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GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX BALDUR S GATE-DARK ALLIANCE Manual

Summary of BALDUR S GATE-DARK ALLIANCE

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 1 - contents introduction 2 getting started 4 controller layout 5 welcome to the realms 6 how to start the game/main menu description 7 heroes of baldur's gate 8 options menu 9 controlling your character 11 character statistics screen 17 combat ...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 3 - controller layout baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 2 - getting started using the xbox video game system 1. Set up your xbox video game system by following the instructions in the xbox instruction manual. 2. Press the po...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 5 - eldrith gathered all of the bladed crescent who remained, all who had sworn to serve her, and she ordered her broken company to attack the walls of her city... She swore she would take it from the dukes and put them to the sword. It would be...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 7 - how to start the game/ main menu description the opening movies can be skipped by pressing the start button or the a button on the controller. Main menu on the opening menu, you will be presented with four options: start new game: select thi...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 9 - specialized metamagic feats and spells available to her as she advances in level. Unlike the dwarven fighter or the arcane archer, however, the sorceress cannot use weapons that require more than one hand, such as two-handed swords and two-h...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 11 - controlling your character once in the game world, you’ll need to know the basics of moving around, attacking, jumping, and casting spells. Provided here is a list of all the actions your character can perform using the controller: moving a...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 13 - in game p ause men u: y ou can access an options menu within the game itself b y pressing the st ar t button. T he game is paused while this screen is up . On this screen are the f ollo wing options: retur n to game w hen this option is sel...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 15 - main game screen there are three main bars on the upper left corner of the main game screen. These bars represent your hit points, the amount of experience points to reach the next level, and the amount of arcane energy your character curre...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 17 - character statistics screen when you press the back button while playing, you’ll be taken to the character statistics screen. This screen contains the following information: carrying capacity: this lists the percentage of the character’s to...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 19 - reca ll p otions: t hese potions can telepor t your character to the nearest safe area (which ma y be many maps a w ay fr om your current loca tion). Within baldur’ s ga te , f or e xample , recall potions will retur n you to the elfsong t ...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 21 - charisma: charisma measures a character’s force of personality, persuasiveness, personal magnetism, and physical attractiveness. The higher your character’s charisma, the less trouble they will have buying and selling items at the local sto...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 23 - long weapons (staves) sequence: attack-attack-attack-knockback-attack-pause this is a fast attack, similar to one-handed weapons. The fourth stage knocks your opponent back. Again, these attacks occur automatically. You do not need to perfo...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 25 - armor tab: when this tab is selected, it shows all the armor the shopkeeper has for sale, or all the armor in your inventory, depending on whether you're buying or selling. Potions/magic items tab: when selected, this tab lists potions and ...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 27 - arcane quiver: (arcane archer) this feat reduces the weight of arrows in your inventory, allowing you to hold enough to take down an army. Combat reflexes: (arcane archer and dwarven fighter) with this feat, your attack speed increases slig...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 29 - fire shield: (sorceress) this spell encircles the caster in a flaming wreath that damages any enemy that comes into contact with it. Perfect for those close-quarters combats when you're being mobbed from all sides. Fireball: (sorceress) a d...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 31 - w hirl w ind atta ck: (dwar ven fighter) w hen you equip a two-handed axe or hammer , you can put this fea t to good use . T he whirlwind a ttack costs ener gy to use , but it causes you to perf or m a de vasta ting cir cular a ttack on any...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 33 - jherek jherek is a mysterious robed figure with a no- nonsense attitude, a stern voice, and an intensity that can be offsetting to anyone meeting him for the first time. He is a member of the harpers, a group that strives to protect the rea...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 35 - tutorial from the main menu, if you choose start new game, you will notice a tutorial option that is available to you. While it is not necessary you do so, it can provide some helpful information that can aid your character on his quest. So...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 37 - credits interplay entertainment audio sound and music supervisor adam levenson supervising mastering engineer craig duman sound design rebecca hanck mark allen paul gorman (duff studios, inc.) ann scibelli harry cohen (soundelux) mike kampe...

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    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 39 - special thanks to eric demilt, rodney relosa, gabriela sanchez, chris parker, ray, greg and everyone at bioware corp., and floyd grubb and j.E. Sawyer for their keen eyes for rules and rule implementation. Jason would like to thank his pati...

  • Page 21: Interplay Website

    Baldur’s gate ™ : dark alliance ™ black isle studios - 40 - interplay website welcome to the interplay web! As a company dedicated to providing innovative, high-quality interactive entertainment software, we are always striving to stay as close as possible to the leading edge of technology. This web...