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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
CONTENTS
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PC configuration
Installation of the game
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•Windows™ 95 and 98
•If the "Autorun" mode is activated, the instal¬
•Pentium 90
lation program starts automatically on insertion
(166 recommended)
Introduction
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•16 MB RAM
of the CD-Rom into the drive.
•Otherwise, click on the "Start" button, select
"Run", and type (if your CD-ROM reader is called
(32 MB recommended)
By Jean-Paul Desroches
•8x CD-ROM drive
(16x recommended)
Game modes
PC installation procedure
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•A virtual visit of the Forbidden City
•The investigation
•The documentary space
•Options/Information/Technical specifications
•SVGA video card (65,000
D) d:\setup.exe.
•Launch the Chine program from the Start
/Program files/China: Forbidden City menu.
colours) compatible
Minimum installation: 1 MB free on hard drive.
Direct X™ 5.0
Maximum installation: 40 MB free on hard drive.
•2 MB video memory
•Sound card 16 bits
compatible Direct X™ 5.0
The Forbidden City
•Map
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•Places
The characters
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Credits
•Mouse compatible with
Windows™ 95 or 98
Macintosh configuration
Macintosh installation procedure
•Power Macintosh equipped
Copy the "China Folder" from the CD-ROM on to
with a Power PC processor,
your hard disk, then double click on the icon of
90Mhz
the "China" application.
(132 Mhz recommended)
Note : a complete installation is made only when
the application is launched for the first time.
•24 MB RAM
(32 MB recommended)
•4x CD-ROM drive
This process could take more than five minutes,
depending on the system.
(8x recommended)
•Thousand colours screen,
640 x 480
Note for PC and Macintosh
•7.1 system or above
If you have the minimum system requirements
(Soundmanager 3.0)
only you might encounter an occcasional jump in
animated sequences and a repetition of the
audio. This phenomenon is caused by an insuffi¬
cient data transfer rate from the CD-ROM loa¬
ding unsynchronised images and sound. In this
case, we recommend the full installation.
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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
INTRODUCTION
Verification of Microsoft DirectX™5 Compatibility
Forbidden City
•Check for compatibility with Microsoft DirectX™ 5: to check the compatibility of
your system with DirectX™ 5, proceed as follows:
•Under Windows™ 95, open "my computer", double click on "Disc C" (with the
name of your hard disk), open the folder "Program Files", open the folder
"DirectX", then the folder "set up" and double click on the Dxsetup.exe"
program to run it.
•Check that the main display pilot lines (graphics card) and main sound peripheral
sound card) each include the word "certified".
•Check that the version number begins with "4" and that the following value is
equal or superior to "05".
"main display pilot
4.10.00.1555 certified"
•Examples:
"Main sound peripheral
4.38.00.0006 certified"
•Without these two conditions being fulfilled the functions of DirectX™ 5 will not
be available or poorly supported.
The Forbidden City, invented at the dawn of the 1 5th cen¬
tury by a demigod sovereign, emerged with a single leap
in its finished form. The symbolic arrangement of an
ideally administered state, it finds its roots in the succes¬
sion of palaces that have preceded it since time immemo¬
rial.
If some of your pilots are not certified, you should update the pilots of those per¬
ipherals which do not carry this mention. These pilots are available directly from
On June 21, 1775, in the 39th year of the reign of
Qianlong, at dawn, in front of the staircase leading to the
throne, the favorite of the Dowager Empress is found
stabbed to death. The inquiry then begins in the astoni¬
shing maze of palaces. It is up to you to conduct it, you are
the Superintendent of the Imperial House and the
Emperor gives you this mission. You have to unravel a net¬
work of intrigues which will lead you discover a world
unheard of. From surprise to new development, you will
have to assimilate the rules of the game and familiarize
yourself with this universe to emerge as the victor of this
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the manufacturers of your peripheral or from the manufacturer of your computer.
Your equipment manufacturer must do what is required to ensure that your com¬
puter is compatible with the Microsoft DirectX 5 standard.
A huge chess board, located in the heart of the capital, it
represents the pivotal point of the empire stretching from
the confines of the Himalayas to the shores of the Pacific.
Hermetically enclosed, its gates open but rarely for the
Son of Heaven, the master of the place and of destinies,
who combines within him the secret and the sacred.
adventure.
Jean-Paul Desroches
Head Curator
For any additional information and assistance:
www.cryo-interactive.com/chine.htm
of the National Museum
of Asian Arts-Guimet
www.canalplus-multimedia.fr
www.rmn.fr
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The investigation
GAMES MODES
You can start a new game or load a game
already saved.
