Questron FAQ(Apple) version 1.0.0
Copyright 2001 by Andrew Schultz
[email protected]
This document is copyright 2001 Andrew Schultz. I am not associated
with SSI in any way but rather seek to create documents like this to
preserve the memory of old games.
I have color maps of non-towns and black/white maps of towns and
cathedrals at the following site:
http://members.fortunecity.com/cartographics with a sub-page at...
http://members.fortunecity.com/cartographics/q1/q1index.htm for the
smaller stuff(excluding dungeons.)
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INTRODUCTION
ROUGH OUTSIDE MAPS
TOWN INFO
MONSTER INFO
WEAPON, ARMOR, ITEM AND TRANSPORT INFO
RANDOM ADVICE IN TOWNS
WALKTHROUGH, WITH INTERIOR MAPS
GETTING BETTER
LEGALLY
ILLEGALLY
SIGHTS TO SEE
SWAMP CATHEDRAL
OCEAN POINT CATHEDRAL
ISLAND CATHEDRAL
THE CASTLE
LEFT SIDE
RIGHT SIDE
LAND OF EVIL
MOUNTAIN CATACOMBS[WITH MAPS]
DUNGEON OF DEATH[WITH MAPS]
MANTOR'S MOUNTAIN[WITH MAPS]
THE FINAL BATTLE
QUICK REHASH OF THE WALKTHROUGH
RANKS
OOPS!
AND FINALLY...
VERSIONS/CREDITS/TO-DO
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INTRODUCTION
Questron is very tough. It can be unforgiving, although at least it
doesn't auto-save when you die. Well, for my first revision I want to
get down to meat, so let's roll out the maps.
ROUGH OUTSIDE MAPS
Questron
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TOWN INFO
You have to be careful in towns. Talking to prisoners or robbing or
winning too much money at gambling will set the guards after you.
Nevertheless towns are a whole lot safer than the outside world and
frequently have stuff that can help you.
Currently the town info for Questron is of the following format:
Armor Sellers/Food Sellers/Gambling/Weapons/Transport/[multiplier]
Currently the town info for the Land of Evil is of the following
format:
Name
Armor Sellers/Food Sellers/Gambling/Weapons or
Transport/Spells/[multiplier]
The standard prices for things in Questron are listed in the items
section. To get the price at any one town, multiply by the multiplier.
I've also written out rough text maps for every town in Questron. A
rough ledger is below.
LEDGER
X = wall(or water. This map doesn't distinguish but probably
should...if there is a "next release" of this FAQ)
C = 3/4 wall
. = grassy square
[space] = open square
G = guard
! = merchant
F = food store sign
W = weapons store sign
A = armor store sign
M = magic store sign
+ = small bush
* = big bush
|,- = doors to keep prisoners in
/,\ = 1/2-walls sloping in one direction or the other
QUESTRON
All town locations are given with respect to Geraldtown.
1. Geraldtown(0E, 0S)
GEORGE'S GENTLEMENS' SHOP/GENERAL SUPPLY/GERALD'S PLACE/GERALD
MUTILATION SHOP/ED'S OLD NAGS//1/
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2. Hidden Port(39E, 2N)
You'll need the trumpet to get here via land. They also sell a
clipper ship here.
STEEL WONDERS/LAST CHANCE SUPPLY/NONE/CRUSADER ARMOURY/MAX'S
MONOPOLY MOTORS//1.4/
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3. Prison Mines(38E, 7S)
METAL WORKS/GWEN'S HOUSE OF HAM/THE PLEASURE PALACE/YE OL' BATTLE
SHOP/LIGHTNING SWIFT SHOP//1.1/
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4. Fort Cavern(58E, 4N)
NONE/THE SUPPLY SHACK/FORTUNE PALACE/BADLANDS SUPPLY/ABE'S
STABLE//.9/
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5. Mall Cave(11E, 22S)
PROTECTION CITY/THE MALL SUPPLY/BUCK-O-RAMA/BATTLE TOOLS
INC./NONE//.8/
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6. River Junction(61E, 14S)
EARL'S PROTECTION/KITTY'S KITCHEN/NONE/THE HAND TO HAND SHOP/RIVER
TRANSIT//1/
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8. Free Town(61E, 34S)
LEATHER WORKS/EDNA'S KITCHEN/THE EASY WINNER/ED'S PRO SHOP/THE
HANDSOME HORSIE//1.4/
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NONE/DISCOUNT SUPPLY/DEN OF DELIGHT/THE MANLY MACE/LAKE
TRANSIT//.9/
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10. Lagoon(1W, 39S)
HENRY'S HOMEMADE ARMOUR/HOMEGROWN SUPPLY/NONE/THE SURLEY
SOLDIER/NONE//.85/
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11. Gambler's Grotto(15E, 53S)
THE SWORD & SHIELD SHOP/MEAT & BREAD SHOP/THE LUCKY GAMBLER/THE
SWORD & SHIELD SHOP/NONE//1.3/
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12. Ghost Hollow(45E, 53S)
THE LONELY GHOST/THE UNSEEN SUPPLIER/THE ILLUSIONIST/THE SILENT
SWORD/NONE//1/
[note: none of these are visible. They are the info given on the
disk.]
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MACHO MEDAL/GRETEL'S GRUB/GRETEL'S PARADISE/HE-MAN SUPPLY/JOHN'S
TRUSTY STEED//1.7/
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14. Blind Pass(66E, 62S)
ALPHONSE ARMOUR/THE BAY SUPPLY/NONE/GORDY'S PLACE/LIKE NEW
TRANSPORTATION//.9/
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15. Royal City(52E, 72S)
HIS MAJESTY'S FINEST/FIT FOR A KING/A KING'S FORTUNE/NONE/ROYAL
TRANSIT CO.//1/
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ROYAL CASTLE(52E, 96S)--this is in a swamp with mountains around it.
