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Character/Party Controls
I............. Open/Close Inventory.
B............Open/Close Spell Book.
Q ...........Cycle through equipped
weapons and active spells.
H ...........Drink health potion.
M ...........Drink mana potion.
L ............View/Hide character labels.
CTRL+A ...Select all party members.
G............Guard the selected character.
S ............ Stop current action.
R............ Redistribute potions.
Camera Controls
– or mouse wheel forward ..............................................Zoom camera out.
= or mouse wheel back ..................................................Zoom camera in.
Left screen edge or LEFT ARROW
....................................Rotate camera to left.
Right screen edge or RIGHT ARROW
...............................Rotate camera to right.
Top screen edge or UP ARROW
.......................................Tilt camera down.
Bottom screen edge or DOWN ARROW
............................Tilt camera up.
Hold down middle mouse button.....................................Rotate/tilt camera.
These are the default settings for common hotkeys. To view a complete
list of hotkeys or to customize the settings, click the Options button on
the Main menu (or click the Menu button within the game, and then
click Options), click Input, and then click Hotkeys.
Formation Controls
Hold down right mouse button, then left-click ........ Cycle through formations.
Hold down right mouse button, then move
mouse left and right ...................................... Change formation orientation.
Hold down right mouse button, then rotate
mouse wheel ................................................ Change formation spacing.
General Controls
SPACEBAR
or PAUSE
......... Pause game.
F9 ................... Quick save game.
CTRL+S ............ Save game.
F11
.................. Quick load game.
CTRL+L ............ Load game.
Z..................... Collect items on
the ground.
ALT
.................. View/Hide labels for
items on the ground.
W.................... Minimize/Maximize
Weapons Panels.
TAB
................. Open/Close
Megamap.
F ..................... View/Hide Field
Commands.
ESC ................. Skip cinematics; close
any open screen.
X..................... View/Hide Health
Level and Mana
Level indicators.
\ ..................... View/Hide
multiplayer stats.
J...................... Open/Close Journal.
ENTER ............. Chat in multiplayer.
SHIFT+ENTER... Chat with team
in multiplayer.
CTRL+ENTER .... Chat globally
in multiplayer.
SHIFT+LEFT
CLICK............... Attack nearest monster.
F10
................. Open Game Options.
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ABLE OF CONTENTS
THE STORY CONTINUES
An Island in Con ict................. 2
Other Races
............................. 4
The Island Today
...................... 5
WHAT’S NEW?
New Places .............................. 6
New Weapons and Armor
......... 6
New Spells ............................... 6
New Monsters
.......................... 7
A New Way to Fly
..................... 7
New Features
........................... 8
GETTING STARTED
Installing ................................12
Starting the Game ...................12
NAVIGATING
Moving Your Character ............16
Controlling the Camera
............16
Using the Megamap................. 16
ADVENTURING
Selecting a Weapon or Spell.....17
Attacking ................................18
Opening Containers
and Doors ...........................18
Picking Up Treasure
................18
Drinking Potions
.....................19
Managing Inventories
............. 20
Equipping Weapons
and Armor.......................... 22
New Weapons
........................ 24
New Armor Types
................... 25
Equipping Spells..................... 26
Nature Magic
......................... 27
Combat Magic ........................ 27
New Spells ............................. 27
SKILLS
Increasing Your Skills............. 29
Character Attributes
............... 30
Weapon and
Armor Strength
................... 30
Unconsciousness and Death.....31
OTHER CHARACTERS
Talking to Other Characters .... 32
Pursuing Quests..................... 32
Adding a Character or Pack
Animal to Your Party
........... 32
Dismissing a Character
from Your Party
.................. 33
Buying and Selling Items
........ 34
Sell All................................... 35
Managing Your Party
.............. 35
Setting Movement, Attack,
and Targeting Orders
.......... 36
Movement Orders
.................. 36
Attack Orders
........................ 37
Targeting Orders
.................... 37
Moving Your Party
in Formation
....................... 38
MULTIPLAYER GAMES
Playing a Multiplayer Game..... 39
Joining or Hosting a
Multiplayer Game................ 39
Dying .....................................41
Saving Multiplayer Games
....... 42
Chatting................................. 42
Trading Items with
Other Players
...................... 42
Viewing Team Information
...... 43
MORE INFORMATION.......... 43
CREDITS................................ 44
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ......... 45
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HE STORY CONTINUES…
The devastation unleashed through this conflict consumed the
island, transforming once lush areas of forest and jungle into
blasted, broken wastelands. The Utraean cities fell into disrepair
as the leaders could no longer provide the level of comfort their
citizens once enjoyed. Infighting and rebellion ensued.
