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WARNING: THIS PREVIEW CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT MAY CAUSE OFFENCE
FLOOR 13 - Initial Briefing
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LOADING
You must install the FLOOR 13 preview onto a hard disk by running the
install program, INSTALL.EXE, on the disk. You will need about 1Mb of disk
space and VGA graphics. After installation, type FLOOR13 to start.
PLAYING GOD
As Director General, most of your work is done from your office desk.
However there are occasions when you may want to go down to the various
departments and kick some behind. At your disposal the departments are:
pursuit, surveillance, interrogation, search and removal. The full game also
includes heavy assault, infiltration and dis - information departments.
Controls for the game are fairly straightforward. You are presented with
lists of options and icons representing actions. Cursor keys control the
highlighting of options. The enter key or space bar will select an option.
You may also select an option by typing the number beside it.Icons can be
selected by using the cursor keys left and right, or by pressing the initial
letter of the icons title.
Type Q or Escape to quit from the game.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
Prevent the government from being embarrassed by scandals of all kinds and
suppress subversive elements of the population. Do this by discovering
conspiracies and scandals as they unfold and putting a stop to them.
The information processing department (IP for short) will send you any
newspaper cutting or intercepted message that it thinks should be brought to
your attention. The IP people are always on the look out for potentially
embarrassing situations - in the jargon of the official underworld, 'plots'.
If the report they send mentions a possible suspect, location or group, the
file will be pulled from central records and attached to the report.
So the first thing you should do is read your reports. If the report
mentions a suspect, the suspects file will follow the report. Look for the
Order icon. Selection of this icon allows you to use a department: assign
surveillance teams to watch the suspects home, pursuit teams to follow the
suspect or search teams to search the premises.
As the days pass, you may receive reports from your teams at your desk.
They will only send reports to you if there is something new or important
to note, but daily reports are available from within the departments.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE DOING WELL?
You don't. If you are doing things right, everything will be quiet. If you
are not, you'll know about it. The government's popularity will plummet in
the polls and you will get irate messages from the PM. Keep a track on the
polls and watch the reports for political damage.
ABOUT THE GAME
FLOOR 13 is realistic. If you blunder around like a drunken elephant
ransacking people's houses, bumping off VIP's and abducting their cleaning
ladies, you are certain to draw attention to yourself and cause a scandal
of your own. On the other hand, discretion takes time and a good deal of
planning. You may not have the time to be discreet.
WHAT'S MISSING
This preview is limited to 5 departments and 21 days. There are only a few
VGA screens, whereas the full version has a separate screen for each
department and dozens of cameo graphics. The preview introduces you to 10
full plots for you to try your hand at. The full version will have almost
one hundred. All formats will be supported, as well as atmospheric music
for the Roland LAPC-1 sound board.
If you want to know more, or have an idea for a plot, write to:
Information Processing
Room 101
Virgin Games
16 Portland Road
London W11 4LA