17 Bit Software 3: The Continuation/17-Bit_The_Continuation_Disc.iso/amigan/amigan 22/hackaux/help

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    Welcome to HACK!           ( description of version 1.0.1 )

    Hack is a Dungeons and Dragons like game where you (the adventurer)
descend into the depths of the dungeon in search of the Amulet of Yendor
(reputed to be hidden below the thirtieth level).  You are accompanied by a
little dog that can help you in many ways and can be trained to do all
sorts of things. On the way you will find useful (or useless) items, (quite
possibly with magic properties) and assorted monsters.  You attack a monster
by trying to move into the space a monster is in (but often it is much
wiser to leave it alone).

    Unlike most adventure games, which give you a verbal description of
your location, hack gives you a visual image of the dungeon level you are on.

    Hack uses the following symbols:
        A to Z and a to z:  monsters.  You can find out what a letter
represents by saying "/ (letter)", as in "/A", which will tell you that 'A'
is a giant ant.
        - and |  These form the walls of a room (or maze).
        .  this is the floor of a room.
        #  this is a corridor.
        >  this is the staircase to the next level.
        <  the staircase to the previous level.
        `  A large boulder.
        @  You (usually).
        ^  A trap.
        )  A weapon of some sort.
        (  Some other useful object (whistle, camera, pickaxe, ...)
        [  A suit of armor.
        %  A piece of food (not necessarily healthy ...).
        /  A wand.
        =  A ring.
        ?  A scroll.
        !  A magic potion.
        $  A pile or pot of gold.
                }  A pool of water
                {  A fountain

Commands:
    Hack knows the following commands:
    ?    help: print this list.
    Q    Quit the game.
    S    Save the game.
    <    up: go up the staircase (if you are standing on it).
    >    down: go down (just like up).
    kjhlyubn - go one step in the direction indicated.
        k: north (i.e., to the top of the screen),
        j: south, h: west, l: east, y: ne, u: nw, b: se, n: sw.
    KJHLYUBN - Go in that direction until you hit a wall or run
        into something.
    m    (followed by one of kjhlyubn): move without picking up
        any objects.
    M    (followed by one of KJHLYUBN): Move far, no pickup.
    f    (followed by one of kjhlyubn): move until something
        interesting is found.
    F    (followed by one of KJHLYUBN): as previous, but forking
        of corridors is not considered interesting.
    i    print your inventory.
    s    search for secret doors and traps around you.
    ^    ask for the type of a trap you found earlier.
    )    ask for current wielded weapon.
    [    ask for current armor.
    =    ask for current rings.
    .    rest, do nothing.
    ^R    redraw the screen.
    ^P    repeat last message
        (subsequent ^P's repeat earlier messages).
    ^T    teleport.
    /    (followed by any symbol): tell what this symbol represents.
    e    eat food.
    w    wield weapon. w- means: wield nothing, use bare hands.
    q    drink (quaff) a potion.
    r    read a scroll.
    T    Takeoff armor.
    R    Remove Ring.
    W    Wear armor.
    P    Put on a ring.
    t    throw or shoot a weapon.
    z    zap a wand.
    p    pay your shopping bill.
    d    drop something. d7a: drop seven items of object a.
    D    Drop several things.
        In answer to the question "What kinds of things do you
        want to drop? [!%= au]" you should give zero or more
        object symbols possibly followed by 'a' and/or 'u'.
        'a' means: drop all such objects, without asking for
            confirmation.
        'u' means: drop only unpaid objects (when in a shop).
    a    use, apply - Generic command for using a key to lock
        or unlock a door, using a camera, using a rope, etc.
    c    call: name a certain object or class of objects.
    C    Call: Name an individual monster.
    E    Engrave: Write a message in the dust on the floor.
        E- means: use fingers for writing.
    o    set options. You will be asked to enter an option line.
        If this is empty, the current options are reported.
        Otherwise it should be a list of options separated by commas.
        Possible boolean options are: oneline, time, news, tombstone;
        they can be negated by prefixing them with '!' or "no".
        A compound option is endgame; it is followed by a description
        of what parts of the list of topscorers should be printed
        when the game is finished.
    v    print version number.

    You can put a number before a command to repeat it that many times,
    as in "20s" or "40.".

    Some special feature that have been added just for the AMIGA:

    The numeric keypad (and cursor keys) may be used to indicate
direction.  ie. 8 on the keypad, UP arrow and 'k' are all ways to move up
one space.  Pressing SHIFT with the keypad or arrow keys causes you move
in the desired direction until something interesting happens.  The 8 arrows
that appear on the title bar may also be use to move a single space in the
indicated direction at a time.

    Menus appear on the top of the screen so that you can just select a
command.  The command character appears on the menu so that you can use
these menus as a quick form of help.

    When you Christen a monster, or are prompted for a Teleport location
(only when you have a ring of Teleport Control), you can use the mouse to
indicate the place you want to go.


    Have Fun, and Good Hacking!