Getting Started in Rintama High
A clean first hour from spawn to funded student fighter or roleplayer.
Rintama High drops you into Hokuheki City with school roleplay, jobs, sports, customization, and optional street PvP. The first hour feels crowded because menus, districts, and NPCs compete for attention. This getting started guide sequences a practical route so you unlock money, mobility, and combat readiness without wasting Yen.
Minute-by-minute first session
1. Finish character setup. Paste Marketplace clothing IDs later if you want. Height matters for combat — skim customization before spending Reroll Tokens.
2. Redeem every active code. Follow how to redeem and the Codes Hub. Free Yen funds your first style.
3. Open the phone map. Mark school, shops, and districts. The map and NPCs guide names vendors worth visiting.
4. Equip the skateboard. The town is large. Walking every errand is the most common new-player mistake.
5. Talk to school-area NPCs. Learn which NPCs offer services versus flavor dialogue. Check Potential when you find Masahiko “Kenzaki” Tori.
6. Budget a fighting style. Visit Kamasaki Yuri when you have enough Yen. Read fighting styles before buying — refunds are not the norm.
7. Run jobs for repeatable Yen. Codes are a spike; jobs are the loop. See farm Yen.
8. Practice combat only when ready. Disable Passive Mode, enable Shift Lock, press G, and drill light, heavy, and evade. Full binds are in combat and controls.
Roleplay path versus fighter path
If you want peaceful campus life — classes, basketball, volleyball, soccer, teacher or student roles — keep Passive Mode on. You still benefit from codes, jobs, and clothing IDs. If you want delinquent street fights, treat Passive Mode as a safety switch you flip intentionally, not something you leave off while exploring crowded sidewalks.
Systems you should understand early
Phone hub. Settings for codes and Passive Mode, map for navigation, customization for IDs and rerolls.
Yen. Primary currency for styles and stores such as Old Man Aizawa’s goods.
Reroll Tokens. Appearance and height experiments. Do not dump them blind.
Styles. Rush, Beast, and Brawler are the documented purchase options players hunt first. Rankings live on the tier list.
Potential. Speaks to long-term character growth; check it once you find the right NPC.
Video walkthrough
The mid-article video is a full community starter covering codes, Yen tips, and locations. Use it to see the phone UI and district routes, then return here for written checklists and internal links to deeper pages.
Common early mistakes
Crossing the city on foot, entering PvP without Shift Lock, buying a style you dislike with no refund plan, and spending all code Yen on cosmetics. Avoid those and your second hour feels intentional.
Next reads
After this page, deepen money with farm Yen, styles with fighting styles, and world knowledge with map and NPCs. Keep updates open during launch week when bugs and codes shift. Official play link and Discord pointers sit on wiki links.
Rintama High is still young. Expect glitches, read in-game keybinds, and treat community lists as living documents. This guide stays focused on decisions that matter in session one so you leave spawn with a funded plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
What should I do first in Rintama High?
Redeem codes, open the map, use the skateboard, then visit key NPCs before spending Yen.
Do I need Passive Mode off to play?
Only if you want PvP. Roleplayers can leave Passive Mode enabled.
Where do I buy fighting styles?
From the style vendor NPC route described in the Fighting Styles guide, typically after crossing into the vendor district.
Is the skateboard required?
Not required, but strongly recommended because the map is large and jobs spread across town.
When should I reroll height?
After you understand tall versus short combat tradeoffs in the customization guide.