User Guide

are just below the Score Bar. The ninth, gold-outlined box is the Inventory
Overview Button. Finally, at the very bottom of the right side are more
Ability Icons. Depending on your current shape, there are up to six of these.
Now look above the View Window. There is a blue bar on the left, a small
box in the center showing the letter E, and a red bar on the right. The blue
bar is the Power Bar, which shows your current power reserves. The small
box is your Compass, and it now shows that the direction you’re facing is
east. The red bar is the Life Bar, and it shows the life energy of your current
shape. To either side of the View Window are borders with small purple
Altitude Gems in them. These gems show your altitude — an important fea-
ture when you are swimming or flying. Beneath the Selection Bar is a blank
area that displays text throughout the game — the Text Bar.
MOVEMENT
Try moving your mouse around the screen — but don’t press any buttons
yet. As you move the mouse in the View Window, the mouse cursor assumes
arrow shapes corresponding to its position in the window. When you move
the cursor outside the View Window, it becomes gray cross-hairs.
Two rules govern movement:
Rule 1. While your cursor is inside the View Window, its position deter-
mines the direction in which you move if you left-click-and-hold the
mouse button. When the cursor is an arrow, its shape indicates direction.
When it points right, you travel to the right; when it points upward, you
travel forward, and so forth.
Rule 2. The speed at which you move depends on how far your cursor is
from the center of the View Window. When the cursor is centered, you don’t
move at all. As you move the cursor closer to any edge of the View Window,
you move more rapidly.
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Ahead Left
Turn Left
Side Step
Left
Ahead Right
Turn Right
Side Step
Right
Forward
Backward