Today’s Utraeans no longer dominate Aranna, or even their current
island home, though they still control many powerful and magical
inventions. They remain a proud, if remorseful, people.
The Zaurask
A race of saurians, the
Zaurask were coaxed out of
the jungles and swamps by
the Utraeans thousands of
years ago and subjected to
Utraean magic and devices. The
Zaurask were at first obedient and
docile, agreeing out of innocence or
ignorance to work for the Utraeans.
But eventually they rose up against
their masters, and many managed
to free themselves from Utraean
rule. Those that tried but
failed to escape were quickly rounded up and
enslaved in the mines and factories of the Utraean cities.
Understandably, the Zaurask now possess a deep-rooted hatred
for the Utraeans and, as a result, have plundered and defiled
many ancient Utraean structures.
Zaurask society is tribal, and their shamans are adept at using the
natural forces around them to attack their enemies. Their power
and strength comes through physical combat, and most of their
warrior caste bear scars obtained from skirmishes with Utraean
or Hassat forces or from ritualistic combat training. Hardened
fighters, the Zaurask are not to be trifled with.
You’ve heard stories of great adventures in years gone by, of the
heroes who crusaded across the Kingdom of Ehb, battling the
stubborn Krug, poisonous mucosae, and horrifying zombies.
You’ve longed for adventures yourself, while spending your youth
sharpening your skills in the quiet little garrison town of Arhok.
Now you’ve pieced together a strange story, discovering from
an old tattered journal that your mother and father were also
heroes, known for adventures throughout the continent of Aranna.
The journal sends you on a journey to a mysterious island
brimming with thousands of years of history. Here you’ll encounter
strange primordial creatures, some that have long been at war with
one another.
An Island in Con ict
The Utraeans
The Utraeans are an ancient race of powerful
beings responsible for much of the magic in
Aranna. To the early Utraean elders,
comfort and security were paramount
to everything else. But after millennia
of supremacy, the Utraeans unwittingly
engineered their own decline by falsely
believing that their magic and machines
made them omnipotent and by denying the
destructive effect their power was having on
the other island races. Like many great
civilizations before them, the Utraeans
ignored the dangers that arose from their
suppression of the Zaurask and Hassat.
This led to years of war among the
island’s inhabitants.
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The Hassat
The Hassat are an indigenous race of
felines. The Utraean wizards bred the
Hassat as a source of cheap labor
during the period of the Zaurask
captivity. The Hassat gained their
independence during the Race
Wars, and are now trying to build
a culture and society of their own.
Other Races
Droc
The Droc are a primitive crocodilian
race that has gone largely unnoticed
by the other groups on the island.
They spend much of their time
trying to appease their god, who requires frequent
live sacrifices. These aggressive cave-dwelling reptiles
feed on pond algae and plankton, but
love to adorn themselves in bones,
especially human skulls.
Half Giants
Along with the Utraeans, Zaurask,
Hassat, and Droc, a fifth group lives
on the island: the Half Giants. They
call themselves “The Children of
the Mountain,” and are
actually strangers to the
island. How they got
here and why is
shrouded in mystery.
The Half Giants fear they are the
last of their kind. It’s been many
generations since they’ve had
contact with their homeland,
and the Children grow fewer with
each passing season. They believe that the
history of their people will end on this accursed
isle of mad wizards and wretched experiments.
The Island Today
After generations of war and conflict, the Hassat and Utraeans
are all but extinct, and the Zaurask are proliferating, with their
numbers far exceeding those of their enemies. It’s only a matter
of time before the saurian race overwhelms the island. With their
powers and machines almost completely exhausted, the Utraeans
have turned to the day-to-day business of mere survival. Having
never been a fertile people, and after the heavy losses sustained
during the Race Wars, the Utraeans are slowly dying out. And with
them dies the knowledge of, and access to, their great machines.
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New!
Monster Description
Chitterskrag Enormous, imposing cross between a hermit
crab and a cockroach.
Automatons Relentless, sharp-edged, clockwork figures.
Rune Guardian Furry creatures with bleached-white cow-
skull heads.
Droc Crocodilian cave dwellers.
Fleshrender Ghoulish flesh eaters and servants to the
undead.
Skitterclaws Colorful, flightless, and deadly ostrich-sized
birds.
