Path of Exile 3.0 Guide: How to Use Path of Building and Set ...

Importing an existing build gives you a good walkthrough of how things work in Path of Building, and creating your own build is as simple as ... PathofExile3.0Guide:HowtoUsePathofBuildingandSetUpaBuildPlan LearnhowtosetuptheperfectbuildforyournewcharacterinPathofExile:TheFallofOriathwiththissimpleguide.    byCraigSnyder Forme,it'ssettled:PathofExile isthemostcompleteandenjoyableARPGexperienceonthemarketrightnow.DiabloIIIdoesn'tcomeclose.OneofthereasonsIfindthistobetrueis PathofExile'sinsanelyexpansivecharacterprogression.Themassiveskilltree,endlesspossibilitiesofitemsocketsandskillgems,andconstantthirstfordropswithhigherrollswillkeepyouinterestedinthisgameforhundredsandhundredsofhours. PathofExilenotonlyrequiresdecentmechanicalskillstokeepyourselfaliveandreadytodefendagainstanyattack,butit'salsoaverycerebralgame.Thesmartestplayersarethebestplayers.Somethingthatallofthebestplayershaveincommonisalovefortheorycrafting.Anobsessionwithtweakingandimprovingyourcharacteriswhatgetsyoutothetop.Yearsago,planningoutyourcharacterwassomethingyou'dhavetodousingajankyskilltreewebsiteandNotepad.Today,youcanmapoutandperfecteverythinglongbeforeyouevergetyourhandsonamaxed-outcharacterthankstoPathofBuilding.Inthisguide,I'llshowyouhowtosetuptheperfectbuildplanusingthisfreetool.HowtoInstallPathofBuildingPathofBuildingisanopensourceprojecthostedonGitHub.OntheReleasespage,youcanfindbinaries(both.exeand.zip)andsourcecodedumps.Foreaseofaccess,Irecommendyouinstallitusingtheself-installing.exefile.Itshouldbethefilelistedwiththelargestfilesize.Theinstallationprocessisverysimpleandshouldbesomethingyou'refamiliarwith.AfterrunningPathofBuildingforthefirsttime,it'llgothroughanupdateprocedurethatshouldn'ttakelong.After,you'regiventheoptiontoselectwhichversionofPathofExileyou'rerunningPathofBuildingfor.Thelatestversionis3.0,sothat'swhatwe'llselect.SettingUpPathofBuildingAftertheinstallationcompletes,PathofBuildingwilllaunch.Let'sdoaquickrundownofeverythingyou'relookingat.Ontheright-handsideisthepassiveskilltree.It'sthelargestandmostintimidatingpartofPathofExile.PathofBuildingallowsyoutocreateandsaveskilltreessothatyouhaveblueprintsforanynewcharactersyoucreate.Ontheleft-handsideisatabbedview.Thetabs(atthetop)areasfollows: Import/ExportBuild:Allowsyoutoimportorexportentirebuildsbyshareablecode Notes: EffectivelyablankNotepadscreenwhereyoucanjotdownanyimportantnotesaboutyourbuild Configuration:Allowsyoutosetcombatstatuseffectsonyourselfandsimulatedenemies,selectmapmodifiersandplayerdebuffs,andchangetheversionofyourgame Tree:Takesyoubacktoyourpassiveskilltree Skills: Allowsyoutosetyourskillsandgems Items:Allowsyoutoequipanitemset(withasearchabledatabaseofallitemsinthegame) Calcs:Afullscreenofstatisticsaboutyourcurrentbuild