User Guide

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AUTO-SEARCH – When this setting is active, using a corpse or unconscious body
BODIES will first remove items on that body, such as keys, pouches, etc.
Only when there is nothing left on the body will you be able to
pick up the body itself. If a body has multiple items, you will have
to use the body once for each object. When this setting is inactive,
you will always pick up the body if you use it; to pick up items
on the body, you will have to highlight the items themselves.
(See “Interacting with the World” for more information.)
BOW ZOOM Bow-zooming will only occur when this setting is active.
(See “Combat” for more information on using the bow.)
GOAL NOTIFICATION When active, you will receive both text and audio feedback
whenever one of your mission objectives has been completed.
AUTO-EQUIP With Auto-Equip turned ON, any weapon or item that is picked up
will automatically be selected and become active.
GAME MENU
You can pause the game and bring up the Game Menu in the middle of a mission,
by pressing the Esc key.
SAVE GAME Save your progress to the hard drive.
LOAD GAME Load a previously saved game.
OPTIONS Bring up the Options Menu.
MAP Look at your mission map, and take notes.
OBJECTIVES View your mission objectives; includes information
about which objectives have been completed.
RESTART Restart the same mission from the beginning.
QUIT Quit out of the mission, back to the Main Menu.
CONTINUE Return back to the mission in progress.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL & MISSION OBJECTIVES
Before each mission, you’ll have the opportunity to set the difficulty level at which you’ll
play that mission. Your options are Normal, Hard, and Expert. You cannot change
difficulty in the middle of a mission, so be prepared to live with your choice.
Your difficulty level will determine the mission objectives for that mission. Often, you will
need to collect a minimum level of loot on the higher difficulty levels. Sometimes there
will be additional objectives, like obtaining a specific treasure, or performing an
important task. At the Expert level, you will often be obliged to play through the mission
without killing any of your fellow human beings. You can click the different difficulty
levels to see what mission objectives will be required for each, before you make your
decision.
Beware: In addition to requiring more difficult objectives, the harder levels may present
extra challenges. Doors that were unlocked may now be locked, healing potions and
other useful items may be absent, and enemies may be more numerous and powerful!
LOADOUT
Before each mission starts, you’ll go through a Loadout screen, in which you can view
the tools you’ll have at your disposal for the upcoming mission.
• The left column of this screen shows your starting gear. This will vary from mission
to mission.
• The right column displays a selection of items for sale.
• The center column shows what items you have purchased for this mission.
Clicking an item in any of these columns will select it and bring up a short description of
the item, along with its price. To purchase an item, click it in the Items For Sale column,
and then click the left-facing arrow button to move it into the Items Purchased column.
This will decrease your Cash total (shown below your starting gear) by the price of your
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