These questions are likely to be posted the most in the future, so I'll post them here so people can refer to them later when they need.
Credit: Taken & borrowed off of the MQ Q&A FAQ: Now Updated! READ BEFORE POSTING!

1. Can I Share My Account?
2. Help! I've lost my Password/Username! What do I do?
3. Star Captaincy, what is it and how do I get it?
4. Verifying your Guardianship/Dragon Amulet, what does it do and where do I verify?
5. What is a "Founder"? How do I become "Founder"?
6. Can I fit the screen size to my computer screen?
7. Where should I farm? What is the best equipment for my level/overall?
8. Where can I find information about this weapon/mech/uniform/etc.?
9. When will the next update be coming? What will the release be?
10. Where can I train my stats? What do they do?
11. What are Nova Gems? How do you get them?
12. What are AExtras?
13. How many Mecha Models, Equipment Pieces and Starship Items can I have?
14. Can you heal yourself during battle?
15. It says I need 9999999999xp to level, is this a bug?
16. What is "clearing my cache" and how do I do it?
17. How do I check I've got the latest Flash plugin?
18. I've found a bug, where do I post it?
19. What does "Rare" mean?
20. How do item upgrades work? Why is the upgrade pack lvl 999?
21. Where can I get the Star Captain uniform?
22. Can I delete my SC/Founder Character? Will I get my Nova Gems and SC/Founder status back?
23A.How do I equip my Energy Blade?
23B.Why is my equipped Energy Blade doing such low damage?
24. Why can't I equip my front shoulder weapon?
25. I can't find any train parts in the Westion desert! Where are they?
26. Where/How do I find the Skullcrusher and Sepluchure Mechas?


1. Can I Share My Account?
You should not share your account. Because when you do, you are more likely to get hacked, and scammed. So if anyone ever asks to Share an Account, just say no.

2. Help! I've lost my Password/Username! What do I do?
If you have lost either of those then please check the MechQuest Help Page for further assistance. Also, for any other account problems you may experience you can use the MQ Account Manager to change your email, password, and op in and out of the newsletter.

3. Star Captaincy, what is it and how do I get it?
Star Captaincy is the act of becoming a Star Captain. They are the people who have paid to support MechQuest by buying a Star Captaincy, which is a one time fee. To become one please follow this link to the Account Upgrade page where you can become a Star Captain or buy more Nova Gems for your character. Alternatively, if you live in the US, there are a select few stores who sell 'Upgrade Cards', which you purchase in-store and then all you need to do is enter the information on that Card online to receive your upgrade. You can find which shops sell those cards .
here

4. Verifying your Guardianship/Dragon Amulet, what does it do and where do I verify?
After verifying that you have an account with Guardianship or a Dragon Amulet, you gain access to the special shop aboard the ship on its way to Soluna and the ability to save default equipment in Tek's shop in Soluna.
To verify your Guardianship follow this link, to verify your Dragon Amulet follow this link. Yes, you can verify both for one account, however doing both does nothing different from verifying just one at this time.

5. What is a "Founder"? How do I become "Founder"?
If your character was upgraded to Star Captain before the end of Sunday 2nd December 2007 (EST) this character automatically became a Founder. Founders received a special Founder's badge that is proudly displayed on their character page to show their support of the game from its very beginning. They also have exclusive access to the Knightron SE mecha. It is no longer possible to become a Founder.

6. Can I fit the screen size to my computer screen?
If you use Internet Explorer, you can go into Full Screen. Just press F11, or go to View -> Full Screen.
Alternatively, you can resize the game window itself by changing the width and height by changing the numbers you see in the URL. For example:
http://mechquest.battleon.com/game/default.asp?w=950&h=697
http://mechquest.battleon.com/game/default.asp?w=850&h=597
http://mechquest.battleon.com/game/default.asp?h=550
http://mechquest.battleon.com/game/default.asp?w=950

7. Where should I farm? What is the best equipment for my level/overall?
For Equipment Comparison questions, you need go ask here.
For Battle Strategy questions, you need to post your own thread here.
For Farming Questions, Remember to refer here.
Anything which doesn't fit into these categories is probably best posted as its own thread in MQ Q&A - If it belongs somewhere else, we'll let you know.

8. Where can I find information about this weapon/mech/uniform/etc.?
You can find comprehensive information on all of MechQuest's Missions, Locations, Characters and Equipment of all types in the MQ Encylopedia.

9. When will the next update be coming? What will the release be?
There are two places this kind of thing will be announced: The MechQuest Design Notes, and the MQ Newsletter, which you can sign up for here if you aren't already receiving it. Both of these are also posted in discussion forum, so if you can't find the information in a tagged (=MQ=) thread there, or in one of the other sources, that means its almost certain that nobody else on the forums has an answer either!

10. Where can I train my stats? What do they do?
You can train your stats at the Mecha Piloting 101 Class in G.E.A.R.S University in Soluna.
The exact formulae for the effects of the MQ stats have not been released, but the following are the general effects:
Power = Increases Damage
Accuracy =Increases your chance to hit
Efficiency Lowers your energy expenditures
Perception = Lowers your damage taken
Reflexes = Increases your chance to dodge
Luck = Does a lot of stuff

11. What are Nova Gems? How do you get them?
NovaGems are a special currency in MechQuest that you get by buying them with authentic currency in real life. They are used to get the most powerful, useful, and rare items in the game. They are also used to buy extra inventory space.
You can buy them, win a forum contest, or get them for free via AExtras!. To buy them, visit the MechQuest Upgrade Page and scroll down to the bottom. Any player can obtain Nova Gems for his/her character whether that character is a free player or Star Captain. Because of the special value of Nova Gem items, the percentage of your purchase that you get back when you sell them is different to the 10% you get on all Credit items. If you have owned an item for under 24hrs, then you can sell it back at 90% of the original purchase price. If however you have owned the item for over 24hrs, then you can only sell it back for 25% of the original purchase price.

12. What are AExtras?
AExtras is a new opportunity to earn NovaGems through third party offers. You will have to fill out forms, complete surveys, and give your personal information, but the majority should be free of charge. Most offers require you to sign up to a website, answer a survey, buy something, or sign up for a trial. Each offer will show you how many NovaGems it is worth if you complete it. If you are eligible and you complete the offer, your character will automatically get the NovaGems in MechQuest! More information can be found here: http://www.mechquest.com/aextras/offers/default.asp

13. How many Mecha Models, Equipment Pieces and Starship Items can I have?

Star Captains start with space for 30 Mechas, which normal players can have up to 13. As for inventory space, SC or normal player, you start with 20 slots, including all but one of the default weapons equipped to your mecha.
Additional Mecha and Items slots can be bought using Nova Gems from Admina in Soluna. Each slot costs 200 NGs, and both SCs and normal players can purchase an additional 35 of both slot types.
Star Captains can also buy items to customise their Starships, known as 'House Items'. They have their own inventory space, and every SC starts with 20 slots, with an additional 35 purchasable at 200 NGs each from Lisa abord their Starship.

14. Can you heal yourself during battle?
There are several mechs and weapons capable of healing a player in battle. Examples include but are not limited to the QWN- 1138, the Primal Werewolf, and Mechronomicon. Unless you have one or more such parts equipped on your mecha, then there is no way currently to heal yourself during battle. There is no way to heal yourself during Energy Blade Battles.

15. It says I need 9999999999xp to level, is this a bug?
No, that is not a bug, it just means you have hit the current level cap. As soon as the cap is raised, any experience you have will go towards the next level. If you have more than the amount required to hit this level, then the XP more than that needed to get the next level will not roll over.

16. What is "clearing my cache" and how do I do it?
Sometimes you will get a corrupt temporary internet file whilst playing AQ, causing the game to freeze up. "Clearing your cache" is first, logging out of AQ, then cleaning out all your temporary internet files, and then logging back into the game and trying again. The Clearing Your Cache post in the Crucial Forum Information explains the process in detail.

17.How do I check I've got the latest Flash plugin?
You can see which Flash Plugin you are using at the bottom of the main MechQuest game screen's initial login page. The latest version is downloadable from here.

18. I've found a bug, where do I post it?
If you have found a bug then please post it in the MQ Germlins Forum where it can be noted and taken care of properly.

