This is the first Mac OSX version of "The Testament of the White Cypress". Please read on for instructions on how to play the demo.
Extract the app from the .TAR.GZ archive, and open the app. When first starting the game, you may see a message about Cypress being from an "Unidentified Developer". Select "Open" again, and your preference will be saved. (You may wish to read Apple's notes on configuring Gatekeeper). To read the copyright information files referred to on the title screen, right-click to open the app's context menu, and choose "Show Package Contents." (Or, use the Finder's "Go To Folder" function by pressing Command-Shift-G, and open the app.) Inside the subfolder"Contents" you will find the text file COPYING and the Licenses subfolder.
Once the demo begins, you can resize the window to your liking. Move your monk by right-clicking the destination area. (If your mouse does not have a right button, you can use Control-Click instead.) There's a Scroll of Helping near you on the ground; double-click it with the left mouse button to open and read it. The pop up scrolls can be dragged around with the mouse, or closed with a right click.
You should look for twigs and branches, and collect stones so that you can craft more arrows. You can craft silver arrows with Silverwood. To equip silver arrows, double click them in the inventory. Attack enemies by double clicking-them while arrows are equipped. You can pause the game at any time by pressing the Space bar. You can use this to target enemies more easily. (The combat system is still under development.)
If you find some ginseng root, you can cast a healing spell. To open your spellbook, double-click it in the inventory. You have a magic tent which can be dragged out of the inventory onto the ground. Once the tent is on the ground, you can cast the Spark spell to light the campfire and restore some health and mana by resting. Don't forget to put the magic tent back in your inventory before traveling!
Casting the travel spell switches you to a map screen. The current sector blinks. Double click various map sectors to visit areas. Right now there are three types of meadows to visit, forests, ruins, and cemeteries.
If you die, you can press Control-R to restart the game with a new random configuration.
Please keep in mind that this is a work-in-progress demonstration, and some assets are non-final. Rough edges are to be expected. The game may also crash or exhibit other problems. Please report issues to me at dto@blocky.io.