------------Non-towns
Swamp Cathedral (7E, 7N)
In the northwest, very close to Geraldtown. Improve dexterity,
get holy water
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Island Cathedral(37E, 28S)
Need a raft to get here. Improve intelligence, get holy water
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Ocean Point Cathedral(81E, 69S)
On the southeast coast. Get flute, get holy water
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LAND OF EVIL
All town locations are given with respect to Devil Lake Post, by the
lake in the southwest.
1. Bay Ridge(14E, 71N)
In the northwest corner, this is the most remote of the towns.
MOUNTAIN SUPPLY/MOUNTAIN ARMOURY/TRAVEL PEAKS; INC./MOUNTAIN
MAGIC/15/
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2. Island View(49E, 72N)
In the north central area, this is an excellent place to recharge
before attacking Mantor's Mountain.
LEATHER & STUFF/EATS & MEATS/SNEAKY PETE'S
EMPORIUM/GORARAMA/N/FANTASMO'S MAGIC SHOP/12/
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3. Lizard Crossing(5E, 56N)
In the northwest like Bay Ridge, but an inlet divides the two.
THE IRON GLOVE/BERTHA'S HOT BUNS/SOMETHING SALOON/MAIM AND
MIRE/NOW YOU SEE IT/17/
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4. Swamp Fort(56E, 53N)
On the bottom of the inlet that divides the Land of Evil almost in
two.
?/TOUGH STUFF/MAX'S PAXS/THE BOW EMPORIUM/THE KISS OF DEATH/20/
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5. Devil Lake Post(0E, 0N)
In the southwest region, and there's a lake to the east of it.
N/THE SLOPPIN TROUGH/THE CROSSED SWORDS/THE SURLY EAGLE/THE
CRYSTAL BALL/15/
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6. Snake Landing(69E, 20N)
Close to the east central coast.
THE IRON CHEST/THE IRON TUMMY/HONEST EVIL BART'S/THE
COMBATORIUM/SPEAK 'N SPELLS/20/
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Mountain Catacombs(39E, 21N)
Located around the center of the continent. It's behind mountains
and fog, so you'll need the trumpet to get in.
Dungeon of Death(60E, 7S)
Located in the southeast. You need the Iron Key to get past the
gate.
Mantor's Mountain(70E, 73N)
Located in the northeast on a skull-shaped island. You need an
eagle to get here, since you can't bring a wam lamma on a clipper ship.
You also need the Diamond Ring to remove the boulder.
MONSTER INFO
There are lots of monsters in Questron. The full details will appear in
a later version of this FAQ, but here are the monsters you'll meet above
ground in Questron:
--ARMY SCORPION
--FLESH FEELER
--BLOODHOUND GHOUL
--GORILLA
--WOODS OGRE
--BEAR
--IRISH STALKER
--LEOPARD YETI
--JACKAL RAM
--PHAZOR SPIDER
--STONE AXE BEAK
--GAR MIND FLAYER
--ALBINO LEACH
--ROT WEED
--STRANGLER FIEND
--PIT SCREAMER
--HYDRO SNAKE
--MASHER WHALE
--LEACH WOMAN
--SLIME SWIMMER
--PIERCING PUNGIE
WEAPON, ARMOR, ITEM AND TRANSPORT INFO
Here are the possible weapons, ranged in order of effectiveness, with
prices in parentheses:
--BARE HANDS(not really a weapon, but it indicates the lack thereof)
--SLING(8)
--WHIP(13)
--ROPE & HOOKS(26)
--MORNINGSTAR(35)
--FLAIL(50)
--CLUB(70)
--MACE(90)
--HAMMER & NET(130)
--CUTLASS(180)
--SHORT BOW(700)
--BATTLE AXE(900)
--LANCE(1250)
--BROAD SWORD(1700)
--LONG BOW(1950)
--MUSKET(2200)
Their availability seems to depend on your time in the game and how many
monsters you've defeated. When I rushed through the game, although I
got a million gold, 20000 hit points, etc. I never got more than a short
bow.
The Rope&Hooks doubles as a way to climb up a shaft or climb down one
without taking damage due to falling.
Short bow and Long bow have range, which is useful in dungeons.
However, they can't be used outside dungeons, at least not in hand-to-
hand combat. [can you shoot guards at a range?]
Strange that a club is more effective than a flail. Usually it's the
other way around.
Here are the possible armors, from least to most effective:
--NO ARMOUR(not really armor, but it indicates the lack thereof)
--RAWHIDE(25)
--SHIELD(65)
--CHAIN MAIL(110)
--PLATE MAIL(175)
--MAGIC SHIELD(900)
--ENCHANTED PLATE(1500)
Their availability seems to depend on your time in the game and how many
monsters you've defeated. When I rushed through the game, although I
got a million gold, 20000 hit points, etc. I never got more than plate
mail.
Flute: Play it and get weapon/armor/food/gold
Compass: when you (H)old it, you see what direction you're going in a
dungeon.
Ruby Key: 1st key you find in the castle
Silver Key: 2nd key you find in castle
Emerald Key: 3rd key you find in castle
Lead Key: 4th key you find in castle
Gold key: 5th key you find in the castle. After the king knights you,
it can open all castle doors, including those only a previous key could
have opened.
