When you are ready to play the game, as mentioned previously you have two options. To start with, I would reccomend sticking with the settings I have chosen here, which are more or less default anyway. The options aren't very expansive and fairly easy to understand. It can be accessed from the game menu or the pause menu (accessed by pressing the key), however the game is never truly paused once you are in the world and you never know what might be stalking you while you adjust your keybindings. However, I would strongly reccomend having a peek at the options menu first. Your progress and items will carry over (as long as you don't die or lose it, or leave it lying around for anyone to steal) in any game you play, be it offline or online. GETTING STARTED If you want to dive straight into the game, you can either select 'Start Game' or 'Join Game'.
