Estate guide

So you plan to become an estate owner? That's nice. Get your own private place to put all the things you loot. Maybe have a comfy sofa and a small table to rest those colonist legs on? Just keep in mind; your mom don't play Entropia Universe so you have to keep it clean by your self.

How do I get an estate?
To get your hands on your own estate you need to get a estate deed. The deed is the proof that you own the estate. You can buy one in auction, look under Estates, or from another player. When you have the estate deed you need to carry it in your inventory and go to the right address. The address is shown if you right click the deed. Once you have located the estate you have to double-click the estate terminal and press the Claim button.

Oh, there is a monthly fee!?
Each estate have an monthly fee. This depend on the size and location of the estate, the monthly fee is showed when you access the estate terminal. When you have claimed your estate you need to pay the fee. In the estate terminal window you press the button who says Pay. Each press on that button pays for one month. If you don't pay in time you can't change or use your estate until you pay again. You will never loose the estate by not paying.

Now I got my fancy apartment, how do I furbish it?
First you need to think how you would like your place to look. Then you go to the auction and look under Housing. Or you go check the malls or other shops where they sell furniture and other useful things. One of the first thing to get is some lamps. The estates is always dark before you put in some lightning. When you have bought the stuff you need you open your inventory and drag and drop the items where you like to have them. How many items your estate can hold is showed in the estate terminal. Some estates have additional space outside the estate, for example shops can have an display area or a mansion or castle can have the possibility to put things outside the house. You can always move items in the estate. To move things from one room to another is easiest if you pick up the item and put it in your inventory; you right-click the item and choose pickup. If you have problems to add things go to estate terminal and check if Restricted access is set to No, if not press the Restrict Access button.

I have problems to drop and place my things!
You can't put broken things in your estate. If the value is to low you will get an message in your chat window saying that you can't drop it. Repair it or rethink if you really need that thing in your apartment. Some items like signs and screens need to be at least 90% repaired. If you have problems to put your item as you like you can use the right mouse button to rotate the object before you finally drop it.

I wanna hold a private party!
If you like you can have the estate open to the public or change so only the ones you invite can access your place. To change from public mode you need to go outside and access the estate terminal. Press the Public button and you see that Access changes. When it's in private mode you can add people to the guest list. You can only add people on your friend list. To add people press the Edit Guest button. Now a guest interface showes. You mark persons on your friend list and adds them to the guest list.

Good luck!