Games Encyclopedia/gamesencyclopedia1995.iso/temp/viking/manual.doc

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QUICK REFERENCE

GOAL

To become a mighty Viking warrior and thereby assist the gods at Ragnarok,
the final conflict of good and evil.

QUESTS (any or all may be attempted)

- Collect Thokk's tears or soul to give to Hela in exchange for the release of
  Balder's soul.
- Locate Mimming (Freyr's sword), Mjollnir (Thor's hammer), and Gungnir
  (Odin's spear) and return them to their owners.
- Find Mimer's well and gain the skill needed to defeat Aspenth.
- Find some manner of weapon or magic that can assist Tyr in battling with
  but one arm.

MOVEMENT

Mouse:     Place the mouse cursor on the lower map or upper map in a desired
         direction away from the player symbol and press either button.

Keyboard:  Using the keypad, press the number corresponding to the direction
         you wish to move:

                  7         8          9

                  4        You         6

                  1         2          3

Up/Down:   To go up or down through stairs or holes, the player may either
         click the mouse cursor on the up arrow or down arrow located in the
         far right row of mouse buttons, or may type "<" (less than) to go
         up and ">" (greater than) to proceed downward.

Resting:   The player may rest one turn by clicking on the character symbol
         with the mouse cursor or by pressing the "5" or "." (period) keys.

Attacking: To attack a hostile creature, move towards it.  To attack a
         non-hostile creature, use the attack command (below).

Shooting:  To shoot an arrow or crossbow bolt, you must first wield a longbow
         (for arrows) or crossbow (for bolts).

Aiming:    Aiming is accomplished in the same manner as movement, including
         the up and down directions.

COMMAND SUMMARY

Key   MOUSE       Description
    BUTTON
-----------------------------
a     (round      Repeat previous command; only functions with eat, throw, use
     arrow)     skill, use power, and zap.
A     ATTACK      Attack friendly or neutral creatures.
c     CALL        Rename a type of item.
C     SELF        Lists the players current physical state, including skills,
            innate abilities and powers.
d     -NONE-      Drop 1 item.
D     DROP        Drop many items.
e     EAT         Eat.
F     FAR MOVE    Moves the player in the desired direction until disturbed or
            the <ESC> key or cancel mouse button is pressed. Input the
            period key to rest for 100 turns.
i     PACK        Shows the items currently located in the player's pack.
l     LOOK AT     Look at something.
m     MIX         Mix two potions.
M     MAP         Shows the world map, highlighting areas which the player has
            visited.
n     NAME        Name a specific item.
N     NPC         This command allows the player to trade with and equip
            fellow Norsemen.
o     -NONE-      Displays amount of money currently owed to local trader.
O     SETTINGS    Lists all toggle switches at once (see F1-F8 below).
p     PAY         Pay debts and purchase all affordable unpaid merchandise
            currently held.
P     POWER       Use power.
q     DRINK       Quaff potion.
Q     QUIT        Give up or SAVE current game.
r     READ        Read scroll.
s     -NONE-      Sell 1 item.
S     SELL        Sell many items.
t     THROW/SHOOT Throws or shoots projectile weapons.
T     REMOVE      Remove armor, rings, and amulets.
u     SKILL       Use skill.
U     USE ITEM    Play instruments, fill vials, and use bags and orbs.
w     WIELD       Wield weapon. Enter "-" for wield nothing.
W     WEAR        Wear armor, rings, and amulets.
x     EXAMINE     Examine/describe object.
comma PICK UP     Pick up items located at the player's feet.
ALT-D DIG         Dig.
ALT-S -NONE-      Toggle sounds on/off.
ALT-Q SETTINGS    Allows player to turn on/off the message boxes which appear
            on the upper map.
?     HELP        Quick reference sheet.
F1    HELP        Quick reference sheet.
h     HELP        Quick reference sheet.
F2    SETTINGS    Turns on/off auto pickup function.  On position causes
            player to automatically attempt to pick up everything
            stepped onto.  Default=On.
F3    SETTINGS    Turns on/off more function. On position notifies player of
            all messages; more button may be cleared with (spacebar),
            (enter), or MORE button.  Off position notifies player only
            of messages which fit in message area. Default=On.
F4    PLAYBACK    Lists up to the last ten messages.
F5    SETTINGS    Sets the warning level for extended moves such as DIG and
            FAR MOVE.  Highest setting is easily disturbed.
            Default=High.
F6    PANIC       Hide Ragnarok screen at work.
F7    SETTINGS    Toggle eat off ground. On position allows player to eat off
            of the ground. Default=On.
F8    SETTINGS    Toggle item listing. On position automatically lists all
            items moved onto. Default=On.
F9    -NONE-      Shows memory free.
F10   (C)         About RAGNAROK.
ESC   ESC         Cancel command.
\     DISCOVERIES Lists all wands, potions, scrolls, and rings whose functions
            have been discovered.
<     (up arrow)  Ascend stairs, surface from underwater, and pass through
            holes in the ceiling.
>     (dn arrow)  Descend stairs, dive underwater and retrieve items, pass
            through holes in the floor and trigger traps.

(C) Copyright 1992 Norsehelm Productions