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- Game Crafters(TM) Presents
-
- The Adventures
- of
- Maddog Williams(TM)
- in
-
- The Dungeons of Duridian(TM)
-
- Maddog Williams is an Interactive Animated Adventure Game (TM)
- created by Game Crafters, a Spanish Fork, Utah based software house.
-
- For installation and platform specific information please see the
- accompanying install.txt file.
-
- For more history of Maddog Williams and the lands of Duridian, see the novella
- on our Maddog Williams web page at www.gamecrafters.com.
-
- GETTING STARTED
-
- At first you will see the menu:
-
- Please Select Difficulty Level.
- 1. Easy
- 2. Hard
- 3. Pray For Deliverance
- Selection:
-
- The level of difficulty affects the ease with which
- you will be able to defeat the enemies and solve puzzles.
- HARD and PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE use the same puzzles.
-
- Next you will see the prompt Change Options? (Y/N). If you
- select Yes then you will be asked what type of musical device you
- have. If you answer no to this question the default device is the
- Computer Speaker. After you select the musical device you can
- answer No to this question the next time you play and it will
- remember your selection. (If the game locks up right after this and
- you don't have a sound card, try again and make sure you select
- Computer Speaker.)
-
- THE GAME BEGINS
-
- After the credits you will be greeted by the Guardian of
- Marinor. He will ask you "Is this your first time playing the
- game? (Y) or (N)." If you answer No the game will begin
- immediately. If you answer Yes you will see the introduction
- sequence. We suggest you watch the introduction at least once, it
- has information about the events leading up to the time the game
- begins. IMPORTANT! When the Guardian asks you questions about the map
- simply type in anything. We have disabled the off-disk copy protection
- for this release.
-
- GAME PLAY
-
- After Maddog wakes up (Yes, adventurers always sleep on top of
- the covers fully clothed!) you will be in control of him. To move
- him around the screen you can use the arrow keys, the number pad or
- a joystick. To switch between KEYBOARD and JOYSTICK mode, press
- CTRL J. An icon at the top of the screen will change between the
- picture of a joystick and a key so you will know what mode you are
- in. The number pad allows 8-direction control of Maddog.
- To use the keyboard press the direction you wish to travel and
- RELEASE the key. Maddog will travel in that direction until you
- press the same key again, or you press 5 on the keypad. If you
- press a different key, Maddog will change directions. If you hold
- the key down, Maddog will walk rather spastically.
-
- As you type in commands at the prompt and press Enter, a
- response to what you typed will appear on the screen. You must
- press Enter to get rid of it! Any other key will result in a
- beep. We do this so you won't miss any important texts that come
- up automatically.
-
- During the game you will encounter enemies. You must use
- skill in fighting to defeat them. To enter fight mode you must
- first have a weapon, then press F1. If an enemy is present (you
- can tell because there will be a second Health-O-Meter at the top
- of the screen just below Maddog's. If Maddog's health becomes blank,
- he dies -- the same is true for enemies), Maddog will draw his sword
- and prepare to fight. If no enemy is present you will be asked if
- you want to practice. This allows you to practice fighting with
- your current weapon. To exit practice/fight mode press F1 again.
-
- FIGHTING
- KEYBOARD:
-
- SHIFT acts like the joystick button.
-
- LEFT & RIGHT arrows move Maddog Left and Right.
-
- UP arrow is like pressing up on the joystick. If you press
- SHIFT, Maddog will attack high.
-
- DOWN arrow is like pressing down on the joystick. If you
- press SHIFT, Maddog will attack low. This also causes Maddog to
- block the enemies' attack. AFTER MADDOG BLOCKS, HE RETURNS TO
- NEUTRAL. You must press the down arrow key again to block.
-
- Key pad 5 is neutral (pressing the same direction twice will
- return Maddog to neutral also). If you press SHIFT, Maddog will
- attack middle.
-
- If you swing while Maddog is moving backwards, HE WILL TURN
- AROUND! This can be a very bad thing, as the enemy will attack
- mercilessly. [Back stabbing %#@#$@#'s -- ed]
-
- Try the moves in practice mode to get a feel for how it works.
-
- A SHORT WALKTHROUGH
-
- After Maddog is standing, type LOOK to give a
- description of the surroundings.
-
- Type LOOK RUG and Maddog will describe the rug.
-
- Type LOOK UNDER RUG -- Maddog will walk to the rug and look
- under it.
-
- Walk Maddog in front of the shelves. Type LOOK SHELVES.
-
- Type TAKE SWORD --Maddog will pick up his sword.
-
- Press F1, and practice with the sword a bit.
-
- Press F1 to exit practice mode.
-
- A FEW FINAL SUGGESTIONS
-
- When you first enter a scene, type LOOK to get a description
- of your surroundings.
-
- LOOK at everything imaginable. Sometimes important clues are in
- the text.
-
- If you meet someone, try to interact with them in some way.
- TALK TO MAN is always a good way to start! (Unless it's not a man!)
-
- Fighting may seem hard at first, but hang in there --
- you'll get used to it!
-
- SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS
-
- F1 Toggles Fight MODE
- F2 Help
- F3 Retypes last line typed
- F4 Saves the game
- F5 Restores a saved game
- F6 Sets Speed
- F7 Shows Inventory
- F8 Turns music off/on
- F9 Restarts the game
- F10 Quits
- TAB Displays last text output
- ESC Erases the input line.
- SHIFT Acts like joystick button (Makes Maddog jump when walking
- around. Attacks when fighting.)
-
- We here at Game Crafters hope you enjoy playing the game.
-
- Game Crafters, When it comes to games, we don't play around.
-
- For further information, hints or questions, please visit our web page
- at www.gamecrafters.com.
-
- Please read the LICENSE.TXT file before playing the game.
-
- Maddog Williams, Dungeons of Duridian, Game Crafters, and
- Interactive Animated Adventure Game are trademarks of Game Crafters.
-
-