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<CENTER> ALTERNATE REALITY:

THE CITY</CENTER>

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ALTERNATE REALITY begins with the first of six

scenarios in THE CITY.

(Only C64 version of the Dungeon has appeared so

far...please make 'em...)

Your character, after escaping from the spaceship

in which he was

abducted from his home, will find himself facing

the Floating Gate in

the City Square. Your character will have 3 packets

of food, 3 flasks of

water and some money. Although food and water will

always be of concern

in this game, you need not worry about them at this

time. You do need a

weapon.

To the north and south of this position are shops.

To the west is a

smithy's; and to the east, one of the three banks.

Near the bank there

is a tavern, and near the smithy's there is an inn.

Turn to the west and

enter the smithy's. Make an offer on a dagger of

slightly under whatever

your character was given at the start of the game.

If the smithy will

not accept this offer, try making an offer on a

stiletto.

Once armed, you are prepared as a beginning character

to take on THE

CITY. THE CITY is primarily a game of mapping and

building your

character for the scenarios that are supposed to

follow.

Although the city square is reputed to be one of

the safest parts of

town, it is not the cheapest; and you will need

to find cheaper inns and

taverns in order to survive the initial developement

of your character.

There are in THE CITY: 7 inns, 14 taverns, 3 banks,

15 shops, 4

smithies, 2 healers, and 12 guilds.

Inns provide a safe place for your character to

rest and regain hit

points. Inns will also allow you to check the time.

Taverns supply food and water. Food packets and

water flasks are never

offered for sale at the same time.

Banks will allow you to deposit your money in three

types of accounts

with increasing risk. They will also purchase gems

and jewels.

Shops sell a wide variety of clothing which is

of little importance in

this first scenario. Shops also sell compasses for

5 silver pieces.

(Clothing is needed in cold weather, even in this

game.)

Smithies sell armor and weapons. As with the shops,

prices vary and few

items are cheap.

There are two healers. Healers can serve a variety

of purposes, but are

most useful for curing disease.

There are 12 guilds in THE CITY. In this first

scenario your character

may not join the guilds, but they still have their

usefulness. Your

first visit to a guild will improve one of your

stats or your chances of

surviving. Guilds can also remove curses from weapons

and armor. Prices

for these serivces vary from guild to guild.

The map for THE CITY is 64 squares by 64 squares.

Square 1,1 is in the

southwestern corner. When I give locations, I will

be giving first the

number of squares north on the map, the second number

will be the number

of squares east on the map. When I give the location

of a place, the

coordinates listed will be those of the actual place.

If you must enter

from a specific direction, and it is not an obvious

door, these

directions will be listed after the coordinates.

The following is a list of Inns, Taverns, Banks,

Shops, Smithies,

Healers and Guilds, and their corresponding map

coordinates.

INNS:

26, 32 Prices high*

25, 33 Prices high*

(*these are both the same inn)

24, 33 Reasonable

20, 10 Reasonable

04, 32 Very expensive (This is _the cheapest_ in

Amiga version.)

07, 61 Cheap

53, 34 Reasonable

55, 29 Cheap

More hit restoring benefits seemed to be gained

by renting a room with

a bath, but this is not a universal rule. Let your

purse and needs

decide. (Yep. The better the room/suite is, the

more you heal.)

TAVERNS:

30, 40 Expensive

20, 33 Reasonable, hours limited

25, 08 Reasonable, hours limited, enter from south

13, 14 Reasonable, special song at midnight (no,

there isn't any in Amiga

version.)

10, 45 Reasonable

03, 61 Cheap

31, 61 Reasonable,enter from east 32,59 to 32,60

south to 31,60

34, 58 Dues to join, expensive, enter from north

(This is ridiculous in Amiga version, must

pay 50,000 copper to

join. It is also one of the most expensive.)

36, 06 Reasonable

36, 07 Reasonable

55, 02 Dues to join, limited hours

63, 21 Cheapest, enter by going north at 63,2, then

go east to 64,21,

then south

54, 34 Dues to join, limited hours

57, 53 Reasonable, can be entered from south or

west

Food packets and/or Pemmican will never be offered

at the same time as

water flasks (wrong. They will. Dragon meals give

you also a food packet).

Menus change hourly. It is easiest to find food

on even

hours, and water on odd. This is not universally

true, but a good guide.

Almost all taverns sell food at midnight.

(Buy rounds enough times and you got friends.)

BANKS:

28, 39 Interest rates are lower but investment

is safe

07, 31 Higher interest rates, more likely to

lose money

62, 03 Higher interest, most risky, enter from

south at 61,2

Banks that offer higher interest for your deposits

are more likely to

have bank failures.

SHOPS:

25, 36

31, 36

14, 01 Enter going west from square 15,6

13, 04 Enter going west from square 15,6

06, 20

16, 26

09, 52

10, 53

19, 56

37, 47

56, 34

57, 38 Enter from north

62, 61

60, 27

44, 21-22

38, 10

Shops carry a wide variety of clothing which has

no importance in THE

CITY, but will become important in THE DUNGEON.

Shops have different

hours. All shops sell compasses for 5 silver.

SMITHIES:

28, 33

10, 55

35, 51

33, 20 Enter from north

Smithies have different hours. Goods change, prices

change, and almost

everything is expensive.

