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4. The CD ROM must be in the CD ROM drive before you can launch the game Once you have aunched the game you immediately access the host menu consult Menus The CD ROM must always be in the drive when you play the game If you remove the CD during the game the game may react in a strange manner and you will have to quit it before starting again with the CD ROM How to Quit the Game n the game use the ESC key to put the game on pause Choose Main Menu The game is automatically saved In any case there is an automatic save every 10 minutes Select Quit from the main menu You will be asked to validate your choice Uninstalling Sofware f you have already installed the game on your computer you can uninstall it or change the type of installation To change the type of installation it is preferable to uninstall the game first Otherwise some files may continue to take up space on your hard disk for no good reason To uninstall the game choose the uninstall option in the host menu Or follow this path in the Start menu of Windows Programs Ubi Soft Games Alex Builds His Farm Uninstall Alex Builds His Farm If the Game does not Function Properly Perhaps the game can t find the right files on your hard disk if they are defective or don t exist In this case you will have to reinstall the program You don t have to uninstall the game to do this All you do is relaunch the installation in the same way as when you first installed th
5. Alex Yes But above all you mustn t forget to have fun Otherwise it s no longer a dream Thanks Mr Scarecrow That s a great secret Bye bye As soon as Alex had finished talking with the scarecrow he and Miro ran faster than ever in the direction of a large oak tree the most majestic tree in the forest Alex was keen to see if the scarecrow had been telling the truth He sat down under the tree and shut his eyes He listened to the birds singing and the sound of the wind in the trees but Alex couldn t manage to fall asleep He was far too excited by the scarecrow s secret So he picked up his favourite book the Good Farmer s Handbook and started to look at the pictures one after the other Little by little his eyelids shut and he fell asleep And dreamt He dreamt of his family and a magnificent farm cee The Little World of Alex zy Sarah 7 Hello I m Alex I ll be your companion during the game I ll show you everything there is to see on the farm the farm I ve always dreamt of We ll construct buildings and you ll be able to meet my family Just wait and see we ll have lots of fun There are many amazing things to do and some really fun games to play There s never a dull moment This is my dad He s a really good gardener The fields he tends are full of vegetables of all shapes and sizes Dad is always doing something repairs painting woodwork and so on Wow He never stops He s promised to teach me t
6. view Then you ll be able to view it with the help of the viewing or image processing software Most of this software also allows you to print out your diplomas through the File menu Then you ll be able to hang your diplomas in your bedroom Life on the Farm Catching hens grooming horses feeding cows fishing pony racing driving a tractor wow Gee There are so many really fun things to do on the farm If you and explore every nook and cranny of each building we re sure to discover all the games and other activities All through the game you ll see members of my family and several objects flashing when you approach them If you want to use or speak to the person or thing in question press the BLUE SPACEBAR key What you have chosen then appears on the green panel at the top of the screen Next to execute an action just press the GREEN ENTER key This applies throughout the whole game Oh But remember you press the BLUE SPACEBAR key second time what you have chosen will disappear from the green panel What you have selected can often be used with other objects or characters in the game If you select another object that flashes near you it also will appear on the green panel Then when you press the GREEN ENTER key the two things you have chosen will come to life together Let s go and try it out on the farm huh You ll see it s as easy as pie and really fun And bet that if you talk to Mom Dad Gran or
7. E TAB key There s a page for each area of the farm in our Big Farming Book The hen house labyrinth stables cowshed house and garden The pictures represent all the activities and all the games on our farm The pictures aren t in color for the moment But each time we complete an activity or finish a game the colors appear on the picture representing that activity or game That way you can keep track of our progress It s super And as soon as you ve finished all the games and completed all the activities in one level of difficulty you ll get a wonderful certificate Hurrah Let s go Your farm awaits you NOW COME QUICKLY AND PLAY WITH ME cud Starting the Game Advice on Installation Alex Builds His farm is a very high performance multimedia program This game was made to make the most out of your multimedia computer Before installing the program or starting the game we recommend that you shut down any open applications Also make sure you have the latest drivers for your 3D card This is very important in order to get maximum performance out of your game Installation Shut down all open applications Insert the CD ROM in to the drive The program starts automatically and offers you the choice of installing the game or playing if the game is already installed on your computer If the program does not start automatically when you put the CD ROM in to the drive double click on the Work Station icon then double cl
