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THE STONEKEEP INTERACTIVE PREVIEW
This is the first level out of the complete Stonekeep experience.
During this preview, you will be able to search the halls of an
ancient ruined Keep, find treasure, fight monsters, increase your
character's skills and experience the magic that is Stonekeep!
All this, and the preview is only the first two maps out of a
total of twenty-two!
This is not a feature-disabled version of the game. Everything you
can do on the first level of the full Stonekeep package, you can
do in this preview.
See below for more instructions on how to play the Stonekeep
Interactive Preview.
STONEKEEP: THE FULL EXPERIENCE
What's after the preview? The complete Stonekeep experience.
* Twenty more maps to explore
* A detailed storyline that unfolds as you explore the Underlands
* More weapons, armors and items
* Magick! 28 Magick spells that you can modify for more power
* More monsters, traps and quests
* Non-Player Characters to join the party and journey at your side
* Cinematic sequences
* Interact with a Dragon, Faeries, Dwarves, and more...
HOW TO PLAY: THE BASICS
Use the keyboard to move through the dungeon environment.
W or Up Arrow..... Move Forward
S or Down Arrow... Move Backwards
A or Left Arrow... Turn Left
D or Right Arrow.. Turn Right
Use the mouse to interact with the environment. The cursor will
change to show what command the left and right mouse button will do.
Common cursors:
Crosshairs........ Attack
Grabbing Hand..... Pick up item:
The left mouse button will pick up the item and leave
it in your hand for you to use, the right mouse button
places it directly in your inventory
Pulling Hand...... Manipulate object
Quill............. Write (use keyboard)
Scroll............ Open Inventory
Mirror............ Display Status/Direction
Journal........... Open Journal
There are other cursors. Experiment.
Other keyboard commands include:
I Inventory ESC Menu/Cancel F3 Toggle Subtitles ON/OFF
M Mirror F2 Save Game F5-F6 Lower/Raise Sound-FX
J Journal F4 Load Game F7-F8 Lower/Raise Music
TAB Journal Map 1-6 Journal Sections F11 Adjust Brightness
HOW TO PLAY: THE SCROLL & INVENTORY
Your inventory scroll is a magick scroll that will hold an unlimited
number of items. When the cursor is in the shape of an item, that is
called the active item. To add the active item to your inventory,
move it to the middle of the right side of the screen. The cursor
should turn into a scroll, click a mouse button at that point to open
the inventory. Drop the item on the inventory scroll to store it
there for later use.
You can throw the active item by clicking in mid-air. The higher the
item is on the screen, the harder you will toss it.
When you pick up items, the mouse buttons do different things.
Experiment with them to see what they do.
HOW TO PLAY: THE MIRROR
The mirror will open automatically whenever you open the inventory. You
can also display the bottom of the mirror on-screen at all times to keep
informed of your character's vitality (life points) and current direction.
The various gems on the mirror will change the display. Experiment.
Besides looking at your character, you can use the mirror to equip and
use items on him. Simply drag an active item on to the character, and
click. If the item is a piece of armor, or an item like a scroll or
potion, the character is smart enough to use the item automatically.
If it is an item that must be placed into an individual hand, you must
move the item over the proper hand first.
HOW TO PLAY: THE JOURNAL
The Journal is an object that you must find in the game. Do so, because
it contains valuable information about your character and records more
information as you move through Stonekeep and beyond.
The Journal is divided into sections. Use the number keys to display a
section, or the mouse to move through the Journal.
1: Character Information
The first section shows your character's statistics and skills. Refer
to this to track your character's improvement, and check on his status.
2: Journal Notes
If you ever need to record information about your game, use this
section. The quill cursor shows where you can write. Press ESC when
you are done writing.
3: Magick Runes
In this Preview, this section will never be used. In the full
experience, this is where your character records runes and prepares
his spells.
4: Clues
Many important clues are automatically recorded here for you. Refer
here when you need help.
5: Items
Everytime you find a new item, a record of the item is added to this
section. You can write your own notes here, as well.
6: Maps
This is the automap. Use the quill to write notes in squares you
have visited. Every square you walk into will be recorded here. Use the
TAB key to quickly show the map.
ON-LINE MANUAL
To view the on-line manual, type
MANUAL <enter>
on the Stonekeep Interactive Preview CD-ROM.
HINTS
* Equip yourself with weapons and armor as soon as you can. Explore the
first tower to get yourself into combat shape.
* Your character will attempt to strike where the attack cursor is located.
Monsters have weak areas of armor. Aim for them.
* Roots are healing items. Use them when your vitality gets low. Potions
are even better.
* When you get a new key, return to locked doors you previously visited.
It's often worth the extra effort.
* Move around in combat. It's harder for the monsters to hit you that way.
* On slower machines, or machines with 8 megabytes of RAM, a smartdrive
of 256k will increase performance. Try: "SMARTDRV 256 <enter>"
Enjoy yourself!
Team STONEKEEP
INTERPLAY SUPPORT SITES
Internet E-Mail: support@interplay.com
Web Site: http://www.interplay.com
BBS: telnet bbs.interplay.com
telnet 199.182.211.86
(714)252.2822 N81 1200-28.8k
America On-line: keyword INTERPLAY or e-mail IPTECH
Compuserve: GO GAMEBPUB or e-mail 76702,1342
GEnie: M805;1
Prodigy: e-mail PLAY99B
FTP Site: ftp.interplay.com
Phone: (714)553.6678
FAX: (714)252-2820 ATTN: Customer Service
Interplay Productions
17922 Fitch Ave.
Irvine, CA 92714
ATTN: Customer Service