HEALERS:

20, 05

30, 30

Healers tend to be open for business on ODD hours.

Repeated visits in

one day will cause prices to increase.

GUILDS:

44, 35 Thieves Guild, increase skill, enter from

west

(wrong coordinates. real are 35,44.)

03, 56 Assassins Guild, increase stealth, north

from 2,57 to south from

04, 56

15, 48 Red Wizards Guild, increase strength, north

from 13,47 east to

14, 48 north

22, 34 Dark Wizards Guild, increase charm

48, 19 Blue Wizards Guild, increase speed, enter

from west

12, 28 Star WIzards Guild, increase hit points and

strength

15, 06 Physicians Guild, increase hit points, enter

from west

05, 03 Light Wizards Guild, increase wisdom, enter

from west

60, 51 Wizards of Chaos Guild, increase charm, enter

from east

50, 58 Guild of the Order, increase intelligence

50, 62 Wizards of Law Guild, increase wisdom

43, 12 Green Wizards Academy, increase stamina,

enter from north

Guilds will raise your stats on your first visit

to them. Guilds can

remove curses from armor and weapons. Costs will

vary from guild to

guild. Prices can be as low as 2,000 coppers or

as high as 11,000

coppers.

POTIONS:

COLOR TASTE SIP EFFECT

AMB PLN C Cure Poison

AMB PLN DD Poison

AMB SOUR S Spirits

AMB SOUR S Beer

BLK ACID C Invulnerability Fire

BLK ALK C Invulnerability Water

BLK BIT C Invulnerability Mental

BLK BIT U Delusion

BLK DRY C Invulnerability Power

BLK PLN C Invulnerability Sharp

BLK PLN C Invulnerability Blunt

BLK PLN C Fleetness

BLK SALT C Invulnerability Air

BLK SOUR S Beer

BLK SOUR DD Strong Poison

BLK SOUR C Invulnerability Earth

BLK SWT C Invulnerability Cleric

CLR ACID S Cure

CLR ACID C Water

CLR ACID DD Acid

CLR ACID C Cleanse

CLR BIT C Unnoticeability

CLR DRY C Mineral Water

CLR DRY C Invisibility

CLR PLN C Water

CLR PLN C Invisibility

CLR SALT S SaltWater

GRN SOUR C Heal Minor Wounds

GRN SWT DD Ugliness -1 Charimsa pt.

ORG BIT S Inebriation

ORG SOUR C Protection+2

ORG SWT C Protection+1

ORG SWT DD Dumbness -1 Int. pt.

RED ACID S Vinegar

RED BIT C Strength

RED DRY S Wine

RED SWT C Treasure Finding

RED SWT DD Deadly Poison

RED SWT C Fruit Juice

SLV BIT D Weak Poison

SLV BIT C Intelligence

SLV PLN C Cure Major Wounds

SLV SWT C Charisma

WHT ALK C Milk

WHT ALK C Healing

WHT ALK DD Poison

WHT BIT DD Slowness

WHT SALT C Heal All

YLW BIT C Noticeability

YLW DRY DD Weakness -1 Str. pt.

YLW PLN C Cure Wounds

LEGEND

Colors: RED=Red, BLK=Black, SLV=Silver, WHT=White,

YLW=Yellow,

CLR=Clear, ORG=Orange, AMB=Amber, GRN=Green.

Tastes: SWT=Sweet, SALT=Salty, SOUR=Sour, BIT=Bitter,

ALK=Alkaline,

ACID=Acidic, PLN=Plain, DRY=Dry.

Sips: D=Danger, C=Caution, S=Safe, DD=Dangerous,

U=Unsure.

Potions can be helpful or harmful. The higher your

wisdom and

intelligence, the more easily you will be able to

identify the potions.

Some potions such as Fleetness and Protection+1

and Protection+2 have a

greater frequency of occurrence than do the others.

What a potion will

be is randomly decided by the program when you unseal

the potion.

You can increase your control over potions by saving

them, saving your

character, making backup copies, re-entering the

game and trying them.

If you are not satisfied with the potions you got,

you can restore and

try again. Treasure Finding will greatly increase

your ability to find

money, potions and weapons!

GAME HINTS:

1) Save your character often to a separate backup

disk!

2) Have (or get) a fast copy utility. Do NOT use

the backup utility

that comes with the game. (This applies to C64 version

only, I think.)

3) Copy your character to several disks when: A)

you have many potions

or B) you are about to increase a level. Enter the

game with each of

these disks, keeping notes on what potions you found

or what stats were

increased. Use the best of the ones you tried, or

recopy and try again!

4) Avoid Brown Molds, Black Slimes, and Giant Rats

as often as possible

until you are either rich and can afford trips to

the healers, or can

defeat these monsters. Tricking them is a successful

means of defeating

these disease giving creatures IF you have high enough

intelligence.

(Imps also poison you, undead may paralyze you with

fear. Any monster

can cause infected wounds or even gangrene.)

5) Do not carry more food, water, gold and gems

then you really need

to. Excess weight will cause your character to become

weary sooner and

reduce your adventuring time between stops at the

inns.

6) Do not bother to examine or taste potions, just

sip. Avoid too many

protection potions as this will cause your character

to crash.

7) While still a lower level character, avoid being

out at night or in

the rain.

8) When finding a weapon, always equip it as a secondary

weapon in case

it is cursed.

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