New Player Features

New Player Features are the starter benefits, temporary bonuses, labels, and onboarding tools that new players get when they join CIT.

Overview

When a new player joins CIT, they receive:

starter cash
starter bank money
starter drugs
free starter vehicles at white markers
temporary `VIP` benefits
temporary `Rapid Transport` access
a visible hours-played label above their head
on-screen help messages
tutorial access
automatic access to `Help your country`

Starter rewards

New players start with:

$150,000 cash
$5,000 in the bank
15 hits of each drug

New `Civilian` players also get:

an extra $50,000

This means a new `Civilian` player starts with:

$200,000 cash

Free starter vehicles

New players get:

free $5,000 vehicles at white markers

Temporary VIP benefits

New players keep:

`VIP` benefits until they reach 10 hours of playtime

Temporary Rapid Transport access

New players can use:

/rt while they are under 15 hours of playtime

New player hours label

New players show an hours-played label above their head.

This appears as:

1H to 15H

These labels are used for new players.

On-screen help messages

New players get:

on-screen help messages

These are tips for new players, such as telling you to press J to open chat.

They can be turned off in:

/settings

Tutorial

New players have access to the tutorial.

It can be skipped by pressing:

Backspace

Video tutorials are also available in:

F3 Opportunities
the Employment Office markers
the `LS` mall markers

Help your country

New accounts automatically join:

their country's squad

This is used by the `Help your country` system.

`Help your country` is a special tab in:

F6

It is meant to help new players, and it is where players can help newcomers from their country with useful information.

To join it manually, use:

F6
open `Help your country`
click `Join Now`

New player onboarding tools

New players are directed toward the main starter tools and travel systems.

Employment Office

When new players use:

/jobs

They are sent to:

`SF - Employment Office`

Main beginner tools

Useful beginner tools include:

F3 or /opportunities for jobs, stats, and earning methods
F11 and /gps for finding places
B for `CITPhone`
J > Support or /sup if help is needed
F2 for Vehicle Manager if the player already owns a vehicle

Starting sides

New players can start learning the four sides right away.

The four sides are:

`Civilian`
`Criminal`
`Police`
`Gangster`

To switch sides:

use /jobs or F3 for `Civilian`
use /criminal for `Criminal`
use /gangster or X > Go Gangster for `Gangster`
use /lspd or the `LSPD` / `SFPD` marker for `Police`

Suggested starting path

A recommended starting path for new players is:

start with `Trucker` or `Farmer`
then try `Miner` or `Taxi Driver`
after that, try jobs like `Bus Driver`, `Pizza Boy`, `Mechanic`, or `Pilot`
move to `Police` when comfortable
try `Criminal` or `Gangster` later

Notes

The `1H` to `15H` label is a new-player label.
`VIP` benefits last until `10` hours of playtime.
`/rt` access lasts while the player is under `15` hours of playtime.
On-screen help messages can be disabled in /settings.
New accounts automatically join their country's squad for `Help your country`.