#Instal Tales of Wind license
#Instal Tales of Wind download

The player then enters the nearby ruined titular Castle of the Winds. The town of Crossroads is run by a Jarl who at first does not admit the player, but later (on up to three occasions) provides advice and rewards.

The game can be imported or started over in Part II.

Upon activating the amulet, the player is informed of their past by their dead father, after which the player is transported to the town of Crossroads, and Part I ends. Hrungnir carries the Enchanted Amulet of Kings. Once in Bjarnarhaven, the player explores the levels beneath a nearby fortress, eventually facing Hrungnir, the Hill Giant Lord, responsible for ordering the player's godparents' death. The player then returns to the hamlet to find it pillaged, and decides to travel to Bjarnarhaven. After clearing out an abandoned mine, the player finds a scrap of parchment that reveals the death of the player's godparents was ordered by an unknown enemy. Their farm has been destroyed and godparents killed. The player begins in a tiny hamlet, near which they used to live. The amount of time spent also determines the difficulty of the last boss. If the player dies, they are still put on the list, but are categorized as 'Dead', with their experience point total listed as at the final killing blow. Victorious players are listed as ' Valhalla's Champions' in the order of time taken, from fastest to slowest. Although story events are not triggered by the passage of time, it does determine when merchants rotate their stock. The game tracks how much time has been spent playing the game. Other services that differ and vary in what they sell are outfitters, weaponsmiths, armoursmiths, magic shops and general stores. Wherever the player goes before entering the dungeon, there is always a town which offers the basic services of a temple for healing and curing curses, a junk store where anything can be sold for a few copper coins, a sage who can identify items and (from the second town onwards) a bank for storing the total capacity of coins to lighten the player's load. Most objects that the character currently carries can be renamed. Although items do not break with use, they may already be broken or rusted when found. Almost every item in the game can be normal, cursed, or enchanted, with curses and enchantments working in a manner similar to NetHack. Other items include weapons, armor, protective clothing, purses, and ornamental jewellery. It allows the character to use different containers, including packs, belts, chests, and bags. Spells are divided into six categories: attack, defense, healing, movement, divination, and miscellaneous.Ĭastle of the Winds possesses an inventory system that limits a player's load based on weight and bulk, rather than by number of items. There are two opposing pairs of elements: cold vs. The player character automatically gains a spell with each experience level, and can permanently gain others using corresponding books, until all thirty spells available are learned. The game favors the use of magic in combat, as spells are the only weapons that work from a distance. Castle of the Winds also allows the player to restore saved games after dying. Its interface is mouse-dependent, but supports keyboard shortcuts (such as 'g' to get an item). The game differs from most roguelikes in a number of ways.

#Instal Tales of Wind license

A combined license for both parts was also sold. The game is composed of two parts: A Question of Vengeance, released as shareware, and Lifthransir's Bane, sold commercially. Though it is secondary to its hack and slash gameplay, Castle of the Winds has a plot loosely based on Norse mythology, told with setting changes, unique items, and occasional passages of text.

#Instal Tales of Wind download

The game was released around 1998 as a freeware download by the author. It was developed by Rick Saada in 1989 and distributed by Epic MegaGames in 1993. 1989 video game Castle of the Winds II sequelĬastle of the Winds is a tile-based roguelike video game for Microsoft Windows.