How do I ______? The beta guide to Balrum.

[Selwyn]

In regards to the bow:
I had the bow equipped, I had the arrows equipped, and both left and right clicking on the 'Shoot' Skill resulted in the same "This spell is not yet ready" message. The first game I played through, I was able to use my bow, but this game, I am not. It must be some kind of bug.

In regards to the bee collection quest:
I was actually able to complete this no problem. Strange. Another bug, I suppose.

In regards to the pig feeding quest:
Thank you! It worked. 4 corn, stacked, into one trough, and then talking to the farmer completed the quest.

In regards to leveling:
I am currently level 1, which is up from 0, is it not? I have the memory of getting a "you have leveled: you have received one learning point" message. Since then, though, all of my experience goes whenever I quit the game. It would be interesting to edit some files in the install and see if I can affect this. One thing that I hope will be implemented is gaining experience from skill increases. It would be nice to be able to steadily level up your farming, cooking, and woodworking for a while before adventuring out into the depths of Darkwood.

In regards to lockpicking:
Yes, it seems to be combination based (as in, to open chest X you must turn the lock in a certain order (R,L,L,R,L,R) to open it. I have not yet succeeded, as the last time I tried to open a chest, my woodworking teacher murdered me. I thought that was a bit of an overreaction.

In regards to save games:
Something else that I have noticed is attempting to type a capital letter in a save name results in an 'r' being used instead for some reason. So "Savegame" would be "sravegame" No capital letters yet, I guess.

I will update my OP with all the new info. Thanks guys!