Table of Contents
A typical Menace of the Mines screen might look like the example below. (Your screen will be in color, but that can't be reproduced here.)
Selected you [+,-,f]
HP: 37/50
Zaps: 4/4
Speed: +1
Str: 16/18
Dex: 15/18
Con: 13/18
Int: 14/18
Wis: 13/18
---+-- ------ Saves: 14/18
|..?.| -------- -------- ------- |....| AC: 2
|....'# |..]...'# |..!....###...&..| |....|
|....| #'......| #...+...| |.....'# |....|
|....| -------- |......| ------- ##..<..|
--.--- -------- ------
####
####--------- ----- -------
----.- |.......| |...| ------- |..@..| -------
|....| #'....x..| |...| ##'.....| |.....| #.[....|
|.....## |.......'# |....## |......###...?...# |.....|
|....| --------- ##...(| ------- ------- |.....|
------ ----- -------
This may seen strange to you. So a list of what all the symbols mean follows below
.
A floor file, on which you can stand.
| and -
The walls of rooms.
#
The tiles of dark corridors, which you can't see much in.
+
Closed doors, which can be opened with
the o
key (see
the section called “Moving Around”)
'
An open door, which you can waltz right through.
Any letters of the alphabet
Enemy monsters who resent that fact that you're in their dungeon and are trying to find and kill you (so kill them first as described in the section called “Combat”
@
You, the hero of the game.
(
Weaponry, to aid you in your quest
[
Armor, to protect you during your journey
]
Bolts and arrows for your ranged weapons.
?
Scrolls with arcane magic inscribed upon them. Reading them can product a variety of effects.
!
Potions with loads of effects. Quaffing
them (q
key) can produce various effects.
+
Spellbooks. Reading these allows you to learn spells.
/
Wands, which allow you to zap monsters from afar.
Two other parts of the screen need to be gone over. First, the top line of the screen is the message line, in which messages from the game to you are displayed. (If there's a --More-- at the end of the message, hit Space for more information). Also, on the right, you see the status window. In the status window, you see your stats, hit points, and other information (see the section called “Statistics”