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╔═════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ STONE MIST II ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════╝ PLAYERS GUIDE Stone Mist Copyright 1988-1993 Stone Mist 2 Copyright 1993 All Rights Reserved Bit Brother Software #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton CO 80123 (303)-973-5606 MST (voice) Copyright and Trademark Notices. Documentation in its entirety is copyrighted by Bit Brother Software and may not be reproduced in whole or part, by mimeograph or xerox or any other means without permission, with the exception of quoting brief passages for the purposes of review. Artwork Copyright 1992-1993, Michael Ramsey. Copyright 1988-1993, Bit Brother Software. Stone Mist and The Druidic Sanctuary are registered trademarks of Michael Ramsey. All Rights Reserved. Copyright Notices. Unless otherwise stated all material is copyrighted by Bit Brother Software. Worm Handlers of Drakhelm and all other Stone Mist titles are a registered trademarks of Michael Ramsey. All Borland products are trademarks of Borland Int. Introductory text material is a copyright of Stone Mist Press. (C) 1993. Stone Mist 2 : Legend of the Overfiend By Bit Brother Software Manual Edition 1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...................................... Stone Mist 2 Installation and Running............. Shareware License................................. Bullentin Board Systems.......................... Distribution of Stone Mist 2...................... Limited Warranty.................................. Stone Mist 2 User Support......................... Our Guarantee..................................... Stone Mist 2 Technical Support.................... Guidelines for Players New to RPGS................ Character Generation.............................. Game Controls..................................... Keyboard Hot Keys................................. Combat and Your Foes.............................. Objects in Stone Mist............................. Magical Interaction............................... Stone Mist Timeline and Time Keeping.............. Game Play Hints and Tips.......................... A Walkthrough Trubador........................... Troubleshooting Stone Mist 2...................... Authors Notes..................................... THANK YOU! We are glad you have chosen Stone Mist 2 for play on your PC. We hope you will continue to enjoy this and other products from Bit Brother Software. Due in part to your overwhelming requests for classic style RPG's this game now rests on your hard drive. Please continue telling us what you want, because we are always interested in what you think of our games and what games you would like to see released in the upcoming months. Please drop us a line so we can continue to bring you the best in games! Bit Brother Software #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton CO 80123 AUTHORS INTRODUCTION I welcome you to the fantasy world of STONE MIST. I world created over five years ago by myself and a hardy band of crusaders who tackled the world with bravery and adaptness. You will soon embark onto a quest that will span the many continents of Stone Mist, through the Melash Sea to the Evertmeet Desert, you will see the wonders and the evil of the world. Stone Mist is very dear to my heart and since its creation years ago, I've wished for people to adventure in my world. A world of medieval nature and lore. A place where people are amazed by magic and are enchanted by the fauna. This world, I call home, is haunted by images of past horrors, by beasts of other universes, planes and the World Pool. Stone Mist is a rich world with hundreds of persons, who if given the chance would help anyone tip the scales in their constant struggle against evil. Stone Mist is at the same time a harsh and brutal world, where only the people who ban together can survive. From the magical flow lines to the constant dueling of ancient dragons, people who stay together, fight together and survive together! Stone Mist has lost none of its sheer size and terror when being ported to the IBM. We managed to give the computer role players the game they want. With a huge cast of non player characters to interact with you will learn the lore of Stone Mist as well as discover, a most hideous plot to destroy the Earth goddess! The story is developed through your interaction with the inhabitants. Though, combat does occur, we do NOT place an emphasis on it for character advancement! We believe role playing is a balance of combat and interaction. Explanations of the different Stone Mist cultures, races and the world in general will release in a guidebook entitled," The Stone Mist Worldbook." All material will help and aid the player in the exploration and reunification of Stone Mist. Currently available in a quarterly format is a design and programming notebook on the development and continious refinement of the Stone Mist series and also product information on the best fantasy role playing shareware on the market. If you are interested in keeping up with the industry and also have access to an insiders view on critical data then this continuous