Plague of the Moon manual
- Plague of the Moon
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SHAREWARE Plague of the Moon SHAREWARE
VERSION by Gabe Macchia VERSION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Table of Contents
I. Introduction.....................................1
II. Starting the Game................................2
III. The Main Menu....................................2
IV. Playing the Game.................................2
A. The Interface.................................2
1. Player Information.........................3
2. The Arrow (Movement).......................3
3. The Eyeball................................3
4. The Hand...................................3
5. Inventory..................................4
6. Casting Adventure Spells...................4
7. Time.......................................5
8. Resting....................................5
9. Options Menu...............................5
B. Mixing Potions................................6
C. Combat........................................7
1. The Interface..............................7
a. Attacking...............................7
b. Defending...............................7
c. Casting Combat Spells...................7
D. Score.........................................7
E. Saving and Restoring Games....................8
F. Saved Game Name Sheet.........................8
G. Using the Keyboard............................9
V. Credits..........................................9
VI. Troubleshooting..................................9
VII. Ordering Information.............................10
VIII. Order Form.......................................10
Introduction
Many Centuries ago, Margaret was introduced to the Black Death.
She sought the Devil's protection in a pagan cult of devil
worshipers. Through demonic rites, Margaret became a powerful
sorceress, her strength growing with each year. Then the Bloody
Judge set off a vicious wave of executions for profit and pleasure.
Margaret was condemned to burn. From within the flames, she cast a
dreadful curse upon the land. Then she appeared to her daughter,
Alucarda. "Avenge me, Alucarda! Avenge my death!"
You are Alucarda. You begin the game on a quest of vengeance, which
may change. You begin with no witchcraft abilities, so you must
gain them.
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Starting the Game
To start the game, you need at least 500K of conventional memory,
a VGA moniter and card, and a Microsoft-compatible mouse.
A 386+ computer is highly recommended.
A Sound Blaster-compatible sound card is required for the
synthesized music and digitized sound.
* This is the shareware version, so no digitized sound is available.
Type PLAGUE at the DOS prompt.
The Main Menu
The choices on the main menu look like bookmarks. Press on one
of them to select that choice. The possible choices are:
Introduction: Displays the background story in book form.
Press any key or mouse button to flip the page.
Credits: Shows a beginning-of-a-movie-like list of credits.
Begin Game: Starts up the game.
Restore Game: Brings up the Restore Game menu.
Quit: Exits to DOS.
Playing the Game
The main interface has the title and score at the top of the screen
and the "Bowls of Control" at the bottom. Pressing the left mouse
button on these bowls activates them.
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Plague of the Moon Score:50 of 500
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Main viewscreen 1. Player information/
Spells in effect
2. Arrow (walk)
3. Eyeball (look)
4. Hand (act)
Ķ 5. Bag (inventory)
2 4 6. Potion (cast spell)
1 3 5 6 Ŀ 8 9 7. Clock/Sleep button
7 8. Quick Reference
9. Options Menu
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Player information
Press the Left mouse button for this information:
Ŀ Alucarda
۳
۳ Fighting: 50% - How skilled you are in battle.
۳ Damage: 40% - How much damage you can do to enemies.
۳ Defense: 50% - How good you are at defending yourself.
۳ <-------------- - Health
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These statistics are measured as a percentage of the maximum that
you can achieve in the game.
Press the Right mouse button to see what spells are still
in effect. For example:
Invisibility
Gaseous Form
Sense Evil
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The Arrow (Movement)
The arrow is used to choose where you want to walk. Press the arrow
anywhere on the ground or floor and you will attempt to walk to
that point. If there is an obstruction in your way, you will have to
walk around it. To move to another room, press the arrow close to
the top, bottom, left, or right edge of a scene that is not blocked
by any kind of wall.
The Eyeball (Examine)
Press the eye on anything of interest to recieve a description
of it. Some things must be examined while you are near them.
The Hand (Act)
The hand cursor is used to act upon objects in the scene.
