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 Welcome to The Universal World Owners' Manual.
-The Universal is a customisable game engine, your world server program controls graphics settings and files, game logic and events, and you can adjust all this via settings, configuration files and server-side scripting to create worlds of various different types - from creating a persistent world economy, to making a team-based combat game or a floating art gallery. The world server attempts to be flexible, and learning all you can do with it is a long process..
+The Universal is a customisable game engine, your world server program controls graphics settings, game logic and events, and you can adjust all this via settings, configuration files and server-side scripting to create worlds of various different types - from persistent world economies to team-based combat games or floating art galleries. The world server attempts to be flexible, and learning all you can do with it is a long process..
-If you're interested in game design & development, and have a lot of time & patience, then you may find building a world rather fun.
+If you're interested in game design & development, and have a fair bit of time & patience, then you may find building a world rather fun.
 ===== Things you can change on your world =====
-  * Choose models and textures for players, vehicles, buildings and the environment.\\
-  * Adjust settings and configuration files to set up gameplay rules and items.\\
-  * Add sound effects and music\\
-  * Make cutscenes, intros and special effects\\
   * Set up vehicle controls, physics and weapons\\
+  * Change gameplay rules via settings and configuration files.\\
+  * Choose models & textures for players, vehicles, buildings and the environment.\\
   * Modify UI layout, camera settings, lighting, weather\\
+  * Add sound effects and music\\
+  * Make cutscenes, intros and special effects\\
   * Write server-side scripts to control almost every bit of the game engine. \\
 ===== Quick start =====
+Fire up the game, click 'Create World', go through the screens there.
-* Want to jump straight in and see what you can do? Check out [[world_setup:quickstart|this page]]..
+Once you're on your world, **F10** brings up the ingame world editor.
+Check out the **[[introduction:quickstart_guide|Quickstart Guide]]** for a further introduction to the things you can do as a world owner.
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