The Manual for IBM PC and Tandy
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1. AAD AN ANALY V7 PETIN The Manual for i Ra AE ED Credits Designer Writer Director Producer Associate Producer Environment Design Animators Background Artists Composer Development System Testers Manual Special Thanks Bestiary Illustrations Hand Lettering Michael Berlyn Sam Nelson Cyndi Kirkpatrick Justin R Chin Bonnie Borucki Justin R Chin Beckett Gladney Carolly Hauksdottir Sheryl Knowles Jenny Martin Roseann Mitchell Justin R Chin Beckett Gladney Carolly Hauksdottir Sheryl Knowles Don Joyce Caitlin Mitchell Dayton Peter Mitchell Dayton Michelle Shelfer Russell Shiffer Michael Berlyn Steve Cartwright Bob Smith Cyndi Kirkpatrick Jerry Pape Tomi Quintana Jeff Wagner Jeff Wagner Robert Calfee Richard Booroojian Ennio the Legend and especially Paula Polley and Muffy McClung Berlyn Justin R Chin Sharlene Chin Meet the Designee The plan was simple A tough work week was over and the only thing P J Barrett wanted was a quiet relaxing intimate Friday evening with his significant other Trudy Foxlitner It was all set Seven oclock Hed provide the popcorn Trudy the little something special But that guy he just passed on the street some buffed barbarian with a sword slung across his back what was that Sure it s a crazy city but come on man Well thought P J Chalk up another for urban psychosis Little did he know he would2. Please be at your computer when you call and have the following informa tion handy Your computer s brand and model XT AT PS 2 etc the amount of memory RAM what peripherals are attached the type of graphics card and monitor and the contents of your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files Read the following section before calling us as it might solve any problems you may have if Your Game Doesn t Load Properly First please re read the manual and try the instructions again step by step One misstep can blow the whole thing If it still doesn t load check your Autoexec bat file for memory resident utility programs menu programs such as 7 Dir and PC Shell utilities such as Sidekick and PCTools disk caching programs such as PC Cache and Lightning and remove them Our games are greedy and don t like to share memory with these products Also Check your Config sys file for device drivers which could cause problems such as an expanded memory driver for RAM disks To find these DOS files type CD C at the C gt prompt Then type either TYPE AUTOEXEC BAT or TYPE CONFIG SYS if the files are there the info will scroll onto the screen If you suspect that a program listed there is causing problems try one of these solutions e Reboot your system with a clean DOS disk from the A gt prompt A clean DOS disk is a disk bootable with no Autoexec bat or Config sys files see your DOS manual for details Then pr
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4. during the procedure to halt installation 1 Insert Disk 1 of Altered Destiny into a floppy drive and change to that drive At the DOS prompt e g A gt or B gt type Install A text window will appear 2 If you agree with the statement in the window type Y Copying the game will proceed automatically and you will be prompted from time to time to insert other game disks 3 If you disagree with the statement in the window type N Another window will appear permitting you to change the designated drive the name of the directory or both e To change the designated drive from C the default drive type a new letter D E etc and press Enter e To change the name of the directory from AD type a back slash followed by a new name i e Destiny and press Enter Again copying of the game proceeds automatically and you will be prompted from time to time to insert other game disks Running the Setup Program The Setup Program automatically follows the Installation procedure Setup configures Altered Destiny to run on your particular system This program must be run 1 the first time you play the game 2 during each new installation and 3 after any hardware changes Here s how it works 1 Change into the sub directory in which you installed Altered Destiny For example type cd ad 2 At the DOS prompt type setup 3 The Setup Program will ask you to make a series of choices regarding the following e Video
5. mode e Input device keyboard mouse e Audio type 4 Once you ve made all your choices the Setup Program will ask you to confirm them en return 1 you to He DOS prompti for IBANG Note Sometime PART installed the pete onto your hard drive ieg answered the re con questions Fert might need to make those changes again Wades installa Loading the Game 1 From your root directory type cd ad or the name of your sub directory if you gave it a different name and press Enter 2 Type ad and press Enter Divination Aid Altered Destiny uses an ancient Divination Aid a codewheel as copy protection When it appears your screen will show four elements two icons two words and a box to type in 1 Match the FIRST ICON on the screen to the same icon on the outer ring of the codewheel 2 Now find the SECOND ICON on the screen and match it to the same icon on the middle ring of the codewheel 3 Rotate the middle ring so the SECOND ICON lines up under the FIRST ICON 4 Next find the FIRST left most WORD on the screen and match it to the same word on the edge of the inner ring of the codewheel 5 Rotate the inner ring so the FIRST WORD is lined up under the two icons which are already matched and lined up 6 Look for the SECOND WORD on the interior of the inner ring RD will not necessarily be found under the items you previous ined up on the codewheel Look all around inner ring 7 There isa NUMBER
