THE STONEKEEP INTERACTIVE PREVIEW This is the first level out of the complete Stonekeep experience. During this preview, you will be able to search the halls of an ancient ruined Keep, find treasure, fight monsters, increase your character's skills and experience the magic that is Stonekeep! All this, and the preview is only the first two maps out of a total of twenty-two! This is not a feature-disabled version of the game. Everything you can do on the first level of the full Stonekeep package, you can do in this preview. See below for more instructions on how to play the Stonekeep Interactive Preview. STONEKEEP: THE FULL EXPERIENCE What's after the preview? The complete Stonekeep experience. * Twenty more maps to explore * A detailed storyline that unfolds as you explore the Underlands * More weapons, armors and items * Magick! 28 Magick spells that you can modify for more power * More monsters, traps and quests * Non-Player Characters to join the party and journey at your side * Cinematic sequences * Interact with a Dragon, Faeries, Dwarves, and more... HOW TO PLAY: THE BASICS Use the keyboard to move through the dungeon environment. W or Up Arrow..... Move Forward S or Down Arrow... Move Backwards A or Left Arrow... Turn Left D or Right Arrow.. Turn Right Use the mouse to interact with the environment. The cursor will change to show what command the left and right mouse button will do. Common cursors: Crosshairs........ Attack Grabbing Hand..... Pick up item: The left mouse button will pick up the item and leave it in your hand for you to use, the right mouse button places it directly in your inventory Pulling Hand...... Manipulate object Quill............. Write (use keyboard) Scroll............ Open Inventory Mirror............ Display Status/Direction Journal........... Open Journal There are other cursors. Experiment. Other keyboard commands include: I Inventory ESC Menu/Cancel F3 Toggle Subtitles ON/OFF M Mirror F2 Save Game F5-F6 Lower/Raise Sound-FX J Journal F4 Load Game F7-F8 Lower/Raise Music TAB Journal Map 1-6 Journal Sections F11 Adjust Brightness HOW TO PLAY: THE SCROLL & INVENTORY Your inventory scroll is a magick scroll that will hold an unlimited number of items. When the cursor is in the shape of an item, that is called the active item. To add the active item to your inventory, move it to the middle of the right side of the screen. The cursor should turn into a scroll, click a mouse button at that point to open the inventory. Drop the item on the inventory scroll to store it there for later use. You can throw the active item by clicking in mid-air. The higher the item is on the screen, the harder you will toss it. When you pick up items, the mouse buttons do different things. Experiment with them to see what they do. HOW TO PLAY: THE MIRROR The mirror will open automatically whenever you open the inventory. You can also display the bottom of the mirror on-screen at all times to keep informed of your character's vitality (life points) and current direction. The various gems on the mirror will change the display. Experiment. Besides looking at your character, you can use the mirror to equip and use items on him. Simply drag an active item on to the character, and click. If the item is a piece of armor, or an item like a scroll or potion, the character is smart enough to use the item automatically. If it is an item that must be placed into an individual hand, you must move the item over the proper hand first. HOW TO PLAY: THE JOURNAL The Journal is an object that you must find in the game. Do so, because it contains valuable information about your character and records more information as you move through Stonekeep and beyond. The Journal is divided into sections. Use the number keys to display a section, or the mouse to move through the Journal. 1: Character Information The first section shows your character's statistics and skills. Refer to this to track your character's improvement, and check on his status. 2: Journal Notes If you ever need to record information about your game, use this section. The quill cursor shows where you can write. Press ESC when you are done writing. 3: Magick Runes In this Preview, this section will never be used. In the full experience, this is where your character records runes and prepares his spells. 4: Clues Many important clues are automatically recorded here for you. Refer here when you need help. 5: Items Everytime you find a new item, a record of the item is added to this section. You can write your own notes here, as well. 6: Maps This is the automap. Use the quill to write notes in squares you have visited. Every square you walk into will be recorded here. Use the TAB key to quickly show the map. ON-LINE MANUAL To view the on-line manual, type MANUAL on the Stonekeep Interactive Preview CD-ROM. HINTS * Equip yourself with weapons and armor as soon as you can. Explore the first tower to get yourself into combat shape. * Your character will attempt to strike where the attack cursor is located. Monsters have weak areas of armor. Aim for them. * Roots are healing items. Use them when your vitality gets low. Potions are even better. * When you get a new key, return to locked doors you previously visited. It's often worth the extra effort. * Move around in combat. It's harder for the monsters to hit you that way. * On slower machines, or machines with 8 megabytes of RAM, a smartdrive of 256k will increase performance. Try: "SMARTDRV 256 " Enjoy yourself! 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