
Within the wilderness, the numbers are less obvious and range from 31 to 96 and represents an area roughly 1/4th of a large city. Shows the current status or your character, such as time of day, diseases, and current poisons/spells.ĭisplays the current x,y position within a settlement or interior location with the lowest numbers representing the north-east corner of the map and the highest numbers, the southwest. If the file is 2,000 bytes or larger, the oldest record will be removed before adding a new one.ĭuring rest you will slowly regain lost hit points, spell points, and fatigue. In versions prior to 1.07, storage is limited to approximately 16 records. If it is a barrier, you will attempt to unlock it. If it is a person, there will be an attempt to pickpocket them. Things like potions can only be used via this menu. This will bring up a menu of items you can use. Identifies the object if it is non-generic. The interaction depends upon whether you are in talk, cast, or attack mode. You will not be able to attack unless you have drawn your weapon. To recast the same spell, right click the icon or type Shift+C. You may pick the spell you wish to cast, then its target (if applicable).

Left clicking the icon causes your spellbook to appear. Moving the mouse while holding down the Right Mouse ButtonĪim at the target to get maximum effectiveness. This can cause you to jump farther than a standstill jump. With mouse controls, the higher the cursor, the farther the jump. Cursor must display the UP arrow for both mouse and keyboard controls. Perform the jump operation while moving forward. Right Click while Left Mouse Button is pressed Left Click while Cursor is a straight Arrow pointing left/right While moving backward, the directions of turning are reversed. Left Click while Cursor is a curved Arrow The closer the arrow is to the edge of the screen, the faster you'll move. Left Click while Cursor is an Arrow pointing up/down Unlike most later games, Arena does not include any way to rebind inputs, so any customization must be done with external tools such as DOSBox's mapper function (activated with Ctrl+F1).


This page documents the controls for Arena.