ImportingaBuildinPathofBuildingSeeingPathofBuildingasablankslatedoesn'tdoitjustice.Asanewusertothistool,Ihighlyrecommendfindingabuildthatyoureallylikeonlineandseeingifthere'sanexportedPathofBuildingbuildcodeforit.UsingthePathofExileforums,I'vefoundanElectroCyclonebuildthatcomeswithaPathofBuildingcode,whichyoucancopyforyourselfoveronPasteBin.TheImport/ExportBuildtabinPathofBuildingwillautomaticallygenerateaPastebinURLforyourbuilds.YoucanalsoimporttheseURLsinthesametab.AfterimportingthePastebinURL,you'llbetakenbacktotheTreetabandyou'llseethatit'sbeencompletelyfilledoutforyou.Let'sheadovertotheItemstabnext.Asyoucansee,theauthorofthisbuildnotonlybuiltoutthepassiveskilltreebutalsocreatedanoptimalitemsetforthisbuild.Ontheleft-handside,youcanseestatisticsthatdynamicallychangeasyouaddortakeawayfromthebuild.Thisallowsyoutoknoweverysinglesmalldetailaboutwhatyou'recreating.Youcanswitchoutthatmain-handweaponforanotherandimmediatelyseetheDPSshift.Thisisn'ttheextentofPathofBuilding'snumbersthough.There'sstilltheCalcstab.Thisiswhereyoucanseeeverycalculationandstatisticaboutyourcharacterthatyou'deverneed,from yourAccuracy,LifeLeech,Resistances,Evasion,EnergyShield,andmore.CreatingYourOwnBuildinPathofBuildingImportinganexistingbuildgivesyouagoodwalkthroughofhowthingsworkinPathofBuilding,andcreatingyourownbuildisassimpleasclickingtheBackbutton(atthetopleft).Thisbringsyoutoalistofyoursavedbuilds(whichshouldbeblank,unlessyou'vechosentosavetheimportedbuild).ClicktheNewbuttonandyou'rebacktoablankslate.Alotofpeopleareoverwhelmedbyeverythingthat'savailabletoyouatthestartofyournewbuildplanthough.MysuggestionisthatyoufocusontheTrees,Skills,andItemstaboneatatimeafterfillingoutthebasics.Whenyouhaveabuildmappedoutinyourhead,itprobablyrevolvesaroundaparticulargem,skill,treenode,and/oritem.Fillthesecorepiecesintoyourbuildandthenstartexploring.WatchthenumbersinyoursidebarandundertheCalcstabactivelysoyoucanseewhatdirectionyou'regoingin.IfyouneedtohitaminimumforEnergyShield,forexample,it'sincrediblyeasytowatchyourprogresstowardsthat.Justkeepaneyeonwhatyou'redoing,makesureyou'remeetingthegoalsyousetforyourcharacter,andbuildaway!---AsanexperiencedPathofExileplayer,Idefinitelythinkthemostrewardingthingaboutplayingthisgameiscreatingabuildwithyourownbrainandhandsandtweakingittoperfection.NothingfeelsbetterinPathofExile.BeforePathofBuilding,thiswasincrediblyhard.Ifyouthinkit,youcanmakeit.Allthat'sleftafteristogrindforit!Ifyouwantsomepre-madebuildstogetyoustarted,checkoutourbestbuildsinPathofExile3.0forsomegreatideas.OrvisittherestofourPathofExileguidesforevenmoretips! CraigSnyder FeaturedContributor Playingvideogamesisfun. Twitter Games PathofExileGenresMassivelyMultiplayerRPG Platforms PCXboxOne Tags rpgskilltree  PublishedAug.31st2017 Cached-article_comments_article_53887 Related 5BestFreetoPlayGamesonSteam PathofExile3.13NeverSinkLootFilter:EverythingYouNeedtoKnow PathofExile3.11ClassesTierListGuide PathofExileThreadofHopeGuide PathofExileBrutalRestraintGuide PathOfExile'sDeliriumUpdateBringingNewChallenges,Rewards LetTheARPGWarsBegin:WarhammerChaosbanevs.OtherARPGs PrivateLeaguesCometoPathofExileonPC TheStateofMMOsin2017 MorePathofExileContent PathofExileGamePage PathofExileArticles more» 5BestFreetoPlayGamesonSteam PathofExile3.13NeverSinkLootFilter:EverythingYouNeedtoKnow PathofExile3.11ClassesTierListGuide PathofExileThreadofHopeGuide PathofExileBrutalRestraintGuide PathOfExile'sDeliriumUpdateBringingNewChallenges,Rewards