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TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 1 - Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s 2 2 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 21 23 24 INSTALLATION RUNNING THE GAME INTRODUCTION CHARACTERS TITLE SCREEN STARTING A NEW GAME PLAYING THE GAME CURSOR CONTROLS LOOKING AT OBJECTS USING OBJECTS STORING OBJECTS COMBINING OBJECTS FLUX WILDLY TALKING TO STRANGERS LOAD AND SAVE GAME SCREENS OPTIONS SCREEN HOT KEYS HINTS PLAYTHROUGH TOONSTRUCK TROUBLE-SHOOTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT/ADDITIONAL TROUBLE-SHOOTING CREDITS 1
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 2 Installation Please follow the steps listed below to begin your adventure: Windows® 95: Refer to the README file on your CD-ROM for the most up-to-date instructions. Alternative 1: Insert Disc One into your CD-ROM drive. From the taskbar select START then RUN. Click on BROWSE. Click on the Look In pull-down menu and click on the CD drive icon. Click on SETUP.EXE then click on OPEN. Click on OK to launch the installer. Follow the on-screen instructions.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 3 System Requirements: Minimum: IBM PC 486/66 or 100% compatible MS-DOS 5.0 or higher 30 MB hard disk space Mouse installed 8 MB RAM 256K SVGA Video Card ( VLB / PCI ) 2x CD-ROM Drive 8 bit Sound Card Recommended: IBM PC Pentium or 100% compatible MS-DOS 5.0 or higher 30 MB hard disk space Mouse installed 16 MB RAM 1 MB SVGA Video Card 4x CD-ROM Drive 16 bit Stereo Sound Card Introduction You’re Drew Blanc, but you wish you weren’t.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 4 It’s here where you find out if you’ve got strength of character or weakness of knees. Guts or hives. And, if you’re up to it, fight a whacked-out war between good and evil. But, of course, on a coloured monitor, nothing is really so black and white. See for yourself. Characters Drew Blanc He once dreamed of shaking up cartoons. Now he’s just shaking in his boots.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 5 start a new game load a saved game play intro hot keys credits quit Highlight the option you wish to select using your mouse and then press either mouse button, or to select it. start a new game Through the wonderful technology of the modern age, selecting this option will automatically play the game’s introduction sequence which ends up in the palace where Drew and Flux will begin their adventure.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 6 Starting A New Game Launch yourself straight into the whacked-out world we like to call Toonstruck by selecting Start a New Game at the Title Screen. To get you acclimated to your new surroundings, you will be treated to a short featurette known as the intro sequence.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:47 pm Page 7 When the cursor is a pointing hand (over exits, paths, doors, etc.): Left click to walk towards exit and leave scene, right click to leave scene immediately (when possible). When the cursor is a magnifying glass: Right click to get a description of whatever the cursor is over. Left click does the same thing. When the cursor is an opening and closing hand: Left click to “use”, & right click to get a description of whatever the cursor is over.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 4:01 pm Page 30 Storing objects When you begin your adventures in Toonstruck, you will be given a “bottomless”, blue bag to carry all the important knickknacks and whatnot you pick up. In the bottom left of the screen, you will see the small, blue bag (don’t worry, it’s bigger than it looks). Left or right click on the bag to bring up a close-up of its contents. This close-up serves as the inventory screen where useful objects may be stored for future use.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 9 invincible human being-type such as yourself. (Some of Flux’s stunts include falling from great heights or getting into places Drew can’t reach.) Left click on Flux to turn the cursor into a Flux icon. In some locations, you can left click the Flux icon over a given area or object to “use” Flux with that area or object. You will hear a silly noise if nothing useful can be done with Flux over that part of the scene.