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- the game screen:
-
- the game screen includes the
- top information area, the
- icon bar, and the character
- reference area on the bottom
- of the screen.
-
- ...top information area...
- 3d-view:
- this window is located in the
- upper left-hand corner and
- provides a view of the outside
- world.
-
- text window:
- this window, located in the
- upper right-hand corner, gives
- a descripiton of certain areas
- that the player is currently
- in. It will also display any
- text that is spoken to the
- party.
-
- .....the icon bar......
- arrow icons:
- these icons will allow the
- party to move about the 3d
- world. this movement can also
- be accomplished by using the
- arrow keys.
-
- camp icon:
- this icon will allow the party
- to make camp - the party can
- only camp in the dungeons.
- camping will heal injured
- characters and restore lost
- magic energy. be warned, many
- a party has been ambushed while
- they slept.
-
- cast icon:
- this icon is in the shape of
- a hand with a ball floating
- above it. this will allow a
- character to cast a spell from
- outside combat. when this icon
- is selected, you will be asked
- to choose a character. a spell
- menu will appear at the top of
- the screen. to cast a spell,
- click on the spell name. To
- select from higher level
- spells, use the level icons that
- are situated above the spell
- listing. to abort the casting
- of a spell, select the quit
- icon.
-
- examine icon:
- this icon is represented by a
- close-up shot of a human head.
- you can either examine some-
- thing in the 3d window, or
- examine an item. if you choose
- to examine an item, you are
- asked to choose a character.
- the characters inventory will
- appear and you can select the
- item to be examined.to end an
- examination session, click on
- the characters portrait.
-
- use icon:
- this icon is represented by a
- hand using a lever. this icon
- works in the same manner as
- the examine icon, except that
- the item you selected will be
- used.
-
- disk options:
- this icon is represented by a
- small computer. there are
- five disk options that are
- available:
- 1. save game: this option will
- save the game that is currently
- in progress. it is important
- to note that only parties that
- have been saved in the wilder-
- ness or in one of the cities
- may be operated on from the
- main menu.
- 2. load game: this option will
- load a game from the last
- saved game position.
- 3. main menu: this will return
- the player to the main menu,
- at the beginning of the game.
- 4. exit to dos: this will end
- the game session and return
- to dos. It does not save the
- game.
- 5. abort: this will exit from
- the disk options menu.
-
- compass icon:
- though this is not a useable
- icon, it will provide a party
- with valuable information and
- is an invaluable mapping tool.
-
- ....character reference....
- there are four character slabs
- located at the bottom of the
- screen. Each slab corresponds
- to the character whose portrait
- is inside the box.
-
- selecting the character picture
- will display the character
- screen. for information about
- this screen, refer to f6:
- character screen.
-
- directly to the right of the
- portrait are two icons that
- indicate what you are holding.
-
- above the portrait is a small
- text box that displays the
- characters name and current
- life status. if you wish to
- move a character, click on this
- box and then click on another
- box in the desired location.
-