19. What does "Rare" mean?
In Artix Entertainment games, "rare" means unobtainable .. you can't get it any more. So if the Encyclopedia listing of an item has the word "Rare" at the top, it means the item can't be bought/found/won any more. If the staff say that an item will be going rare, that's what it means - if you want it, buy it quick because it won't be around for long! The only exception would be the ' Planet Mortis Starmap' (itself a true rare), which leads to the 2008 Mogloween rares on the Planet Mortis.

20. How do item upgrades work? Why is the upgrade pack lvl 999?
To upgrade an item, you need to have two things unequipped in your inventory - The pre-upgrade item, and the upgrade kit. All you have to do then is open the Upgrade shop, select the appropriate choice and hit merge. If this isn't working, double check that you haven't got the item you want to upgrade equipped, and ensure that you have the credit upgrade kit for credit items, and NG kits for NG Mecha.
The reason the Upgrade Kit has a level of 999 is just so you don't equip it by itself - It still means everyone can buy and use them in the Upgrade shops!

21. Where can I get the Star Captain uniform?
As long as you are a Star Captain, this can equipped either at the Star Captain's Club or at 'Laser eye for the Space Guy', the Uniform shop in Soluna.

22. Can I delete my SC/Founder Character? Will I get my Nova Gems and SC/Founder status back?
Star Captaincy is tied to the character slot on the account. Single upgrade characters can NOT be deleted, but with 6 pack this means that you can delete the character, then remake it, and it will regain the SC status.
Founder status is tied to SC upgrade date on the character. This means that if you delete a founder character, the new character is not a founder, due to the character being 'upgraded' to SC on the day you create him.
If you delete a Star Captain character their NG total will be lost. Any new Star Captain character you make will begin again with 200 or 2200 Nova Gems, to which you may add if you wish.

23A. How do I equip my Energy Blade?
To equip any character-wielded item, you must go to the 'Equip' menu. When you get there, there will be a list of your mech equipment. Above the list, there will be a line of buttons. Click on the last button (The Shield button). It will show all items directly wieldable by your character. Equip it like you would for mech equipment.


23B. Why is my equipped Energy Blade doing such low damage?

The game is showing the correct graphic, but using the default 'sword' damage variables. The workaround for this is to re-equip your Energy Blade when you first log in, and every time you change your mecha and/or uniform/hat.

24. Why can't I equip my front shoulder weapon?

This is likely because your mech does not have the ability to do so. Some mecha are unable to equip items in some slots.

25. I can't find any train parts in the Westion desert! Where are they?

In this quest, as well as walking from right to left, you can also walk up and down to different screens - In effect, you are seaching a large rectangular area for the parts. There is always one train part and one repair station per map.

26. Where/How do I find the Skullcrusher and Sepluchure Mechas

For the Sepluchure Mecha:
If you are interested in buying a ShadowScythe T-Shirt, or one of the MQ House T-Shirts, you can find them here

This is the ShadowScythe T-Shirt, available in "Red on Black" and the originally intended "Black on Black". A picture of the two versions can be found here
Your reward for buying this T-Shirt is a Code that allows you to receive the Doom Knight Armor for AdventureQuest, Shadow Versions of the Starter Classes for DragonFable, and the Sepulchure Mecha for MechQuest. Yes, you receive all three items for one code! In order to redeem the code for prizes, go to this page here and follow the instructions provided there.If you are having problems redeeming your code, please use the mailer form at http://www.battleon.com/help/aq-accounts-notinlist.asp If you do not have an email for an AQ game account, provide the email for the game account you DO have.
Do not post your code on the forum if you are having a problem, please!

In the body of the email, please include the following information:
T-shirt code:
Game account:
Game you tried to redeem the code in:
Character ID you tried to redeem the code on:

For The Skullcrusher Mecha:
You must Buy a Mechquest Artbook in order to Buy this Promo Mecha. You can buy it through here.Once you have the Mechquest Artbook, it comes with a code. Use this code to redeem your Skullcrusher here. After you do that, Refresh and restart your broswer, and the next time you log in, your special mecha should appear in your mecha hangar!