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======================================================== YENDORIAN TALES - TYRANTS OF THAINE v1.0 Copyright 1997 SW Games -- All Rights Reserved Published by Spectrum Pacific Publishing ======================================================== -------------------------------------------------------- System Requirements: -------------------------------------------------------- IBM 386 PC or 100% compatible, VGA graphics card 2 Megs of RAM 21 Megs free on the hard disk Microsoft 100% compatible mouse and driver MSDOS 5.00 or later Recommendations: Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound card Windows 95 -------------------------------------------------------- Troubleshooting (Win 95 only): -------------------------------------------------------- The best way to run this game under Win95 is by using a shortcut. When setting up the shortcut be sure to set the memory options as shown below. How to create a shortcut under Win95. Right click on the desktop Select NEW Select shortcut Browse for (SW.BAT) Click on NEXT Enter a name to be displayed under the icon Click on FINISH Once your shortcut has been created, make the following changes: Select the 'Program' Tab Set Cmd line to run SW.BAT Set Working to TYRANTS directory Check the 'close on exit' box Select the 'Misc' Tab Foreground 'uncheck' Allow screen saver Select the 'Memory' Tab Set all options to Auto Select 'Apply' If you are using a Sound Blaster compatible or if you have a non-standard Sound Blaster installation, you must insure that the "BLASTER" environment variable is properly set. You can open a DOS window and type "SET". What you see displayed are the environment variables, if there is not a "BLASTER=", you can add it to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Be sure to use the proper values for your sound card. Example: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 -------------------------------------------------------- Troubleshooting (DOS and Win 3.x): -------------------------------------------------------- Your system must either load EMM386 or another memory manager that provides access to EXPANDED memory. The program requires a minimum of 2 Megs, but will use up to 8 Megs if it is available. CONFIG.SYS Example: DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM Your mouse driver must be loaded prior to running the game. This is normally done in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you are using a Sound Blaster compatible or if you have a non-standard Sound Blaster installation, you must insure that the "BLASTER" environment variable is properly set in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Example: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 If your system does not use the standard Sound Blaster FM driver (SBFMDRV) you will need to modify the batch file (SW.BAT) to load the proper driver. In all cases, the BLASTER environment variable is required for proper sound operation. If you run this software under Windows and experience problems, run the game in a "pure" DOS environment. -------------------------------------------------------- To Play Yendorian Tales - THE TYRANTS OF THAINE: -------------------------------------------------------- Contents: 1. What's New 2. Overview 3. Character Creation 4. Using the Existing Party 5. Using the mouse or keyboard 6. Icons 7. Conversations 8. Battle / Magic 9. Manipulating Items 10. On-line Cluebook 11. Recent History 12. Ordering Information 13. Other Games Available from Spectrum Pacific Publishing -------------------------------------------------------- 1. What's New (if you've played CHAPTER 2) -------------------------------------------------------- New and Improved Graphics and Sound. More diverse inventory items. Only one magic reagent (Nuore). Food is now kept in one place for the party (like gold). Dozens of new monsters and characters. Build your own Keep with unique shops and items that can't be found anywhere else. Selectable skills have been reduced to four and a character can only have one selected at a time. -------------------------------------------------------- 2. Overview -------------------------------------------------------- After loading the game and watching the introduction, you can create your characters by selecting the "Character Creation" option. After creating the characters you need to "Assemble A Party", then "Enter the Game". Be sure to save your game when presented with the disk panel, otherwise if you die, you will have to create your party again. The goals of the game are to create a four character party, get rid of all the monsters, use and sell items that you find, and talk to all of the people and do what they ask of you. A new goal of the game is to build and maintain a Keep located in Yendor. -------------------------------------------------------- 3. Character Creation -------------------------------------------------------- The options