To use an object with the hand, you must be close to it. If you
receive no message after pressing the hand on an object, then
that object is of no interest and will not be needed at any
point in the game.
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The Bag (Inventory)
When you pick up an object with the hand, it is placed in your
inventory. To see what is in it, press on the "bag" bowl.
The following box will be displayed:
Ŀ
Ŀ
Ĵ
Picture List of items
in inventory
Ĵ
ٳ
LOOK USE EXIT
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Selected items appear in red. To select an item, press on
the item in the list.
Press the LOOK button to see a short description of the object.
Press the USE button to use the object. Not all objects can be
used from here.
To ready a weapon for the next combat encounter, press the
USE button while a weapon is selected. The weapon's name will
appear in blue, meaning that that weapon is readied.
There is no limit to the amount of items you can carry.
NOTE: You can press the right mouse button on the "bag" bowl to
quickly display the inventory without pictures.
Casting Adventure Spells
After you become a witch, a bowl with a potion in it will appear
next to the inventory bowl. Press on this potion to get a
list of prepared potions:
Invisibility Ŀ- If you have more than one of a certain
Invisibility potion, it will be listed separately.
Birdspeech Ĵ
Energy Sphere Ĵ- Combat spells are listed, but cannot
Energy Sphere be cast while not in combat.
Extract Soul ٳ
OK CANCEL- OK casts the spell.
;
Some spells can only be cast in combat. If the spell is a combat
spell, you will receive a message and the spell will not be cast.
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Time
Time is recorded by movement. When you are not walking or performing
any action, time does not pass.
Some encounters only happen in the daytime, others in the night.
The Planetary Clock
\ -- -- / When the sun () is in the top half,
/ \ -- / \ Day it is day.
/ \ / \
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\ / \ / When the sun is in the bottom half,
\ / \ / Night it is night.
/ -- -- \
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Resting
To sleep, you must be in an area where you will be safe and
undisturbed. Press on the planetary clock box and you will
rest until morning. A good night's sleep restores some health.
You can only rest once a day.
IMPORTANT: If you don't sleep for several days, your fighting
abilities will decrease with every day. They will
be restored after you sleep.
Options Menu
New Game... - Starts the game over from the beginning.
Save Game... - Brings up the Save Game menu.
Restore Game... - Brings up the Restore Game menu.
Sound: ON/OFF - Toggles sound effects on and off.
Music: ON/OFF - Toggles background music on and off.
About... - Displays version information.
Quit... - Exits to DOS.
OK CANCEL- OK keeps changes, CANCEL discards them.
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Mixing Potions
Before you can cast any spells, first you have to mix them using
ingredients you find and your cauldron. Recipes for spells can
be found in books that you can find or may be given to you.
You must be initiated into the black arts to mix spells.
Click the hand icon on the pot in your room. This box will appear:
Ŀ
Ĵ Ingredients
Inventory to be mixed
Ĵ
ٳ
ADD MIX START OVER EXIT
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First, click on an object that you want to mix
in your inventory in the "Inventory" area.
Then press the ADD button. The object's name will appear in
the "Ingredients to be mixed" area.
You must add at least 2 and up to 5 ingredients. If you make
a mistake and add the wrong ingredient, press the START OVER button.
When you are satisfied with your selections, press the MIX button.
You will attempt to make a potion from the chosen ingredients.
WARNING: Any item that is mixed will be dropped from your inventory,
even if it was not needed in the recipe.
Some combinations of ingredients produce harmful results.
The EXIT button lets you quit without mixing anything.
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Combat
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Plague of the Moon Score:50 of 500 Mouse Cursors:
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1 Enemy 2
Ŀ Viewscreen Ŀ
۳ Attack Defend
۳ (if you have
۳ a weapon)
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3 Ŀ 1. Your Health
2. Enemy Health
3. Cast Spell
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Attacking
If you have a weapon, the mouse will look like a sword, if not
it will look like a fist. Fighting without a weapon is not wise.
While the mouse looks like a sword or a fist, press anywhere
on the enemy to attack. Your skill and your current weapon
determine if you will hit the enemy and how much damage it will do.
