Avadon1 Instructions

Welcome to the exotic and exciting world of Avadon! Avadon is a turn-based, fantasy role-playing game. You will create a mighty adventurer and take him or her on a quest through the dangerous and war-torn land of Lynaeus. You will receive missions, fight dangerous foes, find powerful magical artifacts, and try to protect your people from those who would destroy them. Battle in Avadon is turn-based. This means that, when you are fighting, action will stop while the game waits for you to make your move. To succeed, you need cunning and tactical skill, not fast reflexes. The enemies you will face are dangerous, clever, and have a wide variety of magical abilities. It will be up to you to figure out how to defeat them. You are a servant of Avadon - The Black Fortress. Your leader, Redbeard, will send you on many missions. Along the way, you might find that you don’t approve of how Avadon is run. You might choose to be a loyal servant of Redbeard, or you might decide that someone else should be in charge. You will have to make many decisions during your life as a Hand of Avadon. Will you be loyal or rebellious? Kind or cruel? The choice is up to you. If you would like information, to order, or to download one of Spiderweb Software’s big, free demos, our contact information is just below. PO Box 85659 Seattle, WA 98145-1659 Phone: (206) 789-4438 support@spiderwebsoftware.com http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com Avadon: The Black Fortress is Copyright 2011, Spiderweb Software. All rights reserved. Chapter 1: System Requirements and Troubleshooting Avadon: The Black Fortress has the following system requirements: • PC Running Windows XP or later or Macintosh running System 10.4 or later. • 800 MhZ processor. Minimum 1.6 GhZ processor recommended. • Video card or processor with OpenGL support and 32 MB video RAM (64 MB recommended). • 512 MB RAM. • 200 MB hard disk space. • 1024x600 screen resolution with 32 bit color. Should you have any problems running Avadon: The Black Fortress, consult the frequently asked questions below. Should you not find help below, go to the Avadon support page at: http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/avadon/techsupp.html. The Game Is Playing Slowly. How Can I Speed It Up? Avadon’s graphics needs are modest, but they might put some strain on older machines. Fortunately, Avadon has been tested and shown to run properly on even relatively old machines. However, some steps might be necessary to help it to run better on older hardware. To see how quickly Avadon is running, load a saved game, press Shift-D, enter "fps", and press return. The FPS (frames of animation drawn per second) will appear in the upper left hand corner. That number should be at least in the teens to give a good playing experience. If Avadon is running slowly, try these steps: 1. Run as few other programs as possible in the background. Quit web browsers and other unneeded applications. This frees up memory and computin…