################################################################################ Trilobyte Inc.(TM) and Virgin Interactive Entertainment (TM) THE 11TH HOUR: THE SEQUEL TO THE 7TH GUEST (TM) DEMO 1) INSTRUCTIONS FOR RUNNING THE 11TH HOUR DEMO a) General b) DOS Properties c) My Computer Properties d) How to Fix Memory Errors Disk Caching/Memory Managers SMARTDRV.EXE -- "Out of Memory" 2) MAXIMIZING PERFORMANCE -- How to Change Setup a) Color depth - "Can I use 24-bit color?" b) FULL SCREEN or QUARTER SCREEN video settings c) Interlaced full screen motion video d) Require RETURN to disk swap e) Sound is played in STEREO or MONO f) Hardware page flipping g) Animations displayed normally or in SPOOKY MODE h) Problems with sound 3) ADDITIONAL FEATURES -- What else can 11H do? a) Screen saver b) Screen capture c) Interruptible video d) Easy navigation Quick 180° turns. Interruptible navigation Secret hotspots e) .WAV files -- Let Stauf loose in your system f) Wads of fun 4) TECHNICAL SUPPORT - Need more help? ################################################################################ 1) INSTRUCTIONS FOR RUNNING THE 11TH HOUR DEMO a) General To run The 11th Hour Demo go to your C:\GAMES\11H directory (default) and type GO. We recommend that you run The 11th Hour from a DOS prompt as opposed to a DOS box under Windows. If you are running Windows 95, we recommend that you do run The 11th Hour from a full screen DOS session. The 11th Hour utilizes the CD-ROM caching abilities provided by Windows 95. If you are having difficulty running The 11th Hour from a full screen DOS shell window under Windows 95, then you should select "Shut Down" from the Windows 95 START menu. When the "Shut Down Windows" box comes up, click on the third button, which says, "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode?" press ENTER or "YES". Once you get to the DOS prompt, change to your CD-ROM drive (With The 11th Hour disk #1 in it) and type "GO" and press the ENTER key. b) DOS Properties In your properties for your MS-DOS prompt (chosen by right clicking on that icon), you need to make the following selections for the game to run properly, it might be helpful to create a copy of the MS-DOS prompt and adjust the properties for the copy rather than the original (although these settings are necessary for almost all DOS based games). From the MISC dialog box, make sure that "Allow screensaver" is not checked, and that "Idle sensitivity" is set as low as possible. c) My Computer Properties Windows 95 comes with a very nice CD-ROM drive cache, the only one that Trilobyte endorses (please do not use any others, they will slow down 11H by a noticeable factor. 11H contains it's own, quite advanced, CD-ROM cache as well), to make sure this is turned on, select the properties for "My Computer" (by right clicking on that icon), click on the Performance dialog box, select the File-System dialog box, then select the CD-ROM dialog box, and make sure the settings reflect that the cache is on and tuned for your CD-ROM drive speed. d) How to Fix Memory Errors -- Disk Caching/Memory Managers 1) SMARTDRV.EXE -- "Out of memory" If an "Out of memory" error occurs you may have to alter the SMARTDRV line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to read as SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512. 2) MAXIMIZING PERFORMANCE - How to Change Setup a) Color depth - "Can I use 24-bit Color?" On most computers, The 11th Hour works best at the 16-bit color setting, but in some cases you may need to try a different setting. On some lower-end machines the user may experience slow downs when animation or dramatic video is playing. Decreasing the bits per pixel (bpp) in the STARTUP screen's SETUP menu will aid in increasing the game speed. If the 16-bit color setting doesn't work well, try changing the color setting to 8-bit. To run The 11th Hour in 24-bits per pixel mode, you will need to have at least two Megabytes of VRAM as well as 16 Megabytes of system RAM. b) FULL SCREEN or QUARTER SCREEN video settings If the video on your machine seems sluggish, decrease the setting to QUARTER SCREEN VIDEO. Some lower-end systems may have trouble running video at 30 frames per second when configured as FULL SCREEN VIDEO. Using FULL SCREEN VIDEO may cause sound problems on slower computers. If the audio sounds choppy, you should change the setting to QUARTER SCREEN VIDEO. c) Interlaced full screen motion video You can choose to view the video in interlaced or non- interlaced modes. Try the YES setting to run The 11th Hour in interlaced mode to speed up your video performance. d) Require RETURN to disk swap This setting is to help eliminate any potential disk swapping problems. If YES is selected then you must either click the selection button on the mouse or press the ENTER