[Pelican]

And, as you have seen, these message boards act like a kind of interactive chat. I have never in four+ years had a question that someone could not help with in response. Plus over time I received a great deal of free advice on the more esoteric parts of the game - and there are so many variables and options. So I feel like the forums really take the place of the Manual. And proof of that is the presence of the developers as well. Of course, everybody has an opinion, and everybody plays their own way, so you need to make allowances for that. There's no wrong way.