User manual GAMES PC F1 CHALLENGE 99-02

[. . . ] (For example, if you installed the game on your C-drive, type "C:" and ENTER. (If you selected our default directory, type "CD \UW" and ENTER). Start the game (by typing "UW" followed by ENTER). The "ORIGIN Presents" screen appears, followed by another reading "A Blue Sky Productions Game. " As the game finishes loading, this screen is replaced by a title screen ("ULTIMA Underworld: The Stygian Abyss"). [. . . ] However, to access the save or restore game features, toggle sound and music on or off, increase or decrease the level of graphic detail, or quit the game, you must use the Options icon. (For a list of the keyboard equivalents of these options, consult your Reference Card). When you click the Options icon, boxes appear on the left side of your screen, replacing the icons usually found there. Text in the boxes describes what each box does. To select an option, click on the appropriate box. Whenever you consider doing something you might regret later, it is a good idea to save your game. "Saving the game" is like placing a bookmark in something that you are reading, except that in this case it causes the game to store your current position and status. Once this has been saved, you can always go back and start again from the position you saved. If, for example, you're about to begin combat and there is a possibility your foe will kill you, save the game and you can always start over from the point at which you chose to fight. Then you can fight him again, hoping for a better outcome, or this time make the decision to leave him alone!To save your game, click with either mouse-button on the Options icon (the uppermost icon). When you want to exit the Options menu and restart the game, click on this box. Be sure to save your game before you do this, or anything you accomplished after your last save will be lost. 17 YOUR CHARACTER To the right of the view window is your Character Panel. Generally, this displays a picture of your character surrounded by small circles. Each circle is a place you can store or carry an object. At the right center of the panel, look for the gray circle with glowing yellow numbers -- this number represents how much more weight (in stones) your character can carry. This weight-limit number (in the gray circle) changes when you pick up an object, to reflect the fact that you now are carrying something. The more you carry, the slower you move. Encumbrance also affects how far you can jump, and how long you can swim before you begin to drown. If the weight-limit number ever reaches zero, then you are carrying your maximum load, and must drop something before picking up something new. Note the chain hanging from the bottom of the panel. [. . . ] This skill increases your maximum number of Mana points. Missile (ST) Training in the use of missile weapons. This skill increases the damage you inflict in attacks using bows, crossbows, and slings. Picklock (DX) The ability to use lock-picking tools. [. . . ]