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1. 1999 Gathering of Developers I Ltd All rights reserved The software and related manual for this product are copyrighted They may not be reproduced stored in retrieval systems placed on the Internet or World Wide Web or transcribed in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recorded or otherwise without prior written permission of the pub lisher The software and related manual are licensed to You pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Limited Software Warranty and License Agreement contained in the software and the accompanying written manuals Nocturne the Nocturne logo Terminal Reality and the Terminal Reality logo are trademarks of Terminal Reality Inc Gathering of Developers and the Gathering of Developers logo are trade marks of Gathering of Developers Ltd Windows Window 98 Windows95 Windows NT and DirectX are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other brand names product names and char acters mentioned in this book are trade names service marks trademarks or registered trade marks of their respective companies User manual produced and printed by Mars Publishing Company Authorship by After Hours Productions Printed in the United States of America MARS PUBLISHING www marspub com Edwin E Steussy Publisher Amy Yancey Coordination and Design Michael Duggan Graphic Artist Contents Chapter One Introduction Requirements Installation Chapter Two Getting St2. 8 N amp CEURNE MYMEL LLB Blessed Crosshomy Bolts Wooden stakes carved with holy Symbols a a Tomy Gum Drum Ammoumitien fc a Tommygur Elephant Gun shells Massive shells for a massive gan Inventory In addition to his weapon the Stranger can carry various items in the pockets of his overcoat These are accessed by cycling through the inventory default and keys Once you ve selected the item to use press the ACTION key or button to use it NECFURNE 3 Health GEL j The Stranger won t survive long without medical attention Health can be used from the inventory like any other item or it can be set to be AUTO USED from the OPTIONS menu There are two types of health restoratives the Stranger can use A be pt met nF bit a i Ne aps Doctor bag Each doctor bag contains various bandages and other ip pee aa healing items that will restore the Stranger s health when used g Liquor A good shff dank vall restore a reassure of health but won t hare tearly the effect of more serious redical attention Keys The Stranger will encounter many locked doors in his travels and the only way to open them is to use a Key of some sort In most cases these are simple door keys but keys can also be artifacts buttons levers or switches It is very rare that you ll find a locked door that can t be opened in some manner If you have the key that opens a door in your inven tory the locked door will
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4. see are shadows What gives You probably have a TnT or TnT2 based card Download the latest reference video drivers from NVidia s web site want to run higher resolutions than 640x480 You need 32MB on your video card 32 bit color requires plenty of video memory 1280x1024 mode runs slow This mode only runs fast enough on Matrox G400 or ATI Rage 128 video cards Nocturne exits to the desktop when run it in 512x384 mode Don t run 512x384 mode Some older video cards don t support this mode NOCFURNE 4 Trou Q The game says that have less than 200MB of Virtual Memory free How do fix this so that Nocturne runs best A Select Control Panel then System then Performance then Virtual Memory Q Game gives an error message saying that you re out of memory A You need more virtual memory See previous Q amp A for how to change your virtual memory settings For further assistance please view the README TXT file in your Nocturne directory If you still need assistance after reviewing the file contact Tech Support Address EG Box 565032 Dallas T T5356 1202 Phone 214 303 1202 Hours fam to Spm CST 7 days 2 OCTURN LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY AND LICENSE AGREEMENT This LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY AND LICENSE AGREEMENT this Agreement including the Limited Warranty and other special provisions is a legal agreement between You either an individual or an entity and Terminal Reality Inc and Gathe
5. by the sight of a handsome man i NECFURNE LIAL TEE Mobster Goon One of Al Capone s hit men this goon tracks i down the movement of the Stranger as he investi l gates the events in Chicago Journalist A An undercover reporter investigating Al Capone s monster factory His associate who had j been carrying the camera did not escape Now all the J ournalist can do is get word of his findings to fi len someone on the outside before he himself is killed im N amp CEURNE i LEO GOODEN ESE Hamilton Killian Retired Spookhouse Operative Ma Smith After the death of his wife at the hands of a vampire Killian s heart turned to fire and an unrelenting hatred of monsters boiled inside him He served Spookhouse for a few years gradually becoming less and less stable His retirement was only partially voluntary Having fought alongside his countryman Colonel Hapscomb Killian commands with the same sort of authoritative British voice As he descended into madness that powerful voice becomes more and more frightening The mother of the only surviving family in Redeye Texas Ma Smith is a grating obese woman who survives the horror with pure bitchi ness Ma s shrill voice warbles from between her fat jowls and grates on the nerves IPE 48 N amp CEURNE LISLE PLE Mayor of Falkenburg Germany yir Not quite elderly the aged mayor of the German village resides over the remains o
6. keys tose op sitivity to the desired Level then pret ENTER agar l Tan imerease your mous opard down sensitivity ot reaction speek A Pa arid press ENTER Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to s t sitivity to the desired yve then press ENTER agair LH Iho Load Loading a game is very straightfor ward Select the LOAD option from the Main Menu and you ll bring up the SELECT FILE TO LOAD screen Select file to load The available saved games in your Nocturne directory will appear in this list Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to high light one and press ENTER to load that game Load Game dialog NOCTURNE f 15 Getting Started Select this option when you re ready to quit playing Nocturne or you re too scared to go on You will be taken directly back to the operating system Hotkeys When playing Nocturne there are several keys that are already configured to perform various functions These are not user definable in the Options menu F1 F12 The F1 F12 keys at the top of your keyboard will perform the following functions Fet Fimetion FL Display list of controls F2 Save dame F Restor gamit FE Toqale sourd Fe iick mavt F nick toad Fil Boghten attr Samma Settings Fiz arken Screen Sarina Settings ESC Faust 1 NOCFURNE CAHE TWO The ESC key brings up the follow ing menu Quit Ends the current game and returns you to the Main Menu Options Takes you to the OPTION
