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- The Horde is a fast-paced, wild, and slightly gross game of action and
- strategy where one player defends his growing village against the
- onslaught of a huge gang of vile, stupid, and funny creatures who are
- intent on eating EVERYTHING!
-
- When the game begins, Chauncey has just arrived at his new estate in
- early spring (along with a few dazed, shanghaied peasants). The land is
- wild, but ready to be tamed -- shaped into a nice, profitable little
- village.
-
- Hordlings are about 2/3 as tall as a human, red in color, and their
- bodies are primarily fang-filled mouth. Dissection has revealed that
- their physiology is almost entirely devoted to catching their prey,
- swallowing their prey, digesting their prey and..., er..., well, you get
- the idea. Hordlings move with a strange, oddly funny gait, holding their
- claws well above their heads and lumbering around at good speed.
- Remember, these are the young Hordlings, teenagers in fact. As they grow,
- they get bigger, smarter, sneakier.
-
- Hordlings do not creep onto the board one at a time, nor do they arrive
- in small groups -- they charge in as a HORDE! What was once a peaceful
- meadow suddenly becomes a chaotic feeding frenzy. As soon as the
- Hordlings appear, they dash toward the nearest food (a cow, a villager,
- or you, Chauncey) and try to eat it. When a Hordling arrives outside a
- villager's house, it immediately begins pounding on the outside, causing
- a loud, "Thump! Thump! Thump!" sound which you can hear from anywhere on
- the map. If the Hordling pounds long enough (5-10 seconds), it will
- smash the house to splinters, exposing the villager inside, and then, as
- villager spies Hordling and Hordling spies lunch, a wild chase ensues.
- Alas, Hordlings are faster than villagers, and if the player doesn't stop
- the Hordling in a few seconds, the gruesome creature will catch the poor
- villager and gulp him down like a Burger Buddy.
-
- All you need to do in order to succeed in the game is to defend your
- thriving little village from these nasty little creatures. Here are a few
- commands that will aid you in doing so.
-
-
- KEYBOARD
-
- BUILDING A VILLAGE
- Move around the map...................Arrow keys when map is active
- Set an item in place..................Enter key when map is active
- Switch between map and toolbox Menu...Spacebar
- Cycle through items...................R/L arrows when Menu is active
- Choose displayed item.................Enter key when Menu is active
- Switch map views......................U/D arrows when Menu is active
- Return to map without changing item...Spacebar
-
- BATTLING THE HORDE
- Move Chauncey on the map..............Arrow keys when map is active
- Use a Weapon..........................Enter key when controlling Chauncey
- Switch between map and Menu...........Spacebar
- Cycle through items...................R/L arrows when Menu is active
- Choose displayed items and return.....Enter key when Menu is active
- Switch map views......................U/D arrows when Menu is active
-
- GENERAL CONTROLS
- Start the game........................Enter key
- Slow action to half speed.............Switch to Menu or Eagles Eye
- map view during combat
- Pause.................................F1
- Load a saved game.....................F2
- Display Options menu .................F3
-
- MOUSE
-
- BUILDING A VILLAGE
- Move around the map...................Roll mouse
- Set an item in place..................Button 1 when map is active
- Switch between map and Menu...........Button 2
- Cycle through items...................Roll mouse R/L when Menu is active
- Switch map views......................Roll mouse U/D when Menu is active
- Choose displayed item and return......Button 1 when Menu is active
- Return to map without changing item...Button 2
-
- BATTLING THE HORDE
- Move Chauncey on the map..............Roll mouse; reverse mouse roll to stop
- Use a Weapon..........................Button 1 when controlling Chauncey
- Switch between map and Menu...........Button 2
- Cycle through items...................Roll mouse R/L when Menu is active
- Switch map views......................Roll mouse U/D when Menu is empty
- Choose displayed item and return......Button 1 when Menu is active
- Return to map without changing item...Button 2
-
- GENERAL CONTROLS
- Start the game;skip video sequences...Enter key or Button 1
- Slow action on half speed.............Switch to Menu or Eagles Eye map
- view during combat
- Pause.................................F1
- Load a saved game.....................F2
- Display Options Menu .................F3
-
- JOYSTICK
-
- BUILDING A VILLAGE
- Move around the map...................Move joystick when map is active
- Set an item in place..................Button 1 when map is active
- Switch between map and Menu...........Button 2
- Cycle through items...................Move joystick L/R when Menu is active
- Switch map views......................Move joystick U/D when Menu is active
- Choose displayed item and return......Button 1 when Tool Box is active
- Return to map without changing item...Button 2
-
- BATTLING THE HORDE
- Move Chauncey on the map..............Move joystick when map is active
- Use a Weapon..........................Button 1 when controlling Chauncey
- Switch between map and Menu...........Button 2
- Cycle through items...................Move joystick L/R when Menu is active
- Switch map views......................Move joystick U/D when Menu is active
- Choose displayed item and return......Button 1 when Weapons Box is active
- Return to map without changing item...Button 2
-
- GENERAL CONTROLS
- Start the game; skip video sequences..Enter key or Button 1
- Slow action on half speed.............Switch to Menu or Eagles Eye map
- view during combat
- Pause.................................F1
- Load a saved game.....................F2
- Display Options menu .................F3
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