key after a new disc has been inserted and before The 11th Hour continues with gameplay. e) Sound is played in STEREO or MONO Running the sound in The 11th Hour in MONO rather than STEREO can help improve the clarity of the actor's voices. The default setting is STEREO. If voices sound fuzzy or garbled, change the sound setting to MONO. f) Hardware page flipping Some video chipsets cause lines of color to display at the very bottom of the screen during animation sequences. Turning hardware page flipping OFF should resolve this, though you may find that it slows animations down somewhat. g) Animations displayed normally or in SPOOKY MODE SPOOKY MODE is 8-bit grayscale with color cursors, puzzle and game pieces. It is the preferred display setting of the developers at Trilobyte. Just for fun, try out the SPOOKY MODE. h) Problems with sound If the audio sounds choppy, you may be running a video setting that requires a faster computer. If the audio doesn't sound right on your machine, try changing the video setting to QUARTER SCREEN VIDEO. If that doesn't work, try changing the sound setting from STEREO to MONO as described above. YOU WILL NEED TO QUIT AND RESTART AFTER CHANGING ANY SETTINGS 3) DEMO BACKGROUND/INTERFACE€INSTRUCTIONS a) "WELCOME TO MY HOUSE" In upstate New York lies Harley on the Hudson, a little town where supernatural things are said to have happened. A strangely quiet place where, amidst the misery of the Great Depression, an enigmatic drifter named Henry Stauf built a toy making empire... Little is known of the mysterious genius Henry Stauf, only that he crafted incredible toys from his dreams. It was said, "A Stauf toy is a toy for life," and, quickly, Stauf's toys became among the most celebrated and sought after in all the world. Stauf grew wealthy, and he built a mansion for himself -- a bizarre estate fashioned from a dream. But then the deadly virus came -- a virus killing only the children -- stealing their lives as they lay feverishly in bed clutching their Stauf toys. And suddenly, without explanation, Henry Stauf closed the doors of Stauf's Wonderworld Toys...forever. Withdrawn and reclusive, Stauf confined himself to his mansion, hidden behind a veil of shadows, shrouded in secrets untold. For years the mansion stood silent, brooding, and nothing more was heard from Henry Stauf. Nothing. Until one evening Stauf invited six guests to spend the night, luring them with a promise to fulfill each person's most secret desire... No one knows what took place within the walls of Stauf's mansion that dark night. None of the guests were ever seen or heard from again. And Henry Stauf seemed to have vanished into the rooms, the corridors, the very air of his most sinister creation. It is now 1995 and you, as Carl Denning Jr., are an investigative reporter for the television series "Case Unsolved." Robin Morales, your producer, and erstwhile lover has mysteriously vanished while gathering background information surrounding the series of grisly murders and disappearances in the otherwise quiet little town of Harley on the Hudson River. Your only solid lead is a portable computer called the GameBook which was delivered to you -- postmarked Harley, NY. Perhaps it was sent by Robin. Perhaps it is the evil handiwork of Stauf himself, updating his craft to meet the demands of the 90's. You decide to drive to Harley that very night, going directly to the Stauf mansion to track down Robin. You discover nothing at first, other than a decaying, abandoned interior filled with the artifacts of a past era. Along the way, you not only stumble across some unsavory and horrifying clues, but you may find out even more than you could ever imagine -- much more! When you've gathered all necessary facts, and have solved the many mysteries and puzzles within the weathered walls of Stauf's mansion, you will have to make yet one more difficult choice. It is a choice that you will have to live with for the rest of your life, however long that may be... b) CONTROLLING YOUR ENVIRONMENT 1) Audio Controls The 11th Hour allows you to adjust the volume and balance of the audio. a) Volume Control The UP ARROW key increases the general audio volume which may also be decreased by pressing the DOWN ARROW. b) Audio Balance The RIGHT ARROW key increases the voice level and decreases the music level. The LEFT ARROW key increases the music level and decreases the voice level. c) ICONS The 11th Hour is designed to be played using a single button point-and-click device. To move through the house, simply move the animated cursor around the screen. The house contains a number of psycho-kinetic hot spots. When positioned over such an area, the cursor changes according to the nature of the hot spot. Clicking the left selection button unleashes the psycho-kinetic energy lying therein. A list of the various icon types is given below: 1) The Blue Flashing Beeper Icon indicates when you should access your GameBook. Position the cursor at the top of the screen and left-click with your pointing device. 