User manual GAMES PC ULTIMA UNDERWORLD

[. . . ] PLAYER'S GUIDE IBM-PC 386SX+ & 100% compatibles © 1992 ORIGIN Systems, Inc. STARTING THE GAME 1. First, install ULTIMA Underworld on your hard disk. If you haven't already done this, refer to the Install Guide included in this package for instructions. Select the drive on which the game is installed. [. . . ] Each of these is a possible save-game, or bookmark, from which you can resume playing the game. The message scroll provides a description of each of the save-games. (The description for an unused saved game slot reads "<not used yet>. " It makes no difference which save-game you select. Click on any empty box (or a box representing a saved game you don't mind replacing). Now the game asks you to type a description of this save-game. You want to enter something that will remind you where this bookmark is, and you can write as much as there is room for in the message scroll. When you are done, click either mouse-button (or press ENTER), and your game is saved. Note that you can't save a game when you have an item "in-hand, " or you're in the middle of some action (casting a spell, for example). During the course of play, your character may die or you may do something you wish you hadn't. You may just want to pick up where you left off in an earlier play session. This can be accomplished by restoring the game to a point at which you saved it. Do this by clicking the "Restore Game" box, then the roman numeral which matches the save-game you wish to restore. When the game is ready, a notice appears on the message scroll, and you can resume play. You can also restore a game from the main menu by selecting "Journey Onward" and then clicking on the name of the saved game you wish to play. This toggles music on and off, but has no effect unless you installed the game with music and sound effects. This toggles sound on and off, but also has no effect unless you installed the game with music and sound effects. The level of graphic detail in ULTIMA Underworld has a direct effect on game speed. If your game seems to be running too slowly, click on the Options icon and then on the Detail box. The default detail level is "Very High. " To speed up game play, decrease that to "High, " "Medium" or "Low. " The game won't look quite as good, but it will run more smoothly, and faster. Experiment with this option until you achieve a pleasing balance of speed and graphic appeal. When you click on the Options icon, the game pauses (combat stops, creatures freeze, time stops). When you want to exit the Options menu and restart the game, click on this box. [. . . ] This skill increases your chances of using a lockpick to open a locked door or chest. Repair (DX) The ability to fix weapons and armor. This skill increases your chance of using an anvil to repair items successfully. Search (DX) Training which heightens your perceptions. [. . . ]