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- MEAT PUPPET INSTRUCTIONS
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- We've kept things simple but violent. Sometimes it's better that way.
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- Here're your instructions for play:
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- Run meat.exe to start the program. You may also run it from the START PROGRAM bar of Windows 95.
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- 1. Main Menu and Popup Dialogs
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- Popup/Cancel menu ESCAPE
- Scrollbox hotkeys UP/DOWN/PGUP/PGDN/LEFT CLICK, DOUBLE CLICK to action choice
- New game ALT + N
- Load game ALT + L
- Save game ALT + S
- Delete game ALT + D
- Replay movie ALT + R
- Credits ALT + C
- Options ALT + O
- Low resolution F1
- Medium resolution F2
- High resolution F3
- Game play instructions F5
- Weapon instructions F6
- Raise brightness PREV
- Darken display NEXT
- Raise SFX volume SHIFT + PREV
- Lower SFX volume SHIFT + NEXT
- Raise CD volume ALT + PREV
- Lower CD volume ALT + NEXT
- Last Dumaine dialogue HOME
- Last Mission dialogue END
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- 2. Player Controls
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- You've got a choice between CURSOR-FOLLOW mode or MANUAL mode.
- The first is great for running through open spaces, gymnastics,
- and shooting on the run. For more precise character handling,
- toggle to the MANUAL control mode and use the cursor keys to
- orient the character. Both modes use the mouse for targeting.
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- Using CURSOR-FOLLOW mode is simple. Lotos moves in the direction
- of the cursor as long as you press the walk, run, or flip keys.
- Tumbling is always based on the direction Lotos faces.
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- Toggle between modes BACKSPACE
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- KEYBOARD DEFAULTS FOR MANUAL MODE
- walk UP
- run CTRL+UP
- turn LEFT/RIGHT
- jump CTRL (single tap)
- flip/roll SHIFT+UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
- punch/shoot LEFT CLICK/DRAG
- toggle weapon SPACEBAR
- push button, etc. LEFT CLICK WHEN TARGET CURSOR CHANGES STATE
- scroll RIGHT DRAG (ALLOWS FOR SNIPING AND LOOK AHEADS)
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- See? That was simple. Don't worry, though. You can still cause
- plenty of mayhem.
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- KEY CONFIGURATION
- We've included a key configuration utility that allows you to remap keys for use
- in the game. If you don't like the defaults, that is. This utility is self-explanatory.
- This utility is located in the directory in which you installed Meat Puppet.
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- TROUBLESHOOTING
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- INSTALLATION ERRORS
- Be sure to uninstall any demo versions of the game before installing the full version.
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- I PUT THE GAME IN HI-RES MODE AND NOTHING HAPPENS
- Meat Puppet evaluates your machine's capabilities. If you are missing a driver or
- don't have enough video RAM to run in HI-RES, Meat Puppet continues to display
- the current resolution whether you choose HI-RES or not.
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- MY GAME PAUSES
- Meat Puppet anticipates most data needs and preloads graphics and
- sounds prior to actually using them This eliminates hiccuping. But
- sometimes Windows 95 systems need a tweak or two to play Meat Puppet smoothly.
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- MENU SCREEN OR ROOMS TAKE FOREVER TO LOAD (more than a few seconds)
- Check your CD-ROM cache under Windows settings. Set it to medium or maximum.
- Load times should drop drastically.
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- LOTOS RUNS LIKE SHE'S IN MOLASSES
- When all characters are moving slowly in every room, there's most likely
- a problem with your Direct Draw drivers. As a Windows 95 game, Meat Puppet
- relies on those drivers for optimum speed. Run the setup from the DirectX
- directory of the demo disc and make certain you've installed the most recent
- drivers. If the problem persists, there's a chance that your video card doesn't
- support Direct Draw. Contact your vendor for the most recent drivers.
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- I CAN'T RUN THE GAME IN HI-RES MODE
- Meat Puppet is a hi-color game and the hi-res mode (102X768) naturally
- requires a video card with lots or RAM-4MB, to be specific. The lo-res and
- the default medium-res modes run on a video card with 2MB. If you have a 1MB video card,
- you're limited to lo-res (640X400) mode.
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- MY GAME RUNS SLOWLY IN HI-RES MODE
- Run the game at its highest resolution only if you have a fast machine.
- Some are faster than others, and surprisingly, some slower machines handle
- the high-res mode fine.
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