The goal of the game is to rise in rank and gather as much Cash, Power and Respect as possible. Check the game interfaces below to see how they work. After reading this Quickstart guide, the game will no longer have secrets for you, and you're ready to go!
Make money
In Donville, you can make money in many different ways. When travelling around town, you'll find different Buildings. In these Buildings, you'll meet the various people who live or work there.
Smuggle packagesWhen you interact with the Donville people, you'll sometimes be asked to deliver a package around town. Take a look at Club Girls in Down Town, for example. If you accept the package, you'll be told where to bring it. Make sure to remember that! The package will appear in your Inventory in the top menu. Next, you travel to the recipient of the package. Once you get there, drag the package from your Inventory and drop it on the icon of the recipient. You'll be rewarded with Power or Cash.
Rob peopleThere are several opportunities around town to rob people and get Cash. If you go to the 24/7 Bank, you'll sometimes find granny withdrawing money from the ATM machine. Click on granny, and you'll be asked if you want to rob her. There's no guarantee you'll succeed, so keep trying!
Steal a carYou can try to steal the parked cars you'll find around town. You'll be given a short time frame to break into the car by using a clothes hanger. Be patient, because it requires quit some practice to succeed. After several attempts, you'll notice it's easier to control your nerves. Once you break into the car, you see a bunch of wires. Hot-wire the car and see if your wiring is successful. The more you try, the easier it gets - don't give up!
Hire Employees and buy BuildingsYou can make nice money by hiring Employees and buying Buildings. You'll have to invest first, but will be able to periodically collect Cash from your investments. To buy a Building or hire an Employee, travel there and you'll find an icon with information about purchase price and cash flow. Also, you'll see a button that says "Buy Building" or "Hire Employee". If you have enough Cash, you can go ahead. You'll find the Building or Employee in your Profile at your Residence. In your Profile, you'll see a progress bar that indicates when it's time to collect Cash.
Grow weedStarting your own weed plantation is a great way create a steady source of income. But you'll need a few items before you can get started, first of which is a place to start your plantation. You'll need a Warehouse, which can be found at several places across town. Rent one of these Warehouses and go to the Green Leaves grow shop to buy a Weed pack. They're available in different sizes which, once purchased, will appear in your Inventory in the top menu. Travel to a Warehouse to get started. Make sure to regularly check your plantation to water your plants!
Players list and options
| Filters: | Filters: You can filter the whole player list by clicking the buttons "Online", "Buddies" and "All". You can also filter by clicking the title of the column. For example, you can click "Name" to sort alphabetically. |
| Pos: | Pos: Displays the rank of a player as a number. The lower the number, the better. |
| Name: | Name: Displays the name of the players. |
| Rank: | Rank: Displays the rank of a player according to classic mafia hierarchy. This rank starts at Recluta and progresses in 12 steps to Capo Crimini. After you've reached Capo Crimini, your rank will change to Recluta*, with a star to mark that you're a level higher. |
| Status: | Status: Displays each player's status. Every player starts as an AMATEUR. Upgrade to MEDIUM or PRO to enjoy special features like super short travel times and extra spaces. If you upgrade, you'll receive a special status icon that displays the amount of days that you're playing the game. Official game administrators are indicated in red as "Admin". |
| Location: | Location: Displays the physical location of that player. This is crucial information, because you need to be near a player to attack him. You can only attack a player if both of you are in the same part of town. |
| Zoek: | Search: Fill out (a part of) the name of the player you're looking for and click "OK" to display the search results. |
At the right side of the window, you see a vertical tab called "Players". Click this tab to open the player list. Clicking on a player's name will display the menu options.
Players list options
This option opens the ID page and displays more information and an overview of this player's possessions.
Click this to add the player to your Buddy list. When someone is your Buddy, it's easier to find this player and send messages.
Show your Respect to other players. Also, it's likely you'll receive Respect back from this player. The amount of Respect you gather influences your opportunities in the game.
Click this link to send a message to this player. A window will open, where you can type your message and send it. Replies will show up in your PDA's inbox.
Clicking this link will start a fight between you and this player. You have to be in the same part of town, and your rank cannot differ more than two ranks.
Area maps and travel
The moving hand shows where you are at the moment.
Active Buildings are spread across town, and can be recognised by their illuminated logo's on the wall. During the game, new Buildings will activate on a regular basis. So check back often to look for new Buildings and locations to travel to.
By moving the cursor over an active Building, you can see the travel options. Costs and travel time are displayed per travel option. Click the desired option to start travelling to that location.
After selecting your method of transportation, you'll be on your way to that location. In your screen, you'll find a progress bar that indicates the remaining travel time. Upgrade your account to MEDIUM or PRO to benefit from significantly shorter travel times.
