THE ADVENTURES OF MADDOG WILLIAMS IN THE DUNGEONS OF DURIDIAN.

GAME MANUAL

INTRODUCTION DISK

This section is about some of the programs that you will find on the introduction disk.

BACKUP:

This utility was developed to allow you to make backup copies of your game disks. 
To provide faster disk access and greater data storage, a special disk format was 
used that will not work with normal disk copiers. We are sorry for any inconvenience 
this may cause but we feel that the faster speed is well worth it. To use the backup 
utility, insert the introduction disk into drive A of your computer and turn your 
machine on. Select the program titled BACKUP, it will prompt you to insert each disk 
by name. For safety and protection of your original disks, it is advised that you 
write protect your disks before selecting this program.

INSTALL:

This program allows you to install the game to your hard drive. Select this program 
and follow the prompts. However, there are some advantages and disadvantages to 
doing this.

You will not have to change disks throughout your game but you will not be able 
to use the RAM DISK option.

MADDOG:

This program starts your adventure. This game requires a double sided disk drive. 
Please be sure to check that you have a double sided disk drive before selecting 
this program. It also requires at least 512K bytes in your computer, the game will 
take advantage of any additional memory. It is IMPORTANT to start the game by 
resetting your machine.

BEGINNING PLAY

Insert the disk marked INTRODUCTION DISK into drive A and turn the computer on. 
Select the program title MADDOG. After a short wait, a prompt will appear asking 
you to select your difficulty level.

1.   Easy.
2.   Hard.
3.   Pray for Deliverance.

Level will effect the difficulty of the enemies that you will encounter and the 
problems that you must overcome. So if you view yourself as a great arcade game player 
and want a challenge then try a higher level. If you are more into the adventure 
game and less into the arcade, you may wish to stay on easier levels. We hope this 
will make the game exciting enough to play over and over again, providing you with 
many hours of enjoyment.

SPECIAL OPTIONS

After selecting your difficulty you may change the special setup options by selecting 
"Y" at the prompt.

These options include:

MUSIC OUTPUT:

1.   Is default console speaker.
2.   Play music to a music card or synthesiser.

RAM DISK INSTALLATION:

This option is only offered if your system has the ability to support it. In general 
this will requires one meg of memory or more. Those systems that have the capability 
to support a RAM DISK will default to "Ram Disk Installed" unless you turn this 
option off.

Note: Please see the READ.ME file on your introduction diskette for information 
specific to your system.

IN THE BEGINNING.

You will now be greeted by the Guardian of Marinor. His responsibily is to explain 
to you the events leading up to your adventure and to make sure that you can pass 
the test of the noble heart. If you do not answer his questions correctly, you 
will not be allowed to leave the valley of Marinor.

You will now find yourself in the bedroom of Michael (Maddog) Williams. On the 
wall of the bedroom is one of Maddog's inventions and on the bed Maddog lies asleep. 
After a series of events, Maddog awakens and stands up beside his bed. You now 
may fulfill your role as a guide and companion to Maddog.

MOVING THE CHARACTER:

Move Maddog over to the set of drawers at the foot of his bed. To do this, you 
may use either a joystick, keypad or arrow keys. To select the joystick press the 
J key while holding down the Control key. You will notice that the icon at the 
top of your screen will change from a picture of a key, to a picture of a joystick. 
To select back to the keyboard repeat the process. Note that the icon will change 
back to a picture of a key. Pressing up on the joystick will move Maddog up, as 
well as pressing the up arrow key or the 8 on the keypad. For the purpose of this 
manual we will assume that you understand the basics of moving by using the joystick, 
keypad or the arrow keys. If you do not, please take a few minutes to experiment 
with them. When you press either of the shift keys, it will be the same as pressing 
the fire button on the joystick which will cause Maddog to jump in the direction 
he is moving, or straight up if he is not moving.

