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VENTURE ARCTIC

© 2007 Pocketwatch Games

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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Pentium III 2GHz

512MB RAM

40MB free HD space

Windows 98SE/ME/2K/XP/Vista

3D Video Card with 64 MB RAM

CHEATS, HINTS, AND TIPS

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Search the internet to find Venture Arctic cheats and read about strategies

TROUBLE SHOOTING

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This program has been tested extensively to make sure it will operate correctly for all users. If you run into problems with system crashes, error messages or other incorrect behavior, we suggest you first try one of the following:

1) Improve performance by setting the game to a lower resolution and turning off Animal Shadows and Bloom in the “Video” portion of the options menu.

2) Upgrade your computers video and sound card drivers. This can be done by identifying the type of video and sound card your computer is using, and finding the manufacturer's web site.

3) Search the internet for other possible fixes to your problem.

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## HOW TO PLAY VENTURE ARCTIC

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Bring the Arctic to life by creating epic ecosystems of predators and prey! Unlock animals, environments, and hidden content as you progress through each level.

THE BASICS

· Click and drag the RIGHT mouse button to move around the world.

· Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to move up and down.

· Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen to show the tool palette.

· Complete your goals to progress to the next level.

· Collect the spirits of animals in the winter

SPIRIT POINTS

You can collect spirits of departed animals in the winter. You can spend your spirit points on:

· Using tools out-of-season

· Creating new animals

· Unlocking new tools, animals or legends

TIPS

· Sometimes there are frozen animals in the environment. Once you have unlocked a species, you can thaw out these frozen specimens with the sun tool.

· If you are having trouble finding an animal, scroll through the animals on the palette to the species you are looking for. The minimap will show a red dot where the animals are.

· Make sure you have plenty of prey for your predators to eat.

· You can lead certain species of animals to different places on the map by planting food in a path.

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## KEYBOARD

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The following is a list of game functions that can be performed with the keyboard.

Move forwards | W or up arrow
Move left | A or left arrow.
Move backwards | S or down arrow
Move right | D or right arrow
Change Elevation | R and F
Turn Camera | Q and E
Pause Game | Escape

TOOLS

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Tools can be used for free when they are in season. When they are out of season, they cost spirit to use them.

Tool | Description | Season
Pregnancy | Click on an adult animal to make it pregnant. Click and hold to increase its litter size. | Spring
Berries | Click on land where you want to grow a shrub. Many animals will eat the tasty berries. |
Migrate | Click and hold on an animal, then drag the mouse where you want them to go. Continue to hold the button to keep moving the animal. |
Sun | Melt snow to grow grass with the sun tool. You can also melt sea ice. The sun tool will also improve the health of a sick animal. | Summer
Kelp | Click in deep water to make kelp grow. Schools of fish hide in kelp, allowing their numbers to swell. |
Shelter | Click on land to grow a tree. Birds perch on trees and small animals dig under them for protection. |
Sickness | Click and hold this tool on an animal to make it sick. If you continue to hold the button, the animal will eventually die. | Autumn
Plankton | Click and drag this tool in deep water to grow plankton. Many oceanic animals eat plankton as their primary food source. |
Wind | Click and drag this tool to change the direction of the wind and currents. Animals can smell food from far away if the smells blow across their paths. |
Snow | Spread snow on brown, cracked earth to soften it up so grass can grow. You can also use snow to cover the ocean in ice. | Winter
Urchins | Click and hold this tool in shallow water to grow urchins. Urchins are a nutritous treat for many animals. |
Flock | Click and hold this tool on an animal to make other animals of the same species flock to this one. Useful for moving large groups of animals around. |

ANIMALS

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Every animal is assosciated with a different season. When an animal dies, you can collect a spirit that you can use on out-of-season tools, to buy new animals, or to unlock items in the lock shop.

