Sherwood Dungeon
Instructions
Logging into the Game
Sherwood
Dungeon does not require you to sign up for an account. From the login
screen, enter the name you would like in the game world where it says
"Player Name" and press the Login button. For privacy, don't use your
real name or email address and don't give any other players personal
information during the game, even if they claim to be MaidMarian.com
staff. We never ask for personal information. Please read the
MaidMarian.com Rules of Conduct for additional information regarding privacy and safety.
Controls
Sherwood
uses keyboard controls for navigation, combat and chatting with other
players. The left mouse button is used for all other user interface
functions, like setting up your equipment or managing your inventory.
Drag the right mouse button to orbit the camera around your character
and look around the world.
Moving and Attacking
Use
the <Arrow Keys> to move your character around the world. Hold
down the control key <CTRL> to Attack with your weapon. You'll
continue to attack for as long as the <CTRL> key is pressed.
Blocking Attacks
Holding
down <Ctrl> and <Shift> at the same time will allow you to
block attacks from monsters or other players. If you block an attack
successfully, your next attack will do double damage. Block two attacks
in a row and your next attack will do triple damage. Good timing is
required to block effectively so practice this move.
Chatting with Other Players
To
talk to other players, type what you want to say into the chat console
and press <Return> or <Enter> to send. Your message will be
sent to all the other players in the area and appear in their chat
console. Remember, don't tell anyone private information.
Dancing
You can dance by holding down <Up Arrow> and <Down Arrow> at the same time.
Quests
After
first logging into Sherwood, the game automatically takes you to the
Castle level. Once you cross the bridge into Sherwood Castle, there's a
Keep to the left containing the entrance to the dungeon and two NPCs
(Non-Playing Characters). The NPC in the purple tunic by the dungeon
entrance is named "Lady Marian". Lady Marian can give you quests to
complete in the dungeon for rewards of special weapons, shields or
helmets. Just walk up to Lady Marian and click on her to receive a
quest. The mouse pointer will indicate "Click to Talk" when your mouse
pointer is over Lady Marian and you are close enough.
The Merchant Store
If
you go up the ramp in the Keep, above the Dungeon entrance, there's a
Merchant in a purple tunic. Clicking on him will bring up a Merchant
screen where you can shop for new items and sell your old items. Your
character starts with 16 gold coins, but more is available in the
dungeon by searching the chests and barrels. Remember, you can also
sell items you collect in the dungeon for gold as well.
Combat with Monsters
To
attack, run up to the monster and start swinging your weapon with the
<CTRL> key. There's a health bar in the upper left corner of the
screen. If this reaches zero, your character will die and respawn on
the same level automatically. Your character regenerates health over
time automatically and health potions are available in the dungeon
chests and barrels. Potions will heal you up to 50% of your maximum
health but only work in the dungeon (not in the Castle Level).
Combat with Players (PVP)
The
game lets you attack players with different color tunics in designated
areas of the Castle Level. If a player is attacking you inside the
dungeon or Castle Keep it has no effect, so don't worry. You can change
your tunic color at any time by clicking on the health bar to bring up
your Character Stats. At the bottom of the Character Stats screen,
click where it indicates color. Four tunic colors are available so
players can divide into teams for large scale battles.
Experience and XP Level
The
deeper you go in the dungeon, the tougher the monsters get. The dungeon
is really, really deep....so deep in fact that no player has ever
reached the bottom. If you succeed in defeating a monster, you get an
experience point for every point of damage you inflicted on the
monster. Bonus experience is available by completing quests. Once you
gets enough experience points, you will advance to the next XP Level.
This will improve your health and give you access to better weapons and
equipment. The Character Stats Screen (available by clicking on the
health bar) shows your current XP Level, Experience and points required
to get to the next level.
Boss Monsters
Once
you reach Dungeon Level 5, Skeleton Warrior Bosses start appearing in
the dungeon. The last know location for the boss monster is indicated
on your map with a purple dot (regular monsters appear with a grey
dot). These Skeletal Warriors have three times the health of regular
monsters, so bring a friend to help. Learn to block effectively if you
want to defeat a boss by yourself. They're worth tons of experience
points!
Portals
There
are four additional islands to explore in Sherwood that you can
teleport to by using the portals in the Castle Keep and on the two
small towers. The monsters in these lands can be tough to defeat if you
are not yet at the required XP Level. The portal to Haunted Palm Island
(Level 5 area) is in the Castle Keep to the left of the Dungeon
entrance. Use the portal to the right of the Dungeon entrance to get to
Frost Bite Island (Level 10 area). Portals to Lost Lagoon Island (Level
20 area) and Ancient Sherwood (Level 30 area) are accessed at the top
of the two smaller towers.
