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Movement

Original
command
Localized
command
Translation Notes
 N ord
 S ud
 E st
 O uest
 N orden
 S ueden
 O sten
 W esten
North

South

East

West
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.