Press F1 F3 F5 F7 to see the attributes and inventory of each character.
(In the table below, notice that the English 3rd person suffix "-s" (he/she/it) corresponds to the suffix "-t" in German and to either suffix "-e" or "-d" or "-t" in French.)
Legend:
n.: the order commands are listed in the manual; it was alphabetical in the original version.
Original/localized command: the two letters to press are highlighted.
Target: default sorting of the table.
Notes: additional information about each command. The most important commands are highlighted in green; sort by this column to see them at the top.
n.
Original command
Localized command
Translation
Target
Notes
~~ Use inventory items ~~
03
A L lume
Z U endet
Lights
Item (torch)
?
05
B O it
T R inkt
Drinks
Item
Drinkable items can raise or lower life points.
09
D O nne
G ibt
Gives
Item to Character
Pass items between characters.
15
M A nge
I sst
Eats
Item
Eatable items will always raise life points.
19
P O se
L E gt
Lays
Item
4. One of the two most important commands to solve puzzles.
27
V E nd
V erkauft
Sells
Item
5. Sell loot found on planets. This is the only way to earn money, necessary to buy an asteroid detector and reach the invisible planet.
~~ Interact with party members ~~
17
N ourrit
N A ehrt
Feeds
Character
Give 1 portion of food to another character.
22
S O igne
P flegt
Cures
Character
Mentats only. Sacrifice 1 life point and restore 1 life point of another character. BUGGED! At higher experience levels, the mentat cures less life points than he/she sacrifices.
~~ Food commands ~~
01
A B sorbe
A B sorbiert
Absorbs
Number of food
Food points are turned into life points.
26
T R oque
T A uscht
Barters
Number of food
Purchase food (NOTE: purchase antidote is 4.8 times more convenient!).
~~ Star base commands: interact with objects ~~
02
A C hete
K auft
Buys
M/Object (in town)
Antidotes and detector are the only two objects worth purchasing. The rest are bugged and useless.
29
V O le
S T iehlt
Steals
M/Object (in town)
Unnecessary, unless you wasted money.
~~ Planet commands: interact with objects ~~
21
Q uestionne
F ragt
Asks
Monster/townsfolk
1. The most important command in any adventure game. It works (and it must be used) in star bases, too.
14
L it
L I est
Reads
M/Object
2. As important as the "Ask" command, but used less often. It works in star bases, too.
06
B R ise
Z E rbricht
Breaks
M/Object
Same as "Open".
07
C hasse
J agt
Hunts
M/Object
Turns some animals into energy points.
08
D E sactive
E N tschaerft
Disarms
M/Object
Many objects on planets are trapped and would hurt the character who tries to interact with them.
13
I nspecte
U N tersucht
Inspects
M/Object
Useless! Try and disarm any suspicious object without penalty.
18
O uvre
O effnet
Opens
M/Object with Item (key)
It works the same with or without a key. Same as "Break".
20
P R end
N I mmt
Takes
M/Object
3. One of the two most important commands to solve puzzles.
~~ Planet commands: combat ~~
04
A T taque
A T takiert
Attacks
Monster with Item (weapon)
It works the same with or without a weapon.
10
E N voute
B ehext
Spells
Monster with Item (psy-amp)
It works the same with or without a weapon.
25
T I re
S C hiesst
Shoots
Monster with Item (weapon)
It works the same with or without a weapon.
12
H ypnotise
H ypnotisiert
Hypnotizes
Monster
Telepaths only. The telepath spends 10 life points and stuns an enemy for a few seconds.
16
M E tamorphose
U M wandelt
Petrifies
Monster
Telepaths only. The telepath spends 10 life points and attempts to defeat the enemy.
23
S T atuifie
L A ehmt
Paralyses
Monster
Telepaths only. The telepath spends 10 life points and attempts to defeat the enemy.
~~ Planet commands: explore ~~
11
E X plore
E R forscht
Explores
Direction
Useful to play in solo mode. It works in star bases, too.
24
T E leporte
T E leportiert
Teleports
Direction
Telepaths only. The telepath spends 10 life points and attempts to move through a wall or closed door.
28
V I sualise
D urchschaut
Looks
Direction
Telepaths only. The telepath spends 10 life points and attempts to see an adjacent room.