Amiga Format CD 8/amigaformatcd08.iso/screenplay/utilities/graal/graal2a.lha/Olafdemo.guide

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@remark Created with Heddley v1.1 (c) Edd Dumbill 1994
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              @{u}OLAF LONGHAIR GOES EAST@{uu}
                   Demo version 2
              @{"
START-UP
INSTRUCTIONS
" link "Start-up" 0}
              @{"
WELCOME
A.D.!
" link "Welcome" 0}
              @{"
PLAYING
" link "Playing" 0}
              @{"
SAVING
LOADING
" link "Saving" 0}
              @{"
KEYBOARD
REFERENCE
" link "Keys" 0}
              @{"
HINTS
" link "HINTS" 0}

@{i}Another amazing Amiga product by Performance Software@{ui}
@{i}
 1996 Per Thulin@{ui}
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@node "Start-up" " START-UP INSTRUCTIONS "
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@{u}START-UP INSTRUCTIONS@{uu}
@{i}General Requirements@{ui}
The game requires about 1,5MB of RAM to run.
Testing has been done on ECS (A600) and AGA (A1200) machines with Workbench
2.05 and 3.0, with and without fast RAM. I do not guarantee  that it works
well with older versions of Workbench.
The recommended equipment is a standard A1200 or better - on older machines,
things are a bit sluggish. Of course, we are all also aware of how nice it
is to have a hard drive :-)
@{i}Floppy disk users:@{ui}
 1. Start (=boot) Workbench.
 2. Make sure you have a blank, formatted diskette ready to save games in
    progress.
 3. Insert game disk A. Double-click the disk icon, then double-click the
    GRAAL_2 icon to load the game.
@{i}Hard disk users:@{ui}
 1. Copy all files from all diskettes into the same drawer on your
    hard disk. Make sure the FONTS: drawer on disk A is copied properly
    including all its contents. Don't worry if some of the files
    appear on more than one diskette - they're duplicated to minimize disk
    swapping. (That's the kind of friendly guy I am!)
 2. Open your hard disk drawer and double-click on the GRAAL_2 icon to
    start the game.
 3. When playing from hard disk, saved games will be stored in the same
    drawer as the game itself.
@{i}NOTE! Known bug!!!@{ui}
Well, it is not a very big one - more of an irritating fact, really. At
least on some machines, you cannot set a warning sound in the Workbench
Prefs, if you wish to play Olaf 1. Something in large, compiled AMOS Pro
programs seems to trigger the Workbench warning beep all the time, which is
very annoying.
The solution is simple enough - just open the Workbench Sound Prefs and turn
off the sound.
@{i}Trouble-shooting@{ui}
Olaf has been tested with various peripherals connected to the machines,
without any significant problems. If the program works all right, then don't
bother with any of this!
On the other hand, if you experience paranormal activity, try the
following:
* Re-boot! Olaf is happier when started in a "clean machine".
* Turn off commodities that may cause trouble: Screen blankers, mouse
  blankers, clocks, application launchers...
* Turn off hardware extensions: accelerator boards, PCMCIA equipment, etc.
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@node "Welcome" " WELCOME TO 950 A.D.!  "
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@{u}WELCOME TO 950 A.D.!@{uu}
The Vikings were a truly adventurous breed. So what could be more natural
than casting a Viking as the big hero of a computer adventure? Nothing. And
so we did!
Our hero is Olaf Longhair - a rather short and rather fat Viking from just
outside the town of Birka in the Baltic Sea. Like many fellow countrymen, he
has steered his longship eastwards on the Russian rivers to find fame and
fortune in the Middle East.
However, as our story opens, Olaf finds himself alone in the town of
Constantinople (Miklag
rd to the Vikings). The ultimate goal of the
completed  adventure is to find your way back to Sweden. The aim of the game
in the demo  is simply to find out  where to go from Constantinople and then
find some way  to do so!
If you have played any of the now classic adventures, such as the Indy games
or Monkey Island, you should soon come to grips with how the game works.
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@node "Playing" " PLAYING THE GAME      "
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@{u}PLAYING THE GAME@{uu}
@{i}The Basics@{ui}
The screen is divided into two main parts: The upper part is the scene area,
and the lower part is the command area.
You guide Olaf through the game world by giving him commands. Commands are
constructed by combining one of the nine available verbs, shown in the
command area, with one or two objects. Object are found in the inventory (to
the right of the command verbs in the scene area) and in the scene area -
whenever you move the mouse cursor over an object in the scene area, its
name appears above the cursor.
By clicking a verb or an object with the left mouse button, you "transfer"
it to the sentence box at the very top of the command area. You may click
the verbs and objects in any order. If a certain verb and object combination
requires that you select a second object on which to operate, a preposition
(connecting word) is shown in the command area, and the game does not try to
act on the sentence until a second object has been clicked. For example, if
you click the verb "USE" and then the object "SMALL KNIFE" (which is in the
inventory from the very start of the game), the sentence box read "USE SMALL
KNIFE ON" and waits for you to click on the object on which to use the small
knife.
When a sentence is complete, it is highlighted, and the mouse cursor
temporarily disappears while the system acts on the command. When it is time
for you to take control again, the sentence is erased, and the cursor
re-appears.
