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- RELENTLESS
- Twinsen's Adventure
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- Little Big Adventure
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- DEMO VERSION
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- October 13, 1994
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- Copyright 1994 Adeline Software International. All Rights Reserved.
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- REQUIREMENTS:
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- RELENTLESS requires:
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- A 486 with a single speed CD-ROM drive
- 4 MB of memory
- A VESA compliant SVGA card with 512 KB of RAM
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- The Recommended Configuration is:
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- 486DX2 - 66 Mhz with local bus (VESA or PCI for example)
- Double speed CD-ROM drive
- Local bus SVGA card with 1 MB of RAM
- 8 MB of memory
- Sound Blaster 16 (Stereo 16 bits Sound FX + FM Music)
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- The current "Dream" configuration would be:
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- Pentium 100 Mhz
- Quad speed CD-ROM drive
- PCI Local bus SVGA card with 2 MB of RAM
- 17 inch monitor
- 8 MB of memory
- Sound Blaster AWE32 (Stereo 16 bits Sound FX + Midi Music)
- Hi-Fi Power Stereo Amplifier + Speakers
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- 1. Installation
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- For now, make sure that you have at least 7 MBytes free on your Hard Disk
- before installing.
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- 2. Configuration
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- To configure RELENTLESS (Language, SVGA, Music card, Sound Card)
- type SETUP in the RELENT directory. Make sure to address every option
- and save your configuration before returning to DOS.
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- RELENTLESS provides SPECIFIC support for each of the following sound cards:
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- 100% compatible SoundBlaster
- Sound Blaster Pro
- Sound Blaster 16
- Sound Blaster AWE32
- ProAudio Spectrum
- ProAudio Spectrum Plus
- ProAudio Spectrum 16
- Gravis UltraSound
- Adlib Gold
- Microsoft Windows Sound System
- MT32 compatible midi cards such as the RAP-10 for MUSIC ONLY
- Adlib compatible cards for MUSIC ONLY
- OPL3 compatible cards for MUSIC ONLY
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- RELENTLESS currently supports all VESA compliant video cards.
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- Some specific cards and chipsets are also directly supported.
- Those include:
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- Ati Chipset
- Ati Mach32/Mach64
- Ati Ultra Pro
- Ati VGA Wonder
- Cirrus Logic Chipset
- CL-GD 542X Chipset
- Compaq AVGA Chipset
- Compaq QVision
- Diamond Speedstar (Tseng)
- Diamond Stealth (S3)
- Genoa Chipset
- HP Ultra (S3)
- NCR
- NCR 77C22 Chipset
- OAK OTI 067/077 Chipset
- Orchid Designer VGA (Tseng)
- Orchid Pro Designer VGA (Tseng)
- Orchid Fahrenheit (S3)
- Paradise
- Quadram VGA Spectra (Tseng)
- Realtek PT-505
- Realtek RTG 3105 Chipset
- STB Lightspeed (Tseng)
- STB VGA EM-16 Plus (Tseng)
- STB VGA Extra/EM (Tseng)
- S3 Incorporated Chipset
- Tecmar VGA/AD (Tseng)
- Tseng 3000 Chipset
- Tseng 4000 Chipset
- Trident VGA
- T8800/T9400 Chipset
- Western Digital Chipset
- WD90CXX Chipset
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- If any of those specific supports did not work we STRONGLY encourage you
- to try the standard VESA driver.
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- 3. Playing RELENTLESS
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- Type RELENT and press <ENTER> in the RELENT directory to run game.
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- Control keys are :
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- - During normal gameplaying :
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- UP - Forward
- DOWN - Backward
- RIGHT - Turn Right
- LEFT - Turn Left
- SPACEBAR - Action corresponding to the current behavior
- * NORMAL: Talk / Read / Search / Use
- * ATHLETIC: Jump
- * AGGRESSIVE:
- Auto mode : Fight
- Manual mode : While holding the spacebar down
- UP / RIGHT / LEFT will manually select
- different punch/kick options
- * DISCREET: Kneel down to hide
- ALT - Throw the magic ball (when you've found it) in any
- behavior
- - Wield the sword after you have found it in any
- behavior
- RETURN - Recenter screen on Twinsen
- CONTROL - Behavior menu
- SHIFT - Inventory
- ESC - Quit Game
- F6 - Options menu
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- - Behavior menu :
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- To keep this menu active hold the CONTROL key down.
- * LEFT, RIGHT - Change behavior
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- Behavioral Change - Quick Keys:
- F1(Normal)
- F2(Athletic)
- F3(Aggressive)
- F4(Discreet)
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- Behavior Menu Item Information:
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- Red bar - Life points
- Blue bar - Magic power
- Each level of magic you reach potentially gives you more
- power
- Coin - Amount of money you have
- Key - Number of keys you have (open any normally locked door)
- - They are used automatically when needed
- Four-Leaf Clover- Number of lives left
- Can eventually be used through the inventory to reload
- your Life points and Magic power
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- - Inventory menu :
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- Activate by pressing SHIFT key (don't need to hold it down).
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- LEFT, RIGHT,
- UP, DOWN - Move selection box.
- An explanation about each object you own is displayed
- at the bottom of the screen.
- SPACEBAR - go to the next page of explanation about the selected
- object.
- RETURN - Use selected object if possible in current context.
- ESC, SHIFT - Exit Inventory menu
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- - Options Menu :
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- Activated through the F6 key or through the main menu
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- 4. Tips and Tricks :
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- - When a character is hit by someone or something a little star indicates
- the loss of lifepoints. If there is no star when you hit someone, it
- means you are not strong enough (magic level) or your weapon is not
- appropriate.
- - Don't forget to speak (SPACE BAR in Normal behavior) to people before
- kicking (or even killing) them (if possible).
- - Search in all the closets, trash-cans, chests, and flowers pots to find
- coins, life, magic, or keys. For example, at one particular stage you will
- need a rather large amount of money to progress.
- - When you touch a door without a lock, it will be opened automatically. If
- the door has a lock you need to use a key. If you don't have a key you
- must adventure until you find one. (You can see the number of keys you
- possess in the behavior menu - (By using the CTRL key).
- - Keys can be found in closets, flowers pots... or by killing a
- "monster" (Even doctors!).
- - If you know a key was discovered but you can't see it, throw your magic
- ball. It will bring back any key that could be in the general area.
- - Switches can be activated by the magic ball.
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- 5. Troubleshooting
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- Step A. Configuration
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- If you are having problems launching the game, make sure that RELENTLESS is
- configured properly.
- If the problem remains, select VESA and no music and no sound FX and retry.
- If the program gives you an error about VESA support, load the VESA driver
- provided with your SVGA card (see SVGA card manual).
- If the problem is solved go to step F, if not, go to Step B with this
- minimal configuration.
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- Step B. EMS/UMB provider programs (memory managers)
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- Try setting up a DOS Boot Disk. Refer to the DOS Boot Disk section of your
- manual. If the problem is solved go to Step F, if not, go to the next step.
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- Step C. Caching programs
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- Try reducing the size of any disk cache such as SMARTDRV.EXE (leave some
- cache if possible, even 256 KB or less) in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Eventually try removing any reference to those programs in your CONFIG.SYS
- or AUTOEXEC.BAT. If the problem is solved go to Step F, if not, go to the
- next step.
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- Step D. HIMEM.SYS
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- Try removing HIMEM.SYS from your Boot Disk CONFIG.SYS. If the problem is
- solved go to Step F, if not, go to the next step.
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- Step E. Reinstall Relentless
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- Put the Boot Disk in drive A and reboot using this floppy disk. Then
- re-install Relentless from the CD. If the problem is solved go to step F,
- if not, your computer does not have enough memory to run Relentless.
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- Step F. Reconfiguration
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- You can now try to reconfigure your SVGA, Music, and Sound FX cards with the
- RELENTLESS setup program.
- Enjoy RELENTLESS.
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- 6. Technical information
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- The best configuration for RELENTLESS would be a machine with HIMEM.SYS
- loaded, no memory manager such as EMM386 or QEMM386, and a disk
- caching program.
- It is best not have anything loaded high since RELENT will make better use
- of extended memory than of DOS memory. Therefore, try leaving resident
- programs in DOS memory.
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- RELENTLESS does not use EMS.
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