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=== IV. Getting Around Freeport ===
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a. Movement
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WALKING: Use the four arrow keys or the
mouse to walk around. To walk steadily for-
ward, hold down the forward key (the up
arrow or center button on the mouse). Turn
left or right with the left or right arrow
keys, or by sliding your mouse in the
desired direction.
RUNNING: To run, simply hold down the left
Shift key to increase your speed while
walking. If you prefer to always run during
the game, open the Main menu, then the
Controls menu, then the Game Options menu,
and select Always Run.
SHOOTING: Tap the Ctrl key or the left
mouse button to fire. Hold the shooting key
down for continuous firing.
LOOKING UP AND DOWN: The letters A and Z
allow you to look up and down, respective-
ly. Start walking forward and your line of
vision will automatically readjust to the
center position. You may also choose to
select Free Look under the Game Options
menu, which will allow you to move the
mouse around as if it were your head move-
ment.
SWIMMING: While underwater, aim yourself in
the direction you wish to go and press the
(+ key) may remove the Status Bar from your
viewing area. To get it back, simply press
the - key.
MESSAGES: Your HUD will talk to you from
time to time. Some messages appear at the
top of the screen. These are non-critical,
and tell you that you’ve picked up an
object or you’ve died in an interesting
fashion (multiplayer games). Certain mes-
sages will appear in the middle of the
screen. These are always important and you
do not want to ignore them! An example of
this would be “You need” and a picture of
the necessary item.
CONSOLE: Pressing the tilde key (~) will
pull down the Console window. This is a
special area that lists all of the game
messages, and allows you to give Sin com-
mands that cannot be entered through the
menu. This is for advanced users.
INVENTORY: Press the I key to access your
inventory. Use the arrow keys to move
through the list. Your status information
will update to show an image of the cur-
rently selected item. Press the Enter key
to use a highlighted item. Weapons and
items are "readied" in this manner. For
example, you can select or ready an item
before engaging the enemy. Then at the
appropriate time you can quickly use that
item by pressing the Enter key.
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