8. Grandad they ll have some good ideas for you Construction Here we Come Now Let s see Where do we start Ah Yes Of course We have to construct the farm buildings by one Wow know that seems to be a big job but it s really lots of fun And fortunately there are three different levels of difficulty If you like we can start with the simplest level until you get the feel of it Come over to the site barrier and choose the level of difficulty suggest you start with the Champion level Wow The building appears in all sorts of colors and in 3 dimensions Now we have all the parts we need to construct it That s perfect Now Constructing a building is really very simple First of all you have to choose one of the pieces on the ground You can choose a piece when it flashes by pressing the BLUE SPACEBAR key Next carefully observe the model of the building you want to construct Move around until you find the part of the model that has the same shape and color as your piece When you ve found the right place to position your piece approach it until it begins to flash Then all you have to do is press the BLUE SPACEBAR Key and that s it But remember You have to be very careful because if you make too many mistakes you ll have to start all over again As you ll see it s not quite the same for the other levels of difficulty In the Super Champion level the time is limited and in the Ultra Mega Champion level
9. NDEMNIFY UBI SOFT INC ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES AGENTS AND LICENSEES FOR ANY COSTS DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES ARISING FROM ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF THE AFORESAID WARRANTY E GENERAL Ubi Soft Inc retains all rights not expressly granted herein ie 1 this License Agreement constitutes a waiver of Ubi Soft Inc s rights under United States copyright or other law This License is non exclusive This License and your right to use the Product automatically terminate without notice from Ubi Soft Inc if you fail to Comply with any provision of this License Agreement or any terms and Conditions associated with the sale of this Product Upon termination you will destroy all documentation and disks This Agreement is governed by the laws eu Alex Builds His Farm Map Introduction The Little World of Alex The Principle of the Game Starting the Game Advice on Installation Installation Launching and Stopping the Game Uninstalling Software If the Game does not Function Properly Menus Alex and Actions Note to Parents Commands Credits Customer Service Policies Technical Support SED or DDD cu Introduction Alexis a lively and cheerful little boy who loves nature and animals He often goes running along the forest paths with his dog Oscar All the animals in the forest know him Alex is also a great dreamer Sometimes he sits under a tree and turns the pages of his fa
10. duct Manager USA Product Manager Qu bec Product Manager Germany Product Manager UK Product Manager Spain Product Manager Italy J r mi Valiquette ric Bellefeuille Patrick Cous Sirois Patrick Siro Sirois Hel ne Juguet Laurence Buisson Lucile Clauvel M asson Emilie Pujold Doroth e Bernier Joelle Charperntier Erica Mason Luc Duchaine Klaus Shaffer and Dirk Niedernhoefer Tina Hicks Eva Duran Simona Bassano Product Manager Netherlands Product Manager Northern Countries Product Manager Suisse Localisation Localisation manager Assistant manager Integrators Translators Production Development Editing Marcel Keij Thomas Petersen Sandra Baudois Coralie Martin Chadi Lebbos Philippe Gagnon Patrick Melanson Marc Andr Dion Michel Lajeunesse Francois Pelland Bilal Jamous Polylang Ludimedia G rard Guillemot Ubi Studios Michel Guillemot Ubi Animation Ubi Game Design Ubi Pictures Ubi Sound Studio Ubi Soft Yves Guillemot Acknowledgements We would like to thank the Tonic Trouble team Playmobil Hype the Time Quest and Playmobil Laura s Happy Adventures teams Thanks to the pupils of the Lambert Closse and St Ambroise schools and their principals Claude Trudel amp Mary Ann Desjardins Sincere thanks to Michael Konzmann Andrea Schauer Perlinger and Peter Ohegyi of Geobra Branst ter GmbH amp Co who introduced us to the fab
11. e game gd Menus Menu Commands Use the arrows to move around in the menus and select the options of your choice You can then validate your choice by pressing the ENTER key You can use the ESC key at any time to return to the previous menu Installation Menu This menu appears each time you launch the game It offers you the following choices Play Install Uninstall Quit The Play and Uninstall options can be selected only if you have already installed the game on your computer When you choose Play you access the main menu of the game Main Menu Play leads to the table of games Quit allows you to leave the game and return to Windows Options leads to the options menu Replay the intro allows you to replay the introduction of the game if you have already started a game Credits leads to the list of game credits Games Menu Here you can start a new game or continue the one you have already saved Use the arrows to select a previously saved game and validate by pressing ENTER To start a new game press ENTER when the New Game title flashes The pencil is automatically positioned on a line Write the name you wish to give to the game and press ENTER If you have not enough space for a new game you will have to remove one of the previously saved games Choose the game you wish to remove and select it with the ENTER key You can now remove the name of the game and
