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- E n t o m b e d f o r W i n d o w s 1 . 7
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- Copyright(C) 1993-1994 Chaos Concepts.
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- ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE announcement, for release in October, 1994
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- Entombed is the latest game designed and created by Chaos Concepts, a
- new player in the entertainment software arena. Entombed boasts 640 x 480
- hi-res game interface, breath taking ray traced graphics, digital audio
- and five intricate levels.
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- This is the ULTIMATE PUZZLE ADVENTURE where you play the role of an
- archaeologist who becomes trapped in an ancient tomb. Alone you must
- navigate your way through deadly traps, intricate puzzles and
- involved mazes, as you try to escape from this harsh captor, before
- it claims another victim.
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- Deciphering information from the hieroglyphic inscriptions, you will
- discover that the previous civilization was highly advanced, maybe
- your not in a tomb after all, but a structure of more clandestine
- intentions. You also discover the remains of others have been here
- before you - Grave robbers? Fortunately you find the diary of another
- explorer who also became trapped in the tomb, many years ago, it
- proves to be invaluable in your quest to survive. So what did become
- of the race that created this vast underground metropolis, and what
- is its purpose? Communication with another realm? Time travel?
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- Prepare yourself for a new dimension in entertainment and design,
- when you enter Entombed!
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- IMPORTANT: in order to play the final four episodes they
- must be purchased from an authorised worldwide dealer.
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- Ask for Entombed at your local software retail store!
- Or order Entombed directly for only $39.95 + $3 shipping.
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- Impulse Software
- P.O. BOX 31199
- INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46234
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- Orders : 1-800-6-IMPULSE
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- All orders include:
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- Five breath-taking episodes
- Cheat codes for episode 1
- 40 MB compressed graphics
- New animated sequences
- Extended introduction
- Involved ending sequence
- In-depth story
- More challenging puzzles
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- CD-ROM version available!
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- For international sales including English, French, & German versions
- see the "Foreign Orders" section within the game or contact:
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- Vision Shareware
- 4/146 Greenhill Rd
- Parkside SA 5063 Australia
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- Ph : 618-373-4469
- Fax : 618-373-4482
- CIS : 100026,275
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- How to install Entombed 1.7 for Windows on your hard drive:
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- 1A. If you have downloaded Entombed as an archive, then make sure that
- you have download all four archives. These are named entv17A.zip
- through to entv17D.zip. Unzip the contents of these archives onto
- a floppy disk or separate directory.
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- 1B. If you have received Entombed on two floppy disks directly from a
- vendor, then this has already been done for you.
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- 2. Place the disk 1 in the floppy drive of your computer.
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- 3. Open the file menu of the Windows program manager and select Run.
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- 4. In the Run dialogue box, type A:ESETUP or B:ESETUP, or as is
- appropriate.
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- 5. Now that you are in the INSTALL utility, confirm that you have all
- the necessary requirements to install Entombed Episode 1.
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- 6. Next you may choose to modify the drive and directory Entombed will
- be installed on to.
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- 7. Once Entombed is installed, return to the program manager, if
- installation was successful, there should be a new group added to
- your program manager, within it the Entombed program and these notes.
- Double click the Entombed icon to run the program.
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- 8. If this is the first time you have installed Entombed, then you will
- be prompted as to whether to install Entombed as a group within your
- program manager. At this time, you can also select the sound options
- you require. If you are not sure which ones match your sound card
- then you should leave these options unchecked and consult your sound
- card documentation. You can change these options later from within
- the Entombed games' configuration menu. Once the program group is
- created, Entombed will begin.
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- IMPORTANT: If you don't have a sound card installed on your system
- then make sure that the sound options are turned off.
- Otherwise the timing of sound dependent actions within
- Entombed will be incorrect.
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- How to start and quit entombed:
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- To Start Entombed, open the Chaos Concepts program manager window,
- then double click on the Entombed icon.
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- For more instructions click on the [?] button from within Entombed,
- to bring up on-line help.
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- To Quit Entombed holding down the ALT key press the F4 key.
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- Release notes:
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- System requirements:
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- Entombed requires Windows 3.1 or better, a mouse, a 386 CPU or better,
- 2 megabytes of system ram, a 512k SVGA display card and driver that
- supports the 640 x 480 25 color SVGA mode, Dos 5.0 or better and 3 Mb
- of free hard disk space.
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- Entombed Error Messages:
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- Error (1) - 256 color display mode not detected (message box)
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- This error appears if the game doesn't detect a 256 color video display
- driver. To install the driver, double click on the Windows Setup icon,
- select change System Settings from the options menu then choose the
- correct 256 color video driver for your hardware. Suitable video drivers
- can be obtained from most reputable hardware vendors. Windows 3.11 for
- Workgroups users can install Microsoft's SVGA 640x480 256 color driver.
- Consult your Microsoft Windows manual or phone your dealer for more
- details.
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- Entombed extended setup - required files missing (dialogue box)
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- This error will be reported if files required by Entombed are missing
- or if you have renamed the Entombed directory. Either enter the name
- of the new entombed directory, or if you suspect that a file is missing,
- re-install Entombed.
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- Midi problems:
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- In the event that your sound driver fails, you will need to reload
- your midi driver. Do this by running the "drivers" utility within
- the windows control panel. Click on "add" and select your existing
- sound driver from the list. Click on "current" and then select
- "restart windows". This will reset your midi driver. The registered
- version of Entombed does NOT have any midi requirements, all audio
- is digital.
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- Midi mapping:
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- If you have a midi sound device, you will need to map it to general
- midi using the "MIDI mapper" utility within the windows control panel.
- If you have a sound blaster card then make sure you have the latest
- drivers.
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- For technical support contact your authorised distributor or use your modem
- and leave a message on the Software Creations BBS:
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- 508-368-4137 (2400-16.8k) HST USR
- 508-368-7036 (2400-14.4) Hayes
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- Australian users may contact the Chaos Concepts BBS on 02-550-1728
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- Copyright(C) 1993-1994 Chaos Concepts.
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- E n t o m b e d f o r W i n d o w s 1 . 7
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