™ Instruction Manual Real Time Battle In the FORGOTTEN REALMS World
Table of Contents Game Installation and Setup 4 • DOS Installation 5 • Windows ‘95 installation 6 • Windows installation (other than ‘95) 6 Getting Started 7 • Main Menu 7 • Single-Player Menu 8 • Two-Player Game 9 • Direct-Link game 10 2
Table of Contents The Oracle Interface 12 Teachings of the Great Mage 16 Troubleshooting 18 Customer Support 25 3
Game Installation and Setup MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • IBM-compatible 486-33Mhz computer with 8Mb of RAM. We recommend that you use a 486DX-100 Mhz (or better) system. • Microsoft compatible mouse. Blood & Magic also supports many keyboard "quick keys". • Color monitor and 256 color VGA graphics system. • Double-speed (300Kb/sec. or faster) CD-ROM drive. • Hard drive with at least 25Mb of free space (for partial installation). A full installation requires 225Mb of free space. • MS-DOS version 5.
Game Installation and Setup DOS INSTALLATION 1) Insert the Blood & Magic CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2) Type "D:" (where D is the letter that designates your CD-ROM drive), then press . You should now see the D:\ prompt (if D is your CD-ROM drive). 3) Type "INSTALL," then press . Follow the installation instructions. If you choose the default settings which are offered to you, then Blood & Magic will be installed on to your hard drive in the directory C:\INTRPLAY\BAM.
Game Installation and Setup WINDOWS '95 INSTALLATION 1) Insert the Blood & Magic CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2) A menu will appear listing various installation and start-up options. Choose the INSTALL BLOOD & MAGIC option, then follow the instructions. If you choose the default settings which are offered to you, then Blood & Magic will be installed on to your hard drive under the INTERPLAY folder. A partial installation requires 25MB of hard drive space, and a full installation requires 225 MB.
Getting Started To start the game from the DOS prompt, make C:\INTRPLAY\BAM your current directory (or change to the directory where Blood & Magic is located), type "BAM", then press . To start the game under Windows '95, open the INTERPLAY folder, then double-click on the Blood & Magic icon. You will see a series of cinematic sequences, followed by the Main Menu. You can bypass any cinematic in the game by pressing . MAIN MENU SINGLE-PLAYER Use this option to play against the computer.
Getting Started SINGLE PLAYER MENU LOAD GAME This activates a screen which lists all of your saved games. You may have up to ten simultaneously saved games. To load a game, select the numbered button next to the corresponding save-name. NEW STORY This activates the Realm Map, which displays the region of the Forgotten Realms where Blood & Magic takes place. Pass your cursor over the Realm Map to view the available stories, then select on the map to begin a story.
Getting Started TWO-PLAYER GAME Select the Two-Player option from the Main Menu to begin a head-to-head game with a live opponent. Once you make a connection with your opponent, you can either customize your character or load a previously created character from your Hall of Legends. All of your multi-player characters will be ranked in the Hall of Legends. Following character selection, you and your opponent will choose a domain for your conflict on the Realm Map.
Getting Started Select the COM/port and IRQ settings which correspond with your modem and serial port configuration. Although we have arranged for a default IRQ value to be set whenever you change the COM/port, you may need to customize the IRQ setting to work with your system. You may toggle the DIAL option to either TONE or PULSE to suit your local telephone service. If you are the player who will placed the call, then input the phone number of your opponent in the PHONE prompt.
Getting Started to at least 9600 baud. If you experience sluggish game performance, then experiment with higher baud settings. Select the COM/port and IRQ settings which correspond with your serial port configuration. Although we have arranged for a default IRQ value to be set whenever you change the COM/port, you may need to customize the IRQ setting to work with your system. When you have configured all of these settings correctly, select the OK option to connect with your opponent.
The Oracle Interface Action Window Research creature Exp points Level Map Pause Options Encyclopedia objective victory conditions Subject Window Info Message Window Command Bar Item Window The oracle interface consists of a Level Map, Action Window, Command Bar, Message Window, and several gauges and option buttons (see Diagram). The Info Button can be selected on any subject within the Action Window or on any interface feature to learn more about it.