will appear on the left side of the screen with the character and its statistics appearing on the right side. The options may be selected with a left mouse click or a "hot key" (the orange letter). The player's attributes will range from 45 to 60. When "picking" up items, left click an item and left click again to drop it on the player or back on the left side. See the manipulating items section (#9) for specifics. Character Classes: Fighter - 100% Fighter Merchant - 50-75% Fighter 25-50% Thief Rogue - 100% Thief Monk - 100% Cleric (Wisdom is important) Alchemist - 75% Cleric 25% Wizard (WIS and INT) Paladin - 50% Cleric 50% Fighter Mage - 100% Wizard (Intelligence is important) Druid - 75% Wizard 25% Cleric (INT and WIS) Marksman - 50% Wizard 50% Fighter Attributes: The most important things to watch when creating your characters are slashing, bashing or polearm, and projectile. The attributes which make up your Health and Magic points are also important (Stamina and Intelligence or Wisdom, or both). STRength - determines how much weight you can carry DEXterity - in battle, the person with the highest dexterity goes first STAmina - decides the number of health points INTelligence - establishes the number of magic points a wizard type will have WISdom - magic points for cleric types are based on this attribute CHArisma - determines number of bonus points in training (up to 15) DAMage - damage of equipped hand to hand weapon ABSorption - total absorption of equipped armor. Skills: Survival - the party's average determines how much you know about a monster in combat Projectile - accuracy used when shooting projectiles Slashing - accuracy used when equipped with a slashing type weapon (knife) Bashing - accuracy when using a bashing weapon (club) Polearm - accuracy when using a polearm (bo stick) Casting - accuracy when casting a spell Mapping - party average is used to determine if the overhead map can be used and how much information is displayed on the party map Navigation - the party's average establishes the range in which transportation can be used Once you have entered the world, the following skills can be highlighted by displaying the character's statistics (double left click portrait or F1-F4) and then clicking on the skill with the mouse. Otherwise, you will be asked who will perform each function when the time comes. Each character can have only one skill selected at a time. Bartering - the higher this skill, the more you profit in transactions with a shop Repair - used when repairing broken items Thievery - used when picking locks or diffusing traps Linguistics - translates foreign languages Items: You should give everyone a SLING and use them at every opportunity in the game. The KNIFE should only be equipped on those characters that have a slashing skill higher than their other fighting skills. The CLUB is for bashers and the BO STICK for those with a good polearm skill. -------------------------------------------------------- 4. Using the existing party -------------------------------------------------------- If you want to play the game without creating your own party, do the following: Go to "Assemble a Party" from the main menu Click the portraits to preview the characters "Check" the four bottom characters if you want them Click "Done" Enter the Game -------------------------------------------------------- 5. Using the mouse or keyboard -------------------------------------------------------- Left click select icons, options, etc. select graphs and bubbles spend bonus points (in training) pick up items drop items Double left click on portrait - display the character stats. on item - displays a description on spell - will cast the spell on clue book list - select that line Right click * use an item (potion, scroll, container, etc.) * repair a broken item * in the playing area it uses what's in front of you * talk to an NPC (tables and beds) * on a portrait- toggle display of one inventory panel Double right click on portrait- toggle display of all inventory panels Keyboard keys Cursor UP - move forward DOWN - move backward LEFT - turn left RIGHT - turn right Ctrl-LEFT - step left Ctrl-RIGHT - step right "A" attack "C" cast spell "D" disk icon "K" uses the keyring (if you have it) "M" uses the party map (if you have it) "P" toggles all player panels "R" rest (1 food per person needed) "S" shoot projectiles "T" uses the hourglass (if you have it) "V" display the program version "1-4" character HP, MP and weight "F1-F4" character statistic panel "F5" toggles map window, displays Gold, Food and Nuore "F8" On-line clue book "SPACE" uses what's in front of you casts highlighted spell selects clue book option -------------------------------------------------------- 6. Icons -------------------------------------------------------- Four buttons located on the right side. The first icon is used to "SHOOT" or "ATTACK". The second is used to "CAST" magic. The third is used to "REST" (1 food per person