6. You can also do this by pressing Alt S Speed Brings up the Speed Control window where you can adjust the animation speed Also adjustable by pressing and keys See Speed Control on page 5 BEUM Help Takes you to a Help Screen that offers some basic gameplay tips Cancel Takes you out of the System Menu and back into the game The Text Box To Enter a Command Simply type away the text will appear in a window at the bottom of the screen then press Enter You can enter up to 40 characters per line To Repeat a Command Press the spacebar to display the most recently typed command Use the up down arrow keys to toggle through the four most recent commands then press Enter when you see the one you want Editing Aids Use the following commands to edit any text in the Text Box Moves cursor one character at a time Moves cursor to end of text line Moves cursor to beginning of text line Moves cursor to beginning of next word in a line of text Moves cursor to beginning of previous word in a line of text Deletes character immediately following cursor Deletes word immediately following cursor Deletes line Cancels text box Cycles through previous 4 commands Look Open Take Inventory Ask about Quit Quick Commands Here s a list of useful functions that you can access instantly with the keyboard ae k i A Increase animation speed Decrease ani
7. drive and or directory like this new drive new directory name To Another Drive Directory continued Then follow the directions above for saving games Note You must save the game on a hard dries direc ore The directory must already exist Playing the Game The Basics Simply put P J Barrett is the star of the show and you direct his every action Where he goes what he does and who he talks to is all under your control The results are relayed to you in text messages or reflected graphically on the screen You physically guide P J see Moving P J Around section from scene to scene while telling him exactly what to do P J is shown on most screens but when he is not you ll need to type exit or leave to move on The Introduction The first thing you ll see is the opening sequence which introduces P J and sets up the storyline of Altered Destiny lf you ve already seen the introduc tion press Enter until you see the Curiousity and the Cat Dept menu and select Yes skip intro to start the game from the beginning or Load to load a saved game Moving P J Around Keyboard You can move P J around the screen with the arrow keys or the numeric keypad with NUM LOCK off Press once on the arrow key that corre sponds to the direction you want P J to walk To halt him press the same arrow key again Note Do not hold down the arrow key This will make P J start and stop continuously resulti
8. e call 300 SSCHINT using a touch tone phone You can get pre recorded hints and tips for every area of Altered Destiny You ll be charged 85 for the first minute and 60 for each additional minute 17 ACCOLADE CUSTOMER SERVICE 408 296 8400 if you need help with this or any other Accolade product please give us a Call el ifi between the hours of 9am and Spm fic rd Be sure you are at your computer when you call We ll do everything we can to solve your problem or answer your question Or write to us at Accolade Attn Customer Service 550 S Winchester Blvd Suite 200 San Jose CA 95128 lf you have a modem you can call and logon to Accolade s Bulletin Board for instant hints and other information You can also leave questions about any Accolade game they ll be answered by Accolade s technical support representa tives The number is 408 296 8800 Our settings are 300 1200 2400 baud 8 Data No Parity 1 Stop Bit DO YOU WANT TO BACK UP YOUR DISK We know you re concerned about disk damage or failure So feel free to make a back up of the game See your computer manual for details about saving disks If you lose the off disk copy protection scheme please send us 15 and we ll send you a new one if it s destroyed send us the remains and we ll give you a replacement YOUR DISK CARRIES A 90 DAY WARRANTY Accolade Inc warrants for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase by the
