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- The Last Half of Darkness
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- Introduction
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- Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something.
- A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was
- working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to
- the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.
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- You, being her only living heir received news and came quickly to find out
- she had plans for you to continue with her work. You gain title to her
- estate and her fortune only if you continue with her studies in the field of
- magic.
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- STARTING
- 1. Load the mouse driver (if available)
- 2. Load SPEECHV3.EXE (if available)
- 3. Enter the /LASTHAF directory
- 4. Type INSTALL to configure setup.
- 5. Type LASTHALF and then press <ENTER>.
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- Using the Keyboard
- If a mouse is not available the keyboard must be used. Use the arrow keys to
- postion the cursor over objects, doors, etc. or to select commands. Pressing
- the NUM LOCK key will allow the cursor to move in larger increments around the
- screen. Pressing it again will discontinue this function. Use the space bar to
- "CLICK."
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- Selecting a Command
- To select a commmand, simply move the cursor over the command of your choice
- and "CLICK." For example, if you wanted to enter the house, move the cursor
- to the command GO and then "CLICK." The command will hi-light to show it has
- been selected. Then move to the porch or inside the exit box (indicating the
- porch) and "CLICK." Your new location will be the porch. Commands are:
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- Examine [F1] - This command will examine an object more closely.
- Go [F2] - Used to enter through a doorway, exit, etc.
- Open [F3] - Choose this command when an object, door, or drawer needs
- to be opened.
- Close [F4] - Use this to close objects, drawers, etc.
- Hit [F5] - A command useful when violence is the only answer.
- Take [F6] - Certain objects are needed to complete your quest. Use
- this command to put them in your inventory.
- Speak [F7] - To communicate with other characters, objects, etc. use this
- command. Once selected, type your sentence and press
- <ENTER>.
- Operate [F8] - This command will turn certain things on and off. It is also
- used when you wish to use an object in your inventory. To
- select an object to operate, simply position the cursor on or
- near any object inside the inventory box and then "CLICK."
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- Saving and Loading
- To save a game for later use, select the SAVE command from the command list.
- Once selected, a prompt will appear asking you for the current drive to
- save. Press ENTER or RETURN if the default is correct. If not, select the
- correct drive letter. If the drive is other than a harddisk, be sure to
- insert a blank formatted diskette into the drive specified BEFORE entering
- your save name.
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- Exits
- The exit map (located below your inventory) is required to see all possible
- exits at a given location. The exit map is a top view floorplan of your
- location. All possible exits are indicated as boxes. The commands GO and
- OPEN can be used within these boxes. Simply move the cursor INSIDE the box
- and "CLICK." The result will be the same as if you "CLICKED" on the actual door
- in the view screen.
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- The Last Half of Darkness II (End to the first part)
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- Although this game is an ENTIRE adventure, and there is an ending to this
- story (see above for objective), it is not the end of the entire story (not
- described above).
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- To receive the end of the The Last Half of Darkness and a HINT BOOKLET to
- the first part OR if you just enjoyed the game, please send $20.00 to:
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- SoftLab Laboratories
- 2012 Gregory St.
- San Diego, California 92104
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- The Last Half of Darkness is a registered trademark of SoftLab.
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