Little Big Adventure (LBA) Twinsen's Adventure Demo Version October 21, 1994 Copyright 1994 Adeline Software International. All Rights Reserved. REQUIREMENTS: Little Big Adventure (LBA) requires: A 486 with a single speed CD-ROM drive 4 MB of memory A VESA compliant SVGA card with 512 KB of RAM The Recommended Configuration is: 486DX2 - 66 Mhz with local bus (VESA or PCI for example) Double speed CD-ROM drive Local bus SVGA card with 1 MB of RAM 8 MB of memory Sound Blaster 16 (Stereo 16 bits Sound FX + FM Music) The current "Dream" configuration would be: Pentium 100 Mhz Quad speed CD-ROM drive PCI Local bus SVGA card with 2 MB of RAM 17 inch monitor 8 MB of memory Sound Blaster AWE32 (Stereo 16 bits Sound FX + Midi Music) Hi-Fi Power Stereo Amplifier + Speakers 1. Installation For now, make sure that you have at least 10 MBytes free on your Hard Disk before installing. To have all voice files present at the same time (this is not required), you need 35 MBytes free. If you want to clear these files each time you leave the game, select KeepSpeech files on the Hard Drive (during SETUP) to "NO" ("YES" is cleaner but it takes more space). This game absolutely requires the CD to be inserted into the CD-ROM Drive for normal operation. 2. Configuration To configure LBA (Language, SVGA, Music card, Sound Card) type SETUP in the LBA directory. Make sure to address every option and save your configuration before returning to DOS. LBA provides SPECIFIC support for each of the following sound cards: 100% compatible SoundBlaster Sound Blaster Pro Sound Blaster 16 Sound Blaster AWE32 ProAudio Spectrum ProAudio Spectrum Plus ProAudio Spectrum 16 Gravis UltraSound Adlib Gold Microsoft Windows Sound System MT32 compatible midi cards such as the RAP-10 for MUSIC ONLY Adlib compatible cards for MUSIC ONLY OPL3 compatible cards for MUSIC ONLY LBA currently supports all VESA compliant video cards. Some specific cards and chipsets are also directly supported. Those include: Ati Chipset Ati Mach32/Mach64 Ati Ultra Pro Ati VGA Wonder Cirrus Logic Chipset CL-GD 542X Chipset Compaq AVGA Chipset Compaq QVision Diamond Speedstar (Tseng) Diamond Stealth (S3) Genoa Chipset HP Ultra (S3) NCR NCR 77C22 Chipset OAK OTI 067/077 Chipset Orchid Designer VGA (Tseng) Orchid Pro Designer VGA (Tseng) Orchid Fahrenheit (S3) Paradise Quadram VGA Spectra (Tseng) Realtek PT-505 Realtek RTG 3105 Chipset STB Lightspeed (Tseng) STB VGA EM-16 Plus (Tseng) STB VGA Extra/EM (Tseng) S3 Incorporated Chipset Tecmar VGA/AD (Tseng) Tseng 3000 Chipset Tseng 4000 Chipset Trident VGA T8800/T9400 Chipset Western Digital Chipset WD90CXX Chipset If any of those specific supports did not work we STRONGLY encourage you to try the standard VESA driver. 3. Playing LBA This game absolutely requires the CD to be inserted into the CD-ROM Drive for normal operation. Type LBA in the LBA directory to run game. Control keys are : - During normal gameplaying : UP - Forward DOWN - Backward RIGHT - Turn Right LEFT - Turn Left SPACEBAR - Action corresponding to the current behaviour * NORMAL: Talk / Read / Search / Use * SPORTY: Jump * AGGRESSIVE: Auto mode : Fight Manual mode : While holding the spacebar down UP / RIGHT / LEFT will manually select different punch/kick options * DISCREET: Kneel down to hide ALT - Throw the magic ball (when you've found it) in any behaviour - Wield the sword after you have found it in any behaviour RETURN - Recenter screen on Twinsen CONTROL - Behaviour menu SHIFT - Inventory ESC - Quit Game F6 - Options menu - Behavior menu : To keep this menu active hold the CONTROL key down. * LEFT, RIGHT - Change behavior Behavioral Change - Quick Keys: F1(Normal) F2(Sporty) F3(Aggressive) F4(Discreet) Behavior Menu Item Information: Red bar - Life points Blue bar - Magic power Each level of magic you reach potentially gives you more power Coin - Amount of money you have Key - Number of keys you have (open any normally locked door) - They are used automatically when needed Four-Leaf Clover- Number of lives left Can eventually be used through the inventory to reload your Life points and Magic power - Inventory menu : Activate by pressing SHIFT key (don't need to hold it down). LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN - Move selection box. An explanation about each object you own is displayed at the bottom of the screen. SPACEBAR - go to the next page of explanation about the selected object. RETURN - Use selected object if possible in current context. ESC, SHIFT - Exit Inventory menu - Options Menu : Activated through the F6 key or through the main menu 4. Tips and Tricks : - When a character is hit by someone or something a little star indicates the loss of lifepoints. If there is no star when you hit someone, it means you are not strong enough (magic level) or your weapon is not appropriate. - Don't forget to speak (SPACE BAR in Normal behaviour) to people before kicking (or even killing) them (if possible). - Search in all the closets, trash-cans, chests, and flowers pots to find coins, life, magic, or keys. For example, at one particular stage you will need a rather large amount of money to progress. - When you touch a door without a lock, it will be opened automatically. If the door has a lock you need to use a key. If you don't have a key you must adventure until you find one. (You can see the number of keys you possess in the behavior menu - (By using the CTRL key). - Keys can be found in closets, flowers pots... or by killing a "monster" (Even doctors!). - If you know a key was discovered but you can't see it, throw your magic ball. It will bring back any key that could be in the general area. - Switches can be activated by the magic ball. 5. Troubleshooting Step A. Configuration If you are having problems launching the game, make sure that LBA is configured properly. If the problem remains, select VESA and no music and no sound FX and retry. If the program gives you an error about VESA support, load the VESA driver provided with your SVGA card (see SVGA card manual). If the problem is solved go to step F, if not, go to Step B with this minimal configuration. Step B. EMS/UMB provider programs (memory managers) Try setting up a DOS Boot Disk. Refer to the DOS Boot Disk section of your manual. If the problem is solved go to Step F, if not, go to the next step. Step C. Caching programs Try reducing the size of any disk cache such as SMARTDRV.EXE (leave some cache if possible, even 256 KB or less) in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT. Eventually try removing any reference to those programs in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT. If the problem is solved go to Step F, if not, go to the next step. Step D. HIMEM.SYS Try removing HIMEM.SYS from your Boot Disk CONFIG.SYS. If the problem is solved go to Step F, if not, go to the next step. Step E. Reinstall LBA Put the Boot Disk in drive A and reboot using this floppy disk. Then re-install LBA from the CD. If the problem is solved go to step F, if not, your computer does not have enough memory to run LBA. Step F. Reconfiguration You can now try to reconfigure your SVGA, Music, and Sound FX cards with the LBA setup program. Enjoy LBA. 6. Technical information The best configuration for LBA would be a machine with HIMEM.SYS loaded, no memory manager such as EMM386 or QEMM386, and a disk caching program. It is best not have anything loaded high since LBA will make better use of extended memory than of DOS memory. Therefore, try leaving resident programs in DOS memory. LBA does not use EMS. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT WILL ELECTRONIC ARTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM POSSESSION, USE, OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS ELECTRONIC ARTS SOFTWARE PRODUCT.