9. in the cut out window on the inner ring immediately above the SECOND WORD 8 Type in that NUMBER and press Enter The game will now load Saving Games To Save a game in progress 1 Type save and press Enter Or you can press Esc which takes you to the System Menu then highlight File and press Enter which takes you to the File Menu then highlight Save and press Enter again Mouse users can click on the top menu bar to see the System Menu 2 A Save Game screen appears displaying a directory that can hold up to ten 10 saved games at a time Additional games may be saved in another directory 3 Choose a simple phrase up to 26 characters which best describes your current game location and type it into the directory If all 10 spots are filled you can replace one by highlighting the phrase you wish to remove pressing Ctri X to clear the phrase then typing in a new one in its place or you can save to a new directory see To Another Drive Directory below 4 Press Enter The current game is saved To Another Drive Directory lf you want to save the game to another drive i e D E etc or direc tory use TAB to highlight the DIR button on the Save Game screen then press Enter or if you are using a mouse move the on screen pointer to DIR and push the mouse button A window appears that lists the current drive and directory e g C ad Use the delete key to delete whatever you want to replace then type in your new
10. mation speed Normal animation speed Quit game Repeat previous command Brings up System Menu Highlight System Menu items Toggle sound on off A Foot in the Door Here are a few helpful hints that may help you better negotiate Altered Destiny s extraordinary world 1 Always get the big picture first After you enter a new room screen type look You ll get a general description of the area which more often than not will provide you with invaluable information 2 Be nosy Look at on in under and behind everything You never know what may be essential in a place like Daltere So don t take that inno cent looking flower or hulking rock for granted Interacting with them may provide a very valuable clue 3 Don t be shy Talk to everyone about everything Ask everyone about or for everything Nothing better than a little gossip to help you along Check out Some Possible Verbs on page 6 for other potential actions to take 10 Note Be as specific as possible when asking about something There may be more than one type of particular creature or item in the game or one very similar to the one you are asking about For example You ll probably come across both a large floater and a small floater during the game You must however distinguish between the two when referring to them Using just floater won t work Be imaginative Remember you are in another world so you may be able to do things here you wouldn
11. mmands 5 Identifying the Unknown 5 Talking to Characters 6 Taking Things seerne rence 6 Some Possible Verbs a Text Feedback rer 6 Sound AEOS NANE 7 SCOP ona ee er 7 The System Menu 66 ae ie Se Piece ae 7 OLIN carina anaoa 7 GOGU sxiiccssscragwcsensnnr 8 l a wivcsnermaannencmennves B 1 ee ee ene 8 Mia DG a ERA sey A B To Enter a Command 8 To Repeat a Command Editing AldS w cvssccssnssumemnrenes 8 Abbreviations socccccusenrsasweneesond 9 Quick Commands seus 10 A Foot in the Door jee Troubleshooting Guide 12 Walk Through AAT 15 First Things First TE F An Important Note Altered Destiny can ONLY be played from a hard drive Thus you MUST install your game disks onto your hard drive and run the Setup program BEFORE playing See Hard Drive Installation and Running the Setup Program below for complete instructions The README File Important Before you try to install this program take a look at the README file on your game disk To do so simply type TYPE README It contains important information on out of memory errors as well as additional information on music systems Getting Started Hard Drive Installation You need to copy Altered Destiny onto your hard drive in order to play the game so please follow these instructions Press Esc anytime
12. ng in very slow progress Numeric Keypad Arrow Keys i zii DE a Start movement by clicking the left mouse button on the spot to which you want P J to move You can also guide P J around the screen by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the cursor arrow around the screen P J will follow the arrow Speed Control Youll occasionally want to slow P J to carefully navigate him through certain areas To slow P J press the minus key until the desired speed is reached To speed animation press the plus key in the same manner Press the equals key to return him to his normal everyday speed You can also go to the Speed Menu see The System Menu section to adjust the speed Game Interaction Typing in Commands All commands require a verb and sometimes a direct object e g look at the man or man You can enter up to forty 40 characters per line Follow all typed commands by pressing the Enter key See The Text Box section for some handy hints Whenever a hand appears on screen the wait cursor it will not be possible to enter any text No keyboard func tions will work at this time Note Some commands can be given in abbreviated form e g look ab ask about etc For a complete list see Abbreviations ompage 9 Identifying the Unknown Since P J is in an exotic alien world he very well may encounter strange animals insects plants etc If you come across some