From the welcome screen, 3
consultation modes are
proposed: the game, the
visit of the site or the
consultation of the docu¬
mentary space.
Chine
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Go to
This action enables you to move from place to place.
See
Every detail counts: get close to the objects, they will be
precious aids.
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A virtual visit of the Forbidden City
Search... and store the objects you find in your inventory
bar.
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Informations visit mode but also in game mode, gain
Set out to discover the wealth of the Forbidden City as you please.
During the visit, by clicking on the sensitive zones whose titles are dis¬
played at the bottom of your screen, discover life in the Forbidden City in
the 18th century in the reign of Emperor Qianlong.
Act on, take
Know how to observe what is happening around you.
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Use the objects that you have in your inventory bar to
pursue your inquiry. To call up or remove your inventory
bar, click on the right hand button of your mouse.
access to the documentary base to discover even more
about the Forbidden City.
Dialogue
Dialogue with the characters you meet. And remember
that all the words are important.
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Inventory bar
Whenever the cursor of your mouse passes over an object,
its name is displayed to the left of the inventory bar. By
clicking once on the object, you can use it in the scene that
you see: opening a door by using a key, giving an order to
a guard, by clicking with the object of the active zone.
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Documentary space
See the clues
With the aid of this icon, consult the objects present in your inventory bar
by positioning the clue on it. You can thus read the confessions, the post¬
humous letter, etc.
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From the welcome screen,
select one of the eight
themes proposed.
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Report
du pouvoir
Consult the report prepared by Anjing each time he crosses a major thre¬
shold in the progress of his inquiry. A useful checklist for your inquiry.
Compass
The Forbidden City is a maze in which it is easy to get lost.
To help you, by clicking on the compass icon, you have access to two maps
of the Forbidden City.
The map at the top right allows you to have a general view of the City.
By moving into it, you will see a dot appear, which symbolizes your posi¬
tion in the Forbidden City, and a rectangle. This rectangle defines the
zone that the left hand map covers in detail. If you are looking for a place
by clicking on the palace icon at the bottom right, you will see a list
appear. Select a place, the rectangle will immediately position itself
around the spot selected. Then it's up to you to explore...
The left hand map shows the details of the map of the Forbidden City. By
passing your cursor over the main palaces you will be able to get to know
their names, but you will also have access to the documentary base or be
able to move to the place itself as soon as your cursor becomes a pointing
finger. It is therefore a rapid means of moving from one place to another.
Escape
Allows you to return to the welcome screen from game mode or from the
documentary space or else to the place where the game is taking place
after a close up visualization of a clue.
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Within each theme, select
the data sheets that inter¬
ests you; when you consult
a data sheet, the hypertext
links will allow you to navi¬
gate in the documentary
space as you please.
You can also consult all the
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one after the other, thanks
to the arrows, or else make
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alphabetical order by clic¬
king on the star icon.
To get back to the summary
of the documentary space,
click on the icon «escape».
Options / Information
Saving
To save your game you have the choice between an automatic save (by
default) or a manual save.
For the automatic save, when you start to play, you should choose an
emblem. You have up to 12 possibilities, that means up to 12 different
games.
If you prefer manual saving, select manual saving in the options menu,
start a game then save your game whenever you feel it necessary; to resu¬
me the game, click on «resume the game».
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•adjust the speed of the Omni 3D according to the power
of your computer (very slow, slow, normal, fast, very fast)
•turn the music off or on
•turn off or on the display of subtitles
•turn off or on the automatic save
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THE FORBIDDEN CITY
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The Palace of the Nourishment of the Spirit
Residence of the emperor. The office of the head eunuch
is located in the forecourt.
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The map of the Forbidden City
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City enclose 800 palaces, ceremonial rooms,
sanctuaries and pavilions representing no
less than 9,000 rooms.
The Manchurian Emperor Qianlong (17111799) reigns as supreme master surrounded
by 9,000 inhabitants, concubines, eunuchs,
servants and guards.
Nothing was left to chance in the construc¬
tion of the Emperor's residence, everything
obeys a system of symbols connected to
philosophical Chinese concepts.
The Room of Powerful Fertility, the Palace
of Supreme Harmony, the Palace of the
Concubines, all these mysterious names
that you will discover during your inquiry...
Welcome to the residence of the Son of
The Higher Study of the Princes
Classroom in which the Imperial princes pursue literary
studies.