Animal | Description | Spirit Season
Arctic Hare | The arctic hare survives by camoflaging itself in the snow. It is extremely fast for its size, which helps it to escape its many predators. | Spring

Narwhal | The narwhal is a unique marine mammal that feeds mostly on cod. Their major predators are polar bears and orcas. |
Arctic Fox | Arctic foxes often will scavenge food from carcasses, but they will occassionally hunt smaller mammals such as the hare and lemming. Arctic foxes have more young per litter than any mammal in the world. |
Atlantic Salmon | During the atlantic salmon's adult phase, they spend their time in the ocean mainly feeding on smaller fish. |
Walrus | Walruses are large, mean marine mammals that eat mostly shellfish and plankton. Their tusks are formidible weapons: they have been known to kill seals and can defend themselves from polar bears. |

Caribou | Huge herds of caribou follow their annual migrations through the Arctic tundra. Caribou survive the cold winters by huddling close to one another and foraging grasses. | Summer

Atlantic Puffin | The atlantic puffin nests on rocky shorelines and feeds on fish. They are not particularly strong fliers, so they often encounter difficulty when trying to take off from the water. |
Harp Seal | The harp seal is both predator and prey. Polar bears and orcas kill and eat seals for their high fat content, but seals are also fierce hunters of smaller fish and plankton. |
Orca | The orca is one of the most powerful predators in the sea. They are highly intelligent and while they typically dine on fish and smaller marine mammals, they have been observed while hunting much larger than themselves. |
Greenland Shark | The mysterious greenland shark resides in deep waters and mostly eats fish, though it will scavenge off of larger carcasses as well. Most are blind and rely on their keen sense of smell. Their meat is poisonous, and thus inedible to most animals. |

Common Raven | The common raven is an extremely intelligent bird that is capable of eating almost anything it can find. It will scavenge kills, eat berries, and even occassionally team up to kill other mammals. | Autumn

Jellyfish | The lion's mane jellyfish is the largest known species of jellyfish. These ancient creatures eat both plankton and small fish, and their populations go through boom and bust cycles. |
Collared Lemming | Lemming populations go through incredible boom and bust cycles. Scientists still haven't discovered what makes their numbers drop almost to extinction before resurging to feed predators like owls and wolverines. |
Musk Ox | The musk ox is a very hearty mammal, surviving the cold winters of the arctic by huddling close to others. Musk oxen can defend themselves from predators by sticking together and displaying their powerful horns. |
Wolverine | The wolverine is possibly the most powerful mammal for its size in the world. They mostly subsist on scavenged or stolen kills, but have been known to surprise unsuspecting prey as well. |

Arctic Wolf | The arctic wolf is a pack hunter. A lone wolf will scavenge what it can find, but a pack can take down larger mammals such as caribou and musk ox. | Winter

Arctic Cod | Arctic cod are found in massive schools throughout the arctic every year. Many animals dine on these small fish, so they survive based upon their large numbers. |

Polar Bear | The polar bear is a ferocious predator that is at home in both the land and the water. The main source its diet is seal meat, but polar bears have strong stomachs and can eat almost anything they find. |
Snowy Owl | The snowy owl is a fearsome hunter of arctic rodents. It will even kill other birds in mid-flight. The size of the snowy owl populations is directly related the health of the lemming and hare populations. |
Bowhead Whale | The huge bowhead whale filters plankton through their balleen. They can break through surface ice in order to breathe. |

## CREDITS – POCKETWATCH GAMES

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Executive Producer | Andy Schatz
Game Design |
Engineering |
Art Direction |
Senior Technical Artist | Donnie Bugden
Animation |
2D Design |
Web Engineering |
Character Art | Nate Clowar
Environmental Art | Adam deGrandis
Audio Direction | John Seguin
Concept Art | Ryan Peterson
Writer, Cultural Expert | Beth A. Dillon
Writer, Animal Expert | Katie Schatz
Quality Assurance | Audrie Abernathy

## ABOUT POCKETWATCH GAMES

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Pocketwatch Games, LLC is dedicated to making entertaining, rewarding, educational experiences that encourage players to explore and discover the intricacies of real-world issues and locations.