Defending
After you attack, you must wait a while before you can
strike again. This is your chance to defend yourself.
While the mouse looks like a shield, press the mouse button
anywhere on the enemy viewscreen to defend. Defending
lowers the chance of getting hit or the amount of damage
done by it.
Casting Spells
To cast a spell in combat, press the potion bowl. The action
will stop while you choose your spell. Some spells cannot be
cast in combat, so you would receive a message before casting.
After you defeat an enemy, your fighting and defense skills will
increase.
Score
The score shows you how far along in the game you are. Some
encounters or actions give you points, but are not needed to win
the game. The maximum score is 500. If you finish the game
with a score of less than 500, you missed out on some things.
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Saving and Restoring Games
You can save your game anywhere except in combat or during
conversations.
SAVE/RESTORE GAME
Enter Save Game Letter (A-Z):
Press Esc to cancel.
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If you save a game with a letter that has already been saved,
the old game will be overwritten.
You cannot restore a game with a letter that has not been saved.
If you are restoring a game from the main menu, pressing Esc will
start a new game, as if you chose "Begin New Game."
SAVED GAMES
A:__________________________________________________________________
B:__________________________________________________________________
C:__________________________________________________________________
D:__________________________________________________________________
E:__________________________________________________________________
F:__________________________________________________________________
G:__________________________________________________________________
H:__________________________________________________________________
I:__________________________________________________________________
J:__________________________________________________________________
K:__________________________________________________________________
L:__________________________________________________________________
N:__________________________________________________________________
O:__________________________________________________________________
P:__________________________________________________________________
Q:__________________________________________________________________
R:__________________________________________________________________
S:__________________________________________________________________
T:__________________________________________________________________
U:__________________________________________________________________
V:__________________________________________________________________
W:__________________________________________________________________
X:__________________________________________________________________
Y:__________________________________________________________________
Z:__________________________________________________________________
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Using the Keyboard
The keyboard can control some parts of the game, but you need a
mouse to play the game properly. Case does not matter.
Ŀ
Main Menu: Game: Walking:
Introduction: 'I' Arrow: '1'
Credits: 'C' Hand: '2' Cursor Keys:
Begin Game: 'B' Eye: '3'
Restore Game: 'R' Inventory: 'I' Press the direction key
Quit: 'Q' Cast Spell: 'S' once to start walking.
Rest: 'R' Press the same key again
Player info: 'P' to stop. Do not hold
Options: 'O' the key down.
Help: 'H '
Credits
Programming: Gabe Macchia
Artwork: Gabe Macchia
Albrecht Drer (1471-1528)
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516)
Grnewald (1470-1528)
Hans Holbein (1460-1524)
Game Design: Gabe Macchia
Music: Gabe Macchia
Sound Effects: Gabe Macchia
Story: Gabe Macchia
Game Text: Gabe Macchia
This Manual: Gabe Macchia
Inspiration: Jess Franco
Juan Lopez Moctezuma
Amando de Ossorio
Troubleshooting
Problem: Solutions:
Game will not start. - You do not have at least 500K of conventional
memory. Free up this amount before starting.
- You do not have a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- You do not have a VGA monitor/card.
There is no music. - You do not have a Sound Blaster or compatible
sound card capable of 8 voices.
- Your sound card is not working. Try running
other programs that have music to see if it
works. No setup is required.
- The volume is not up high enough. Turn up the
volume on your sound card or speakers.
There is no sound. - You do not have the registered version.
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Ordering Information
The Registered version features these great extras:
* No shareware messages!
* Printed illustrated manual!
- Maps, items, spells, etc.
* Crystal Ball intelligent hint system!
- Shows you what you should do next.
* Extensive digitized sounds!
- Speech, combat noises, and more!
* Uncensored version!
- Dozens of gruesome death scenes!
* Newest version.
To order Plague of the Moon, just send a check for $15 total to:
Gabe Macchia
3221 Mastin Lane
Montgomery, AL 36106
Make checks out to Gabe Macchia. Allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.
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