Magic powder: you can have more than one. It weakens either Mantor or
the guards at Mesron's castle but not both.
Here are the possible transports. I'm not sure about the speeds, but I
know they increase:
HORSE: lowest form of transport. 2x as fast as walking
WAM LAMMA: better than a horse. Can pass mountains but not swamps. 2x
as fast as walking
RAFT: can pass water. 2x as fast as walking
CLIPPER: can pass water. 4x as fast as walking
TRAINED EAGLE: can pass all terrain. 4x as fast as walking
RANDOM ADVICE IN TOWNS
Prisoners give you advice if you bribe guards and then talk--otherwise
guards attack. The advice is listed below.
--MANY WANDERING CREATURES ARE FRIENDLY
--THE WORLD THINKS LITTLE OF A SERF
--THE GAMES OF CHANCE ARE FAIR; IF YOU PLAY WISELY
--IT IS BEST TO RUN FROM THE PIERCING PUNGIE.
--SEARCH FOR HOLY WATER IN THE CATHEDRAL
--YOU CAN SOMETIMES SLIP ONE BY THE GAMBLER
--SOME CREATURES SELL HIT POINTS; IN SMALL AMOUNTS
--THE FLUTE CAN KEEP YOU ALIVE
--THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO TRAVEL THE MOUNTAINS
--THE CATHEDRAL REWARDS ONLY THE GOOD
--NOBODY RETURNS FROM MANTOR'S LAND OF EVIL
--THE CASTLE GUARDS ARE PLENTIFUL AND STRONG
--YOU CAN STEAL; BUT PLAN BETTER THAN I DID
--IN THE CASTLE LIES GREAT REWARD
--TO BE A GREAT WARRIOR PRACTICE KILLING THE GUARDS
--FRIENDLY CREATURES CAN HELP YOU; BUT DON'T ATTACK
--GIVE THE PRIEST A LOT; IF YOU CAN
--THE SWAMP IS HAZARDOUS; BUT ALSO FRIENDLY
--YOU SHOULD PUT MONEY IN THE BANK
--YOU CAN SLING THE STONE AXE BEAK TO DEATH
--I ATTACKED THE PRIEST; AND WON BIG
--YOU SHOULD PLAY GAMES IN THE CATHEDRAL
--YOU SHOULD CLIMB THE MOUNTAINS
--YOU MAY FIND THE ISLAND CATHEDRAL
--THE MACE KILLS THE IRISH STALKER EASILY
--THE LAND OF EVIL IS ACROSS THE SEA
--THE CASTLE IS FULL OF TRAPS
--THE MORNINGSTAR BEST DESTROYS THE STRANGLER FIEND
--THE HOLY WATER IS BY THE CROSS
--YOU MUST TRAVEL PAST THE FOG
--ONLY A MIGHTY WARRIOR CAN STEAL THE KING'S TRUMPET
--THE PHAZOR SPIDERS HATE THE WHIP
--A KNIGHT IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE TRUMPET
--THE EVIL MANTOR IS FAR UNDERGROUND
--ONLY THE CLUB KILLS THE PIERCING PUNGIE QUICKLY
--THE FOG IS TOUGH; BUT DISSAPATES IF YOU KNOW HOW
--USE THE FLAIL ON THE PIT SCREAMER
WALKTHROUGH, WITH INTERIOR MAPS
GETTING BETTER
Once you get chain mail, Mesron will call. I also think Geraldtown
is destroyed by Mantor at that time. Cathedrals will help you improve
some stats, but most are hard-coded for improvement at the castles. For
instance, the king and Mesron give you stamina, and the princess gives
you charisma. Even after you improve dexterity at the Swamp Cathedral,
you get 40 dexterity hard-coded once you solve a quest.
You can actually get worse, too. Some monsters drain stamina or
intelligence, which don't seem to mean much anyway. Intelligence can be
improved again, but I'm not sure stamina can. All in all, statistical
improvement is a serious muddle.
LEGALLY
Truth be told, I'm not sure how to do this, but be careful.
Fighting monsters is a good way to improve, and you'll probably find
that investments like armor(you take less damage) and transportation(you
take less time and hence less food) are hardly wasted. Also, save
frequently, and, once you've reached a certain point, never save after
you're killed. You're set back to something ungodly like 200 HP, 57
food, and 15 gold. You lose your weapons but not your armor.
If you make it to Ocean Point cathedral, using the flute can be
quite handy. It will get you food, weapons, armor or gold, and you can
recharge it after its three uses are up. Camp out beside Ocean Point,
and you may have a real racket going.
ILLEGALLY
There's a nice Geraldtown/Swamp Cathedral racket before Geraldtown
gets nuked. What you'll want to do is to keep playing Double or Nothing
until you are told "Gambling closed." If you have an emulator, you can
simply slow it down(maximize emulator delay) at the start of the game
and time things so that you hit return just as the game is about to
switch from "LOSE" to "WIN." Doing so can double your return. When
gambling's closed, run out of there--the guards are after you, so be
careful--and to Swamp Cathedral. Re-enter immediately and the guards
will attack you, so you need to give them time to forget, and you need
to give yourself hit points. At the cathedral, give 150 gold, get two
holy waters, go back to Geraldtown, try again(when you get in four-digit
wealth, you can only double once before gambling closes.) Eventually
you'll come closer to doubling your stake each time, and until
Geraldtown is destroyed this is a great way to get money. Don't forget
to buy incidental food as well, but don't worry about arms and weapons
until you're quite good and have spare holy water stacked up--you'll
need the holy water for the castle. The longer you can hold out on
buying it, the quicker doubling goes, too. Two vials a trip should be
enough to ward off guards that attack.