2) The Stylus Hands act as the cursors to access and use the GameBook. Inactive keys or hotspots are indicated with the empty hand. 3) The Beckoning Hands for forward, right and left allow you to move to a new location or turn up to 360 degrees within the environment. Holding down the button increases speed of movement. 4) The Wagging Hand means that no action may be performed here. 5) The Grabbing Hand allows you to select certain objects within the house. 6) The Throbbing Brain indicates the presence of active puzzles. 7) The Rolling Eyeball allows you to select puzzle or game pieces for movement. 8) The Pulsing Eyeball appears during puzzle play when there is more than one possible move. d) THE GAMEBOOK DISPLAY SCREEN AND CONTROLS 1) Accessing The GameBook In order to access the GameBook, move the cursor to the top of the screen until you see the Stylus icon. Click the selection button and the GameBook will appear. The following elements are part of the GameBook's controls. 2) Display Screen - Enables you to see the clues to the Treasure Hunts in text form as well as the playback of dramatic events. Clicking upon this screen allows you to play video or close the GameBook and return to The 11th Hour. 3) Help - Hints are available via this button. Your psychic ally will offer helpful insights on how to solve the current Treasure Hunt clue or logic puzzle. When playing against Stauf, she will make the best possible move. 4) Map - Accesses blueprints of the house showing the 3 states for each room or area. These states are: 1. Blank - No puzzles available or solved. 2. Lined - Puzzles available but unsolved. 3. Filled - Solved puzzle. The room is "open" for inspection. 5) Save - Saves your current session in a selectable position and allows you to name the saved progress file using your keyboard or the GameBook's alphanumeric keypad. This feature is disabled in the demo. 6) Load - Loads in a previously saved session. This feature is disabled in the demo. 7) Quit - Returns you to the house view. 8) Power - Shuts off the GameBook immediately and exits The 11th Hour. 9) Alpha Numeric Keyboard - Facilitates the entry of detailed names for saved progress files. This feature is disabled in the demo. 10) Video Control Buttons - Allows the playback of dramatic events and the cycling of hints or map screens. 4) ADDITIONAL FEATURES -- What else can 11H do? a) Screen saver The 11th Hour comes with a screen saver built in. Just let the game sit for several minutes in any location of the house and this feature will be activated. b) Screen capture By pressing your F12 key you will capture a 640x480 JPG file to the directory in which The 11th Hour is installed on your local drive. You may not capture during animations or video. c) Interruptible video The dramatic video of The 11th Hour movie can be interrupted at any time by right-clicking with the pointing device. d) Easy navigation There are three ways which the navigation throughout the mansion have been expedited for your convenience. 1) Quick 180 degree turns. By left-clicking in the bottom black region of the screen you will instantly reverse your view. 2) Interruptible navigation By right-clicking during house navigation you will instantly be taken to the place where you were travelling to. 3) Secret hotspots Near the main foyer stairs on either side and on both levels you may find small regions which the cursor hand will beckon you. These are placed here to expedite your navigation either up or down the stairs. e) .WAV files -- Let Stauf loose in your system In the Z_WAVS directory on disc 1 there are several WAV files with which you may customize your Windows. f) Wads of fun Now you can literally blow your friends away in the Stauf mansion! On disc 1 there are wadfiles for Doom (tm), Doom2 (tm), and Heretic (tm). These are located in the WADS directory. 5) TECHNICAL SUPPORT -- Need more help? If you need technical assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us after reading this README. For your convenience, if you cannot get through to a representative by phone and you have access to a fax machine or can modem into our BBS or another on-line service,please consider doing so. When contacting us, please include a complete printout of the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT used for the game, the title and version of the game, and a detailed description of the problem. If you send us a fax, include your name, return fax number with the area code, and a voice phone number so we can contact you. 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