Profile and Residence
Your Profile page is an important element in the game. Here you'll find an overview of your status, progress, possessions, how you allocated weapons, etc. This is your Residence as well, this is your home. Every player starts with a standard Residence in Da Hood. You can buy a bigger, cooler Residence in another district once you have enough money. A bigger Residence also includes more storage space and Inventory items. After a visit to the hospital or jail cell, you'll always start from your Residence. On your Profile page, you'll find the following windows:
| Exit |
Leave your Profile page and return to the district where you live. |
| Show/Hide all. |
Shows or hides all windows in your Profile, so you have a view of the Residence underneath. |
| Edit avatar image |
Replace the standard image by one of your own. This can be any image in JPG, GIF or PNG format. |
| Open player ID |
This button opens your own player ID page. Here you'll find an overview of your status, progress, possessions, etc. This page is visible to all other players. |
| Upgrade account |
Upgrade your account to enjoy special features, such as much shorter travel times, more Warehouses, Building and Employees, an unlimited number of Buddies and a special status icon. |
| Rank and level |
This displays your current rank. Your ranks increases in 12 steps from Recluta to Capo Crimini. Once you reached the highest rank, you progress to the next level. Your rank will be displayed with a star (*) next to it. So Recluta* is higher than Capo Crimini. |
| Crimes |
There are four groups of crimes. Theft, prostitution, drugs and smuggling. Each crime is displayed in a bar, that progresses when you commit crimes in that crime group. When all progress bars are full, you will move on to the next rank. |
| Buildings |
Spaces has been reserved to display the Buildings you've purchased. Travel to a Building and click "Buy Building" to purchase it. Not all buildings can be bought though. A Building will automatically show up here after you've purchased it. The standard cross (X) will be replaced by a picture of the Building. Each Building generates a recurring profit, but you have to travel to the Building to collect your Cash. It's time to collect once the indicator is green and the word "Collectable" shows up. When you collect your Cash, the indicator will start again from zero. |
| Employees |
Next to the Buildings tab, you'll find a tab called Employees. This works the same way as Buildings, but in this case it's about people, not buildings. You can find Employees all across town and they can be hired in exactly the same way you buy a Building. Similar to Buildings, you have to collect your profit on a regular basis by travelling to the respective Employee. An indicator will let you know when it's time. The amount of available space for Buildings and Employees depends on your account status. To make more money even faster, upgrade to MEDIUM or PRO and get more spaces for Buildings and Employees. |
| Warehouses |
Warehouses can be found all across Donville. You can use a Warehouse for two purposes: process drugs and park cars. When you purchase a Warehouse, it will show up in your Profile. The empty space with a standard cross (X) will be replaced by a Warehouse icon. After you assigned a purpose to your Warehouse (drugs or car park), this purpose will be displayed in this overview. The amount of available Warehouses depends on your account status. To make more money even faster, upgrade to MEDIUM or PRO and get more spaces for Warehouses. |
|
Moves
Every player has 5 Attack moves (red) and 5 Defence moves (blue). Every move is represented by an icon of a weapon or fight move. A new player starts with standard moves: a fist to punch, and a shoe to kick. The power behind these moves is minimal, and is displayed by the number 5 in the top right corner of the icon. The power of all individual moves is added up and together they form the total Attack and Defence power. Weapons collection Increase your Attack and Defence power by expanding your Weapons collection. You can do this by purchasing weapons first. Then, drag weapons from your Inventory to your Weapons collection. From your Weapons collection, drag items to the Attack and Defence slots to increase your fighting power. Fighting When two players fight, the attacker's Attack moves are compared with the other player's Defence moves. Power and Cash are also added to the equation to determine who wins the fight. To start fight, click the vertical Player tab, click a player's name and click "Attack player". |
| Inventory stash |
In your Profile, you'll find an Inventory stash. Use can use this space to drag and drop items from your Inventory in the top menu. You can determine per item whether you want to keep it, or remove it by clicking the cross (X). The amount of space in your Inventory stash is determined by the type of Residence you have. The bigger and more luxurious your Residence, the more space you have.
|
| Icons and rewards |
On your Profile page we've reserved some space for special Icons and rewards. These can indicate your account status, the number of days you've been playing the game, the total amount of Respect you received or prizes won in mini-games. All these icons and rewards are also displayed on your ID page, so everybody else can see them too. |
Clans
Once you understand the basics of Donville, it's time to play big. You can start your own Clan or join an existing one. We won't explain a lot here about how Clan works. The functionalities will become clear as you go, and experienced players will have to figure out on their own how things work. To wet your appetite, we'll reveal some screen shots of what to expect.