Geraldtown is not the only place with Double or Nothing. Later in
the game, when you can leave the guards in the dust because you've got
over 500 hit points, you can get to a million before you break the bank:
"Sorry, we're out of funds." A million should be way more than enough
to pull you through the game. However, thirty thousand and a hundred
fifty holy waters(the maximum is 200, I think) should get you ready for
Mesron and the King's Castle.
SIGHTS TO SEE
SWAMP CATHEDRAL
Swamp Cathedral is a great place to increase your dexterity. The
video game, which costs fifty gold, is tough to handle off an emulator
because it uses joystick controls, but using the keypad(4/6/8/DEL) can
make it work--you just need to time how far objects fall and how they
arc. The scoring is as follows:
--100 for shooting a white
--50 for shooting a red, blue, orange or green
--500 for shooting 2 in a session
--2500 for shooting 3 in a session(this is the biggie!)
--dexterity changed to (score/500)
I can usually get dexterity over thirty playing this game.
Giving X gold to the priest allows you to get (X/75) vials of Holy
Water, which improve your Hit Points by 100 each. Early in the game
your maximum stamina is only 500.
OCEAN POINT CATHEDRAL
There's a flute on the east side. Using it gets you emergency
supplies of food, armor or weapons. After three times the flute must be
recharged at Ocean Point. You can also buy hit points here.
ISLAND CATHEDRAL
You'll need a raft to get here. Once you do, there's a bit of an
intelligence test. There are two ways to get through it. One involves
saving state in an emulator after starting a game, and then, after you
see what the pattern is, inputting it on the first try(Doing this
correctly IS A sign of intelligence, you have to admit.) The other
involves a different sort of abstract thinking.
Basically, there are six squares and the administrator of the game
has put four squares of orange, blue, green and yellow color on them--
there are four possible colors, but they can be in any frequency. You
have eight guesses to figure out the order they're in. After each
guess, you are given a white for each square that is the right color and
the right position but grey for each square that is the right color and
wrong position.
Get the answer in <=4 guesses: +20 points
Get the answer in 5 guesses: +16 points
Get the answer in 6 guesses: +12 points
Get the answer in 7 guesses: +8 points
Get the answer in 8 guesses: +4 points
Don't get the answer: -1 points and "What a waste of a good
chance!" That's even worse than the "You got careless" you'll see in
the dungeon.
Sample:
Your guess Actual
+-+-+ +-+-+
|Y|Y| |Y|O|
+-+-+ +-+-+
| | | | |G|
+-+-+ +-+-+
|G|G| | |B|
+-+-+ +-+-+
In this case, you'd get a white(upper left, yellow) and a grey(the G
in the middle is not on the same square as your G's.)
I think I nailed down a fairly decent strategy. The first couple of
moves are fixed, but after three moves you should know the composition
of the pegs as well as some positioning information.
+-+-+ +-+-+
|O|O| |Y|Y|
+-+-+ +-+-+
|Y|Y| | | |
+-+-+ +-+-+
| | | |B|B|
+-+-+ +-+-+
From these first two guesses, we should learn the total of
(orange+yellow) or (yellow+blue) pegs. If we have three of one sort, we
won't know that, but that will be made obvious by the next guess in any
case, and having three of one color makes the guessing much easier.
Let's say the first guess gives a white and grey peg. The second
gives a grey peg. You know that:
# of O's + # of Y's = 2
# of B's + # of Y's = 1
Let's assume that there's no more than three of any one quantity.
Now, since O+Y = 2, B+G=2. So if you try each case(B=0, B=1) you
see:
(O, Y, G, B) = (1, 1, 2, 0)
(O, Y, G, B) = (2, 0, 1, 1)
The other possibility is (O, Y, G, B) = (3, 1, 0, 0).
One next step would be to go with four oranges--for the first four
guesses, you're trying to gather information, not get the answer off the
bat, and this one definitively tells you the color composition. One
step is to put the oranges as below:
+-+-+
|O|O|
+-+-+
|O|O|
+-+-+
| | |
+-+-+
You now have strong information about where any O's might be. Some
guesses may be very revealing--for instance, a single grey will tell you
that there is an O in the bottom two rows, and looking at the first
guess tells you that there is a yellow in the middle two rows. There
are also two greens, and so you will be able to start guessing rather
efficiently. A guess with four greens would also be good. Often you'll
have to put together information from several clues to get a full
answer, so homogenous choices are not the best. This was just written
to give you a taste of the logic. Besides, even if you do strike out a
few times in a row, you don't have to SAVE the game after losing
intelligence. :D
This game is not easy. That's why there's so little punishment for
losing. Just practice, and if in doubt, you may want to use the
following sort of chart:
+--+--+
|OY|OY|
|GB|GB|
+--+--+
|OY|OY|
|GB|GB|
+--+--+
|OY|OY|
|GB|GB|
+--+--+
Cross out a letter when it can't be in a certain square(for
instance, if you get greys in the first chart above, feel free to knock
the O's from the top and the Y's from the middle.)
Once you're over forty intelligence, you can't play again.
Therefore, if you want to be slightly unfair, bump your intelligence up
to 39, start a new game, save the emulator state, play through it,
reload, and type in the correct pattern to win on your first turn and
get +20 intelligence. So 59 is the maximum intelligence you can get.
