Caverns of Zeux (The sample game that Megazeux comes with) FAQ/Walkthrough V1.0 12-31-2001 (Happy New Year's Eve!) By DDCecil (James Tompkins) DDCecil@webspawner.com http://www.webspawner.com/users/DDCecil 1. Introduction/Updates 2. How to Play 3. Walkthrough 4. Credits 1. Introduction/Updates: ------------------------ Caverns of Zeux is the game which comes with Megazeux, a great game creation system. If you don't have it, what are you waiting for?! Go to: hydra78.tripod.com/downloads.htm to get it. Once you have a feel for the game, get into the edit mode and start making a masterpiece! Just don't upload it until you get really good! ^_^ V1.0 - 12/31/2001 - FAQ is finally finished. 2. How to Play: --------------- F2 - Selects the speed (5 recommended for this game, some other parts you may need to change the speed) and if you want the music/SFX on or off. F3 - Saves your Game. F4 - Loads your Game. Arrows - Move Space Bar + Arrow direction - Shoot your staff (You can shoot it infinite times) Delete - Drop bombs (They can damage you if you are near the explosion) S - Selects Spells (Once you get a spellbook) F - Change your Form (Can only be done near the end of the game) To talk to people, touch them. To open chests or grab items, do the same thing. You will always have a maximum of 250 health. Once you get the ability to cast spells later down the road, you will get Mana. It fills up at a slow pace, but to fill it quickly, be sure to press "F2" and put the speed on 1 to make it fill up fast (Be sure to not be in an area with a lot of enemies, or they'll eventually find their way to you!) 3. Walkthrough: -------------- Once you press 'P' at the title screen, you'll be in a cavern. Main Cavern: ------------ Items: Chest (Containing Health x50) Enemies: Green Bear x39 Purple Ruffian x7 Start by walking 7 steps to the right and shoot downwards. Now walk down to the very bottom of this path and touch left. You'll find a hidden chest. Select 'Yes' (By pressing Enter) to get it. ----------- 4 6 5 7 1 3 2 S ----------- S: Start 1: Dwarf Town of Ruidia 2: (Way is blocked by rock) 3: To Rainbow Path 4: Ice Cavern 5: (Inside Cave is blocked by White Lock) 6: (Blocked by Yellow Lock) 7: (Blocked by Medium Blue Lock) Start by going to the Dwarf Town of Ruidia which is located on the west side of the map, blocked by a group of Green Bears. Before entering, it may be a good idea and clear this board out of Bears. The best thing to do is fire away from far away. They will only give chase if you are close to them. Dwarf Town of Ruidia: --------------------- Items: Chest (35 Coins) Yellow Rainbow Gem Green Rainbow Gem Health Shop: 10 health for 5 Coins 25 health for 10 Coins 60 health for 20 coins Start by checking the trees on the west side of town for a chest full of coins. Next, see the fish pond? Walk up to it and touch it. It will ask if you want to throw a coin in. Do this 5 times, and the walls will disappear. Walk in and grab the Gem! Next, talk to all of the villagers, especially the one that hangs out in the north part of town. He'll tell you to talk to the Dwarf in the East grove. Go talk to him to receive a Yellow Key. Next, get back to the main cavern. Explore the main cavern until you find a yellow locked door. Touch it to unlock it. Clear out this area of ruffians, and press F3 to save your game, and get ready for your first boss fight! Boss #1/7: Goblin ----------------- Once you enter his room, the boss will appear. Be sure not to touch the lava, or you'll die instantly! Shoot him, and he'll release 3 projectiles. The best thing to do is to force him into a corner, and rapidly touch and fire at him. You should defeat him before you lose a turn. Afterwards, an earthquake will occur. return to Ruidia and talk to the Dwarf to get the green Rainbow Gem! Now go to the cavern which is south of the entrance to Ruidia. Cave South of Ruidia: --------------------- Items: Purple Rainbow Gem Chest (25 health) Enemies: White Eyeball x16 Go