========================================================================== TOWERS 3D One or Two player Dungeon Game (c)1993 JV Enterprises ========================================================================== Welcome, this is JV Enterprises first attempt at TRYWARE marketing for the Atari platform. What you have is the full version of Towers, with all the features intact. You can play several levels of the game without the manual. In order to progress further and complete the game, you will require the manual. The manual can be ordered through us for $15 U.S. funds. As a bonus, all registered participants will be eligible to win a Jaguar Game System, by finding and decoding an Easter Egg in the game and sending that information to us before May 31,1994. All registered users with the correct answer will then be thrown into a pot, and the winner of the Jaguar Game System will be selected at random. (Full rules and details are included with the manual.) To register your game and obtain your manual, send a check or Money Order for $15 in US funds to: JV Enterprises PO Box 97455 Las Vegas, NV 89193-7455 USA -OR- By calling us with your Master Card or VISA at: 1-800-252-0194 Persons calling from outside US or Canada can reach us at: 702-734-9689 ========================================================================== Towers requires a minimum of 928200 bytes of FREE memory left on your system. Towers will not run on a One Meg system with any Accessories or Hard Drive utilities or programs running. It can be installed on a Hard Drive (with more than one meg). And, if you are running off of floppies, Towers can utilize a second Disk Drive. Towers is compatible with the ST/STE/TT/Mega/Falcon systems. The program fits on two DS/DD disks. Please keep all files on the respective disk. The program will not work on a floppy system if files are mixed! Disk One Files Disk Two Files -------------- -------------- ARROW.DAT BEGINSNG.DAT BEGINSNG.DAT DOOR0.DAT DRIVER_P.DAT DOOR1.DAT DRIVER_S.DAT DOOR2.DAT HDINSTAL.PRG DOOR3.DAT INTRO1.DAT DOOR4.DAT INTRO2.DAT DUN0.DAT INTRO3.DAT DUN1.DAT INTRO4.DAT ECLIP.DAT INTRO5.DAT MAIN.DAT INTRO6.DAT MISC.DAT INTRO7.DAT MONST_G0.DAT INTRO8.DAT MONST_G1.DAT INTRO9.DAT MOSNT_G2.DAT INTROSNG.DAT MONST_G3.DAT ITEMS.DAT MONST_G4.DAT README.TXT MTOPBOT.DAT SCITEM.DAT MWALL.DAT TITLE.DAT MXTRA.DAT TITLECLP.DAT PLAYER.DAT TITLESLT.DAT SCREEN.DAT TOWERS.PRG SOUNDS.DAT WIND0.DAT WIND1.DAT WIND2.DAT ========================================================================== DISTRIBUTING TOWERS IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED AND DESIRED As long as all files remain on the disks (or compressed files), and remain unchanged! ========================================================================== ----------- Mini Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------- Installation To install Towers on your hard drive run HDINSTAL.PRG from Towers disk One and follow instructions given on screen. Floppy Disk players may just run TOWERS.PRG and begin to play. Up and Running Once Towers is up an running you have several options available to you. From here you can select on of the four or press ESC to exit the game. INTRODUCTION - Gives you a brief overview of what the plot is in the game. Press ESC to return to main menu. INCARNATION - Allows you to select from one of four players to begin your adventures. Select the button to the left of the character until satisfied, then click on Accept. Press ESC to return to main menu. CONTINUATION - This allows you to play a game already in progress. A file selection window will appear and allow you to load a game. Simply click on the name of the game to load. From here you can also click on Quit to exit the game or Cancel to return to the main menu. CONNECTION - This option allow you to connect to a game already in progress on another computer. Before you select this, you must have two computers connected either by MIDI cables (Don't forget to Cross the cables between computers. Eg. IN to OUT. OUT to IN.) or by Null Modem adapter through the serial port. Then, one computer (the Host) must begin a game either by Continuation or Incarnation. Once the game begins and is in progress, then the second computer (the Slave) may select Connection. NOTE: Only the Host may load or save games. Playing the Game Once you are in the game, everything is controlled by the mouse and the LEFT mouse button. You will only use the RIGHT mouse button to sleep (by clicking the right button on your character) and to open/close a bag (by clicking the right button on the bag, when it is on your belt). You may (and should) use cursor keys for movement around the dungeon. They are as follows: Insert - Rotate Left Up Arrow - Move forward Clr/Home - Rotate Right Left Arrow - Move Left Down Arrow - Move Backward Right Arrow - Move Right -At the top between the two snakes is the compass. -At the Far right-top of the screen is a gold Disk, you can select this to access the Load/Save/quit options. Don't forget to type a name in when saving. -Below that are two thermometers, the left one measures your health, and will turn RED if you are poisoned. The Right one is blue and it measures you Magic points. -In between them is the representation of you. Click here, to add/remove clothing, armor, and jewelry. You can also read/drink/eat by clicking the appropriate item on you character. -To the left of your character is the Fight hand. Place weapons here that you wish to use in battle. -Directly below is your ring finger. Only rings will fit here. -To the right of your character is a small backpack to carry four items. Put projectile ammunition to be used by certain weapons, or just any other item, except for bags. -Below your character is your belt, that can hold five items. you may also strap bags here to carry more. You may only open/close bags when they are located on this belt. -Below your belt is a status window. It informs you of your standing as well as your condition. There are two pages, to toggle between the two, click the mouse on the little arrow in the corner of this window. This window will also reveal what is contained within a bag when open. At which time you may get/drop items here as well. -Underneath this are two windows with a button to the left of each. These are you spell windows. To select a window (and clear it out) click on the button left of that window. Formulate a spell (see spell scroll), then click on the window. You have conjured a spell, although it may not succeed. Duration spells will show up on this window is an icon. These icons will disappear when the spell dissipates. You can dissipate a spell prematurely by clicking on the button left of that window. -At the bottom you have your movement panel which can be also controlled by the keyboard. -To the left of the movement panel, there is an Attack button. Click on this button when you with to combat with an enemy. The weapon you fight with depends on the weapon you placed on your fight hand. Different weapons have different strike speeds. The Attack button will remain depressed until you have completed a full swing and are ready to hit again. -Further left is the Spell Scroll. Select a word by clicking the mouse on that word. The word will then appear in the spell window (if it was accessed with the button to the left of the window). -Next is the message window. This window will display messages and information, important to the game. -On the far left center of the screen is an indicator. This indicator will light up when you engage and attack an enemy in hand to hand combat. This indicator will give you the average strength of your opponent. The brighter it is, the stronger you enemy. The left-center of your screen contains your view of the 3D dungeon. You can interact within the dungeon with your mouse. Click on buttons on dungeon walls, that you are directly in front of. Use a key on a keyhole. Drop/get items by clicking on the ground beneath your feet (you can only get items directly in front of you.) Throw items by clicking down the hall. Just the Beginning This is just a taste of what lurks in Towers. If you like the game, don't forget to invest in the Towers Manual for $15 US Funds. It contains priceless information as well as helpful hints to move you along. Happy Hunting! =========================================================================