7. monsters Spookhouse has encountered N amp CEURNE 7 Monsters Drones Larvae In eons past in a time before man rose to power other ancient races ruled this planet Now few traces of their heritage remains One such ves tigial remnant of that nameless race is a sub species that might have preceded modern insects Forming a society not unlike a bee hive these creatures go through a remarkable life cycle Born as slug like larvae the creatures develop into ee bipedal multi armed drones of hideous propor tions Their purpose is to protect their queen 54 ma Se i Jy ie Gargoyles No written records have survived the cen turies to explain the original intent of the grotesque forms of the stone gargoyles In these modern times gargoyles are considered little more than decoration but from deep in their past their true nature remains By carving the visage of evil upon stone man has invited that evil to enter the stone When demons inhabit the art of man the results can terrify allowing the stone to live N amp CEURNE CYTOL SEK Ghouls From the farthest depths of evil Ghouls rise to deliver terrifying destruction to mankind Their bestial forms are virtually immune to damage and no mere mortal can hope to kill them Possessing dark intelligence Ghouls attack quickly and lethally shrugging off wounds that would stop any natural creature They know that humans fear them utter
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9. officer sta tioned in Bombay he was sickened by the injus tices perpetrated on the native people by his army and the Indian government He spent any off duty time comforting the downtrodden At the he M end of a particularly brutal occupational cam peza paign he was badly wounded and captured by rebellious Thuggees As repayment for the kind ness he had shown to the children of India the Thuggees revived him from a wound that should have been fatal and treated him as one of their own As he spent time in their company Colonel Hapscomb learned the mysterious ways of his benefactors and the exotic wilds of India When Colonel Hapscomb finally reemerged from the dark underworld he was a changed man Listed as deceased in the British rule books he found himself free to pursue his true passion the hunt He led many safaris into the Indian bush and his reputation as a good man and a great hunter spread among the natives The great cities however were encroaching on the wide open wild that he loved and he was growing bored He had tracked and bagged all the great beasts on the continent He turned his attention to whispered reports of mon sters stalking the countryside in India and abroad He served as an honorary liaison for Spookhouse during its early years and was made a full agent when its charter expanded and the head of field operations Marlon Lepus retired Colonel Hapscomb is proficient with all large guns as well as many
10. open when you push the ACTION button near the door Lantern special The Stranger can attach a light or lantern to his weapons enabling him to see in even the darkest surroundings To use it press the FLASHLIGHT key Press the key again to turn it off The lantern is only as strong as its batteries which will lose power the longer the light is on Once the lantern battery is completely drained it will have to recharge before it can be used again NOCTURNE BOLLOPIS The ACTION key default SPACE bar is the primary method of interacting with the world of Nocturne With this key and a few others you can easily perform the crucial functions the Stranger will need in his travels Following are instructions for performing various actions as you explore the four Acts in Nocturne Drawing holstering weapons Select a weapon by pressing one of the weapon category keys 1 5 and using the NEXT WEAPON key default key to make your selection Use the E key or the key you ve bound in its place to draw the currently selected weapon Press the key again to holster the weapon The Stranger won t be able to perform other actions search activate climb while weapons are drawn Picking up carrying items To pick up an item the Stranger must be facing it Once you are in position hol ster any weapons you have drawn then press the ACTION key to pick up the object Until you press the ACTION key again the Strang
11. sent alone to work with Killian and assist him in clearing the area of evil influences N amp CEURNE i Getting Started Options The Options menu allows you to tailor various game options to your system and personal preferences There are three choices here Graphic Options Use this menu to set the games graphic options as shown below Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an option and the RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys to cycle through the available Sub Rating Mature options Be careful with your settings in this menu Setting everything to the highest set tings can have a serious impact on how well Nocturne performs on your system Experiment to find the settings that are best for your computer gt TESS Option Menu Options menu tion On Graphic Options menu NOCTURNE Reco bition Flashlight Halt 3D Harare 3p Cart Bits per pixel Monitor calibration Subtitles CARLI hO the vaid gotune supporte remtiutions from IATa t e aam t Keep in mi i il wach the one you war TR a ai A rendered in 32 bit eoher amd can cast a NYANE above r romance hit or some machines l BN Stanger catties a light that cam be used with any of his eae ane ae P poi device can be rendered in SIMPLE or COMPLEX detal a th r Tse SIMPLE detail unless you re certain that yout computer Se fermance mtensive COMPLEE detail level The Hale setting moe per oe 1 iomatt wher the Light is
12. spoken of especially within earshot of the Stranger but Spookhouse believes that he is this legendary monster hunter He rose quickly through the ranks of the organization and no one questions his abilities No one knows where he came from or what his real name is nor do they know what he truly lives for But for now he s con tent to kill monsters with them and he is very very good at it Unflappable and unmov able the Stranger is expressionless and stoic His deep rough voice is quiet and reserved and he speaks only when necessary N amp CEURNE a LEO SOKMAISE YA PLE Elspeth Doc Holliday Hiram Mottra Hiram s service to Spookhouse consists main ly of research and documentation Occasionally o sl encincllt fh he is called upon to go into the field in a combat a ge E oe ae A capacity but hs nervous nature and considerable _ gig gerous radical eccentric She insists on testing bulk makeshim ji geqBtppen ax a o noe Ber ONT enic idventions ih the field Dos pensate he tends to carry an assortment of silver wood and mercury weapons so that he can han Holliday ha a eo na oe G dle confrontations with practically any supernat Dee OU CESME SANE NST ne ural creature His education included a small she can t stand still long enough Doc Holida i 7 i is a scientist an en a terini euu SE E E i i medic are sometimes employed EO ane Dopor e precor o Or 22 agang He reportedly possesses the ability to use an u
