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Welcome. Let me walk you (or perhaps swim you) through how to play.

Welcome. It looks like you're on a rather small screen, there.

I can't fit all my annotations in, but I'll give you a brief rundown.


Loading

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First, the game has to load. Good things take time, you know.

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...If you don't see this screen after double-clicking the game, I can't help you.

You did double-click the game, right?


Start

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Next, click on me inside that centre square.

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Click here!

In the game window, I mean. Not literally here.


Character Select

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After entering a name, you may select one of eight characters to play as.

They're all slightly different. Choose the one that looks the most fun!

Or whichever one. Whichever one is fine. They're all good. Trust me. Just pick one.

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Up your difficulty to Hard Mode, if you dare.


The Overworld

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In the overworld, you can move around on the map and perform actions.

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1: The Map
  • This solid red tile is where you are.
  • The other solid tiles are places you've been before.
  • Dotted tiles are the places you haven't seen yet.
  • Tip: Click a tile to mark it!
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2: Movement Buttons

Click these arrows to move...

3: Action Menu

...Or click an action from the menu, then click Select to do it.


Battle

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Are you up for a kerfuffle? Good!

During a fight, you can attack, defend, flee or use a skill.

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The Enemy

This is your opponent.

Defeat it for XP, and possibly euros.

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Health

Watch your health.

If you lose all your HP, you die.

(That's a bad thing.)

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Basic Moves
  • Click the sword to attack.
  • Click the shield to defend.
  • Click the running man to flee.
Skills

Select a skill and click Use Skill.

Skills consume EP.


Level Up

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After you level up, you can allocate stat points to strength, dexterity and wisdom.

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1: The Three Primary Stats

These numbers show your current stats.

Click them to raise them.

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2: Stat Points

This shows how many points you have left to spend.


Game Over

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So you died. That's okay. Life goes on.

At least here it does.

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1: Resume From Save

Click the centre square to resume from your last save.

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2: Resume From Town

Instead, you may opt to restart
from the last town you were in.


Inventory

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Open your inventory by clicking the body armour.

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1: Item Stats

Click an item to see its stats.

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2: Equip

Click equip to wear it.

Equipment turns cyan when worn.

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3: Return

Click the back arrow to go back to wherever you were.


Shopping

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Time to splash some cash!

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Selling

To trade your extra stuff for some euros...

Click an item, then click Sell.

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Buying

To exchange your money for new toys...

Click a store item, then click Buy.


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Well done. You've made it through.


Ready to play? Front crawl to the download page.


If you want to dive deeper, check out these pages:


Come back on a larger screen and I'll shell out the full explanation.


Here are some bonus tips to help you out:

  • Click hard disk to save your game.
  • Click potion to drink a healing potion.