fULL dOCS fOR VALHALLA - BEfORE tHE WAR - dONE bY nICO!^7ASk & nEON -=======================================================================- The Plot.........................................1 Playing From Floppy..............................2 Installing On Hard Drive.........................3 The Action Icons.................................4 The Rucksack.....................................5 Under The Influence..............................6 Technical Problems...............................7 -=======================================================================- THE PLOT (1) : In this four level adventure you play the part of Infinity`s mentor in his quest of hatred in which murder is the ultimate goal. Infinity`s brother, the good King Garamond has always been the favorite. Ever since they were children the people of Valhalla have worshipped Garamond whilst Infinity was born too late to be king. Tired of living in the shadow of Garamond, Infinity has decided to take destiny into his own hands, so whils Valhalla sleeps he turn his thoughts to darkness and finds in there an answer to his torment. Has his to be King turned him into a heartless murderer ? Will he destroy his own brother in order to fulfil his dream ? Or is Infinity just a victim of circumstance, alone and misunderstood. It is up to you to decide. PLAYING FROM FLOPPY (2) : 1) Switch on your computer and you monitor. 2) At the disk promt Insert the "Valhalla Disk". 3) You will be asked 3 times to select a page number of this manual that corresponds to the correct symbol an the top of the pages. (hahahaha) ;-)) 4) Use the joystick to move the indicator left or right and press fire to activate your choice. 5) You will then be asked if you would like to see the story animation, choose Yes or No. 6) You will now be asked to enter a level code. If you wish to access level 1 simply press return. As you progress onto other levels you will see a code on the beginning title screen of that level, you are advised to write these down so the next time you play the game you can gain access to that particular level. 7) After entering the level code or pressing return you will be asked to insert the "Data Disk" followed by the relevant "Level Disk". INSTALLING ON HARD DRIVE (3) : 1) Create a new drawer on your hard drive and call it anything you like, or use an existing drawer and open it. 2) Insert the "Valhalla Disk" into your floppy drive and double click on the disk icon to real it`s contents. 3) Drag the "Valhalla" icon and the "-V-" icon into drawer on your hard drive. 4) Repeat this procedure with the five remaining disks, dragging their contents into the drawer on your hard drive. 5) When you have finished the drawer on your hard drive should contain the main "Valhalla" icon and six small icons that spell "VULCAN". 6) Now simply double click on the "Valhalla" icon to play the game. 7) If at any point you are asked to insert any of the six disks, it is an indication that the installation wasn`t correctly executed. PLAYING THE GAME (4) : Valhalla Before The War is set in the megical castle of Valhalla. There are four levels in which you will discover countless logical puzzles which you have to solve in order to progress. The puzzles can be solved by utilizing the many objects you find within the course of the game. Look out for the floor tiles that have a small hole in them, by operating these you will find essential treasures to help you on your way. The game is competely controlled by joystick, decide where you want Infinity to walk by pushing the joystick in the appropriate direction. pressing the fire button accesses the Action Icons, described in detail in the following pages. THE ACTION ICONS (5) : When you press the fire button an indicator will appear and can be moved left or right by the joystick to highlight the desired icon. Pressing the fire button once more will activate that action. These are outlined below : MAP : This is represented by the icon of a compass. Access this function and you will see a map of the level you are playing. LOOK : This is represented by the icon of an eye. Access this function and Infinity will inform you of the contents of the square in front of him. TAKE : This is represented by the icon of an open hand. Access this function and Infinity will attempt to take the object in the square in front of him. OPERATE : This is represented by the icon of a spanner. Access this function and Infinity will attempt to operate the object in the square in front of him. JOYSTICK : Accessing the icon of the joystick will take you back into walking mode. DISK ACCESS : Accessing the icon of the Disk will change the screen and you will be faced with four more icons, described on the following page. ( R ) = restarts the level from the beginning. ( S ) = saves your current postion to disk * ( L ) = loads in your previously saved position. If you do not wish to choose any of these options then choose the joystick icon. THE MOUTH ICON : Accessing this function changes the icon from an open mouth to a closed mouth. When the mouth is closed you have enabled the "Limit Speech" option so Infinity will only speak the essential phrases, when the mouth is open Infinity will ramble on regardless. You can also alter the volume of the atmos tracks using keys "1" and "2" on the keyboard. * When playing from floppy your save positions are made directly to the levels disk so please ensure that the level disk are not write protected !!!! THE RUCKSACK (6) : Any item you pick up will appear in your rucksack at the top of the screen. By pressing the fire button and then pushing the joystick up, you will gain access to these objects. The highlighter can by moved left or right and a further press of the fire button on your desired choice will give you access to the various functions below. LOOK : This is represented by the icon of an eye. Accessing this function Infinity will inform you about the object or if it`s readable, the screen will change to a close up of that object. You will meet many strange and interesting characters in your adventure. Look at them to initiate conversation. You can also converse with some characters by looking at certain objects in your rucksack whilst facing them. DROP : This is represented by the icon of an open hand. Accessing this function Infinity will attempt to drop the object into square in front of him. INSERT : This is represented by the icon of a finger. Access this function and Inifity will attempt to insert the object from your rucksack into the square in front of him. DRINK : This is represented by the icon of a cup. Access this function and Infinity will attempt to drink the item you have selected in your rucksack. JOYSTICK : Accessing this takes you into walking mode. UNDER THE INFLUENCE (6) : After drinking a potion, the potion indicatir on the left of the main screen rises to the top and slowly begins to descend. When it reaches the bottom, the potion has run out and Infinity will no longer be under the influence. He can drink only one potion at a time as a mixture could prove fatal. STAMINA : If Infinity hurts himself, the Stamina indicator on the right of the main screen will go down. When it reaches the bottom, Infinity will die. Do not be disheartened though, as you can always load in your previously saved position or restart the level from the beginning. Stamina can be found during the course of the game so you can top up your supply. TECHNICAL PROBLEMS (7) : If you have any technical problems whilst playing Valhalla Before The War then telephone Vulcan Software on ( 01705 ) 670269. We offer full technical support and can replace any faulty disks within two days of receipt. Below are two common problems. Q. When I try to save the game it crashes back to the workbench screen. A. Make sure your level disk is not write protected Q. The game crashes or refuses to save for no apparent reason. A. Remove any extra disk drives, CD Rom attatchments and external devices. - -- --- + --- -- -