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1. Maniac Mansion a A CARTOON ADVENTURE BY TIM DAVE SCHAFER GROSSMAN a de A i A f E b f ee 1 9 i Macintosh Quick Ref erence Ss ection Your Maniac Mansion 2 Day of the Tentacle package should contain the following X One Compact Disc X One User s Manual X One Hint Book X Odds n ends that you don t really need in order to play the game Getting Started To run Day of the Tentacle on your system simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive wait for the window to show up and double click on the Day of the Tentacle icon If you are running System software prior to version 7 5 look in About this Macintosh under the Apple menu if yow re not sure you need to open the Items for your System Folder folder drag the icons you see onto your System Folder icon and restart your computer before playing Note that you only need to do this the first time you run the game S ett ing Pref erences Day of the Tentacle Preferences After starting up you can pause the Volume Settings VINEE IELI EE EENI AI INN IOE OEE EAI EENAA 1 game and display the menubar by press Joice e Effects 4 PI ing the ESC at any time From there E ui Lae T Si a a you can bring up the Day of the Tentacle p Text Voice Settings i preferences screen by choosing Prefer Interact using ences from the Game menu The prefer Text Speed A CEE i ences screen pictured at right2. allows i you to control the volume levels for Video Quality music and for voices sound effects It also has controls for adjusting the text dis play speed and for controlling whether you are interacting with text voice or both The bottom of the preferences screen contains a popup menu for controlling the video display quality use this menu to trade off speed for video quality if your system is experiencing slowdowns Key board CGursor Controls In general you will use your mouse for cursor control Use the mouse button to select objects on the screen for use in the sentence line as well as to select a line of dialogue in a conversation Double click the mouse button to use a highlighted verb with the object to which the cursor is pointing For keyboard cursor control use either the arrow keys or the keypad The RETURN key corresponds to the mouse button the TAB key corresponds to dou ble clicking the mouse button All of the verbs used in the game can also be selected by using keyboard com mands Each key corresponds to one verb Pressing the appropriate key once is equivalent to moving the cursor over the verb and pressing the mouse button The keys are mapped as follows a w Other keyboard commands ee p E Hoagie Switch to 2 B a Bernard pen at Push Shove ia Switch to Laverne a a a Note When talking with a character Close Talk to Pull keys 1 6 will select the different dia Yank logue choices 1 bei
3. Canoga Park CA 91309 0367 LIMITED WARRANTY Notice LucasArts Entertainment Company LEC reserves the right to make changes in the product described in this manual at any time and without notice The enclosed software product and this manual are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by LEC No part of this manual or any of the accompanying materials may be copied reproduced or translated in any form or medium without the prior written consent of LEC LEC warrants to the original consumer purchaser that the media furnished in this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of purchase as evidenced by your receipt If the media supplied as part of this product prove to be defective and provided that the consumer purchaser returns the media to LEC in accordance with the instructions in the following paragraph LEC will replace the defective media a free of charge to the consumer purchaser if the media proves to be defective within the ninety 90 day period following the date of purchase and b if the media proves to be defective after the expira tion of the ninety 90 day warranty period LEC will replace the defective media for a fee of 7 50 per floppy disk or 5 00 per Compact Disc as applicable To obtain a replacement floppy disk or CD please return the floppy disk or CD only postage prepaid to LEC at the address below accompanied by proo
4. Notice that the words Pick up appear on the Sentence Line Position the cursor over the gum and press the mouse button or the RETURN key This completes the sentence Pick up gum with a dime stuck in it on the Sentence Line If Bernard is not already standing by the gum he will walk over to it and try to pick it up If it can be picked up an icon will be added to your inventory To commence your exploration of the Mansion walk to the right edge of the screen While there are a number of areas which you will wish to investigate let s start with Dr Fred s office walk to the door found to the right of the Animation Window Look around by moving the cursor around and noting the objects that high light Pick up everything you can Try all the verbs with items you can t pick up at first Try looking behind the portrait Here s one of many obstacles that will be strewn in the kids paths Talking to Gharacters There are plenty of characters in the game with whom you can converse Near ly everyone the kids meet will have something to say whether friendly or unfriendly helpful or unhelpful Often you can talk with someone at one point in the game and then return to him or her later to get new information What you learn and discover in another area may open more conversational topics with someone to whom you ve previously spoken To talk with characters position the pointer on them and double click the mouse butto
