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- Coming from the dungeons of doom -
HELLFIRE PRESENTS
FULL DOCUMENTATION TO RUFFIAN / XPLOSIVE SOFTWARE
XPLOSIVE SOFTWARE HAVE WON THE 1996 AWARD FOR THE WORST MANUAL!
Fuck me, these guys need an elementary course in English. I think a 7 year
old can type better than this. Some of their sentences don't even make
sense! Literally!
THE PLOT
The witch doctor has sent Ruffian on a mission. He must search vast levels
for pixies trapped in carnivourous plants. Then using only seeds collected
from fruits along the way, spit the seeds at the trapped pixies to set them
free, before they are digested. When all the pixies are saved, Ruffian must
quickly find the secret exit by following a trail of helping hands left by
the pixies.
To help Ruffian on his journey, the witch doctor has left many spells and
potions, some of which are essential for Ruffian to progress.
LOADING
Switch on your Amiga and insert Ruffian disk 1 into the internal drive.
Ruffian is played with a joystick pugged into the joystick port.
BEFORE PLAY COMMENCES
From the main intro screen, screen select with the joystick:-
OPTIONS
ENTER PASSWORD
To access later levels of the game. Each level password is given on its
completion
VIEW HIGHSCORES
For an update on the highscores
SPEED
To vary Ruffians speed, between 4 and 8 pixels per frame
INERTIA
To vary Ruffians inertia, low or normal.
HELPING HANDS
Select either on/off. Helping hands assist in either 2 ways. Moving helping
hands direct Ruffian to the last few pixies on the level. Then stationary
helping hands are placed in a trail around a level (when all pixies are
saved) to help direct REuffian to the exit.
DIFFICULTY
To alter Ruffians resistance between easy, normal and hard. Easy mode
decreases Ruffians energy by 1% per frame, with four helping hands at the
end of the level. Normal decreases energy by 2% with two helping hands.
Hard decreases energy at 4% with one helping hand.
MAIN MENU
To return to the main screen.
START
To begin the game.
JOYSTICK CONTROL
Push up to jump, or climb if on a ladder. Left/right, to move left or
right. Down, pull down then release for big jump (ater J potion picked up),
or down if on a ladder.
RUFFIANS MOST USEFUL FEATURE
To spit at any angle press and hold the fire button, move the joystick
left/rigth to position his head, then release the fire button to spit the
pip.
KEYBOARD CONTROL
To restart the game press the ESC key.
DISPLAY DURING THE GAME
The number of pips remaining is shown in the bottom left hand side of the
screen. Any number of pips can be collected, but the maximum number
displayed on screen is 99. Ruffians power level is shown at the bottom of
screen in the middle. Ruffians maximum power level is 100%. The time
remaining is shown in the bottom right hand side of the screen.
The number of lives remaining is displayed when Ruffian explodes each time
he loses a lfe. When Ruffian loses all his lives he has 2 continues, each
continue is worth 2 lives. When 9 or less pixies remain on any one level,
the number of pixies to be saved is displayed on screen, where the last
pixie was rescued before floating off the screen.
END OF LEVEL DISPLAY
Shows fruits collected, time remaining, number of pixies saved etc. and
converts the numbers into a score when fire is pressed.
DISK ACCESS
When the pixies are saved and the exit found th elevel is completed. When
requested, place the required disk in the internal drive and press the
joystick fire button.
POTION BOTTLES
There are up to 17 different potions that can be found around a level. Each
one has a helpful effect and are as follows:-
(E) Increases energy by 10% (max 100%)
(J) Allows Ruffian to do a big jump (for the whole level). Pull down on
joystick then release for a big jump. Onlyt a small part of any level
(apart from level one) can be completed without it.
(S) Increases Ruffians speed by 1 pixel per frame for the whole level, up
to eight pixels per frame.
(W) Enters whirlwind mode, where Ruffian travels at full speed killing
baddies in his path.
(P) Changes pips to more powerful spinning stars and changes the effect on
some baddies. The pip carries on through baddies to kill others. If two big
pip potions are found the pips will home in on moving baddies.
(T) Gives one minute of extra time.
(L) Gives one extra life.
(50) Gives 50 extra pips
(10) Gives 10 extra pips.
(R) Makes Ruffian fire a spray of pips rapidly.
(Q) Quakes the screen to kill all baddies.
(N) Nukes all baddies on the screen in a brilliant flash of light.
(I) Makes Ruffian invincible for a few seconds.
(F) Freezes all baddies for a few seconds
(C) Icon brings on a flying carpet for Ruffian to fly to any part of a
level for 30 seconds or until he lands. Smiling pixie icon when found lifts
Ruffian back onto any branch he just fell or jumped off when the stick
is pushed up while falling. The exit icon if found, takes Ruffian to
the exit when all the pixies are saved.
GAME TIPS
To spit at any angle press and hold fire button, move the joystick
left/right to position his head, then release the fire button to spit the
pip.
Each level is completed in two stages:-
Free all the pixies within a reasonable time limit. Then find the exit of
the level within a much shorter time limit, following a trail of helping
hands left by the pixies.
Stationary hanging monkeys when hit will fall onto seesaws below them,
springing Ruffian high into the air if he is positioned correctly on the
other side of the seesaw. This feature is needed for example to reach the
exit at the end of level 2.
Helping hands direct Ruffian to the last few pixies to be saved on any one
level, and then leave a trail to the exit.
Whenever Ruffian runs out of pips he will be given 1 pip after 3 seconds.
Levels 1&2 have no big jump (J) potion, in all other levels (except the 2
bonus levels) you can only progress so far unless you find it.
Pixies become more difficult to hit as Ruffian progresses through the game.
To free them Ruffian must bounce pips off walls.
Docs Typed by iGGY 2ND OF JUNE 1996