"Shadow Caster" is a game in which you can morph between 6 different living forms, each having its own capabilities.
This usualy gives several possibilities to make it through difficult situations, but sometimes the right form will be required to work it out ... you'll just have to experiment and find which one.

***SPOILER*** - 3D Maps

I extracted 3D scenes from .DAT files, and added the Items/Critters/Doors from .LIB files.
The result is in Microsoft's .X format: the 23 levels of the CD-ROM version.
NB: in the floppy version, the CD-ROM's levels 24 and 25 don't exist, and the level 26 (endgame) becomes level 24.

- Critters are drawn as vertical sprites facing south
- Items are drawn as horizontal sprites, usually laying on the ground
- Some ojbects have been enhanced (to simulate 3D...), like trees or pillars
- for in-door levels, the ceilings are excluded (in order to view inside the levels)

Since some levels are technically split in several levels, I merged them in order to view them fully.

Exemple with the pool (level 5) below level 4

***SPOILER*** - 2D Maps

Why another walkthough for a game released in 1993 ?The point is that I never found any walkthrough including the maps of the different levels, so here's a simple solution mainly based on these lacking maps (taken from screenshots in the game):Well I finally stumbled on excellent isometric maps by Ryan Armstrong (see the links section at the bottom)

LEVEL 1

1 : you start here2 : an obelisk => you get the Maorin (feline) form3 : a teleport to #3'4 : a floating chest throwing fireballs.
Shoot it with the firewand => get the silver triangle key.
Use this key on the cylindar structure near you => the stone statue slides,
revealing a teleport to level 2 (L2 #1)5 : a teleport to/from level 4 (L4 #1)6 : get the fire wand7 : get the shuriken8 : shoot the 3 fireball launchers (with the firewand from #6 or the shuriken from #7)9 : get the statue head10 : teleported here back from level 2 (L2 #8)

2 : below the chain that you pulled at level 23 : get the skull4 : put the skull on the headless skeleton
Kill the skeleton => a secret door #5 opens5 : secret door6 : get the weapons7 : get the statue head (you have 2 now)8 : a teleport back to level 1 (L1 #10)

Special places :

#2 : the chain

#3 : the skull

#4 : the headless skeleton

LEVEL 4

1 : a teleport from/to level 1 (L1 #5)2 : get the key => 4 secret doors open (#3)3 : secret doors with foes4 : open the chest => get the acid wand5 : get the statue head (you have 3 now)6 : get the ice wand7 : get the statue head (you have all 4 now)8 : put each skull in one niche => opens stairs in #99 : stairs teleporting to level 6 (L6 #1)

Special places :

#2 : the key

#7 : the 4th skull #8 : a niche

LEVEL 6

1 : teleported here from level 4 (L4 #9)2 : get the potions3 : shoot the floating thing (with shuriken) to open bridge4 : a tough liche !5 : open the chest => get the dragon horn6 : an obelisk => you get the Caun (healer) form7 : a teleport to level 7 (L7 #1)

#19 and #20 : when all paths have been completed, the teleport appears in the middle of the room

LEVEL 11

1 : teleported here from level 7 (L7 #5)2 : pull the chain to open the cells3 : pull the chain to lower the cage
Then dive in the mud to get the Caun armor in #44 : get the Caun armor5 : get the Silver sword6 : get the Silver armor7 : stairs to/from level 12 (L12 #1)8 : stairs to/from level 13 (L13 #1)

Special places :

#2 : pull the chain

#3 : pull the chain

#3 : the Caun armor in the mud

LEVEL 12

1 : stairs to/from level 11 (L11 #7)2 : power fountain (use Caun to heal)3 : get the lightning wand4 : stairs to/from level 13 (L13 #2)5 : a teleport to #66 : a teleport back to #57 : book of Leffra (talks about the
power fountain in #2)

Special places :

#2 : the power fountain

LEVEL 13

1 : stairs to/from level 11 (L11 #8)2 : stairs to/from level 12 (L12 #4)3 : kill the feline lord => get the obelisk tip, and the staff of power4 : an obelisk : put its tip on it => you get the Opsis (magician) form5 : get the Chalice of power6 : open the chest => get the Crystal of light, and the Caun sword7 : a teleport back to level 7 (L7 #9)8 : a journal about Opsis and werewolves

Special places :

#3 : the obelisk tip, and the staff of power

#4 : the obelisk (without its tip yet)

