Nick Delios - Conspiracies
Instructions Manual
Warning
Some people are liable to epileptic fits or to loss of consciousness if they are exposed to flashing lights.
These people might have a sudden fit when they watch TV or play some specific video games.
It would be better if parents supervised their children using these games. If the child has symptoms of dizziness,
bleary eye-sight, facial tic or muscular twisting, loss of consciousness, disorientation, any involuntary movement
or spasms when playing a video game, stop the game immediately and consult your doctor.
Advice
1. Do not sit close to the screen
2. Avoid playing the game if you are tired
3. Good lighting is required in the room in which you play the game
4. Stop the game every hour in order to have a few minutes rest.
A few words from the creators of the game.
Thank you very much for buying “Conspiracies” and for your supporting this product which is essentially the
first FMV, 3D Adventure Game that Anima ppd-interactive ever made.
The people that have worked on this project, are mainly “gamers” like you, having great enthusiasm and
desire. They created a game which consists of dialogues, characters and lots of humor hoping that you like it.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by sending your e-mail to the address [email protected].
E-mail us if you face any problem, “get stuck” somewhere or you’d like simply to tell us your impressions.
You will receive your answer not by some impersonal executive but by a friendly gamer like you…
You can also visit our website on www.anima-ppd.com.
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION MANUAL
a) The minimum required system (PC) supporting this game :
Pentium II 400 or Celeron 466 processor, 64 Mbytes of RAM, DVD-ROM, 4 Gbyte hard disk space
available, a graphics board of 16 Mbytes – achieving approximately 18-25 frames per second (FPS) .
b) Optimum required system (PC) supporting this game :
Pentium III 1Ghz or AMD 1Ghz processor, 256 Mbytes of RAM, DVD-ROM, 30 Gbyte hard disk space
available, a graphics board of 64 Mbytes – achieving approximately 60-120 frames per second (FPS) .
Installation – Uninstalling
1. Start your PC and place the DVD ROM named “Conspiracies” into the DVD ROM drive. (The DVD is
required for the function of the game). The installation menu will automatically appear on your screen. If
the menu does not appear automatically, double click on the icon “My Computer” which is on the
desktop, then double click onto the DVD ROM drive where you have placed the DVD of the game. The
installation menu will appear.
2. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
3. After the installation you must leave the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive in order to play the game.
4. We recommend that you install the DirectX ™ which is included in the DVD-ROM so that you are
certain that you have the most recent version of DirectX ™.
5. To uninstall the game, go to the first stage of the installation and simply choose “remove” from the
menu.
Starting (Settings)
You can start the game by double-clicking on the icon that has been automatically created on the desktop.
You can also click on “Start” on the Start-Bar, then click onto “Programs” and after that, click onto “Anima”
where you can choose between the two different versions of processors Pentium 3 and Pentium 4 (optimized
version) or the latest version which is related to the rest of the processors.
After the introduction video, the menu appears on the screen:
* PLAYERS (Creation or deletion of one or more players)
* OPTIONS (Graphics and sound settings)
* CREDITS (Participants of the production)
* EXIT
After you have arranged the appropriate settings from the main menu related to the graphics and the
sound, type the name you are going to use in the game. You can use the BACKSPACE key in order to correct a
possible error during the entering of the player name.
If you want to change some of the settings during the game, just click ESC and proceed to any changes
you want.
ATTENTION! When you complete the settings, DO NOT click on the EXIT button. Instead, click on the ESC
button again. The EXIT button takes you off the game.
If the settings you have chosen are not correct, it is possible that the game may not start. In this case, go
to Program files\Anima\Conspiracies or Program files\Anima\Synomosies (depending on which version you have
installed) and delete the ws.ini file so that the first settings will appear.
Movement – Handling
1. The movement of the character is realized by using the arrow keys and it is directed by the mouse
movement.
2. The INVENTORY opens and closes using the SPACE key. (The INVENTORY also opens and closes
by pressing the middle scrolling button of the mouse, but only if it’s a USB mouse).
By “picking up” an object from the inventory and dragging it above its limits it closes automatically and
the object remains next to the cursor, ready to be used. You can look at the objects in enlargement if you right-
click on them, while they are in the inventory. You can also listen to a brief description of the objects.
