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Elvira - Mistress of the Dark
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FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 1.2, 29th July 2002
For PC DOS/Windows
by Lee Beng Hai a.k.a. Volume
Email: benghai@lit.a-star-edu.sg
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Disclaimer
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This FAQ is meant for personal use only and can only be reproduced
electronically. This FAQ cannot be altered and can be only distributed
freely in its current format. You are free to use to this FAQ on a
website as long as the document remains unaltered.
You can find the latest copy of this FAQ at
http://www.gamefaqs.com/
The following sites have been granted permission to host this document:
http://DLH.Net
http://gamenemesis.com
http://www.cheats.de
http://www.gamesover.com
http://www.neoseeker.com
Please send me an email if you want me to put your website in this
document.
(c) Copyright 1991-2002 by Lee Beng Hai
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Where to get it?
3. Gaming Tips
4. Spells and Ingredients
5. Walkthrough
6. Revision History
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1. Introduction
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The game is released by Adventure Soft Publishing in the year 1991.
In this game, you take on the role of ghost-buster as you try to rid
Elvira's new castle retreat of the resident ghouls and zombies.
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2. Where to get it?
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I tried looking for it in the abandon ware sites and found that the authors
are still providing support for it. You can get a copy of it here at
http://www.adventuresoft.com/main.htm
It is available in the package "Elvira's Horror Pack".
It consists of 3 games:
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira II: Jaws of Cerberus
& Waxworks
Go to the site and take a look at in game graphics. Look surprising good
even after all these years! I had completed all three games in the past
but only wrote the solution for the first. All of them are great in my
opinion.
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3. Gaming Tips
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Healing spells
In this game, healing spells are very rare. When you are injured, you stay
injured. So if possible try to win all combats without injuring yourself.
This may sounds difficult but it is possible. I did it myself!
Weapons
The best weapon is the Crusader's Sword, followed by the long sword. So,
when you started playing, get the long sword as soon as possible, it is in
the armoury. You need Elvira's ring to get the Crusader's Sword, so use the
long sword in the mean time.
Armors
The armoury has lots of weapons and armours but don't take the armor unless
you are carrying very little items, get the shield instead, choose the one
which give the best protection.
Weapon Skill
Weapons skill improves through practice, so stick to the long sword at the
beginning. You will get better and better with it.
Spells
You cast a limit number of spells, so don't waste them on the guards. Save
them for the gremlins that are inside the garden maze.
Garden Maze
Fight all the way in until you reach the monster's lair. The monster will
keep on coming as if there is no end to it. You must cast two spells into
the cave to finish ALL the monsters inside. Once the monsters in the lair
are destroyed, NONE will appear anymore. Get Elvira's ring and then use it
to get the crusader's sword.
Save your game
Make a save before any fight. When in combat, try to guess which direction
the enemy is attacking and prepare to block when they did. If you are
injured, carry on the fight but load in the saved game and try again until
you have defeated the enemy without any injury. At first it might be
difficult, but once you have a weapon skill of 60 and above, combat is
easy. So in the mean time, endure! Remember one thing though, monsters get
lesser and lesser as you finish them off. So after a time, you don't have
to worry about combat anymore. To block an enemy attack correctly, all you
need is to block/parry at the correct timing, after a few fights, you
should be able to judge when to block/parry. As for attacking, you can try
any manner of attacking, but once in a while change your combat style a bit
to confuse the enemy.
Spell Ingredients
Ingredients are very limited. So try to collect them when you came across
them. Click on anything you see in the screen. Click on trees to get herb,
click on plants to get flowers, leaves, etc. Click on hole to look inside
them. Click on skull to get the bottle inside. So, you can see that almost
anything that is visible is worth clicking. Try not to avoid those areas
you have been to, they might contain some useful items that you have missed
out earlier.
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4. Spells and Ingredients
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Credits goes to GCH, Vilnius and Lithuania for the information on this
section. Please email me if you spot any mistakes.