north and grab the Rainbow Gem and the chest. Next, it's time to go to the Ice Cavern, which entrance is in the far northwest of the Main cavern. Ice Cavern (1st Part): ---------------------- Items: Red Rainbow Gem Coins x32 Hearts x2 (Worth 30 Health each) Once you step on the ice, you keep going until you hit a wall, but you can change your direction anytime. Watch out for the spikes, and grab the Red Rainbow Gem in the Far NE corner of the room. Afterwards, make your way to the NW part. Ice Cavern (2nd Part): ---------------------- Items: Blue Rainbow Gem x1 Coins x44 Hearts x6 (Worth 30 Health each) Enemies: Blue Goblin x29 There are a lot of enemies in this room, so take each part slowly, clearing out each part one at a time. The Final Rainbow Gem (Blue) is at the very bottom of the room, sort of camouflaged. Oce you have the 5 Gems, take them to the room, east of the main cavern. Rainbow Path: ------------- Items: None Once you enter this room, touch one of the gem holders, and the gems will automatically be placed upon the pedistals and a bridge will form. Now go east to the next screen, known as the spirit room. Spirit Room: ------------ Items: White Key Once you enter, a voice will tell you to come closer. Walk to the top of the screen to meet a spirit. He wants you to defeat 6 other bosses. He gives you a key to access the lower part of the caverns. Cave Blocked by the White Lock: ------------------------------- Enemies: Dark Grey Spider x6 Light Grey Spider x3 White Spider x2 This cave is located in the middle of the Main Cavern. Walk south and unlock the door, defeat the spirit enemies and walk south into the next area. Ghost Cavern: ------------- Items: Chest (25 Bombs) Pouch (25 Coins) x6 (1 is hidden in a dirt pile) Hearts x5 (Worth 30 Health Each) Bomb x32 Enemies: Light Grey Ghost x32 Dark Grey Ghost x32 Red Ghost x32 Once you enter this room, start shooting! Once you clear out the ghosts in the first part, make your way to the east side of the room, and go south into the teleporters. Once you reappear, start shooting the ghosts, go south for some items, and then head west and into the cave. Boss #2/7: Ghost ---------------- The Ghost will walk randomly around the screen dropping bombs. After he is near-death, he'll start emitting lasers that go in 4 directions every time you shoot him. Fire in the direction he is in, and get away. After defeating him, grab the crystal You'll be turned into a skeleton. Now enter the cave in the NE corner of the room. Aqua Cavern: ------------ Items: Green Key x1 Light Blue Key x1 Red Key x1 Purple Key x1 Light Grey Key x1 Chest (Brown Key) Chest (Extra Life) Chest (20 Coins) Chest (30 Health) Diamond Spellbook (Need a Yellow Key + Gold Spellbook) Orb of Mana (Need a White Key) Enemies: Yellow Fish x5 Light Grey Fish x5 White Fish x5 Medium Blue Fish x5 Purple Fish x5 Light Blue Fish x5 Red Fish x5 Red Shark x2 Light Grey Shark x3 White Shark x2 Go south, kill the fish and grab the Green Key. Open the green lock and go below the lava lake with sharks and grab the Light Blue Key. Go back up and unlock the blue door. make your way to the top of the area and grab the Red Key. See the whirlpools? Jump into the bottom left hand one to be warped to a secret area (Check next part for details about it). Next, enter the red door which is near the lava lake and get the Purple Key. Go into the purple door and enter the big whirlpool. Once you enter, you'll be going 'round and 'round. The best way to past this is to hold down the "Del" key and use your bombs and move where you want. Make your way east and grab the 4 chests, one containing the Brown key. Hold down the left arrow key and use your bombs to get out of the whirlpool. Go back to the north part of the area and unlock the brown door and get the Light Grey Key. Get back to the Big Whirlpool area and unlock the light grey door. Kill the fish, and enter the cave. Secret Area: ------------ Items: Coins x9 Extra Life Bombs x4 Heart (Gives 