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- LucasArts Entertainment Co. LLC
- Grim Fandango Demo
- Version 1.0
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- Thank you for playing the Grim Fandango (tm) demo. We recommend
- that you read this file to get the most up to date information
- about installing, running and playing this demo.
-
- For additional information and in-depth technical documentation
- about specific hardware, we recommend reading the Online
- Troubleshooting Guide which can be accessed by clicking on
- Readme & Troubleshooting on the Grim Fandango Launcher.
-
- Be sure to check the LucasArts website at www.lucasarts.com for
- the very latest information related to Grim Fandango.
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- System Requirements
- -------------------
-
- Computer: 100% Windows 95 DirectX compatible computer
- required. Compatible with Windows 98 Release
- Candidate 0 and above.
-
- Graphics Card: 2 MB PCI Graphics card required.
-
- CPU: Pentium 133 or faster required.
-
- Memory: 16MB RAM required. 24 MB recommended for
- optimal performance.
-
- CD-ROM: Quad speed IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive required.
-
- Sound Card: 100% Windows 9x compatible 16-bit sound card
- required.
-
- Input Device: 100% Windows 9x compatible keyboard required.
- Optional support for joysticks and gamepads.
-
- DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 5.2 is included on this CD
- and must be installed to play Grim Fandango.
-
- Note: Your system may require the "latest" Windows 9x
- drivers for your particular hardware.
-
- Installation: Installation requires 3 MB free hard drive space.
-
-
- 3D Acceleration
- ---------------
- 3D Acceleration is not available in the Grim Fandango demo.
- It will be a feature in the full version of the game.
-
-
- Desktop Color Palette
- ---------------------
- We recommend that you set your desktop to High Color (16 bit)
- color. When playing Grim Fandango with your desktop set to a
- color palette other than 16 bit, you may experience various
- problems while running the game.
-
-
- Task Switching
- --------------
- We recommend that you do not task switch while playing the Grim
- Fandango demo if your desktop palette is not set to 16 bit color.
- At the time of release of this demo, we have seen problems while
- task-switching on various video cards that can cause the demo to
- lock up or quit unexpectedly.
-
-
- CTRL-ESC
- --------
- We recommend that you do not use CTRL-ESC while playing the demo.
-
-
- Operating Systems Supported
- ---------------------------
- To be able to run Grim Fandango, you must have Windows 95 as
- your operating system and your system must be 100% DirectX
- compatible. This program is Windows 98 compatible, but upon
- release of this demo, Windows 98 has not been released, so we
- have been unable to verify full compatibility with this oper-
- ating system. MS-DOS, Windows 3.1x, Windows NT 3.x, Windows
- NT 4.0 and OS/2 are not supported. For more information on
- DirectX, see Section 4 of this Troubleshooting Guide.
-
-
- If Launcher Screen is Too Large for Screen
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- If your font size is set to "Large Fonts", the launcher will
- appear to be twice as large as it should be and you may not be
- able to see all of the launcher buttons. We suggest you set
- your fonts to "Small" to see the entire launcher. To do so:
- * Right-click on your desktop
- * Click on "Properties"
- * Click on the "Settings" tab
- * Click on the box under "Font size" near the bottom
- * Click on "Small Fonts"
- * Click on the "OK" button at the bottom of the window
-
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- Installing the Grim Fandango Demo
- ---------------------------------
- Insert the Grim Fandango Demo into your CD-ROM drive. The
- Launcher screen will open automatically unless Autoplay is
- disabled. If it does not, double-click on the My Computer
- icon, then the CD-ROM icon. This should bring up the
- launcher menu. If it does not, double-click on Grim.exe in
- the window that opens. Click on the top button from the
- following options and the installer will guide you through
- the installation process.
-
- * Install Grim Fandango
- * View Readme
- * View Troubleshooting Guide
- * Analyze Your Computer
- * Exit to Windows
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- Installation requires 3 MB of free hard drive space.
-
- If you have any problems installing the game, please consult
- the Troubleshooting Guide (click on the "View Troubleshooting
- Guide" button on the launcher).
