User Guide

mouse button with the hex cursor in a new spot. Your character will

immediately move towards the new location.

COMMAND CURSOR

Walking is fine and dandy, but

if you want to interact with some-

thing (like opening a door, or talk-

ing to a person), you need to use the command cursor.

Use this cursor to point to the object or person that you wish to

interact with. If you move the cursor over an object, and let it rest

for just a second, an icon will appear next to the cursor. This icon is

telling you what the default action is if you left-click the mouse but-

ton while over this object. You do not have to wait for the icon to

appear before you click!

To do the default action, left-click once.

If you want to see other actions that you can take, left-click and

hold the mouse button. A column of action icons will appear. While

holding the mouse button down, move the mouse up or down. The

highlighted action icon is the action you will perform when you

release the mouse button.

Pausing the command cursor over an object for a moment will

also display the name of the object in the display window on the

interface bar below. To get more information about the item, use the

Examine action (see page 4—10).

A list of the action icons is on the following pages.

TARGETING CURSOR

When you click on the active

item button on the interface bar,

while it is showing a weapon in an

attack mode, you will get the targeting cursor. Often you will want

to do this to start a fight. You will also see this cursor commonly dur-

ing combat, so get used to it.

If you hover this cursor over an acceptable target (like that guy

over there who gave you a dirty look, or that salivating radscorpion),

then you will get either a number or a red X.

The number is your percent chance to hit, modified by the light

level, the range, your skill and its armor class.

The X means that you cannot possibly hit the target.

See Chance to Hit (page 5—4) for more information.

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Figure 4-11: The

targeting cursor.

Figure 4-10: The

command cursor.