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 10 Load and Save Game Screens While playing Toonstruck, you can save your progress, enabling you to turn your computer off and start again later from the same point. Access this option by pressing at any time that you have control (i.e., not during conversations or while a movie sequence is playing.) You can exit the game from this screen, as well as by clicking on Quit. Click on Play to return to playing the game.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 11 Options Screen The Options Screen, also lovingly referred to in these parts as the MULTIMEDIA MANIPULATIONATOR 2000, is a really great and useful place to visit. It will do you a world of good! Charlie Franklin from Peoria visited it, and two days later won the state lottery in Indiana. Mere coincidence? We think not. Press to bring up the Options Screen. Here you will be able to select or change the following by dragging sliders or turning knobs: 1.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 12 Hot Keys Here is a complete list of the special function keys that are available while playing Toonstruck: F1 Options Screen F5 Saved Game F6 Load Game M Music on/off S Sound effects on/off D Dialogue on/off (as in the Options Screen, switching dialogue off automatically switches on-screen text on.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 13 A C o u p l e H i n t s Fo r T h e R o a d IF TOONSTRUCK IS YOUR FIRST ADVENTURE, WE’RE VERY SORRY. YOU PROBABLY SHOULD TRY TO GET OUT MORE. THERE’S NOT MUCH MORE WE CAN TELL YOU. HOWEVER, IF IT’S YOUR FIRST GAME ADVENTURE, OR YOU’RE FEELING AS IF YOUR PROGRESS THROUGH TOONSTRUCK IS AS SLOOOOOW AS MOLASSES IN JUNE, PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING EASY SUGGESTIONS IN MIND: 1.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 14 Playthrough HELLO! THE FOLLOWING FEW PAGES CONTAIN A STEP-BY-STEP PLAYTHROUGH OF THE FIRST COUPLE OF SCENES. DON’T READ THIS IF YOU LIKE TO BE SURPRISED (OR IF YOU GET NECKACHES FROM STANDING ON YOUR HEAD!) King Hugh’s Engineer From the Palace Hallway (the opening location in the adventure) walk Drew and Flux down the stairs and through the door to the right of the screen (Drew and Flux will pass a Cabinet on their way there).
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 15 The Footman Walk Drew and Flux up the stairs and through the doorway to the left of the screen Drew and Flux are now in the Trophy Room. There is an odd, foot-shaped character polishing King Hugh’s trophies. As Drew and Flux will discover, this is the palace Footman... and a pretty sad pun! Talk to the Footman and ask him about Bricabrac. Having attracted the Footman’s attention, an Ice Cube and a Hand icon will appear at the bottom of the screen.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 16 During this discussion, Bricabrac will hand Drew a Blueprint for the Malevolator and a Bottomless Bag in which to keep all the objects he collects during his mission. Notice that, as Bricabrac hands over the Bottomless Bag to Drew, an icon of the Bag appears in the bottom left corner of the screen. By left clicking on the Bag icon, you can look inside the bag to check its contents.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 17 Talk to the guards again, this time left click on the Smiling Guard conversation icon. The guards will perform their terribly cute dance again...try not to hurl! Sparky will also drop his key again. This time, before the dance finishes, pick up the Key from the steps and put it in your bag. Move the cursor over the key, the cursor changes into a Picking Up hand. Left click to pick up the key. Move the Key icon over the bag and left click.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 18 Move the Key over the locked door and left click. The key fits—Drew unlocks and opens the door. You are now in King Hugh’s bedroom. There is a Music Box on a dresser to the right of the scene. Pick up the Music box. Move the cursor over the Music Box—the cursor will change into a “picking up” hand. Left click to pick up the box. The cursor should now look like the Music Box—Drew is “holding” the box.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 19 Flux Wildly to the Rescue Look around the bedroom some more. There is a small Ladder leading up to the King’s Bed. If Drew “looks” at the ladder (right click over the Ladder) he will discover that it is unlikely that the ladder would take his weight. Perhaps it could take Flux’s weight. Ask Flux to search King Hugh’s bed. Left click on Flux to change the cursor into a Flux icon.