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Spell | Effects | Ingredients |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Alpabet soup | Rune writing knowledge | Dandelyons |
| | | Elderberries |
| | | Rose petals |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Brain Ache | Decrease enemy's skills during | Poppys |
| | combat | mushrooms |
| | | 1 maggot |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Cat & Dog Broth | Cast Thunder. | Spyder |
| | Less powerful than Fingerlight. | Horse hair |
| | | Lily flower |
| | | Witch Hazel |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Clotted Surprise | Cure light wounds | Sider's web |
| | | Hawthorn |
| | | Mosse |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Demon's Brew | Cause fear and deal serious | Vampire dust |
| | damage to normal enemy | Dragon's bloode |
| | | Deadly Nightshade|
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Fingerlight | Strike enemy with lighting | Earwigges |
| | | Deadly Nightshade|
| | | Belladonna |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Fire Sponge | Cast a 10 seconds Fire Wall. | Plaintain |
| | Paralyze and destroy wooden/ice | Flame flower |
| | weapons of enemy | Moss |
| | | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Glowing Pride | Magic light | Thistle |
| | | Dandelyon |
| | | Flame flower |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Herbal Honey | Plants knowledge | Honey |
| | | Hay |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Iced Magick | Cure serious wounds | Hawthorn |
| | | Thistle |
| | | Bloode Lily |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Ice sponge | Cast a 10 seconds Ice Wall. | Plantain |
| | Can be destroyed by fire. | Hawthorn |
| | Absorb enemies's spell, thus | Moss |
| | forcing them to use weapons. | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Knightyme | Protection from magic weapons. | Bird Feather |
| Pleasure | Halved wounds taken from | Deadly Night- |
| | non-magic weapons | shade beetles |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Lucky Surprise | Increase your dexterity by 1/10 | Nettles |
| | with each enemy's strike, |1 Four Leaf Clover |
| | Decrease dexterity with every | |
| | block or parry | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Maidens Turnover | Halved damage taken from | Maidenhair |
| | non-magic weapons | Fern |
| | | 3 pieces of |
| | | Manticore hide |
| | | Honey |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Mind locke | reduces enemy's dexterity | Poppys |
| | temporary | 1 maggot |
| | | Bloode Root |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Monstera Pie | Increase strength, decrease | Monstera |
| | dexterity. Use it to put on | Parsley |
| | heavy armour | Ivy |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Mushroom | Increase strength temporary | Hellebore |
| Tenderness | Can be used 4 times | Elderberry |
| | | Mushroom |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Painfree | Remove pain for 3 hours | White Whine |
| | | Black lotus |
| | | Laudnum |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Palmlight | A stronger version of Fingerlight | Centipedes |
| | | Mistletoe |
| | | Belladonna |
| | | Absinthe |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Properous | Similar to Lucky surprise but | Aconite |
| Surprise | without the decreasing dexterity | Nettles |
| | effect |1 Four Leaf Clover |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Sizzling Eggs | A strong attack spell | Bird's egge |
| | | Hellebore |
| | | Firethorn |
| | | Water Lily |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Spagetty | A stronger version of Brain Ache | Belladonna |
| Confusion | | Parsley |
| | | White Wine |
Elvira - Mistress of the Dark
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 1.2, 29th July 2002
For PC DOS/Windows
by Lee Beng Hai a.k.a. Volume
Email: benghai@lit.a-star-edu.sg
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This FAQ is meant for personal use only and can only be reproduced
electronically. This FAQ cannot be altered and can be only distributed
freely in its current format. You are free to use to this FAQ on a
website as long as the document remains unaltered.
You can find the latest copy of this FAQ at
http://www.gamefaqs.com/
The following sites have been granted permission to host this document:
http://DLH.Net
http://gamenemesis.com
http://www.cheats.de
http://www.gamesover.com
http://www.neoseeker.com
Please send me an email if you want me to put your website in this
document.
(c) Copyright 1991-2002 by Lee Beng Hai
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contents
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Introduction
2. Where to get it?
3. Gaming Tips
4. Spells and Ingredients
5. Walkthrough
6. Revision History
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Introduction
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The game is released by Adventure Soft Publishing in the year 1991.
In this game, you take on the role of ghost-buster as you try to rid
Elvira's new castle retreat of the resident ghouls and zombies.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Where to get it?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I tried looking for it in the abandon ware sites and found that the authors
are still providing support for it. You can get a copy of it here at
http://www.adventuresoft.com/main.htm
It is available in the package "Elvira's Horror Pack".
It consists of 3 games:
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira II: Jaws of Cerberus
& Waxworks
Go to the site and take a look at in game graphics. Look surprising good
even after all these years! I had completed all three games in the past
but only wrote the solution for the first. All of them are great in my
opinion.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Gaming Tips
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Healing spells
In this game, healing spells are very rare. When you are injured, you stay
injured. So if possible try to win all combats without injuring yourself.
This may sounds difficult but it is possible. I did it myself!
Weapons
The best weapon is the Crusader's Sword, followed by the long sword. So,
when you started playing, get the long sword as soon as possible, it is in
the armoury. You need Elvira's ring to get the Crusader's Sword, so use the
long sword in the mean time.
Armors
The armoury has lots of weapons and armours but don't take the armor unless
you are carrying very little items, get the shield instead, choose the one
which give the best protection.
Weapon Skill
Weapons skill improves through practice, so stick to the long sword at the
beginning. You will get better and better with it.
Spells
You cast a limit number of spells, so don't waste them on the guards. Save
them for the gremlins that are inside the garden maze.