series of booklets will benefit you greatly. What is Stone Mist 2 ? Stone Mist 2 is a 3/4 perspective, animated VGA role playing game. The world is called Stone Mist, a huge medieval domain, similar in technological achievements accomplished during Earths own Middle Ages. All of Stone Mists gods, legends and lore are based on the actual beliefs and superstitions of the people during the Middle Ages. A heavy dose of Norse mythology is also present in the cultures of Stone Mist. Stone Mist is an entity, its own world, a world wracked by violence looking for a hero. Stone Mist 2 Installation. System Requirements: ■ IBM or 100% compatible, 286, 386SX, 386 or 486 system. ■ 1 Meg of Ram. ■ VGA Graphics. ■ Microsoft Mouse. ■ Optional: Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, or 100% Sound Blaster compatible Sound Board. ■ HIGHLY Recommended - A disk cache of some type, with at least 256k storage. (ie. Hyperdisk, Smartdrive, Speed Cache.) Installation Process. Unzip Stone Mist 2 into any directory, and then to execute the game type: "Runme" Stone Mist 2 Configuration. Then follow the option screens, answering any questions about your system. Sound Blaster Cards are supported. We recommend that you print out the enclosed "sm2guide.doc" file, you can print out through dos by copying it directly to your printer. Having the documentation next to you while playing will help you through the early portions of the game. SHAREWARE LICENSE TERMS The Stone Mist 2 Role Playing Game is NOT public domain or free software, but is being distributed as SHAREWARE. This means that if you are a regular user of Stone Mist 2 you should register and recieve the enhanced version as a bonus. Only from the income from your registrations can the authors continue to provide product support, make enhancements and basically stay in buisiness. Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for the trial use on a private, non-commercial basis, for the purpose of determining if Stone Mist 2 is suitable. At the end of this trial period, the user should either register his or her copy or discontinue use. Registered users of Stone Mist 2 may use Stone Mist 2 on any computer as long as there is no chance of the same copy being run on multiple computers at the same time. BULLENTIN BOARD SYSTEMS Operators of BBS'S are encouraged to post Stone Mist 2 and other other material by Bit Brother Software, for downloading by their users. A FREE distribution pack is available to all sysops. This license to use DRAGONS SHARD does NOT include the right to distribute or sell DRAGONS SHARD. These terms follow. DISTRIBUTION OF Stone Mist 2 BY VENDORS AND COMPUTER DEALERS: Distributers of "public domain" or user supported software libraries must obtain written permission to distribute Stone Mist 2 and related quest material. No one may use Stone Mist 2 as a promotion for any commercial venture or as an enticement for the user to pay for any program, product, or service unless they have RECEIVED the express written permission of the programs author. In order to distribute DRAGONS SHARD the dealer must comply with the following conditions: 1.) You must obtain written permission from Bit Brother Software to distribute Stone Mist 2 . If you receive no reply, write again; our silence does not constitute permission, and you may not distribute pending receipt of permission. 2.) A fee no greater than $10.00 may be charged for each disk sold. Stone Mist 2 may not be included on any disk sold for more than $10.00, including CD-ROM or optical disks, w/o express written permission from Bit Brother Software. 3.) Vendors may not modify or delete any files on the disk. Vendors may add a "GO" or any other reasonable text file to assist the user. These files added by the vendor must be easily identifiable and end users must be allowed to delete the added files. 4.) Vendors must make a reasonable effort to distribute only the most recent versions of Stone Mist 2 . All vendors who have requested and received written permission to distribute Stone Mist 2 will be sent updates as they are released. 5.) All disk vendors must comply with all guidelines as set forth by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) These ASP guidelines essentially call for the following : Vendors must make an attempt to educate users on the nature of shareware. Catalogs, advertisements, order forms and all disks sold should contain material describing the nature of shareware and should explicitly state that no part of disk sale revenues are paid to the programs' author. Limited Warranty Bit Brother Software disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether expressed or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and all such warranties are expressly and specifically disclaimed. Neither Bit Brother Software nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation, production or delivery of this software shall be liable for any indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use such software even if Bit Brother Software has been advised of the possibility if such damages or claims. In no event shall Bit Brother Software liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. Some states do not allow the exclusion