DARKMERE
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this docs was put together by Enigma-Member "Din0" for you guys who want
to play this game but don't understand how to play it
the game exists out of three levels: 1.the village (disk 2)
2.the forest (disk 3)
3.the underworld (disk 4)
CONTROLS:
-use joystick to move around
-press twice on fire button to summon your menu
-use joystick and fire button to use your sword
YOUR MENU:
-question : to interrigate persons(VERY important)
-inventory :about things your carrying
-search :to search,examine and pick stuff up
-help :if you get stuck , use help for further advice
-exit :quit menu
-INVENTORY:
-examine:ask information about things you're carrying
-eat :consume food you're carrying (increases your energy)
-use :use an item in a certain situation
-drink :drink a potion (some potions have a special power)
-smell :smell your possesions
-read :read book's , note's , ...
-say :speak a certain magic spell you've recieved
-give :give a certain person one of your items
-trade :buy stuff in a store
-SEARCH:
-examine:examine items on the street or in a room
-smell : smell items on the street or in a room
-take : pick up an item on the street or in a room
-read : read a book or note that's lying in the street or in a room
-eat : eat an item that's lying in the street or in a room
-drink :drink a potion that's lying in the street or in a room
-HELP:
-advice:if you get stuck , you can ask gildorn 4 advice
(NOTE:you can only use this ones)
-magic :to format a savedisk or save your current position in the game
(NOTE:you can only use this three times)
Potions: - clear potion: this indicates water
- ale bottle : this is beer(makes you feel dizzy)
- stealth potion: gives invisibility
- strenght potion:gives strenght
- time reverse potion: format a save disk or save game
- red potion :this is wine
- brown potion(+other colors): insignificant
- herbal potion: against sickness
Food : - cheese |
- bread |
- rabbits | gives strenght
- mushroom |
- meat |
- ... |
Book's & note's: some are important others useless
LEVEL 1 : THE VILLAGE
--------------------- X = MARKS THE SPOT
NORTH WALL STREET
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W | | | TEMPLE |
E | S | S F | S ----X-- |
S | T | T E | T | | |
T | E | R N | R | ALGEN | |
| N | E N | E | STREET| |
W | O | E E | E | | ST MARCUS | FARMACY
A | R | T L | T | | STREET | ----X--
L | | | --------------------| | |
L | | | | | KELORN|
| | | | AVON | STREET|
S | | | | ROAD | |
T | | | |----==X=---------
R | | | TOLK INN | |
E | | | ----X---- | E |-> MAD
E | | | | | | A KNIGHT
T | | | | EAST | | S
| |------------ ROAD | | T
| | EAST ROAD | |
|---------------| ---------------| W
| EAST ROAD | EAST ROAD | A
| | | L
| | | L
-| | |
|X|---------------|------------------------------- | S
G -| WEST ROAD | WEST ROAD | WEST | | T
A | | | ROAD | | R
T | | | ------| E
E | | --- | E
| S | S | | T
| T | T | |
| E | R S | S |-------
| N | E O | T | HOLAN |
| O | E U | R | STREET|
| R | T T | E -------
| | H | E
| | | T
| | ------ |
| | | DOWR | |
| | | ROAD | | ARMOURERS
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SOUTH WALL STREET
your mission is to kill the dragon ENYWAS
in order to do that you must first leave the village through the gate
BUT the gatekeeper won't let you go unless you have the PASSWORD
in order to get the PASSWORD you must go to the gatekeeper's BROTHER
you'll find his BROTHER at the TOLK INN on the EAST ROAD
(if he isn't there yet , walk around or complete on of the other missions)
BUT he won't talk unless you give him something to drink
so give him a bottle of beer or orc ale or something like that
he then will tell you he only wonts to drink SKULLBUSTER
( note : if you don't talk to him your character will not now what do
in certain parts of the game)
so you go to the barkeeper for some SKULLBUSTER ( question : SKULLBUSTER)
he will tell you that he needs a special HERB to make skullbuster
so you must go to the farmacy (apotheker)(kelorn street) to get that herb
b|ut then you must pass the MAD KNIGHT on the bridge (avon road)
he will let you pass if you give him a battle axe , so first you must find
a battle axe
you'll find a BATTLE AXE at the ARMOURERS (south wall street)
there are two ways to get it:
- or you open the chestcase with a chest key and steel (search:take)
the battle axe and then kill the barbarian that then comes to kill you
- or you find 20 goldpieces and trade a battle axe
then give the BATTLE AXE to the MAD KNIGHT and go to the farmacy and ask
for the special HERB
he will tell you then that his THREE POTION BOTTLES are stolen and that you
must RETRIEVE THEM in order to get your HERB
ok , how to find these potion ?????
