HELLFIRE PRESENTS FULL DOCUMENTATION VALHALLA 3 / VULCAN SOFTWARE THE PLOT In this, the third adventure in the Valhalla series, our noble King has reached the age where he's interested in ladies and so he has decided to find himself a wife. The problem is that all the eligible ladies have been kidnapped by the evil Queen Eve and imprisoned in her fortress, In Valhalla & The Fortress Of Eve you play the king's mentor on his quest to free the ladies of Valhalla and find himself a wife. You must guide him through four treacherous levels solving countless puzzles along the way. You must communicate with the many characters you will encouter and your skills in general knowledge and word association will be put to the test. PLAYING FROM FLOPPY Switch on your computer and your monitor. At the disk prompt insert the Valhalla disk. Please insure the four level disks are NOT write protected. INSTALLING ON HARD DRIVE Insert the Valhalla disk into your floppy drive then double click on the disk icon to reveal its contents. Create a new drawer on your hard drive and drag the Valhalla game icon and the --V-- icon into the new drawer. Repeat this procedure with the other five disks so you end up with six icons that spell -V-U-L-C-A-N-. Now simply double click on the Valhalla game icon to play. PLAYING THE GAME After the credit sequence, which can be speeded up by holding down the left mouse button (LMB), you will be faced with the choice screen allowing you to choose whether or not you wish to see the story animation. After the animation has finished, or if you decided not to watch it, you will be allowed to chose either to play the game from the beginning or play a specific level. To play the game from the beginning simply press enter on the keyboard or, if you wish to access a particular level, enter the appropriate level code by choosing the correct letters from the screen. The level codes appear on the title screen of each level. THE CONTROLS Valhalla & The Fortress Of Eve is completely controlled by the mouse. Your mouse pointer is in the shape of a pointing finger. If you move your mouse pointer into the main doisplay in the middle of the screen, it will change into an arrow indicating the different directions the King is able to walk in. When you have decided in which direction you wish him to walk, simply hold down the LMB and he will follow your mouse pointer until you release the button or he bumps into somehting. You can also move your mouse pointer into the action zones, allowing the King to perform the many actions that are described on the following pages. THE ACTION ICONS The action icons are situated beneath the main display. If you move your mouse pointer into the action icons zone, the various actions will appear with a hi-lighter representing your current choice. A single click of the LMB will initiate that particular action. If you do not wish to choose an action then simply move your mouse pointer out of the zone. The action icons are as follows.. THE MAP This allows you to see a map of the level you are currently playing. You can scroll around it by moving your mouse pointer into the grey borders or to fold the map away just press any mouse button. LOOK Represented by the eye. Choose this icon and the King will inform you about the contents of the square directly in front of him. TALK Represented by the open mouth. Choose this icon and the King will say 'Hello' to the square directly in front of him. This is useful for initiating conversations with the many characters you will come across in the levels. TAKE Represented by the open hand. Choose this icon and the King will attempt to take the contents of the square directly in front of him. OPERATE Represented by the spanner. Choose this icon and the King will attempt to operate the object in the square directly in front of him. DISK ACCESS Choose this icon and the main display wil change to a plaque that contains the name of the level you are curently playing along with a five level code. (Good idea to take note of the level code.) The icons below the main display will be replaced by six further icons that relate to the disk options and the in-game preferences. They are as follows.. RESTART Choose this icon to restart the level you are currently playing. LOAD Choose this icon to load in a previously saved position. SAVE Choose this icon to save your current position. (If playing from floppy then make sure the level disks are not write protected.) TEXT OPTION When this icon is green all the spoken words in Valhalla will also appear as text above the main display. If you wish to turn the text off simply click on the icon again so it changes to red. SPEECH OPTION When this icon is green, the King will continually comment on your actions as you progress through the game. If you wish to limit his ramblings to essential phrases only then click on the icon so it changes to red. This is useful if you make a mistake and have to retrace your steps. ATMOS OPTION When this icon is green the atmos track will play in the background. If you wish to turn the atmos track off then click on the icon so it changes to red. If you decide not to choose any of the options just described then simply move your mouse pointer out of the zone and you will be returned to normal play. THE RUCKSACK The black squares above the main display represent your rucksack. Each time you command the King to take an object it will appear in one of these squares. You have enough room for nine objects. To access one of the objects in your posession move the mouse over it. You will notice a hi-lighter around the object. When you click with the LMB the action icons below the mai display will change and your mouse pointer will become trapped in the action icon zone. The new icons offer you choices for the object you have selected from your rucksack. If you decide not to choose an action then simply click the RMB to return to normal game play. The new icons are as follows... LOOK Choose this icon and the King will inform you about the object you have selected from your rucksack. If it is a readable object like a book or a note then the text will appear in the main display. When you have finished reading then simply click the LMB to return to normal game play. EAT Choose this icon and the King will attempt to eat the object you have selected from your rucksack. DRINK Choose this icon and the king will attempt to drink the object you have selected from your rucksack. DROP Choose this icon and the King will attempt to drop the object you have selected from your rucksack into the square directly in front of him. INSERT Choose this icon and the King will attempt to insert the object you have selected from your rucksack into the square directly in front of him. GHOSTS OF YOUR PARENTS Choose this icon and the ghosts of your parents will attempt to supply you with further information about the object you have selected from your rucksack. There are times when consulting your parents is essential to your progress. For instance, it is the only way to discover the names of the various potions you come across in your travels. THE POTION INDICATOR The potion indicator is situated to the left of the main display. When you instruct the King to drink a potion the indicator rises to the top and then slowly begins to descend. When the indicator reaches the bottom the King is no longer under the influence of the potion. THE STAMINA INDICATOR The stamina indicator is situated to the right of the main display. Your stamina will decrease every time the King hurts himself and when it reaches the bottom the King will die. Don't be disheartened though. You can always load in a previously saved position or restart the level from the beginning. Stamina pills, to top up your supply, can be found throughout the course of the game. QUITTING To quit back to Workbench simply press the 'Ctrl' and 'C' key simultaneously. FLIPPING To temporarily flip back to Workbench simply press the left 'Amiga A' and 'A' key simultaneously. TROUBLESHOOTING When I try to save the game it crashes back to the Workbench screen. Ensure your 'Level' disks are NOT write protected. The game crashes or refuses to save for no apparent reason. Remove all extra floppy disk drives, CD Rom drives and other external devices.