Syd, you "get" the fairy by simply running up to it when it starts flashing "capture the fairy." Sometimes I run around chasing it and get defeated!

I haven't used any of the cheats in this game, so you'll have to wait for one of the others to tell you how to do that.

I couldn't control my wireless mouse either. I set the mouse options all the way to the left for both options and it now works perfectly.

Syd, here is the link to the cheat codes, for the items, you just type in item and the number, as many times as you want. For the health and gold, you just type in those words when on the main screen. To put in the console, right click on Zanzarah in your programs, then properties and type in -console. Sometimes I am just to lazy to visit the scarecrow so I just get manna the easy way. That and gold like Melia said, you can pretty much cheat anything you like in the game, but I do the rest of it the hard way.

http://www.cheatscodesguides.com/pc-cheats/zanzarah/

Well, I guess I'll just add my 2 cents...

Yeah Syd, after you have added - console to the target address, go start up the game as if to play. Then hit the F11 key and that will bring up a faded looking screen on top of the game screen. This is where you will type in the code for what you want. When you are done adding stuff, fairies or spells, hit F11 again and you'll be returned to the regular game but now with the stuff you wanted.

Examples:
item 13 ( you get the lovely golden carrots!)
wizform 71 (this is the # for fairy Dredanox)
spell 39 (this is the spell "great hail of ice" for an ice fairy)

I do hope you get the mouse thing fixed up soon! Maybe all the flapping and flitting around will scare your opponents and you can smack 'em while they are staring!

Thanks for adding that Looney, I forgot about F11, duh!!

Well Hawkavonpuka, I guess this just goes to show who is a better cheater!

Well I finally got to Tiralin. I did pretty good with the fights in the forest. I won them but lost lots of health and manna in doing so.
I am finding this game to be pretty repetitive and am starting to find it's getting boring. I am hoping that the gameplay changes somewhat now that I am in Tiralin. Does it?
Actually I am getting bored fighting fairies. The novely has worn off. It seems I am attacked every few steps I take. Please tell me the gameplay differs later on.

Hmmm..can't figure out how to respond to this JB...

But gee...you don't love those little fairies?

JB, I got tired of fighting fairies except for the fact that I wanted to capture every one of them for my fairy book. While you're in Tiralin, purchase lots of garlic potion. It repels fairies. When you're attacked, and before the attack evolves into a fight, if you have the garlic potion, the screen will flash a signal for you to click on "Use garlic potion"....or something like that. That'll keep you out of the fights you don't want.

One thing, though, you need your fairies all the way up to level 60 by the time you get to the final battle, and fighting them is the only way to get them there. I didn't cheat on that part, just on the "health", "gold" and "crystal" part.

Buy lots of mana, garlic, carrots, medicine, spheres, and healing herbs. You don't need anything else because you can set up your "-console" and simply type in "health" to restore your fairy's health, and "gold" for more money and "crystal" for that when you need it.

Yeah Melia, that's it! JB, just get lots of garlic atomizers...then you can get more into the story and have less fights!
I loved those atomizers too!

Well I guess I will be on a garlic mission today.

Besides the garlic atomizers, when I end up in a fight that I wish to avoid at that time (because I'm on my way somewhere and I'm in a hurry, or the fairies are just too tough), I start the fight and then I flee, by flying into the balls of light in the arenas. I played through almost my entire first game before I realized that this was an option.

Me too, Marian! I accidentally flew into one before I figured it out!

I just defeated the two Shadow Elves in the Cloud Realm, but I need to go find the Spell Merchant who sells Psi Fairy spells. My poor little Mentaur at level 26 has several slots open, but I have no spells for him! I picked up 3 Air Fairies too. I played Fathrael up to a level 60 last time, but I'm going to try another one this time. Haven't decided which one yet.

I just play the old-fashioned way with no cheats. I'm playing my less experiences Mentaur with a level 37 Worgot who I want to get up to a level 50. It really works well against these level 30+ fairies because I just take Mentaur in and put Worgot in right away who smacks them down in a hurry. They then get to split a ton of points. Got my Mentaur leveled up quickly like that.

Have to quit to go move and spread about 2 tons of mulch today! Did about a ton yesterday and I'm hoping my old body lasts!

I also found that out by flying into the balls of light. Also I have had my opponents flee. But what is gained or lost by this happening?

Anyway I am enjoying the game today so far. Haven't been bored. Maybe yesterday I was just in a blah mood. Who knows?

If you play a lot in the Enchanted Forest, you will end up with more mana and potions than you know what to do with! Beware the Enchanted Forest at the other end of Tirilin (where you find another golden sphere in an alley, by the way). There are great fairy fights there, but you can also run into a level 30 Tinefoil or Sillia. But do try to get a Tinefoil at a lower lever. He is just a hoot on his little platform with the helicoper blade!

Glad you're having more fun today, JB!

I haven't won that board game either, JB. I'll try again this time through.

Nothing really to be gained or lost by fleeing, except sometimes when I am on my way to retry a boss fairy fight and I don't need to get into any more fights along the way, I use the flee option to speed up the journey.

Draclvr, I haven't used any cheats either. The last time I played I started using cheats for the very last fights--I didn't have the right kinds of fairies leveled as high as they should have been and at that point I was sick of training. But this time I'm going to try to stick to my guns and get through the entire game cheat free.

JohnBoy, the only time I wished the other fairy wouldn't use the "flee" option was when I was trying to capture it for my fairy book. Fleeing keeps them from depositing goodies at your feet, too.

Just got my Minari aka Grace Jones says looney! Oh, yeah! "Hold on to my bumper, baby!" Loved that song.

Its Move up to my bumper, baby! You have a Grace Jones freak here. Loved the way she sang La Vie En Rose. Not sure I spelled it right.

Anyway, My Sillia just evolved to Viteria. What did that mean?

Each fairy evolves to a more mature version of herself. After Viteria, she becomes Boneria. You can choose not to let her evolve. I'm told that the non-evolved fairy can be just a little weaker, but Looney has always kept Tadana from evolving and doing alright. I've always let them evolve into their stronger selves.

It's your choice.

One on one fairy fights are a piece of cake as your fairies get to higher levels. When you fight the masters and they have five fairies, yikes, I tend to jump off the edge of the arenas. When you go back in, maybe they have easier fairies to fight, but sometimes harder. I just hate going in to fight like three ice fairies and I have only one tinefol which I used the card one. Poor little thing just can't handle that many. I let all my fairies evolve, it is my first go at the game and I really didn't know there was a choice. My nature one is the highest and Tadana has evolved twice. I just hate when the AI changes out the fairy masters fairies faster than I can change mine. Also, when I have only one of the opponents fairies left, I run out of manna/health and die. Back to square one, it really becomes a challenge to beat these fairies, I love it, but it does take concentration.

Yeah, yeah, that's it! Move up to my bumper, baby! I leveled up a Corgot this time. Hawka, he's that little wormy guy that grossed you out! He's totally different at a level 40! Pretty handsome actually!

So my maggot with wings will evolve into something handsome like a prince?

Those maggots were not the best fighters for me. They kept getting killed the fastest. I finally "retired" them and went to others for strength and stamina in a fight.

I guess thats what I will do with mine. How do you retire them?

Drop him off in London and level up something different. I have a Worgot that is leveled up pretty high, he does a pretty good job. I am still working on getting my stone fairy leveled up, he just moves and shoots so slowly. I have been keeping him up first, just to share the points.