name is the first impression other players will have of you, so be sure to think it through and choose wisely.
Although it is up to you to choose the perfect name for your character and/or guild, we do ask that you refrain from using certain types of names. Please use the guidelines outlined below to help you determine whether or not the name you have chosen is appropriate.
If you are having trouble coming up with a name on your own, you can always use the random name generator, which will instantly assign you a name without having to wait for approval.
Avatar Naming Guidelines
No foul language
No inappropriate mixed case. For example: Neither JoePirate nor joEpiRAte. Joe McPirate is ok.
No Disney characters or other cartoon characters
No exact characters from the Pirates movies and no mixing of exact character names. For example: Elizabeth Turner, William Sparrow
No sentences
Names must be at least three letters
No names that imply that you're a Disney employee
No names with titles already in them. For example: Captain Anne, Mr. Smith
No copyrighted names
No non-English words
No religious names
No references to anything illegal
Apostrophes, Periods and Dashes are the only punctuation/symbols allowed, but must be separated by a letter.
No personally identifiable information. For example, you can't use your own name
Guild Naming Guidelines
No foul language
No inappropriate mixed case. For example: Neither JoePirate nor joEpiRAte. Joe McPirate is ok.
No Disney characters or other cartoon characters
No exact characters from the Pirates movies and no mixing of exact character names. For example: Elizabeth Turner, William Sparrow
No sentences
Names must be at least three letters
No names that imply that you're a Disney employee
No copyrighted names
No non-English words
No religious names
No references to anything illegal
Apostrophes, Periods and Dashes are the only punctuation/symbols allowed, but must be separated by a letter.
No personally identifiable information. For example, you can't use your own name
Forgot Something?
If you forgot to do something, or want to change something, you can always go back by click on the left of the tab. Don't worry, you won't lose your progress.
Shuffle
If you don't care at all on what your pirate looks like, just click the shuffle button located on the bottom left of the making your pirate tab. You can keep clicking it to get different choices.
Finished
Once your finished with your pirate, you click the word finish on the bottom right of the making your pirate tab. WARNING: There's no turning back once you push it.
What's Next?
After you create your avatar, Jack Sparrow shows you how to get out of jail, you click the shift key when your near the cell, that kicks it open.
Once you do that, you go out of the room, and into the Tutorial
