Game Boy Advance version by Quirky
Controls
The keyboard controls were a bit odder for Doomdark than the first game. Rather than having all the locale and character information on one screen, it was split across several. The focus was taken off the "Think" screen and placed on the interaction with the other characters in the game world. To this end, "Choose" (E) is usually the first screen that gets called up in a given situation.
I've stuck with the same basic set up as Lords, which I think was fairly playable with the GBA's d-pad and 6 buttons. Below is the list of controls, together with their 8-bit equivalents.
Press Start after the "loading screen" to start the game. You begin as Luxor the Moonprince standing at the Gate of Varenorn, having crossed through to the Icemark via the secret tunnels under the Frozen Wastes...
Movement and common controls |
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Left, right | rotate on the spot. (1-8) |
Up | move forwards. (Q) |
L, R | select previous/next character. (N/A) |
A | Choose (E) |
B | Select (M) |
down | Check Situation (R) |
select | Bring the Night (You need to do this to end
your "turn" and let Shareth and the independent characters move)(D)
Press A to bring a new dawn (F) |
start | Save, load, map, guidance log(D or S, N/A) |
Choose, Select, Save/Load & Info screens |
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A | Choose highlighted option / select highlighted
character (1,2,3,4, etc) More information when "More ?" is displayed. (A) |
B | Look (W) Cancels on the Save/Load menu |
up, down | change highlighted option (N/A) |
left, right | cycle through Choose, Situation, Location, Battle
Stats Character and Select screens (E,R,T,Y,U,M) Not available on the Save/Load menu |
L,R | select previous/next character. (N/A) Not available on the Save/Load menu |
Map Screen |
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The map is created as you cross the Icemark. Initially only the Gate of Varenorn is marked on it, but each new area seen by Luxor and his allies will be filled in. The tunnels too are mapped, but they too are only shown once they have been explored. | |
up, down,left,right | Move the cursor around the map. It starts off at the currently selected character's location. |
A | Cycle through the characters at a location. Only those loyal to the Moonprince are shown. |
B | Exit the map screen |