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 20 The Dresser Drawers Puzzle Go back over to the dresser. There is a Note to the right of the mirror. Move the cursor over the Note until it changes into a magnifying glass. Right click to “look at” the Note. Drew will read the Note out loud. Move the cursor down over the dresser Drawers. The cursor should change to a Grabbing Hand animation. Left click to “use” the Drawers—this will bring up a close-up of them.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 21 Exit from the close-up of the Drawers. Move the cursor to the edge of the screen and left or right click. Take another look at the Note by the mirror. Perhaps this has something to do with the drawers... To o n s t r u c k Tr o u b l e - S h o o t i n g This section provides trouble-shooting techniques to get Toonstruck running and achieve optimum game performance. Please also refer to the readme.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 22 Problems & Solutions The install program will not enter the configure sound section or displays an Out of Memory error. There may be a conflict between the DOS extender used in Toonstruck and EMM386. Try removing, or remarking out, EMM386 from the file CONFIG.SYS and rebooting your machine. The install program did not auto-detect the sound card correctly.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 23 Sold Out Technical Support Technical Assistance Thank you for purchasing this Sold Out product. To get the most out of this and all our other games take advantage of the following product support: If you have a modem you may visit our website, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you need further assistance with this product you may telephone our technical support hotline. Technical support : Fax: Email: WWW: 0171 721 8767 0171 721 7453 webmaster@sold-out.co.uk www.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 24 Save this file by clicking on File then Save... Now exit by clicking on File then Exit. The AUTOEXEC.BAT File The next step is to create a new AUTOEXEC.BAT file. At the A:\> prompt, type EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT and enter the following lines: PROMPT$P$G SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T3 (Additional sound card information) SET PATH=C:\DOS;C:\ LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.EXE LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /M:20 The “SET BLASTER” line should match the one in your current AUTOEXEC.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 25 JEFF BENNETT as The Carecrow, Jim, Spike, Woof, Outhouse Guard, Robot Maker COREY BURTON as Footman, Bricabrac, Goggles, Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun Show Announcer, WACME Quiz Master JIM CUMMINGS as B.B.Wolf, Snout, Seedy, Feedback, Dough TRESS MACNEILLE as Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun, Ms. Fortune, Marge, ‘Mistress ‘ Marge, Bouncer, Chipper, Sparky, Sam Schmaltz’s Assistant ROBB PAULSON as Lugnut, Mee, Barman APRIL WINCHELL as Ms. Fit, Polly, ‘Punisher’ Polly, Dr.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 26 3-D Art Additional 3-D Art Storyboards Character Animation Clean-up Molly Talbot Doug Cope, Max Chapman, Martin McDonald, Quinno Martin Susan Mazer, Allan Gibson, Perry Zombolas, John Piampiano Laura Janczewski, Ray Huerta, Perry Zombolas, John Piampiano, Gary McCarver, Jaqueline Corley Jennifer McChristian, Bev Chapman, Mila Kelly, Ray Huerta Scanning/Colouring (Flux) Masking Mark Walat, Mila Kelly, Susan Haight Betsey Grey Additional Production Technical Prod
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 Production Managers Layout Color Designer Production Assistants Key Animators 3:52 pm Page 27 Paint Checkers Computer Coordinator Compositers Breakdown Editor Additional Production Facilities Hugh Duffy, Jennifer Hibbard, Mitch Nadon Elliot Hare Artworks Inc.
TOON-UK-manual 22/3/99 3:52 pm Page 28 For VIE UK Shadow Producer Product Manager Diarmid Clarke Matt Walker For VIE Germany Product Manager Localization by Marc Buro Rolf Busch For VIE France Product Manager Localization by Sophie Cristobal Stephan Radoux For VIE Spain Product Manager Localization by Concha Verdasco Berna Aguado Additional Technical Support Audio Technology Provided By Human Machine Interfaces, Inc. www.humanmachine.