Garden Maze
Fight all the way in until you reach the monster's lair. The monster will
keep on coming as if there is no end to it. You must cast two spells into
the cave to finish ALL the monsters inside. Once the monsters in the lair
are destroyed, NONE will appear anymore. Get Elvira's ring and then use it
to get the crusader's sword.
Save your game
Make a save before any fight. When in combat, try to guess which direction
the enemy is attacking and prepare to block when they did. If you are
injured, carry on the fight but load in the saved game and try again until
you have defeated the enemy without any injury. At first it might be
difficult, but once you have a weapon skill of 60 and above, combat is
easy. So in the mean time, endure! Remember one thing though, monsters get
lesser and lesser as you finish them off. So after a time, you don't have
to worry about combat anymore. To block an enemy attack correctly, all you
need is to block/parry at the correct timing, after a few fights, you
should be able to judge when to block/parry. As for attacking, you can try
any manner of attacking, but once in a while change your combat style a bit
to confuse the enemy.
Spell Ingredients
Ingredients are very limited. So try to collect them when you came across
them. Click on anything you see in the screen. Click on trees to get herb,
click on plants to get flowers, leaves, etc. Click on hole to look inside
them. Click on skull to get the bottle inside. So, you can see that almost
anything that is visible is worth clicking. Try not to avoid those areas
you have been to, they might contain some useful items that you have missed
out earlier.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Spells and Ingredients
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Credits goes to GCH, Vilnius and Lithuania for the information on this
section. Please email me if you spot any mistakes.
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Spell | Effects | Ingredients |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Alpabet soup | Rune writing knowledge | Dandelyons |
| | | Elderberries |
| | | Rose petals |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Brain Ache | Decrease enemy's skills during | Poppys |
| | combat | mushrooms |
| | | 1 maggot |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Cat & Dog Broth | Cast Thunder. | Spyder |
| | Less powerful than Fingerlight. | Horse hair |
| | | Lily flower |
| | | Witch Hazel |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Clotted Surprise | Cure light wounds | Sider's web |
| | | Hawthorn |
| | | Mosse |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Demon's Brew | Cause fear and deal serious | Vampire dust |
| | damage to normal enemy | Dragon's bloode |
| | | Deadly Nightshade|
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Fingerlight | Strike enemy with lighting | Earwigges |
| | | Deadly Nightshade|
| | | Belladonna |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Fire Sponge | Cast a 10 seconds Fire Wall. | Plaintain |
| | Paralyze and destroy wooden/ice | Flame flower |
| | weapons of enemy | Moss |
| | | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Glowing Pride | Magic light | Thistle |
| | | Dandelyon |
| | | Flame flower |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Herbal Honey | Plants knowledge | Honey |
| | | Hay |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Iced Magick | Cure serious wounds | Hawthorn |
| | | Thistle |
| | | Bloode Lily |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Ice sponge | Cast a 10 seconds Ice Wall. | Plantain |
| | Can be destroyed by fire. | Hawthorn |
| | Absorb enemies's spell, thus | Moss |
| | forcing them to use weapons. | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Knightyme | Protection from magic weapons. | Bird Feather |
| Pleasure | Halved wounds taken from | Deadly Night- |
| | non-magic weapons | shade beetles |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Lucky Surprise | Increase your dexterity by 1/10 | Nettles |
| | with each enemy's strike, |1 Four Leaf Clover |
| | Decrease dexterity with every | |
| | block or parry | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Maidens Turnover | Halved damage taken from | Maidenhair |
| | non-magic weapons | Fern |
| | | 3 pieces of |
| | | Manticore hide |
| | | Honey |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Mind locke | reduces enemy's dexterity | Poppys |
| | temporary | 1 maggot |
| | | Bloode Root |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Monstera Pie | Increase strength, decrease | Monstera |
| | dexterity. Use it to put on | Parsley |
| | heavy armour | Ivy |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Mushroom | Increase strength temporary | Hellebore |
| Tenderness | Can be used 4 times | Elderberry |
| | | Mushroom |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Painfree | Remove pain for 3 hours | White Whine |
| | | Black lotus |
| | | Laudnum |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Palmlight | A stronger version of Fingerlight | Centipedes |
| | | Mistletoe |
| | | Belladonna |
| | | Absinthe |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Properous | Similar to Lucky surprise but | Aconite |
| Surprise | without the decreasing dexterity | Nettles |
| | effect |1 Four Leaf Clover |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Sizzling Eggs | A strong attack spell | Bird's egge |
| | | Hellebore |
| | | Firethorn |
| | | Water Lily |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+
| Spagetty | A stronger version of Brain Ache | Belladonna |
| Confusion | | Parsley |
| | | White Wine |
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