***************************************************** Cluedo Chronicles: Fatal Illusion - README.TXT ***************************************************** Welcome to the mysterious world of Cluedo Chronicles! This file contains helpful information, late-breaking news and a description of certain functions which were not implemented when the manual was created. Minimum System Requirements --------------------------- Operating System: Windows 95/98 Processor: Pentium 133 Hard Drive Space: 80 MB Ram: 16 MB CD-ROM Drive: 8x Graphics Adapter: SVGA Graphics Adapter, 2 MB, 640x480 16 bit capable, DirectX 6.1 Compatible Audio card: DirectX 6.1 Compatible Peripherals: Keyboard, Mouse OPTIMAL PLAYING CONDITIONS Cluedo Chronicles is best played with the lights low, on a scary night, and all alone! To further enter the mysterious world, play with the "Sub-titles" feature turned off in the "Preferences" area. This will keep your mind focused on sleuthing. VIDEO CARD CAPABILITY Cluedo Chronicles must be played on a video card capable of 640x480 screen resolution at a bit depth setting of 16 bits. The card and software drivers must be DirectX 6.1 compatible. If you experience problems or difficulty with graphics, contact your card manufacturer for the latest documentation and drivers. FRAME SKIPPING On lower-end machines, you may notice slight skipping of frames. This is a performance-enhancing feature that automatically enables itself to keep the video and audio matched better. "CINEMATICS" FEATURE The user guide refers to a feature that allows for the repeat viewing of videos in the game. This feature was disabled prior to release. DISPLAY SETTINGS To change your display settings, from the desktop, click the Start button/ select settings / select Control Panel / select Display / select the Settings tab. Adjust the colour palette drop down box to make changes to the bit depth. Adjust the desktop area slider bar to make changes to the desktop area. DISK CAPACITY Installing Cluedo Chronicles requires a minimum hard drive space of 80MB. There is no selection of file space, just the fixed size. You may save your game progression. The save game files are relatively small (4-25k) CURSORS We have additional cursor types not mentioned to aid you in manipulating the Cluedo Chronicles environment. There are 3 new hand-shaped cursors: * A hand with a pointed finger - Signals a hotspot to be effected by clicking * An open hand - Signals a hot spot to be grabbed. Click and keep the mouse button down * A closed hand - Signals a "grabbed" hotspot, keep your button down and move your mouse. * An enhanced 180° turn cursor - Allows you to turn left or right in a room, and is usually activated by placing your cursor towards the bottom left or right area of the viewing screen. PUZZLES At times you will be presented with an up-close puzzle to solve. To exit the puzzle, move your cursor around the edges of the screen till an "up-arrow" cursor appears, then click. If you find you need a little help with the puzzles, while presented with one, bring up the lower inventory bar, and click on the "Cluedo" logo. You will have 3 levels of hints to get you through them. CUSTOMER SERVICES If you have problems and require assistance you can telephone our Customer Services on: 08705 745745 Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm GMT/BST Note: Phoning this number costs the same as a standard rate call no matter where you call from in the UK. If you do telephone our Customer Services, if possible please be sitting in-front of your computer and have a pen and paper at the ready. Before contacting our Customer Services, please try to have the following information ready so that we may help you more efficiently: The name of the game, the make and model of your computer, the processor and it's speed, peripherials, graphics card with it's driver date and version, sound card with it's driver date and version, which version of Windows you are using, total memory installed, exact error message (if any) version of DirectX installed, type of CD-ROM drive, total system resources free before running the program and finally the name of any programs running in the background. Please be aware that at certain times of the day our Customer Services may be very busy and the queue may be a few minutes long. At these times you will be given the option to leave a message and one of our operators will return your call at a time that is convenient to you, during our normal operating hours. 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