The Oracle Interface COMMAND BAR / GIVING COMMANDS Left-click on any Action Window subject to select it. It will become the active subject in the Command Bar. If you select one of your own followers, then command buttons will appear in the Command Bar. Left-click on one of these command buttons, and then left-click a target in the Action Window. Your follower will now execute that command with regard to that target.
The Oracle Interface * MAC users can simulate a right-click by holding down the key while selecting with the Mouse. REPEAT COMMAND If you issue a command to one of your followers, and you want to repeat that same command to others, then hold down the key while left-clicking on the subsequent followers. They will attempt to execute the same command with regard to the same target subject.
The Oracle Interface QUICK KEYS Blood & Magic supports a number of “quick key” equivalents that you can use to issue commands and select interface options.
Teachings of the Great Mage MANA The fundamental resource in Blood & Magic is spell power, which we call mana. This resource is used to create followers, to transform followers, to cast spells, and to activate some items. When Basal Golems are not moving or fighting, they revert to an obelisk form and generate mana. To acquire this mana for your own use, select one of your Basal Golems (that is in obelisk form), and then select the Transfer option.
Teachings of the Great Mage ARBOR LODGE This is the primal sanctum of Chauntea, the goddess of nature. Use this site to create creatures of the wild. BARRACKS This martial hall serves Tempus, the god of war. Use this site to create veteran combatants. CRYPT This is the macabre tomb of Myrkul, god of the dead. This site provides dreadful minions. RUNESTONE This arcane post honors Mystra, the goddess of magic. This site is used to create beings who possess a strong magical essence.
Troubleshooting * Check the README.TXT file on the Blood & Magic CD for last-minute changes or other information regarding this product. Q: Why won’t the game install on to my hard drive? A: Make sure that you have sufficient space available on your hard drive for the installation option you have selected. Check that you are running the INSTALL program from your CD-ROM drive, and that the Blood & Magic CD is in your drive.
Troubleshooting * If you run AUTODETECT more than once, then the program will assume that its first choice was incorrect, and select a different sound card. This may result in an incorrect configuration. To remedy this, either continue to run AUTODETECT until the correct settings return, or manually configure your sound card. Q: Will auto-detection of my sound card work in Windows '95? A: Auto-detection of your sound card may be unreliable under Windows'95.
Credits TIGRE ENGINE PROGRAMMERS CORE DEVELOPMENT TEAM Vas Nokhoudian John Crane Brian Hughes Kimberly L. Bowdish Russell Woods John Hamilton Chris Iden Kevin Sherrill Vangelis Game Designer Project Manager Art Director Lead Writer John Hamilton Lead Programmer (Game Engine) Vangelis MAC PROGRAMMERS Junior Lead Programmer (Main Game) Kevin Sherrill Kimberly L. Bowdish John Crane Applications Programmer (Cinematics and Support Screens) MAC ARTISTS Map Designer and Artist Ila Shadday Eric C.
Credits Sound Effects Composer Bill Dugan Andy Warr MAC Consultant Music Composer Sound Effects Composer Craig Owens Lead Marketer Shaun Mitchell Genevieve Ostergard Cartoon Colorist Manager Lead Public Relations VOICE PERFORMANCE Zeb Cooke Story Prologue Writer Mike Forest Main Game Howl of Vengeance Tartyron Unbound Legendary Campaign Dave Gaines Art Director Patrizia Scharli Steve Kramer Documentation Designer Tutorial Nuts and !Bolts Harvest of Horrors Legendary Campaign Julian Ridley Lo
Credits Chad Allison Jim Boone Evan Chantland Richard Barker Greg Baumeister Kaycee Varradaman Phuong Nguyen David Oh Stepan Reed Usana Shaddy Kyle Shuble Shelby Strategier Anthony Taylor Steve Victory Assistand Directors Darren Monahan John Werner Coordinators Marvic Ambata Jason Nordgren Chad Allison Lead Testers TSR Doug Avery Steve Baldoni Jeremy Barnes Marc Duraan Casey Fawcett Bill Field Matt “Basal” Golembiewski Dave Hendee Greg Hersch Ron Hodge Darrell Jones Chris Keenan Erick Lujan Amy Mitche
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