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░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ REBELSOFT ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░░ ░░ ░ SHAREWARE ░ Plague of the Moon ░ SHAREWARE ░ ░░ ░░ ░ VERSION ░ by Gabe Macchia ░ VERSION ░ ░░ ░░ ░ ░ ░ ░ ░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ INSTRUCTION MANUAL ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Table of Contents ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ I. Introduction.....................................1 II. Starting the Game................................2 III. The Main Menu....................................2 IV. Playing the Game.................................2 A. The Interface.................................2 1. Player Information.........................3 2. The Arrow (Movement).......................3 3. The Eyeball................................3 4. The Hand...................................3 5. Inventory..................................4 6. Casting Adventure Spells...................4 7. Time.......................................5 8. Resting....................................5 9. Options Menu...............................5 B. Mixing Potions................................6 C. Combat........................................7 1. The Interface..............................7 a. Attacking...............................7 b. Defending...............................7 c. Casting Combat Spells...................7 D. Score.........................................7 E. Saving and Restoring Games....................8 F. Saved Game Name Sheet.........................8 G. Using the Keyboard............................9 V. Credits..........................................9 VI. Troubleshooting..................................9 VII. Ordering Information.............................10 VIII. Order Form.......................................10 Introduction ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Many Centuries ago, Margaret was introduced to the Black Death. She sought the Devil's protection in a pagan cult of devil worshipers. Through demonic rites, Margaret became a powerful sorceress, her strength growing with each year. Then the Bloody Judge set off a vicious wave of executions for profit and pleasure. Margaret was condemned to burn. From within the flames, she cast a dreadful curse upon the land. Then she appeared to her daughter, Alucarda. "Avenge me, Alucarda! Avenge my death!" You are Alucarda. You begin the game on a quest of vengeance, which may change. You begin with no witchcraft abilities, so you must gain them. Page 2 Starting the Game ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ To start the game, you need at least 500K of conventional memory, a VGA moniter and card, and a Microsoft-compatible mouse. A 386+ computer is highly recommended. A Sound Blaster-compatible sound card is required for the synthesized music and digitized sound. * This is the shareware version, so no digitized sound is available. Type PLAGUE at the DOS prompt. ═══ The Main Menu ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The choices on the main menu look like bookmarks. Press on one of them to select that choice. The possible choices are: Introduction: Displays the background story in book form. Press any key or mouse button to flip the page. Credits: Shows a beginning-of-a-movie-like list of credits. Begin Game: Starts up the game. Restore Game: Brings up the Restore Game menu. Quit: Exits to DOS. Playing the Game ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The main interface has the title and score at the top of the screen and the "Bowls of Control" at the bottom. Pressing the left mouse button on these bowls activates them. ╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Plague of the Moon Score:50 of 500║ ╟──────────────────────────────────────────╢ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Main viewscreen ║ 1. Player information/ ║ ║ Spells in effect ║ ║ 2. Arrow (walk) ║ ║ 3. Eyeball (look) ║ ║ 4. Hand (act) ╟──────────────────────────────────────────╢ 5. Bag (inventory) ║ 2 4 ║ 6. Potion (cast spell) ║ 1 ▄▄▄ 3 ▄▄▄ 5 6 ┌─────┐ 8 9 ║ 7. Clock/Sleep button ║ █████ ▀ ▄▄▄ ▀ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ │ 7 │▄▄▄ █████ ║ 8. Quick Reference ║ ▀▀▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ └─────┘ ▀ ▀▀▀ ║ 9. Options Menu ╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝ Page 3 Player information ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Press the Left mouse button for this information: ╒═════════════════════╕ │┌──┐ Alucarda │ ││██│ │ ││██│ Fighting: 50% │- How skilled you are in battle. ││██│ Damage: 40% │- How much damage you can do to enemies. ││██│ Defense: 50% │- How good you are at defending yourself. ││██│ <-------------- │- Health ╘═════════════════════╛ These statistics are measured as a percentage of the maximum that you can achieve in the game. Press the Right mouse button to see what spells are still in effect. For example: ╒═════════════════════╕ │ Invisibility │ │ Gaseous Form │ │ Sense Evil │ ╘═════════════════════╛ The Arrow (Movement) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The arrow is used to choose where you want to walk. Press the arrow anywhere on the ground or floor and you will attempt to walk to that point. If there is an obstruction in your way, you will have to walk around it. To move to another room, press the arrow close to the top, bottom, left, or right edge of a scene that is not blocked by any kind of wall. The Eyeball (Examine) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Press the eye on anything of interest to recieve a description of it. Some things must be examined while you are near them. The Hand (Act) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The hand cursor is used to act upon objects in the scene. To use an object with the hand, you must be close to it. If you receive no message after