Conan
Hints by Alex Dijkstra for the Einstein
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The available version of the game can't be completed due to several errors in the Basic code.
There are several minor errors like for instance:
-According to the code you should be able to kill the Cyclops with the poison, but you can't
because the code only allows this when you are in room 43. The Cyclops however is in room 45.
-The ruby is found in room 50, but should not be found until you kill Merlin in room 35.
-The lamp which should only be found in room 46 can be found in every room.
-The healing potion is not placed inside the game.
The main error why the game crashes is the erroneous use of GOSUB without RETURN instead of using
the command GOTO at several places which ultimately gives a stack overflow and stops the game.
Notes:
-When you eat the meat or the skunkbear you replenish your stamina with a random amount between 1%
and 50%.
-Each turn your stamina replenishes 1%. If you type WAIT your stamina replenishes 3%.
-The passwords to open the doors are each game randomly chosen. Note them down when you encounter
them.
-Each turn you have a one in 50 chance to encounter a random monster (skeleton, troll, basilisk,
devil or zombie). When you encounter a random monster you have a 33% chance of:
a-it takes 10% of your stamina.
b-it takes a random amount of your gold.
c-nothing happens.
-You have several normal weapons (sword, axe, and dagger). They have the same effect while fighting.
The axe is the easiest to obtain.
-If you want to obtain the dagger. Collect the green rod. Go to location 3. WAVE ROD at the statue.
The statue comes alive and attacks you. JUMP GNORK, TEAR HORN. You have a 50% chance of killing the
Gnork and obtaining the dagger or being killed by the GNORK.
Walkthrough for a version without the above errors:
W, W, GET PARCHMENT, READ PARCHMENT (seek the almighty orb-the giants will pay well for it. enter
maze with ruby only), DROP PARCHMENT, W, W (the evil god attacks), S, Y (you accept the challenge.
the answer is 'teeth' or 'egg' depending on which riddle he asks. you get 100
gold pieces), S, S, GET AXE, S, KILL ARCHER (with axe. repeat until the archer dies. don't try
to escape, because the archer will shoot you), GET KEY, EXAMINE KEY (you read the password to open
the door in room 28. note it down), N, N, N, N (the evil god attacks you), E, E, UNLOCK CHEST (with
key. you learn the word to open the double door. note it down), DROP KEY, W, N, JUMP PEDESTAL, E, E,
KILL WIZARD (with axe. repeat until the wizard dies), GET POISON, W, W, D, W, SAY, type the password
you found in the chest (the doors open), N, W, S, S, SAY, type the password you found on the key
(the door to the south opens), S (you learn that merlin can be found on the third level), N, E,
SEARCH (you find a passage leading east), E, E, N, E,
E (an orc attacks), N (SAVE your game), N (you have a 50% chance you are transported to room 4. when
this happens load your save game), save your game again, PULL GREEN (you have a random chance of 33%
of being electrocuted and a chance of 33% to open the portcullis. it does not matter if you pull the
green or black one. when you succeed the portcullis ramble open), E, U (this room is cursed. each
turn you stay here you loose 5% stamina), E, E ( a cyclops attacks), E, SEARCH BONES (you find a
lamp), GET LAMP, S, S, (the exits in the maze are random. repeat going south until you end up in the
holy room), SEARCH (you find crom's sacred sword), DROP AXE, GET SWORD, W, W (repeat going west
until you end up at the entrance to the maze), N, W (the cyclop attacks), W, D, W, S, S (an orc
attacks), W, W, S, W, W, W, N, N, E, S, S, LIGHT LAMP, S (without the lit lamp you die), E, S, W
(you read a coded message), HELP (the code is explained. you read: "to kill the wizard you must
stab him with the sacred sword and spray poison over him"), E, S (the wizard attacks), KILL
WIZARD (with crom's sacred sword. he's hit. repeat until he is weak), SPRAY POISON (merlin
screams as he disappears), N, N, W, N, N, E, PRESS ONE (you are transported to location 19), N, N, W
(because you've crom's sword the knight attacks), KILL KNIGHT (with crom's sword.
repeat until the knight dies.), RUB SWORD.
A noise fills the room, Crom appears! His hand stretches out and you hand him the sword.
You've finished the game but not with the maximum score. If you want to have a higher score you
should also do the following things:
-At he statue of Buddha WAVE WAND. The Buddha turns alive (20 points). Go to the evil god and kill
it together with the buddha (20 points). You get 10 points when you hit the evil god.
-Collect the sword blade and the sword hilt and make the sacred sword by typing ASSEMBLE SWORD (30
points)
-Sell the orb to the giants (20 points)
-When you have sufficient gold go to the location with the elf. The elf will offer you a crucifix.
Buy it (10 points).
-Go to location 23. MOVE MUD to find some grating (20 points), REMOVE GRATING (10 points). Go down,
open coffin (SAVE your game because you have a 50% chance of being killed by the ghost) and SHOW
CRUCIFIX to dispel the ghost.
-SPRAY POISON at the cylops to kill it or just fight it with your sword (20 points). If you hit the
cyclops with a weapon you get 10 points.
-Hit the orc with your weapon (10 points)
