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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.
-
-
- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
-
- (209) 683-8989
-
-