13. oceed with normal game instructions Temporarily rename these two files refer to DOS manual for specif ics and reboot your system 12 If You Get Garbled Graphics or none at all If you load the program and nothing appears on your screen or what does appear seems garbled you may not have specified the proper graphics type for your system e Check your hardware manual to make sure your computer can run this game e Re read the Getting Started section especially the Setup Proce dure and make sure you ve specified the correct graphics option for your computer If You Have One of the Supported Sound Boards But Get No Sound The game supports AdLib CMS MIDI and Tandy sound devices If you have one of these but get no sound from it Make sure you ve selected the correct audio type in the Setup Proce dure Check to make sure the sound board is properly seated in its slot If You Have a Mouse Connected But It Doesn t Work with This Game e Make sure you selected the mouse keyboard option from the Select Input Device portion of the Setup Procedure e Make sure its drive mouse software has been loaded before starting Altered Destiny e Double check to make sure the mouse is plugged into your computer if You Get Some Strange Technical Messages on Your Screen e Type TYPE README from the location of the game on the computer lf you re technically minded you may find your answer here lf the answer
14. original purchaser of the Software that the recording medium on which it is l recorded will be free from defects in materials and workmanship Defective media which has not been subjected to misuse excessive wear or damage due to carelessness may be returned during the 90 day period without charge After the 90 day period defective media may be replaced in the United States for 10 plus 7 25 sales tax if the purchaser resides in California Make checks payable to Accolade Inc and return to the address above To speed up process Ing return only the disk not other materials LICENSE AGREEMENT and LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO This computer software product the Software and the user manual are provided to the Customer under license from Accolade Inc and are subject to the ollowing terms and conditions to which the Customer agrees by opening the package of the Software and user manual and or using the Software Granting of this license does not transfer any right title or interest in the Software or the user manual to the Customer except as expressly set forth in this License Agreement The software and the user manual are copyrighted 1990 by Accolade Inc All rights are reserved Neither the Software nor the user manual may be duplicated or copied for any reason The customer may not transfer or resell the Software or user manual All rogjoterad trademarks and names are properties of their respective owners The remedies provided above are the
15. s are more confusing than the questions give our technical Support group a Call WARNING The following walk through is for graphic adventure beginners only lf you are a veteran to this type of game it won t be necessary to read any further Walk Through After installing setting up and loading the game you are taken to A Clearing To find out more about your surroundings the first thing you should do is type gt LJook Now you may want to get more detail about some of the things you see Wait until you see two green creatures of different sizes drifting through the air then type gt Look at CREATURE This tells you the name of any creature on the screen at that moment Now you can get information about a specific creature Answer the ques tion on the screen by entering gt LARGE FLOATER or even just gt LARGE If you want of course you can type the whole command LJook at LARGE FLOATER But why Life is short Both will give the same results You should note the adjectives used if you wish to question others about theses creatures later see A Foot in the Door Now try gt LJook at PLANTS This works the same as LJook at CREATURE and will aid you in gathering information about the plant life in this new world Let s see what else is here Enter gt LJook UNDER ROCKS or gt LJook BEHIND VINES 15 Walk Through continued Doesnt seem to be much there but it doe
16. snt hurt to check You can t make assumptions in this game OK now let s see what P J has brought with him Enter gt IJnventory Yep he still has the popcorn Try gt LJook IN BOWL Time to move on to another screen Move P J to the right until you are in the By Two Structures scene Again type in gt LJook Take your time and try some other commands When you re ready Nave P J enter the structure to the right by moving him to the structure s entrance Once inside type in gt L ook You could now type gt LJook at ALNAR gt LJook ON COUNTER Or maybe gt LJook at SWORD Let s see what Alnar has to say Type gt TJalk to ALNAR This is one example of a conversational command Now try one of these ways of phrasing a question gt Ask AB out AXE or gt TELL ME ABOUT AXE Both elicit the same response Now gt ASK FOR AXE 16 Alnar s generous isn t he Guess you ll have to gt T ake AXE gt Look at AXE Try giving a command to a character other than P J To do this type in the character s name followed by a comma then the command Example gt ALNAR MAKE A CAGE Feel free to hang around Alnar s as long as you want When you are ready to go type gt LEAVE or EXIT Upon returning to By Two Structures type gt DROP AXE Once the axe appears on the ground type gt T ake AXE From here you are on your own f you stil need hints on the gam
