Hints and Tips that will DRIVE YOU MAD

General Hints

Be sure to look for secret rooms everywhere you go underground. All secret walls look the same in Odyssey. Notice what's special about the one in the old man's cave at the beginning of the game, and look for similar variations on other walls. Hidden rooms often contain special weapons or psionic abilities that will make your time on the archipelago more pleasant.
If you find yourself running out of Health Points, be sure to diversify your weapon use to include different types of weapon classes, since for each experience level you gain you acquire five extra Health Points. Therefore if \ you get to level two in Long Bladed weapons as well as Melee weapons, your Health Points will go up a grand total of twenty. The same goes for Psionic Points and psionic classes. Note, however, that many expert Odyssey players don't worry about diversifying their weapon skills and just use whatever weapon of theirs is the best.
Do not kill innocent people. There are almost no junctures in the game where there is anything to be gained by killing peaceful townspeople, even the most annoying ones. Personally, if I could kill one, it'd probably be Himan on McTeague, but Pitor wouldn't like that, remember. A good rule of thumb is, if they don't attack you, don't attack them.
Talk to everyone you meet. Not all characters have necessary information, but almost all have useful information. At the very least they'll let you in on the conflicts present in whatever town or community you may be visiting, which will help you question other people in turn. Conversation is really the heart of Odyssey.
Try sleeping in the beds instead of just on the ground. You may well feel better for it.
Though often there is no direct punishment for taking whatever you may find wherever you may find it, some characters in the game are very possessive of their belongings and may not like you (or worse) if you take their stuff.
Merchants are useful, but far from necessary. Experts have been known to go through the whole game without visiting the merchants at all. The merchants will sometimes have decent equipment for you to buy, but it is almost never the best equipment available. Also, notice how different merchants will charge you different prices for identical pieces of equipment. It may be useful to know, however, that the most expensive merchants will also give you the most money in exchange for any goods you may want to sell.
It is not necessary to complete any the Vex Chambers in order to finish the game. So if one has you stumped, just take the exit passage which your pal Nemesis always provides for you. There is a tangible, positive benefit from completing a Vex Chamber, though if you don't look closely you might not notice it. Also note that you cannot get to a subsequent Vex Chamber without at least passing through the previous Vex Chambers.
In truth, ranged weapons in the world of Odyssey are not that effective, and many experts choose to play the game without using them at all. Similarly, thrown weapons are mostly useless, with the small exception of the Razor Boomerang.
Remember that Odyssey features a non-linear storyline, which has its plusses and its minuses. The first island is different in that you must complete one of two objectives to progress to the subsequent islands. But after that, you can explore pretty much the entire island chain. Again, you don't have to do every different quest you can - though many will want to. But if something has you stumped, or you hopelessly mess something up without a save game to go back to, you can usually just skip that step without seriously impairing your chances of getting to the grand finale. On the other hand, it's sometimes difficult to know when you've completed all there is to complete. If you feel satisfied with what you've accomplished on a given island, then you might as well continue onward.

Entire Contents Copyright 1995/96 Richard Rouse.
Odyssey: The Legend of Nemesis is a Trademark of Richard Rouse.

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