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- ****Dark Legions Alpha Demo Notes****
-
- Thank you for taking a closer look at Dark Legions. This Alpha version is
- intended to give you an idea of how the final game will play. In order to
- keep the size down to 1 disk, sound is not available, and only 4 selections
- are possible out of the 29 that will be available in the final version.
- The game is currently at an Alpha state and is known to contain bugs.
- These circumstance may result in some hardware incompatibilities and game
- crashes. One problem that we are aware of is a crash that occurs from the
- overhead strategy view after battles. If your machine crashes, initiate
- battles from the perspective strategy view and the problem will be avoided.
- Rest assured that this will be fixed at the time of release.
-
- To Play:
- Type "dl". You must have 4 MB of ram. On a clean system you can run a 256K
- smartdrv. Select keyboard or joystick control for each player. If you have
- a joystick make sure it is plugged into the port and the port is active.
- The game can be played with two joysticks for head to head competition.
- To play via modem or direct connect link, pick one machine as the master and
- the other machine as the slave. Select link on both machines. Set the
- preferred settings for the connections. Dial.
-
-
- Select Characters/Traps:
- Do not use the disk icons or eye icons at this stage - they are not fully
- functional. Use the arrows to choose the various characters or a trap. Costs
- are shown in the pictures. Pick a strategy that works for you. In Dark
- Legions, there is no set strategy that can guarantee victory. Wizards are
- very powerful in the strategy section and weaker in combat, while trolls are
- very strong in the combat section and slow in the strategy section. The
- Berserkers are cheap, well-rounded characters with no strategic specials.
- Void traps are extremely powerful, remaining on the board no matter how many
- victims they kill.
-
- Setup:
- Traps can only be placed in your zone or the neutral center zone. Characters
- must be placed in your zone. Select 1 character as your Orb Holder by
- clicking with the left mouse button on the tiny sphere in the upper right
- corner, then selecting the character (see below). You cannot exit from the
- setup screen until the setup is complete.
-
- Winning:
- To win, you must kill your opponent's orb holder.
-
- Playing the game:
- Use the Left mouse button to select characters by clicking on their feet
- (only). To use magic, click on the right mouse button until the cursor
- becomes a lightning bolt. Select a wizard -- they are the only characters that
- can use magic in the demo. If characters are within 6 units of the wizard
- and no closer than 3 units they will be highlighted as targets. Select a
- target and the wizard will fire an ice ball.
-
- Menu:
- Click on either gargoyle to see the options menu. You can perform all of the
- main actions from here (not all are implemented). To change to an overhead
- view select the icon with the squares. Choose view character option by
- selecting the icon with the magnifying glass. Choose magic by clicking on
- the lightning bolt. To leave the game click on the button with the doors.
-
- Combat controls:
-
- Default Keyboard controls, left side:
-
- Movement:
- Q W E
- A D
- Z X C
-
- The space bar is the attack button.
- The shift key is the defend button.
-
- Default Keyboard controls, right side (key-pad):
-
- Movement:
- 7 8 9
- 4 6
- 1 2 3
-
- The Plus key is the attack button.
- The Enter key is the defend button.
-
- Joystick control uses one button for attacking and the other for defending.
- Movement occurs via the stick.
-
- Combat control for each character:
-
- Troll:
- Up while holding attack - over head smash.
- Left while holding attack- Back hand swing.
- Right while holding attack - Right hand swing.
-
- Berserker:
- Up while holding attack - Over head swing.
- Left while holding attack- Left hand swing.
- Right while holding attack - Right hand swing.
- Back while holding attack - Death Blow attack.
- Defend Button - Blocks attacks from opponent. (you must be facing the opponent
- to be successful).
-
- Wizard:
- Attack Button - Ice Missile.
- Defend Button - Freezing Missile.
-
- Disclaimer:
- This demo is supplied strictly as a sample and testing has not been concluded.
- (c) 1994 Strategic Simulations, Inc. All rights reserved.
- No warranty for performance is expressed or implied.
-