from time to time you'll see a HOODED MAN standing in the streets
there are three hooded men and each of them has one of the potions
find and KILL THEM , than SEARCH their CORPSES and you'll find each time
one of the potions , keep searching for hooded men untill you have all
three of the potions
( note:if you encounter a hooded man during the game ,kill him , this
way you'll already have one of the potions)
then return to the farmacy and give him his THREE POTIONS and he'll give you
your HERB that you need to make SKULLBUSTER (search : take)
return to the TOLK INN and give the HERB to the BARKEEPER
he then will make SKULLBUSTER for you (search:take)
give the SKULLBUSTER to the gatekeepers BROTHER (inventory:give)
and he will give you the PASSWORD
then go to the GATEKEEPER and he will let you through BUT first you
must go to the TEMPLE (algen street) to save the priest from 2 orcs
kill these orcs and
go back to the gatekeeper and he will let you through (taking all your
possesions from you)
CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST LEVEL !!!!!!!!!
(THANX TO OUR HELP OFCOURSE)
LEVEL 2 : THE FOREST
-------------------- 0 = DEAD END
X = MARKS THE SPOT
H = BRIDGE WITH GUARD
H
OLD ELVE ORC OUTPOST
X OGRES ELVES CAPTURED
| GLADE 0 X------
| | |
| | 0---- |
| | CLEARING | |
| | | |
0-------O--------0 WOODED ------------------
ELVEN | VILLAGE GLADE |
| 0 0 |
| | | OGRES |
| CLEARING | | GLADE |
| 0 --- -------------------
| | GRAVE | |
| | YARD | WOODED |
| | 0 | GLADE |
QUIET ----------- X BONE ------------------------
GROVE | 0--| | ------
0 | | SPIDERS | |CASTLE|
| | | WEB | | |
| ----- -----X-------------| ------
| | | SPIDERS | |
------- | | GLADE | QUICKSAND X
| | | | | PATH WAY |
| | | ------------------------------
| | RIVERSIDE | | |
| 0------------ | | 0--------------
| | | | RIVERSIDE |
H==WATER ELVE==H=============H=====================H===================H======
H======X=======H=============H=====================H===================H======
| | | | |
| -------- | | -------
--- | | | | FOREST
| 0 CLEARING | | 0----|
| | | |
----------------------------------------------| ---
| | | X UNICORN
| ORC 0 OUT | | |
GLADE | | POST | -------
ORC 0 0---------------------- |
OUT | OGRES GLADE |
POST | |
| 0 GLADE 0 QUIET |
------------| | GROVE |
|----------------------------------
|CROSS ROADS FOREST |
| - WOODED
| | GROVE
PATH| -
WAY| |
WOODED ---- |
GLADE | STONE ----
0----- 0 | TEMPLE PATH |
| | |----------- X WAY |
| |QUIET| PATH | | |
|-----|GROVE| WAY | | |
| | | | | |
| ----- ----- 0---------X
| OLD ROAD START
---
|PATH
|WAY
|
X---
ROTTING
GLADE
to kill the dragon ENYWAS you'll need a stronger sword
the mage MALTAR can make a special potion to do this BUT he will
need three special ingredients : -the horn of a unicorn
-a piece of a mushroom
-and a dragons bone
well now , when you enter level 2 and walk down the old road it will
seem like there's now way out . well , that's because the path is hidden in the
screen where the stones block your way (atleast somewhere overthere)
look for a skull lying seperatly next to the road
DESTROY this SKULL with your sword and the PATH will be CLEAR
in the game there are a few times that you'll have to do the same thing
( destroy the skull that's blocking your road , I mean )
there are also HIDDEN PATHWAYS . look on your map , if you see a road on
the map that isn't there on your monitor then that means it's hidden
orientate yourself on the map and search for the hidden path (note :
it usualy is hidden BEHIND the BUSHES ) keep searching , eventualy you will
find it . ( so if you have a printer , print out this text )
sometimes you will encounter an UNDEAD , well now , this is a problem
because they are hard to kill but I will give you some tips:
- some of them have a BLIND SPOT in their corner next to them
find and stand in that blind spot in you can easely kill them
whitout getting hit yourself
- if you can't find a blind spot and your running LOW ON ENERGY , leave
the screen , eat or drink something to RESTORE ENERGY , you can even
drink a streng potion if you think you can't survive an other attack
( you could even drink a time reserve potion to save your current
potition if you are afraid that you're gonna die and have to start all
over again at your last saved position )
then aproach the undead as quick as you can and keep hitting him
don't let yourself get driven away by him , keep close to him
and watch you energy (you could even search for an orc or an ogre
and kill them to restore energy , when you killed him and you're still
low on energy ,you can repeatedly go out of the screen and back in to it
untill the orc or ogre is back so you can kill him again to gain more
energy
also nice to know: through the map flows a river and almost on every
