User manual GAMES PC MESSIAH

[. . . ] Every night I watch myself die as if I'm the killer, and as I kill myself I experience happiness and joy, but as I die I scream in horror and fear. Every night I dream the same thing, and as the nights go on I get scared. I really shouldn't have any fear of dying for I dwell within the nirvana of Heaven and I've walked in the valley of death. - Bob 1 Interplay Productions TABLE OF CONTENTS PROLOGUE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STARTING THE GAME PLAY GAME OPTIONS INTRO 3 4 4 4 4 4 DIFFICULTY MODES EASY - "Disciple" NORMAL - "Prophet" DIFFICULT - "Messiah" 5 5 5 5 SAVING AND LOADING STANDARD SAVE AND LOAD QUICK SAVE AND LOAD 6 6 6 MISSION OBJECTIVE FROM GOD BOB'S BASIC ABILITIES RUNNING WALKING CRAWLING GRABBING LEDGES STRAFING LOOKING AROUND ACTION 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 BOB'S SPECIAL ABILITIES POSSESSION FLIGHT 9 9 11 POSSESSED CHARACTER'S ABILITIES GENERAL COMBAT GRABBING AND DROPPING WEAPONS WEAPON BASED COMBAT TARGETING IN WEAPON BASED COMBAT TARGETING IN SNIPER MODE SECONDARY WEAPONS HAND TO HAND COMBAT 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 POSSESSED CHARACTER'S SPECIAL ABILITIES WEAPONRY STANDARD WEAPONS SECONDARY WEAPONS 13 14 14 15 CLASSES OF CHARACTERS HELPFUL HINTS CREDITS SOUNDTRACK MESSIAH ON THE INTERNET 16 25 26 34 35 2 Interplay Productions Earth has changed. [. . . ] Pressing and holding the "Enter Combat/Fire Key" will make the character fire their weapon in succession. - While in combat mode, the exit combat mode icon will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen (see fig. To exit combat mode, press the "Action Key" and the possessed character will drop back into their normal mode. Fig. 3 TARGETING IN WEAPON BASED COMBAT When you are in combat mode and sweep across the room, your targeting cursor will move from creature to creature as you move, highlighting each target in succession. When the targeting cursor is highlighting the desired target, fire away to take the target down. Keep in mind that weapons all have different ranges so they will do various damage to your target depending on whether they are nearby or off in the distance. The pumpgun, for example, can often take a character down in a single shot at close range but is miserable for long range combat. TARGETING IN SNIPER MODE Another way to fight with weapons is to enter sniper mode and target from there. Note that only Cops have the ability to zoom in while in sniper mode to magnify their target. - To enter sniper mode, press the "Enter/Zoom Sniper Mode" key once to enter the first person perspective. - If the possessed character's weapon is not already drawn, press the "Enter Combat/Fire Weapon Key" once to draw their weapon. Once the weapon is drawn, a targeting cursor will appear in the center of the screen indicating that you are ready to fire. The targeting crosshairs will not snap to your target as in third 12 Interplay Productions person combat mode, but instead will stay solid all the while you are in sniper mode. Each time that the "Enter Combat/Fire Weapon Key" is pressed a shot will be fired at the point the targeting crosshairs are over. - In sniper mode it is very easy for you to take accurate shots at your enemies to target specific body parts. Experiment with shooting the different areas of an enemy's body to achieve different effects. SECONDARY WEAPONS Many of the characters you will meet in City Faktur carry secondary weapons in addition to their primary firearms. To use the characters secondary weapon, press the "Secondary Weapon Key" to throw a projectile weapon. HAND TO HAND COMBAT There will inevitably come a time in your travels where you are hopelessly outnumbered in a fight and the ammo clips you are carrying will not be enough to get you through the situation. Fear not, most of the Earth's inhabitants are proficient in the art of hand to hand combat. To fight most effectively in hand to hand combat mode, you should first drop your weapon, though some moves can be pulled off even with a weapon in your hands. - To fight in hand to hand combat mode, you must first press the "Enter Combat/Fire Weapon Key" once to enter combat mode. If there is no weapon in the character's hands they will put up their fists once in combat mode. Combat mode is also designated by the combat icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. - Now that you are in combat mode, you must get close to your desired target and then press the "Enter Combat/Fire Weapon Key. " Pressing this key alone will cause the possessed character to strike out at their opponent. [. . . ] This shall be void if the defect has arisen through abuse, mistreatment, or neglect. Any implied warranties applicable to this product, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. Interplay disclaims all responsibility for incidental or consequential damages. Some states do not allow limitations as to how long an implied warranty lasts and/or exclusions or limitations of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations and/or exclusions or liability may not apply to you. [. . . ]