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- INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INTERACTIVE DEMO OF THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE
- (10/07/92)
-
- Greetings fellow inventors, puzzlers, and gamesters!! Welcome to the
- wacky and wondrous world of "The Incredible Machine".
-
- This interactive demo version lets you get a taste of the game to see
- for yourself if you want to buy the full version which will be
- available in stores and directly from Sierra On-Line in November 1992.
-
- INSTALLATION (FROM DISK)
-
- 1. If you are reading this, you have the Demo disk in a floppy drive,
- and you are in the TIM directory. So, go to step 2.
-
- 2. Now type INSTALL <ENTER>.
-
- 3. Select COPY THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE to HARD
- DRIVE from the Smart Start menu.
-
- 4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- STARTING TIM
-
- Any time you wish to play TIM after it has been installed, follow
- these instructions:
-
- 1. Get into the TIM directory on the hard drive.
- Probably by typing CD C:\DYNAMIX\TIM.
-
- 2. Type TIM to start the program.
-
-
- PLAYING TIM
-
- 1. From the Control Panel, click on either the arrow icon
- or the picture of the playfield. The Smart Cursor
- will show the word PLAY.
-
- 2. Now all actions are controlled by the mouse and the Smart Cursor.
- Notice that when your cursor is over a part (where the part border is
- animating), one or more "handles" will be available to click on. The
- number of "handles" shown will be based upon what can be done to a
- part. For example, if a part can not be flipped then the flip
- "handles" will not be shown. These handles will perform the following
- actions when they are clicked on:
-
- PICKUP - (Smart Cursor is arrow with HAND icon) Pickup is active
- within the interior of the active part, or over the part icon if the
- Smart Cursor is over the parts bin. After being picked up, a part can
- be placed anywhere on the screen as long as it does not overlap
- another part. If it is overlapping another part, a large red "X" will
- appear over it. The part can also be dropped back into the part bin.
- Click the mouse button to drop a part after it has been picked up.
-
- RECYCLE - (Smart Cursor is arrow with RECYCLE icon) This handle is in
- the upper left corner of the active part. Recycle will immediately
- remove a part from the playfield and put it back into the parts bin.
-
- FLIP - (Smart Cursor is arrow with FLIP icons) These handles are in
- the lower left and lower right corners of the active part and allow
- the active part to be flipped left/right or up/down.
-
- RESIZE - (Smart Cursor is arrow with RESIZE icons) These handles are
- above, below, to the left, and to the right of the active object.
- Clicking on one of these handles activates resizing. Moving the mouse
- will change the size of the active part. Clicking the mouse a second
- time turns off resizing.
-
- 3. Click on the STARTER icon (in the upper right corner of the screen)
- when you are ready to run your machine. To stop a running machine,
- just click the mouse button. Below the Starter icon are the Scroll
- Part Bin arrows. If there are more than five different types of parts
- in the parts bin, these arrows allow you to scroll through them. The
- Control Panel can be brought up by clicking the RIGHT mouse button.
-
-
- PUZZLES
-
- For this interactive demo, there are only eight puzzles, but in the
- real version there are over 100 puzzles. The goals of each puzzle are
- described on the Control Panel. In each puzzle there will be some
- parts that are already positioned on the playfield. Note that you
- cannot pickup, recycle, flip, or resize any of these initial parts.
-
- Once a puzzle has been solved you will be given a password for later
- access. This demo version of TIM always allows access to all puzzles,
- so you don't need to worry about the passwords. After solving a
- puzzle, the next puzzle will automatically be loaded for you. If you
- want to select a different puzzle, simply click on the Puzzle icon
- from the Control Panel, highlight the desired puzzle, and then click
- on the PLAY icon. The puzzle that you have selected will be loaded.
-
-
- FREEFORM
-
- NOTE: Freeform is not available in the demo version.
-
- From the Control Panel, click on the Wrench icon. In this mode you
- have an unlimited number of parts and all the different types of parts
- are available for use. You are also able to change the gravity and
- the air pressure. You can build any machine you desire. You can also
- save the machine to disk for later use. Saved machines can also be
- uploaded to bulletin boards.
-
-
- PC SOUNDS
-
- NOTE: Although this demo version does not support PC speakers, it does
- support most major sound cards.
-
-
- Look for the full version of The Incredible Machine in November 1992.
- Please pass this version along to your friends.
-
- HAVE FUN!!
-
- Copyright 1992 Sierra On-Line
-
- TO ORDER THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE
-
- Sierra On-Line, Inc.
- Order Department
- P.O. Box 978
- Oakhurst, CA 93644-9899
-
- Call (800) 326-6654 to place an order or get pricing information.
-