Darkseed Manual

Darkseed © 1992 Cyberdreams Manual On the screen, you will see an arrow-shaped cursor that you control. When your cursor is over a connecting doorway which leads to another room or location, this single arrow cursor changes to four inwardly-pointing arrows. To make Mike Dawson move, position the arrow cursor wherever you want him to go and press the left mouse button. Mike will walk to this new position. If there is an unavoidable obstruction in his path, he will stop at the closest possible point. If you press the left mouse button when the multiple arrows are displayed, Mike will walk to the doorway. The game will pause while the new location is loaded from disk, and an hourglass cursor will be displayed. Clicking the right mouse button cycles the cursor shape through a "?" (look/inquire) shape, a "hand" (touch/manipulate) shape, and the "arrow" (move) cursor shape. When the "?" and "hand" cursors are placed over items which have more information available, or which Mike can pick up or use, the cursor changes shape. The "?" shape changes to an "!", and the "open hand" shape changes to a "pointing finger". To examine or manipulate an object, select a "?" or "hand" icon using the right mouse button, place it over the desired object, and press the left mouse button to activate it. If you use the "hand" icon to pick up an object, it is added to your inventory. Regardless of the input device you chose (keyboard, joystick or mouse), the "T" key can be used during the game to advance the clock to the beginning of the next hour; this is useful if you find yourself stuck in a situation with a lot of time to kill. Also, you may skip past the introduction at the start of the game by pressing the space bar. Hint: make sure you 1QQk at everything in each room. YOUR INVENTORY To view your current inventory, move the cursor to the top of the screen. A row of icons will appear at the top of the game window. The first icon, a floppy disk, is used for setting game options (see GAME OPTIONS). The second icon is the money icon, useful (and necessary) if you want to take Mike Dawson shopping. Other inventory item icons will appear as you accumulate them. To examine an item in your inventory, place the "?" cursor over the inventory item and press the left mouse button. To manipulate something in your inventory, use the "hand" cursor. To use an inventory item, select it using the arrow cursor and the left mouse button. The cursor will immediately change to the "hand" shape to indicate that you are holding an inventory item. You may then place the "hand" cursor over any object or position on the screen, and press the left mouse button to use the item. To de- select an inventory item after you have selected it, press the right mouse button. This item remains in your inventory. If you have more items in your inventory than will fit at the top of the display screen, scrolling arrow icons will appear next to your inventory icons. Selecting these arrows allows you to …