THE CASTLE
LEDGER
W = water
w = water
X = castle wall
x = inner wall/locked door
$ = gold chest
% = chest with key
^ = chest with trumpet
! = guard
1 = king
2 = princess
3 = Mesron
4 = doctor
In order to fit within 79 characters I divided the castle map into
the left and right portions. The first, the left(or west,) has three
keys. The keys are determined by the order you pick them up in: ruby,
silver, lead and emerald is the order regardless of which box you open
when. One-square enclaves are often teleporters and should only be used
in desperation.
The very first thing you'll want to do is to go east and take the
first passage north. Talk to Mesron. He'll raise you to the rank of
Soldier and increase your stats, too.
There are about forty-two soldiers in here, in case you want to keep
track of how much you have left to go.
LEFT SIDE OF MAP
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The main thing here is to get three keys. You'll want to go west
after you enter, then all the way up. The first key is, like the
others, in an enclosed area. The guards will attack once you steal
something, so you want to find places where only one can hit you at a
time. You may want to walk down the corridor leading south from the
first key, get guards to follow you, and move back up. They'll have to
attack you one at a time, so even if you get low on hit points, you can
use your holy water(which you should be (H)olding to (O)perate) to heal
up quickly. One guard can't do that much damage. Once the guards are
reasonably cleared out, go east of where the long corridor begins and
onto the o's(where guards can't attack you) and get the two keys to the
east there. There are six guards or so, and there's no real way to stop
double attacks. Back off onto the o's and use holy water, then go back.
If you are able to kill a guard, jump in where he was and the guards
should be lined up one by one. The very top part is a nuisance even
though it's full of gold. I believe the computer may automatically dump
eight guards below the o's if you pick up the gold in the small treasure
rooms. But if you just want the keys, go north from the o's and then
east. On the right side of the map, you'll see two enclaves--again, the
key is that the floor looks a bit different--and each contains a key.
The fifth will be a gold key and will allow you to visit the king.
There is also, when you enter the castle and go north past the
courtyard, a doctor to the west(where the tiles form "Rx") who will
increase your stats.
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Mesron is to the east, as is the king. However, it may be best
first just to visit the princess(north of the courtyard, second door to
the east) to improve your charisma as well as the room below it, where
there's a chest with 2000 gold. Both need the keys, which is why I
suggested going west first. However, after visiting the princess, go
north and east until you hit a dead end. Open the door with a gold key
and use the backing-up strategy if you must. There are a lot of guards,
and facing two at a time will be too much. Once they are all wiped out,
you can walk through a door to the bottom right of the room, where a
chest holds the trumpet. You'll need to leave the castle and come back
to talk to the king. He'll give you 15 stamina and raise your rank
again.
LAND OF EVIL
To get to the land of Evil, go any direction from Questron. The
110x110 maps are tiled like a checkerboard, so going straight in any
direction from one half of the world leads to the other half. In fact,
once you get an eagle, it may be faster to fly southwest from the
southwest corner to reach Mantor's Mountain than across land--it may be
easier to get lost, though.
In the Land of Evil, the main things to find, overground, are:
1)cities where you can stock up on spells and hit points
2)dungeons where you can pile up hit points and gold(raid level one
continuously, leave, etc.)
A word of warning: my dungeon maps are not perfect. I believe I have
correctly indicated all spaces where you can ascend or descend a level,
and I have made an effort to find all walls, doors, etc. I have tried
to mark all traps; my maps are likely inaccurate in this respect, but
they get better as you get closer to the end.
With regard to dungeons: fireball spells are the best to use. Wall
Pass spells are also quite good, and a few armor protection spells don't
hurt either. They will save lots of hit points on the lower levels. In
any case, bring some extra armor and be sure to re-equip when you see
you're absorbing many more hit points than you should. The wall pass
spells actually aren't necessary to complete the game; they will,
however, save considerable headache on some levels. An example is the
eight level of the mountain catacombs--used judiciously on two squares,
they make it very easy. In fact, it might be another flagrant example
of cheating, but you may be able to move from level to level through the
walls without worrying about being hit.
Ledger for dungeons:
o = hole to climb down(need rope to avoid damage, may be concealed
as a trap)
~ = hole to climb up(need to (A)rm rope and then (C)limb)
R = rope to climb up
r = rope to climb down
D = door
^ = stairs up
v = stairs down
+ = coffin(gain hit points)
t = trap(random, push x to "see" it)
u = urn(usually has a message)
F = chest with food
$ = chest with money
- = urn that lowers your stats
P = chest with powder
Most likely errata: $ may be F or + or P.
Traps are especially nasty because they can:
1)blind you for a few moves
2)reduce hit points and destroy armor(acid)
3)take lots of hit points(poison gas or darts)
4)drop you to the next level(you can then (X)amine and climb back up)
There are also several messages you can find in urns, and as none is a
spoiler, all are listed below:
--LADDER & ROPES ARE NOT THE ONLY WAY
--BE RID QUICKLY OF THE APPARITION
--THE GHOSTS CAN BE ESPECIALLY DEADLY
--ONLY A FOOL GOES WITHOUT A ROPE
--THE FIREBALL KILLS QUICKLY AND EASILY
--A FROZEN TREAT IS EASY TO BEAT
--MANTOR RULES THE MONSTERS HERE
--MONSTERS IN SIGHT? USE MAGIC TO FIGHT
--MANTOR'S MOUNTAIN IS A ONE-WAY TRIP
--MANTOR WAITS AT THE BOTTOM FOR YOU
MOUNTAIN CATACOMBS[WITH MAPS]
LEVEL 1
****************
*^ D *
* **** ******* *
* ** o * * *
* * *** * *
** ** * *D*
* C* * *** *
*D**D** * *+*
* * ** *
** *D***t*** ***
* t o* * *
***** **v* * * *
* D * *$*
* ** *** **D** *
* o D *
****************
You'll probably find a compass somewhere around here in a chest.