13. story to play Act I Germany 1927 Dark Reign of the Vampire King The Stranger is sent to castle Gaustadt in Germany to investigate rumors of the Yathfoe Gyoule stone an ancient talisman said to render any vampire who holds it immune to those things that would normally kill vampires His mission is to capture the stone and bring it back to Spookhouse for safekeeping Against his wishes the Stranger s partner for this mission is the half vampire Svetlana Lupescu Act II Texas 1931 Tomb of the Underground God The Stranger meets Hiram Mottra aboard a train headed for Redeye Texas Rumors of zom bies and monsters in the small town have prompted the Spookhouse to send Scat Dazzle to Redeye There he will rendezvous with Hiram and the Stranger and accompany them on the mis sion to find out if the dead truly walk in Redeye Act III Chicago 1933 Windy City Massacre Al Capone has an iron grip on organized crime in 1933 Chicago but there are rumors that he has begun using the services of Enric Loathring a German scientist noted for his work in reanimating the dead to resurrect his dead henchmen The Stranger is to meet the informant Vincenzo Icepick Gasparro at Pier 59 in Chicago and stop Capone s plan Act IV France 1935 The House on the Edge of Hell Hamilton Killian an ex Spookhouse operative has requested assistance in dealing with zombies and possible demon activity near his home in France The Stranger is
14. troops that will act as cover for Spookhouse and later deny any existence of supernatural activity General Biggs is a traditional general He has a low gruff voice and his dialect is very authoritative and militaristic A man more comfortable with strategizing and giving orders his social skills are somewhat lacking especially around someone with whom he is not yet familiar He compensates by using many of the same types of phrases over and over phrases that he feels are partially friendly but do not downplay his authority For example he will often be heard saying some form of Good luck soldier or Good work soldier INE ae w 3 4 ri WEN t 7 0 wt Or y fy r UAA r NECFURNE LIAL TEE Cast of Characters The following are some of the characters with whom the Stranger will interact and in many cases have to kill in order to complete his missions These are the people and monsters that will never be the same once the Stranger enters their lives Alpha Werewolf Leader of the H kkendire Werewolf Tribe One of the few survivors of the H kkendire eN Werewolf Horucide of 1924 the Alpha has rebuilt A his tribe and now seeks out those who had almost aes BA A killed him and his people f NZ Attendant Concession stand Attendant at the Crescent oe Theater in Chicago A young pimple faced gangster wanna be i gt He believes that he lives an exciting life on the i S edge of organized
15. ust l a tting tums hardware rendering OH ot OFF allowing you to rut the gare se i if OFF is stected Software rend ering mole if l PI Displays a list of 30 hard ware found Select from the list to a sina card if ae appeas then you wort have the option of selecting another a i Select either 16 or 32 bit 32 bit is the optimal setting ra This takes you through the monitor calibration process which sett a gt dochumne as it wae meant to be displayed fr optimal gam play ee one begin with this set up ard then talio itto your preferences is i i ISONA This toggles the text of character conemations JN or OFF This is purely a Fe pee gt there is r performance difference with either setting ae TEEN i d version of the gare w mode Mature mode iz at ures a ee for angone whe would be offended by Hectares bleed ard mort mole is adult appropriate content NOCFURNE Getting St Sound Options Use this menu to set the game s sound options as shown below Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an option and the RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys to cycle through the available options In the Output settings below higher values will sound better but may impact performance on some computers Experiment to find the settings that are ll es best for your computer arted nat ETA ETI Wes Parno tesi 1 tiaten Sound Options menu FE Smt This setting is wed to toggle gamt sound OW or I tise the LEFT and RIGHT
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17. S menu and allows you to make changes to GRAPHICS SOUND and CONTROL settings without leaving the current game Save game Saves the current game Type a name for the game in the space provided and press ENTER to save it I in game menu accessed by ESC Return to game Takes the game out of pause mode Skip Cinematic Use this option to skip a cinematic before it s over Useful when you are replaying an area you ve already visited Weapon keys 1 5 The final key settings are those that are bound to the Stranger s weapons There are five weapon types available to the Stranger and the following keys are used to select them Rey ee Weapon Type Fistol weapons Assault weapons Flame weapons Grenade Weapons Melee weapons For more detail on weapons see the GEAR section later in this manual NOCFURNE CERI Throughout the four Acts the Stranger will be able to use various items including five weapon types various health restoratives keys and other valuable items The Stranger will find items that can be used directly such as weapons and health or items that must be used on something else such as keys or ammo for weapons Weapons The Stranger s weapons are grouped into five categories that are accessed by the weapons keys 1 5 on your keyboard When you select a weapon category use the NEXT WEAPON key default key is to cycle through the available weapons in that category If you a
18. Tips ct Restart Defanits A tion men ar sole Ethe contrat configuri qa ta the batter 4 ing controis When changin arit settings to change to the det by Bre selecting them with the and pre is will rai i press ENTER This will raise the window to verify that Fou Mean to use the item Fress ENTER again to ase the item It s recommended that you enable Auto Use Health from the control options menu default is ON If you find Nocturne too tagy EUT aff Auta Aim mode from the contig m n Sometimes you just need to man like hell away From monster Especially iF you re low on anu Ficking up extra weapons from dead monsters such as Tommy guns from Capone s thugs will give you metia amma Use Fid and Fit to adjust gamma if the game is too bright ar too dark Tke the monitor calibration Fom the graphics o your display to the optimal settings 4 NECFURNE Bions menu to adjust your brightness or the contrast of LEO SOOOKMOMSE History In 1902 Theodore Roosevelt created a corps of Special Agents that conducted its operations outside the public eye It answered only to the Executive office Unnamed and unacknowledged Roosevelt formed the branch to investigate crimes and poten tially harmful phenomena involving the supernatu ral Roosevelt had spent considerable time before and during his presidency in the Caribbean Latin America and other spots around the world From his experiences he ab
