Jason Aller Floppy Collection/127.img/KBDOX.ZIP/BOUNTY.DOC

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OK, here are the docs for Kings Bounty, not the complete docs, but more than
enough for you to play and win the game...  It is pretty easy, but for each
character, all of the treasures, etc are switched around...  The graphics are
pretty good, but the sound is lacking (no Adlib, Roland, or Sound Blaster
support.)  Enjoy...

Initial choices of class are as follows: A - Knight, B - Paladin, C - Sorceress,
D - Barbarian.

Character Classes:
  The KNIGHT starts with the best troops of the classes, and his leadership is
matched only by the barbarian.  He also has a very good commission per week and
starting gold.  On the down side, he has limited spell ability, and is slow to
advance.
  The PALADIN has ok leadership, and beginning troops are good, but not as
strong as those of the Knight.  He starts with good gold and weekly commision,
and has more magical skills than those of the Knight, though he still needs
initial training before he can use magic.  His drawbacks are in Leadership,
and advancement.
  The SORCERESS has the weekest leadership of the four classes, and her initial
troops are the weakest, she has the advantage of magic, and the most initial
cash, and weekly commission, though it peaks out lower than the other classes.
Level advancement is second only to the Barbarian.
  The BARBARIAN has leadership equal to the Knight, starting troops are very
good.  Their starting gold is the lowest, but the best per week commission.
They also have the fastest advancement.  They have the worst of the magical
potential though.

COMMANDS:

A - View Army - Shows you details of all yer current troops.
D - Dismiss Army - Dismisses an entire troop type from your service.
F - Fly - Used when you have all flying troops (Dragons, Demons, Archmages,
    Vampires).
L - Land - Used to land when flying.
N - New Continent - Sail to new Continent after finding the map.
I - Contract Info - Displays information on the current contract.
M - Auto-Mapping - Displays where you have traveled on the continent.
P - Puzzle Solve - Shows all pieces of the puzzle that you have.
Q - Quit and Save - Just what it says.
S - Sceptre Search - Look for the Sceptre (takes 10 days).
U - Use Magic - Used to cast a spell.
V - View Character - Display's character's stats.
    Leadership - You must have leadership points greater than the total hit
         points of a single troop.  If not the troops will become out
         of control and attack the nearest opponent until dead.
    Commission - Each week money is paid from King Maximus.
    Gold on Hand - How much gold you have.
    Spell Power - The skill level at which you cast spells, the higher the
          more potent.
    Max Spells - The maximum amount of spells you can have memorized.
    Villians Cought - The number of villains captured.  There are 17.
    Artifacts Found - Each one gives you another piece of the puzzle, and there
              are 2 per continent.
    Castles Garrisoned - Castles taken over, and popluated by troops.
    Followers Killed - Total of all troops lost.
    This command also shows maps to other continents, and artifacts found.
W - Wait Week - Will pass to the end of the current week, each week is 5 days.

C - Controls - can only be changed from this menu - sound, animation, delay,
    etc.

COMBAT

There are two types of combat, field, and castle.  When you attack the castle
you need seige weapons, which can be bought in towns, to breach the walls.  In
the menu bar it displays OPTIONS/(Troop Name) M#/S# M# is movement remaining,
and if there is an S# that is your shooting range.  The commands for combat
are:

G - Give Up Combat - Disbands all troops under your control, it is mainly used
    when you know you cannot win and you don't wanna loose points and time.
<Space> - Pass - Do nothing that round for those troops.
S - Shoot if you have shooting weapons such as bows.  Return to fire.
U - Use Magic - A display of all spells with amounts availible will appear
    and you choose the spell by pressing the letter, combat spells on the left
    side, and adventure on the right.
W - Wait - Allows you to wait until another troop approaches then attack them.

Spells can be used only once per round.


WINNING THE GAME

The sceptre is burried in the exact center of the Puzzle map, and can only be
burried in a grassy square.