I'm pretty sure the location is constant, but if not, it's a good idea
to search the top two levels--the Atari walkthrough mentioned that you
found the compass on the second level. (H)olding the compass will
activate the indicator in the bottom left of your screen. Five east,
four south, west, south, (S)teal chest, west, two south, four east,
three south, down.
If you find yourself getting killed too easily, just explore the
first dungeon level, mark where the gold and hit points are, get them,
exit, and go back in. You can do this until you "max out," and it's
relatively painless. Then with the extra gold, just go to a town and
buy spells.
LEVEL 2
****************
* *$ D *
* ** *** * * * *
* ** ~ * * *
* **** * * *** *
* * * *
* ** * *D*** * *
* * * * * *r*
** * * *** * *
** *** * *r*
* ~ ~***** * *
* * ** ^ ** *r*
* * * *** * *
* * ** * ***** *
* * D $*
****************
Four south, eight west, five north.
LEVEL 3
****************
* +*
* ******* * * **
* * * $*
******* *** * **
* * * *
*$*** * ** ****
* *v** * R*
* * *t*******
* **+* * R*
* ************
** * D R*
**** ***********
* *
*$**F* * * * * *
****************
Of the three ropes down, only the middle one will get you to the
next level without a wall pass. Traps start to get nasty here, and
they're not well mapped here, so be sure to (X)amine as you search for
the down stairs. Six west, two north, two west, north, west, north,
four west, three south, three east, south, (S)teal coffin, north, west,
north.
LEVEL 4
****************
*$ * *** *
* ** * D * * *
* *u * * * * *
* * **** * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * **** ***D*
* ^ D $ *
* * ** ***o*** *
* * ** *v *
* D ** **** *$**
* * **$ o* * *
* * D * * ** *
* D * * *** **D*
* * D * *
****************
Seven east, south. Although there are several ways down, this one
gets you closest to the stairs to level 6.
LEVEL 5
****************
* u* * *
* **** *DDD* * *
* * * * *
* **** **DD* * *
* r**** * *
***** ** ***D*
*$ * *~ * * * *
* * * ****~* * *
* * ^ *
* ** **~*** **
**** * *
* * * * ***
* ****D***** *$*
* o D$ *
****************
The first really winding maze. Seven north, four west, two south,
five west, two south, three east.
LEVEL 6
****************
* t *
** ***** * * * *
* 5 t *
**t* *** *** * *
* R $ *
* ** * * * * *o*
* *
* ** *** * *t* *
*$ *
**t*****D***D*D*
* * *
** *r* * *r* * *
** * * *
** * * * * * * *
****************
Two north, two east, steal urn. This gets you ten dexterity, and
you may want to run through the maze again just to get this. Two east,
eight south, four west, south.
LEVEL 7
****************
*+ $ *
* * * * * * * **
* D D *
* *** * ******D*
* u* D D * *
* * *** ** *** *
* * * * ****
*o * * * * +*
** ** * * **** *
** * * *t*
** ****D**** * *
* *R R* * *
* ********** *t*
* tv t* *
****************
Three east, cast wall pass, two south. The long way around is
potentially very painful.
LEVEL 8
****************
************ *
**** *t*
**** *** ***** *
* *** ***** *
* ************ *
*t u **** *
********* **** *
*~ t * * *
* *****D**** * *
* t * * *S*
***** * * ******
* *t* *
* ***** ****** *
* ^ *
****************
Seven east, two north, cast wall pass, two north, (S)teal safe.
Congratulations! You've found the Iron Key, which will let you into the
Dungeon of Death. Just retrace your steps, and you're on your way.
DUNGEON OF DEATH[WITH MAPS]
SYNOPSIS: This dungeon is probably the easiest of the three because
there is a slick way to bypass most of the traditional dungeon travel
and mapping(well, I still did all that for you, but you're not the one
who likes to write FAQs.) The lower right corner has a set of slides
all the way down to level six, and from there it is not hard to get to
the bottom--where you need to run to the safe, get the diamond
ring(which allows access to Mantor's Mountain) and get out quickly the
same way you got in. You may have a false start or two, but it's going
to be less painful than the first, especially since you get used to the
nuances and (in my opinion) the control flaws in the game.
LEVEL 1
****************
*^ * *
****** * ***** *
*$ * ***** *
*** **** ***** *
*~* + * *
* ********D*****
* * F*
* **** *********
* D D *
*****$* * *** **
* * *+*$* **
* ***** * * * *
* ***** *** **o*
* *v *
****************
From the top left, go five east, cast wall, go all the way east, go
south, and cast two more wall spells. West, three south, east, and now
(X)amine to the south, (A)rm yourself with rope, and repeatedly (C)limb
and (X)amine. If you forget to (X)amine, you'll fall down and lose
about a thousand hit points. I've eliminated detailed walkthroughs for
levels 2-5, although level 4 may be of interest if you've lost your
magic powder, as you need that stuff to win the game.
You may also want to get the gold(five east, two south, five west)
and then the coffin(two east, two south, and four east,) exit, and
repeat. This can improve your character very quickly at little risk.
