(This read me file is present on the CD-ROM, and a copy of it will also be installed on your hard disk when you install.)
Welcome to the demo version of Star Trek: Judgment Rites. This demonstration of the game allows you to play through a single-ship space combat, and one entire episode of Judgment Rites. The full game consists of eight Star Trek episodes and combat may involve multiple bogies.
Ordering The Complete Game
North American orders: Ask for Star Trek: Judgment Rites CD from your favorite retailer, or order it direct from MacPlay by calling 1-800-4-MACPLAY and mentioning code JRE3 for your special price.
European orders: Mail order is not available at present in the UK. For distribution details, please call Interplay Productions, Ltd. in the UK on: +44 (0) 1628 423666. You may also fax to: +44 (0) 1628 423777.
System Requirements
This demo requires a 256-color monitor, 4000K free memory, System 7.0.1 or later, and a double-speed (or faster) CD-ROM drive. QuickTime 2.1 and Sound Manager 3.1 are also required, and they are included with the installer. You must place these files in your System Folder and restart your Mac to make them active.
Operation Notes and Incompatibilities
During the demo, press P if you want to pause the game and show the Macintosh menu bar. This will let you access the Options menu. Note that in this demo version of the game, the "Save" options are disabled. You can save your progress in the retail version of the game.
If the Energy Saver Control Panel kicks in, the mouse cursor may change to a normal system arrow cursor. To fix the cursor, simply pause and unpause the game (P twice).
We recommend not switching monitor resolutions while playing this demo.
We have noticed problems with version 3.0d of After Dark on certain Macs. If you have version 3.0d, you should disable it and restart before playing Star Trek: Judgment Rites.
Finally, in the unlikely event that the demo fails shortly after it starts, you may have a video card that is incompatible with the fast graphics drawing technique we use. You can hold down the key while starting the demo to force the demo to use a "QuickDraw Compatible" drawing technique.
On The Bridge
The demo begins on the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
You control Captain Kirk at the helm. When a text box appears, click on the upper right "close" icon to make it go away. When you have the opportunity to decide between several things to say, the top of the text box will include left- and right-arrow icons. Click on them to display the different things you can say, and click the "close" icon to speak.
After starting the demo and playing through the initial conversation that explains the mission, you should type "N" to navigate to Balkos III. When the star map appears, you have two choices:
1. Position the cursor so the green star in the lower center is circled. A "beep" sounds as you move onto it. Click this star, and you will navigate to Balkos III to continue the mission.
2. Position the cursor so any other star is circled, and click. You are now off-course, and you will encounter an enemy of the Federation who will attack you. This will give you a taste of starship combat. If you're the victor in combat, type "N" again and go back to step 1, above.
Combat
During combat, you can move the mouse around to steer the Enterprise. Once you have armed your weapons systems by pressing the "W" key, you can click the mouse button to fire phasers and press the space bar to fire photon torpedoes.
Here are the most important commands available while you're on the bridge and in combat.
"S" key: Raises and lowers the SHIELDS so the Enterprise can survive enemy fire
"W" key: Arms and disarms your WEAPONS systems
"D" key: Opens the DAMAGE CONTROL menu so you can choose one ship system to be repaired faster
"E" key: EMERGENCY POWER provides a short power burst to all ship systems.
Mouse Button: PHASERS (fires fast phaser weapons)
Space Bar: PHOTON TORPEDOES (fires slower photon torpedoes)
You can press the Tab key to switch the mouse away from steering the Enterprise on the viewscreen, and onto the bridge itself so you can click on your crew members. When you click a crew member, several icons are displayed, representing the orders you can give that crew member. Click the desired order, or click outside the menu to give no order. You can press the Tab key again if you'd like to switch back to steering the Enterprise.
The number keys along the top of the keyboard (not on the numeric keypad) control the Enterprise's speed. The "1" key is a dead stop, with speed increasing as you choose higher numbers. The "0" key is top speed (think of it as ten). The "`" (backquote) key — to the left of the "1" key on most keyboards — will set the ship's speed to "slow reverse".