bridge stands a GUARD , to get by this guard you need to GIVE HIM MONEY
( to buy him of ) you can pay in ingots (1) , gold pieces (7) or silver
bags (3)
next , the level itself:
first go to the ELVENVILLAGE and talk to the OLD ELVE (question:maltar)
he must give you the PASSWORD to cross the QUICKSAND infront of maltar's
castle
then go to the quicksand infront of maltar's castle and do inventory:say
a bridge will appear , go to maltar and talk to him
then go to the SPIDERS GLADE
these spiders are very dangerous when you come to near to them
the best way to get rid of them is to throw a dead rabbit at them
so while your walking around in this level ,kill every rabbit that you
encounter and pick them up , then when your in the
spiders glade do inventory:throw
the spider will then dissappear , but don,t get to close to them ,i've
warned you , they are really hard to kill with your sword , keep your
distance and then throw the rabbit (one per spider )
now , look on your map for a hidden pathway (where the road takes a turn )
this pathway is covered with a SPIDERWEB
you must destroy this web with your sword , this path leads to the dragons
grave yard , on the right side of the grave yard you'll find a DRAGON BONE
(search : take) this is the one maltar needs
now , go to the ELVE ON the RIVERSIDE (see map) and talk to her
ask all kind of questions
then , go to the rotting glade and talk to the elve on the
mushroom , she will tell you that you can get a PIECE OF MUSHROOM
if you FREE HER SISTERS from the orcs that are holding them captured
now you should go to the orcs outpost (see map ) but it is better if
you first go to the UNICORN and talk to him,he will tell you that you'll
get his horn if you kill the orcs that attacked him , well now , go to
orcs outpost (see map ) and kill the orcs that are holding the elves
captured , these orcs are the same as the ones that attacked the
unicorn so you can go back to the UNICORN and collect his HORN and you
can go back to the rotting glade and collect the PIECE OF MUSHROOM
now you have all three pieces that you need (mushroom , horn , bone)
now , go back to tha mage MALTAR and give him these ingredients
your sword is now strong enough to kill the dragon enywas
he will also give you a MAGICAL SPELL so you can travel faster
go to the stone circle and do inventory:say
now follow the road and enter the skull cave
CONGRATULTIONS , YOU NOW HAVE MADE IT TO THE THIRD LEVEL !!!!!!!!
LEVEL 3 : THE UNDERWORLD
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X = MARKS THE SPOT
0 = DEAD END
THE
PRISONERS TEMPLE
9 10 11 12 COLD X 0
--o--o--o--o-- STORE 0 STORE | |
| |---------- ROOM | 0 |-------
| 5 6 7 8 | LIFT | | | |
|--o--o--o--o--| X | |----0 |
| | | | | HOT X THE
| 1 2 3 4 | ----- | ROOM | CHASM
|--o--o--o--o-- | |
| |LIBRARY |
| | X 0 | CHASMS
| | | | 0 | GATE
| | ------ | |
| | |------ | ------
------ 0 | | | |OGRE'S|
| |--0 |-------0 --- LAIR |
X THE | 0 | |
| CHASM 0 | | | |
| | ----------0 | CHAMBER |
----------- | | 0 0 |
| ---------- | | | | |
| | | | --------------------------
| | |------------ |
---------| | | |
| ---------0 | |-0
| | | |
| | | |-0 0
------H---------------- | FOOD |
| 0 | STORE |
| | | |-0
--------------------------- | COLD
| | |STORE
0 | |
|-------------------
| DARK PASSAGE
|
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0 ENTRANCE
this level is very simple
1. go to the LIBRARY (see map) and do search:read:book
( don't forget to pick up keys to open the doors )
2. go to the TEMPLE (see map) and KILL the ORC
pick up the DAGGER
3. go to the other chasm (not the one that's near the temple but the other
one ) the door is now open
4. KILL the GUARDS and then COLLECT and EXAMINE KEYS , each key is for a
certain prison cell , open the cells and FREE the PRISONERS
as you'll see there's no key for door number 11
well now the prisoners in door number 10 have that key
they will give it to you when you talk to them
now you can open door number 11 (inventory:use)
talk to this prisoner and he will give you the combination to operate
the lift
5. go to the LIFT and do inventory:use ( I think )
now get into the lift and go up
IMPORTANT : YOU MUST HAVE FULL ENERGY BEFORE GOING UP , IF NOT YOU MIGHT
JUST NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THERE ALIVE
6. follow the path until you're at a door , put the dagger into the slot
the door will now open
(NOTE : it is adviced to drink a time reserve potion before going in
and to save your current position , so if you should not make it
you can always reload the game at this position )
7. enter the door and kill the 16 LITTLE DRAGONS , then kill the BIG DRAGON
(NOTE: believe it or not but the big dragon has a BLIND SPOT) 
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