Introduction
A welcome message to the guide
In this game, you play Samrin the Kacheek, a simple shepherd who has to get his petpets to safety before Balthazar (who is very hungry after a day hunting faeries) eats them all. It is your job to return the petpets safetly into the paddlock before the evil Balthazar gombles them up! Can you save the petpets from the danger seeking them?
Controls
How to maneuver your character and play the game
Space bar will drop the pet if needed.
Arrow bars to move around.
The Game
Now, how do you play the game?
The object of the game is to return all the petpets safetly into the paddlock before the Balthazar gets a chance to eat them! Use the arrow keys to navigate your way around the field to pick up the petpets. By touching a petpet, you automatically pick it up! Find an opening to the paddlock as quickly as you can. As soon as you tough the opening, the petpet will drop safetly inside. If you must drop the petpet for whatever reason, quickly press the Space Bar on your keyboard.
Bonus Catch
What the heck is a bonus catch?!
A bonus catch, what is that? Well, basically in Extremer Herder, there is one petpet which has an orange star ontop of his head, indicating he is the bonus catch, which means he is worth more than the other petpets. The points you score for getting him are much greatest than the others! There is only one bonus catch pet per level, though.
| Levels | Bonus Catch Value |
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1-3 |
Two Points
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4-6 |
Three Points
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7-9 |
Four Points
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10-12 |
Five Points
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13-15 |
Six Points
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16-18 |
Seven Points
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19-21 |
Eight Points
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22-24 |
Nine Points
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25-27 |
Two Points
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28-30 |
Eleven Points
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Lives & Levels & Points
How many lives you how and how you can lose them
You have three lives, and you lose one each time
you or a petpet is eaten. You can score one point by putting the petpet into the pen/paddock, or more points for the bonus catch. There is other ways for scoring points, too. In the first five levels, if you are sucessful in placing all the petpets into the paddlock without any being eaten (not even once), you will get extra points at the end of the level for each petpet you have saved! As the level rises, so will the amount of petpets you are required to rescue. Everytime a petpet is eaten, you lose a point! If a petpet is about to be eaten, let the Samrin get eaten instead. That way you may lose a life, but you will recieve those extra bonus points!
Portals
Escape through to another area of the screen
When you begin playing, you will notice four gray bars on the outer layers of the screen. These are your portals. You can scape through these if the Batlthazar is closing in on you! Unfortunately, by the time you reach level 8, the portals will have slowly disappeared, so don't become dependant on them!
Items
What each item in the game does
Using different items can help you keep the Bathazar from eating the cute, little petpets. The following is a list of the items and what can happen when you use them:
- Picking Up a Snowflake: This will freeze
Balthazar temporarily. If you need to freeze the Balthazar and there are no snowflakes to be seen, quickly type in "freeze" and he will freeze. This can only be used once during a game.
- Picking Up an Orange Speed Orb: This wiill give you
a temporary burst of speed!
Key Points & Tips
Things to keep in mind when playing the game
Arrow Keys to move around, and spacebar to drop.
Avoid the Balthazard, which is the wolf-like-player.
Place the pets into the centre/center area. They are safe there.
If a petpet is about to be eaten, let the Samrin get eaten instead. That way you may lose a life, but you will recieve those extra bonus points!
If you need to freeze the Balthazar and there are no snowflakes to be seen, quickly type in "freeze" and he will freeze. This can only be used once during a game.
