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> THE EYE OF THE KRAKEN v1.0

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Thank you for buying "The Eye of the Kraken". This document contains some useful information. for playing the game.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

> I. INTERFACE
> II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
> III. KNOWN PROBLEMS
> IV. SUPPORT

INTERFACE

General interface :

> In order to interact with an element on the screen, simply click on this element, you’ll then get a contextual menu with the available options. The mouse arrow becomes red when going over an interactive element. If you click on a non-interactive spot of the screen, Abdullah will walk to this place.

Inventory :

> At the bottom of the screen is your inventory. It contains all the items you’re carrying around. To use one of these items, click on it and you’ll get a contextual menu. If you take in your hand one of these items, the mouse arrow will turn into an icon of this item and you’ll be able to make it interact with elements on the screen or other items from your inventory. To get rid of it, simply click the right button of your mouse.

Inventory arrows :

> Use these arrows to browse your inventory.

Options :

> The options of the game are accessible by the star shaped button on the up-left corner of the screen. With this menu you’ll be able to save and load games, activate and deactivate the music and sounds and also start a new game.

Quit :

> In order to quit the game, simply click on the X shaped button on the upper right corner of the screen.

II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

> - Pentium 350mhz
> - 64mb RAM
> - 200mb free on hard disk
> - Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP
> - DirectX 8 and later

III. KNOWN PROBLEMS

> - Slower performances might be experimented under Windows 2000
> - Visual bugs have been experienced under Win2000 with some Matrox cards. A know solution is to turn off the hardware acceleration in the advanced options of the Display Properties. (Control Panel)

IV. SUPPORT

> - If you have problems with the game, visit the followig website : http://kraken.absurdus.org
> - If you can't find a solution there, write to the following address : support@absurdus.org.