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BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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19.2 Entering Commands.
Now that the introduction to The Dreamhold has finished and you know where you are in the game,
it is now up to you to perform an action. This is done by typing in a command and pressing
ENTER. A simple one is the shorthand command, "look". Type "look" and press ENTER. The
game will then respond with exactly the same message about the room you have entered.
If you want to repeat your last command, press BACKSPACE with R. You can also review and edit
the command text before pressing ENTER to send the command to the game.
Well done, you have made your first move! If you are still using The Dreamhold, then typing help
and pressing enter would now be a good thing to do, to learn about more commands.
The Dreamhold has extensive help built into it. The following commands can be typed in to learn
more standard game commands. Type the following commands and then press ENTER :
"Help basics".
"Help commands".
"Help talking".
"Help system".
"Help special".
"Help strategy".
As you can observe, the commands are quite detailed and in some cases rather long. You move
around by typing directional words, such as East, West, North, South, as well as pick objects up by
typing the word "get" ("get sword", for example), and put objects down by typing the word "drop"
(such as, "drop sword"). These commands are not part of KeySoft, but part of the game supplied.
Each game may use these commands in different ways and may extend the range of words. The
commands explained in the Help section of the "A tutorial game. Dreamhold" are standard and
typical of many games.
19.2.1 Entering a Command While Reading.
If you are part way through reading a response in a game, you do not have to move to the end in
order to start typing your response. All you need to do is start typing and press ENTER.