Frequently Asked Questions
New to Core Fiesta? Everything you need to get started, make coins and fix common issues. Still stuck? Ask on the forums or our Discord.
Getting started
How do I create an account and start playing?
What is the EXP rate?
A balanced medium rate: experience is x15 - fast enough to progress, not so fast that gear stops mattering. New characters get double EXP from monsters up to level 40, tapering off to normal at level 60, and the weekly events add more (Wednesday 18:00-20:00 UTC 1.5x EXP, Friday 18:00-20:00 UTC 1.5x EXP and drops).
Is Core Fiesta pay-to-win?
No. Every Item Mall item can be earned in-game: with the 25 free coins per hour you earn while logged in and playing, or by trading with other players. Paying only supports the server.
How do I make money / coins?
- Coins per hour: earn 25 free Item Mall coins every hour while logged in and playing.
- Early game: collect the money monsters drop; sell the rest of your loot to NPCs. Weekly events (Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 18:00-20:00 UTC) give bonus EXP and drops. Crafted Elrue is for enhancing your own gear: NPCs pay almost nothing for it.
- Late game: farm Green Weapons & armour and sell them to NPCs.
- Materials: run the Greenhouse instance (the Herbalist's Spade it needs drops from any gathering: mining, herbs, mushrooms, wood) through its gate in Roumen.
What is the level cap?
The current level cap is 125. A rough leveling path: Slimes to Lv 10 → Forest of Mist to 20 → the Abyss dungeons to ~70 → Guardian Masters (level 91) in Burning Rock → Black Bears, Black Shadows, Origin of Life Tree and the Secret Laboratory from about 95. See the Leveling guide.
Gameplay
How does class advancement / job change work?
Like retail Fiesta, you advance rank at levels 20, 60 and 100 via quests (the level-60 quest is quicker here). At level 100 you choose between two specialisations for your class.
How do I get cash-shop items in-game?
Spend the 25 free coins per hour you earn by playing in the Item Mall, or trade with other players for money.
Is there a Guild Tournament?
Yes - it runs every week. Invitations usually open on Monday and the bracket is set once sign-ups close. Guild wars are active too.
Are Roars and Mighty Potions available?
Roar (a server-wide message) is sold in the Item Mall. Mighty Potions are not sold.
Account & payments
My character is stuck. What can I do?
Open My Account on the website and press Unstuck next to the character. It moves any character, online or offline, to a safe town. You can use it once an hour.
How do I buy coins, and how long do they take?
Sign in on the website, open Buy Coins (in My Account or the Shop), pick an amount and pay by card. The coins are added as soon as the payment is confirmed, usually within a minute. If they do not arrive, contact staff on Discord. If the payment form does not load, disable ad-block or try another browser.
How do I change my password or email?
Log into the website and open My Account: Change Password, Change E-Mail and Change Security Question are all there.
I forgot my password.
Use Forgot Password in the login area: enter your username and the email address of the account and we email you a reset link. Keep that email address current.
My username/password is invalid at login.
Your forum account is different from your in-game account. Make sure you registered an in-game account on the website.
What are the rules, and how do I appeal a punishment?
Everything that is not allowed, in game and on Discord, is on the Rules page, sorted into three levels by how severe it is. To appeal, message a staff member on Discord within 14 days with your character name and what happened.
Technical & launcher
What do I need to run the game?
Windows 7 or newer, macOS or Linux. The launcher needs no .NET or other runtime; on macOS and Linux it sets up Wine by itself. See the Download page.
My antivirus flags Client.exe / "Client Manipulated" on login.
Core Fiesta contains no viruses - Client.exe is a false positive. Add an exception in your antivirus/firewall (or temporarily disable it) and make sure Client.exe is in your Core folder.
How do I re-patch the launcher / client?
Open the launcher's Settings and press Verify & repair. It re-checks every game file and downloads whatever is missing or changed.
Upside-down "¿?" symbols, or the game closes on login.
Your selected resolution doesn't match your screen. Change the resolution in the launcher/in-game settings to one your monitor supports.
"Server maintenance" or "not connected" on login.
The server may be under maintenance or briefly down. Check the Announcements on the forums before troubleshooting your own connection.