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03 AUHUST 1984
XYPHUS
A >BLACK BAG< CRACK
CRACKED BY:
THE CHIEF SURGEON AND THE PENGUIN
THIS IS ONLY A PRELIMINARY DOCFILE. A
COMPLETE DOCFILE FOR XYPHUS WILL BE
AVAILABLE FROM THE SOUTH POLE
(312-677-7140) IN A FEW DAYS. THE
FRONT SIDE OF XYPHUS MAY BE COPIED
WITH A FILE COPIER. THE SECOND SIDE
SHOULD BE COPIED WHOLE (EVEN THOUGH IT
IS IN FILES). TO START XYPHUS, BRUN
XYPHUS. YOU MUST MAKE A GAME DISK
FROM YOUR SCENARIO MASTER. THIS IS
CHOICE <A>. FOLLOW THE PROMPTS
CAREFULLY. PUTTING IN THE WRONG DISK
COULD SCREW YOU UP ROYALLY. IT IS
BEST TO WRITE-PROTECT YOIUR SCENARIO
MASTER. AFTER YOU HAVE MADE A GAME
DISK AND REBOOTED, YOU MAY PLAY THE
GAME, CHOICE <B>.
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CONTROLS:
Y - NORTHEAST
H - EAST
B - SOUTHEAST
V - SOUTHWEST
F - WEST
T - NORTHWEST
G - REMAIN FOR ONE TURN IN THE SAME
SPOT
MOVE ENTIRE PARTY BY HOLDING DOWN CTRL
KEY.
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COMBAT:
KEYS FOR COMBAT ARE THE SAME AS
MOVEMENT. COMBAT STARTS WHEN A PLAYER
CHARACTER MOVES NEXT TO A MONSTER AND
ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THROUGH IT. SHOULD YOU
ATTEMPT TO FIGHT SOMETHING USING THE
GROUP MOVEMENT CAPABILITY (HOLDING DOWN
THE CTRL KEY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
DIRECTION KEY), YOUR PARTY MAY MOVE BUT
REFUSE TO ENGAGE IN COMBAT.
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OTHER IMPORTANT KEYS:
O - REST & HEAL. PUTS PLAYER IN TRANCE
FOR 10 TURNS, DURING WHICH ENDURANCE
LEVEL WILL RETURN TO FULL STRENGTH AND
4 POINTS OF DAMAGE WILL BE HEALED.
P - PURCHASE. CHECKS EXPERIENCE POINT
LEVEL TO SEE IF A NEW LEVEL HAS BEEN
REACHED. IF SO CHARACTER IS AWARDED
MORE HIT POINTS. ALSO, PURCHASE GOODS.
IN TRADING POSTS THE FOLLOWING IS
AVAILABLE:
(A) ARMORY SHOP
(W) WEAPONS SHOP
(M) MAGIC SHOP
(/) CHARACTER STATUS
(SPC) EXIT
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MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS:
Q - QUIT AND SAVE. SAVES CURRENT GAME
STATUS TO DISK.
W - WEAPON SELECTION. CHANGES WEAPON IN
HAND
S - SPELL. ALLOW YOU TO CAST SPELLS.
Z - CHANGE TEXT AND MOVEMENT DELAYS.
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TO CAST SPELLS:
TO CAST SPELLS, THE MAGIC USER MUST
HAVE A XIPHOID AMULET IN THEIR
POSSESION.
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REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE ONLY PRELIMIN-
ARY DOCS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED. THE
COMPLETE DOCFILE WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM THE SOUTH POLE (312-677-7140) IN
A FEW DAYS. IT WILL HAVE COMPLETE
BACKGROUND INFO, SETUP INFO, ETC.
LATER,
THE CHIEF SURGEON
THE PENGUIN