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- README File for Palace of Deceit 2- Dragon's Plight
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- READ THIS BEFORE ORDERING- IT CONTAINS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS!!
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- Thank you for obtaining this demo copy of GAME SYNDICATE'S Dragon's Plight.
- Before you play, we would like to inform you on HOW to play, and if you enjoy
- the demo, how to order and what your machine needs to run it.
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- Windows installation instructions:
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- 1. Go into the Program Manager.
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- 2. (If you have a program group for Games, skip this step.)
- Go to FILE and select NEW.
- In the box that comes up, make sure "PROGRAM GROUP" is
- highlighted. Name the group "GAME SYNDICATE" and click OK.
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- 3. Go into that group, and go back up to FILE. Select NEW again.
- This time, select PROGRAM ITEM and click BROWSE.
- Now, go into the PALACE2 directory in the directory list box,
- and double click on P2DEMO.EXE. The demo is now installed.
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- 4. To install the introduction, go to step 3 and instead of
- selecting P2DEMO.EXE select INTRO.EXE. The intro will now
- be installed also.
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- THE STORY
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- Many years ago an ordinary teenager was transported to
- the land of Salac, a magical place where wizards, knights
- and dragons roamed the land. The Head Wizard of the town
- begged him to free the good people of Salac from the tyranny
- they were currently under, an evil wizard had enslaved the
- people and ruled the land with an iron fist. Hesitantly the
- youth accepted and forged ahead into Garth's Castle
- Lockemoer- also known as "THE PALACE OF DECEIT". The youth
- faced many a perplexing puzzle, horrible monster, and insane
- challenge, but came out on top and defeated Garth. Garth's
- castle crumbled, and the youth celebrated with the townsfolk
- and returned to his land. That youth's name was never known,
- but he was given a title for his deeds. The Brave One lives
- on in Salac history as a fighter for commonfolk rights.
- Years have passed now, and the threat of Garth is now
- past news. However, Garth's minions have managed to silently
- aid him in regaining his health and rebuilding his home.
- Now, the Palace stands again, larger than before, and Garth
- has a new Quest for Evil. This time, he wants to destroy the
- Dragons in Salac. In the years that have passed Dragons have
- changed their predatory ways and become allies with the
- human race. They now aid the people of Salac, and are quite
- friendly. Garth plans revenge on ALL dragons for leaving
- his wing, as most of them used to aid him but are now
- converted. The Dragons live in a hidden valley in Salac,
- called "The Land of the Dragons", where they can thrive and
- grow mentally. Garth has been conducting sweeps of the land,
- searching for this valley and killing all in his way. His
- tyranny once again gripped the people of the land. During a
- sweep, Garth captured a young dragon and took him back to
- Lockemoer to be tortured into eventually revealing where the
- Land is. That creature is Nightshade, a blue land dragon. He
- is one of a kind, as his strange skin color shows. It has
- been said that his family possesses stronger mental will
- than most dragons, Nightshade's father even told him that
- once. He must escape from the dungeons of Castle Lockemoer,
- find Garth, and kill him. Not an easy task for a young
- reptile...
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- Playing the game
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- a. Overview
- YOU are Nightshade. You must make it through the
- castle's 85+ rooms and find Garth and destroy him.
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- b. Controls
- Control is simple. Click the direction you want to go in
- the bottom right of the game screen. N goes forward, or north, S is
- back, or south, E is right, or east, W is left, or west.
- INV is to show what is in your current inventory (items you've
- collected).
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- c. Interaction
- To get information on an item, simply click on it on
- the main graphic. If it is takeable, the game will take it.
- If is is moveable at the current time, the game will do that.
- If it is a character you would like to talk to, just click on
- his face and you will talk to him. If you would like to
- attack a monster and you have weapons, just click on him.
- (keep in mind, certain weapons will not work on certain
- monsters)
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- d. Where am I?
- Map making is not an easy task. Because of the
- winding passages in the Palace, compass directions do not always hold
- true. If you go west, east will not always return you to where you
- were. A description is given of the current location in
- the bottom left of the game screen. Where you can
- move to is also told there.
