SoulTrap Demo © 1996 Microforum 1.0 Limitations of the Demo version This demo version of SoulTrap is fully functional, but can load only demo levels. If you try to load a level shipped with the full version of SoulTrap, the operation will fail and you will be prompted to load only demo levels. The full version of SoulTrap includes 11 heart pounding levels. 2.0 System requirements To play SoulTrapDemo, you must have Win95 and a Pentium processor. Faster Pentium PCs will allow for the best results (P120 or greater is recommended), 16 MB of RAM or more are required. Sound cards and joysticks are optional. The installation of SoulTrapDemo requires approximately 20 MB of free space on your drive. When you run SoulTrapDemo, the main menu screen will appear. Click New Game to start a fresh game. 3.0 Installation Run Setup.exe to install the demo version of SoulTrap. After you start the SoulTrapDemo Setup program, choose a destination directory, then a program folder where you want the SoulTrapDemo program icon to be created. Under the folder you have selected, a folder called SoulTrapDemo is created. To run SoulTrapDemo, click on the SoulTrapDemo icon in this program folder. The installation of SoulTrapDemo requires approximately 20 MB of free space on your drive. In order to run, SoulTrapDemo requires Microsoft DirectXÔ 2.0 or higher to be installed on your computer. If you don't have Microsoft DirectXÔ, you can download it from our website: www.microforum.com SoulTrapDemo has only been tested with the drivers that ship with DirectXÔ. If you have already installed DirectXÔ, but have since changed video or sound drivers and are experiencing problems with SoulTrapDemo, run the DirectXÔ setup program again and make sure you click the ReInstall button. After installing DirectXÔ, restart Windows® 95 before running SoulTrapDemo. 4.0 Uninstallation There are two ways to uninstall SoulTrapDemo. Select Settings from the Start menu, then click on Control Panel. Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon. Choose SoulTrapDemo from the list of installed software and click on the Add/Remove button. SoulTrapDemo will be removed from your hard drive with the exception of your saved games. Another way to uninstall SoulTrapDemo is to click on the Uninstall icon in the SoulTrapDemo program folder, or the folder that you specified when installing SoulTrapDemo. SoulTrap will be removed from your hard drive with the exception of your saved games. 5.0 Controls The default controls of the player are: Control Mechanism Game Function Up Cursor Move forward Down Cursor Move backward Right Cursor Sidestep right Left Cursor Sidestep left Mouse up/down Look up/down Mouse left/right Turn left/right Shift or right mouse button Jump Enter Stop Space or left mouse button Activate selected item Select inventory items Home or End While playing, the following keys can be used to set rendering properties Key Function V Switch player view (internal, external) O Show/Hide status information (health, time, etc.) I Show/Hide inventory items and booster effects P Toggle Smart Camera in the external view F7 Decrease brightness F8 Increase brightness T Show/Hide the targeting cursor Also while playing, the following keys set up the user interface and sound settings: Key Function / (Numeric Keypad) Toggle detail mode - low/high + (Numeric keypad) Increase window size - (Numeric keypad) Decrease window size 1-6 Select inventory item F11 Toggle sound effects While playing, the following keys can be used to instantly access any of the SoulTrap menu screens: Key Menu Screen Escape Exit to the main menu F1 Help F2 Save Game F3 Load Game F4 Options F5 Quick Save Game F6 Choose Level F9 Quick Load Game These screens can be also be accessed from the main menu. 6.0 Joystick support You can use a joystick with up to six axes of motion and 32 buttons to play SoulTrapDemo. Before you start SoulTrapDemo configure and calibrate your joystick. Use the joystick application from the Windows® 95 Control Panel to calibrate and test your joystick. 7.0 Miscellaneous You may select Options from the main menu to define your own keyboard/mouse/joystick actions. To optimize performance, try the following: Switch to low detail (Numeric keypad /) Decrease the window size (Numeric keypad -) Switch Targeting Cursor off (T) Turn Smart Camera off (P) Note: When using the keys on the numeric key pad make sure the Num Lock key is On. To exit SoulTrap, switch to the main menu, and choose Quit, or press Q while playing. 8.0 Last minute trouble-shooting After you have installed SoulTrapDemo and DirectXÔ on some systems (NEC for example), once you re-boot, the CD audio volume setting under Windows® 95 set up may default to zero. If you notice that the background music for SoulTrap and other games does not seem to be playing: exit the game and go to Start/Programs/Accessories/Multimedia/Volume Control. In this window raise the CD Audio Volume to medium and you should now hear the game's music. 9.0 Word of Caution Remember: Malcolm's dreamworld is a constantly shifting one where every move he makes can influence the appearance, disappearance and movement of platforms around him. If he tries to retreat off of a moving platform, he may find that a solid object will disappear from beneath his feet! Quick Save (F5) your game often. You'll find that Quick Loading (F9) the game will save you a lot of travel time. 10.0 How to order For more information or to order direct call Microforum at: Mail: Microforum 1 Woodborough Ave. Toronto, ON M6M 5A1 Canada Phone: Technical Support: (416) 656-6369 Fax: (416) 656-6368 Sales: 1-800-685-3863 Internet: Web: http://www.microforum.com Email: support@microforum.com Customer service e-mail Email: enduser@microforum.com Enjoy, SoulTrap development team.