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SmithWare
6445 Westgate
Ft. Worth, Tx. 76180-4705
Registration:
Print it, fill it out, send it along with your check.
System Requirements:
640K Ram (540K available)
Disk space required:
EGA only - 6.3 Meg
SVGA only - 10.1 Meg
Both (EGA & SVGA) - 14.8 Meg
EGA-VGA Video card (640x350x16)
SVGA (640x400x256) available separately with registration
Additional Recommendations:
286/386SX 20mhz or faster
Microsoft or 100% compatible mouse
Installation:
If you have not already placed the downloaded files into a temporary
directory, do so now, this will simplify the post installation
cleanup process.
1. Create a TEMP directory and make it current.
2. Unzip YENDOR1.ZIP into it
3. Type "BBS_INST a" then press enter.
The "a" represents the disk drive
where the game will be installed.
Warning: It is your responsibility to insure enough available
disk space prior to running the install process.
4. When the installation process finishes, you may delete the
temporary files used for the installation.
5. You may run INSTALL from the YENDOR directory to reconfigure
an existing game or to create an additional game.
6. To start the game now, type "SW" from the YENDOR directory.
Before you begin playing:
From the Table of Contents you must create some characters. After
you create characters you must then assemble a party of one to six
characters. A check mark indicates when they are assigned.
How to play the game:
MOVEMENT:
Your party is represented by your lead character, and will always
be in the center of the screen. The arrow keys move your party.
* Mouse: In the playing area the 8 arrow pointers identify which
direction your party will travel. If you click you will
move 1 space, if you click and hold, your party will move
continuously.
ICONS:
To select an icon, either TAB or SHIFT TAB to move the selector
bar. Hit ENTER to select.
* Mouse: Point and click to select an icon. Right click repeats
the last icon.
TARGETING:
When the large white crosshairs appear, use the cursor keys to
change its location then press ENTER. The crosshairs will only
move within the range of the current function.
* Mouse: Point and click with the gold pointer. If it changes to a
hand then you are out of range.
CONVERSATIONS:
When you talk to other characters (NPCs) you begin the
conversation by saying "HELLO". From that point on they will
respond to one word entries from you (HINT-Try using words they
use to get more information.) All NPCs will respond to "HELLO",
"NAME", "JOB", and "BYE". Shopkeeper's keywords will appear in
all capital letters.
MAGIC:
In order to cast spells, a magic-user must have enough Nuore and
magic points.
BATTLE:
Combat begins when your party and a monster's party become
adjacent. The blinking white box indicates which player's turn
it is. Your options are Move,(U)se, (A)ttack, (C)ast,
Pass(SPACEBAR). You can not open a chest until all monsters have
been killed. To return to your journey walk everybody off the
screen. While fighting battles, as well as doing other things,
your characters will gain experience points that will allow them
to increase their level. When the flashing blue "T" appears next
to a character in "View party" you'll know it's time to train.
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Upon your entrance to the tavern in the mining town of Saccate,
where you begin, you and your party noticed this proclamation from
the governors of Yendor.
ATTENTION:
To all men and women of Yendor. Now is the time for the
mightiest among you to gather yourselves with strength and
courage and come before us.
It is certainly a well known fact that since the early
beginnings of this land there have always existed those
beings who lack the intelligence and discipline to form their
own civilized societies, and prefer to mindlessly take the lives
of our good citizens.
Until now, these creatures have always appeared in numbers
that could be dealt with by the town guards. However, we now
feel that if help is not recieved soon, the quantity of monsters
could become so great that we will eventually be completely
over run by these evil-doers.
Because of what would now appear to be certain doom, we
implore you, the people of Yendor, amass you gold, arm
yourselves, and proceed into the darkest mines and the
deepest forests. Seek out that which is destroying our
dignity. Please, accept our challenge. Not just for your own
safety, but for the future of all Yendor.