needed). The last is used to access the "DISK" panel. -------------------------------------------------------- 7. Conversations -------------------------------------------------------- Initiated by right clicking on a table, bed, etc. Keywords are listed in yellow on the top of the panel, responses are shown on the lower part of the panel. At the end of the conversation, any key or click will close the panel. -------------------------------------------------------- 8. Battle / Magic -------------------------------------------------------- When a monster is directly in front of you, "SHOOT" it with your projectiles. When in hand to hand, "ATTACK" with your hand to hand weapon. Spells are used to damage monsters or heal characters. If a spell is invalid now, it will be "darkened". -------------------------------------------------------- 9. Manipulating items -------------------------------------------------------- Equipping items: * helmets on the head * armor on the body * gloves on either hand * rings on either circular slot * boots on the foot area * projectiles on the slot to the left of the head * containers on the slot to the right of the head * weapons on the slot to the left of the legs * shields on the slot to the right of the legs Containers: * drop an item onto a closed container to put it * inside "USE" a container to open it * "USE" an open container to close it * containers can be placed in any of the 8 upper slots * containers can also be placed inside other containers Dropping on the portrait: The item will be placed in the first available appropriate slot. (Dropping a sword on a player without a weapon would equip the sword.) -------------------------------------------------------- 10. On-line Cluebook -------------------------------------------------------- You can press "F8" any time after loading a game to use the cluebook. The shareware version of the cluebook contains limited data on maps, monsters, spells, items, and a walk through. -------------------------------------------------------- 11. Recent History -------------------------------------------------------- - Book I - Zamora, Dean of the Athaneum, had been working for many years on a solution to the growing monster problem...a magical orb, which he would present to all of Yendor. During the ceremony, an invisible intruder took possession of the orb. Your job was to track down the mysterious culprit and return the orb. After many courageous battles, you finally came face to face with the dark-souled being that had taken the orb and used it to wreak havoc on Yendor. This evil wizard's name...Paltivar. The Society of Wizards faced a dilemma. Because he was once one of them, they could not kill Paltivar. So, with their combined power, they banished him into time itself. - Book I CHAPTER 2 - Beginning with a seemingly insignificant quest, you were led to the mysterious Lost Isles of Yendor. Following the trail of a group of evil mages, you encountered civilizations of Gnomes, Elves, and Halflings. Throughout your journey, you learned that the evil Paltivar had found a way to communicate through portals. He was able to gain the loyalty of three mages, Simech, Cyril and Irudon. These mages unlawfully gathered many powerful reagents to construct a quartz chamber in Thaine. In the end, you were able to defeat them. Unfortunately, their chamber was already complete, awaiting the eruption of a volcano. When filled with lava, this chamber will be activated and allow Paltivar to be freed from his eternal prison. And so the story continues... -------------------------------------------------------- 12 Ordering Information -------------------------------------------------------- 12.1 Why Register Yendor 3 12.2 USA and Canada orders 12.3 Australia and New Zealand 12.4 Germany, Austria and Switzerland 12.5 France 12.6 Czechia and Slovakia 12.7 Scandinavia 12.8 Netherlands and Belgium 12.9 Spain and Portugal 12.10 All other countries orders -------------------------------------------------------- 12.1 Why Register Yendor 3? -------------------------------------------------------- Order the full version of Yendor 3 and you will receive: - A huge world filled with wonders, excitement and action. - A complete On-line Cluebook with all the statistical information on various monsters, spells, items, complete maps as well as the complete game walk-through. - Attractive packaging. - Easy to setup instructions and troubleshooting information. -------------------------------------------------------- 12.2 USA and Canada -------------------------------------------------------- Webfoot Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 15 Lemont, IL 60439 USA Toll Free (ORDERS ONLY!) : 1-800-4WEBTEC (1-800-493-2832) Fax Orders to: 1-630-257-0942 Questions: 1-630-257-1224 Tech support is available ONLY for registered users of this game! E-mail: Webfoot@msn.com Home site: www.WebfootGames.com Anonymous FTP: ftp.WebfootGames.com Price: $24.95 Add Shipping and