19. a i O a y D i o ei a a o M rade d Getting Started Daralt key settings Fait key setting Abwaygt rat Anto ue health Tavert Moves Axin Bouse Kans sanctity Hore Canis sensitivity NOCTURNE Restores the default key settings nn selecting this option brings up 4 screen that allows you lean see 4 yom preferences Use the UP and DOWH arrow keys to W T ae n THTER and the key you want that function bound to Kepe an press you have asaigred all the keys you need Tse the LEFT ard RIGHT arrow keys to farce the Stranger to always nml oT to tum this option off Ther are two options here l this mide the Strangers Weapere will automaticaly track the sane If ising his pistols yeni be able to fire upon tw different tars i a a 1 ol fom ach pistol in this mele 7 If you stec this mole all targeting is url er our Hote that you w ariy be able to target are moreter at a time m this mode eer amri i i ion iz FES which allows the nded setting for this option 15 the e e sare use ary Health he has when wourd d Setting this m to sheer you to gele through the inventory ard use Health manually will z l Select TES for this option if you prefer a jet fighter eontrel Bue an fiz posh neue forward to Wok down and pull neue back to misuse i e l not then select H l e iner ar your mous side to side sensitivity or reaction speed ae a pan ad pits ENTER Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow
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21. arrow keys to incr eae er decreas sour affects youu diaioy voume Use the LEFT and AUST arrow Keys to intr as OF dect ase character ee Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to increase or decreas varit voume vii i i am However i In most cases this wit automatically be set by the instalation R pours os Be the LEET and RIGHT arrows to change the output ra fhotpat eee H i Le bit lity Tse the LEFT and RIGHT amw Keys to toggle this setting between amp ard quality ipt bop ae Tse the LEFT and RIGHT arrow fer most computers this will be auto zet to STEREV keys to toggle between this mode and MINI l eer Select this setting ard push ENTER to wing Up a list of aval Dite K ch the de Wm rye tat bu a tS yi E ele deyite OTL yi Lenk fi but if yao IL d a u arl sect the WavdutiWrite software driver that iz iewe In Mottom 2 NOCTURNE CRH Tho Control Options Control Options menu en Use this menu to set Nocturne s con trols as shown below Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an option and the RIGHT and LEFT ARROW keys to cycle through the available options Control Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to cycle lt between KEYBOARD KEYBOARD MOUSE and GAMEPAD control Customize Keys Use this menu to customize your key settings or restore the default settings el PURE Ty SE ery CE n s pe Ai i T dle 2 w v E g a g CH p s TN Gay 5 2 4 ie ay wa f 7 i a i T h Fa i ile
22. arted Choose A Story Options Chapter Three Gear Weapons Health N amp CEURNE wo CO ao UI 18 18 26 Contents Chapter Four Actions Moving Performing Actions Seeing In The Dark Chapter Five The Spookhouse History Members Operatives Chapter Six Monsters Chapter Seven Troubleshooting N amp CEURNE 27 27 29 31 31 33 53 61 LILEOOUC CIO Ant amp The work is a dark place Aot 2 Who will protect t hE y WEOL E Wwe wil orid ftom darkness SPookhouse mode Placing the player in the realm of classic 1930 s pulp action adventures Nocturne uses advanced technology to create a world of dark brooding shadows suspense and terror Gameplay takes the player through cinematic landscapes ranging from a small western town to the deepest bowels of hell Real time lighting casts shadows in which all imaginable evil lurks The hero s coat flaps in the wind as he darts from danger to danger Seamless character meshes draw the player into a world of utmost realism where he finds himself surrounded by dense moving fog and the gleaming red eyes of the darkest monsters of myth and legend Cast in the role of The Stranger a mysterious member of a top secret government organization referred to as Spookhouse the player must defeat the forces of evil that threaten to overtake us all N amp CEURNE 5 GLE DQIVCLI OF LA LIOL Vj Fe 3 Getting Started Installation 1 Insert the CD ROM marked Nocturne Di
23. crime vy N amp CEURNE a d Tommy Smith Vampire Bride A young woman partially transformed by Count Voicu into a vampire bride Awakening from the spell under which she has lived for years the lovely young Bride is unsure confused and nervous he ORHI i f f A ten year old hick from Redeye Texas Tommy is the son of Ma and Pa Smith Young and innocent Tommy doesn t fully realize that the monsters around him are not make believe NOCTURNE DIHA Fae Count Voicu Vampire Master The master vampire residing in castle Gaustadt and reigning over the village of Falkenburg Through several hundred years of dominating the world around him Voicu s voice thick with a German accent and demeanor are that of a powerful master of his domain originat ing in the Middle Ages Buford Elliot Farmer A middle age middle of the road farmer from Redeye Texas Poorly educated his accent is deeply Southern NOCTURNE a 45 J n LEO AIAKAS Dan Thorpe Sheriff s Deputy A rugged but worn out sheriff s deputy from Chanford Texas sent to Redeye to assist during their ordeal By the time the Stranger finds him AA hi Dan has almost lost all hope and is simply waiting j to die ae Bobbi Sue Smith daughter Daughter of Ma and Pa Smith of Redeye Texas and right in the middle of her puberty tnx Bobbi Sue is easily distracted from even the most horrific things
24. e ladder Nightvision and push ACTION The Stranger will grab the l Pah 8 ladder The lantern isn t always the best choice since it pinpoints the Stranger s location to any monsters in the area The Stranger is field testing a prototype Nightvision system developed by Stranger will automatically climb down J ust face A ladders push ACTION and they chief Spookhouse scientist Doc Holliday orient himself to climb down Nightvision is toggled on and off by pressing the NIGHTVI SION key N in all modes When on the screen shifts to the Stranger s enhanced point of view 2 NOCFURNE NOCFURNE 4 TURN Searching activating As with picking up items the Stranger must be facing whatever you want to search or activate Press the ACTION key to search a container or shelf or activate a button lever or other switch This also applies to open ing doors if you need to move some thing use the ACTION key If you re at the top of a ladder the MCLLOMTS To look around while Nightvision is on the Stranger must have his weapon s drawn Nightvision aids in navigating and targeting evil creatures in very dark areas Using Nightvision in well lit areas will produce a visual burnout effectively blind ing the Stranger Due to the pre video technology Doc has developed static and interference are com mon when playing in Nightvision mode Very near objects will tend to break up Quick
25. el for Flame weapons is difficult to find so use them sparingly Some monsters can only be killed by using these weapons so save fuel for them Flamethrower The Flamethrower fires a stream of a gasoline mixture that is ignited by a flame near the and of the barral This liquid stream of fira coats targets and inflicts massive buming damage It can be wad on multiple targets making it extremely useful for charing crowded areas N amp CEURNE e OZR Grenade Weapons Grenade weapons are the Stranger s weapons of mass destruction The powerful blasts from this category of weapons will obliterate anything unfortunate enough to be too close to the detonation point including the Stranger if you re not careful Dynamite Good old fashioned blasting sticks When you light the fuse the Stranger only has a few seconds to toss the dynamite away from him Hold down the ACTION of fire key and youll sea an aiming arc that lengthens as you continue to hold it down When it raachas the area you wart to hit release it and the Stranger will throw it Don t hold it too long or throw it too close of you ll completely erase the Stranger when the dyna mite blows up in his hand Melee Weapons The final weapon category is melee or hand to hand weapons These are the Stranger s last resort but that doesn t make them useless Melee weapons can be used to break down doors and perform other tasks in addition to killing monsters Axe This is a v
