Game Crafters(TM) Presents The Adventures of Maddog Williams(TM) in The Dungeons of Duridian(TM) Maddog Williams is an Interactive Animated Adventure Game (TM) created by Game Crafters, a Spanish Fork, Utah based software house. For installation and platform specific information please see the accompanying install.txt file. For more history of Maddog Williams and the lands of Duridian, see the novella on our Maddog Williams web page at www.gamecrafters.com. GETTING STARTED At first you will see the menu: Please Select Difficulty Level. 1. Easy 2. Hard 3. Pray For Deliverance Selection: The level of difficulty affects the ease with which you will be able to defeat the enemies and solve puzzles. HARD and PRAY FOR DELIVERANCE use the same puzzles. Next you will see the prompt Change Options? (Y/N). If you select Yes then you will be asked what type of musical device you have. If you answer no to this question the default device is the Computer Speaker. After you select the musical device you can answer No to this question the next time you play and it will remember your selection. (If the game locks up right after this and you don't have a sound card, try again and make sure you select Computer Speaker.) THE GAME BEGINS After the credits you will be greeted by the Guardian of Marinor. He will ask you "Is this your first time playing the game? (Y) or (N)." If you answer No the game will begin immediately. If you answer Yes you will see the introduction sequence. We suggest you watch the introduction at least once, it has information about the events leading up to the time the game begins. IMPORTANT! When the Guardian asks you questions about the map simply type in anything. We have disabled the off-disk copy protection for this release. GAME PLAY After Maddog wakes up (Yes, adventurers always sleep on top of the covers fully clothed!) you will be in control of him. To move him around the screen you can use the arrow keys, the number pad or a joystick. To switch between KEYBOARD and JOYSTICK mode, press CTRL J. An icon at the top of the screen will change between the picture of a joystick and a key so you will know what mode you are in. The number pad allows 8-direction control of Maddog. To use the keyboard press the direction you wish to travel and RELEASE the key. Maddog will travel in that direction until you press the same key again, or you press 5 on the keypad. If you press a different key, Maddog will change directions. If you hold the key down, Maddog will walk rather spastically. As you type in commands at the prompt and press Enter, a response to what you typed will appear on the screen. You must press Enter to get rid of it! Any other key will result in a beep. We do this so you won't miss any important texts that come up automatically. During the game you will encounter enemies. You must use skill in fighting to defeat them. To enter fight mode you must first have a weapon, then press F1. If an enemy is present (you can tell because there will be a second Health-O-Meter at the top of the screen just below Maddog's. If Maddog's health becomes blank, he dies -- the same is true for enemies), Maddog will draw his sword and prepare to fight. If no enemy is present you will be asked if you want to practice. This allows you to practice fighting with your current weapon. To exit practice/fight mode press F1 again. FIGHTING KEYBOARD: SHIFT acts like the joystick button. LEFT & RIGHT arrows move Maddog Left and Right. UP arrow is like pressing up on the joystick. If you press SHIFT, Maddog will attack high. DOWN arrow is like pressing down on the joystick. If you press SHIFT, Maddog will attack low. This also causes Maddog to block the enemies' attack. AFTER MADDOG BLOCKS, HE RETURNS TO NEUTRAL. You must press the down arrow key again to block. Key pad 5 is neutral (pressing the same direction twice will return Maddog to neutral also). If you press SHIFT, Maddog will attack middle. If you swing while Maddog is moving backwards, HE WILL TURN AROUND! This can be a very bad thing, as the enemy will attack mercilessly. [Back stabbing %#@#$@#'s -- ed] Try the moves in practice mode to get a feel for how it works. A SHORT WALKTHROUGH After Maddog is standing, type LOOK to give a description of the surroundings. Type LOOK RUG and Maddog will describe the rug. Type LOOK UNDER RUG -- Maddog will walk to the rug and look under it. Walk Maddog in front of the shelves. Type LOOK SHELVES. Type TAKE SWORD --Maddog will pick up his sword. Press F1, and practice with the sword a bit. Press F1 to exit practice mode. A FEW FINAL SUGGESTIONS When you first enter a scene, type LOOK to get a description of your surroundings. LOOK at everything imaginable. Sometimes important clues are in the text. If you meet someone, try to interact with them in some way. TALK TO MAN is always a good way to start! (Unless it's not a man!) Fighting may seem hard at first, but hang in there -- you'll get used to it! SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS F1 Toggles Fight MODE F2 Help F3 Retypes last line typed F4 Saves the game F5 Restores a saved game F6 Sets Speed F7 Shows Inventory F8 Turns music off/on F9 Restarts the game F10 Quits TAB Displays last text output ESC Erases the input line. SHIFT Acts like joystick button (Makes Maddog jump when walking around. Attacks when fighting.) We here at Game Crafters hope you enjoy playing the game. Game Crafters, When it comes to games, we don't play around. For further information, hints or questions, please visit our web page at www.gamecrafters.com. Please read the LICENSE.TXT file before playing the game. Maddog Williams, Dungeons of Duridian, Game Crafters, and Interactive Animated Adventure Game are trademarks of Game Crafters.