30 Health) Just grab the items and exit back into the whirlpool! Boss #3/7: Eyeball ------------------ Walk to the north part of the room to reveal him. Th ebest strategy is to get in his face and shoot away. He'll die rather quickly revealing a spellbook! Grab it and you can finally start using magic! After this, your going to need to return back to the spirit near the beginning of the game, so do this to get your normal form back and make your way back to the entrance of the Ghost Cavern. Once there, go south, into the teleporter, clearing out the ghosts, and talk to the toll booth man and pay him 10 coins to open the way. Flame Cavern: ------------ Items: Chest (10 Health) Jade Amulet Silver Amulet Gold Amulet Pouch (20 Coins) Extra Lives x2 Potion (Wind) Enemies: Red Snake x Red Bear Cub x Light Grey Shark x3 Start by using the spell of Extinguish Fire, which will get rid of all the fire in the room. Grab the items, but avoid the potion, which makes wind blow you around for awhile, and you may just fall into the lava! Go south and grab the 3 amulets. Now get back to Ruidia and give them to the dwarf in the West end of town near the trees. He'll give you 3 keys (White, Yellow, and Green). First off, you should go back to the Aqua Cavern and grab the Orb of Mana (Which raises your Mana to a Max of 10) and talk to a magician there. Now return to the Flame Cavern and work your way south and open the green door at the south end of the area. Boss #4/7: Warrior ------------------ When attacked, he'll drop 3 bombs. Just get near him and rapidly shoot him. Afterwards an earthquake will occur. Return to the cave at the beginning of the game where you grabbed the purple gem. The rocks are clear now. Go north. Rubble Cavern: -------------- Heed the sign's warning and save your game! There are many ways to solve this puzzle, and here is one way: From north of the sign: East 1 North 3 East 13 North 1 West 2 North 1 East 2 North 1 East 7 North 6 East 1 North 1 West 1 North 1 West 1 North 1 West 19 North 1 West 1 Now save your game. Boss #5/7: Snake ---------------- Like the other bosses, get close and fire away. If he starts filling the area with fire, use Extinguish Fire. After the battle, you'll get the Silver Spellbook (Your Max Mana will now be 12)! You'll notice that one of the new spells is Lavawalk, which allows you to walk on Lava for a short period of time. Go back to the Flame Cavern and get the Extra Life in the Lava and head west across the lava for the next boss. Boss #6/7: Gold Warrior ------------------------ As you fire at him, he clones himself. The best strategy is to get close and keep shooting all that appear. Afterwards, another earthquake will happen. Return to the Aqua Cavern and go south where a pile of rubble used to be. Dragon Cavern: -------------- Items: None Enemies: Red Dragons x35 red Ruffians x26 This is probaly the toughest area of the game. Use the walls as shields, and the area with a lot of dragons, you can block them off with the boulders you find below the entrance. Boss #7/7: Dragon ----------------- The hardest of all the bosses! The best thing to do is press F2 and put the speed on "8" to make the game go slow. Get close and fire away. Once he glows, stop shooting or projectiles will keep filling the screen! He'll leave behind a crystal. Grab it to become a Dragon! Now that all 7 bosses have been defeated, return to the beginning fo the game and meet the spirit once again. Upon returning to the spirit, you'll learn that he is actually a ruler of evil and he'll steal your precious staff and banish you to a new cavern... Grey Cavern Entrance: --------------------- Items: None Just go south to the next area. Grey Cavern: ------------ Items: Chest (1 Free Life) Chest (30 Coins) Enemies: White Smiley x5 Yellow Spider x15 White Bear x17 Light Grey Bear Cub x15 Go south, and into the section with the dwarf and grab the 2 chests. Next, go right. Pendant Room: ------------- Items: Coins x44 Walk pass the pendant