12. ick on the CD ROM icon If the program still doesn t start launch the SETUP EXE program contained on the CD ROM Ubi Assistant The Ubi Assistant program allows you to choose the configuration you wish to install depending on your 3D card Alex Builds His Farm has been optimised to function with two types of driver for 3D cards DirectX6 and Glide3 The Ubi Assistant configuration program suggests a version based on the component elements of your system If it finds nothing or if the choice offered does not suit you choose a version of the game that does suit you 1 If your card works with 3Dfx Voodoo1 or Voodoo2 technology choose the Glide3 version 2 If your card is not a 3Dfx card choose the DirectX 6 version In both cases consult the technical specifications for the card in the user s manual provided with the card If the configuration system detects a damaged version of the DirectX6 drivers it will suggest that you install good versions of the drivers You must have good versions to be able to play Alex Builds His Farm Access Path Next you have to choose where to install the game on your hard disk By default the installation program proposes C Programs Ubi Soft Games Alex Builds His Farm Launching and Stopping the Game Once you have installed the game you can launch it from the Start menu in Windows The default path is Start Programs Ubi Soft Games Alex Builds His Farm Play Alex Builds His Farm
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14. n Artistic direction environment Graphics studio Directors Management Animation Project manager Animation With the collaboration of 3D Modeling Project manager 3D Modeling With the collaboration of Alain Tascan Catherine Roy Myl ne Boucher and Kim B langer Marie Estelle Lamy Martin Valiquette Pierre Rivest Yann Gu rin Charles Handfield Jean Francois Vall e Jean Pascal Cambiotti Randall Foster Alexandre Gauthier Pascal Th riault Serge Dor Frappier Mario Maltezos Maximilien May Philippe Debay Guillaume Lem e Jean Francois Malouin Hugo Dallaire Gilles Montreil Jean Marc Geffroy Vincent Pontbriand Dominique Bordenave Jean Francois Mailloux Patrick Naud Alex Drouin and Jacques Dusseault Christian Dion Eric Branz Fr d rik Poirier Hugo Landreville Potvin Josef Sy Patrick Pelletier S bastien Brassard Barry Jack Francois Lapperi re Ghislain Ouellet Alexandre Rodrigue Jean Francois Morin St phane Leblanc Karl Boulanger Christina Romaroff Jocelyn Simard Genevi ve Dufour Mona Lisa Chandra Graphics Interfaces Story Board Programming Development directors Production manager Programming With the collaboration of Tests Management Team Leader Testers With the collaboration of Sound and music Production director Artistic director amp Delegated producer Sound design Josef Sy B atrice Favreau
15. o drive the tractor So if you want to go for a ride just follow me My mom used to be a school teacher Now she enjoys the peace and quiet of the country with the rest of us Mom is always encouraging me to discover new things She taught me to ride horses She s crazy about horses She spends hours in the stables feeding them and looking after them Have you ever ridden a horse Would you like to try Sarah is my older sister She always wants to look after me Sarah is always in the hen house looking after the hens She s very nice She always helps me out when do something silly which often seems to be the case when visit the hen house We ll be able to gather lots of vegetables and juicy fruit on the farm We ll even be able to milk the cows bring the food from the farm to Granny and she cooks up wonderful dishes She s a true genius She knows lots of secrets And don t tell anyone but Granny loves spoiling her grandchildren and giving them big hugs and kisses Grandad is very funny His head is full of funny stories and memories He s always glad to see me arrive in the cowshed And I m always there to witness the surprises the cows hold in store for him ha ha ha You can be sure of that But you must realise that there aren t just cows in the cowshed Come and see He s really funny But life isn t always a bed of roses for him He wants to do his job as well as he can but it isn t always easy How can he chase a
16. the age of the child and familiarity with the keyboard In order to familiarise your child more rapidly with the keys that trigger the different movements Alex makes the box contains colored stickers that can easily be placed on the keys in question The explanations provided by Alex in the game refer to the colors of the keys in order to make it simpler for your child to find the keys These stickers are transparent and do not prevent you from seeing the symbols on the keys How to position the stickers ENTER Green SPACEBAR Blue Cala Yellow Direction arrows Violet Commands Function Up arrow Move Down arrow Step back Left arrow Go left Right arrow Left caps key Space bar Select a thing or a character Release an action validate a building validate a choice in menus Allows you access to Pause menu at any time in the game Allows you access to The Big Farming Book How to choose a level of difficulty When Alex wants to start a new game or construct a new building he must approach the site barrier An interface then appears showing three icons corresponding to the level of difficulty ranging from the simplest to the most difficult Use the arrows to choose a level then validate your choice by pressing ENTER CREDITS Producer Project manager Production Assistant Game Design Design Programming With the collaboration of Script and Dialogs Artistic directio
17. ulous world of PLAYM OBIL and without whom production of this game would not have been possible Customer Service Policies For information on Alex Builds His Farm Customer Service policies please call our Customer Service toll free line at 1 800 UBI SOFT 1 800 824 7638 or 514 490 0887 or e mail playmobil ubisoft com Technical Support If you have technical problems with Laura s Happy Adventures or any other Ubi Soft product please call our Technical Support line toll free at 1 800 UBI SOFT 1 800 824 7638 or 514 490 0887 E mail tech support ubisoft qc ca Internet http www ubisoft com Mailing Address Ubi Soft Entertainment Inc 5505 St Laurent Blvd Suite 5000 Montreal Quebec H2T 1S6 Canada Alex Builds His Farm PROOF OF PURCHASE 6 63296 10007 8 63296 10007 Welcome to the world of PLAYMOBIL ew 1 b Y r F a CE 4 E 1998 199 geobra Brandst all um
