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S H A N N A R A
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
CompuServe Technical Support:
GAMCPUB (Game Publishers C Forum, Legend Section 7)
Post messages to: Legend Entertainment 72662,1021
AOL email: LegendEntr
Internet: 72662.1021@compuserv.com
From the continental U.S. call toll free:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. weekdays EST/EDT 1-800-658-8891
(NO HINTS WILL BE GIVEN ON THIS NUMBER)
From Canada, and other locations:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. weekdays EST/EDT 703-222-8515
Hint Information
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GAMERS (Gamers Forum, Adventure Section 2)
Post messages to: Legend Entertainment 72662,1021
24 Hour Hint Lines
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Tone phone is required.
From the entire United States
1-900-933-2583 ($1.00 per minute) 1-900-933-CLUE
From Canada 1-900-451-3615
($.95 Canadian per minute)
New Product Information/Orders
703-222-8515 or 1-800-658-8891
Executive Offices
(Please do not call this number for technical assistance or hint information)
Legend Entertainment Company
P.O. Box 10810
14200 Park Meadow Drive
Chantilly, Virginia 22021
703-222-8500
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Installation
Playing The Game
Using The Travel Map
Combat
Using The Journal
Where To Get Hints And Tips
Help! Troubleshooting And Technical Assistance
Super VGA Graphics
Sound Cards, Music, Voice and Sound Effects
Memory
Difficulty Saving the Game
Slow Gameplay
Mouse Problems
Miscellaneous Problems: Crashes, Hangs, Etc.
Creating A Dos Boot Disk
Legal Stuff
Credits
INSTALLATION
This game requires an IBM compatible microcomputer with a 486/33 processor
or better, Windows 95 or MS-DOS 5.0 or above, a Super VGA graphics adapter,
and a Microsoft compatible mouse. MS-DOS users need 4 MB of memory and
Windows 95 users need 8 MB memory. Shannara requires 3.5 MB minimum free
space on the hard drive.
Windows 95 AutoPlay
If you are playing Shannara on your computer for the first time:
1. Insert the CD-ROM, label-side up.
2. Windows 95 will change the icon of your CD-ROM drive to the Shannara
icon.
3. Several files will be copied to the \SHANNARA directory on your hard
disk to optimize performance.
4. You will be asked about your music and sound hardware. The Miles Design
Sound Configuration Utility will recommend music and sound settings based on
its analysis of your hardware.
5. Shannara will then perform an analysis of your video memory, CD-ROM, and
microprocessor.
6. The game will begin.
To replay Shannara when the CD is still in the CD-ROM drive:
1. Double click on the My Computer icon.
2. Double click on the Shannara CD-ROM icon.
3. The game will begin.
DOS and Windows 3.1
If you are installing this game in DOS, follow these simple instructions:
1. Place the CD-ROM, label side up, in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Go into DOS (bring up the > prompt on the screen). Exit Windows by
using the mouse to select FILE, and then EXIT. Do not use the MS-DOS
icon as this will bring up a DOS shell within Windows. You must exit
Windows completely before installing or playing this game, or sound,
memory, or graphics problems may result.
3. Switch your DOS prompt to the drive letter corresponding to the CD-ROM.
Do this by typing the CD-ROM drive letter followed by a colon and then
press <Enter>. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D, type D:
<Enter>.
4. To view the README.TXT text file, type MORE < README.TXT <Enter>.
5. Type INSTALL <Enter> to run the installation program.
6. Follow the installation instructions on the screen.
Following the installation, you will return to the DOS game directory on
your hard disk. Before playing the game, make sure that your mouse driver
is loaded. To start the game, type SHANNARA <Enter>.
PLAYING THE GAME
Legend's graphic adventure system was designed to be intuitive and easy to
use, but we have also included a complete on-line tutorial to introduce you
to the basic concepts of game play. The best way to learn your way around
it is to start the game, watch the tutorial, and then "noodle" with the game
until you are comfortable.
On-Line Tutorial
To access the tutorial, start the game, then press <Esc> to bypass the
game's introduction. Click on the button at the top right of your screen
that looks like a disk (System button). Pull down the menu of options and
select Help.
System Overview
For experienced gamers who cannot wait to get started, here are the
highlights of our system:
Screen Layout: The picture is a representation of what you, as the game's
main character, are seeing. At the top right of your screen are two buttons.
The Undo button will delete your previous input. The button to the right
that looks like a disk is the System button. Click on this to bring up a
menu of useful functions including Help, History, Save, Restore, New Game,
Music/Voice options, Status and Quit. At the bottom of your screen, icons
for you and your traveling companions will appear on the left. Your
inventory items will be in the center trays with the currently selected
item displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. The compass rose
which controls player movement is above the current inventory.
Movement: To move, either click on the highlighted directions of the
compass rose or use the arrow keys.
Commands: As you move your cursor over the screen, the name of the object
you are pointing to will appear. To create a command, move the mouse cursor
to the chosen object and single click on it. A list of verbs will appear
to the right. Select a verb and click on it for the command to be
implemented. To interact with the characters in your party, click on
their icon.
USING THE TRAVEL MAP
The travel map will automatically pop up when you are traveling to a
distant location. When you are navigating on the map, you can direct your
party to move either by clicking on the compass rose or by clicking on the
trail in the direction you wish to travel. If you are following a narrow
path or are behind a character who is leading the way, the game will
automatically guide you along. When you reach the edge of the map area
or reach impassable terrain, your party will stop. In this interface,
you can still communicate with other members of your party by clicking on
their image at the bottom of the screen.
While traveling you may encounter monsters. At first, they will be
displayed as blue symbols indicating that although you see them, they
have not yet seen you. When the symbol turns red, it means that the
monsters have spotted you and will chase you. You can move faster than
they can, but you need to be careful to avoid other monsters in the process.
If the monsters attack, the combat interface will automatically pop up.
COMBAT
While there is combat in the game, fighting should be avoided if at all
possible. Most combats can be avoided by moving away from the monsters
when they are first spotted, or by retreating after combat has begun.
Some battles, however, must be fought.
Combat is dangerous. Your character will frequently be injured and in
serious cases may even lose consciousness. The only reward for winning a
fight is that your character lives to continue the mission.
Combat is turn-based which means that each member of your party and each
monster take turns attacking. One character always attacks one monster.
For each round, the attacker is shown highlighted in a white box, and the
target of the attack is highlighted in red. Each character and monster
will ta