Loom/Controls

Preferences
Loading the game offers some parameters to override the defaults.
 * a: AdLib or CMS/SoundBlaster
 * a: CMS/Gameblaster
 * ts: Tandy sounds
 * i: Internal speaker


 * m: MCGA
 * v: VGA
 * c: CGA
 * e: EGA
 * t: Tandy


 * 2d: Use 2 floppy drives

Controls

 * Mouse
 * Use to move the cursor,  or  to select objects on the screen or play the distaff


 * Joystick
 * Use buttons to select objects.


 * Keyboard
 * up down left right to control the cursor.
 * 1 3 7 9 to move the cursor directly to the corners of the screen.
 * Enter to choose (mouse click)

Distaff notes are performed with the keys QWERTYUI and cdefgabC

In-game options

 * AltJ: Select joystick and automatically calibrate it.
 * AltM: select mouse
 * AltI: disable scrolling
 * AltX or CtrlC: Exit game
 * CtrlV: show version
 * Space: pause
 * F5: save
 * F6: Sound control (disables music → disables all sound → restores all sounds)
 * F9: Toggles Text display (CD-ROM version only)
 * >: Faster message speed
 * <: Slower message speed