BLACK CRYPT FOR WIMPS - Part 1 by Mary Scott-Parker Anyone looking for an excellent R.P.G for the Amiga, with the minimum of disk swapping, coupled with wonderful graphics and spell effects, need look no further than Black Crypt. I think it's the best R.P.G since Dungeon Master. Actually, I think it's better than Dungeon Master, but only because it has been able to build on DM's excellent standard. There is a built in hint book, which makes mapping unnecessary, as it contains maps for all the levels. The game is hard, but there is a crafty cheat, which makes it much more playable for those who like the odds on their side. LEVEL 1 The first thing to do is to activate the automatic map maker, by clicking on the Magic User's book and then on the Wizard Sight spell. Keep this activated at all times and the compass spell, when it becomes available, about half way round level 1, when Magic user gains a level [keep him throwing the knives]. On level 1 there is one door which cannot be opened without a key from level 2. In the big room on level 2 resides the twin-headed Ogre, who can only be killed with the sword Ogreblade [access to which is through the locked door on level 1]. To get the necessary key, you need to move the Ogre from his current position, and it's easiest to do this at the beginning. Get the Backpack and the Wooden Shield, then turn x 2 and go F [forward] x 2, then R [right] x 3 to the stairs [at 05.19.1]. Go down the stairs, step Right and open the Right hand door [08.27.2]. Advance 3 steps into the room and pick up the bag and the leggings. Step F once more and the Ogre will see you. Retreat 4 steps without turning round and then turn x 1 to the Right, so that you are now facing the wall. Step back once and when the Ogre has stepped through the door onto the adjacent square, hit the right arrow and exit sideways up the stairs. Now the Ogre will wait there until you return after doing the rest of the level. 10.19 Get Bag and Tower Shield 08.12 Get Heart Key to door at 13.19.1 11.19 Open door 13.19 Open door with Heart Key 14.21 Water if needed 22.20 Get Waterskin 22.18 Push Lever [activates teleport at 20.18.1] 20.19 Enter haze [teleports to 18.17.1] 18.17 Get Scroll of Dispelling 18.17 Use Scroll on haze 24.19 Use Scroll on haze 26.19 Get War Hammer 12.12 Get Scroll of Life 19.11 Open door 25.11 Step onto floor studs [opens door at 24.08.1] 25.08 Get Leather armour and waterskin 11.04 Push lever [rem's wall at 15.06.1] 16.06 Get Gauntlets 17.06 Push lever [removes walls at 09.05.1, creates switch at 06.08.1] 11.09 Get Glyph Scroll & Waterskin 11.10 Get Helmet 06.06 Remove Glyph with Scroll 06.08 Push lever 09.10 Face West and drop down hole [sideways] LEVEL 2 13.18 Rest, then 4W, 1S, 5W 04.17 Get leggings. Push lever [teleports to 15.18.2] 15.18 Face East and proceed 22.10 Open door 26.10 Get coffer [3 potions, strength, healing, cure poison] 14.09 Push lever [passage opens at 18.09] 15.05 Wait by rune [patience is a virtue] Wall disappears in 3 stages [3 thuds] STAGE 1 [after 1st thud] 14.05 Go South 20.03 Open door 27.04 Open gate 28.06 Get Scroll of Life. Return to 15.05 and wait STAGE 2 [after 2 thuds] 15.05 Go West then South at 12.05 10.03 Push lever 07.02 Get War Hammer 08.03 Push lever [teleports to 14.13] Return to 15.05 & wait STAGE 3 [after 3 thuds] 15.05 Go West then North at 10.05 10.08 Open gate 02.04 Get tablet of Runetek 05.09 Push button and turn and kill monster 02.11 Get chest [contains square key to door at 06.09.1] 04.14 Enter haze without pushing lever [to 06.09.1] LEVEL 1 06.09 Open door with square key 04.09 Enter haze [teleports to 18.04.1] 18.08 Get Necromancer guide, Ogreblade + Remove Trap Scroll 18.04 Enter haze 05.19 Give Ogreblade to Fighter. Cast protective spells on front two and make sure they are wearing all available armour. Give strength potion to Fighter. Face West and go sideways [left] down stairs. Wack Ogre and exit to the right immediately, repeat each time sword is ready until Ogre is dead. Get the Emerald Key. Drop Ogreblade. LEVEL 2 04.23 Enter room 02.24 Get Teleport Scroll 01.24 Get Storm Wand [don't use it yet] 13.23 Open door with Emerald Key 17.24 Get Prayers of Orlin [cleric] 18.22 Bag of Kelson and Quake Scroll 19.22 Face S and go through false wall 20.20 Chest with Gauntlets and leggings 19.22 Read Rune [answer in manual] LEVEL 3 [can't be done without the Eyes of True Sight from L4] 29.19 Ring of Location 28.17 Go down stairs @~To be continued next issue - o -