18. vourite book The Big Farming Book He sits there enjoying the sun cooled by a gentle breeze On such occasions Alex sometimes falls asleep and dreams of a magnificent farm with cows funny little hens and affectionate horses One day Alex and Oscar went running in a field at the edge of the forest In the middle of the field stood a scarecrow to keep the crows away When Oscar and Alex passed close to the scarecrow they heard a strange noise Alex was surprised and looked all around but couldn t see anything strange or unusual Just as Alex and Oscar were about to continue their race Alex heard the noise again It was as if someone was calling him Psst Pssst Alex it s me It was the scarecrow Alex couldn t believe his eyes But You can speak said Alex in surprise Yes of course can speak said the scarecrow But only speak to children who like animals and nature Like you Alex The scarecrow had a big smile He looked nice and funny at the same time He spoke again You know what Alex often see you sleeping under a tree in the forest Did you know that when you dream in the middle of the forest your dreams can come true Er No I didn t know that said Alex Well because you re a good little boy and you love nature so much I m going to tell you a secret when you wake up all you have to do is concentrate very intensely on your dream and do everything you can to make it come true That s easy said
19. way all the crows when he s held in place by a stick The poor fellow really think we should give him a hand Oscar is my best friend He s always willing to play with me But sometimes he s very busy because he s the farm watchdog Oscar knows every inch of the forest Thats why he always comes with me when go wandering in the forest 5 much more fun with him especially when we have a race And believe me Oscar runs really fast cu The Principle of the Game I m Alex and I m the main character in the game It s with me that you ll discover all the fun of the farm And believe me there s really lots of fun things to do on the farm Alex Builds His Farm is a game that offers you all the joys of discovery Together we ll be visiting lots of different places We ll have many different activities as well as several different games to play Just wait and see The aim of the game is to help me to become the best farmer by building my dream farm And by helping me you can get up to certificates The Good Farmer The Super Farmer and The Best Farmer You ll even be able to hang the diplomas in your bedroom Super huh Come on let s play How to view and print your certificate When we get a certificate in the Big Farming Book you can also admire it without having to play the game To do so follow this path on your computer Start menu Ubi Soft Games Alex Builds His Farm My certificates Next click on the certificate you want to
20. write a new name Press ESC to leave the games menu or press on the arrows until the word Return flashes in the lower right corner of the screen Then press ENTER to validate Options Menu Volume leads to the table where you can adjust the volume of voices music and sound effects Graphical quality leads to the graphical quality menu where you can choose the resolution of the image low middle or high We recommend that you choose the highest resolution in order to have better definition in the image The higher the resolution the better the image The lower the resolution the more blurred the image but the display time will be faster In these two menus use the arrows to increase or reduce the sound or the graphical quality then press ESC to validate and return to the previous menu Help List of game controls Pause Menu At any time in the game the player can press the ESC key to access this menu The following options are offered Continue the game allows you to continue the current game Main Menu leads to the main menu see above Options leads to the options menu see above Co Alex and Actions Note to Parents Alex Builds His Farm can be played with keyboard or a gamepad It is perfectly normal for your child to take a certain length of time to acquire perfect mastery of movement using the keyboard This period of adaptation varies between 15 and 30 minutes of game time depending on
21. you can t make so many mistakes Now how about having a look inside I m curious to see what it contains aren t you A Game for Every Area How to have fun on the farm Nothing could be simpler as sure as my name is Alex There are lots of amusing things to do all over the place In every part of the farm For example In the labyrinth of the wheat field you have to scare away the crows Our pal the scarecrow will surely be able to explain how to do that On the little lake Mrs Duck has lost her ducklings If we look carefully among the rocks and plants we ll be able to find her ducklings My pony Indy loves running My dog Oscar too Near the stables there s a path where we can all race together My sister Sarah is always in the henhouse Something tells me she d like some help collecting the eggs If we look carefully under the hens we ll be able to find the eggs As you can see there are so many possible games on the farm that it s difficult to know where to begin Each building has a different game in store for us and always with a choice of three levels of difficulty So you can count on having fun That s for sure And remember the members of my family can always offer us some good advice The Big Farming Book I ve also got a secret that must remain just between the two of us always got The Big Farming Book on me In it we can see images of my dream farm You can always consult the book by pressing the ORANG
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