DARKLANDS NOTES - version 483.06 - September 14th, 1992 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� HARD DISK SPACE Darklands requires about 17,500,000 bytes (17.5 MB) of hard disk space. This includes about 16 MB of files, plus approximately 1.5 MB of temporary storage, first for high speed installation, and then reused as temporary file storage during play, including a reasonable number of saved games. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� MEMORY REQUIREMENTS Currently Darklands requires 595,000 bytes (581K) of main memory, plus 65,536 bytes (64K) of EMS memory. If you are uncertain of the memory in your machine use the DOS 5.0 command "MEM /C" to view the entire memory configuration of your computer. Darklands also requires FILES=20 (or more) in your CONFIG.SYS file. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� FAST LOADING COMMANDS The "DARKLAND /Q" command mentioned in the technical supplement disables ALL animation routines in the game, not just the initial animation. This command is intended for hardware configurations that have problems with the animations, but which can run the rest of the game (see Extended Animation Sequences, below, for details). To preserve the animations, but quickly bypass the opening sequence, load normally with DARKLAND, then immediately tap the space bar. This bypasses the opening animation, while preserving the later defeat and victory animations. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� SAVING THE GAME You can only save Darklands in three spots: (a) While staying at a city inn; (b) While camping in the countryside; (c) While on the travel map of Germany. At all other times, although "Save" may be allowed, your game status could be a mixture of present and past situations. The game is still completely playable. We recommend you save Darklands frequently. It is a large and complex game. Despite extensive testing, certain logic paths could produce unintended results. Having a series of recent saved-game files is your best protection from such problems. We're sorry that the complexity of the battle logic prevents saving the game during battles. We especially recommend that you save the game before entering a mine. Battles there can take a while! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� THE STORY CONTINUES - LOADING SAVED GAMES This version supports the ability to load saved games while in the game, as described on page 18 of the manual. Also new in this version, the list of saved games can be scrolled using the keyboard's arrow keys. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� SAVES\DEFAULT FILE The SAVES subdirectory includes a file titled "DEFAULT." This file must be present in this subdirectory to permit character generation. If you use DOS commands to copy, clean out, etc. the SAVES files, be sure to not erase DEFAULT. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� CHARACTERS LEAVING BATTLE by STAIRS or LADDERS If a character uses a ladder or stairway (a "portal") to change floors, remember that the character is now inaccessible except through the appropriate number key (1 through 5) on the keyboard. Please review pages 35-36 of the manual if you're confused. Also note that "Multiple Portals" is more flexible than the manual suggests. If all survivors have left the original floor in different directions, the view shifts to the character who departed last. However, we still recommend that you rejoin the party immediately, since various functions (including group mode) may be confused by a party split onto various floors. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� UNCERTAIN FATES & PRISONERS Sometimes a character will suffer an uncertain fate. A series of "?" symbols appear in the blue character box. Such characters may be dead, may be a prisoner in a nearby city, or may have escaped their fate and be waiting for you at some nearby city inn. To rescue a prisoner, you must get into the dungeons of the city hall. If forced into a fight, you must kill ALL the guards. Accomplishing this will free your compatriot. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� RETIREMENT Characters can temporarily retire at any city inn. You can later return and invite them to rejoin the party once more. However, when anyone joins an existing party, be they an old friend or someone new, they come with NO equipment, just their knowledge. Therefore, before retiring someone, cache their equipment at that inn. There is no specific screen for retiring the entire party. To retire, just save the game and erase all earlier saved games for that party. You can take them "out of retirement" at any time by loading that saved game. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� HALL OF FAME The manual incorrectly stating that Darklands has a Hall of Fame. This version does not. However, for your information, we expect that moderately successful parties will achieve fame in the low hundreds, while very successful ones will reach the high hundreds. Darklands has no specific ending -- you can play forever. However, if you have defeated Raubritters, dragons, the three different kinds of problems in mines, and ultimately Baphomet, you have encountered all the major challenges. Good luck and good adventuring! 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� EXTENDED ANIMATION SEQUENCES The opening sequence and two other animations during the game may have problems with a few hard disk drive controllers. Generally, if the opening animation runs without problem three or four times, you should not have any difficulties. If, however, you do have difficulties, until we can compensate for these hardware peculiarities, we suggest you load with DARKLAND /Q. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� (NO) SIMULTANEOUS ROLAND & SOUND BLASTER SUPPORT Unfortunately, the Installation and Supplement folder is incorrect on page 3. This version of Darklands does not support simultaneous use of both sound boards. For users with both boards, we recommend using the Roland MT-32/LAPC-1. Darklands music is designed to fully exploit the advanced capabilities of the Roland system. If both boards were supported, Roland users would hear a bit of digitized speech during the opening and during the destruction of Baphomet. Users with both boards are invited to play each twice, first with Roland, then with Sound Blaster. The destruction of Baphomet occurs when you are victorious in the demon's Citadel of the Apocalypse, so save the game before entering. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� MICROPROSE HINTS BY PHONE MicroProse has a telephone hint line service effective October 1, 1992. Information will be available on a range of games and cate- gories, including recent MicroProse, MicroPlay, Evryware and Paragon titles for simulation, strategy, role-playing, graphic adventure, and sports, as well as MicroProse's Nintendo video games. The MicroProse telephone hint line is 1-900-933-PLAY. Charge is $0.95 per minute, callers must be 18 years or older, a touch-tone phone is required. Call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� DARKLANDS CLUE BOOK MicroProse is publishing a clue book for Darklands, written by the systems designer Arnold Hendrick. The book will include actual numeric data and logic, as well as outlines of all quests and solutions to the various dwarf puzzles. This book will be available in October or November 1992. Call 1-800-879-PLAY for how to order. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