User manual GAMES PC SINGLES-FLIRT UP YOUR LIFE!

[. . . ] Contents System Requirements Tutorial How to Play!Controlling the "Camera" Time, Money and More Needs and such The Week by Week Calender The Beach House Basic Game Strategies Credits 3 4 8 9 11 12 18 19 19 20 1 System Requirements / ReadMe Minimum Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/Me/2000/XP Pentium® 1GHz or equivalent 256MB RAM 32MB DirectX 8. 1 compatible 3D graphics card Soundcard 700MB free hard disk space Recommended Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP Pentium® 1. 5GHz or equivalent 512MB RAM 64MB DirectX 8. 1 compatible 3D graphics card Soundcard 700MB free hard disk space Optimum Microsoft® Windows® XP Pentium® 2GHz or equivalent 512MB RAM 128MB DirectX 9 compatible 3D graphics card Soundcard 700MB free hard disk space EPILEPSY WARNING Some people are prone onepileptic fits or the loss of consciousness ason result desktop To play Singles, click to the Singles start icon that was created a your of being exposed to strobing light sources. These people may have attacks while watching during the installation procedure. Fits can happen to people who have no previous history of epilepsy. [. . . ] A clock is a clock, and this one is used for the exact same purpose as all the other clocks in the world: It tells you what time it is for your singles. THE ACCOUNT: Above the clock you will find Mike and Linda's current bank statement. This is the money that they have between them. Okay, we'll admit that this arrangement is a bit far fetched especially at the beginning of a relationship, but believe us: Having to manage two different accounts at once would drive you up the wall. And isn't real-life money management stressful enough?MAIN MENU: The little button with the cogwheel icon above the account takes you back to the main menu, e. g. SNAPSHOT: Using the button right above the main menu, you can make a snapshot of what you see on the screen whenever you like. You can look at the pictures later with a suitable program or with the Windows image display (simply click on the image file to open it). You will find the image data in the directory where you have installed Singles, in the "Screenshots Folder". 10 WALLS ON / OFF: There are three different ways to display the walls in your singles' flat. The default setting is a compromise of sorts: Usually they are visible, but they become transparent if you move the mouse pointer across a wall or if one of your singles is behind a wall. If you find this too confusing, you have two other options: The walls can either be invisible all the time (except for the pictures hanging on them) or always visible. Both of these options have their advantages, so if it makes things easier for you, go ahead. Try out which option you like best. 11 Needs and Such NEEDS RELATIONSHIP Your singles have 8 acute needs that you must take care of and keep in the green. Remember that we have already talked about this in the tutorial. Basically, a character's needs more or less represent their mood. If they are in a bad mood, it's not beyond them to refuse certain actions (in particular interpersonal ones) even though these actions have already been activated. In addition to the mood, the current need status also indicates your single's condition. For instance, if your character's body value has dropped well into the red section, you had better try sending that individual to take a shower if you don't want to upset their roommate, who might have a somewhat more delicate sense of smell. A small tip: Despite what immediately springs to mind, satisfying your singles' "relationship" and "sensuality" needs does not necessarily have to involve the other flatmate. Play around with this a little, and bear in mind that the catalog may hold quite a few treasures that might be useful here. The last of the eight needs ("surroundings") is a bit different from the others and works in a different way too. First of all, "surroundings" always refers to the room where the single is at that moment ­ so there may be large jumps, e. g. [. . . ] This applies to the untidy characters more often than to the tidy ones. Now don't start whining to us about it ­ after all, that's life. Sometimes, however, there may be reasons for such insubordination. For instance, if Mike is pooped out when according to the timetable he should be hoovering the floor ­ well, he'll probably prefer a nap on the sofa. [. . . ]