Handling: $4.00 Pay by check, cashiers check, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express -------------------------------------------------------- 12.3 Australia and New Zealand -------------------------------------------------------- Spectrum Pacific Publishing P.O.Box 190 Cherrybrook NSW 2126 Australia Tel: 02-9980-8900 (orders only) Fax: 02-9980-9723 E-mail: sales@SpectrumPacific.com.au Home site: www.SpectrumPacific.com.au Home BBS: www.NPGX.com.au Price: $29.95 (AUD) + $4 postage Pay by cheque, money order, Visa, MasterCard or Bankcard. -------------------------------------------------------- 12.4 Germany, Austria and Switzerland -------------------------------------------------------- Juergen Egeling Computer c/o Ticsoft Waldstr. 49 76133 Karlsruhe Germany Tel: 0721 9109 520 Fax: 0721 9109 599 E-mail: info@ticsoft.de Hilfe: help@ticsoft.de Yendorian Tales - Tyrants of Thaine: 39.90 zzgl. Porto und Verpackung 8.05 Nachnahme plus 6.45 Direktbestellung via Internet http://www.ticsoft.de/ -------------------------------------------------------- 12.5 France -------------------------------------------------------- Pour recevoir la version finale de YENDOR 3, il vous suffit de nous faire parvenir un cheque de 99 Francs. a l'adresse suivante: TLK Games BP 24 81150 Florentin France Tel: 0563532637 Fax: 0563532011 E-mail: TLKGAMES@compuserve.com Ou de nous passer commande par telephone muni de votre carte bleu. Vous recevrez en cadeau TECNOBALL Z ainsi que la derniere version de TLKTRON. ------------------------------------------------------- 12.6 Czechia and Slovakia ------------------------------------------------------- JIMAZ Ltd. Hermanova 37 170 00 Praha 7 Czech Republic Tel: +42-2-379498, +42-2-379870, +42-2-379871 Fax: +42-2-378103 E-mail: jimaz@jimaz.cz Home site: www.jimaz.cz Call for prices! -------------------------------------------------------- 12.7 Scandinavia (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland) -------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Software Agency Box 11 SE-124 21 Bandhagen Sweden Tel/Fax +46 8 99 70 37 E-mail: scand@softagency.se Receive orders using the Postal Giro Services, Postgirot: Denmark: order product# DK250, pay 265DKK to account no: 1-649-6472 Finland: order product# FI250, pay 205FIM to account no: 800057-1090161 Iceland: order product# IS250, pay 2950ISK to account no: 602604 Norway: order product# NO250, pay 295NOK to account no: 0806 1907581 Sweden: order product# SE250, pay 295SEK to account no: 163 24 51 - 9 Credit Card customers using: American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard, MasterCard or VISA are welcome. Please specify whether you prefer CDROM or 3,5" floppy disks. -------------------------------------------------------- 12.8 Nederland en Belgie -------------------------------------------------------- JeKa Software Postbus 40 1440 AA Purmerend Netherlands Tel/Fax : 0299 - 423217 (vanuit Belgie : +31.299.423217) E-mail : jkreitse@inter.nl.net Giro : 72.32.978 ABN-AMRO : 44.08.43.308 Prijs : F 50.00 (inclusief btw) Betaling vanuit Belgie : - Eurocheque in guldens (voorkeur) -of- - overschrijving naar onze giro of bank (Let op : bijkomende kosten voor uw eigen rekening !) Betaling vanuit Nederland : - Overschrijving op giro/bank -of- - cheque aan ons opsturen -of- - verzending onder rembours (F 15.00 verzendkosten extra) -------------------------------------------------------- 12.9 Spain and Portugal -------------------------------------------------------- Catàleg Creatius, S.L. Poeta Maragall,1 08100 Mollet (Barcelona) Spain Tel: + 343 570 64 58 Fax: + 343 570 65 17 E-mail: Cataleg@SpainMail.com Spain: Price: 3.500 Ptas Postage and handling: 125 Ptas Portugal: Price: 4125 Escudos Postage and handling: 150 Escudos Pay by cheque, money order, Visa or Mastercard. -------------------------------------------------------- 12.10 All other countries -------------------------------------------------------- Spectrum Pacific Publishing P.O.Box 190 Cherrybrook NSW 2126 Australia Tel: 02-9980-8900 (orders only) Fax: 02-9980-9723 E-mail: sales@SpectrumPacific.com.au Home site: www.SpectrumPacific.com.au Price: $29.95 (AUD) + $7 postage Pay by cheque, money order, Visa, MasterCard or Bankcard. -------------------------------------------------------- 13. Other games from Spectrum Pacific Publishing -------------------------------------------------------- Keep an eye out for other games soon to be available from Spectrum Pacific Publishing, including Inner Worlds, Powball, Subhunt, Slicks'N'Slide, Delta Hydra, Fatal Fumes, and many more! ALSO AVAILABLE: The prequel to Tyrants of Thaine: Yendorian Tales Book I - Chapter 2 ======================================================== Yendorian Tales - Tyrants of Thaine v1.0 (C)1997 SW Games, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Published by Spectrum Pacific Publishing http://www.SpectrumPacific.com.au ========================================================