pattern on the floor to turn back into a Dwarf. See the rock at the bottom of the screen that isn't stuck by a wall? Push that into the middle of the pendant and the entire design wil become coins! Grab these and go back and talk to the Dwarf in the previous room. He wil let you know the Evil Spirit is named Echin and you'll receive a Purple Key, which you'll be using very shortly. Now go right, and pass the pendant room. Lava River Room: ---------------- Items: The lava here can't hurt you. Just make your way to the east side of the screen and go east. Crossroads: ----------- Items: Chest (Extra Life) Chest (30 Health) Pouch (50 Coins) Pearl Orb Unlock the door and talk to the red wizard. A box will pop up and he'll ask what you want. First, tell him "LIVES" or "LIFE" by typing it in to get an extra life! Next ask him "GOLD" to get some coins. Afterwards ask about "AURA". He'll let you choose your form. Choose Dragon. Shoot the barrier and grab the items. Next go east to the Tunnels of Astron. Tunnels of Astron: ------------------ Items: Gems x43 Hearts x4 (Gives 10 Health) Enemies: White Eyeball x7 Light Blue Fish x7 Light Grey Dragon x6 White Bear Cub x7 Red Smiley x7 Dark Green Snake x6 Green Bear x7 Purple Ruffian x7 Blue Spider x6 red Dragon x7 Light Grey Ghost x8 Brown Bear x6 Light Blue Goblin x8 Green Ruffian x5 Light Grey Goblin x7 Yellow Fish x7 Purple Bear Cub x8 Dark Grey Spider x6 Blue Eyeball x8 Light Green Snake x4 Yellow Dragon x5 Red Ghost x5 Blue Smiley x6 This area is full of enemies and gems. Be very careful as gems can be shot, just like the enemies. You only need 20 gems (for the next part of the game), but you can collect more if you would like. After this, talk to the red wizard and become a Skeleton. Return to the first cavern (where the dwarf was) and enter the cave in the NE part of it. Skeleton Town of Ruida: ----------------------- Items: Gems x5 (In a tree) Shop: Food (25 Gealth) - 10 Coins Extra Life - 100 Coins Ruby Key - 10 gems Bronze Pendant - 10 Gems First go to the shop and buy the Key and Pendant. You might as well use the rest of your coins and buy some lives. After this, return to the Crossroads area and talk to the wizard to become a dwarf again. Now go south to the Cave of Darkness. Cave of Darkness: ----------------- Items: Ruby Pendant Green Key x2 Purple Key Enemies: Green Snake x12 Go south, unlocking the door, then make your way south pass the mushrooms. In this next part, get out of the maze by reaching the top left corner of it then going down, right and up. In this next part, go north pass the arrows that shoot and get the Purple Key. Run south and unlock the door. Next you'll be on some ice, just press the dirction before you hit the spikes, Afterwards, go south and west. The Ruby Pendant can be found at the bottom of the left hand lavafall. Go on the right hand lavalfall to go upwards. Collect the 2 Green Keys and enter the cave. Teleporter Room 1: ------------------ Items: None Once you enter this room, walk onto the middle square. You will be transported to another part of the cavern... Teleporter Room 2: ------------------ Items: Blue Key Go up, grab the key and exit the cave. You are now back at the first cavern! Since you have the Pearl Orb now, go to Ruidia and talk to the Dwarf in the West Grove. He'll give you a key to access the room in the same area as the rainbow bridge. Make your way there, save your game, and fall into the pit... The Pit: -------- Items: Hot Air Balloon Brown Key Enemies: Green Snake x4 Grab the Crystal and you'll become a Glob. Go left, dodging the snakes, and into the boulder/gate area. Make your way to the bottom of the screen. Next, go west to the Ice/Lava Area. if you are having trouble, press "F2" and put the speed on 8 or 9 to pass this part will relative ease. After this, go north, but don't touch that mine, or you'll be transported back to the SE corner of the room. Go east, and do what the message says. Save your game! To solve the