CHANGING THE SPEED:

You may change the speed at which Maddog moves, this may be done in two ways:

1.  Press the F6 key and use the arrow keys to move up or down the selections. 
When the sword is beside your selection hit the ENTER key.

2.  Type in your desired speed. FAST, NORM or NORMAL or SLOW, using the text input.

SHORT WALK THROUGH

USING THE KEYBOARD:

Type in  : LOOK DRAWERS.

Response : The solid oak dresser stands against the North wall of the bedroom. A 
small Chinese vase sits on top of the dresser.

NOTE : You must press the ENTER key to erase the text response. If you try to 
type while a text is being displayed on the screen you will hear a beep. This 
is done so that you will not miss any important text displays that may come up 
while you are typing.

Type in  : OPEN DRAWER.

Response : The drawer slides quietly open.

Type in  : LOOK IN DRAWER.

Response : The top drawer contains my clothes.

Type in  : CLOSE DRAWER.

Response : The drawer slides closed.

FIGHT/PRACTISE MODE

Move Maddog to the shelves on the West wall and pick up his sword. To activate 
fight/practise mode press the F1 key. If an enemy is present on the screen (you 
can tell this is the case by the enemy health line appearing below Maddog's health 
line). Maddog will draw his weapon in preparation for battle. If an enemy is not 
present, a prompt will ask if you wish to practise. If you do press Y, if not 
press N or ANY OTHER KEY. The fight/practise mode may not work in all situations. 
i.e. when Maddog is sitting down.

Once in fight/practise mode you may control Maddog by using the joystick/keypad 
or arrow keys, whichever you have selected. When in fight/practise mode Maddog 
will only move left or right, not up or down.

Moving the joystick left or right moves Maddog to the left or right. Pressing 
the fire button causes Maddog to attack in the direction he is facing. By pushing 
the joystick up and pressing the fire button , Maddog will swing his sword up. 
By pulling down on the joystick and pressing the fire button, Maddog will swing 
low. Leaving the joystick neutral, Maddog will swing level. To block the blows 
from the enemy, hold the joystick down. After a block, you must again pull the 
joystick down to block a second time.

To exit from the fight/practise mode press the F1 key.

INVENTORY

Another function is inventory. To see the inventory press the F7 key. If you picked 
up the sword it would now show up in the inventory list on the left hand side.

SOUND ON/OFF

This is a toggle switch to turn the sound effects on or off. If you press the F8 key 
you will then see an icon at the top of the screen that tells you if it is on or off.

HELP SCREEN

This function is activated by pressing either the F2 key or the HELP key (if available). 
It then brings up a screen describing the different functions and their keys.

REPEAT KEY

This is done by pressing the F3 key. This will repeat the last line typed in.

THE TAB KEY

This key will display the last text output to the screen.

HINTS AND TIPS

1.  When entering a new screen type LOOK or LOOK AROUND. This will give you an 
all round description of the screen and will sometimes give you hints about what 
to do next.

2.  Try picking things up. There are many things to pick up and use throughout 
the game. In some cases, if you have failed to pick something up, it may stop 
you later in the game and cause you to go back and get it.

3.  Save often. It is always a good thing to save often or at a critical point 
of the game. 

    EXAMPLE: If you come into a screen which shows a gaping hole and no apparent 
    way across. Or if you come into a screen with a large scary monster. In these 
    cases it may be best to save your game. That way, if Maddog is killed, you may 
    restore without going back through the entire game or an earlier saved game.

    You will not be able to save your game on a screen where an enemy is present. 
    When you are running the game from a floppy drive you will be asked to insert 
    a pre-formatted floppy disk to save to. You will only be able to fit a maximum 
    of 10 games on each diskette, but you can write over a save game that you already 
    have. When using a hard drive you will be able to save as many as 18 saved games.

4.  When you have picked things up you should look or examine the object. This may 
tell you more about what to do with that object.

5.  When you come upon a creature or person it is generally a good idea to talk to 
them or interact with them in some way.
