Make a gold reflective object Brand new to blender, and I'm trying to make a metallic object that is reflective. 
There are lots of tutorials on youtube, however none of them are compatible with blender 2.71 with the cycles render. 

Here are the tutorials I have tried:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_d7aT39mHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1QLNPPOsR0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKj_Rc8UA7E  

All of these tutorials have a 'transparency' and a 'mirror' option in the outliner menu that I just don't seem to have. 

How can I make this object reflective? Am I missing plugins or some other menu?
To do this in cycles, you'll want a glossy shader.

You can do this from the properties menu like this:



But this actually will create the corresponding material nodes in the material node editor:



At least in cycles, the node editor is a lot easier and faster to work with directly once you get used to it, allowing you to create more complex setups quickly:



See the manual for a complete list and description of all cycles nodes.

To help make it look more realistic, use a non-uniform/textured environment to avoid flat looking reflections: