Dragon's Lair 3D
Copyright 2003 by Sundancer
Walkthrough version 1.00, by Sundancer, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 1-19-03
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*USING THIS GUIDE*
This guide will give you a basic walkthrough through the game. As of now, I
can only provide a list of treasures and heart/mana containers I've
discovered myself. For those looking only for these, I'll put them in CAPS for
easy access. I'll try to name each and every section, but the primary goal of
this current version is to help you to finish the game.
BASIC TIPS--
*If you find yourself facing more than one enemy, I recommend avoiding the
lock-on. Run in circles around the enemies, swinging. You may not see the
enemy, but you'll have a better chance of hitting them without getting cheap
shotted. Use the crossbow for flying enemies or when there isn't much room to
move around.
*Giddy Goons--These guys either have swords or crossbows. Either way you
should run in and smack them ASAP. They'll become dizzy then finish them off.
In groups, you should run circles around them.
*Grunts--So I named the purple guys with long spears. You should run in ASAP
as well. If there is more than one present consider the crossbow, or run
circles around them swinging wildly. Otherwise their spears can be annoying.
*Dragonlings--These come in different levels of toughness. Some you should
avoid. Green spew gas, red just float around, but the black ones are the
toughest and shoot electricity. Running wildly and swinging is a good tactic
if you have room, making use of the lock-on feature. If you don't switch to
the crossbow.
*Knights--best defeated while standing still; watch your back in groups.
*Health--There's plenty of power-ups around, so don't worry too much about
running out of health or mana. If the mana bar gets too low it'll start to
replenish itself. Barrels can re-appear; another good way to get refills.
*Dirk can jump on barrels and smash them. Great for when you don't have time
to fiddle hacking.
*You can control Dirk while in mid-jump. Very useful.
* Gliding is a skill--it's great for breaking up a long fall or even
controlling a very small dip.
*Practice using lock on and switching between essences while running.
CONTROLS (from manual)
x--Action
a--jump
b--block
y--auto face/lock on
(white)--sword
(black)--crossbow
Left Trigger--Run
Right Trigger--Crouch, helpful for walking on narrow beams
*ENTRANCE*
Getting to the castle is pretty basic. On the first level watch out for
boulders when you reach the second niche in the castle wall near a huge thorn.
When you reach the drawbridge, slay the cyclops worm then go in. Defeat the
goon in the foyer. Hit the barrels then the switch on the right to enter the
room with the TREASURE. Daphne will get mad, but ignore her. At the
intersection grab the TREASURE in the upper left then head near the left door.
Down the corridor a wall will fall open revealing a goon and more treasure.
After this, go through the next, careful not to step on the area near the
chair or desk. Another hallway and goon and you're in what looks like a
library. Head down the middle of the room. Careful: books will fly at you.
Collect the TREASURE on the table and head back. Somersault down where the
books fly. Head around and to the niche on the right to avoid the moving
bookcase. Go upstairs and defeat more books by waiting for them to come into
your sword swing. Jump across the boards. A bookcase will fall, startling
Dirk. Up ahead is a hole. See the top of the bookcase near the railing?
Jump forward in that direction, and in midair angle towards the hole.
You will avoid the bookcase that would crush you. Go through the door.
*MAIN HALL*
Cool....Irish-like music. The door in front of you is locked. If you try to
go left a table will rise and smack you. Climb up the wall to its left to
enter the second section of the room. Beat the goon and get the red potion on
the table. Keep going till you get to a dead end with barrels. Climb the
bookcase on the left and running jump to reach the GOBLET on the ledge. Smash
the barrels and somersault to get the gold key. Go back and unlock the door.
Now you're in a room with a stream of fire coming from a furnace. Somersault
under the stream and hit the switch next to the table. Hit the other switch
and go into a carpeted hallway. Two goons are ahead. Past them is a room
with big tables that don't like you. Kill the goon then go around the room
where a ladder is behind a column. Swing over to the switch and don't worry
about the chairs. Hit it and swing back. Drop down, another door. You're
in another carpeted hallway. A giant hand carries Daphne off. Kill the goon
then collect the TREASURE on the right of the carpet. Go after Daphne and air
will suck you in.
*ATRIUM*
Go straight to find yourself in a very unhappy hallway with flames and
catapults. Time your way the best you can, hiding in the middle when you have
to. Make your way along the chains then down to a switch beyond the catapults.
Backtrack to the door it opens. Get the GOLD just to the left then proceed
slowly to the ropes over the fire pit. The angle is fixed, so do the best you
can, being patient with the last rope. In the next hallway look out for a fire
arrow shooting right at you. They don't hurt much, but can be annoying. Then
you'll be in a room with more catapults and fire that pulses from the wall.
There's a switch on the catapult that will let you navigate this room. Then
you meet a knight statue and Daphne gives great advice. The next chamber has
two statues. TREASURE is straight ahead, around a rock. Go between the
statues to find the mana cell. Pick it up and head back. Drop the cell when
the knights come alive. Kill them; you shouldn't have to run around much.
Pick up the cell and go through the new door. Place the cell on the pedestal
then kill the new knights that appear, careful not to get surrounded. Go up
the stairs that form from nowhere. Kill the knight and keep going to find
barrels and TREASURE on top of a column. Get ready for the Robot Knight.
*BOSS-THE ROBOT KNIGHT*
The knight sends electricity via the floor tiles your way. Anticpate gaps and
jump to the knight. The first wave you can jump over completely. Hit the
knight the instant you reach him. He'll vanish to the other end of the room.
Rinse and repeat. If you need to, hang back a bit and look for the gaps; they
are always in the same spot. See which tiles are safe and head for
those between waves. After three hits you get the Dragon Ring.
*CASTLE DEPTHS*
Now it looks like you're outside on an outcropping. As you go forward a goon
comes out of the door and two appear behind you. Slash 'em then go into the
chamber with three doors. The knights come to life and two more goons.
Afterwards, go through the door on the left. Jump the gap in the bridge and
get the MANA CONTAINER on the far right. Two more goons, then go in the door
near the bridge. Kill the goons on the stairs and go in the door.
*SPIRAL STAIRS*
Before you go up the appearing stairs, go around. You will see a BAG OF GOLD
on a ledge. Climb up on the block then jump to the gold and you will grab it.
Go up the appearing/vanishing stairs. Three goons await you at the top. Past
them is a chamber with a blue potion under the first window on the left. Goons
and bats are here. Focus on the goons; the one by the door has a crossbow.
In that door is a big room with brown goo for a floor. Walk along the wood to
the goon and hit the switch. The column will rotate. Head towards where a new
bridge touches the wooden landing and cross past the column then jump to the
ledge with BAG OF GOLD. Head back to the switch and hit it twice more till the
bridge rotates near you. Cross over to the landing that looks like a dead end.
Kill the goon that appears and head up the chain. Far up is a floating ledge;
you can see it better if you face the room as you climb. Ahead is a switch and
another goon from nowhere. Hit the switch; column rotates again. Cross to a
plank that rises and falls to another floating ledge. Hit that switch. After
the column rotates, head back down to the plank where you got on the rising
plank and head down the other side. There is a goon with a crossbow on the
other side of a gap with a chain. After he shoots jump on the chain, then over
to finish him. Down the chain, then jump and grab the ledge to get the DIAMOND
hidden under the column's bridge. Back up the chain to where the goon
with the crossbow was, then up the chain to the other side. Jump over to where
the wall juts out at intervals. Two goons appear. With luck, they hop or get
pushed off. Ahead is a locked door. Navigate the floating ledges beyond it
to the middle of the room where two goons and a key await. Unlock the door.
*WIZARDS CHAMBERS*
Head right to get red and blue potions, being careful of the furniture. Then
proceed to the bookcase where books fly at you. Enter the next wizard's room
where a big cauldron is in the middle. Goons will pop out of it. Hurry to
the table to get a red potion and a GOBLET. Through the door, up the chain.
Hurry through the bedroom before the wall closes. More books, and avoid the
robes that fly out of the wardrobe. Now you're in what looks like a room with
spinning globes. Take a minute to survey the room. See the two stones set in
the cobblestone? You have to stand on those to get the blue squares to rise.
Go slowly forward and drop onto the bookcase, the drop left. Books will come.
Avoid the chair and table! Go stand on the stones for about a few seconds,
enough for the ledges to rise some. If the globes give you trouble, try
evasive running, somersaulting or blocking them. Head to the ladder in the
other corner where you came in. Jump across the ledges up to the switch. Hit
it then drop down and into the door.
*BELLS AND ROPES*
"Sound is the key." This chamber is cross shaped, with a barred door directly
across from you. Down each of the other ends is a goon with a crossbow and a
bell. Once you hit one bell you will have less than a minute to make your way
to the other to hit it and open the barred door. It doesn't matter which you
do first, but make sure both goons are dead before you start the timer. You
don't have to shimmy far up the chains to jump; maybe once. After the first
bell two goons may appear. Ignore them so you have time to hit the second
bell. When you get near the other door three goons will appear. Stun each
one in turn so you don't get crossbowed. Now you're in a green circular room
and you just finished off two more goons, right? Up the rope. Rotate the
camera to see the next rope with a spike going along it. Wait till it reaches
the top then hop to that rope, the next, then the landing. Wait till the next
spikey ball starts up and follow after it to the landing with a goon, then
another, then one more with two goons. With each rope wait for the spikey
thing to reach the ropes end and rise; hop on the rope after it, rotating the
camera so you can see where to go next. There is one rope near a purple
window where you'll have to hop on the rope after the spike ball goes below
you. Two goons, one with a crossbow--get 'em fast. Jump-grab the floating
platform, and jump onto the GOBLET, angling so you drop back on the landing.
Ride the floating ledges up to a rope than a floater over spikes. See the
GOBLET? To get it you have to jump and land on the ledge, walk slowly left
then jump back onto the floater over the spikes. Up the rope then a ledge with
three goons. Whirlwind attack. The next chamber has no floor and a bunch of
ropes. Jump toward the first chain in the middle and climb it almost to the
top. Angle toward the right and jump. If you angle Dirk just right, you'll
grab the beam and pull yourself up. On the beams there's a DIAMOND and TWO
GOBLETS. Use stealth. From either goblet position you can jump back to where
you started. Hop across the chasm.
*PLATFORM MADNESS*
Big room with sliding planks. Around the wooden structure to your right is a
BAG OF GOLD. There's not much help I can give; just jump from one plank to
another, using the camera angle often and best timing. About halfway when
you're manuevering from left to right gaps in the wall, you will reach a wall
where you can go either way. Go left for a CROWN. The plank will stop then go
around to the right. A small breather than a few more planks then the exit.
*BELL CHALLENGE*
This room is similar to the one where you had to strike two bells to open the
next door except the camera angle is fixed. On the second section of jutting
walls, wait for both to recede before crossing to the bell. Ignore the knights
when they come alive. Pass on. Next room has two bells high up and a watery
floor. Go left then left again to the chain. Get to the bell, but don't
strike it. Fall right and see the vertical beam. Daphne will make a comment
Hit the beam. Now backtrack to the same bell and strike it. Ignore the knight
and head right to the path of ropes you opened up. Do some hopping, hit the
second bell then down the nearby rope and out (or drop down and take a little
damage). Up the stairs about four knights await. Take them out one at a time.
*BOSS--GIANT BAT*
The giant bat uses a sonic shriek thats easy to avoid. Hit him, watch him fly,
then hit him again. Take note of the two bells in the room. After about four
hits the bat hides up near a giant bell. Get both lower bells ringing at the
same time to get the sucker to drop so you can hit him. About two hits and
he's toast.
*DEATHLY DISCS*
The opening panning shot showed you where the two TREASURES are. The discs
are three colors. All except the discs of one color will drop. The color
is random, but any dropping discs will rise slightly before falling. Make your
way to the HEART CONTAINER on the right, near the treasures. If you time it
right, you can land just before new discs appear. Get the essence and you're
back to where you first entered the bell tower. Go over the bridge and you're
back at the Castle Depths, a room with four doors. Go into the one on the
left. Glide over the bridge then go right. Using the essence to soften your
fall, drop near the ladder for a MANA CONTAINER then climb back up and enter
the next section. You can also glide to the platforms way below to get it,
then climb up.
*HALL OF SKULLS*
Stay in the middle and take the last passage on the left. Enter with sword
drawn to kill the pesky spiders. Hit the switch then go to the middle room
on the other side of the hall. Kill the crypt ghoulies when the coffins open
then break open the coffins in the new passage to get the green key. A BAG OF
GOLD is in one of the coffins. Backtrack to the hall and Unlock the door on
the right.
*CROSSBOW*
Jump up over the door you came in to get the GOBLET. Make your way down and
to the left, gliding over the gap. You'll enter the room where the crossbow
lies. Get it then head up the ledges along the wall as the water rises. Jump
then glide over to the ledge above where the crossbow was. If you can't land
on it, you can probably grab the edge and pull yourself up. Hop up the ledges
over the door you came in. Hit the flying ghoulie then glide over to the
alcove. Kill the spider, claim the arrows, blue key and TREASURES. Before
gliding back, shoot the eye on the far wall. Make your way over the water,
killing the ghoulies as they approach you. Unlock the door.
*COFFIN TROUBLE*
Get what's in the barrels then hit the switch. Ooze will rise. Jump over the
lowering grate and head immediately left, somersaulting into the TREASURES.
Jump before the bricks form and head only to the middle coffin. It will open.
Break the last coffin on the right for a GOBLET. Climb up the coffins, glide
over to the broken stairs. Break open the next coffins for TREASURES, exit.
*CRYPT CREEPS*
Start a whirlwind attack for the approaching ghoulies. Glide onto the conduct
for the fire arrow. On the other side a ghoulie will take a mana cell and run.
Now meet the pig soldiers, or "grunts." Swing wildly and run between them.
Afterwards, get the BAG OF GOLD in a coffin. A GOBLET is behind where the mana
cell was. In the next room, get the red potion, then somersault around the
corner to avoid the skulls and getting smacked by the wall. Glide over, kill
the grunt, then get the TREASURE(if I recall correctly) in the coffin. On the
right side is an alcove. Get onto the nearest ledge, kill the suddenly
appearing ghoulie, then climb up on the block. See the HEART CONTAINER? You
have to jump and hit glide just when you are level with it, so you float under
the edge. If you jump too high, lower yourself abit by releasing glide then
hitting it again. You'll have to grab the ledge and pull up to get it. Climb
up the block here and glide over to the DIAMOND on the beam. Leave this place,
making sure the coffins are open, blocking the fire that will stream out. Use
your crossbow and lock-on to kill the ghoulie with the mana cell then bring it
to the stand in the next room.
*BOSS--GHOULIES*
Arm the crossbow and hit one of the ghoulies. They will swarm and vanish into
seperate coffins. Hit a coffin with your sword. If a ghoulie is in it, switch
to crossbow and hit him. If not, you'll get chattering skulls. Kill them then
switch to crossbow, because the ghoulies will be floating around again. Repeat
this till all three are dead. Collect the Dragon's Spirit. You will be taken
back to the Castle Depths. Go into the door with barrels in front. Go over
the bridge and shoot the eye to lower the drawbridge.
*IMPOSSIBLE ROOM*
Having fun yet? You will. The fire pit is where you need to go but the Dragon
Scale is required. You can't see it now, but the ceiling is actually another
floor. You have to meander up and at a certain point the ceiling becomes the
floor and where you came in with the fire pit becomes the ceiling. Let's get
started.
Head upstairs and into the first door. In the next open chamber take the door
by the ladder. Ignore the door before you, bear right, like you're circling
back. In the next open chamber head directly across into the round door.
*CASTLE SEWERS*
Glide to the switch to drain the room. Drop and kill the army of goons. In
the next chamber a row of barrels blocks the way ahead. Head left to where
the flame arrow is. When you first enter a pattern of flames will show you
which blocks you need to step on. I don't think you need to step on them in
order. It is possible to stay on a platform, near the edge and avoid
fireballs. Get the flame arrow and head back. Use you the fire arrow on the
barrels (explosive ones are lighter colored) and somersault forward until you
get to the first dragonling. Kill it with the sword, proceed to two goons
and another dragonling. The sword will be fine. Get the TREASURE and loop
back to get the dragonling behind you, careful of the cyclops worm in the muck.
Get the fire arrows in the normal barrels and backtrack. From right there
shoot the explosive barrels then hit the switch.
*SEWER DEPTHS*
Go right up the blocks then jump onto where you came in. Glide over to the
first rope then swing over to where there are three piles of explosive barrels.
Shoot the ones by the door then be careful of the dragonlings in the next
chamber. Shoot the other piles--one is a locked door and the other is a
HEART CONTAINER. Go through the open door. Under it is a red potion. Beyond
is a chamber with cyclops worms. Keep moving till you get to three dragonlings,
a huge pile of green goo, and the green key. See the mana podium? Backtrack
to the door you revealed beyond the barrels and unlock it. Wait for the
dragonling then finish it. Head up, but do not hit the switch. Crossbow time.
Angle up and hit the barrels. Climb the block that falls. In the next room,
hug the walls and ignore the chain. Go around the gas vents and notice the
eye in the dead end. Shoot it to drain the water where the worms were.
Head back there. Bring the mana cell to the stand, dropping it to fight the
dragonling. A bridge of rock forms. Cross it, careful of the cyclop worms.
*POOL ROOM*
Draw your sword and immediately somersault along the left wall, avoiding three
sets of knives. Swing to hit the spider and switch to crossbow. Stand near
the pool and finish the dragonlings, using lock on. Get on the pool's edge,
because there will be no more floor. Shoot the cyclops worm then glide to
the door. As it rises you have to somersault or be squashed. In the chamber
cross the bridge to get the three TREASURES. Glide around the room to the eye.
Twang! The room drains. Drop, using glide. Prepare for chattering skulls
and grunts. Shoot the eye to get the gold key. There is a switch and and a
MANA CONTAINER, but at the moment I don't know how to reach them.
*BOSS--CYCLOPS WORM*
Walk up the stairs and hit the switch. Then go up the ladder to the other
switch, then glide to the third to release the boss. To beat the eye-boss
hit him with a fire arrow then strike with your sword. Use the lock-on
feature. do the best you can avoiding the tentacles. Work in a
circular pattern. Get the Dragon's eye then go through the invisible door on
the left. You're back in the Impossible Room. Head back up to where you went
into the round door. At this point, the fire pit is the ceiling. Glide down
to the underside of a bridge in the chamber's middle. Daphne will mention
the Lizard King. Use the Dragon's Eye and head for the phantom door in the
wall.
*LIZARD KING*
Circular chamber in front of a locked door. Use the Dragon's Eye to spot
the lizard then head for the invisible door on the right. More Daphne blabber.
Proceed, swatting dragonlings. After the corridor with beams and blocks avoid
the door on the right--death trap. Keep going till you get to a dead end. See
the little eye icon? This is an indicator to use the Dragon's Eye. Do so,
then hit the switch in the hidden room. Go through the new hall, slashing
dragonlings. Go through the double doors and snatch the red and blue potions
on a table. Head left for a small room with two dragonlings and the gold key.
Then go straight up the carpeted hallway (the right side at where you came in).
At the dead end on the left between two blocks, use the Dragon's Eye and get
the MANA CONTAINER, DIAMOND and GOBLET. Proceed till you're back in the
circular room and unlock the door. A pot of gold will snatch your sword.
Grab the TREASURE and GOBLET then run after it. In the hall with beams and
blocks make sure you jump on the blocks to avoid the crumbling ceiling. When
you reach the area with four "exits" the pot will slow down. Then you have to
run up to it, grab your sword, hit the Lizard King, get your sword stolen,
grab it from the pot...well, you'll get the idea. After about ten hits collect
the key then the FIVE TREASURES. Back at the Impossible Room. Head back up to
the level with the round door, then drop/glide all the way down. Open the
locked door.
*BOSS--SINGE*
Enjoy the cutscene, then get ready to run. Be careful of fire appearing from
nowhere, things falling and pieces of the floor dropping. I would stay to the
right when the path splits. Collect the enchanted sword and prepare for
battle.
You are in a big circular area. Walk up to Singe until he sits and his head
is about an inch from the screen top. Singe will breath a stream of fire.
Watch his head to see if he will start at the right or left then approach at an
opposite angle, almost in an arc. When you get near him, somersault under his
head and stream. While rolling you should already be on your way out from
under him. He'll spit a fireball at you. Block it, and your sword will charge.
Lock-on and swing. The fire will shoot from your sword and stun him. Run up
to his belly and strike. Then immediately run in the opposite direction.
Nevermind the camera angle--you'll need to see Singe move because his tail will
sweep at you and you'll need to jump over it. Then head back to Singe and the
process repeats. This time he will do two streams of fire before shooting a
fireball. After that he will shoot three then etc. all the way up to six
streams before the final fireball that will take him down. So get good at
predicting which angle his head will do a strafing stream with and at running
in/somersualting under/rolling back. The somersault should be like a U-Turn
when you get near his mouth to do it. Make sure you undo the lock-on after
striking while running away from his tail. Practice this method and you
will be beat him.
*ROOFTOP BATTLE*
Enjoy the next cutscene, then prepare for battle again with the knight Hollow.
On the tower collect the DIAMOND and potions for him to appear. He's actually
easy--run up to him and block. He will either strike once then charge for a
whirlwind attack or attack four times, stop, swing once, then charge. You
need to hit him once just as he holds his sword back to charge then get out of
his range. Throughout the battle he will change into several different enemies,
but once you dispatch them he returns to his original form and patterns. He
alternates these two attack patterns, which makes beating him easier. Get the
Dragon Scale, then back at the Impossible Room. Equip the scales and drop into
the fire pit.
*LAVA DOMAIN*
Keep the scales on. In the first open section take out the dragonlings with
the crossbow and fire arrows. Head forward and to the right to get the HEART
CONTAINER in the niche. Jump back onto one block then glide over to the door.
YOu may have to let go and grab/pull up. In the next chamber, head forward,
jumping over the lava pit when it's not erupting. Head left for the MANA
CONTAINER in the alcove then backtrack. When the path splits, take the
lower right path for a GOBLET on a small island and TWO BAGS OF GOLD. Then
backtrack and go up on the left. Pass the dragonling that appears and ride the
spouting platforms. Keep going over some slabs of rock and you're out.
*DARK CAVERNS*
Take out the spider with crossbow. Go upstairs to face three knights in a room
of doors. After defeating them, take the door on the right. You'll come back
here.
*SMITHEE FORGE*
After a message from Daphne, hit the switch to open an upper door and slash the
dragonlings that fall down. Put yourself about where the beam of light hits
the floor and shoot the eye to make the wall drop. In the forge chamber, hit
the switch forward and to the left. A door will open, a piece of wood sticks
out and a smithee appears. Light your sword from the fire pit and hit the
smithee--repeat as needed. Knock the wood piece out from under the wheel
Light your sword again and go into the door that opened. Several knights
and a dragonling await. Take them out then re-light your sword if needed.
Go back and light the coals next to the smithee who comes to life. Beat him
then use the fire to light the three coals set in the columns nearby to raise
the gate to the switch. Climb the ladder, last switch. More wood sticks out,
stuff happens, get the TWO BAGS OF GOLD. Glide left for a GOBLET on a ledge.
At the upper crossroads, go left.
*ROLLING BALLS*
Kill the knight and hit the switch on the catapult to break down the wall.
Dispatch the dragonlings then climb on the other catapult to get the blue
and red potions. Forward through two goons then a big chamber with fires and
smithee statues. Light your blade and take out the smithees, one at a time.
Take door at other end, dragonling and goon, then you're at the big curved
surface with the balls. Go down it and a huge ball starts rolling at you.
Just keep going, avoiding the smaller balls when possible. Just after the
purple ball is a pit you need to go around to get to the next section.
*SMITHEE GAUNTLET*
Avoid the first hammer then glide to get the TREASURE. Pass the next hammers
then go into another forge room. Get the TREASURE by the blazing coals. Light
up then take out the smithees. Get the three sets of coals to blaze at the
same time, being careful of dragonlings. Exit.
*SMITHEE MAZE*
Big fun here. Unless otherwise stated, run past all enemies because you are
being timed, my friend. After the second left somersault or hug the right side
to avoid the wall that pokes out at you. At your first junction take a right.
The path then turns into an "S" shape with big arrows shooting at you. You
should be able to avoid them without breaking stride. Pass the dragonling and
while running switch to glider. Jump and glide between the support columns.
Don't hesitate and manuever all the way to the left to avoid getting hit from
behind by the dragonling. At the next junction, head left if you're TREASURE
hunting and circle back. If not, go straight then immediately right to
rising platforms. Ignore the dragonling if you can. More rising platforms.
Time it so you can jump ASAP, or just when a platform is rising in front of
you. The last platform here doesn't go below the lava so jump on it quickly
then pull yourself or jump onto the grate. Hang a left then a right. The rock
here crumbles but stay straight through the intersection. Run past dragonlings
and you'll come to a junction--left or right. Take left and you'll see
coals. Ignore them and move right. Left past the smithee, then another quick
left. Switch to the scales and go through the wall of fire. Don't run far!
Glide across then scales again. When back on the grate, somersault and head
immediate left. When the path breaks right somersault to avoid being poked
then bear left for the long stretch home. Draw your sword and switch to glider.
A column will fall, barring your path. Break the barrels for mana then glide
over the column and to the right for the blue key and exit back to the Smithee
Forge. Unlock the door.
*BOSS--MASTER SMITHEE*
when the fire rises, lock on to the weapons as they approach, except the anvil.
Just move to avoid it. The flames subside. Go stand on the bellows. Light
up and the Master comes to life. After the first hit, run back and re-light
your sword, making sure to lock on to the weapons and block them as they come
except the anvil--just keep running and it goes past you. Stand next to the
smithee with your sword lit. After a few more weapons, which you lock n'block,
he'll come to life then you strike and repeat. If your flame dies before he
returns, go back and light it. He takes about 5-6 hits. During the entire
battle you shouldn't have to stray far from the coals. Get the Dragon Flame.
Back at the Dark Caverns. Take the door on the left using the flame. Move
past the spiders and into the first door you see by lighting the torch.
*LAIR OF THORNS*
Proceed, gliding through the area with thorny rollers. Keep going past goons
and dragonlings and a locked door. At the room with sliding floors, stay in
the doorway and take out the dragonlings by any means. Step on the floor with
the sword aflame. At the bend, take out the dragonlings and claim the gold
key. Backtrack to the locked door. Instead of opening, the wall falls. Go
left till you get to more rolling balls. Just to their left is a gold key.
Work your way past 'em and unlock the door on the other side. Goons and
another locked door. The Dragon Eye will show you where to go. Grab the blue
key. Pick the door in the exact middle of a wall to get the green key which
opens to a DIAMOND. Unlock the blue door next to it to get the gold key.
Unlock that door and go straight for a GOBLET, then backtrack to the other
path. At the next fork go towards the machinery and around it for a goon and a
switch. Backtrack; you're being timed. Go left then manuever over the sliding
wood to the falling gate. Go under, past goons, into the door.
*PITS AND PERILS*
Grab the red potion and kill the thorn with your flame. Glide over the pit
then once more, avoiding the giant Skeleton hand. Kill the goons and take out
all the bats with the crossbow. Glide left to the corner with barrels and take
out the crossbow goon. Proceed into the room and two dragonlings come out.
Kill them and go through the door. Back up against the wall and hit the
explosive barrel with a fire arrow--then the next one. Enter the room of
enemies and show some knighthood on them. The next room has a bunch of flaming
and swinging ropes. You should have enough mana from the nearby barrels so I
say just glide across this chasm. Smash all the barrels which may contain a
TREASURE(?).
*BOSS--THORN MASTER*
Not much to say, except have good timing and use the flame sword. Get past the
swinging mallets. The Thorn Master's scythe will either glow or turn blue. If
it glows, jump when it comes, otherwise somersault. Hit him and he'll reappear
at the other end like the Black Knight. Time your way past the mallets best
you can each time. Be wary of thorns that sprout from nowhere, expecially
right in front of the Thorn Master. For this reason, when you get near him
approach from the side. About five hits and the magic arrow is yours. So is
the Thorn key. Yippee. Back at the Dark Caverns. Go down the dark path you
took to get to the Thorn Lair. Beyond the first door is another door across a
gap. Light the torch by it and go in. Proceed to the locked door and use the
thorn key.
*DESCENT*
Get your glider on--this is all about timing. Don't go more than a second or
two w/o gliding or you will fall. After a short fall two dragonlings then a
staircase where fireballs leap over. Switch to scales. Hang back and look for
the gaps between the fireballs' paths and go there in between. At the end hit
the barrels and descend again. Try to descend faster without dropping and stay
towards the edges. A fet jets of fire do a stop n' go stream. When you
reach the bottom immediately switch to scales and take out the dragonlings.
*METAL MADNESS*
Huuuge room. Basically you want to make your way left and up. Take the first
sheet that glides to you, then when it joins with two others take the left.
You don't need the scales here. Shoot the dragonlings before proceeding. You
can glide, or if you're good, jump onto the ledge with the GOBLET. Glide back
to the ramp with an incline and bouncing fireballs or wait for the metal sheet
to come to you. Stay on the first section of the incline. It will join with
a part that lowers. When that rises a piece will slide over. Ride that and
one more sheet to a tiled section above where you came in. Up the ladder.
Wait for an odd shaped piece to take you to the top of the column in the
middle. Wait for a cross shaped piece to come. then you'll have to glide
over to a piece that's below you in the forward left. This piece will rise
to the piece you need--the one that looks like you can jump grab it from the
cross piece. Run down the piece with more bouncing fireballs than glide over
to the barrels. Kill the dragonlings. Avoid the spiked "bumpers" and
fireballs to the end where blue mana and a column with chains awaits. Make
your way up by chain hopping. On the last chain jump-glide to the tiled
section with barrels. Long walk here; prepare the crossbow for a bunch of
grunts. If you smash the barrels at the end three more grunts will appear.
Glide all the way over to the door.
*CHECKERBOARDS*
Jump onto the big checkered grid. Dragonlings will appear. As you kill each
one a piece of the section will tilt, then vanish to appear up ahead as part
of a bridge. Use your sword initially and when room gets tight switch to
crossbow and flame arrows. The last three tiles will tilt and vanish. When
you're on the last one switch to glider and start gliding forward. When you
land a bunch of goons with crossbows appear. Cut your way forward with the
sword flame and exit. Grab the potions.
The biggest threat in this next room is the white magic that shoots
periodically down the path. I say make your way down as fast as possible, stay
to the side out of the white magic's way. Move fast so the dragonlings don't
sucker-punch you from behind. Near the last rolling ball switch to glider to
help you get to the exit.
You'll appear in what looks like another dimension with floating tiles. Those
tiles are safe spots--When you get near them an entire tiled floor will cover
them, then vanish after a few seconds. You need to see where the next safe
spot is and make it there before the floor gives way. If you're in trouble
glide while the floor is gone. Remain calm as the dragonlings approach and
just side-step their fire. As you proceed, goons with crossbows will appear.
Any place they do is a safe spot. Use flame sword on them. At the other
end glide to the door, zigzagging abit to avoid dragonlings from behind. If
the dragonlings are a real pain, take them out with the fire sword while on a
safe spot.
*PORTAL ROOM*
Two mana cells. Two knights coming at you. Dispatch the knights and move
forward so you can see the cell stands. Two more knights than four smithees.
Afterwards place one of the mana cells on the stand and a bunch of drgaonlings
appear. Beat them by running around a lot and swinging. Fill up on health and
mana then bring the other cell to it's stand to open the portal.
*BOSS--MORDROC*
Mordroc is fairly easy. The only thing that can hurt him is a magic arrow,
and you only got one...or none. Lock on and shoot him with it and move around
Mordroc will fire magic that's hard to see but easy to hear. When he does
check the other direction--sometimes dragonlings form when his magic hits the
circular ledge you are on. Kill the dragonlings; they yield health and most
importantly, more magic arrows. Mordroc will also shoot a roving laser, so
jump over it or keep moving while slashing dragonlings. He will also shoot
out rays of green sparks.
Five hits and he switches to dragon form. Lock on to watch him. He'll come
to hovering. Start dancing to one side; he might spew electricity.
If he does, immediately undo lock and run in the opposite direction, then
re-lock and wait for hovering again. If he shoots a fireball, manuever a bit
and block it; your sword will charge. He will most likely shoot
a fireball if he comes to hovering in the same half circle as you.
When your sword is charged, swing then immediately start running. Mordroc
will shriek then fall with a huge thud. Run quickly to where he lands and
strike. Repeat the above as needed. Your sword will not stay charged long,
so swing as soon as possible when it is. About six hits and he's finished.
Enjoy the ending, and possibly the end credits.
FINAL NOTES
When I finished the game I had found 55 treasures. If you know of any more
feel free to email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If I use it in the FAQ
I'll be sure to give you credit. I broke it down this way so you can orient
what you found and what you need more easily by comparing levels to one another.
