Controls

In this document, if you see keystrokes of the form something/something or something/something/something, that means any of those keystrokes will work. Also Alt+key and Ctrl+key means to hold the Alt of Control key and press the key indicated, then release both keys. Windows users, hoverer, should press Escape, release it, and then press the given key instead of Alt+key. Lastly, @+key means press @ release it and then hit key

Also, if you accidentally press Escape or @, press that key again to get back to the game. Also, pressing Escape when a game is waiting for input will probably cancel the action, after a few seconds, tops.

Moving Around

These are the controls for Menace of the Mines

h/4/left arrow key

Move your character left

j/2/down arrow key

Move your character down

k/8/up arrow key

Move your character up

l/6/right arrow key

Move your character right

y/7

Move your character northwest

u/9

Move your character northeast

b/1

Move your character southwest

n/3

Move your character southeast

o

Open a door. This prompts for the direction of the door.

c

Close a door. This prompts for the direction of the door.

O

Open a door and keep trying to open the door until the door is open. This prompts for the direction of the door.

Inventory controls

,

Pick up an object from the ground.

d

Remove an object from your inventory and drop it on the ground.

i

Display all the items in your inventory.

E

Display all the equipment you have on.

w

Wield a weapon. This prompts you the weapon to wield.

W

Wear a piece of armor. This prompts you the armor to wear.

T

Take off equipment, either weapons or armor.

r

Read a scroll or spellbook. This will prompt you for a scroll (or spellbook) to read and use up the scroll.

t

Throw an item at a monster. If you're wielding the correct ranged weapon, you fire the item and do more damage.

q

Quaff a potion, using it up and invoking it's effects. This prompts for a potion to quaff.

z

Zap a wand. This prompts you for a wand to zap and a monster to target using the section called “Targeting”

Miscellaneous controls

s

Show the skills you have, what level that are at, and how many uses of a given skill are needed to advane it to the next level.

Z

Cast a spell. This will require mana or runes (depending on the type of spell) and also has a chance of failing dependent on many factors. The exact prompts given by this command are dependent on the spell selected.

S

Save the game, leaving your character in the place it was the next time you start.

Q

Quit the game, discarding your save.

H

View the high score list.

Cntl+r

Go to replay mode, where you can see the outcomes of previous games (the section called “Replay”).

?

Activate the in-game help system. This will invoke a help-viewing program appropriate for your platform (info on UNIX, HTML help on windows) with this manual.

Alt+d

Activate debug mode, which displays a bunch of developer-specific information

@+e

Evaluate an arbitrary lisp expression. Coders only.

@+l

Light up the entire level.

Opening doors

When opening or closing doors, the directional movement keys outlined in the the section called “Moving Around” controls serve as answers the question In what direction

Targeting

Targeting has a simple three-key structure

+

Go to the next monster

-

Go to the previous monster

f/Space/Return

Select the monster currently selected, as shown in the message area and by the flashing cursor above it.

Also, selection in most other areas is handled by pressing the letter on the left side of the dash.