For Beginners in SAMP

Your First View
The first you will see in San Andreas Multiplayer is the register screen, where you choose the password you wish to be linked to your account. After you register, press your Shift key to spawn. You will then be taken to a questioner, where you are quized about RP. If you don't know how to RP, you can find a roleplay guide on RP Guide. After that, you will be shown a tutorial about how the server works.


Chat
The chatbox can be found in the top-left corner of the screen, and provides a way for users to talk with each other. You can type messages by using the T, `, or F6 keys. You can toggle the chat window on and off using the F7 key.


Game Keys
As SA:MP is built on top of the San Andreas game, nearly all the keys are exactly the same as single player with the exception of a few SA:MP-specific commands :
Key Description
F1 Displays the in-game help menu
T Allows you to chat & enter commands
Shift Selects a character while at the spawn screen
F4 Allows you to reselect a character (on death)
F5 Shows the network data (eg: bandwidth usage)
F6 An alternate of "T" (chat)
F7 Shows/hides the chat window (Pressed twice toggles the HUD removal)
F8 Takes a screenshot
F9 Shows/hides the "death" window
F10 Hides the HUD
G Allows you to enter a car as a passenger
H Allows you to shoot while passenger
Esc Shows/hides your current typing


As for all other commands, they are exactly the same as single player. If you have never played San Andreas before it is highly recommended that you play through Single Player first - even if it is only the first few missions. A lot of playing SA:MP involves knowledge of single player itself, especially tasks such as driving around or looking for places to buy health/weapons. You can find a list of commands for your character to do by typing /help in chat. I hope you enjoy this server.


Please add to this tutorial of you are an experienced player, and you want to help