NEMESIS:The Wizardry Adventure from Sir Tech - part 1

                     Explored by Arnie

Arnie is still slashing his way through so here it is so far.

WIN 95 only Tips
A few tips first, when I first installed this 5 CD game I thought
I had bought a bummer. Every move took an age and the drive light
never went off even though I had done the maximum install. More by
luck than judgement I sorted it out by the following steps.
1: Go to My Computer
2: System
3: Click on performance then File system then Trouble shooting.
4: Check the two boxes Disable 32 bit drivers and the Write behind
caching for all drives.

That did the trick and everything runs smoothly, well almost, it
crashes every now and then but what doesn't these days?

The start is set in Rian's room and all you can do is stand on the
plate to the initiation chamber, once down there listen to the
voices and click on the panels in the right order. The proper
order is Air, Fire, Water and Earth. This gives you the spaces on
the top of the screen that will hold your spells according to
type. Leave the chamber and read all the books in the study then
open the cupboard and take the potion and the empty jar. Go
outside and Rian will give you your first spell. This is a water
based spell of Heal and Fog. All the spells in the game are cast
by yourself holding the amulet in hand and selecting the spell
from the top. For healing use the combat mode and click the
amulet-holding hand either on yourself to heal or on screen to
cast a fog.

Wander around the town and pick up a broken crank, some oil, some
prayer notes in front of the church and a dagger and jerkin from
the inn. Give the crank to Talia the blacksmith and take the rusty
sword from the rack. Later you will swap something of value for
the finely crafted sword.  Talia needs a bit of time to mend the
crank so wander about until she has fixed it. You use the crank
and the oil on the well to get a key which is used later. Talk to
the priest and learn about the forest, You know of the Hargani
from the book in the study so off you go to the woods.

In The Taarian Forest.

A little tip here you learned from the prayer notes that the bugs,
one male and one female, are pretty sexually active and will
devour anything, as there is a tree blocking the way to a hut this
seems simple but do not put the bugs in the jar until you are
standing in front of the tree. I wandered around with the two in
the jar and they must have been shy because they just wouldn't do
it.

The first combat scenes are here and pretty simple as long as the
rusty sword holds out, kill the beasties and pick up the daggers
and use one in your free hand. If you fall into the quicksand just
right click on the branch above. The way past is right click on
the woods until a message comes up that you can get through here.
Head north to the bridge and the fountain, get the key in the
water and stand on the bridge until it collapses and get the other
key.  Now go back to the tree and bugs do your stuff. The Hargani
tells you a story and asks for a key which you just happen to have
handy.  Use the key on the padlock and you enter the Hargani
underworld.

Hargani Underworld level 1.

There are a lot of doors, some open, some not, so pick up all the
lockpicks you find, there is a fair bit of combat down here so if
you hear your sword break run until you find another lying on the
ground. Some useful items are a crossbow and quiver (you later
find a crossbow pistol that shoots better). The emerald wand
should be used as a last resort as it is for emergency healing and
believe me you need it throughout the entire game. Remember if you
use the arrows they can be retrieved even though some will break.

One door you will not be able to enter yet has a tree symbol on
it. Head for the library and get a Fire spell and read some books,
if you can pick them up and keep them, do so as the priest will
need the one on weapons to remove a curse from a sword you get
later. There is a puzzle box here which you must solve to get a
sphere of Intelligence. Again I solved it more by luck than
reasoning but the answer is in the tour book anyway. By moving the
false book you end up in the spike room and must navigate the pits
in the correct order and pull the switches to stop the walls
closing in.  Confession time, I used the clue in the book to do
this bit.

At the end of the passage read the parchment and examine the wall,
right click on it and save your game. Run like hell away from the
Shadow beasts and find the platform that has the opening above it
and stand on it. Search the walls for secret passages and get the
potions and studded armour then examine the strange tree and get a
key. Remember the door with the tree symbol. Because you collapsed
the bridge you are blocked by debris so exit via the secret
passage to the library and HURRY to the door as the key tends to
wither a bit.  If it does you can always get another so it's a bit
pointless really. Enter the doorway to level 2.

Hargani Underworld level 2.

The floor is frozen and if you examine it there is a body under
the ice, you can use a fire spell to melt the ice and get a
shield. To the west is a tree with strange symbols, remember which
direction you are facing and match it to the symbol, it is better
to draw them on a piece of paper for later. Enter the skull room
and examine each side of the base for a scroll and a bag of
charcoal dust, wander around and pick up any arrows. When you see
a strange mirror click on it and answer the riddle SKY. Pick up
the sphere of creativity and head for the ram's head altar where
you find a horn. I haven't forgotten you are still battling
strange beasties but it is pretty combat intensive in parts. Oh by
the way we did pick up the mirror fragment, didn't we.  Enter the
south room and read the books then use one on the pressure plate
to open a secret door, that is if you drew the symbols earlier.
Leave the secret door for a moment and explore the other rooms,
you get some scale armour and a cure poison potion that is cooking
in the oven.  Return to the secret door and climb down the ladder
to level 3.

Hargani Underworld level 3

This level is a bit wet so I hope we packed our green wellies and
foot rot powder.  In almost every corner there is a barrel. Some
have nothing and some have poisoned leeches but don't worry, one
of them is a barrel of salt which kills them so dig into every one
but remember where the salt is. The booty I found was a jewelled
sword hilt and a lever. Remember Talia back in town, she would
like the sword hilt.

If you keep moving you should not be troubled by monsters coming
up from the depths, when you find the Hargani use the lever to
free them all except one who gives you the sphere of discourse and
tells you about the sword of destructica.

Get the bone from the pile and return to the sword in the skull.
Is it all falling into place now? Click on the skull then place
the three orbs in the sockets and get the sword. BE WARNED it is a
very jealous sword and cannot be used with anything else in hand.
Next go to the huge crashing jaws and use the bone when the "use"
word turns yellow, it jams the jaws open and you can pass through.

Turn round and get the bone to use on the other jaws. Once through
you have a mighty fight on your hands so use the sword until you
destroy the monster and get the potions out of the barrels. If I
remember there are two in each. Use the mirror on the force field
to get the talisman piece. The exit is hidden in the south wall
you now can go either through a skull door to the Sewers or back
to the forest and then back to town. (most recommended) At least
you can have the sword uncursed by the priest and get the fine
sword from Talia and even speak to the drunk in the Inn.

That's all for now folks

@~But "he'll be back" ... next issue



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