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Introduction....................................3

Prologue........................................5

 

System requirements......................7

Installation.....................................8

Game set-up..................................9

Beginning the game.... ..................11

Playing the game

          Manuel Cantez stood at the

wheel of the Light Star and watched

as the dark cover of clouds drew

closer, his face reflecting the

apprehension he felt deep within

the pit of his stomach.  Somehow, he felt that that this storm would be worse than any of the others he had encountered.  Maybe it was the way the wind had already increased in intensity or the way the ocean was starting to churn.  Whatever the reason, he knew he must tell Elena before it was too late.

          Looking out across the rain soaked deck, Manuel sought out his wife as she clung desperately to the mast.  She was a brave woman and he hoped that she would understand.  All he wanted to do was give her the life the kind of life she so desperately wanted.

          Shaking off his moment of reverie, Manuel held out a hand to Elena.  Slowly, she made her way across the slippery deck, the wind whipping the hair

from her face.  For a moment, he just held her.  Then, as the harsh elements battered the small craft, he told her of what he had planned for their future.  Of how they would live like royalty from the risk he had taken.   

          Lifting a gold medallion from around his neck, Manuel began to tell her his last secret, when a bolt of lightning raced through the night sky and struck the hull of the Light Star.  Instantly,  water poured through the gaping hole as Manuel fought to keep his balance on the slippery deck.  But fate was not with him this night as a huge wave slammed into the ship, sending Manuel tumbling over the edge into the darkness below.  To a place that was waiting to claim him in a lovers' embrace.  But before he was dragged down to the ocean depths, he heard his wife's scream as it echoed out over the raging sea.

Features

System Requirements

Installation

          As Debbie Johnson,  you are about to embark on a wonderful journey into a world full of fantasy and adventure.  Along the way, you will encounter exotic natives, rare wildlife and even the legendary Chickcharnie, a dreadful creature who will do anything to protect what's his.

 

          Your travels will take you from the depths of the ocean to the jungles of a tropical island all in the hopes that you will soon discover the secret of....

 

20-30 hours of gamplay

350+ rooms to explore

Over 60 characters to interact with

Collect and combine inventory

Point and click interface

Captivating music and sound effects

 

Getting Started

Game Set-Up

64 Mb Ram

 

Pentium III w/ 600 Mhz processor or higher

 

Windows 98, ME, 2000 XP or

Vista w/ DirectX 5 or above

 

Supports all DirectX compatible sound and video cards

     In order for the game to play at its best, make sure that you have at least the minimum requirements listed above.

     Double-click the zip file to begin the installion.  During this process, you can either save to the folder where you first downloaded the zip or choose another folder.  Then, extract all files to that location.

    This may take some time as the game is quite large (uncompressed 1.58 GB).

     When progress is complete, navigate to to the folder where you un-zipped the files and double-click on the exe file to begin the game.

 

 

     A saved games directory will be created in this folder the first time that you run the game.

Beginning the Game

     Double-click the          icon in the game folder to access the set-up screen.

     Here you can change the screen size, turn on/off music and sound effects or change your graphics driver.

 

     The game resolution is set to 640 X 480, but if you have a larger screen, the graphics could get distorted.  In this case, check the box to run the game in a window instead of full-screen.

     After the opening title screens, you will start the game from the main control panel.  From here, you will have access to a variety of options.

 

 

Plays only the opening prologue.

 

 

Starts a game from the beginning.

 

 

Restores a previously saved game.

 

 

Set music and sound effects volume.  Also can change the speed of the game.  Clicking on the default button returns the game to the original settings.

 

    It is advisable to try playing the game first before changing these settings.

Shows the game credits.

 

 

Closes the game.

 

 

Cursors and icons

Playing the Game

Cursors and icons.........................13

Exit arrows...................................16

Saving the game............................17

    There are two ways to access the different cursors available to you.  One is to cycle through them using the right mouse button.  The other is by moving your mouse cursor to the top of the screen and the user interface will be displayed.

Click this icon to activate your         cursor.  Use this to move about the scene. 

WALK

Click this icon to activate your         cursor.  This is used to view an item as if you were seeing it through your eyes. 

LOOK

Click this icon to activate your            cursor.  Use this to initiate a conversation with other characters you encounter.

TALK

Click this icon to open your inventory screen.  This is where all the items you have aquired throughout the game are stored.

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Click this icon to activate your            cursor.  Use this to pick up inventory as well as smell, taste, touch and manipulate items.

INTERACT

      By left-clicking on these arrows, your player character will immediately move to that location and exit to a new room.  This is a blocking function, which means that you will not have contol over the character until they reach their destination

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 Conversations...............................27

 Puzzles and codes.......................28

      Color puzzle............................28

      Passwords..............................28

      Jigsaw puzzle..........................29

      Egypt letter puzzle...................29

      Rock wall puzzle......................30

      Scroll puzzle...........................30

      Panel puzzle...........................31

      Door lock puzzle......................31

 

 

Misc information

 Hints and tips.............................32

 About the author.........................33

 Troublshooting............................34

  Contact info................................34 

 Credits.......................................35

 Author's note...............................37

 Legal statement..........................38

Save often because I can die !!! 

To overwrite a game

      Click on the name of game you wish to overwrite and it will be added to the text bar.  Hit either the enter key on your keyboard or click the save button and you will be asked if you wish to overwrite this game.  Once this is confirmed, your game will be overwritten and the panel will close.

 

   

Note:

      The save menu holds a maximum    of 18 saved games.

 

 

 

 

 

   

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