MEAT PUPPET INSTRUCTIONS
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We've kept things simple but violent. Sometimes it's better that way. 


In this micro-mission of Meat Puppet, Lotos (that's you) is trapped in the Eugenics
Clinics. While there, her digital partner, Dumaine, discovers that the Clinics has lost
a valuable piece of technology in the sewers--sewers that connect to the Clinics themselves. 
Obtain the missing technology to complete the mission. Along the way, collect flame thrower
and nerve gas upgrades--most creatures avoid the well-armed assassin. 


Here're your instructions for play:

Run meat.exe to start the program. You may also run it from the START PROGRAM bar of Windows 95.

1. Main Menu and Popup Dialogs

Popup/Cancel menu	ESCAPE
Scrollbox hotkeys	UP/DOWN/PGUP/PGDN/LEFT CLICK, DOUBLE CLICK to action choice
New game		ALT + N
Load game		ALT + L
Save game		ALT + S
Delete game 		ALT + D
Replay movie		ALT + R
Credits			ALT + C
Options			ALT + O
Low resolution		F1
Medium resolution	F2
High resolution		F3
Game play instructions	F5
Weapon instructions	F6
Raise brightness	PREV
Darken display		NEXT
Raise SFX volume	SHIFT + PREV
Lower SFX volume	SHIFT + NEXT
Raise CD volume	ALT + PREV
Lower CD volume	ALT + NEXT
Last Dumaine dialogue	HOME
Last Mission dialogue	END

			
2.  Player Controls

You've got a choice between CURSOR-FOLLOW mode or MANUAL mode.
The first is great for running through open spaces, gymnastics,
and shooting on the run. For more precise character handling,
toggle to the MANUAL control mode and use the cursor keys to
orient the character. Both modes use the mouse for targeting.

Using CURSOR-FOLLOW mode is simple. Lotos moves in the direction
of the cursor as long as you press the walk, run, or flip keys.
Tumbling is always based on the direction Lotos faces.

Toggle between modes	BACKSPACE

KEYBOARD DEFAULTS FOR MANUAL MODE
walk			UP
run			CTRL+UP
turn			LEFT/RIGHT
jump			CTRL (single tap)
flip/roll			SHIFT+UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
punch/shoot		LEFT CLICK/DRAG
toggle weapon		SPACEBAR
push button, etc.	LEFT CLICK WHEN TARGET CURSOR CHANGES STATE
scroll			RIGHT DRAG (ALLOWS FOR SNIPING AND LOOK AHEADS)


See? That was simple. Don't worry, though. You can still cause 
plenty of mayhem. 


TROUBLESHOOTING
Meat Puppet anticipates most data needs and preloads graphics and 
sounds prior to actually using them This eliminates hiccuping. But
sometimes Windows 95 systems need a tweak or two to play Meat Puppet smoothly. 

MENU SCREEN OR ROOMS TAKE FOREVER TO LOAD (more than a few seconds)
Check your CD-ROM cache under Windows settings. Set it to medium or maximum.
Load times should drop drastically.

LOTOS RUNS LIKE SHE'S IN MOLASSES
When all characters are moving slowly in every room, there's most likely
a problem with your Direct Draw drivers. As a Windows 95 game, Meat Puppet
relies on those drivers for optimum speed. Run the setup from the DirectX
directory of the demo disc and make certain you've installed the most recent
drivers. If the problem persists, there's a chance that your video card doesn't 
support Direct Draw. Contact your vendor for the most recent drivers.

I CAN'T RUN THE GAME IN HI-RES MODE
Meat Puppet is a hi-color game and the hi-res mode (102X768) naturally 
requires a video card with lots or RAM-4MB, to be specific. The lo-res and 
the default medium-res modes run on a video card with 2MB. If you have a 1MB video card,
you're limited to lo-res (640X400) mode.

MY GAME RUNS SLOWLY IN HI-RES MODE
Run the game at its highest resolution only if you have a fast machine.
Some are faster than others, and surprisingly, some slower machines handle
the high-res mode fine.


MY GAME WILL NOT START AND SAYS "CANNOT ACCESS CD PLAYER"!
Close any CD music player software that you have open.