Moves in the desired direction (even if, in three-dimensional space travel, only North and South should make sense).
P lanète
P lanet
Planet
Land on a planet.
B ase
B asis
Base
Land at a space base.
C osmos
K osmos
Cosmos
Get back to the cosmos (from combat, too).
Commands
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.