puzzle, do this: Start at the left side of the grey arrow with the points pointing east and west at the top of the puzzle: East 2 South 1 East 2 South 5 East 1 South 1 North 1 East 1 South 2 (Grab Brown Key) North 2 West 3 South 2 West 2 North 2 South 1 West 1 North 2 East 1 North 3 East 1 North 1 South 1 After this, go west, and go south to the place where there is lava and arrows shooting at you. It's best to put the Speed on 8 or 9 to pass this. Afterwards, get onto the hot-air balloon! Go north to the top of the area and enter the cave. Teleporter Room 3: ------------------ Items: None Enter the Teleporter here. Teleporter Room 4: ------------------ Items: None Go north into the cave. Light Green Cave: ----------------- Items: Coins x13 Chests (20 Health) Crystal Collect the items, then grab the crystal to become a mouse. Now get back to the Hot-air balloon. Your goal now is to return to the Skeleton Town. Do this by using the teleporter in the Main Blue Cavern, and you'll return to the Cave of Darkness. Be sure to use the 2 green keys on the locks you find here to return to the north part of this area. Once back in the Skeleton Town, enter the mousehole. Mousehole 1: ------------ Items: Coins x2 Gold Spellbook Grab the spellbook, and leave. Your next goal is to make your way back to the Aqua Cavern (Did you forget where that was?, Be sure to check the above sections) and talk to the wizard there to get the diamond spellbook, but before that, be sure to talk to the Red Wizard and become a Dwarf (At the Crossroads area). Now return to the Dwarf Village and become a Mouse with your Diamond Spellbook. Enter the Mousehole. Mousehole 2: ------------ Items: Crystal Coins x4 Opal Pendant Extra Lives x2 Grab the Crystal to become a Human. Shoot the wall and enter to get the Opal Pendant. Before leaving, shoot at each piece of the right wall until you break it down. Enter and grab the 2 extra Lives at the end of the invisible passage. You should now have 6 Pendants (Press Enter to see how many you have, listed as Amulets)... Finding the Final Pendant: -------------------------- Items: Diamond Pendant First off, return to the Crossroads area and make the Red Wizard let you become a Dwaref again. Go back to the Lava River room. Use the spell of Quake revealing a pendant. Grab it. Now go back right, and up to the final area! Pedestal Room: -------------- Items: None Enter the Room and Press "P" to put the pendants upon the Pedestal. They will flash and your way north will open. Preparations: ------------- Items: Crystal Grab the Crystal to become a sorcerer, also your way will become blocked off. Become a Dragon (By pressing "F") and save your game. It's time to face your destiny! Final Boss: Echin ----------------- The jerk will take away your spellbook and staff. But since you are Dragon, you don't need them anymore! Get close to each piece of him and fire away until they look like the spider enemies from before. After all 4 parts are destroyed, you'll fight the Gold Warrior again. Defeat him, and a Red Dragon and Red Goblin appear on each side of the room. Defeat them, then get to the left ro right side of the room as missiles come whizzing pass you and explode into the middle of the screen. Congratulations, you beat the game, now watch your well-deserved ending... or is that beginning? 4. Credits ---------- If you liked this game, be sure to play the prequel: Labyrinth of Zeux, available as a stand-alone program. And don't forget the sequels to this game: Cronos Stasis (Zeux 3) Forest of Zeux (Zeux 4) Catacombs of Zeux (Zeux 5) All are available as Freeware now, so be sure to get them at: http://www.digitalmzx.net Where you can downlaod these and other great (and not-so-great) MZX games! And be sure to try out my "masterpiece", Doomsday Dream Legend 1+2. Thanks to: - CJayC for hosting this FAQ on GameFaqs.com - All websites that keep this and all of my FAQs/Walkthroughs updated on their site - You for reading this. - Me for writing this.