17. soon eat those words And his quiet relaxing Friday evening would soon become a life or death struggle on a strange far away endangered world Daltere Meet the Designer Michael Berlyn is an award winning designer of interactive gaming software including such classics as Oo Topas Infidel Cyborg and Suspended His works have won acclaim from critics as far ranging as Rolling Stone Time and The Washington Past In addition he has had four science fiction novels published Crystal Phoenix The Integrated Man Blight and his recently re leased The Eternal Enemy Berlyn is a graduate of Florida Atlantic Univer sity has attended the Clarion Sci ence Fiction Writer s Workshop and has taught science fiction writing at Harvard University summer ochool Table of Contents First Things First nc ecnesceenseueneen 1 An Important Note 1 The README File 1 Getting Started icc 1 Hard Drive Installation 1 Running the Setup Program 2 Loading the Game 2 Divination Aid aiciissicsscueivateiess 2 Saving ANOS oncccscirnasinisrs 3 To Another Drive Directory 3 Playing the Game 6060 4 The BASICS ccrerneccaenanene rnennes 4 The Introduction issewsaene 4 Moving P J Around 4 Keyboar serors PERERA 4 Mouse NOINA o Speed Control 6 06 5 Game Interaction 5 Typing in Co
18. t think of doing on Earth Simply do anything you can think of to anything you see And remember everything you do Be persistent but don t get obsessed with any one particular object or location If you get stumped move on to new territory There s probably a clue out there somewhere that ll get you back on the right track 3 Take everything you can get your hands on Although you won t be able to take everything you come across it s a good idea to at least try since P J needs quite a few things in order to solve puzzles and prob lems Draw a map Very helpful in marking object locations avoiding danger ous situations and just to keep you from getting lost Good things come to those who wait While P J is in an area events may be taking place that are not instantly obvious Waiting patiently may reveal results Save your game a lot We know we know sometimes you forget but you ll regret it if you don t Trust us 11 Troubleshooting Guide If you have any questions about Altered Destiny and you can t find the answers in the manual our Customer Support folks can help You can call us at 408 296 8400 between 9 a m and 5 p m Pacific Time or write to Accolade Customer Support 550 Winchester Blvd San Jose CA 95128 or leave a message for us on CompuServ type GO GAMEPUB and leave a message for Accolade 76004 2132 You can also modem our Bulletin Board System at 408 296 8800 and leave a message
19. ter to remove the window and resume play or 2 type in further commands Note Keep in mind that some text replies continue for more than one window Pressing Enter removes the current window Sound Toggle the game s sound on off by pressing Alt S Alternatively you can use the Sound Menu see The System Menu section below to toggle the sound Score Any time during the gam type score to see your point total as well as your total number of moves to that point The System Menu the desired tem nt the m on nk E Ron i Press Esc to bring up the System Menu If using a mouse just click on the top menu bar The menu presents the following five 5 items File This takes you to the File Menu where you re presented with the following options e Restart Lets you restart the game e Save Takes you to a directory which can list up to 10 saved games For directions on how to save your current game see the Saving Games section Load Takes you to the Load Game Menu where you can load a previously saved game Use the arrow keys to highlight the game you want to load Use the TAB key to flip through the three options listed on the right LOAD to load the highlighted game CANCEL to cancel the transaction DIR to look for saved games in other directories Quit Takes you out of the game e Cancel Takes you out of the System Menu and back into the game UE Sound Lets you toggle the sound on off
20. thing different and aren t quite sure what to call it type either look at creature I creature or look at plants I plants whichever seems more appropriate These special commands will serve you well throughout the adventure 5 Talking to Characters P J can also engage in dialogue with characters he meets This can be done in a general way talk to man or more specifically ask Alnar about acid If you question a character about an object and their response is l don t see it here then you must ask more specific questions about the object For example typing ask about floater may get the reply I dont see it here But typing ask about large floater may elicit important information Taking Things P J will need to acquire a number of objects in order to successfully complete his quest To see a complete list of what P J is carrying at any time type inventory or just i then press Enter Some Possible Verbs Altered Destiny recognizes more than 140 verbs so feel free to try new things Here s a short list of some actions you might ask P J to perform see also Abbreviations page 9 make sleep fill open smell get pour suck give pull push take t jump put talk to listen listen to score touch look I set wave look at in on signal wield look under sing Text Feedback Every time you enter a command a window with a text reply will appear After reading the reply either 1 press En
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