of the limit of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado and shall inure to the benefit of Bit Brother Software and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in Littleton, Colorado. The parties herby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts. This software and the disks on which it is contained is licensed to you, for your own use. This is copyrighted software. You are not obtaining title to the software or any copyright rights. You may not sublicense, rent, license, convey, modify, translate, convert to another programming language, decompile or disassemble the software for any purpose. You may make as many copies of this software as you need for back-up purposes. You may not use this software on more than one computer, provided there is no chance it will be used simultaneously on more than one computer. If you need to use the software on more than one computer simultaneously, please contact use for information about site licenses. STONE MIST 2 USER SUPPORT. User support is crucial to any project but is extremely critical to Stone Mist 2 . We need user feedback!!! We need to know what you like, dislike etc. All suggestions are treated with the utmost importance, so please send us a letter or give us a call, we'll be glad to talk to you about what YOU want in this project. Our guarantee to you.. If you believe your copy of Stone Mist 2 has been tampered or altered in anyway, shape or form. Please contact us immediately! We'll get you an unaltered copy immediately, by the mail or via modem. Do not hesitate a moment to inform us. Remember, shareware should be available to all, in the original form, so please do not accept modified or damaged versions of our software. Thanks. STONE MIST 2 ROLE PLAYING GAME PRODUCT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT Bit Brother Software will make every reasonable effort to fix any bugs with the game, and help registered users by answering technical and other game related questions. There are several forms of correspondance available: 1.) By letter to : Bit Brother Software c/o Michael Ramsey #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton CO 80123 2.) By telephone : Monday to Friday, after 5 pm MST. Saturday, 10-7 MST. (Please respect these hours!!!) If you send disks or listings that you wish returned, be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with sufficient postage. If you don't enclose a SASE, your material will not be returned. If you have problems with playing or setting up Stone Mist 2 , please have the following information available: 1.) The version of Stone Mist 2 . The version number is displayed on the main menu screen. 2.) The computer system your using, ie. American Megatrend 286, VGA, hard drive etc. 3.) A copy of your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys. 4.) Any TSR's that your running. 5.) Exactly what your problem is written down. 6.) What where you doing when something happened? Possibly the keystroke you hit before an ill effect happened or whatever. Guidelines For Players New to RPGS If you're new to role-playing games, the following list will help you through your adventure. ■ SAVE CURRENT GAME POSITION Save your game position if you think you are undertaking something that will prove fatal or damaging to your player. If your not successful, then you can simply load up the saved game and try again. ■ EXAMINE EVERYTHING With Stone Mist 2, we have implemented a full object system. This means objects can laying around ANYWHERE. So search out each and every accessible room, you just may never know what you might find in that deep, stanky monster tomb! ■ TALK TO ALL CHARACTERS Get as much info from the people of Stone Mist. You MUST talk to people, in order to discover hidden plots and quests. But remember do not trust everyone you meet. ■ PROBLEM SOLVING If you get stuck on a particular problem, try saving the game and giving the situation a fresh approach. Remember that all situations can be solved, you just may missing an important artifact. So try retracing your steps. CHARACTER CREATION Stone Mist 2 comes with a pre-generated character. That means all you have to do is start playing, but if you want to tailor your own player then you can select the create player option from the main menu. Abilities Each player has a base set of abilities which define his physical and mental prowess. A high number in any ability suggests that the player is extremely adept in that area of prowess. Strength. Your physical ability to move items, fight etc. The stronger you are, the more damage you can do to an enemy. Intelligence. How smart you are. This really helps magic users out. Alot of spellcasting can take its toll. Dexterity. How quick you are. (ie. Rabbit or Turtouse) Constitution. Can you take a licking and keep on ticking? If you have a high constitution it effects your ability to go the distance in combat. Ego. Are you always right? Come on I'll take you on! Presence. Do you phyically influence others when you enter the room. Big muscles, over bearing. Comeliness. Do you get rattled easily ? When talking to people does your character get nervous easily, uncomfortable around strangers etc. Body. Do you have bulky muscles or are you skinny and wimpy? Other Character Statistics. Armor Class. Effected by the armor your wearing. The higher the value, the better protection it provides. Hit points. How much damage you can take before dying. Magic Points. Amount of magical abilities you have. Experience points. More fights and quests you complete the better and the more competent you become. Gold. How much money you have.