Welcome to Avernum! Avernum is an epic fantasy role-playing game, featuring 80 towns and dungeon levels, 42 outdoor areas, and up to a hundred hours of gaming fun playing through three major, game-winning quests. It's a massive game, fun, detailed, and viciously addictive. Hope you like it!
Should you run into any trouble playing Avernum, don't hesitate to E-mail us at spidweb@spiderwebsoftware.com or call us at (206) 789-4438. You can always find plenty of information at Spiderweb Software, Inc.'s web site: http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com.
>>> Troubleshooting <<<
Should you experience trouble with Avernum crashing or with
odd behavior such as static in sounds or graphics, contact the creators at
the address above. First, however, there are several ways you might be
able to make the problem go away.
1. First, restart and try again. Often, problems only happen once.
2. Sometimes files can become corrupted. If you have a lot of recurring troubles and crashes, redownloading and reinstalling the game might help, especially if a crash started happening after a long period of no problems.
3. Give Avernum more memory. In the Finder, click on Avernum and hit Command-I. Select memory and increase the numbers.
4. It might be an Extension conflict. Go into your Extensions control panel and turn off everything but DrawSprocket. Then restart.
5. Make sure you're playing Avernum with your Mac running in Thousands of Colors mode and with no other programs running.
These steps will solve most problems you encounter. If none of these things help, please let us know! If there are any bugs left, we want to squish them! Typo reports are welcome too!
>>> Discounts! <<<
If you registered Exile: Escape From the Pit (by itself, not by buying the trilogy CD), you can get $10 off Avernum. When you order, give the name and address you registered Exile from.
Also, when you order Avernum, you can get the registered Nethergate or Blades of Exile CD-ROMs for $15 each. This discount only applies at the same time as you order Avernum.
>>> Isn't this game a lot like Exile: Escape From the Pit? <<<
Yes. In fact, it's a ground up rewrite, using a completely redesigned interface, game system, and engine. In addition, the whole game has been rewritten and much new material has been added. For more info about this, look on the Credits page in the Instructions file.
>>> Help Getting Started <<<
If you have trouble figuring out how to play the game, run the Instructions program and read the Beginner's Tutorial.
If you can play the game, but you keep getting horribly killed, read the chapter on Hints For Getting Started. There's lots of valuable tips there.
