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First steps

The main menu, your first career and a few pointers for the first weeks.

The main menu#

Your latest career sits at the front of the main menu, with its bank balance, ranking and what is next. From there:

OptionWhat it does
ContinuePicks up your most recent career where you left it.
New CareerMake a player and start at the bottom, or play a scenario.
Load CareerEvery career you have started, with its backups. Saves and updates.
Online Co-opOne career played together with friends (Windows). Online Co-op.
ExhibitionA one-off match against anyone in the world. Exhibition matches.
Hall of FameThe greats of every career, yours included.
Mods / Data packsAdd players, events and more made by others, or make your own. Data packs and mods.
SettingsDisplay, gameplay, audio, accessibility, controls and language. Settings.
What’s newThe changes in this version of the game.

Your first career#

  1. Choose New Career → Your own career.
  2. Work through the creator: who you are, your look, your game, your world, then Ready. Creating your player.
  3. You arrive at the career hub. A short tour shows you round.
  4. Look at the calendar, enter an event or two you can afford, set your training, and press Continue.

The first weeks#

  • Pick your events. Entry fees and travel leave your bank before any prize money comes in. Early on, a few events you can win usually do more for you than many you cannot.
  • Watch the bank. The Finances section shows what is coming in and going out. Running out of money narrows your choices fast.
  • Practise. Training is how a player gets better between events. A balanced week suits most players.
  • Rest. Events, travel and hard training build up your workload. A tired player throws worse.
  • Read the inbox. Some messages ask for a decision, and time waits until you answer.
  • Look up. Your season goals on Home tell you what to aim for next.

Saving#

The game saves your career as you play, every few in-game days (you can choose how often in Settings → Gameplay), and keeps backups of each career. You do not need to save by hand. Saves and updates.

Written for Darts Player Simulator 0.50.32.