User Guide

STARTING THE GAME
1. First, install Shadowcaster on your hard disk. If you haven’t already done
this, refer to the Install Guide included in this package for instructions.
2. Select the drive on which the game is installed. (For example, if you
installed the game on your C drive, type C: e.)
3. Select your Shadowcaster directory. (If you used our default directory,
type CD\SHADOW e.)
4. Start the game (by typing SHADOW e).
An introductory sequence begins with ORIGIN PRESENTS — RAVEN SOFTWARE
GAME. If you haven’t played the game before (or have never “saved” your pre-
vious adventures), the game proceeds to the Introduction. This provides
background information you need to complete your adventure. If you have
not already saved a game, immediately following the Introduction you begin
a new game. (If you have already seen the Introduction, you can press
z or q to bring on the following screen.)
OPTION SCREEN
The left side of the screen holds up to four small Saved Game View Windows
for saved games. The middle of the screen holds the options. The upper right
of the screen holds a larger View Window for the current game or the current-
ly selected saved game. Below this is a Score Bar that contains your total cur-
rent score, and below the Score Bar is the Text Box. The Text Box holds text
showing either the first line for each saved game (when no saved game has
been selected), or the text you entered for the currently selected saved game
when you saved it. The lower right of the screen contains the Text Bar. When
you select OPTIONS, prompts may appear here to tell you what to do next.
NEW. Starts over at the beginning of a game.
QUIT. Returns you to DOS without saving your current game.
RETURN. Sends you back to the game you were playing when you chose to
enter the Option Screen. (This option is grayed out and cannot be selected
when you do not enter the Option Screen from a game in progress.)
LOAD. Returns you to a previously saved game:
Select a saved game by clicking on its Saved Game View Window. This
causes a larger version of this View Window to appear in the top right of
the screen and the additional information you entered about the game to
appear in the Text Box at the bottom right. Once you have selected the
game you want to load, click on LOAD.
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