ISLAND OF CHAOS
The Guild
Spectrum 48
Hints
This is a rather mindless, simple, tedious game, where you don't know
the real objective, but you soon find out that what you need to do is
kill all the opponents you see (for a high and total score). Of course
you will need to fulfil your objective which is to defeat Bakron (but
you don't know that when you start). This is not an exercise about
what you *should* do, but rather what you should not do.
So, rather than give a full walkthrough, which is meaningless
considering the limited parser and other things), these hints provide
all the things you need to do, and avoid, in the process. If you are
reading only the hints, the solution is available elsewhere. If not,
keep going.
There are many red herrings. The Inn is one of them. You don't need to
drink water, or take and eat apple, or buy and drink the ale. There are
places you do not need to visit. This is a mindless game, remember.
There are descriptions of the locations, but it is useless to EXAMINE
things you see there.
Truly, all you need to do is kill all the opponents you find and take
the objects that you see.
At the beginning, THROW AXE at madman, and THROW AXE at elf with the
spell. This sets you up for the rest of the game.
TUG ROPE at well. You can, of course, explore further and see the
bucket at the bottom of the pit, but it is not necessary. Who would not
"PULL ROPE" when you see it?
Your need to buy (i.e. have the silver and bronze coins from the
bucket), to buy the bow and arrows, plus other things. Do not buy the
shield. You don't need it.
If you play this directly, without any false moves, you do not need to
buy the potion. You need the gold coin to buy the potion but you don't
really need it. This restores your health, but is not really necessary.
However, there re many red herrings in the game, things which you don't
need but sites you need to visit. There are also several sites which
you don't need to visit.
You can't actually buy things, just TAKE... and your coins will be
exchanged for the object.
Use the bow and arrows (FIRE BOW), with the rest of the opponents you see .
The arrows (apparently) are never depleted. The opponents are the dragon, bat,
rat, guard, tortuer, slave, witch, dwarf, orc, zombie.
The parser is very simple and will only take simple commands.
Ignore the knife, the ale in the bar, the herbs, and even the potion. These
are only necessary if you mess up. You can finish the game, (despite your
health being poor).
So, if this is not enough, and it should be, the following is a walkthrough
which will suggest that the hints are not enough. Pity.
Terri Sheehan
2004-09-02