(dollars, rubels, credits and the like.) Level. Are you a neophyte or a Grand Magister? Equipment. Weapons, armor, shields, helms, gloves, figurines, rings, wands, keys, herbs and others. SKILLS There are skills in Stone Mist that can effect the outcome of your player in certain circumstances. Such as avoiding traps with the learning of the stealth skill or maybe training as duelist. Stealth - Allows you to avoid all variety of traps. Sword - Practicing the ancient arts of combat through the use of a long bladed weapon. There are others, but somethings are better left unwritten. GAME CONTROLS The easiest way to get started in Stone Mist is to boot up the game and start playing. The icon interface has been designed for ease of play. The following notes will provide indepth descriptions of all the icons and their functions. Using the Mouse Stone Mist 2 was designed to be used with a mouse. There are hot-keys that can be used to speed up play, but a microsoft compatible mouse is required. Character movement All character movement is done in the main map window. To move your character, simply move the mouse cursor to either north, south, east or west of your character and hold down the left mouse button. The Icon Command box. This box is located in the lower right hand corner of the game screen. Entering and exiting locations. The first icon, in the shape of a door is the entrance and exit icon. Click on this icon when you wish to climb a ladder, enter a castle, dungeon or any other structure. To leave a building, go to the point of your entrance and click on the door to leave. Character equiping and removal screen. The next icon, in the shape of a scroll, is the character info screen. This allows you to equip and de-equip your character. To equip an item, click on the item in your pack, if an item is not in the corresponding equiped spot, the item will be selected. If however you have a similar item already equipped you will not be allowed to equip the new item. You must first de-equip it. Simply click on the boxes around your character, on the item you wish to de-equip and it will appear in your pack. Talking to other people in the world. The next icon, in the shape of a dialogue balloon, is the speech icon. When next to a character, click on this icon and then enter the direction that you wish to speak at by clicking in the map window around your character (north, east, south or west.) Using magical spells and incantations. The next icon, in the shape of magical explosion, is the cast an incantation icon. You will see a list of spells and incantations in your inventory. Just click on the one you wish to cast. Using objects in the world. The next icon, in the shape of an up arrow is the use icon. When you want to perform these actions, open a door, pickup an object or read a sign then click on this icon and then the direction. Dropping an object. The next icon, in the shape of a down arrow is the drop icon. To drop an item from your pack, click here and then choose an item from the list shown in the data window. The item will remain here permanantly, so if you go adventuring and decide you need that extra dagger, just return to the location you dropped it and pick it up! Detailed Character Information. The next icon, in the design of stat bars, is the detailed character info. This gives you numeric values for all your characters skills, attributes, languages, talents and others. Camping on the mainmap. The next icon, in the design of "z.z.z", this is the camp option. When traveling overland, click on this icon to rest and recooperate your character. Using a potion, herbal remedy etc. The next icon, in the design of a potion and leaf, is the eat or drink item function. To eat an item out of your inventory or drink a potion, click on this icon and then select an item from the list shown in the data display. Game options. The next icon, in the design of disk, is the options function. With this option you can save, load, change game configuration, version info, and the exit to DOS option. KEYBOARD COMMANDS Key | Action --------+----------------------------------------------- E | Enter or leave an establishment. C | Character sheet. S | Show movement grid (helps you move) U | Use an item. (then give direction) T | Talk to person. (then give direction) B | Pop up your Spell Book COMBAT After entering combat your initial option is to move about the screen and place yourself accordingly for combat. Then Click on the finished moving option. The next series of options available to you will be the combat choices. You can use your Hands, Weapon, Cast a spell or obtain detailed monster info. '?' You can obtain info on your foe by clicking on the question mark. This brings up data about your foe, including its hit points, and magic points. Pay careful attention to these values and