Archon II: Adept (Apple II)

The sequel to the original Archon, Adept features a more complex board and a magic system. This was the first port of the game, following the original Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64 releases.

Graphics Editor Remnants#

At the main menu, press Ctrl+I, J, L, and N to access a similar graphical editor featured in the Apple II release of the original Archon. However, many of the functions don't work anymore, which is explained in a hidden message which can be seen here.

• W / Z - Move cursor up/down
• A / S - Move cursor left/right
• Up / Down - Move asterisk up/down
• Left / Right - Move asterisk left/right
• Ctrl + (W / Z) - Scroll canvas up/down
• Ctrl + (A / S) - Scroll canvas left/right
• Ctrl + C - Quit and reboot
• < / > - Change shape width (1 to 4)
• ^ - Change shape height (2 to 24)
• ( / ) - Scroll through shape sets
• 5 / 6 - Scroll row left/right
• 7 - Change row color set
• 8 - Change byte color set
• * - Erase shape
• Space - Draw
• E - Exit to main menu
• Y - Delete current row
• B - Create row at cursor
• P - Get shape from asterisk
• ↵ Return / Ctrl + M - Place custom shape at asterisk
• Ctrl + T - Toggle sound
• Ctrl + P - Scroll through drawing options
  • DRAW MODE - Not automatic; Space is used to draw/erase
  • DRAW WHITE - Draws pixels according to the cursor scrolling
  • ERASE MODE - Erases pixels according to the cursor scrolling
  • DRAW BL/PU - Draws blue/purple pixels according to the cursor scrolling
  • DRAW GR/RD - Draws green/red pixels according to the cursor scrolling
  • MIRROR DRAW - Similar to DRAW MODE, but an horizontally mirrored pixel is also placed
• Esc - Toggle hidden messages. Left / Right change which message is seen.
  • SHAPE
    SHAPE AND HIRES EDITING ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS VERSION OF ADEPT.
  • EDIT
    GRAPHICS TABLET MAY BE USED IN SLOT 5. TOOLS WORK W/ TABLET.
  • TOOLS
    THE TOOLS USED TO CREATE APPLE ADEPT. INQUIRE TO JIM NITCHALS P.O. BOX 2032, DEL MAR CA 92014 QUITE AFFORDABLE SOURCE CODE TO GREAT TOOLS. MUST HAVE PROOF OF GAME PURCHASE

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