-
-
- Running the Grim Fandango Demo
- ------------------------------
- To run the demo, click on Lucasarts\Grim Fandango Demo in your
- Start Menu. This will bring up the Launcher screen with the
- following options:
-
- * Play Grim Fandango Demo
- * Readme & Troubleshooting
- * View Readme
- * Troubleshooting Guide
- * Install DirectX 5.2
- * Analyze Your Computer
- * Done
- * View License
- * Uninstall Grim Fandango Demo
- * Exit to Windows
-
- Although it is possible to run the executable directly off of
- the CD, we recommend that you use the shortcuts the installer
- creates or make a shortcut to grimdemo.exe which is on your
- hard disk in the directory where you installed the game. The
- default location is C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Grimdemo. Run-
- ning the executable directly from the CD may cause the game
- to run much more slowly and hit the CD much harder.
-
-
- PLAYING THE GAME
-
- Saving a Game
- -------------
- Saving and loading a game have been disabled in the demo
- version of Grim Fandango. These features will be enabled in
- the full version.
-
- Mouse Support
- -------------
- There is no mouse support in this demo.
-
- In-Game Help Screen
- -------------------
- Press the F1 key to bring up the in-game help screen. This
- will show you the keyboard controls for the game. It also
- displays information in red next to the CTRL key functions
- to display the status of these commands.
-
- Bring up list of commands F1
-
- Keyboard Commands
- -----------------
- Move forward Numpad-8
- Move backwards Numpad-2
- Turn right Numpad-6
- Turn left Numpad-4
-
- Note: You can also use the cursor (arrow) keys on your
- keyboard to move around in the game.
-
- Run Shift-Numpad-8
- Examine item Numpad-5 or E
- Inventory Numpad-Ins or I
- - Scroll through inventory Numpad-4 & 6
- - Put item in hand Enter or Numpad-Enter
- Pick up item Numpad-+ or P
- Return item to inventory Numpad-+ or P
- Use item/ Talk to character Enter, Numpad-Enter or U
- Look at next nearby item Numpad Delete
- Pause Pause
-
- Skip dialog line Keyboard Period
- Skip cutscenes ESC
- Quit game Alt-X or Alt-Q
- Toggle movement mode: "character-
- relative"/ "camera-relative" Ctrl-K
- Enable/Disable joystick/gamepad Ctrl-J
- Text/Voice/Text & Voice toggle Ctrl-T
- Music off/on Ctrl-M
- Gamma Control Ctrl-B
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- GamePad/Joystick Commands
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- Controller Button 1 Examine item
- Controller Button 2 Use Item/ Talk to character
- Controller Button 3 Pick Up item/ Return item to inventory
- Controller Button 4 Inventory
- Controller Button 5 Skip dialog line
- Controller Button 6 Skip cutscenes
- Controller Button 8 Run
-
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- MOVEMENT MODES
- --------------
- The Grim Fandango demo supports two different movement modes:
- character-relative and camera-relative. Character-relative
- movement is the default mode; your left and right on the key-
- board is the same as Manny's left and right. Camera-relative
- movement means that your left and right on the keyboard is the
- same as left and right on the screen, independent of the
- direction that Manny is facing.
-
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- CONTACTING LUCASARTS
-
- Where To Find Us Online
- -----------------------
- * Visit the LucasArts Web site at
- http://www.lucasarts.com/support/. From there, you will
- have the option to receive online technical support through
- Yoda's Help Desk, browse technical documents, or leave a
- message for an online representative.
-
- * Yoda's Help Desk
- We are proud to feature Yoda's Help Desk, which is
- available in the Technical Support section of the
- LucasArts Web site at http://www.lucasarts.com/support/.
- Yoda's Help Desk offers interactive solutions to technical
- issues based on information you provide. Visitors to Yoda's
- Help Desk will be able to receive technical support 24 hours
- a day, seven days a week.
-
- * LucasArts Company Store
- Visit the Company Store at http://www.lucasarts.com. The
- Company Store offers the complete line of LucasArts games,
- hint books and logo gear.
-
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- ⌐ 1998 LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. All rights reserved.