darkv-bas
##Help.txt Welcome to the printed documention of the hit new interactive adventure Dark Visions brought to you by ISC and Kreuzer Creations. This game utilizes the new point and click interface and inventory menu system in which I will adress seperately. Plus at the end of this documentation you will find the handy player control quick reference card. You must have a IBM computer 286 or faster with at least an EGA video card .6 meg of hard disk space for optimum effeciency and 320k of ram. To start the game type Darkv at the Dos prompt in your darkv directory. The esc key or the s key will skip by the introduction. To install the game type install at the a prompt to install the game to c:\darkv.
First the revolutionary new point and click interface. You may use both the Winner 707 joypad or the keyboard and in some instances you are required to use a keyboard command. So be sure that your computer is equipped with a IBM or IBM compatible keyboard to insure that you are able to play our fine and outstanding product. The point and click interface requires you to move a grey cursor to the object or objects you want to manipulate. This cursor may be moved either with the arrows on the numeric keypad with numlock on or the directional control of the Winner 707. Once you have your cursor over the desired object you may use one of more of these keys
l or button A = look:(gives a description of the selected location of the cursor if there is a description) g or button B = get:(moves an object into your inventory if it is used in the game) a or button C = action:(moves,pushes,pulls,opens an object that will help you on your quest) u or button D = use:(uses the selected object from your inventory when the selected object works with the on screen cursor position)
To access your inventory screen at any time during the game simply press the i key on your keyboard (there is no joystick function to reach the inventory screen). You will see at the top the current game time which is important to the location of objects and other game characters. Then there is a percentage of the game in which you have completed and finally the name of the current room you are in. Below that is the objects that you are currently carrying, the ones with a star next to them were not there the previous time in which you took an inventory. Now you will notice an arrow you may move this arrow through your objects by pressing up arrow and down arrow or up and down on your directional pad. When the arrow is pointing at an object you may use the following keys to manipulate it.
l or button A = gives a description of the object which may hold clues at the top of the screen.
a or button C = reads a book or inspects any other written pages,press any key to exit the inspection.
u or button D = uses the selected object on the object your arrow is on.
right arrow or right direction = selects an object the arrow is pointing to, you should hear a sound that confirms the selection of the object as the selected object.
Now at the bottom of the screen you see a string of commands to restore,save,quit game or exit inventory with their keyboard activators.
r = restore an previously saved game, type a number from 1 to 4 of
the game you wanted to restore.
s = saves the game at your current position select the number of the saved game 1 up to 4.
q = terminates your current game and returns you to DOS.
x or button B = exits your inventory screen.
Please also look at the in game instructions for further help
QUICK REFERENCE
l or button a = looks g or button b = get a or button c = action (click action on the arrows to move between rooms) u or button d = use i = inventory right arrow = select objects