.BARON BALDRIC (MYSTIC TOWERS / GRAVE OVERTURE) MYSTIC TOWERS Apprentice Wizard Part 1: Rimm Tower Rimm Fortress Part 2: Tor Karad Keep Tor Karad Castle Part 3: Nortscar Needle Nortscar Spire Part 4: Wolf's Fang Wolf's Claw Part 5: Ebonscarp Ebonscarp II Part 6: Marchwall Hold Marchwall Fort CHEATS ------ Cheats are activated by typing "BALDRIC" during a level. Once actived, your score is reset to zero, and you can press the following key combos to achieve what is listed: [lshift] [R] xx - where xx is a number of a room to jump to (01-45) [lshift] [H] - to get maximum health, also food and drink, reset score to zero [lshift] [K] - to get all keys except the end tower key [lshift] [W] - to get full weapons [lshift] [C] - to get ten coins (not quite sure why he'd need money in his own castle) Only the health cheat works in the shareware version. The rest require the registered version. Keys ---- Arrows to move around in a confusing way (better off using the mouse) Ctrl to pick up food, etc. If no food then activates the selected spell Space to cycle through spells Alt to jump 1-9 to choose a spell M Music on/off S Sound on/off Esc go to main menu - + speed up/slow down game F2 save F3 load F10 widescreen on/off (leave off) F1 for the other keys Command-line parameters ----------------------- MUTE no sound HONKER use pc speaker SB use sound blaster HISOUND high quality sound LOSOUND low quality sound NOCFG go to the config screen ? help on command-line parameters ============================================================================================== A GRAVE OVERTURE You need to destroy the monsters in the Lazarine Tower, followed by the wolf-form of the evil Baron Lazarus Pedabouche (Lazarus). Keys ---- Left-Right Walk Up with Left or Right Jump Alt with Up, Left, Right Strike with Cane Down and Right Scoop Alt and Up Light Lamp Up-Down Climb ladder J Toggle keyboard-joystick P Pause-Unpause B Boss Screen V Sound on/off M Music on/off - + Volume 1 2 3 4 Speed (default = 3) F1 Map (Esc to turn it off) F10 Widescreen on/off (leave off) Alt and Q Quit ** While in Pause Mode ** Alt F3 View High Scores Alt F4 Erase High Scores Alt F5 Save Alt F6 Load Command-line options -------------------- -C Assume that at least a 286 CPU is fitted -V Assume that a VGA card is fitted How to play ----------- Explore each level and collect at least 10 treasures (there are at least 11 on each level), then make your way to the EXIT sign and strike on it with your cane. But you must have enough treasure, and the lamps are still on. By advancing to the new level you gain an extra life. Status window ------------- Food meter (far left) decreases steadily from the bottom, and turns orange when your food level is dangerously low. At this point you will hear a buzzer and the meter will blink. Life-force meter (near the beating heart) normally increases very slowly, and stays full unless Baldric is attacked or runs out of food (food meter at zero). If you have no food, death follows quickly. The top digital display shows the number of flints carried, and they are used to light lamps that have gone out. The lower digital display shows the number of lives. You start with 10. On the right side, the top box shows number of treasures collected (you need at least 10), then the bonus points, and below this is your score. The box at the bottom of the screen is the level number (1-30). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------