User Guide

When Dispersal mode is activated, a white bar links the hero portraits. Energy
bars can be set in the options menu to remain on screen at all times (Always) or
appear only during combat (Battles).
Picking up items and opening chests
Picking up items – Move the mouse pointer over the object and it will change to
a hand icon. Click the left mouse button to pick it up. The item collected will be
displayed in the top right hand corner of the screen. Holding down the right
mouse button and dragging a box around the objects enables you to pick up
many items at once.
Opening chests – Move the mouse pointer over the chest and it will change to a
hand icon. Click the left mouse button to open it. Some chests are locked. See
Unlocking doors below.
Activating switches - Move the mouse pointer over the switch and it will
change to a hand icon. Click with the left mouse button.
Unlocking doors – If you move the mouse pointer over a locked door the rele-
vant key icon will be displayed. If you have the right key, simply click the left
mouse button over the door and it will unlock.
Story objects – These can be used in several ways. By talking to characters,
clicking on doorway icons, or clicking on items in the background.
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Sekune will now fire one shot. To get Sekune to fire the rest of her allotted shots,
select another hero, David. Once David is selected, Sekune will proceed to fire off
the rest of her allotted shots. She will stop firing when all her allotted shots have
been fired, she’s run out of ammunition/magic energy, or the enemy is dead. If
the enemy goes out of her line of sight she will stop firing. If and when the enemy
comes back into her line of sight she will resume her attack.
Dispersal mode
Dispersal mode can be used to assign selected heroes to attack multiple enemies or
a single enemy. Pressing the D key toggles Dispersal mode on and off. When turned
off, your selected secondary heroes will choose an enemy nearby the clicked-on tar-
get, while the primary character attacks the selected target. Dispersal mode is
therefore best used against groups of enemies. When turned on all selected heroes
will attack the selected target as normal. When Dispersal mode is activated, a white
chain will connect the hero portraits in the top left-hand corner of the screen. The
chain shows that the heroes are linked and will therefore all attack the same enemy.
Special moves
Specials are powerful attacks used in conjunction with hand weapons. These
can be collected, or taught by another character. Special moves charge up with
power, like magic items. When they are recharged, the Special icon will appear
in the top right hand corner of the screen.
To use a Special, equip it and attack an enemy. When in weapon range, hold
down Control and hold down the left mouse button. The currently selected hero
will perform the Special Move, with devastating results.
Hero Energy Bars
During combat, each hero’s portrait is displayed in the top left-hand corner of
the screen. The primary hero’s portrait has a green box around it, whilst the
secondary selected heroes have blue boxes around them. Below these are three
energy bars. The first shows the hero’s health points. This bar will change
colour as the hero is injured, from green (indicating full health), to red (badly
injured). The second energy bar shows the hero’s magic points, white (indicating
maximum magic points), diminishing to a dark blue as more points are
used. The final purple bar indicates the strength of the hero’s currently
selected shield (if any).
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