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Use the level editor included in this edition of Abuse to create your
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All entries must be received by Crack dot Com by August 31, 1996.
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Be sure you are at the DOS prompt (type C: \ |Enter 1 to be sure) before
installing the game.
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Put the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
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Put the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
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Type the letter of the CD-ROM drive and press |Enter 1. (On most
machines, type D: (Enter).)
Windows 95 will automatically open a DOS window and begin
installing the game.
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Follow the instructions as they appear on your screen.
3.
Type INSTALL.
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4.
Follow the instructions as they appear on your screen.
When the game is installed TYPE ABUSEI ENTER! TO BEGIN will appear
on screen. Do not type ABUSE at this time, but go on to create a
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Type ABUSE at the C:\ABUSE prompt to begin the game.
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The first time you
enter Abuse after installation in DOS or Windows 95,
you will be asked to configure your sound card.
You will be taken to a screen and given the option of letting the program
auto-detect your sound card or entering your card and its parameters
manually, from a menu of available options.
If you have a SCSI hard drive, the program cannot auto-detect your
sound card. If you have a SCSI hard drive you must enter your
soundcard by hand.
shortcut (below).
To Create a Shortcut
With an Abuse shortcut icon, you can start playing Abuse without
having to open multiple folders each time.
Open the “My Computer” folder on your desktop after you’ve
1.
installed the game.
2.
Select your hard drive. (On most machines the hard drive is C:.)
3.
Open the “Abuse” folder in your hard drive window.
4.
Left-click-and-drag the icon labeled simply “Abuse” onto your
desktop. This creates a shortcut icon.
5.
Double-click on the new Abuse shortcut icon to begin the game.
may, of course, adjust the gamma correction any way you
prefer. Save your gamma changes by clicking the red “check”
button.
See the label at the Bottom of the Box
UH OPTIONS
Use the mouse to select the various options.
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Load Game. This option is only available after you have saved
your position during a game.
To load a saved game, click on the Load Game icon. On the left
of the Load Game screen are up to five save areas. Click on the
number of the game/location you want to re-enter.
Start New Game. Choose this option when you want to begin a
single-player game from the start. You will still be able to
access saved positions from previous games.
Difficulty Levels. There are four levels of difficulty in Abuse:
WIMP, EASY, NORMAL and EXTREME. The harder the level, the more
difficult it is to kill your enemies, and the easier it is for them
to kill you. Change the difficulty level by left-clicking on the
difficulty box.
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Gamma Correction. Abuse is meant to be a dark game. To play
the game as it is designed, select the darkest shade of gray that
you can discern. It should be one step lighter than black. You
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Volume Control. You can adjust either the sound effects (SPX)
or the music by pressing on the arrow buttons (remember that
a General MIDI sound card is required to play music). Up
arrows increase the volume; down arrows decrease it. Save
your volume changes by clicking the button at the upper-left of
the Volume Window or pressing |Esc |.
Networking. This option takes you to the Network screen. This
screen displays all available network games and allows you to
create your own game.
Join Existing Game. Select the game you would like to join, then fill
out the info blocks. Press (Esc) to return to the Options Screen.
Start a New Net Game. Click the START A NEW NET GAME button,
then fill out the info blocks. Press |Esc] to return to the Options
Screen.
Exit Net Game. Exits you from your current game so you can
join another one. If you’re not currently in a game, this option
will not appear.
Quit Abuse. Exit the game and return to either your DOS
prompt or Windows ‘95.
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Health. These restore hit points.
Map View. Only available in network play, (M) toggles the map view on
and off.
Teleporter. There are two types of teleporters: local and level.
You use both by pressing 0.
Stations. Stations are places where you can save games. Stand
in front of the station and press 0.
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Local teleporters send you to a different area of the same
level.
To save your position, click on any of the
numbered save buttons on the left. A small image of
the current screen will appear in the save area for
future reference.
• To leave without saving your position, press [Esc].
Switches & Doors. To activate a switch, press 0. Sometimes
you’ll need to use more than one switch to remove an obstacle.
Moving Platforms. Press 0 to activate a moving platform. If
you use either 0 or 0, you’ll step off the platform.
Jump Enhancers. Jump toward a jump enhancer; when you hit
it for the first time, your momentum temporarily increases. An
enhancer needs to recharge briefly before it will work again.
Destroyable Walls. Some walls will crumble and reveal secret
rooms. Usually weak walls show cracks or signs of damage,
but not always. When they are hit, however, the weapon’s fire
will terminate with a red glow. On the other hand, when a
solid wall is hit, fire terminates with a white glow.
Level exit teleporters send you to a new level.
Compass. Only available in network play. When you’ve
acquired the Compass, the map view shows the locations of all
the non-oloaked players.
Special Abilities. Once you run through an ability icon, just hold down
the right mouse button to use its special power. Once you get an ability,
you keep it through the rest of the level, or until you get a new special
ability.
Flash Speed increases your speed.
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Cloak Only available in network play. It makes you almost
(but not quite) invisible to other players, and it shields you
from appearing on large-scale maps.
Anti-Grav Boots give you the ability to fly.
Ultra-Health lets you accumulate up to 200 hit points,
instead of the usual 100 points.
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ABHt pRQDm SUPPORT
If you have a problem with the Abuse software, please read this section and
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The DOS version number and publisher that you are running
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The type and speed of your CD-ROM drive
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The contents of a CHKDSK and MEM /C statement
The brand of your sound card, and IRQ, I/O address and DMA setting
of that card
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The brand of your video card and version of VESA-compliant
video driver
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Producer Dave Taylor
Associate Producer
Billy Cain
Programming
Jonathan Clark
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Duong Nguyen. Murray McMillian
Net Level Design and Testing Marshall Andrews, Tom Godsey, John Guentzel, Robert
Irving, Marcus Merrell
Additional Testing and Technical Advice
Sound
Bobby Prince
Music
Paul Baker, Joe Basquez
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Sean Mustakas
Evan Brandt
Quality Assurance Project Leader
Marshall Andrews
Quality Assurance
Todd Bailey, Greg Barwis, Ernest Gibson, Lee Gibson, Bryan Hill,
Jonathan Piasecki, Chris Primozioh, Dan Taillefer, Roman Trayoey
Product Manager
Brian Allen
Documentation
Catherine Cantierl, Chris McCubbin, Melissa Tyler, David
Ladyman, Inoan Monkey God Productions, Design Island
Translation
Isabelle Rice, Prank Dietz
Box Design
A1 Carnley, Sam Yeates
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Software ©1996 Crack dot Com. Packaging and documentation ©1996 Electronic Arts. All rights reserved.
Abuse and Crack dot Com are trademarks of Crack dot Com. Origin is a registered trademark of ORIGIN Systems,
Inc. Electronic Arts is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts.
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