Games PC BLOOD MAGIC User Manual

Instruction Manual

™

Real Time Battle In the

FORGOTTEN REALMS World

Table of Contents

Game Installation and Setup 4

• DOS Installation 5

• Windows ‘95 installation 6

• Windows installation (other than ‘95) 6

Getting Started 7

• Main Menu 7

• Single-Player Menu 8

• Two-Player Game 9

• Direct-Link game 10

Table of Contents

The Oracle Interface 12

Teachings of the Great Mage 16

Troubleshooting 18

Customer Support 25

Game Installation

and Setup

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• IBM-compatible 486-33Mhz computer with 8Mb of RAM. We recommend that you use a 486DX-100 Mhz (or better) system.

• Microsoft compatible mouse. Blood & Magic also supports many keyboard "quick keys".

• Color monitor and 256 color VGA graphics system.

• Double-speed (300Kb/sec. or faster) CD-ROM drive.

• Hard drive with at least 25Mb of free space (for partial installation). A full installation requires 225Mb of free space.

• MS-DOS version 5.0 (or better). Blood & Magic can also be started from Windows '95.

• Either IPX or NETBIOS protocol for two-player network game.

• 16550 UART for two-player direct-link game.

• Blood & Magic supports the following sound cards: Sound Blaster and 100% compatible cards, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Gravis UltraSound, Gravis

UltraSound Max, Ensoniq SoundScape, Roland RAP-10,

Roland Sound Canvas, ESS AudioDrive, Microsoft Sound

System, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Thunderboard, ARIA

Chipset, I/O Magic Tempo, MPU-401, NewMedia

.WAVJammer, Reveal FX/32, Sound Galaxy NX Pro 16, and Toptek Golden 16.

Game Installation

and Setup

DOS INSTALLATION

1) Insert the Blood & Magic CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2) Type "D:" (where D is the letter that designates your CD-ROM

drive), then press <ENTER>. You should now see the D:\ prompt (if D is your CD-ROM drive).

3) Type "INSTALL," then press <ENTER>. Follow the installation

instructions.

If you choose the default settings which are offered to you, then Blood & Magic will be installed on to your hard drive in the directory C:\INTRPLAY\BAM. A partial installation requires 25Mb of hard drive space, and a full installation requires 225Mb.

Following the game installation, you will be asked to configure game music and sounds to operate with your sound card. We recommend that you choose the AUTODETECT option from the main menu. When you have tested both music and sounds, select OK. You are now ready to play Blood & Magic.

* If at any time you wish to reconfigure your music or sounds, change your DOS directory to c:\intrplay\bam (or the directory where Blood & Magic is located), type "SNDSETUP", then press <ENTER>.

Game Installation

and Setup

WINDOWS '95 INSTALLATION

1) Insert the Blood & Magic CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2) A menu will appear listing various installation and start-up options. Choose the

INSTALL BLOOD & MAGIC option, then follow the instructions. If you choose the default settings which are offered to you, then Blood & Magic will be installed on to your hard drive under the INTERPLAY folder. A partial installation requires 25MB of hard drive space, and a full installation requires 225 MB.

To begin the game, either select the BAM ICON on your Windows desktop, or remove the CD, then reinsert it, then choose the PLAY BAM option. Blood & Magic runs in DOS-mode when started from Windows '95.

WINDOWS INSTALLATION (OTHER THAN '95)

1) Insert the Blood & Magic CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2) Blood & Magic will not install under Windows, so you must exit to

DOS. To do this, open the FILE menu, then select the EXIT WINDOWS option. You should now see the C:\ prompt.

3) Follow the instructions outlined under DOS INSTALLATION, beginning with Step 2. You must

always exit to DOS to play Blood & Magic.

Getting Started

To start the game from the DOS prompt, make

C:\INTRPLAY\BAM your current directory (or change to the directory where Blood & Magic is located), type "BAM", then press <ENTER>. To start the game under Windows '95, open the INTERPLAY folder, then double-click on the Blood & Magic icon. You will see a series of cinematic sequences, followed by the Main Menu. You can bypass any cinematic in the game by pressing <ESC>.

MAIN MENU

SINGLE-PLAYER Use this option to play against the computer. You can either choose a preset story or create a customized character for a Random Campaign.

TWO-PLAYER Use this option to begin a head-to-head game with a live opponent. This game may be played over a network, via modem, or with a direct link connection (see TWO-PLAYER GAME).

TUTORIAL The tutorial is designed to teach new users the basics for playing Blood & Magic.

CREDITS Meet the sideshow ensemble who squandered their lives in order to bring you this quality product.

REPLAY INTRO Use this option to view the Blood & Magic introduction.

LEAVE GAME This returns you to either DOS or Windows, depending on where you were when you started the game.

Getting Started

SINGLE PLAYER MENU

LOAD GAME This activates a screen which lists all of your saved games. You may have up to ten simultaneously saved games. To load a game, select the numbered button next to the corresponding save-name.

NEW STORY This activates the Realm Map, which displays the region of the Forgotten Realms where Blood & Magic takes place. Pass your cursor over the Realm Map to view the available stories, then select on the map to begin a story. Additional stories will be made available to you as you progress in the game.

RANDOM CAMPAIGN This option is made available when you complete all 5 stories. A Legendary Campaign will take you through all of the maps in Blood & Magic. You will create a customized character, then select a starting location for your campaign. The sequence of maps, the setup for maps, and the opponents whom you encounter are all randomly generated.

HALL OF LEGENDS Use this option to enter the Hall of Legends, where the achievements of your campaign characters are recorded in the annals of history.

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