About this site

Solid Facet publishes one thing: a five-step beginner's course about starting an online PC game, written for readers in Australia. There is no news section, no forum and no account system, and the site is not added to over time except when a step is revised.

Who publishes it

Solid Facet is published by MTTrader Pro s.r.o., a company registered in the Czech Republic.

Where authorship is relevant, the author is the MTTrader Pro s.r.o. editorial team. We do not publish individual bylines, staff profiles or photographs, because the course is written and revised collectively and a named author would suggest a personal account that the text does not contain.

What the site is not

It is not an official site, reseller, partner or authorised source for any game or publisher, and nobody mentioned in the course has endorsed it. It is not a news outlet and publishes no reporting. It is not a personal blog, and the household described in the worked example is invented, unnamed and says nothing about any product's results. It offers no download, installer, system utility or scanning tool of any kind. There is nothing to sign up for and no certificate at the end, because there is no account and no record of who has read what.

How the course was structured

The order of the five steps comes from the order in which a beginner actually hits each obstacle. Understanding how a free game earns money comes first, because it shapes every later decision. Hardware comes second, because it is the one thing that can stop the attempt outright. The documents come third, while nothing has yet been installed and there is no sunk effort pushing you to agree quickly. The practical work comes fourth. The long-run habits come last, because they only make sense once the game exists.

Each step was then written to a fixed shape: an explanation, worked detail, one example, and a checklist short enough to use. Any term with a specific meaning in games is defined where it first appears. Where a step could have been padded with a comparison of products, it was not; this is a course, and a comparison table would have been advertising wearing a different hat.

What each step relies on

• Step 1 uses the published business models visible on game storefronts, and Australian government material for consumer rights — the ACCC for the Australian Consumer Law and Scamwatch for scam patterns.
• Step 2 uses the operating system makers' own documentation for where system information lives, including Microsoft support and Apple support, plus the standard Linux utilities.
• Step 3 uses the OAIC's material on the Australian Privacy Principles, the Australian Classification Board for classifications, and the eSafety Commissioner for guidance about minors online.
• Step 4 uses the sign-up and installation pattern common across large online games, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre for account security guidance.
• Step 5 uses the same Australian sources, together with ordinary household practice, which is presented as guidance rather than as research.

Facts about a specific game come only from what that vendor publishes or from what the affiliate network passed to us in writing. Where we were not given something — a download size, a classification, what is purchasable inside a game — the course says that the vendor does not state it and sends you to the source instead. We cite no studies, publish no benchmarks, run no tests and hold no awards, certifications or trust marks.

How often it is reviewed

Every step is reviewed at least twice a year, and sooner when an Australian source we link to changes materially or when a reader points out an error. The review date appears in the footer of every page, and legal pages carry their own effective date. A revision that changes the substance of a step changes that date; fixing a typographical error does not.

The commercial relationship, stated plainly

This site earns money from affiliate links. War Thunder, the game used as the course's worked example, is a product with which the publisher of this site has a commercial relationship: an affiliate network pays MTTrader Pro s.r.o. a commission when a reader registers, confirms an email address and signs in through one of our links. That is the only revenue the site has. It takes no display advertising, no sponsorship and no payment for coverage.

What this means for the course: the product that appears as an example is one we are paid for, and you should read it knowing that. What it does not mean, and what we will not do, is change the substance of a step because of the commission. The checklists do not require a purchase. The steps do not claim the example game is the best choice, or compare it favourably with anything, because we have not tested it and have no basis for such a claim. If a step's advice would be different without the commission, the step is wrong and we would rather hear about it. The Affiliate Disclosure page sets out the mechanics, and our Privacy Policy explains what happens to data when you follow such a link.

Corrections

If something here is wrong, write to info@solidfacet.online and say which page and which sentence. We read every message, we reply to most, and we do not add the address to any list — there is no list. Corrections to substance are made in the text and the review date is updated.