pressing the hand on an object, then that object is of no interest and will not be needed at any point in the game. Page 4 The Bag (Inventory) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── When you pick up an object with the hand, it is placed in your inventory. To see what is in it, press on the "bag" bowl. The following box will be displayed: ╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │┌──────────────────────┬┬───────────────────────┬─┐│ ││ ┌──────────────────┐ ││ │││ ││ │ │ ││ ├─┤│ ││ │ Picture │ ││ List of items │ ││ ││ │ │ ││ in inventory │ ││ ││ │ │ ││ ├─┤│ ││ └──────────────────┘ ││ │││ │└─────────┬─────────┬──┴┴───────────────────────┴─┘│ │ LOOK │ USE │ EXIT │ ╘══════════╧═════════╧══════════════════════════════╛ Selected items appear in red. To select an item, press on the item in the list. Press the LOOK button to see a short description of the object. Press the USE button to use the object. Not all objects can be used from here. To ready a weapon for the next combat encounter, press the USE button while a weapon is selected. The weapon's name will appear in blue, meaning that that weapon is readied. There is no limit to the amount of items you can carry. NOTE: You can press the right mouse button on the "bag" bowl to quickly display the inventory without pictures. Casting Adventure Spells ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── After you become a witch, a bowl with a potion in it will appear next to the inventory bowl. Press on this potion to get a list of prepared potions: ╒═════════════════════╕ │ Invisibility ┌─┐│- If you have more than one of a certain │ Invisibility │││ potion, it will be listed separately. │ Birdspeech ├─┤│ │ Energy Sphere ├─┤│- Combat spells are listed, but cannot │ Energy Sphere │││ be cast while not in combat. │ Extract Soul └─┘│ │ OK CANCEL│- OK casts the spell. ╘═════════════════════╛ Some spells can only be cast in combat. If the spell is a combat spell, you will receive a message and the spell will not be cast. Page 5 Time ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Time is recorded by movement. When you are not walking or performing any action, time does not pass. Some encounters only happen in the daytime, others in the night. The Planetary Clock ╒═════════╤══════════╕ ┬ │ \ -- -- / │ │ When the sun () is in the top half, │ / \ -- / \ │ │ Day it is day. │ / \ ┼ / \ │ │ ├─ ───┼─┼─┼──── ─┤ ┴ │ \ / ┼ \ / │ ┬ When the sun is in the bottom half, │ \ / │ \ / │ │ Night it is night. │ / -- -- \ │ │ ╘═════════╧══════════╛ ┴ Resting ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── To sleep, you must be in an area where you will be safe and undisturbed. Press on the planetary clock box and you will rest until morning. A good night's sleep restores some health. You can only rest once a day. IMPORTANT: If you don't sleep for several days, your fighting abilities will decrease with every day. They will be restored after you sleep. Options Menu ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ╒═════════════════════╕ │ New Game... │- Starts the game over from the beginning. │ Save Game... │- Brings up the Save Game menu. │ Restore Game... │- Brings up the Restore Game menu. │ Sound: ON/OFF │- Toggles sound effects on and off. │ Music: ON/OFF │- Toggles background music on and off. │ About... │- Displays version information. │ Quit... │- Exits to DOS. │ OK CANCEL│- OK keeps changes, CANCEL discards them. ╘═════════════════════╛ Page 6 Mixing Potions ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Before you can cast any spells, first you have to mix them using ingredients you find and your cauldron. Recipes for spells can be found in books that you can find or may be given to you. You must be initiated into the black arts to mix spells. Click the hand icon on the pot in your room. This box will appear: ╒═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │┌──────────────────────┬─┬┬───────────────────────┐│ ││ │││ ││ ││ ├─┤│ Ingredients ││ ││ Inventory │ ││ to be mixed ││ ││ ├─┤│ ││ ││ │││ ││ │└─────────┬─────────┬──┴─┴┴──────────┬────────────┘│ │ ADD │ MIX │ START OVER │ EXIT │ ╘══════════╧═════════╧════════════════╧═════════════╛ First, click on an object that you want to mix in your inventory in the "Inventory" area. Then press the ADD button. The object's name will appear in the "Ingredients to be mixed" area. You must add at least 2 and up to 5 ingredients. If you make a mistake and add the wrong ingredient, press the START OVER button. When you are satisfied with your selections, press the MIX button. You will attempt to make a potion from the chosen ingredients. WARNING: Any item that is mixed will be dropped from your inventory, even if it was not needed in the recipe. Some combinations of ingredients produce harmful results. The EXIT button lets you quit without mixing anything. Page 7 Combat ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ╔══════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Plague of the Moon Score:50 of 500║ Mouse Cursors: ╟────────┬────────────────────────┬────────╢ ▄ ▄ ║ │ │ ║ │|│ ████▀▀▀▐ ║ │ │ ║ │|│ ████ ▐ ║ │ │ ║ │││ ▌ ████ ║ 1 │ Enemy │ 2 ║ ▀▀█▀▀ ▌ ███ ║ ┌──┐ │ Viewscreen │ ┌──┐ ║ ▀ ▀▀▀▀ ║ │▒▒│ │ │ │██│ ║ Attack Defend ║ │▒▒│ │ │ │██│ ║ (if you have ║ │▒▒│ │ │ │██│ ║ a weapon) ╟──┴──┴──┴────────────────────────┴──┴──┴──╢ ║ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ 3 ┌─────┐ ║ 1. Your Health ║ █████ ▀ ▄▄▄ ▀ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ │ │▄▄▄ █████ ║ 2. Enemy Health ║ ▀▀▀ ▀ ▀ ▀ └─────┘ ▀ ▀▀▀ ║ 3. Cast Spell ╚══════════════════════════════════════════╝ Attacking ───────── If you have a weapon, the mouse will look like a sword, if not it will look like a fist. Fighting without a weapon is not wise. While the mouse looks like a sword or a fist, press anywhere on the enemy to attack. Your skill and your current weapon determine if you will hit the enemy and how much damage it will do. Defending ───────── After