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- TOWERS
- 3D One or Two player Dungeon Game
-
- (c)1993 JV Enterprises
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- Welcome, this is JV Enterprises first attempt at TRYWARE marketing for
- the Atari platform. What you have is the full version of Towers, with
- all the features intact. You can play several levels of the game without
- the manual. In order to progress further and complete the game, you will
- require the manual. The manual can be ordered through us for $15 U.S.
- funds.
-
- As a bonus, all registered participants will be eligible to win a Jaguar
- Game System, by finding and decoding an Easter Egg in the game and
- sending that information to us before May 31,1994. All registered users
- with the correct answer will then be thrown into a pot, and the winner of
- the Jaguar Game System will be selected at random. (Full rules and
- details are included with the manual.)
-
- To register your game and obtain your manual, send a check or Money
- Order for $15 in US funds to:
-
- JV Enterprises
- PO Box 97455
- Las Vegas, NV 89193-7455
- USA
-
- -OR-
-
- By calling us with your Master Card or VISA at:
-
- 1-800-252-0194
-
- Persons calling from outside US or Canada can reach us at:
-
- 702-734-9689
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- Towers requires a minimum of 928200 bytes of FREE memory left on your
- system. Towers will not run on a One Meg system with any Accessories or
- Hard Drive utilities or programs running.
-
- It can be installed on a Hard Drive (with more than one meg). And, if
- you are running off of floppies, Towers can utilize a second Disk Drive.
-
- Towers is compatible with the ST/STE/TT/Mega/Falcon systems. The
- program fits on two DS/DD disks. Please keep all files on the respective
- disk. The program will not work on a floppy system if files are mixed!
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- Disk One Files Disk Two Files
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- ARROW.DAT BEGINSNG.DAT
- BEGINSNG.DAT DOOR0.DAT
- DRIVER_P.DAT DOOR1.DAT
- DRIVER_S.DAT DOOR2.DAT
- HDINSTAL.PRG DOOR3.DAT
- INTRO1.DAT DOOR4.DAT
- INTRO2.DAT DUN0.DAT
- INTRO3.DAT DUN1.DAT
- INTRO4.DAT ECLIP.DAT
- INTRO5.DAT MAIN.DAT
- INTRO6.DAT MISC.DAT
- INTRO7.DAT MONST_G0.DAT
- INTRO8.DAT MONST_G1.DAT
- INTRO9.DAT MOSNT_G2.DAT
- INTROSNG.DAT MONST_G3.DAT
- ITEMS.DAT MONST_G4.DAT
- README.TXT MTOPBOT.DAT
- SCITEM.DAT MWALL.DAT
- TITLE.DAT MXTRA.DAT
- TITLECLP.DAT PLAYER.DAT
- TITLESLT.DAT SCREEN.DAT
- TOWERS.PRG SOUNDS.DAT
- WIND0.DAT
- WIND1.DAT
- WIND2.DAT
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- DISTRIBUTING TOWERS IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED AND DESIRED
- As long as all files remain on the disks (or compressed files),
- and remain unchanged!
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- Mini Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- Installation
-
- To install Towers on your hard drive run HDINSTAL.PRG from Towers disk
- One and follow instructions given on screen. Floppy Disk players may
- just run TOWERS.PRG and begin to play.
-
-
- Up and Running
-
- Once Towers is up an running you have several options available to you.
- From here you can select on of the four or press ESC to exit the game.
-
- INTRODUCTION - Gives you a brief overview of what the plot is in the
- game. Press ESC to return to main menu.
-
- INCARNATION - Allows you to select from one of four players to begin
- your adventures. Select the button to the left of the character until
- satisfied, then click on Accept. Press ESC to return to main menu.
-
- CONTINUATION - This allows you to play a game already in progress. A
- file selection window will appear and allow you to load a game. Simply
- click on the name of the game to load. From here you can also click on
- Quit to exit the game or Cancel to return to the main menu.
-
- CONNECTION - This option allow you to connect to a game already in
- progress on another computer. Before you select this, you must have two
- computers connected either by MIDI cables (Don't forget to Cross the
- cables between computers. Eg. IN to OUT. OUT to IN.) or by Null Modem
- adapter through the serial port.
-
- Then, one computer (the Host) must begin a game either by Continuation
- or Incarnation. Once the game begins and is in progress, then the
- second computer (the Slave) may select Connection.
-
- NOTE: Only the Host may load or save games.
-
-
- Playing the Game
-
- Once you are in the game, everything is controlled by the mouse and the
- LEFT mouse button. You will only use the RIGHT mouse button to sleep
- (by clicking the right button on your character) and to open/close a bag
- (by clicking the right button on the bag, when it is on your belt).
- You may (and should) use cursor keys for movement around the dungeon.
- They are as follows:
-
- Insert - Rotate Left
- Up Arrow - Move forward
- Clr/Home - Rotate Right
- Left Arrow - Move Left
- Down Arrow - Move Backward
- Right Arrow - Move Right
-
-
- -At the top between the two snakes is the compass.
-
- -At the Far right-top of the screen is a gold Disk, you can select this
- to access the Load/Save/quit options. Don't forget to type a name in
- when saving.
-
- -Below that are two thermometers, the left one measures your health, and
- will turn RED if you are poisoned. The Right one is blue and it measures
- you Magic points.
-
- -In between them is the representation of you. Click here, to add/remove
- clothing, armor, and jewelry. You can also read/drink/eat by clicking the
- appropriate item on you character.
-
- -To the left of your character is the Fight hand. Place weapons here that
- you wish to use in battle.
-
- -Directly below is your ring finger. Only rings will fit here.
-
- -To the right of your character is a small backpack to carry four items.
- Put projectile ammunition to be used by certain weapons, or just any
- other item, except for bags.
-
- -Below your character is your belt, that can hold five items. you may
- also strap bags here to carry more. You may only open/close bags when
- they are located on this belt.
-
- -Below your belt is a status window. It informs you of your standing as
- well as your condition. There are two pages, to toggle between the two,
- click the mouse on the little arrow in the corner of this window. This
- window will also reveal what is contained within a bag when open. At
- which time you may get/drop items here as well.
-
- -Underneath this are two windows with a button to the left of each.
- These are you spell windows. To select a window (and clear it out) click
- on the button left of that window. Formulate a spell (see spell scroll),
- then click on the window. You have conjured a spell, although it may not
- succeed. Duration spells will show up on this window is an icon. These
- icons will disappear when the spell dissipates. You can dissipate a spell
- prematurely by clicking on the button left of that window.
-
- -At the bottom you have your movement panel which can be also
- controlled by the keyboard.
-
- -To the left of the movement panel, there is an Attack button.
- Click on this button when you with to combat with an enemy. The weapon
- you fight with depends on the weapon you placed on your fight hand.
- Different weapons have different strike speeds. The Attack button will
- remain depressed until you have completed a full swing and are ready to
- hit again.
-
- -Further left is the Spell Scroll. Select a word by clicking the mouse on
- that word. The word will then appear in the spell window (if it was
- accessed with the button to the left of the window).
-
- -Next is the message window. This window will display messages and
- information, important to the game.
-
- -On the far left center of the screen is an indicator. This indicator will
- light up when you engage and attack an enemy in hand to hand combat.
- This indicator will give you the average strength of your opponent. The
- brighter it is, the stronger you enemy.
-
-
- The left-center of your screen contains your view of the 3D dungeon. You
- can interact within the dungeon with your mouse. Click on buttons on
- dungeon walls, that you are directly in front of. Use a key on a keyhole.
- Drop/get items by clicking on the ground beneath your feet (you can only
- get items directly in front of you.) Throw items by clicking down the
- hall.
-
-
- Just the Beginning
-
- This is just a taste of what lurks in Towers. If you like the game, don't
- forget to invest in the Towers Manual for $15 US Funds. It contains
- priceless information as well as helpful hints to move you along.
-
- Happy Hunting!
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