Go to http://ds.thpgonline.com/ and click the "Join The Community" image in the top-right portion of the screen. You will then be prompted for some information. You must be at least 13 years of age to sign up for the community. If you do not have a copy of Tony Hawk's Proving Ground then leave the Account Code field blank. You can fill it in later when you purchase the game. If you do own a copy of the game, you can find your Account Code by going online in the game. To find it go to the main menu and select Wireless, then Nintendo WFC, then Connect, then Yes. Once online select Friends then Website Info to view your Account Code. Pay special attention to similar characters like 0's and O's when entering your code. Once you have filled everything your account is created!

First, you need a wireless internet connection, so you can go online with your Nintendo DS. If you are having problems with this, see the "How do I configure my Wi-Fi Connection?" portion of this FAQ. Once you go online with your DS, you will see a DS Username and Password. This can be viewed anytime in the future on your DS by going online and selecting "Friends" and then "Website Info".

Now you need to go online on your computer and go to http://ds.thpgonline.com and sign up for the Proving Ground community by following the instructions in the "How do I sign up to be part of the community?" part of this FAQ. Make sure to enter you Account Code.

First you need to go online in your copy of Tony Hawk's Proving Ground by going to the main menu and select Wireless, then Nintendo WFC, then Connect, then Yes. Once you go online an Account Code will be generated. To view it select Friends then Website Info. Once you know your Account Code, sign in to the community site. Now enter the name of your profile in the game into the Search Profiles field at the top of the page. Your profile should be listed in the search results. If there is more than one profile with your name check out their stats to see which one is yours. When you have found it, click the name to view the profile. From here there is an option to "Claim Slot". Select this and then type in your Account Code. Make sure to pay special attention to similar characters such as 0 and O. Now your game is linked to your forum account.

Yes. From your profile on this community site there is an option to "Link legacy account". Select this and enter your username and password from either the "Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam" or "Tony Hawk's American Sk8land" communities . Make sure you specify which game you are linking to.

Yes! All you have to do is press the Claim Slot account button by the profile you want to link your account to. Read the "I signed up for the community before I purchased Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. How do I link my account to my game?" portion of this FAQ for more information.

Information regarding setting up your hardware for DS wireless functionality, as well as other hardware related questions, is available at http://www.nintendowifi.com/customersupport/SupportHome.jsp

No, sharing your Friend Code in no way compromises any personal information and is a great way for you to be matched up with people you know. However, when matched with friends, you should still be careful about the personal information you choose to share over Wi-Fi voice chat.

Statistics for your own account are available here at the Tony Hawk's Proving Ground community site. You can also view the top scores from around the globe, allowing you to see how well you match up against the best players. Just click on "Scoreboards" for a plethora of statistics. You can also directly compare your stats to someone else's by going to his/her profile and selecting the "Compare Profile" option.

To put it simply, Friends are your friends on the community site. You can send someone a friend invite by going to their profile and selecting "Send Friendship Invitation". You can also select "Friends" in the top right portion of the screen to view your friends and to send out invites. You can choose to view Leaderboards for just friends online by going to the Scoreboards section and searching under "My Friends Only".

Replays can be viewed on your DS by going online in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and selecting "Leaderboards". From here choose a level to see the top scores, and the scores close to your best one. Press A on a score to view the replay. If you press L it will show your friends' replays. Your replays automatically get uploaded for others to view when you go online in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. If your replay is cool enough, it may be hosted on the Community Site so others can view it from their computers. To watch replays on your computer, click the TV on the main page.

Sk8crews are a chance for you to join up with your friends and other players of the game in a group to see how well you match up against the rest of the community. You can join or start a crew by clicking on the links on the main page.

Scores are automatically uploaded when you log in and log out of Nintendo Wi-Fi. If you get new Classic Mode high scores while connected to Nintendo Wi-Fi, you can upload these by checking the Scoreboards for any level on your Nintendo DS.

To upload art, enter the Skate Lounge from the online menu and select "Update Art", then "Upload Art". This will replace the art in your slots online with the art from your slots on your DS assuming they are not "locked". Locked art cannot replace art on your community slots. To lock/unlock art, press the picture of a lock in the picture editor.

To download art, put the art you want on your DS in your slots online by clicking on a desired piece and selecting the appropriate option. Once all the art you want to download is in your slots, enter the Skate Lounge from the online menu in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground and select "Update Art", then "Download Art"

Any art you want to save can be added to your collection by simply left-clicking on the desired piece and selecting the option to add it to your collection. You can save as much art as you want on the community site.

Shirts and pants can be set to Slot 1 and 2 for download. Additionally, you can choose to set moderated images to be displayed on your character avatar. Just click the shirts and pants images under Art and you will see a list of options appear. Custom Shirts and Pants MUST be moderated before you can set them as your Avatar's shirt and pants. This can cause a delay in the time it takes to see your avatar wearing your uploaded art! Character avatars do not reflect your in-game character's head or skin tone.

Offensive art is not okay and will be removed from the site. Use your best judgment and if you think an image may be inappropriate do not upload it. Some examples of inappropriate art are racist imagery, nudity, sexual content, drug references, offensive symbols, and overly violent art. If you see an inappropriate image on the site, report it to the moderators. If you upload three pieces of inappropriate art, then your privileges of being able to upload art will be revoked.

The best thing you can do is to transfer your WFC settings from your old DS to your new one. You can do this by starting Tony Hawk's Proving Ground in your old DS and selecting "Wireless" from the main menu, then "Nintendo WFC", then "Configure". From here select "Options", then "Transfer Nintendo WFC Configuration". Follow the instructions shown to transfer your account to your new DS.

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