26. entually decay into bare skeletons They can be shattered but the forces holding them together will eventually collect the parts into a whole again Succubus Succubi are diabolical female demons who ensnare men with supernatural beauty and hyp notic eyes Any man too weak to avoid their temptation is drained of his blood and life essence But even men with enough resolve to flee can rarely escape once the succubus shows her true demonic form 58 A CYTOL SIE Vampires Perhaps one of the most ancient of monster myths is that of the vampire creatures that sub sist on the living blood of human victims Along with superhuman strength and the ability to transform into a variety of forms vampires seduce their victims with powerful hypnotic forces Stunned the hapless victims cannot flee once the monster has penetrated their minds NOCFURNE 59 Monsters When a vampire chooses he can take a en woman as his bride He takes her blood and replaces it with his own The woman becomes a vampire and her mind is linked directly to her master s She becomes his obedient servant and toy To protect him she will fight to the death using the charms of her immortal beauty to lure unwary men to their deaths Werewolves These creatures from legend have existed for thousands of years The origin of the werewolf is shrouded in myth and speculation Once human these beasts have acquired the essence of the
27. er will carry the item unless it belongs in his inventory Inventory items are automatically stored in the Stranger s overcoat NOCFURNE 7 ACLIOMS IUL SRL Throwing items Jumping If the item is small enough to throw such as a __ The Stranger can perform both standing severed body part from a dead monster or a jumps and running jumps used to clear pits ae J d grenade weapon such as dynamite you will be able and other obstacles To perform a running y E ee to throw it at a target point Pick up the object jump run forward and push J UMP at the last i 2 using the ACTION key then hold down the ACTION second ni i key until the throwing arc reaches your desired tar get Release ACTION to complete the throw be a OF Seeing in the Dark Gun Mounted Lantern Many of the areas you ll explore are very dark The Stranger automatically mounts a spe cial lantern to any gun he has currently drawn The lantern is switched on and off by ressing the LIGHT key F in keyboard gamepad de Qin mouse mode Use the lantern sparingly When it s on it severely drains the portable battery that powers it Current battery level is indicated by an icon on the lower left screen lt lt When the lantern is switched off the bat Climbing ladders tery will slowly recharge The Stranger can climb ladders with Holstering a weapon will automatically switch off the lantern to conserve power ease To climb up face the base of th
28. ers 168 hard disk space Click on the settings you wish to install Sound Blaster Live 6 Direct X 6 1 is required to play Nocturne If it is not installed on your system select INSTALL DIRECT X 6 1 from the Nocturne Installation menu and follow the prompts to complete the installation If DirectX 6 1 is already installed skip to Step 7 installation menu 7 Once the installation is complete you will have the option to view the README TXT file in the Nocturne directory It is highly recommended that you read this file since any changes that may have been made to the game since the printing of this manual will be detailed in this file Starting the game The installation program has placed a shortcut to Nocturne on your Windows Desktop Double click it to launch the game Alternately you can open the Windows START MENU and select PROGRAMS then NOCTURNE Click on the NOCTURNE icon in the next menu to launch the game N amp CEURNE N amp CEURNE Getting Started Pw The Main Menu 3 z z There are four choices you can make p from the Main Menu the Four Acts i REE Main Menu Start Selecting START from the Main Menu gives you the option of playing any of the four Acts or stories in Nocturne It is not required that you play the Acts in sequence each Act stands on its own as a separate story However the game s timeline progresses forward from 1927 in Act I to 1935 in Act IV i NECFURNE CRH Tho Choose a
29. ery basic weapon that can still have a decent effect on some monster such as Zombies With proper aim the Stanger can lop arms heads or other body parts from attackers However because of the short range of an axe we it asa weapon only out of desperation Use it as a tool first and as a weapon second 22 N amp CEURNE Bladed Weapon A eree looking bladed Weapon good for slash ing monsters and chopping off limbs in the Process Holy Falic A bladed relic of holy design Powerful against undead such as Vampires Del More useful as a weapon than a digging tool but it s not VE useful 45a weapon The only advantage it has over an axe is its reach which will keep Zombies at bay Longer Wooden stake Typically used for killing vampires Getting closa enough to use this takes serious nerve N amp CEURNE Pa CERI Some of the Stranger s weapons require ammunition to work and many of these weapons can be loaded with different types of ammunition Ammunition Bullets Ammunition for the Stranger pistols Although normal 45 bullets are most common the pistols can also be loaded with the following Silver Bullets Effective against Werewolves Marun bullets Special bullets for killing demons Aqua Vampira Bullets Specal bullets that are highly Lethal against Varnpires Shells Ammunition for the shotgun Ful Gas for use in the flamethrower Crossbow bolts Wooden bolts used for cosbow ammunition
30. f his vil lage that has fallen under the control of the vicious Count Voicu Pa Smith Hen pecked husband of Ma Smith Pa is her complete opposite very thin and very quiet Pa only barely contains his disdain for his wife If her hearing were better she Atha would have a much better idea of the kind k of feelings her husband truly has for her N amp CEURNE LEO SOOM AISE Priest of Gardath Black Magician A Having studied from the dreaded Necronomicon and other forbidden texts the Priest whose name was once Martin before he changed it to Martinus and then discarded such f 23 i mundane things as names from his life has found f the prison of one of the elder gods under the SA plains of West Texas Reverend Jim Maynard DAHA PLE Receptionist at Spookhouse Headquarters Not quite capable or willing of taking on the full responsibilities of a Spookhouse agent the Secretary serves to welcome agents and open the secret door for them Her most important purpose is to occupy the false office that serves as a front for the hidden headquarters to prevent any unwanted attention from befalling the agency of the First United Methodist Church of Redeye Texas Having spent his life as the religious guide of the small West Texas town Jim does not know how to deal with the sudden hoards of zombies that invade his home Through his faith in God and the liquid courage of scotch he has s
