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MEAT PUPPET INSTRUCTIONS
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We've kept things simple but violent. Sometimes it's better that way.
In this micro-mission of Meat Puppet, Lotos (that's you) is trapped in the sewers. While there,
her digital partner, Dumaine, provides commentary. Your mission: get out alive. Along the way,
collect flame thrower and nerve gas upgrades--most creatures avoid the well-armed assassin.
Here're your instructions for play:
Run meat.exe to start the program. You may also run it from the START PROGRAM bar of Windows 95.
Be sure to uninstall any other Meat Puppet demos you might have collected.
1. Main Menu and Popup Dialogs
Popup/Cancel menu ESCAPE
Scrollbox hotkeys UP/DOWN/PGUP/PGDN/LEFT CLICK, DOUBLE CLICK to action choice
New game ALT + N
Load game ALT + L
Save game ALT + S
Delete game ALT + D
Replay movie ALT + R
Credits ALT + C
Options ALT + O
Low resolution F1
Medium resolution F2
High resolution F3
Game play instructions F5
Weapon instructions F6
Raise brightness PREV
Darken display NEXT
Raise SFX volume SHIFT + PREV
Lower SFX volume SHIFT + NEXT
Raise CD volume ALT + PREV
Lower CD volume ALT + NEXT
Last Dumaine dialogue HOME
Last Mission dialogue END
2. Player Controls
You've got a choice between CURSOR-FOLLOW mode or MANUAL mode.
The first is great for running through open spaces, gymnastics,
and shooting on the run. For more precise character handling,
toggle to the MANUAL control mode and use the cursor keys to
orient the character. Both modes use the mouse for targeting.
Using CURSOR-FOLLOW mode is simple. Lotos moves in the direction
of the cursor as long as you press the walk, run, or flip keys.
Tumbling is always based on the direction Lotos faces.
Toggle between modes BACKSPACE
KEYBOARD DEFAULTS FOR MANUAL MODE
walk UP
run CTRL+UP
turn LEFT/RIGHT
jump CTRL (single tap)
flip/roll SHIFT+UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
punch/shoot LEFT CLICK/DRAG
toggle weapon SPACEBAR
push button, etc. LEFT CLICK WHEN TARGET CURSOR CHANGES STATE
scroll RIGHT DRAG (ALLOWS FOR SNIPING AND LOOK AHEADS)
See? That was simple. Don't worry, though. You can still cause
plenty of mayhem.
TROUBLESHOOTING
INSTALLATION ERRORS
Be sure to uninstall any demo versions of the game before installing the full version.
MY GAME PAUSES
Meat Puppet anticipates most data needs and preloads graphics and
sounds prior to actually using them This eliminates hiccuping. But
sometimes Windows 95 systems need a tweak or two to play Meat Puppet smoothly.
MENU SCREEN OR ROOMS TAKE FOREVER TO LOAD (more than a few seconds)
Check your CD-ROM cache under Windows settings. Set it to medium or maximum.
Load times should drop drastically.
LOTOS RUNS LIKE SHE'S IN MOLASSES
When all characters are moving slowly in every room, there's most likely
a problem with your Direct Draw drivers. As a Windows 95 game, Meat Puppet
relies on those drivers for optimum speed. Run the setup from the DirectX
directory of the demo disc and make certain you've installed the most recent
drivers. If the problem persists, there's a chance that your video card doesn't
support Direct Draw. Contact your vendor for the most recent drivers.
I CAN'T RUN THE GAME IN HI-RES MODE
Meat Puppet is a hi-color game and the hi-res mode (102X768) naturally
requires a video card with lots or RAM-4MB, to be specific. The lo-res and
the default medium-res modes run on a video card with 2MB. If you have a 1MB video card,
you're limited to lo-res (640X400) mode.
MY GAME RUNS SLOWLY IN HI-RES MODE
Run the game at its highest resolution only if you have a fast machine.
Some are faster than others, and surprisingly, some slower machines handle
the high-res mode fine.