jayhova wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:23 pmOver all the original tutorial is pretty good
On the contrary, I'm going to show you how historically bad it is. I dare you to find one worse.
ITT I review most of classic's tutorial by line-by-line:
The very first thing you want to do is experiment with moving your character around. Don't worry about monsters, there are none in this first room.
Simply moving isn't lesson-worthy. Crouch, jump, climb, run, sneak, swim? Hello?
When this text clears, move the cursor around on the screen. You'll see it change shape. Hold down the left mouse button and watch what happens. If you are using the view based interface, it will change where you are looking. Hint: The closer the arrow is to the edge of the screen, the faster you will move.
Fixed.
I'll be back in about one minute to tell you about arming yourself and fighting monsters.
Why don't you just tell me now? I'm too impatient to practice moving in an empty room. This feels like timeout. Am I in trouble?
Before you brave the depths of Privateer's Hold, you will want to arm yourself. Either click on the bag icon (inventory), or press the F6 key.
Ok. That's 1 key mapping. Only 30 to go.
Clicking on the weapon puts it into your hand. Now you are able to draw your weapon.
Nope. There's a hotkey for that.
Hint: You can have two weapons equipped.
You
might want to mention that this doesn't apply to all weapons.
Press the H key to switch back and forth between them.
Why are you telling me this before the draw weapon hotkey? Priorities.
Tutorial Lesson 3
To draw your weapon, click on the crossed blades icon, or just press A. There is a short delay after equipping a weapon, so don't panic if it doesn't draw instantly.
Ah, there it is. 60 seconds later, in the next tutorial window!
Take a few practice swings by holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse around. This is how you fight the monsters.
I'll give you a minute to practice swinging the sword.
I killed the monsters 5 minutes ago.
Click YES to continue, NO to cancel the tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ
Down the hall and through the door is a giant rat. Let's go kill it!
I got bored. He's dead, Jim.
When you get to the door, get the X shaped cursor on it and press the left mouse button. The door will swing open. This is how you activate things, such as doors, levers, wheels, treasure piles, even people.
If you are using the view based interface, just get the door in the center of the screen and press the mouse button to open it do literally anything but steal.
Fixed.
Hint: This door is a secret door. After you kill the rat, go back to it and click it. The door will shut. Not all secret doors are this easy to see.
He's dead, Jim. Room's way back.
I'll be back in a couple of minutes for the next lesson.
A couple now? You think you're going too fast?
Tutorial Lesson 5
There is a pile of treasure on the black altar in the room with the rat. Get close to it and click on it. This automatically puts you into your inventory. All the stuff in the treasure pile is in the right hand column of your inventory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXJFsp47NB4
Hint: You can get information on your items an item by using the INFO mode and then clicking the item. clicking 3 to 4 times per item. Because we... hate... your... mouse.
Fixed.
This would be a good time to save the game (assuming you are not in the middle of a fight). Press the ESC key and click on SAVE GAME. Double click one of the empty boxes and it will save your game there.
If you get killed in this dungeon, you can go back to that saved game without having to create a new character.
True of most rpgs ever. From the people who brought you "practice moving."