Avatars
The first thing you need to do if you've installed "Yoville" on your Facebook account is create an identity, or avatar, for yourself. Choose a name, skin color, eye color, hair style and clothing. The game provides a basic clothing range for beginners, but once you have acquired some coins you can visit the clothing store and buy more outfits. Shopping in Yoville means that you gain experience points, even if you do have to spend your hard-earned coins.
Home
When you start playing "Yoville," you begin in your home, which is a three-room apartment. You'll find buttons at the top of the screen for a map of Yoville and for editing the layout of your home and its contents. When you have rearranged your apartment, and bought new furniture or other decorative items for it, make sure you lock it, using the "lock" in the lower right hand corner. Otherwise you may lose items. As you progress through levels and acquire more money you will be able to buy a house and other property.
Work
New "Yoville" players need to get to work as soon as possible. On the map in your apartment you'll find directions to the Widget Factory to earn YoCoins and YoPoints. Ideally you should visit your workplace every six hours. Invite you friends to join your "work crew" at the factory. This will help you to earn money faster and climb the corporate ladder. On the screen, you'll also see an energy meter which alters according to your actions. The more things you do in Yoville, the higher the energy meter rises. At the bottom of the screen,you'll find the social tools you need for interacting with other Yoville residents, such as chatting or having a water fight.
Friends
Invite your Facebook friends to join you in Yoville. When you visit a friend in Yoville, you get a coin, and for all other social interactions, such as going to the casino, dancing, buying them gifts and sending them messages. Making a daily visit to everyone in your circle of friends earns you a steady income of coins. If you want to make new friends in Yoville, visit Vinny's Diner for something to eat.