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COMMAND BUTTONS
Many of these buttons have function key equivalents. See the information on
function keys on Page 20 for more details.
HELP
Displays a help screen
HALF
Removes the menus, making more room for text
ERASE
Removes the last word from the command line
00
Executes the command on the command line
PICTURE
Displays a picture in the graphics window
STATUS Displays your score and status in the graphics window
INVENTORY
Displays your inventory in the graphics window
LOOK Puts a verbal description of your surroundings in the
graphics window
MAP
Displays a map of your immediate environment,
centered on your current location
COMPASS ROSE AND DIRECTIONAL BUTTONS
If you have a mouse, you can move around by clicking on the various points of
the compass rose and the IN, OUT, UP, and DOWN buttons. Legitimate exits
from your current location are always highlighted.
VERB MENU
The verb menu contains
every
verb
you need to play the game. The game will
recognize other verbs as well, but you will have to type them in. The first page of
the verb menu will always include a verb that will solve the puzzle. The remain-
der of the verbs are listed alphabetically.
PREPOSITION MENU
After you select a verb, the verb menu is replaced with a preposition menu. The
amazing thing is that the game will display only those prepositions that you can
use with the verb you have selected. Voila! No more pesky parser errors.
OBJECT MENU
This menu contains the most important things that you see from your current
location. If you want to refer to other objects in the game, you must type them
in.
HIGHLIGHT BAR
This is a highlighted bar you can
move
up and down to select the next word you
want to place on the command line.
ELEVATOR BOXES
Clicking on these boxes and dragging them down is a fast way to move through
the menus. Clicking in the column
above
or below the box will cause rapid
movement up or down the menu. Clicking on the arrows at the lop or bottom of
the column will move the highlight bar up or down one entry in the menu. Note
that the elevator boxes are only displayed when there are too many words to dis-
play at once.
STORY WINDOW
This is the window where all the story's text appears.
If the window fills with
words end you see “MORE” at the bottom, press any key or click the mouse but-
ton and the rest of the message will appear.
If you would like to expand the size
of the window and you do not mind sacrificing the menus, press <F3> for a half-
screen or <F4> for a full screen of text.
If you would like to see the text dis-
played before the picture is updated, then type the command TEXTFIRST. To
switch beck to the default of pictures first, type
PICFIRST.
COMMAND LINE
All your commands will appear on this line, whether you enter them by typing,
selecting from the menu, or clicking on the compass rose or graphics window.
STATUS LINE
This shows your
location
and the local time of day.
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