PC Gamer 2.5/1996-06_Disc_2.5.iso/readme.txt

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      KNIGHT'S CHASE - THE "LIMITED EDITION" PLAYABLE DEMO


THE FULL VERSION OF KNIGHT'S CHASE WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY MAY
1996 FROM ALL SOFTWARE RETAILERS - CONTACT A STORE NEAR YOU
FOR MORE INFORMATION.


The Knights Templar: History and Legend

Did the Knights Templar really exist?
How much of their story is history and how much is legend?

The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ really did exist. They
were also called the Knights Templar because when the Order was
created, it occupied the former stables of Solomon's Temple in
Jerusalem. About twenty years after the conquest of Jerusalem by
the crusaders in 1099, the Order was created by a handful of
Christian knights of various origins and fortunes. Its primary
mission was to fight the Ottoman troops to insure safe transit
on the roads taken by the groups of pilgrims travelling from
Europe to Christ's tomb in Palestine.

A few years after its creation, the Order of the Knights Templar
established a strict rule drawn up by Saint Bernard and the
highest authorities of the Western church: live poorly, offer
one's life and goods to the Order for the glory of God and the
defence of the Holy Sepulchre. Even though this very strict rule
was limiting, it immediately attracted a continuously growing
number of young noblemen from all over Europe. They all wanted
the honour to serve their God and to wear the white mantle
emblazoned with the blood red cross until death.

In a few years, thanks to the donations provided by its members
when joining the organisation, the Order of the Knights Templar
became the owner of lands, fortresses and even entire cities
from one end to the other of the Western and Eastern kingdoms...
Thanks to a papal privilege, the Order raised taxes, collected
them and became wealthy by trading the products of their lands.

Slowly and very naturally, the Knights Templar became a major
financial power.  Almost all important transactions between the
kingdom of Palestine and Europe were made through the
intermediary of the Order.

When the Kingdom of Palestine fell, the Knights Templar, just
like all other Christians in the Orient, had to retreat and leave
the Holy Land forever. The fate of the Order was sealed the day
when the majority of its troops came back to live in France, in
the heart of the country that saw their birth.

Philip the Fair, King of France, had borrowed colossal sums from
the Knights Templar and sensed imminent danger. If a financial,
military and political power of the size of the Knights Templar
became established in France, it would put his crown and the
Kingdom in danger. An excellent strategist, he took advantage of
the so-called revelations of a deserter from the Order who
accused the Knights Templar: those soldier monks were heretics
and adored idols!

On the 3rd of October 1307, in one day, the King of France had
the highest members of the Order arrested all over the Kingdom.
During the next seven years several hundred Knights Templar were
burned alive at the stake or died in wretched dungeons. Philip the
Fair's triumph was complete: he was rid of the Knights Templar,
and in the coffers of the Commandery in Paris there was both the
money he borrowed and the treasure of the Knights Templar!

The stake at which James (Jacques) de Molay, the last grand
master of the Order, was burned, was still smoking when legends
about the Knights Templar started to form.  Weren't these monk
knights, who had the reputation of making gold appear out of
nowhere, powerful alchemists?  Were all the immense riches
distributed throughout all the headquarters of France
confiscated by Philip the Fair?  Didn't the Knights Templar
leave secret esoteric messages engraved in the stones of some
buildings?  Does the Templar gold really exist?  And, if so,where
is it?...


EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Before you play, you must make sure you have at least the minimum
configuration specified below.

Required configuration:
* IBM PC computer or 100% compatible 486 DX 33 MHz
* 8 MB RAM minimum
* VGA 256-color graphic mode
* 15 Meg free on C: drive
* Double speed CD-ROM drive
* Sound card: Sound Blaster TM 2.0 or 100% compatible
* MSCDEX 2.21 or higher version
* MS-DOS 5.0. or higher version

Recommended configuration options:
* IBM PC computer or 100% compatible 486 DX-2 66 MHz or Pentium
* 16 MB RAM
* Quadruple speed CD-ROM drive
* Sound card: Sound Blaster AWE32 or 100% compatible

optional:
* Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible


INSTALLATION AND START-UP

This demo runs in DOS and Windows 95. If you have Windows 95
you must exit to a Dos prompt. Some systems may require that
you only run in MS-DOS Mode.  There will be a Windows 95
version for the full release in March.

1) Change to your CD-Rom drive (normally D:\) and type INSTALL.
2) The Demo will now automatically install to C:\TIMEGATE.
3) To run the game go to the C:\TIMEGATE directory, type:
   DEMO and press [Enter].


CONTROLS:

1)NORMAL MODE
KEY                                     ACTION

UP ARROW                                WALK FORWARD
DOWN ARROW                              WALK BACKWARDS
LEFT ARROW                              TURN LEFT
RIGHT ARROW                             TURN LEFT
SHIFT+UP ARROW                          RUN

THE GAME - ACTIONS AND USING ITEMS

All the actions and handling of objects can be done from a
selection screen which you can call up by pressing [Enter]
during the game.

This screen allows you to control the actions of the character
and the possible actions with the selected object.

By default, you will be in the "fighting" mode, in which case the
activated item in your inventory is the "hero". The right-hand
column on the screen displays possible actions (fight,
open/search,push).
To select the action required, use the UP or DOWN arrow to
highlight a box and press [Enter].

To select possible actions with objects, use the left-hand column.
Use the left arrow key to scroll through the different objects.
When you have selected the required object, choose the action
you want by using the up and down arrows (use, eat/drink, read,
reload the catapult, throw,drop/place) and press [Enter].

If you are using a mouse, you can click on to the arrows inside
the two columns to scroll the objects in your possession.