LEVEL 14

1 : teleported here from level 7 (L7 #6)2 : kill the slaver => get the amulet of defense3 : pull the lever to restore the tree of life in #3, and open a teleport in #54 : the tree of life (eat the fruits to restore yourself)5 : a teleport to level 15 (L15 #1)

Special places :

#3 : the lever (before restoring the tree)

#3 : the tree restored

LEVEL 15

1 : teleported here from level 14 (L14 #5)2 : get the fire wand3 : power fountain (fly over the acid water to reach it)4 : get the shock horn5 : pull the chain to open the secret door in #66 : a secret door7 : get the obelisk tip8 : an obelisk : put its tip on it => you get the Kahpa (froghen) form,
and the teleport in #9 is revealed9 : a teleport back to level 7 (L7 #11)

Special places :

#5 : in the middle of the acid water, the chain to pull from the ceiling

LEVEL 16

1 : teleported here from level 7 (L7 #7)2 : open the chest => get the water canon3 : open the chest => get the water armor and strength potion4 : get the trident of might5 : get the key to open the gates in #66 : gates7 : dive into water to reach the level 17 (L17 #1)

LEVEL 17

1 : dive up to go to level 16 (L16 #7)2 : get the lightning wand3 : get the amulet of defense4 : kill the king5 : get the water tablet6 : a teleport to/from level 18 (L8 #1)

LEVEL 18

1 : a teleport to/from level 17 (L7 #6))2 : put the water table (from level 17 #5) in the acid water => the acid turns
into pure water, and the dragons won't attack you anymore3 : an obelisk => you get the Ssair (dragonoid) form,
and the teleport in #4 is revealed6 : a teleport back to level 7 (7 #13)

LEVEL 20

1 : teleported here from level 7 (L7 #8)2 : break the chain to open the secret door in #33 : a secret door4 : get the obelisk tip5 : power fountain6 : get the boulders, and put them on the plates in #7
=> the ceiling will lift up, revealing a chain in #87 : the plates8 : pull the chain => the secret door in #9 opens9 : a secret door10 : a teleport to/from level 21 (L21 #1)

Special places :

#2 : the chain

#3 : a plate

#8 : without the chain(hidden in the ceiling)

#8 : with the chain

LEVEL 21

1 : a teleport to/from level 20 (L20 #10)2 : a frog carving : feed it (with the caun horn, or caun's insect swarm spell)
=> the secret door in #3 opens3 : a secret door4 : get the hourglass5 : come back later with the Grost form and break this wall => book of credits behind6 : an obelisk, moving around the room7 : a receptacle : put the hourglass (from #4) in it
=> time stops and the obelisk stops moving.
Put the tip on top of the obelisk #6 => you get the Grost (golem) form
(from now, morph to this form and use his punch and earthquake habilities)8 : break the walls in #89 : a power fountain10 : get the cane of force11 : break the wall, and get the chalice of power12 : a teleport back to level 7 (L7 #17)

Special places :

#2 : the frog carving

#6 : without the obelisk

#6 : with the obelisk

#7 : the receptable for the hourglass

LEVEL 22

0 : teleported here from level 7 (L7 #20)1a : dive to level 23 (L23 #1) to get to (1)1 : kill the big heart hung on the ceiling, and get the blood crystal fallen above
Dive and return to level 23 (L23 #2)2 : the 3 colored altars => put the blood crystal on the red altar3 : get the potion of power4 : get the stone sword5 : stone statue : put the stone sword in its hand => the secret door in #6 opens6 : a secret door7 : get the flesh crystal. Return to #2 and put the flesh crystal on the brown altar8 : a chest => get the power potion, the health potion, and the scepter of might9 : get the bone crystal. Return to #2 and put the bone crystal on the blue altar
When all 3 altars are completed, a teleport appears in #1010 : a teleport to level 24 (L24 #1)
- Floppy version: Level 24 will be the last level (you meet Veste)
- CD version: Levels 24 & 25 are specific to this version, before meeting Veste at Level 26

1 : teleported here from level 22 (L22 #10) for Floppy version, or from level 25 (L25 #2) for CD version2 : Veste is here, waiting for you ... the fight will be very hard as Veste will morph between 6 forms before you defeat him!

Special places :

#2 : Veste, in his initial appearence

#2 : Soon he morphs before he engages the fight

#2 : ...and he's very angry !

ENDGAME (floppy version)

Veste is defeated...

And you receive congratulations

Everybody is happy

...but WAIT, what's that on your back ?!

A simple view of how the different levels are connected to each other (floppy version):