you attack, you must wait a while before you can strike again. This is your chance to defend yourself. While the mouse looks like a shield, press the mouse button anywhere on the enemy viewscreen to defend. Defending lowers the chance of getting hit or the amount of damage done by it. Casting Spells ────────────── To cast a spell in combat, press the potion bowl. The action will stop while you choose your spell. Some spells cannot be cast in combat, so you would receive a message before casting. After you defeat an enemy, your fighting and defense skills will increase. Score ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The score shows you how far along in the game you are. Some encounters or actions give you points, but are not needed to win the game. The maximum score is 500. If you finish the game with a score of less than 500, you missed out on some things. Page 8 Saving and Restoring Games ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ You can save your game anywhere except in combat or during conversations. ╒══════════════════════════════╕ │ SAVE/RESTORE GAME │ │Enter Save Game Letter (A-Z): │ │ Press Esc to cancel. │ ╘══════════════════════════════╛ If you save a game with a letter that has already been saved, the old game will be overwritten. You cannot restore a game with a letter that has not been saved. If you are restoring a game from the main menu, pressing Esc will start a new game, as if you chose "Begin New Game." SAVED GAMES A:__________________________________________________________________ B:__________________________________________________________________ C:__________________________________________________________________ D:__________________________________________________________________ E:__________________________________________________________________ F:__________________________________________________________________ G:__________________________________________________________________ H:__________________________________________________________________ I:__________________________________________________________________ J:__________________________________________________________________ K:__________________________________________________________________ L:__________________________________________________________________ N:__________________________________________________________________ O:__________________________________________________________________ P:__________________________________________________________________ Q:__________________________________________________________________ R:__________________________________________________________________ S:__________________________________________________________________ T:__________________________________________________________________ U:__________________________________________________________________ V:__________________________________________________________________ W:__________________________________________________________________ X:__________________________________________________________________ Y:__________________________________________________________________ Z:__________________________________________________________________ Page 9 Using the Keyboard ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The keyboard can control some parts of the game, but you need a mouse to play the game properly. Case does not matter. ┌────────────────────┬───────────────────┬──────────────────────────┐ │ Main Menu: │ Game: │ Walking: │ │ Introduction: 'I' │ Arrow: '1' │ │ │ Credits: 'C' │ Hand: '2' │ Cursor Keys: │ │ Begin Game: 'B' │ Eye: '3' │ │ │ Restore Game: 'R' │ Inventory: 'I' │ Press the direction key │ │ Quit: 'Q' │ Cast Spell: 'S' │ once to start walking. │ │ │ Rest: 'R' │ Press the same key again │ │ │ Player info: 'P' │ to stop. Do not hold │ │ │ Options: 'O' │ the key down. │ │ │ Help: 'H '│ │ └────────────────────┴───────────────────┴──────────────────────────┘ Credits ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Programming: Gabe Macchia Artwork: Gabe Macchia Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) Grünewald (1470-1528) Hans Holbein (1460-1524) Game Design: Gabe Macchia Music: Gabe Macchia Sound Effects: Gabe Macchia Story: Gabe Macchia Game Text: Gabe Macchia This Manual: Gabe Macchia Inspiration: Jesús Franco Juan Lopez Moctezuma Amando de Ossorio Troubleshooting ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Problem: Solutions: Game will not start. - You do not have at least 500K of conventional memory. Free up this amount before starting. - You do not have a Microsoft compatible mouse. - You do not have a VGA monitor/card. There is no music. - You do not have a Sound Blaster or compatible sound card capable of 8 voices. - Your sound card is not working. Try running other programs that have music to see if it works. No setup is required. - The volume is not up high enough. Turn up the volume on your sound card or speakers. There is no sound. - You do not have the registered version. Page 10 Ordering Information ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The Registered version features these great extras: * No shareware messages! * Printed illustrated manual! - Maps, items, spells, etc. * Crystal Ball intelligent hint system! - Shows you what you should do next. * Extensive digitized sounds! - Speech, combat noises, and more! * Uncensored version! - Dozens of gruesome death scenes! * Newest version. To order Plague of the Moon, just send a check for $15 total to: Gabe Macchia 3221 Mastin Lane Montgomery, AL 36106 Make checks out to Gabe Macchia. Allow 1-2 weeks for delivery. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plague of the Moon ORDER FORM Name: _______________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ City: ________________________ State: ________________ ZIP: _________ Disk Size: [ ] 3.5" High Density [ ] 5.25" High Density - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -