

..The Outer Limits..


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::                               Neuromancer                               ::
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                                [ Reference ]

                             Playing Neuromancer
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Starting The Game

 After Neuromancer finishes loading, the title page will appear. Press the
spacebar to continue. You will then be asked if this is an OLD or a NEW game, orrun the BACKUP utility.

If you are playing for the first time or if you want to start a new game, type
"N" (for "NEW"). You will be asked for your name; type it in and press RETURN.

If you want to return to a game in progress that you have saved before, type "O"(for "OLD"). You will then be asked to type the number of the old game.

If you want to backup your game disks, type "B" (for "BACKUP"). You will then
enter the backup utility.


Getting Around In The Real World

 While walking through Chiba City, you'll see the world one "room" at a time.
Many rooms have exits or doorways you can walk through. Exits at the bottom of
the main screen are represented by a black line. Some doors may be locked or
guarded; in this case it is up to you to find out how to get in.
 As you cruise through each room, you'll see and talk to other people. You can
control your actions and movement using keyboard commands or a joystick (more
commands later).
 The screen is divided into three main areas. The largest section shows the roomitself. In the bottom left corner are the eight command icons. In the bottom
right corner is a special text window used for room descriptions and other shortbits of text. When a conversation is in progress, "word balloons" will appear
above the speaking characters in the room.


Joystick Control

 To toggle the joystick on and off, press "J" while holding down the "open
apple" key. If you have a joystick, you can use it to move a "pointer" arrow
around the screen. Whenever you want to select anything on the screen-a command
icon, a menu option, some softwarez to download-you can just point to it with
the pointer and press the joystick button.


Command Icons

 You use the command icons to perform actions. You can pick an icon by either
pointing to it with the joystick pointer and pressing the joystick button, or
pressing the corresponding key on your keyboard.
                                                _______________
The command icons are arranged as in the       | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
figure to the right. The table on the next     -----------------
page refers to each icon by number, as shown   |_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_|
in the figure.


Sound Control

 To toggle the sound effects on and off, press "S" while holding down the "open
apple" key.


  Here is a list of the command icons and what they do:

    Key  Icon                   Description
    ---  ----                   -----------
1.   M   Mode                   Toggles through these display options:
                                   Current amount on credit chip
                                   Time
                                   Date
                                   Constitution level
2.   I  Inventory               Displays what you're current carrying and
                                lets you operate, discard, or give items, or
                                erase software in a deck.
3.   P  Pax                     Access the PAX system if there's a PAX         
                                terminal in the room.
4.   T  Talk                    Talk with another person in the room.
5.   S  Skills                  Use a skill you have acquired.
6.      Walk                    When using a joystick, puts you back in
                                control of your movement after performing
                                some other action.
7.  R   ROM construct           Access your ROM construct abilities (if you
                                have one).
8.  D   Disk                    Save your current game position, load an old
                                game, pause the game, start a new game, or
                                quit the game.


Movement Commands

 You can use either the keyboard or a joystick to walk around town.

 With the keyboard, you can take one step by pressing a direction key once or
keep walking by holding a direction key down. The direction keys are shown in
the figure below. The arrow keys will move you immediately from room to room.

                           Up ^
                              |
                       Left   O   Right
                     <------K + ;------->
                              L
                              | Down
                              |
                              V

 To walk around with a joystick, first select the "Walk" command icon. The
joystick pointer will disappear to show that you are walking around. Moving the
joystick in the direction you want to go will the make you walk in that
direction. When you want to select a different command icon, press the joystick
button again to stop walking and get the joystick pointer back.


Commands Within Menus:

 Menues may appear throughout the game when you look at lists of items-prices ina shop or your inventory list, for example.  You can select a menu option with
the keyboard, or point to the option with the joystick pointer and press the
joystick button. There are several commands commonly used within menus:

Command       Key        Description
-------       ---        -----------
Exit           X         Leave the current menu.
More           M         View more menu options (if available).

After you select an item in your inventory menu, you can choose from three
special commands:

Operate        O         Operate an item.
Give           G         Give an item to another person.
Discard        D         Discard an item, permanently.


Conversations

 In the Talk mode (type "T" or select the Talk icon), you can carry on a
conversation with other characters in a room through the use of "word balloons".Word balloons allow you to choose among several responses or questions that are
appropriate to the situation in that room. When a word balloon appears over yourhead, you can see all of your possible responses by pressing the space bar or
pulling back on your joystick after each response is displayed. When you decide
on the proper response, press RETURN or the button on your joystick. The
response you select will be displayed a second time as you "say" it. After you
read a word ballon that you or another character has "said," press the space baror the joystick button to continue. You can leave a conversation your character
initiated with the "talk" command by pressing the <ESC> key.


Using the PAX

 When you operate a PAX machine (by selecting the PAX icon or pressing "P"), themachine will give you three access codes and ask you for the verification code.
All you have to do is type in anything since your copy is kracked.

 Whenever text is displayed on the PAX or a database, you may press the "+"
(plus) key to speed up text display, or the "-" (minus) key to slow it down.


The Cyberspace Display

 (Cyperspace jacks appear as yellow circles with a red dot in the middle.)
The top half of the screen shows the view from your current cyberspace location.The bottom left corner of the screen is occupied by the cyberspace command
icons. The bottom right corner of the screen contains your EEG monitor, which
gives you a visual representation of your brain wave activity. Just below the
EEG there is a gauge of your cyberdeck's shielding, and to the right of the EEG
is a gauge of ICE shielding for when you're in combat with ICE. The center of
the cyberdeck panel is where information will appear when needed. At the bottom
center of the cyberdeck panel, there are four numbers; from left to right, theseare the cyberspace zone number you're in, your X and Y coordinates in
cyberspace, and the amount of money in your credit chip.


Cyberspace Icons

 The cyberspace command icons are arranged as in the figure below.

     Key   Icon
     ---   -------------             _______
 1.   I    Inventory                | 1 | 2 |
 2.   S    Skills                   ---------
 3.   R    Rom Construct            |_3_|_4_|
 4.   D    Disk

 In cyberspace, the SKILLS, ROM CONSTRUCT, and disk icons behave just as they dooutside of cyberspace. The INVENTORY icon displays a list of softwarez in your
deck to operate, rather than a list of your items. The MODE, PAX, TALK, and WALKicons are unavailable in cyberspace. There are three new controls: The EXIT
button ("X" on the keyboard) exits cyberspace. The ERASE button ("E" on the
keyboard) will erase a piece of software from your deck. The "Movement" button,
just above the four command icons, is used to control your movement with the
joystick. The "Movement" button is similar to the "Walk" button in the real
world.

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