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╓─────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Dead Weight 1993 Presents ║
║ Pirates! Gold the Captain's Broadsheet ║
╙─────────────────────────────────────────╜
THE TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT FOR IBM AND COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS
CONTENTS
Your Pirates! Gold game should contain a manual, six 3 1'2" disks,
and this Captain's Broadsheet.
HOW TO USE THE BROADSHEET
The Captain's Broadsheet is divided into two parts: the first part is
the "Technical Supplement;" it describes how Pirates! Gold is loaded
and run on your machine. The second part, "Playing Pirates! Gold,"
describes how to play the game on your machine.
ALL PLAYERS SHOULD READ THE "TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT" BEFORE LOADING
PIRATES! GOLD
We have attempted to make the installation and running of this game
as "user friendly" as possible, requiring little or no work from you;
however, given the wide multitude of machines, peripherals and software
in operation, this software might conflict with certain systems or
configurations of systems. Fortunately, this is rare, and it is usually
quite easy to fix.
The second section, "Playing Pirates! Gold" describes the "interface"
for the game -- that is, how the game's controls work. Read this while
you are reading "Book I" of the Instruction Manual.
PART I: TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
COMPUTER
This program requires an IBM 386, 16MHz, or better, or a computer
100% compatible with one of these models. The computer must use an 80386
microprocessor or better.
DISPLAY
This program requires a color monitor with an IBM VGA or SVGA
graphics system. If you are using a compatible graphics card or monitor,
it must be 100% compatible with the above.
CONTROLS
This program can be run entirely from keyboard, though we highly
recommend that you employ a mouse.
DISK DRIVES
Pirates! Gold must be loaded onto a hard disk. It requires around
18-20 MBs of free space.
DOS
You must have IBM PC-DOS or Microsoft MS-DOS, version 3.1 or higher.
Cursor Controls
The cursor controls work best if you have a numeric keypad on your
computer.
Advance.............................Press an attack number:
7 (high), 4 (medium), 1 (low)
Thrust..............................Press an attack number: 7, 4, 1
Slash...............................Press Shift and an attack number:
7, 4, 1
Parry...............................Press a parry number: 8, 5, 2
Parry and Retreat...................Press a parry & retreat number:
9, 6, 3
Flee the battle.....................Parry and retreat until your
pirate reaches the far right edge of
the screen
IN TOWN
Enter a building....................ARROWS and Return; left mouse button
Leave town
By sea...........................Pick ship icon, hit Return or
left mouse button
By land..........................Pick trail; hit Return or left
mouse button
Check City Status...................Pick city name on top of screen,
hit Return or left mouse button
Visit Captain's Cabin...............Space Bar
Merchant/Plunder Screens
Select commodity....................Up/Down ARROWS; click on
commodity's icon with mouse
Take/Buy commodity..................Right ARROW; click on right
pointer of Exchange Bar with mouse
Leave/Sell commodity................Left ARROW; click on left pointer
of Exchange Bar with mouse
Exchange commodity quickly..........Hold down ARROW key or hold-click
mouse button on left or right
pointer of Exchange bar
Exit Merchant/Plunder Screen........Press ESC; Press Down ARROW until
"Done" is highlighted then press
Return; click mouse on "Done"
Select Ship Screen (Sell or repair ship at shipwright; select ship for
battle; select ship to abandon)
Select Ship.........................Pick ship with ARROW keys and
press Return; click on ship with
mouse
Exit Screen.........................Press ESC; Press ARROW until
pointer in lower right of screen is
highlighted then press Return; click
mouse on pointer
CAPTAIN'S CABIN
Go to Captain's Cabin...............From most screens, press Space Bar
Exit Captain's Cabin................Press ESC; choose the boots
Choose a feature....................Left and Right ARROWS and Return;
click on a feature with left mouse
button
Exit from a feature.................Press ESC; click on "Exit" or "Done"
Map of the Caribbean
Pick city on map....................Click on city with mouse
Pick city on city-list..............Up and Down ARROWS and press
Return; click on city-name with
mouse
Exit Screen.........................Press ESC; click on "DONE"
Save Game Screen
Pick save game slot.................Up and Down ARROWs and press
Return; click on slot with mouse
Assign Name.........................Type in any save game name you want,
press Return
Exit without saving.................Press ESC
AT SEA
Turn left...........................Left ARROW key or Left mouse button
Turn right..........................Right ARROW key or Right mouse
button
Raise sails.........................Up ARROW key
Lower sails.........................Down ARROW key
Visit Captain's Cabin...............Space Bar
Pause game..........................P key
Turbo mode..........................T key
Ship Battles
Turn left...........................Left ARROW key or Left mouse button
Turn right..........................Right ARROW key or Right mouse
button
Raise sails.........................Up ARROW key
Lower sails.........................Down ARROW key
Fire................................Return, Space Bar
Pause game..........................P key
ON LAND
Move character......................ARROW KEYS, mouse
Search for treasure/lost relative...S key
Visit Captain's Cabin...............Space Bar
Turbo Mode..........................T key
LAND COMBAT SCREEN
Select unit to move.................TAB key, mouse
Select all units....................A key; TAB key until all are
highlighted
Move unit...........................ARROW keys; mouse
PART II: GAME CONTROLS
You can play Pirates! Gold using a keyboard or a mouse in conjunction
with a keyboard (we recommend the latter).
GAME CONTROLS
GENERAL CONTROLS
Pause/End Pause.....................P key
Quit to DOS.........................Q key
Change sound........................V key
(switch between full sound, sound effects only, and no sound)
Go to Captain's Cabin...............Space Bar
Exit a Screen.......................ESC
FENCING
Pick a sword........................ARROWs, mouse
Mouse Control Numeric Pad
7 8 9 <----- High -----> 7 8 9
4 5 6 <---- Medium ----> 4 5 6
1 2 3 <----- Low ------> 1 2 3
Attack Parry Retreat Attack Parry Retreat
Mouse Controls
Advance.............Choose an attack line (low, medium or high) and
press a mouse button
Thrust..............Choose an attack line and press right mouse button
Slash...............Choose an attack line and press left mouse button
Parry...............Choose a parry line and press a mouse button
Parry and retreat...Choose a parry and retreat line and press a mouse
button
Flee the battle.....Parry and retreat until your pirate reaches the
far right edge of the screen
Dark Spectre
Dead Weight 1993
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