adjust your strategies accordingly. Misc. Combat Notes. ■ The higher your level the more damage you do. ■ See which weapons are more powerful, price is not always the more the better. ■ If you want to quickly hit a monster with the same weapon or spell then just hold the right mouse button down. This allows you to continously hit the monster without pause. Stone Mist Timeline and Time Keeping. The people of Stone Mist keep track of time a little differently then we do in our plane of existence. The clock is divided into 8 different time segments, they are Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sexts, Nones, Vespers and finally Compline. In Stone Mist there is no accurate clocks with wheels and springs so the priests of the churchs use a general method of keeping time. This timeline was adapted from the medieval period of our own 15th century. This time keeping system originated from St Benedict's Rule. It provided an ordering of the day for the monks. Approximate times for the segments are: Matins - Midnight Lauds - 3 AM Prime - 6 AM Terce - 9 AM Sexts - Noon Nones - 3 PM Vespers - 6 PM Compline - 9 PM A Walkthrough Trubador Your journey begins in the locale village of Trubador. Trubador is one of the few settlements that has to date been spared the wrath of the evil onslaught. Your first order of importance is to obtain some descent armor, a good weapon and some healing herbs. The local shopkeepers actually have a good assortment of different weapons for your character, so you can keep coming back and buying more powerful weapons when you get the extra gold! You start the game with 1400 gold pieces. Recommended beginning armorment: 1.) Short Sword (approx. 400 gold) 2.) Bronze Helmet (approx. 400 gold) 3.) Yserbus Heal (approx. 500 gold) This provides your character with a balance offensive and defense, so you can give the damage and also take it. Your second task is to talk to EVERYONE. By talking to everybody, you will learn a great deal about what is going on and what you can do about it. In general, you should talk to everybody you meet. Now you will be ready to tackle the first in a series of tasks. In Trubador there is a sewer that has been infested with creatures driven by the Beast. Hidden in the sewer is also a key that will allow you access to further a region of the game. The sewer is located at (48,37) After you've trounced the monsters in the sewers, your character will be strong enough to tackle the monsters of the wild. Go to the entrance of Trubador at (78,25) and click on the door icon and you will then reappear on the outside of Trubador on the main continent. Now head to the caverns North of Trubador and talk to an important individual. Good luck! Authors Note Save Games. Multiple save games are only supported in the REGISTERED version of Stone Mist 2. This is not an attempt to cripple Stone Mist in any way but is the result of the method of distribution, shareware. With shareware the game is put through many rigors, rezipping, playing and then rezipping and then uploading it to a board. This constant use, makes the saved games in many ways incompatable with previous save games and vice-versa. Also many shareware users do not like the idea of a game making, multiple nested directories in order to necessitate four save games. We tried this with a previous game of ours "Terradyne" and the number of technical problems we encountered, where incredible. Basically any type of problem that could be mentioned, we saw. Just because of the nature of Stone Mist using large amounts of data, we must regretfully allow only one save game, in the shareware version. Player Input. We need player input and suggestions on our games. How did you enjoy Stone Mist? What did you like? What didn't sit with you so well? Do you have any new ideas? Your opinions count, after all who knows better than you? Let us know what you fell about our games! Please send your comments and suggestions to: Bit Brother Software Stone Mist Suggestions #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton Co 80123 Unix Role Players. Coming in 1994 will be a multiplayer RPG in the tradition of Stone Mist 2, included will be the ability to network and play with a group of players. Cd-Rom Gamers. Coming in Spring 1994, an all-new rpg with truly an epic quest. Required game time will be 150+ hours. Add-in Quest Disks. Now available are add-in quest disks that give you the player more quests, artifacts, and monsters to deal with all new plots. These quests are available through Bit Brother Software directly and through our Bullentin Board Release Sites. To order see the file "regform.doc", this has a complete order form on it. Game Design Notes. For all you programmers out there dieing to know what and how we did it, here is a little info. Stone Mist was programmed in Borland Pascal 7.0. w/all the graphic routines done in assembler. All the images where created through a multiple icon editor and a multi-level guide. ************************************************************************** TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ************************************************************************** This section discusses the most common technical, computer