Demons Of Dex Game

Full title	Demons Of Dex Game
Year of release	2021
Publisher	Petri Häkkinen
Producer / Author(s)	Petri Häkkinen
Memory	16k
Type	Game
Cost :	PD
Download	Demons Of Dex [CRC32 EEFD76E9] Distribution Permission Allowed | Group 1

Instructions

You are Eino, a member of the druids. Your master, the archdruid has become old and it is time for somebody to replace him. As a young initiate you are sent to dungeon Dex, a mysterious labyrinth home to vile monsters. You must enter the dungeon alone and defeat three demon lords within. Can you achieve enlightenment and ascend to become the next archdruid?

Demons of Dex is a roguelike for the Jupiter Ace with 16K RAM pack.

Loading the game
Type LOAD DEX (with all uppercase) and press enter.

How to play?
Use W,A,S,D keys to move. Attack by walking on enemies. Items are automatically picked up when you walk on them.

Items that you have found can be used by pressing the following keys:

1 - Use potion to heal all wounds.
2 - Use gem to reveal the map of the current level.
3 - Use scroll to become invisible for a short time.
4 - Use ankh to destroy all nearby enemies (some enemies may be immune).
Z - Use staff to shoot lightning bolts. After pressing Z, choose a direction to shoot at by pressing one of the movement keys W, A, S or D.

What do the symbols on the screen mean?

@  Your avatar
.    Floor
#  Wall
+  Door
>  Stairway to the next level

Monsters are depicted by letters. There are also other symbols not listed here, find out yourselves what they mean!

Scoring

Your score increases when you do one of the following:

+10 for each monster defeated.
+100 for each item found.
+1000 for each demon banished.



Leveling up

When you defeat enemies you will get experience points. After a certain amount of experience points you will gain a new level. As this happens your health will be replenished. Your maximum health capacity will also gradually expand as you gain levels

Petri Häkkinen's website for the latest version and updates.

Tip - if playing with the EightyOne emulator, then it may be worth changing the keys. Goto Options, >Keyboard, then select custom and enter A W D S. You can now use the arrowed cursor keys on your PC keyboard! - We really like this game!

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