31. gerous sadistic killing machine and his actions are not always predictable Icepick comes from the old school of Italian Mafia His deep voice booms from his massive chest with a thick Italian accent Khen Rigzin Khen Rigzin is the product of almost a cen tury of martial arts training Calm and collected Khen s almost pacifistic nature instills peace in his allies In Spookhouse missions he serves as heal er utilizing ancient techniques When called upon to fight Khen moves faster than the eye to dis patch opponents with a speed and efficiency that elicits envy from his fellow monster hunters Khen is the most quiet serene man in the agency His years have taught him to quietly observe and rarely react He trains the other agents with a calm soothing voice 40 N amp CEURNE LIAL PLE Moloch demon Like many of his fellow Spookhouse opera tives Moloch is an outcast During the Nepalese Horucide of 1921 Moloch fought alongside the Spookhouse agents While not allied with Spookhouse Moloch shared a common enemy the demon underworld that had cast him out of hell centuries before He assisted in the sealing of the portal in the mountains of Nepal and Spookhouse brought him back to America afterwards to consid er him as a potential agent a fae N W W k 1 E p ath vf H mg eee j fe Peto S TA N wr 23 T E AN K During the first two months he spent at Spookhouse headquarter
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33. ly and they enjoy the terror they inspire N amp CEURNE 55 Monsters Imps More pesky than dangerous imps are the snickering cousins of gremlins The squat red creatures revel in causing havoc and disturbing otherwise peaceful people Rising from the grey pits surrounding hell imps seek out and torment hapless victims Sometimes their actions prove hazardous but usually they merely annoy and frighten CYC BE Mobsters Normally members of the Mafia would not be referred to as monsters But once they ve been shredded by a tommy gun re assembled and re animated these FrankenMobsters no longer quali fy as humans The result of a lifetime of research by Doctor Enric Loathring these undead hitmen served Al Capone during the waning days of Prohibition Sentinels Summoned from a darker realm sentinels are the tools of one who masters great power These massive winged fiends can be sent anywhere to do the bidding of their master Their shape is hideous their odor foul and the leathery flapping of their wings drives men mad with fear NOCTURNE NOCTURNE 5 Monsters te Skeletons Sometimes the dead simply do not stay still In some cases they become zombies but their flesh eventually rots away Those bodies raised by the darkest evil will continue to function regard less of the absence of muscle and flesh Driven by spirits summoned from the darker realms these bodies will ev
34. medi a powerful voodoo Loa a sort of god when he grew in maturity and power x N amp CEURNE LIAL TEE However he had other ideas He fell in love with jazz when he was seven He har bored in his heart the secret dream of becoming a musician and left for New Orleans the day he turned eleven Living on the streets he hung around blues bars and speak easies pestering the musicians and working tirelessly until he was more or less adopted by the burgeoning J azz community Over the years he became one of the finest Dixieland trum peters in the American South Despite his efforts to turn his back on the ways of voodoo his birthright would not be denied On Dazzle s eighteenth birthday Baron Samedi violently seized control of Dazzle s body during an onstage jazz performance and forced him to flee the speak easy in which he was playing which was firebombed by racketeers immediately afterward The club burned to the ground There were no other survivors Following the initial manifestation Baron Samedi appeared to Dazzle more frequent ly The services for which Baron Samedi required Dazzle s body were variable in nature More than once Scat was required to kill Eventually Dazzle gained enough control of his faculties to resist Baron Samedi s total control Their two personalities began to merge somewhat and now each has some control over the other Dazzle can summon the Baron at will but depending on his strength level canno
35. more primitive hunting weapons His energy and high spirits belie his true age he appears much younger than his years 3 NOCFURNE LITLE IBE Sammy Haystack Kayo Haystack Kayo is a former heavyweight boxer whose shot at the World Championship title was fixed by supernatural underworld interference He m was drummed out of the ring on false accusations of taking a dive With all other doors closed to him he joined the Black Nile Fabulon Circus as a 4 masked strongman a Determined to right the wrongs done to him A and others by supernatural forces he appealed to h J a fractured tribe of gypsies traveling with the cir cus to teach him to fight evil with the help of magic On the condition that he would champion their cause by rescuing the members of their clan held in thrall by a wicked Romanian vampire they taught him to harness magic forces and link them to his boxing style and weird monster specific gloves As promised he liberated the enslaved gypsies and pummeled the dreaded vampire who due to a split second of hesitation on Haystack s part escaped vowing revenge Haystack Kayo joined the ranks of Spookhouse in 1924 Despite his massive strength Haystack is a classic gentle giant who befriends all of his fellow operatives He speaks simply and without deception N amp CEURNE a LEO AIARA Svetlana Lupescu Dhampir Svetlana was born from the union of a vam a pire father and human mo
36. nd tough targets respectively Assault weapons require the Stranger to use both hands to fire them and can only be aimed at one target at a time Shotgun The Shotgun is an extremely powerful short range weapon The geen come of damage that extends from the barrel shows the blast area of the shotgun Aim it at approaching monsters to target them Monsters closer to the Stranger will take more damage than those farther away A head shot at close ang with this weapon will wally do the trick N amp CEURNE i CERI uf f fi This r pid fire P i referred We apoIL of Al tap ns mab a mpadil Sl t machirt gurl laka Tonny F mahir um will perforate a target ir short order arth is the ultimate tool for clearly a wom full of urwelcomt guests Cossbow The Crossbow is Specially desi goed to kill vampires Tt fire i i Aiguration which makes it a p 5 a rains vairian acs ecfect tool for the job ne shot to the heart with this Wrap on will dip most blood surkers to the dirt oe Elephant gun This powerful rifle is designed to fire a high caliber slug at the target Ime shot from tha Elephant gun is powerful enough to blast limbs from monsters which enables the Stranger to incapacitate even the most powerful of foes _ a k p 20 NECFURNE Flame Weapons Flame weapons allow the Stranger to incinerate monsters These weapons will con tinue to damage targets after initial contact eventually destroying them Fu