UNARMED FIGHTING: In the selection menu highlight the
combat/fight icon and press [Enter].
Press the space bar to get your guard. Keep the space bar
pressed down and use one of the following arrow keys:

LEFT ARROW      Punch with the left hand.
RIGHT ARROW     Punch with the right hand.
DOWN ARROW      Kick.
UP ARROW        Head butt.
(Keep both the space bar and the arrow key pressed long enough
for the blow to be delivered correctly).

To ward off blows, press CTRL. You will then be in automatic
"parry" mode.

FIGHTING WITH SWORDS AND KNIVES: When you have chosen your
weapon using the left-hand column in the selections menu
highlight the "Use" icon and press [Enter].
Keep the space bar pressed down and use one of the following
arrow keys:

LEFT ARROW              Thrust from left to right
RIGHT ARROW             Thrust from right to left
UP ARROW                Thrust from top to bottom or thrust
DOWN ARROW              Thrust from bottom to top
(Keep both the space bar and the arrow key pressed long enough
for the blow to be delivered correctly).

To ward off blows, press CTRL. You will then be in automatic
"parry" mode.

OPEN/SEARCH: Place yourself as near as possible to the item or
the piece of furniture you wish to open or search. Highlight the
"open/search" icon on the selection screen using the UP or DOWN
arrow and press [Enter]. Then hold down the space bar and keep it
pressed long enough to search thoroughly!

PUSH: to move a cumbersome object or a piece of furniture or
to trigger some switches, highlight the "push" icon and press
[Enter]. Then hold down the spacebar and the LEFT or RIGHT arrow
key depending on what direction you want to push in.

TAKING AN ITEM: When you get near an item, a window will be
displayed, asking whether or not you wish to take the item.
Highlight either the "take" or "leave" option and press [Enter].


TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE


INFOGRAMES - BOOT DISK CREATION

If your computer freezes when launching or during the game and a
message appears (such as "NOT ENOUGH DOS MEMORY", "NOT ENOUGH
EMS MEMORY", File not found MASK..PAK..) Or If the screen
remains blank when launching the game follow these instructions:

Whatever the problem is, we advise you to create a minimal boot
disk. This disk will allow you to solve any memory problem
without modifying your initial configuration.

- Go to the DOS prompt (C:\)
- Insert a blank disk into your floppy drive A:
- Type in FORMAT A:/S and press [Enter]
- Answer YES to the question
- Once the format is finished, the computer asks you if you want
  to format another one, Answer NO.
- At the DOS prompt (C:\), type in COPY C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT A: and
  press [Enter] and then type in COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS A: and press
  [Enter]
- Change to the floppy drive prompt (A:\)
- Type in EDIT A:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and press [Enter]
- A text on a blue screen appears, this is one of the files which
  will be used  to boot up your computer for the game to run.
  In order to do so you will have   to "disable" a few lines
  which are not necessary to run the game. To do so you  will
  just have to type in REM at the beginning of each line so that
  the computer does not take them into account.
  (Example : REM C:\DOS\MOUSE)

  Here are the lines that you must keep, put REM in front of the
  others

  ECHO OFF
  PROMPT $P$G
  PATH C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;
  SET TEMP=C:\DOS
  LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 :M:15 /V  (Note : This line
    configures your CD ROM. It is set here as an example but WILL
    vary according to the configuration. It will always have
    MSCDEX on it and will have a /D:xxxxxx and the xxxxxx will
    match a line in CONFIG.SYS as shown below.)

  SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 (This line can vary according to the
    configurations, but will always have SET BLASTER)

Generally you must also keep all the lines relating to your
sound card.

- Go to "File" in the menu bar
- Select the option "Save "
- Go back to "File"
- Select the option "Exit"
- You are back to the floppy prompt A:\
- Type in EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS and press ENTER
- Here are the lines to be kept in this file. Type in REM in
  front of the other lines.

  DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
  BUFFERS=15,0
  FILES=20
  DOS=HIGH,UMB
  LASTDRIVE=E (This line varies according to the configurations)
  DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\CDROMDOS.SYS /SBP:220 /D:MSCD001 (This line
    is for your CD ROM drive. It can vary according to the CD ROM
    drive you have. It will always have a /D:xxxxxx and the xxxxxx
    will match the /D: setting for MSCDEX in AUTOEXEC.BAT.)

- Go to "File" in the menu bar
- Select the option "Save"
- Go back to "File"
- Select the "Exit" option to go back to DOS
- Switch off your computer, then switch it on again leaving the
  minimal boot disk into the floppy drive. The computer will
  boot from the disk and will free as much memory as possible.
  Caution, do not remove the disk during the game.

  YOU MUST ALSO LEAVE IN THE LINES REFERRING TO THE "SMARTDRIVE"
  AS A CACHE OF 256KB IS REQUIRED.



It is possible that one of the following error messages appears
during installation or game play. These errors may be due to the
fact that the hardware or software configuration of your computer
doesn't suit the configuration requirements. (Please refer to the
user manual of your computer for further details).

MEMORY-01:

7000 XMS KB are required.
To check the amount of available XMS, use the MEM or CHKDSK tool
supplied with your DOS (Note: 1 KB = 1024 bytes).

In the CONFIG.SYS file, you must rem out the line containing
the EMM386.EXE driver to obtain "REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE".

CDROM-01: Wrong CD-ROM
There is no CD-ROM in your drive, or it is not the right one.
Make sure that your CD-ROM drive is closed and that you've
inserted the right CD-ROM with the label facing upwards.

FILE-00: Read error
An error has occurred while reading data. Retry the operation.


CONTACTING I*MOTION

If further problems occur please contact our customer service
staff at:

    310-576-1885            Telephone
    310-576-1889            Fax
    310-576-1820            BBS

        and also try

    http://www.imotion.com  Web page