LEVEL 2
****************
* * ** *
* * * * t* *** *
* *t*t** * *** *
* * D * *
* ***** ***t* *
** t $ * * * *
** ***** *o * *
* D *** * *
***** ** *t* *
* * o*** * * *
* * ** * D *
* *$ * * ***
* ******** * *|*
* ^ * * *
****************
LEVEL 3
****************
* D *
* ***** ****** *
* ** * *
* * * * * * *
* * $* * * *
*D* * ** *** * *
* * D ** *** * *
* * * ** * *
* *** ** *
**** *** ** ** *
* *D*** * t * *
** * * ***
** ***D* *t*D*|*
*+ v * *
****************
LEVEL 4
****************
* * $ *
* * * ******** *
* * * *
* ****D***** *
* * * * *
* * * *** **t* *
*D*D* **+ $D *
* ***P**P*D*
* * * ******** *
* * * *** *
* *t****** *
* * t *******
* ****** ** **|*
* ^* o r * *
****************
There's some magic powder on this level, so when you climb in/out of
the dungeon, you may want to cast a wall spell north from the bottom
right corner. Go through the door and each enclave on the left contains
the magic powder. You can leave and return to these spots in the
dungeon again. You'll probably need to do this just three times if
you're out of powder, as Mantor requires about five hits. Note that you
get the added bonus of money and hit points as a coffin and chest are
close by.
LEVEL 5
****************
* t *
* * *+** ***D* *
* * **** *$o * *
* * o ro * * * *
* ******** * * *
* t *
**D******D****D*
** * *
** *********D*t*
* F* P *
**$* * * ** ** *
** * * * ***
** * ***** * *|*
*~ $ *~ R * *
****************
LEVEL 6
****************
** D $ *
* *** ******* *
** * ** ~ *
* *~*^~*** * **
** * ** *D*D**
* * *
* **************
* D Do *
* **************
* D D+ *
* **************
* D Dv* *
* ************~*
* D t tDt * *
****************
There are a lot of traps in the bottom half of the level I haven't
documented. However, our walkthrough is only concerned with going
north, then west, casting a wall spell, and getting to the stairs. You
can also use two wall spells by going north, casting a wall spell,
getting the coffin, and casting a wall spell south.
LEVEL 7
****************
**** *
* ************
*** *r *
* ********** *
* ***** ** *
* ***** *** ** *
* ***** *** *t *
* **** *** * **
** +*** *** * **
* **** * t*
* ************ *
* ***^ * *
******* **** * *
* ~*
****************
It's pretty smooth sailing to go east, two south, two east, four
north, west, three north, east, four north, and all the way west. But
if you've got extra wall spells, just blast through two walls to the
north and go west. Face east before climbing down to make your trip
that much smoother.
LEVEL 8
****************
* *
* * * * * * * **
* R P*
* * * * * * * **
* $ *
* * * * * * * **
* *
* * * * * * * **
* *
* * * * * * * **
* *
* * * * * *S* **
* *
* * * * * * * **
****************
Run the gauntlet here. Six east, followed by turning left and
backing up nine squares. I'm pretty sure you can steal the safe with
monsters in view, but if not, just back up two more squares, blow all
the monsters away, go forward two, steal, and reverse all your steps to
get out of the dungeon.
MANTOR'S MOUNTAIN[WITH MAPS]
SYNOPSIS: This dungeon is very tough, even if it is a bit smaller than
the other two(17*9*9=1377 squares, as opposed to 8*14*14=1568) as there
are some really nasty monsters on the lower levels. Although you can
win any one fight, the odds seem to indicate that you'll wind up
fighting a bunch of monsters on some level, which can drag down your hit
points. I've tried to outline the shortest way through the levels that
also allows you to replenish hit points.
LEVEL 1
***********
*^ $ *
* ***t*** *
* *$ t +* *
*+tt tt*
* * * * * *
* *$ t v* *
* ***t*** *
* $ *
***********
Four south, steal, six east, two north, steal, four south.
LEVEL 2
***********
* *
* * * ** **
* * trt *
* * * *** *
* * D * D *
* * * * * *
* * * ^ *
* * * * * *
* tttttt*
***********
Two west, four north.
LEVEL 3
***********
*$ *
* * * * * *
* * *R* * *
* * * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * *o*
* * * * * *
*DvD*D*D*D*
*tD$tttttt*
***********
(X)amine south, get coffin, back up north, four west, (X)amine
south, south five, climb down.
LEVEL 4
***********
** *tt+**
* * * v*
***** *****
*+ *
*********D*
* ~*
**D**D**DD*
* ^ *
* ***+*** *
***********
I recommend a wall spell here. Two north, wall spell, two north.
LEVEL 5
***********
* *
* *******^*
* * ***
* * *** *
* * * *** *
* * * * *
* * o *r*t*
* ******* *
*u +*
***********
One north, wall spell, two east(avoid the trap just south. If you
like, (X)amine to the south and (S)teal the coffin,) three north, wall
spell, two north.
LEVEL 6
***********
* + * * *
*t* * t * *
*t*o* * * *
*r* * * * *
* * * *
* ******* *
* F* +R+ *
* *** *** *
***********
A slight detour(extra hit points, you're worth it!)--back up east one,
steal coffin, west two, steal coffin, west, south two, west two.
LEVEL 7
***********
* D **
* *D**D*D**
* * ** * **
*R*D** *v**
* * ** *
* *D*******
* D o**
* *D**D* *
*u ~ * **
***********
Five west, two south. That's all. Really.
LEVEL 8
***********
* +*
** * * * **
* *
*t*t*t**^**
* *
** *t*t**t*
* ~ *
* *$* * ***
* v*- * +*
***********
West, two south, two east, steal, two west, two north, seven west,
two south, east.