37. nproven extra sense that allows him PhDs in Applied Sciences Mechanical Engineering and Paranormal Psychology from Hear E dl J ee ape to feel aggressive thoughts directed at him Some think this sixth sense is actually Miskatonic University She began college at the age of 16 and satisfied much of her Y coursework in the field She T ate as an ace member of Spookhouse when eee a Ae often eae his Rees ae He Speaking in hushed w n the edge of fright she was 19 Now at the age of 26 she has led and assisted Spookhouse teams for two ee ek kee 9 9 years To her superiors consternation however she still often conducts field research alone She concentrates on accomplishing her objectives with such narrow focus that she tends to neglect social conventions and niceties She expects and requires a great deal from herself and others and is not particularly charitable to weakness Full of spunk and confrontational Doc will not put up with anyone skeptical of her abilities Her pride and capabilities are evenly matched at their elevated levels She can be brash of speech and her voice combines smooth sexiness with cold command ing force Professor Elspeth Holliday is an undisput ed genius in the fields of applied science and 34 NOCFURNE NE amp CEURNE i LEO FOOKMMAISE Colonel Hapscomb was one of the last Great White Hunters of India in the waning days of Britannia s rule Originally a military
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39. re currently out of ammunition for a weapon it will appear in the list but won t be available until you have ammo for it Many of the weapons the Stranger can wield are intended for specific monsters so it s important that you use the right weapon for the job Loading selecting ammo Each weapon may have more than one type of ammunition that can be loaded into it As an example the 45 pistols can be loaded with Silver bullets or regular 45 bullets Use the LOAD AMMO key default key is to toggle between the types of ammunition you are carrying 18 N amp CEURNE AQUET LBP Pistol weapons are held in each of the Stranger s hands and can be fired separately at targets The only pistol weapons in Nocturne are the 45 Pistols 45 Pistols The Stanger s weapons of choice These powerful handguns lay down a barrage that s deadly to most of the monsters you ll encounter Tf used with Aiming setto AUTOMATIC each pistol can tack a different target allowing the Stranger to fire on two targets at once The pistols are aimed by using aspedal Ectoplasmic targeting system designed by Doc Holiday which will tack only supernatural targets This safety feature keeps the Stranger from shooting human targets Assault Weapons Assault weapons pack more punch than the Stranger s twin 45 s The Shotgun and Tommygun will thin a crowd of monsters quickly while the Crossbow and Elephant gun are the ultimate tools for dropping vampires a
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41. s he filled the entire research library with data that could never have been gathered otherwise Moloch proved himself lethal in the field More so than any whom had fought before or after him Moloch brought the fury of a hell borne demon upon the foes of Spookhouse His unnatural appear ance limited his deployment to non urban situations but in the field where little or no interaction with the normal human population were expected Moloch was deployed with monstrous results His presence at Spookhouse proved intolerable to some of the older members They saw his monstrous presence as an abomination of the charter of Spookhouse Several fled the organization in disgust including the top monster hunter at the time Hamilton Killian NECFURNE ik LEO SOOM AISE General Seymore Biggs General Biggs is a general through and through He comes from a family tradition of military service He has been a member of the armed forces for his entire life and would have it no other way Throughout his military career he has moved up in rank at an amazing rate proving himself the ideal soldier willing to sacrifice everything if it meant the United States would benefit More than that his military genius is tA undeniable A few years after becoming a General in 1929 Biggs met Colonel Hapscomb They have become close friends since and in 1933 General Biggs officially joined Spookhouse as an outside agent in charge of gathering regular
42. sc 1 into your CD ROM drive 2 If Autorun is enabled for your CD ROM drive the CD will automatically bring up the Nocturne installation menu ts Skip to step 4 if this is the case Requiremen oe Windows HT 4 9 or Windows ana 3 If Autorun is not active for your CD ROM drive you can install the game by clicking on the Windows START button cnt selecting RUN and typing D setup exe where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Alternately you can paitium Ceterom Penthmi or AMD athion open the Windows File Manager find your CD ROM drive and double click on SETUP EXE in the CD s file SAME System RAM 94MB for 3D hardware acceleration menu Send Paster Live for erdironmental andio eect 4 From the Nocturne Installation menu select INSTALL NOCTURNE to begin the installation process Select your lan eration Trl nT for 30 hardware attt Matron G200 G400 ATI Rage 178 or guage preference then follow the prompts to install the game 5 There are three installation choices TYPICAL ROOMB of free disk space COMPACT and CUSTOM anQM of hee ae on TYPICAL Program will be installed with the most com STE Recommende E E scomils x higher mon options Recommended for most users Celeron Pertdumid Perum 7 COMPACT Program will be installed with the minimum 172M6 RAM required options Matro 6200 6400 Tn TnI Rage 128 91 Savage 0 CUSTOM You may choose the options you wish to install Recommended for advanced us
43. solutely recognized though never publicly decreed the existence of paranormal forces and creatures in the world He recognized the growing presence and possible threat of such crea tures in the United States Roosevelt hand picked scholars of the arcane outcast scientists shaman witches and monster hunters from all over the U S and its territories They also summoned a carefully selected list of vampires monsters and other less well defined beings to serve their country Those who came forward were granted clemency while those who refused were branded traitors and felons and in keeping with Roosevelt s Big Stick policy were designated the first targets of the new agency which was referred to by the President as The Spookhouse N amp CEURNE 7 LEO AIAKAS Spookhouse Events 1898 Theodore Roosevelt killed a werewolf in Cuba during the Spanish American War 1902 Spookhouse founded by Theodore Roosevelt 1903 Colonel Hapscomb joined Spookhouse 1905 Hamilton Killian joined Spookhouse 1915 Hiram Mottra joined Spookhouse wp Ss 1915 Spookhouse goes international Gabriella Augustini joined Spookhouse 1920 Doc Holliday joined Spookhouse 1921 Kariker Thompson joined Spookhouse Nepalese Demon Horucide project Rogan Parthaswanu joined Spookhouse Moloch the demon operative joined Spookhouse Khen Rigzin the Tibetan monk joined Spookhouse 1922 Hamilton Killian retired semi vol