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The places
The Palace of Profound Purity (palace of the
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The Office of the Internal Petitions
Traffic inside the Forbidden City is strictly
regulated. Whenever they wanted to
move around within the private areas of
the City, the Emperor's subjects had to
request an authorization from the officials
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One of the dozen palaces where the Emperor's concubines
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The place where the Imperial seals are kept locked in pre
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THE CHARACTERS
1775, the Forbidden City is living at a pace imposed by the
Ming dynasty. In the course of your inquiry, you will be
meeting various players in the residence of the Son of
Heaven. Do not hesitate to dialogue with them, they
could be of precious help to you.
Prince Yong Song
Sixteenth Prince, he will perhaps be chosen one day by
Qianlong to succeed him; but first he has to study seriousiy-
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Emperor Qianlong
4th Emperor of the Manchurian Qing dynasty
In his reign China lives a great period of prosperity. Yet
the end of his reign sees the start of the decline of the
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Superintendent of the Imperial House of Anjing
Young Manchurian aristocrat, Anjing at the age of 35
reaches one of the highest positions in the Qing imperial
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Imperial guards
Responsible for the safety of the Emperor, the imperial
guards are recruited from the Manchurian military elite.
They are present at all the strategic points of the
Forbidden City.
Assistant Judge Yang Chenhe
Learned official, Yang Chenghe assists Director Li in the
administration of the City.
Superintendent of the Imperial House Darning
A more long serving superintendent, Darning among
other things is responsible for the stewardship and mana¬
gement of the Forbidden City.
Imperial Tutor Wei (Master Wei)
Master Wei is an eminent Chinese mandarin who each day
dispenses eight hours of lessons to the Imperial Prince
Yong. He teaches mainly the classical Confucian texts.
Director of the Office of the Internal Petitions,
Director Li
A learned official, Director Li was recruited after a compe¬
titive examination. He supervises, among other things, the
very strictly controlled traffic inside the Forbidden City.
Great Councilor Yu
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Selected from among the highest officials, the Great
Councilor is one of the most powerful men in the Empire.
Qianlong always listens with interest to the advice of Yu.
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CREDITS
Dowager Empress
Mother of Qianlong, she lives almost as a recluse in the
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Palace of Compassionate Peace.
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Gugong museum, Beijing
National museum of the Palace, Taipei, Taiwan
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Guangjiaojing, HK, 1982
Esperanto Publishing of China, Beijing
Jiangong chubanshe, Beijing
Guji Chubanshe
Explorer
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Shouxiu, Fourth Rank Concubine
Shouxiu is a young Manchurian girl having become fourth
rank concubine since she gave a son to the Emperor. Will
her son one day accede to the throne?
25 years old.
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M Hua Bao, Lady in waiting of the Fourth Concubine
Hua Bao is a young Chinese girl in the service of the four-
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since the age of 13. Soon, she will be able to return to her
family to get married.
25 years old.
Chief Eunuch
Their role: supervising the eunuchs. In your inquiry, you
will meet the head servants Ma, Wen, Jin Cao, Wang and
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Lu.
Listen to their words, they are always well informed.
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Eunuch
At the end of the 18th century, there are some two thou¬
sand eunuchs within the walls of the Forbidden City. They
are responsible for various functions and are the only men
entitled to serve the ladies of the City. During your inqui¬
ry, you will cross some ten eunuchs in various positions.
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Fixed or stationary images can do irreversible damage to the cathode tube of your TV by
marking definitively with luminophores. This is the reasons we recommend that you avoid using video
games repeatedly or for extended periods of time on wide screen projection TVs.
WARNING ON EPILEPSY
Read before a video game is used by you or your child.
Certain people may suffer from epileptic fits or lose consciousness after viewing certain types of blinking
lights or light sources in our daily environment. These people are exposed to fits when the watch certain
televised images or when they play certain video games. These phenomena may appear even if the sub¬
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If you or a member of your family has already suffered from symptoms linked to epilepsy (fit or loss of
consciousness) in the presence of luminous stimulation, please consult your physician before use.
We recommend that parents be attentive to their children when playing video games. If you or your child
show the following symptoms: dizziness, vision problems, contraction of the eyes or muscles, loss of
consciousness, orientation problems, involuntary movements or convulsion, stop playing immediately and
consult a physician.
Precautions to be taken in every case when using a video game.
Do not stay too close to the screen. Play at a good distance from the television screen and as far as allo¬
wed by the connection cable.
Use video games preferably on small size screens.
Avoid playing if you are tired or if you lack sleep.
Make sure that you are playing in a well-lighted room.
When playing, take a ten to fifteen minute break every hour.
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