LEVEL 9
***********
* D rD*$* *
* * * * +D*
* * * * * *
* D D D *
* *$* * *D*
* D D * * *
* *D*+Du* *
* * ***** *
* ^* v *
***********
Cast wall spell, three east. [Alternatively, west, eight north,
three east, then on the next level go one south.]
LEVEL 10
***********
* R D *
**D*o*** **
* D D *
*****D*****
* *
* *D*D*D* *
* * $ * *
* ******* *
* D D^D D *
***********
Cast wall spell, six north, west, north.
LEVEL 11
***********
* *
**** ** ***
*** * ***
*****+* ***
***v v ***
*** *u* ***
*** *o* ***
*** *** ***
* *
***********
South, east, south, steal, south, two west.
Need to check if there really is no way back up.
LEVEL 12
***********
*v + *
* *D****D**
* *t t *
*D******* *
* ^ * *
* *** ** *
* *+*~* **
* * *** * *
* *
***********
Two west, four north.
I'm not 100% sure that there's a stairway up here. Certainly, at
level 14, there is none. At some point, everything going down is one-
way.
LEVEL 13
***********
*^ *
* *** *** *
* *
** ***** **
* to o *
* ******* *
* tDt +*
* ****** **
* * or*
***********
Two south, east, two south, two east.
LEVEL 14
***********
* * o*
* **** * **
* +* **
*D** *** **
* D * **
* **** * *
* * F * **
* ******* *
* *
***********
Two east, wall spell, four north, east. A judicious wall spell here
is recommended, as the way to level 15 is obscured in the corner behind
twisting passages.
LEVEL 15
***********
** * *+ *
* * **
* **** ****
* t *
** * * * **
* * * *
* *t** *D*
* * *o* * *
*- t *
***********
West, steal coffin, south, two west, five south, east, two south,
two west, north.
LEVEL 16
***********
* * * *
*t* * * * *
*t** **
* *+* *
*D*** **D*
* * * * D *
*t* * * * *
* +o* D *
* * * * * *
***********
Wall spell, two east. You might want to pick up the coffin in front
of you before going down, and you can do this by (X)amining for traps
after going one square west. The roundabout way(three north, east,
north, steal coffin, north, two west, south, three west, four south,
east, steal coffin, down) has the added virtue of getting you another
coffin for hit points.
LEVEL 17
***********
*+ ot *
* *D*** * *
*t* ** *
* * *** * *
* *S** *
* * *** * *
* **** *
*+t **+****
***********
***********
I had an Air Golem offer to show me the hidden door to the safe as I
exited--for 1041000 gold. I suspect that he asks for your gold pieces,
rounded down to the nearest thousand. As you are about to win the game,
you don't really need the excess dough, so cough it up. Two east and
four south, you'll find the safe, which you'll need to unock facing
north. You will reveal a hole, which you must climb down, and you'll be
in a space vaguely similar to Mesron's castle. Perhaps Armor
Enhancement might not be a bad idea here, but at any rate you should
ready a cutlass as long and short bows don't work above ground in close
combat.
You'll probably need 10000 or so hit points to get through this.
THE FINAL BATTLE
The last part of this game is really rather exciting, and after what
you've been through, you probably deserve some entertainment.
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Well, once you find the safe or fall through, there are a bunch of
guards waiting for you. You're in the center of the bottom room, just
below the water. They're pretty upset with you and ready to attack.
You don't want them attacking from both sides, so take the corner, or
failing that, a wall, and duke it out. Progress slowly along the
corridors, as there is no time limit, and never hesitate to double back
to goad guards to attack you singly. There's a green-and-orange room
that you can avoid, but once you make it all the way north you'll need
the gold key to unlock two rooms, protected by purple blocks. Open the
left one first and use the powder a lot. You don't even have to
approach Mantor It will eventually kill Mantor. You now have the book,
so open the right door. Get next to the computer and (H)old the book
and (O)perate it. Boom--there goes the computer. Then go back to where
Mantor stood(the purple enclave) and (O)perate the book again to
teleport back home. Back at the castle, talk to the king, and talk to
Mesron. Enjoy the finale.
QUICK REHASH OF THE WALKTHROUGH
1. Get good enough so that Mesron calls you(get chain mail)
2. At the castle, talk to Mesron, find five keys, beat up all the
guards, get the trumpet and leave.
3. Talk to the king.
4. Solve the Mountain Catacombs--get the Iron Key
5. Solve the Dungeon of Death--get the Diamond Ring
6. Solve Mantor's Mountain--below level 17, waste all his guards,
destroy him and his computer.
7. Enjoy the cool denouement.
RANKS
BARON--awarded at the end of the game
KNIGHT--awarded when you steal the trumpet
SOLDIER--awarded when you meet Mesron
PAGE--????
SERF--how you start off
OOPS!
--Flee from a sea creature when you're in the water. It will occupy the
land square you are trying to flee to. You can see a similar bug for a
land-based creature by the sea.
AND FINALLY...
"STAY OUT OF WALLS!" "YOU GOT CARELESS!" Damned dungeon engine.
================
VERSIONS/CREDITS
1.5.0 Sent in second version 7/4/2001 instead of being patriotic or
something, but I put the text maps in.
1.0.0 Sent first version to GameFAQs 6/19/2001--still need to create
town and cathedral text maps. Castle and dungeon text maps are in
place, however.
ftp.apple.asimov.net--the site has EVERYTHING. Well, almost.
project64.c64.org for the documentation to this game
gamexperts.com for the original anonymous walkthrough, which certainly
made things easier. But I did all the maps and town info by myself.