Scorpiot Giant robot scorpions with magical stingers.
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HAT’S NEW?
New Monsters
Some of the monsters in Aranna will look familiar to you, but
there are also entirely new creatures to conquer.
In Dungeon Siege®: Legends of Aranna™, you’ll
discover new places, unique spells, and powerful
potions, and you’ll gain new types of weapons
and armor.
New Places
The continent of Aranna includes more than just the Kingdom
of Ehb. Your adventure starts in the garrison town of Arhok in
Ehb.
Surrounded by walls and guard towers, the village is
comprised of shops, a tavern, a few homes, and a barn. The
people are friendly and will be happy to provide information or
trade equipment with you.
After exploring Arhok, your adventure continues when you
transport
to an intriguing island. Just off the coast of Ehb, this island is
purported to be the lost kingdom of the Utraeans and is filled with
things that you’ve never seen before: new weapons, new armor,
new spells, and, of course, new monsters to battle!
New Weapons and Armor
Utraean weapons reflect the magic and brilliance of their inventors,
and now in Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna, you can combine
pieces of armor (treasure sets) to earn magical enhancements.
Find out more in “Equipping Weapons and Armor”
(page 22) in
this manual.
New Spells
You begin your journey acquiring many of the same magic spells
that were found in the Kingdom of Ehb, but there are other spells
as yet unheard of! Some of these new spells are described in
“Equipping Spells” (page 26) in this manual.
A New Way to Fly
On your journey, you will rediscover “displacers.” Invented by the
Utraean wizards, these magical transporters once formed the
backbone of a trade network all across the lands of Aranna.
To work, the displacers require active devices at both ends of each
link; however, in the ages since these wonders were built, many
displacers have deteriorated. You may find some displacers that
don’t work until you trigger a second pad,
and others that don’t work at all.
Glowing orbs around each
pad let you know if the
device is active, and
nearby obelisks show
the pad’s destination.
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New Features
Along with great new items and places in Dungeon Siege:
Legends of Aranna, you’ll also experience the following
gameplay improvements.
v
Improved Control Groups
Increase the effectiveness of your party (mages in particular)
by using the improved control groups. In addition to switching
among ten different slot combinations for your party, you can
now use the control groups to switch instantly among ten
different spells, even if the spells aren’t active.
To record and use control groups
1. Press the
CTRL key and a number key to record the
currently active slot for each party member. (The four
slots are located to the right of each Character Portrait.)
This “records” a set of active weapons and spells.
2. Press that number key at any time to activate the set
of weapon slots and spells that you recorded in Step 1.
Now, in Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna, you are no
longer confined to the currently active spells. You can record
any spell in the Spell Book and switch to it instantly at any
time. Use this feature to switch rapidly between spells in and
out of combat.
v
Improved Tooltips
Compare the deadliness of fast- and slow-attack weapons
through improved tooltips. Every weapon’s tooltip now shows
you the average damage inflicted over 10 seconds of use. This
will save you the trouble of calculating the advantages of speed
versus damage rating. Tooltips also show the price of an item,
so you can make value choices without going to a shop.
v
Redistributable Potions
Click the Redistribute Potions button at the bottom left of the
screen, or press the R key, to give all party members their fair
share of the party’s potions. Mages get all of the mana potions
and melee warriors get more health potions.
v
Transformation Spells
Change your magic users into powerful melee combatants with
new Transformation spells. Experience the earth-shaking power
of playing as a Rock Beast, or try playing with the deadly sting
of a scorpion.
v
Orb Spells
Cast new Orb spells, which create powerful magical orbs that
revolve around you and automatically target nearby enemies,
leaving your hands free for melee combat, ranged combat, or
additional spell casting.
v
Imbued Items
Keep an eye open for “imbued” items, armor, and weapons.
These special objects significantly increase your prowess in
battle. Imbued items appear with a purple background in
your Inventory.
v
Treasure Sets
Discover pieces of rare “treasure sets.” Composed of three
to five pieces of weapons, armor, or other equipment, these
treasure sets appear with an aqua background in your
Inventory. Each of these related magical items is powerful
in its own right, but when combined, they are endowed with
additional bonuses.
v
Off-Screen Attack Warnings
Remain alert to the status of fellow party members through
the new off-screen attack warning. If a party member is under
attack out of your view, their Character Portrait will flash
orange, alerting you to rally to their aid.
v
Localized Attacks
Avoid accidentally running into the clutches of a horrid beast
by holding down the SHIFT key when you attack. This causes
your characters to target the monster closest to the area where
you click (a localized attack). When no monsters are around,
holding down the SHIFT key and clicking will order your
characters to break open the nearest treasure container.