Moreover, some of the objects in the inventory which you take or you are given after some videos, are
three-dimensional. That is, when you right-click on these inventory items in order to see these objects in
enlargement, you are able to rotate and animate them, you can open them etc. You can also move them on the
right, on the left, up and down.
These objects are rotated when you simultaneously right-click the mouse button, press the CTRL key
and scroll the mouse on the right – on the left – up – down. On the other hand, when you press the
CTRL key, right-click and at the same time scroll the mouse, the object is being moved on your screen. If you want
to leave this function, hit the Esc key on your keyboard.
3. With the left-click of the mouse button, the following functions are realised:
a. Opening and closing of doors and drawers.
b. Object collection from different places (e.g. by clicking on some magazines, they appear in
the Inventory).
c. Activation of some electronic devices which are important for the development of the game.
d. Turning up of new objects which may be combinations of other objects of the inventory.
e. Rotation of some of the 3d objects “by taking” them out of the inventory and consequent
revelation of “hidden” information.
f. Temporary INTERRUPTION of the video. By clicking the left button again, the video
continues.
g. Activation of the conversations with other characters.
h. Choosing answers during conversations. When you talk with somebody, be careful of how
you are going to approach him/her, because your life might depend on a wrong choice. But don’t worry.
If you often save, everything will be fine.
4. With the right-click of the mouse button, the following functions are realized :
a. Descriptions of almost all the objects (in and out of the inventory) are given. For this reason
it would be advisable that you took notice of the wide use of the right button of the mouse
from the beginning.
b. SKIP of the explanatory videos. Thus you may choose if you want to see the videos or not.
(!)(It is impossible to save during a video).
c. Revelation of hidden objects: when you right-click on some objects of the Inventory some
others are revealed which are hidden in them.
5. During the conversation with other characters, the NOTEPAD will appear at a point. New information
and names turn up from it, which are automatically added to the NOTEPAD. The NOTEPAD on the down right
corner may show two red arrows (when the information obtained accumulates). You may use these arrows to see
the whole list of the information included in the NOTEPAD until that moment. Do not forget to talk often with the
characters that are friendly to you because something new might be added to your NOTEPAD, without realizing it.
The NOTEPAD is automatically updated whenever the player receives new information.
When you want to get rid of the NOTEPAD, just click on the red X symbol which is down right on your
screen.
6. During the game it will be necessary to type numbers or words.
a. Regarding the numbers, PAY ATTENTION: their typing is not realized through the
numeric Pad which is on the right side of the keyboard but by clicking the numbers which
are over the keyboard letters.
b. Regarding word typing and entering there is the EN or GR choice: this button switches
between English or Greek keyboard.
Whichever keyboard you choose, the result is the same. Moreover the use of capital letters or
not does not play any role.
THE MAP
There is a map in order to move from one place to another. You must click on some doors, elevators etc.
for the map to appear. At first there are no locations on the map apart from the first location of Nick’s house on the
right side of the map (Attention! The front view of the map does not show any locations. It is used only for your
tracing the location where the case is being evolved). The locations appear one by one, as red dots, according to
the evolution of the game. Their appearance depends on the videos of conversations with the characters of the play
or on the clues (information or items) that you collect. It also depends by your looking at certain items in your
inventory: e.g. when a fax message is received, you must take it, open the inventory, look at it. Maybe it is an
invitation for you to go somewhere. After that, the fax message is extracted automatically from the inventory and a
new location is added on your map.
Saving – Loading
The saving of the game is done automatically by pressing the F4 key.
There is an unlimited number of storage locations (!)
The most recent stored games appear first on the list according to the day and time you have played and
saved the game.
In order to load a stored game, hit Esc, and then select the name of the player you use, after that, choose
the icon you prefer by clicking on it and highlighting it and finally select LOAD.
Of course, the same procedure is followed for the deletion. However, beware when you are going to
delete, either a stored location icon, or a player, since there is no way to restore it. So BE CAREFUL of the
deletions.
Using the PRINT SCREEN key, you can save screenshots of the game at any point while you play.
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