44. t always control him Baron Samedi Although sometimes referred to as gods for simplicity s sake Loa are actually the immortal archetypal representations of the natural world e and of moral principles such as love death war ead and the ocean Baron Samedi is the most powerful y member of the Gu d family and the Loa who rep po resents death He tells lewd jokes makes obscene sA Pon gestures smokes cigarettes eats voraciously and drinks rum The Baron is practically a deity immortal and powerful Having existed for hundreds of years his accent shows heavy influence from the Cajun Louisiana that has been his home since the days of early American plantations Extremely cocky and proud the Baron can do things no man can do but he only responds to requests for help if doing so pleas es his chaotic moods N amp CEURNE 3 LEO SOOM OALSE Vincenzo Icepick Gasparro Originally an enforcer for the Ghiberti Family in Chicago Icepick was betrayed and sold to Professor Loathring as an early experiment in Capone s Frankenmob scheme Already a large man Gasparro became the subject of experimen tal medical procedures that transformed him into a giant Horribly scarred and stitched together Gasparro was found and turned to Spookhouse service by Doc Holliday To this day he displays fanatical loyalty and protectiveness towards her Though technically with the good guys Icepick is a dan
45. ther Her mother as is almost always the case died in childbirth She has never met her father Dreaded and shunned by her mother s wealthy family and the small community into which she was born a kindly household ser f vant spirited her away and carried her to the United States where she deposited her in the care EA of Spookhouse agents Spookhouse recognized her potential and raised her accordingly The predatory nature and albeit faint nocturnal powers of Svetlana s vampiric side perfectly comple ment her human loathing of vampires Lupescu has developed into a hunter with unpar alleled potential but the truth of her origin and clinical sterility of her upbringing has left her somewhat distanced from other team members She will eventually have to rec oncile the warring halves of her nature but for now is content with the hunt Despite her rough childhood and half monstrous blood Svetlana faces life with a remarkably positive outlook Her first ten years spent in Romania still linger in her slight accent but for the most part she speaks with an educated strong bright voice Scat Dazzle Scat Dazzle was born deep in the Louisiana bayous He was marked as a special child a magic child in the small voodoo worshipping communi as ty in which he was raised He was groomed to be a powerful houngan or voodoo priest from very early childhood The practiced mambas and houn gans dedicated him to the service of Baron Sa
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48. untarily 1923 Stranger joined Spookhouse 1924 Svetlana joined Spookhouse Sammy Haystack Kayo joined Spookhouse 1924 Hokkendire werewolf Horucide project 1926 Scat Dazzle joined Spookhouse ae N amp CEURNE LHL PVE Members operatives The Stranger In 1923 Spookhouse accepted under still classified circumstances the enlistment of a mys terious man without identity or history The man rose almost immediately through the loose ranks of the officially nonexistent agency He is consid ered one of the most valuable Spookhouse opera tives Though certainly not superhuman the man s prowess inspires an excess of whispered rumors But those rumors remain in the realm of speculation It is rumored that long ago a secret clan of disenfranchised priests and other occultists formed a plan to combat the evil in the world The plan involved a child For many years they searched for the right child and eventually found the one they sought Stealing the child from his parents and erasing any trace of his background the brother hood disappeared Twenty years later a legend arose among the tight lipped circle of mon ster hunters and monsters as well It was said that a force of nature shaped like a man was slipping through the shadows of netherworld haunts and feeding grounds killing fiends of all types He was reputed to be unstoppable silent and utterly efficient a new predator of predators It is never
49. urvived the initial onslaught long enough to greet the Stranger who arrives to save the town N amp CEURNE Smiley The biggest toughest Frankenmobster under Capone s command Smiley is a monster who relentlessly stalks the Stranger in Chicago Smiley remembers his days as a simple Mafia goon He rose to become the most powerful and through the medical ministrations of the vile Doctor Loathring he exceeds all human capability N amp CEURNE i LEO OOM MOATSE Townsmen Townswomen German Villagers The frightened occupants of the village of Falkenburg have lived under the oppressive rule of Count Voicu for years The villagers primary fea tures are their fear and weariness n Dixie Buttercup Barmaid and Whore ep The saloon in Redeye Texas served many purposes in that small town Dixie was one of the three employees on staff who had rooms upstairs for any use a paying customer desired Yuri Woodsman Living in isolation in the forest outside Falkenburg Yuri is one of the few men who could make a life for himself surrounded by were wolves The vampires from Castle Gaustadt shunned the woods because of the werewolves but Yuri can handle werewolves a N amp CEURNE Monsters The enemies of the living are numerous and the files of Spookhouse are full of infor mation on all but the most obscure denizens of the netherworld Following are brief descriptions of some of the more common types of
50. wolf which causes them to transform into half human half wolf creatures capable of feats of fan tastic strength and speed Large tribes still roam the countryside in Europe Asia and Africa Zombies They once walked the earth as normal human beings and they died as all men must die But for vos these soulless creatures death could not contain N them They rose from their graves and now walk J the earth as undead zombies Summoned by pow ers beyond mortal comprehension zombies exist i 8 only to feed on the flesh of the living They wan i der mindless and unfocused until they detect the scent of living blood so N amp CEURNE Q Q Q Q Troubleshooting Nocturne displays an error message after loading the level Turn off 3D acceleration from the Graphics Options Menu Does Nocturne run on Voodoo2 Voodoo Banshee or Voodoo3 3Dfx has promised a driver fix for Voodoo Banshee and Voodoo3 that will allow Nocturne to run in 16bpp mode We do not recommend using Voodoo2 since it is not an AGP card Can Nocturne run in software rendering Nocturne runs very well with software rendering Select 32 Bit Mode from the Graphics Options Menu If your computer s clock speed is less than 500MHz you may wish to run Nocturne in 512x384 or 320x240 mode Nocturne automatically detects the optimal screen resolution for your computer Screen resolution may be changed from the Graphics Options menu The game runs but all
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