This is an updated version of nok's old post.

Getting started on Toribash - everything you need to know
Hey there! If you're reading this, you've probably just found your way to Toribash and might be confused about things. This tutorial is here to answer all the questions that you might have.


BASICS:

Where do the names Tori and Uke come from?
Tori and Uke are terms commonly used in Japanese martial arts, meaning
attacker and defender. Read more here: http://www.judoinfo.com/kataju.htm

If your Toribash doesn't look as fancy as you see in the videos/pictures..
The first thing you will notice ingame as that things might not look as fancy as you've seen on videos. This is because you don't have shaders activated. To do that,

1) Go to the Toribash menu

2) Go to setup -> options - tick "shaders" and everything below it.


Here's a picture that shows the difference of shaders and non-shaders:


If you don't see the Toribash menu at all
Another problem you might have right away is not seeing the Toribash, menu like this:


This means that you don't have your graphics card's drivers updated. You'll have to go to start > run > dxdiag > display to find out what graphics card you have and download the matching drivers. If you can't find them, feel free to make a thread at our Support board and we'll figure it out for you.

How do I make my character have different colors or a custom head/body?
If you've played Toribash for a while, you might notice that people have customized characters. To do this, you must gain Toricredits and use them to buy stuff.

1) To get different joint colors and more, go to the Torishop and buy the items that you like.

2) To have a custom body or a head, you need to buy textures (click here). After you've done so, you can design your own texture on any art program and upload it as your texture.
Here is a tutorial on how to make and preview your own textures.

How do I gain enough toricredits to buy items?
There are different ways to earn toricredits.

1) Buy toricredits and boosters - it costs real life money, but is the most effective way. You also get a lot of free promo items that you can use.
http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=78515

2) Win tourneys - the promobot will advertise them every once in a while. Sometimes you don't even need any real skill to win them, just luck will do.

3) Make and sell art - textures, signatures, avatars, custom toribash menus, whatever. Make them and sell them.
http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=63013
http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=285

4) Of course win games in official servers, which gets you 10 TC per win.

5) Check out the events board, people make different competitions there - art, replays, etc. Sometimes it's just creative stuff. Prizes can be pretty big there.
http://forum.toribash.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37


More after the jump. (stupid 10000 char rule :/)