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Domain Spells:
Your cleric also gains spells based upon their choice of deity. Some of these overlap with
the main cleric spells so be certain that you choose your domain spells first.
Spell Level:
Use these buttons to select the spell level that you wish to memorize spells from. Make certain
to check back here after you level up and see if another spell level has become available to your caster.
Spell Slots Available:
Upon character creation and at certain levels, your character will receive more
available spell slots. Use these to memorize additional spells.
Known Spells:
This is a comprehensive list of the spells your character knows under their currently select-
ed spell class. Right-click on any of the icons to see a detailed description of the spell and its effects.
Party Formation Screen
This screen allows you to change your party configuration (it is also called the Character Arbitration screen
in multiplayer, see page 26 for details of how this screen works in multiplayer). On this screen you can delete
characters, import new characters, or in multiplayer games, change the permissions for each character. Each
created character is identified by name. By clicking on the name (or on the empty box) a sub-menu pops up
that will allow you to either delete (if there is a character already in the slot) or create a new character (if
the slot is empty). If you delete a character, they are gone and lost forever.
Importing a new character is done by selecting ‘Create Character’ and going through the character genera-
tion screen. If you choose to import a character into Icewind Dale II, the character will start at the level they
were exported at.
Options Screen
Save, Load, and Quit
These buttons allow you to save games to your hard disk, discard your current game and load a previously
saved game, and quit to the main menu.
Graphics
Brightness/Contrast:
Adjusts the brightness and contrast of the display.
Color Depth:
Toggles your display between 16, 24, or 32 bit color. The other graphic options on this page
should be used only if Icewind Dale II is not displaying correctly on your system. Please refer to the Readme
file for the latest information on how to correct any display errors.
Static Animations:
This option toggles the background animations in the game. Turning them off can
improve performance.
Translucency:
This option toggles translucency on and off. Certain ghosts and shadows are translucent, but
they will be made solid when this toggle is on. Spell effects will not be translucent, but this should improve
performance on slower machines.
Transparent Shadows:
This option enables transparent shadows beneath the characters. Disable this
option to increase game performance.
Sound
This menu allows you to adjust the volumes of various sounds in the game independently.
Select Sounds:
Toggle some specific sound effects on/off and set the frequency which your characters ver-
bally respond to your orders.
Environmental Audio:
This option uses the Creative® Environmental Audio™ technology to increase the
realism of your audio environment. You must have a sound card with EAX™ technology to enable this
option. (e.g. Sound Blaster Live.)
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