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- e. The Status Box
- The statusbox is where the game will tell you what is going
- on. If you click on a lever, for example, the lever might sink down
- and the statusbox will tell you "You pull the lever and it
- sinks down. A door opens in the north wall." Then a door will
- appear in the north wall. Many hidden passages are found
- this way. NOTE- Do not go pushing strange buttons or levers-
- usually there is someone in the area who will tell you which one to
- pull. YOUR job is to find them to avoid risking death!
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- f. Items
- After a while you will start to discover items in the
- castle. To see what you have at any given time, click INV
- for a listing in the Statusbox. Items are used at
- appropriate times. There is no clicking on a sword and then
- clicking on a monster. If you have a sword, just click
- the monster and, if the weapon will harm him, the game
- will take care of it. Or, if you want to tie a rope to a
- hook, just click on the hook if you have a rope and it will
- automatically tie. (if it's possible, that is...!)
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- g. Cinema Displays
- Periodically in the game there are several "Cinema
- Displays" in which the story is continued. These usually
- happen when you talk to a character. There is one, however, which shows
- how Garth discovers that you've escaped... When one
- starts, just sit back and enjoy it. When it ends, the mouse
- pointer will return to a pointer rather than the
- hourglass. Click around the cinema screen several times to
- return to the game. REMEMBER, though, if the display has ended
- and is waiting to return to the game, if you run another
- application and return to P2 the Cinema Display WILL
- REPLAY!!!
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- h. Menu Bar
- There are several options at the top of the Game
- screen. File, Speed, and Help.
- Clicking any of these brings up menus with options
- on them.
- (Under Speed)
- If you have a 286, select 286. If you have a 386
- then select 386. Etc... The default is 386, and
- THE GAME RESETS IT BACK TO THAT EVERY TIME YOU
- RESTART. Keep it in mind! Also, if you want it to
- go faster if you have a 386 or 486 just select 286
- and the game will zoom.
- There are also several other options.
- (Under File)
- NEW-Starts a new game from room 1. Does not ask
- you if you are sure.
- QUIT-Quits the current game, and ends the program.
- Asks you if you're sure first, unlike NEW.
- ABOUT-Displays the ABOUT screen which has the
- copyright information and other legal info.
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- (Under Help)
- HINTS-Displays a quick reference card telling
- briefly how to play.
-
- i. Why 8.3 megs for the FULL game???
- You may be asking yourself right about now: Why
- does P2 take up so much hard disk space??? Well,
- imagine taking one of the game screens and putting
- it in 300X200 resolution. You would see that it
- takes up almost all of the screen. Now, you have
- 85+ of those pictures, several full screen cinema
- displays, animation, plenty of code, and the
- window structures for the game screens. Other game
- companies have games out that have the same amount
- of graphics, but they're full screen in 300X200.
- This boils down to this fact: if you want higher
- resolution, you must give up hard disk space!
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- Why should I buy the full version?
- Here are several reasons:
- Over 85 rooms total
- Easy interface
- Deep symbolic plot
- Killer original graphics
- Great animation
- An explosive conclusion
- OVER 8 MEG OF GAME!
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- Okay, you got me. How do I get it?
- Easy. Just make a check or money order out to
- BERRY COMPUTING AND DESIGN for $10, send it to
- GAME SYNDICATE
- 6019 BIRDIE DRIVE
- LA VERNE, CA
- 91750
- and wait 2-3 weeks.
- ORDER WITH CONFIDENCE.
- YOU WILL GET THE GAME.
-
- Besides, let's face it, how many adventure games have you seen for
- WINDOWS 3.0 ?!?!?!?
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- System Requirements for full version:
- * A hard disk with at least 8.3 megs of free space.
- NOTE-> ***(Actually, 10.3 for installation)***
- * Windows 3.0 IN VGA MODE <- THAT IS, 640 X 480 X 16.
- THE GAME WILL NOT WORK IF WINDOWS IS NOT IN THAT
- SCREEN SETTING.
- * Windows must be in Standard or Enhanced mode.
- * A mouse
- * 800K RAM (At least)
- * 3.5 inch drive, either 720K or 1.44 meg
- (720K costs $2 more, as it requires an
- extra disk and shipping costs)
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- INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS:
- You can contact GAME SYNDICATE on Compuserve @ 76276,662.
- or write us at:
- GAME SYNDICATE
- 6019 BIRDIE DRIVE
- LA VERNE, CA
- 91750
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