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* There's no | * There's no handholding and no quest journal. Remember what people say and note down anything that seems important (the game has a great map annotation feature). | ||
* | * Whenever you bump into monsters you can't beat, just avoid them and come back later (sometimes a dozen levels later). | ||
* | * It's best to be a swordsman. The sword trainer (Lobar in Killorn Keep) is twice as effective as the other trainers. Also, strength determines how much you can carry, which is very important. | ||
* | * Regarding Strength and other stats: IIRC, there are few or no ways to improve them during the game; if you roll bad stats, just create a new character instead of pushing through (Str 25 is enough to wear a set of chainmail and still carry a bunch of items) | ||
* Most locked doors | * Most locked doors can be bashed open. Carry a few bad weapons for this. | ||
* Use the look command on everything. EVERYTHING. | * Use the look command on everything. EVERYTHING. | ||
* When you look at a monster, if it is not hostile, | * When you look at a monster, if it is not hostile, it's usually better not to attack. | ||
* Non-hostile creatures | * Non-hostile creatures can be aggroed by events, conversation choices, or taking their belongings ("you see a day-old piece of cheese belonging to a rat"). Look before you grab. | ||
* After you clear the prison world, you have a choice of Killorn Keep or an ice world. Choose the former first. | * After you clear the prison world, you have a choice of Killorn Keep or an ice world. Choose the former first. | ||
* Don't use the clunky command bar. Click & drag RMB is a far easier and more versatile option for interacting, LMB for looking around (1/2/3 for looking up/down). After some trial and error you might even get some early/clunky WAXD + mouselook. | |||
* Don't use the clunky command bar. Click & drag RMB is a far easier and more versatile option for interacting, LMB for looking around (1/2/3 for looking up/down). After some trial and error you might even get some early/clunky WAXD+mouselook. | |||
* Shift-J is a standing long jump. The manual probably mentions it, but it's a lifesaver. | * Shift-J is a standing long jump. The manual probably mentions it, but it's a lifesaver. |