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v
Unsummon Creature and Untransform Buttons
Cancel Combat spells for better control. If you are about to head
into battle and your Summon or Transformation spell is getting
close to expiring, use the Unsummon Creature or Untransform
buttons, located in the Field Commands, to negate the spell.
Recast the spell and enter battle at full strength.
v
Glyph Traps
Experience the satisfaction of killing monsters with the new
Glyph spells. Place Glyphs on the ground to create a lethal trap,
and then lure monsters to their doom.
v
Group Awareness
Watch properly equipped party members rush to each other’s
aid. Characters you have not ordered to hold their ground will
run to help if their fellow party members come under attack.
v
Backpacks
Increase the load each character can carry by using new
backpacks. Each character is limited to one backpack. Right-
click your backpack to open it. You can also drop an item
directly onto a closed backpack to stash the item away. If your
main Inventory has no room, items you pick up off the ground
will automatically go into the backpack, if there is room.
v
Sell All
Quickly convert all unequipped loot to gold with the new
Sell
All button (which appears near a shopkeeper’s portrait). With
the pull down menu by the Sell All button, you can: sell all but
potions, scrolls, and unique spells (the default setting); sell all
but scrolls and potions; sell all but unique spells; or just sell all.
If you accidentally sell something in your Inventory that you
wanted to keep, the shopkeeper will allow you to buy it back for
the same price he or she paid you.
v
Auto-Arrange Improvements
Your party members’ Inventory items will now be arranged
automatically when they pick up new items. You no longer have
to manually rearrange their Inventory to make more room.
v
Multiplayer Save
Experience improved group gameplay. Now, each time you
exit a multiplayer game, the Journal state of your character
will be saved. Play through with friends and complete all the
quests together!
v
World Map
The World Map in Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna allows you
to truly appreciate the epic scale of your journey and measure
your progress through the game. Click the World Map
button (or
press SHIFT+TAB) to view the map. Each time you enter a new
region of the world, another section of the map will be revealed
to you. A label identifies your current location in the world.
v
Distinct Party Members
Enjoy the distinct personalities of party members. As you add
members to your party, they will speak to you. You can turn
these “voice-over acknowledgements” on or
off by going to the Options menu,
selecting the Audio tab, clicking
the More button, and
then clicking the Voice
Overs button.
v
Tragg
Use the tragg, a new pack
animal that delivers
powerful attacks and can
carry almost as much loot
as a packmule. However,
unlike packmules, traggs
rapidly become attached
to their owners and will
rush into battle to gore
any monster that threatens
the party. You can also order
traggs to attack enemies.
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Health Level indicator
Character Portrait
Mana Level indicator
Melee Weapon
Ranged Weapon
Active Spells
View/Hide
Inventory button
Weapons panel
Camera Follow Mode Off
Compass
Minimize Compass
View/Hide Engagement and
Formation Standing Orders button
Follow Party Leader button
View/Hide Field Commands button
Open/Close Game Menu button
Open/Close Journal button
Open/Close Megamap button
Open/Close World Map button
Description Text
Status Bar
Drink Mana Potion button
Drink Healing Potion button
Pause/Resume Dungeon Siege button
Disband Party Member button
Select Party button
Collect Items button
Redistribute Potions button
View/Hide Item Labels button
Unsummon Creature button
Untransform button
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ETTING STARTED
Installing
Insert Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna Disk 1 into the CD-ROM
drive, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If Setup does
not begin automatically, follow these steps:
1.
Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box, select Add New
Programs
, click the CD or Floppy button, and then follow the
instructions on the screen.
Starting the Game
To start
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
•
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Dungeon Siege: Legends
of Aranna
, and then click Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna.
Setting Out on Your Journey
To venture through Aranna by yourself
1.
Click Single Player.
2. Click Start New Game.
3. Click the arrow buttons to select your character’s gender and
appearance. Males and females are equally strong and skilled.
4. Type a name for your character, and then click Next.
5. Select Legends of Aranna from the list of maps and then
click Next.
6. Set the difficulty level. You can use the Options menu to
change the difficulty level later.
To play with other players across the Internet or a local area
network (LAN), see “Playing a Multiplayer Game” (page 39)
in this manual.
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