SPELLS:
  Adventure Spells:
    Bridge - Is used so you can travel over water, two squares are bridged by
         the spell, and multiple spells can be used with each other.
    Time Stop - When cast it freezes time for a duration based upons spell
        power.  When time is frozen only the caster and his troops may
        move.
    Find Villain - Reveals the location of the villain whose contract is
           currently held by the player.
    Castle Gate - Allows the player with troops to go to a castle he has been
          to before.
    Town Gate - Same as above, but to a previously visited town.
    Instant Army - Rather than recruiting the type of creature depends upon
           the caster's class and level, and the number of troops
           is determined by spell level.
    Raise Control - Raises the player's leadership for the rest of the week.

  Combat Spells:
    Clone - Adds creatures to already existing forces.  The number is based
        upon the casters spell level.  (be carefull cos troops can get
        out of control if you get too many).
    Teleport - Move one group of troops somewhere else (yours or theirs).
    Fireball - does damage to opponents.
    Lightning Bolt - Does have as much damage as Fireball.
    Freeze - Restricts one troops movement but they can still attack troops
         next to them.
    Ressurrect - Bring some troops killed back to life if some of them remain
         alive.
    Turn Undead - Kills some undead creatures based upon the caster's spell
          level.

Artifacts:
  Amulet of Alignment - Grants greater spell power.
  Anchor of Admiralty - Gives character cheaper prices when renting a ship.
  Articles of Nobility - Increases Commission per week.
  Book of Necros - Increses Max Spells.
  Crown of Command - Doubles Leadership.
  Ring of Heroism - Increases Luck.
  Shield of Protection - Better protection for all armies.
  Sword of Prowess - Increases all damage done by your troops.


Here are the coordinants of the castles and towns.

Castles:                     Towns:

Continentia
  Azram            30,27        Bayside            41,58
  Cancomar        36,49        Fjord            46,35
  Faxis            22,49        Hunterville        12, 3
  Irok            11,30        Isla Vista        57, 5
  Kookamunga        57,58        King's Haven        17,21
  Nilslag        22,24        Lakeview        17,44
  Ophiraund         6,57        Nyre            50,13
  Portalis        58,24        Path's End        38,50
  Rythacon        54, 6        Quiln Point        14,27
  Vutar            40, 5        Riverton        29,12
  Wankelforte        40,41        Xoetan            51,28

Forestria
  Basefit        47, 6        Anomaly            34,23
  Duvock        30,18        Dark Corner        58,60
  Jhan            41,34        Elan's Landing         3,37
  Mooseweigh        25,39        Midland            58,33
  Quinderwich        42,56        Underfoot        58, 4
  Yeneverre        19,19        Wood's End         3, 8

Archipelia
  Endryx        11,46        Centrapf         9,39
  Goobare        41,36        Japper            13, 7
  Hyppus        43,27        Overthere        57,57
  Lorshe        52,57        Simpleton        13,60
  Tylitch         9,18        Topshore         5,50
  Xelox            45, 6        Yakonia            49, 8

Saharia
  Spockana        17,39        Grimwold         9,60
  Uzare            41,12        Vengeance         7, 3
  Zyzzarzaz        46,43        Zaezoizu        58,48


  OK, that is most of it, here are some other things that you need to know,
Towns are usually near a castle, and there you can rent or dismiss a boat,
get a new contract, and find out the troops and owner of a near castle.  I
found that using a boat is by far the best way to get around, unless you can
get flying creatures.  The game is pretty easy and strait forward, you move
on and off the boat by just moving on it, the arrow keys move you around, as
you should know.  The game theme is you are a bounty hunter out to make some
bucks and save the kingdom.  Some ursurpers have stolen the sceptre and hidden
it somewhere one one of the four continents.  You must find the pieces of the
puzzle and get it back in order to win...  You get a piece of the puzzle for
each artifact and Villain captured (25 pieces total) though all pieces are
not needed in order to find the place where it is hidden.  Tha is about it,
enjoy...


            The VIKING - NYC

Oh, and I should have the character editor for it within a couple of days, so
hang in there if yer stuck, you should be able to modify most everything...