related questions and problems encountered by Stone Mist 2 users. If you have a problem running the game, or strange things happen during play, look here for the answer. If you have any questions regarding game play, please see the game play questions and answers section. Q: My mouse doen't seem to work with the game. A: If the mouse pointer acts strange, doesn't appear, or leaves 'garbage' on the screen, you probably need to get an updated MOUSE DRIVER from the manufacturer of your mouse. Your mouse AND mouse driver must be 100% compatible. Q: Program loads and then immediately quits to DOS with the message "Exiting to Dos." A: If you have MS-DOS 5.0 or BELOW, make a blank systems disk (using the FORMAT A: /S command) and then upon booting up your system, leave that disk in you boot drive. If you have any questions on making a systems disk consult your DOS manual. MS-DOS 6.0 owners: Press F5 when your computer is booting up, this will bypass your config.sys and autoexec. You still may wish to make a custom systems disk that automatically loads your mouse drivers and disk caches. Q: The computer while playing, suddenly drops to DOS. A: Missing sound files. Run "chkfile.exe" The program "chkfile.exe" will then report to you if any of the game files are missing! Q: I just can't seem to get Stone Mist 2 to run under Microsoft Windows 3.x. A: Stone Mist 2 is not compatible with Windows 3.x. Both Windows and Stone Mist are attempting to use privelaged 386 features, and Windows will not allow Stone Mist 2 run. Stone Mist 2 is a very graphics intensive program, it will NOT run in a window. Q: I get the music through my Micro Channel Adlib board, but I can't get any sound effects during the game. A: This is a strange problem with the Micro Channel Adlib board that we are unable to solve. Q: Will a math coprocessor chip speed up the performance of Stone Mist 2. A: No, it will not. We have already used optimized integer math which is far faster than math math done with a coprocessor. If you need better performance consider upgrading your machine or adding an accelerator card. Q: Can I run Stone Mist 2 from a RAM disk? A: Yes, although it will not improve the game significantly, because we try to load all the crucial tiles at run time. But, make sure that you copy the save game directories to your hard drive after your done playing. Q: I've tried everything but Stone Mist 2 will not run properly. The menu's will work sometimes but not the main game. A: You may have a 'mixed' DOS on your machine. MS-DOS consists of three main files, COMMAND.COM, and two other hidden DOS files. If all three of these files are not the same version, you will have difficulty running Stone Mist and other graphical programs. Q: What is the best way to contact you? A: The absolute best way is by mail. We read all correspondences. Bit Brother Software, c/o Stone Mist 2 Letters. #2 Winged Foot Way Littleton CO 80123 or, you can reach us via these bullentin boards; Good Neighbor BBS 303-422-7122, all baud rates. Bit Brother Support Fall 1993, all baud rates. Q: The colors on my game seem bad. The mountains, temples and some of the dungeons are very dark. A: Try adjusting the contrast and brightness on your monitor. We use very subtle shades of grey that may not appear correctly if you monitor adjustments are wrong. Q: The keyboard controls seem sluggish. A: Stone Mist only uses the keyboard as secondary input device, and though usually quick, the program can become bogged down by user input, on slower machines. Q: Does Stone Mist 2 have a demo mode? A: No. There is no built in demo. However available shortly, will be a seperate stand-alone demo. Q: Stone Mist seems to slow down every now and then. A: Stone Mist loads large amounts of data from the disk at a time. We recommend that you obtain a disk cache of some type. These disk caches speed up performance dramatically. This caches buffer up data, so the programs don't always have read the disk for information. If you have DOS 6.0 use the SMARTDRV.EXE program that comes with it. Speeds up the game by over 35% Another excellent cache is, FAST CACHE. Produced by Bloc Publishing. There is also an excellent shareware cache. HYPERDISK. Well worth the investment if you want better performance. Q: Stone Mist 2 doesn't work with Stacker installed on my system. A: Our graphic files do not support STACKER. Unfortuantely our compression format does not allow our tiles to be stored on a stacked drive. Install Stone Mist 2 on a non-stacked drive. MS-DOS 6.0 compression. Stone Mist 2 will work without problems on a drive compressed under MS-DOS 6.0. Super-Stor products are fully supported. Q: I have a VGA card and the configuration screens appear normal, but once the intro sequence runs I get screwy graphics. A: You probably have a "software" only VGA card like the ATI VIP card. These older cards are not 100% compatible and will not run much of today's VGA software. If you have an older card you may want to upgrade. These, days VGA cards are available from $40 on up. Q: Does Stone Mist 2 have a multi-player, multi-character or network version available? A: Not yet. This is something that we would really like to do, but have yet to schedule a release date for it.