Note: When there are more than six objects in the inventory, arrows appear
next to it. The inventory list can be scrolled up or down by clicking on the
arrows with the left mouse button.
@{i}Walking about@{ui}
If you wish to move Olaf to another place in the room, point to the desired
spot with the cursor and click the right mouse button. Olaf walks to the
closest possible point.
Some locations are so big you can't see all of them at the same time. If you
make Olaf walk close to the edge of the screen, the "camera" will
automatically follow him, revealing more of the background scenery (if there
is any).
@{i}Making an Exit@{ui}
Apart from the objects in the scene area, there are also one or more exits
from each location ("room") in the game. When you move the cursor over an
exit, a text appears above the cursor specifying where it leads. (The colour
of the exit names are not the same as for the object names, so it is easy to
tell them apart.)
Just click with the left mouse button on an exit to make Olaf use it.
@{i}Talking with people@{ui}
You will spend lots of time talking with other people you encounter in the
game. Usually, a conversation is started by using the command "TALK TO
object" (where the object would normally be a person:-) . Sometimes, another
command or walking into a particular spot also makes you engage in a
conversation.
Talking with people is easy: The ordinary command area disappears and is
replaced with a dialogue area, where all lines available to Olaf are shown.
Click the left mouse button on a line, watch Olaf speak it, and await the
response. Usually, each time you get a response, the set of available lines
changes. If there are more than four alternatives available, arrows appear
next to the list of lines. The list can then be scrolled by clicking the
arrows with the left mouse button.
@{i}Cutscenes@{ui}
At some stages, the game goes into a fully automatic mode requiring no input
from you. You will be treated to short animated scenes telling part of the
story and setting the scene for things to come. Such scenes are called
cutscenes. During most of them, a movie camera icon is shown instead of the
nine command verbs in the command area. Sometimes, the command area
disappears completely, making the display more "movie-like".
When you have played a certain part of the game a couple of times, you may
wish to skip these cutscenes, since they are always the same. In most cases,
you can do this by pressing the [Esc] key. Some cutscenes actually consist
of a number of consecutive cutscenes, som you may have to press [Esc]
several times to skip to the part you wish to go to. (This is the case with
the introductory part, for example.)
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@node "Saving" " SAVING AND LOADING GAMES"
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@{u}SAVING AND LOADING GAMES@{uu}
You can only save and load games while Olaf is waiting for a command (and
not during dialogues or cutscenes).
Press the S or L key. The save/load screen pops up to cover the command
area. (If you play from floppy, a requester appears in between asking you to
insert the disk to use for saved games - follow the on-screen prompts.)
There are six numbered positions or "slots" into which game positions can be
saved. Click on one of the six numbered buttons to choose a slot. To save a
game, type a suitable description (up to 30 characters) in the description
field to the right of the "slot buttons". Then click the "Save" button.
To load a game, click on one of the six "slot buttons". If there is a saved
game in that slot, its description appears in the description field. Then
click the "Load" button.
The "Cancel" button takes away the save/load screen again, without either
loading or saving anything.
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@node "Keys" " KEYBOARD REFERENCE"
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@{u}KEYBOARD REFERENCE@{uu}
@{i}Keys@{ui}
 @{bg highlight}M@{bg back}       Turns music and sound effects off or on
 @{bg highlight}.@{bg back}       Instantly ends most pauses and text displays in the scene area
 @{bg highlight}[Esc]@{bg back}   Bypass a cutscene
 @{bg highlight}I@{bg back}       Increase speed with wich "sentences" are displayed in the scene
         area
 @{bg highlight}D@{bg back}       Decrease the speed with which "sentences" are displayed in the
         scene area
 @{bg highlight}S@{bg back} or @{bg highlight}L@{bg back}  Brings up the save/load game screen
 @{bg highlight}V@{bg back}       Shows version information (mainly for debugging)
 @{bg highlight}F@{bg back}       Shows free memory information (mainly for debugging)
 @{bg highlight}Q@{bg back}       Quit the game
 @{bg highlight}space@{bg back}   Pauses the game. Any key continues.
@{i}THE MOUSE@{ui}
 @{bg highlight}Left button @{bg back}  Select an object, exit or dialogue line
 @{bg highlight}Right button@{bg back}  Gives a "quick command" when pointing to an object.
               This command is normally "look at" for ordinary
               objects, and "talk to" for human characters.
               During pauses and sentence display, the button can
               be used instead for the full stop (.) key.
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@node "HINTS" " HINTS & TIPS          "
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@{u}HINTS AND TIPS@{uu}
 * Pick up everything you can get your hand on. Sooner or later, chances
   are you will need it.
 * You must often talk to the same  character several times to get all the
   information available. Things you observe or other conversations may
   give you new dialogue alternatives when talking to others.
 * When you get stuck, try to think about all the objects you have and have
   seen, and think about new ways to combine them. Search through all
   accessible locations again to see if you have missed any objects.
 * Look at everything closely. Close examination often reveal astonishing
   things, and may also give you additional material for dialogues with
   other characters.
 * It is very hard to get Olaf killed. Don't be afraid to experiment!
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