The circular ship position monitor in front of Captain Kirk shows the relative location of any enemy ship — up, down, left, or right. The ship systems monitors on each side show the condition of the Enterprise's systems. You can examine the condition of a targeted enemy ship by pressing the "A" key for Target Analysis. Press "A" again to go back to monitoring the Enterprise's systems.
Besides the combat keys listed above, the following commands will also work on the bridge.
"A" key: TARGET ANALYSIS (displays analysis of enemy ship's systems)
"N" key: NAVIGATION (navigates U.S.S. Enterprise to assigned mission)
"O" key: ORBIT PLANET (enters orbit around a planet)
"K" key: KIRK'S OPTIONS (view score, beam down to planet, turn on/off sound and music)
"T" key: TALK TO SPOCK (gives valuable advice and information)
"H" key: COMMUNICATION (Uhura makes contact with planet or ship)
"C" key: LIBRARY COMPUTER (search for information about your current mission. Type in keyword and press Return. Press ESC to exit)
Arrival at Balkos III
After navigating to Balkos III as shown above, put the Enterprise in orbit around the planet by pressing "O" for "Orbit". You can then beam down to the planet with your landing party by pressing "B".
Landing Party Adventure
After you've beamed down to the surface, you control Captain Kirk. You can also issue orders to the other members of the landing party.
The action you are set to perform is indicated by the cursor's shape. The initial "cross" cursor shows you can direct Captain Kirk to walk to the location you click. To perform other actions or issue orders, press the space bar or hold down the Option key while you click the mouse.
The "Golden Boy" interface is displayed when you press the space bar. Click the mouth to Talk with someone; click the eyes to Look at something; click the raised hand to Use something; or click the lowered hand to Get something. Or you can type the keys listed below to perform an action.
"W": WALK Captain Kirk to the location you click.
"T": TALK with the person you click.
"L": LOOK at the item you click. Or, you can look at an item you are carrying by clicking the inventory bag that appears, and then clicking the desired item.
"G": GET the item you click.
"I": Display your INVENTORY. Click an item to obtain its description.
"U": USE a person or inventory item on an object or person. First click the crew member, then the object for him or her to use. You use an inventory item by first clicking the inventory bag, then the desired item, and then click the object on which you want to use it.
For instance, to use Mr. Spock on a machine:
1. Press the space bar to display the Command Interface.
2. Click the raised hand.
3. Click Mr. Spock.
4. Click the machine.
—or—
1. Type "U".
2. Click Mr. Spock.
3. Click the machine.
Issuing the Use command and then clicking a room item automatically uses Captain Kirk on it.
After you complete your mission (or fail miserably!), you will be beamed back on board the Enterprise. There you will receive an evaluation of your performance from Starfleet. Good luck!
Software Use Limitations And Limited License
This special preview version of Star Trek: Judgment Rites (the "Software") is intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Software, except as permitted by law. Interplay Productions and Paramount Pictures retain all rights and title in the Software including all intellectual property rights embodied therein and derivatives thereof. You are granted a revocable, nonassignable limited license to create derivative works of this Software solely for your own personal noncommercial home entertainment use and may publicly display such derivative works to the extent specifically authorized by Interplay in writing. A copy of this authorization, if any, will be provided on Interplay’s World Wide Web site, and may also be obtained by contacting the legal department at Interplay at (714) 553-6655. The Software, including, without limitation, all code, data structures, characters, images, sounds, text, screens, game play, derivative works and all other elements of the Software may not be copied (except as provided below), resold, rented, leased, distributed (electronically or otherwise), used on pay-per-play, coin-op or other for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. You may make copies of the Software for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use and to give to friends and acquaintances on a no cost noncommercial basis. This limited right to copy the Software expressly excludes any copying or distribution of the Software on a commercial basis, including, without limitation, bundling the product with any other product or service and any give away of the Software in connection with another product or service. Any permissions granted herein are provided on a temporary basis and can be withdrawn by Interplay Productions at any time. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