5. restart the game from the beginning choose Restart Game from the Game menu To pause the game press the SPACE BAR Press it again to resume play To adjust the speed of the Message Line to suit your reading speed adjust the Text Speed slider in the Day of the Tentacle preferences screen You can display the preferences screen by choosing Preferences from the Game menu When you ve finished reading a line of dialogue you can press the Done key the period lt key to clear the line and proceed To adjust the music or voice sound effects volumes use the appropriate slider in the Day of the Tentacle preferences screen Also make sure the system s volume in the Sound control panel is set higher than level zero before using the slider bars to fine tune the volume levels To quit the game choose Quit from the Game menu If you plan to return to the game you re presently playing remember to save the game before quitting 3 0 S Open Game Save Game Skip Scene 3 Resume Game R Restart Game Preferences P Quit 0 Our Game Design Philosophy We believe that you buy games to be entertained not to be whacked over the head every time you make a mistake So we don t bring the game to a screeching halt when you poke your nose into a place you haven t visited before Unlike con ventional computer adventures you wont find yourself accidentally stepping off a path or dying because you ve picke
6. ED WARRANTIES AND OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND THUS THE PRECEDING LIMITATION AND OR EXCLUSIONS AND LIMI TATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS DEPENDING ON THE LAWS IN YOUR STATE YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY OF LEC ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU ORIGINALLY PAID FOR THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT Maniac Mansion 2 Day of the Tentacle game and 1994 LucasArts Entertainment Company All Rights Reserved Used Under Authorization The LucasArts logo is a registered trademark of LucasArts Entertainment Com pany iMUSE is a trademark of LucasArts Entertainment Company iMUSE U S Patent No 5 315 057 All other trademarks are hereby acknowledged as the proprietary property of their respective owners LucasArts Entertainment Company P O Box 10307 San Rafael CA 94912 1052105
7. ators Larry Ahern Lela Dowling Kyle Balda Sean Turner and Jesse Clark Art Technicians Jesse Clark and Ron Lussier Music and Sound by Clint Bajakian Peter McConnell and Michael Z Land Digital Effects Editing by Ron Baldwin Lead Tester Jo Captain Tripps Ashburn Macintosh Lead Tester Dana Fong Macintosh Assitant Lead Tester Erik Ellestad Testing by Leyton Chew Chip Hinnen berg Brett Tosti Mark A Nadeau Dan Connors Wayne Cline Mark Cartwright Matt Forbush Dana Fong and Doyle Gilstrap Jr Macintosh Testing by Dan Pettit Erik Ellestad John Hannon Janene Gun ning Kevin Wallace Theresa O Connor SCUMM Story System by Ron Gilbert Aric Wilmunder Brad P Taylor and Vince Lee IMUSE Music System by Michael Z Land and Peter McConnell Voices Produced and Directed by Tamlynn Barra Voice Technology by Aric Wilmunder Story By Dave Grossman Tim Schafer Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick Based on Characters Created by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick Product Marketing by Robin Parker Mary Bihr and Barbara Gleason Public Relations by Sue Seserman and Tom Sarris Manufacturing Manager Jason Horstman Key Accounts Manager Meredith Cahill Product Support Manager Mara Kaehn Package Design by Terry Soo Hoo Concept and Illustration by Peter Chan Manual Written by Wayne Cline and Brett Tosti Manual Edited by Barbara Gleason Manual Design by Mark Shepard Print Production by Carolyn Knuts
8. bject Stick with it and use your imagination you and the Gang will eventually prevail Playing the Game To start the game on your computer please turn to page 2 the Quick Reference section As the story opens Bernard and his friends are hanging out at the house when a little hamster shows up with a note These non interactive sequences are known as cut scenes short animated sequences like scenes from a movie which can provide clues and information about the characters Cut scenes are also used to show special animated sequences such as when Bernard gives Oozo the Clown a bop on the nose When you are viewing a cut scene you do not direct the action You begin directing Bernard s actions as soon as he sends Hoagie and Laverne off to search the rest of mansion The screen is divided into the following sections The Animation Window is the largest part of the screen and is where the ani mated action takes place Dialogue spoken by the characters as well as game related messages also appear here Available verbs are listed in the lower left hand corner of the screen To select a verb position the cursor over the word and press the mouse button or the RETURN key You can also use a verb s hot key to select it see page 3 for these keys The interface you use to play the game has an auto highlight feature that highlights an appropriate verb when the cursor touches an interesting or useful object on the sc
9. d up a sharp object We think youd prefer to solve the game s mysteries by exploring and discover ing not by dying a thousand deaths Our istorical Accuracy Policy We don t have one This game is not intended to teach the history of our coun try nor its possible future Please don t get into an argument at school or at a party and say Well LucasArts says that John Hancock wrote his name big because it impressed girls We re both going to look silly A Few Helpful Hints Pick up everything you can Odds are at some point all those strange things will serve some purpose If you get stuck and can t figure out how to proceed try looking through all the items you ve found and thinking about how each one might be used perhaps with yet another item in your inventory Think about the places you ve gone and the people you ve met Chances are there will be a connection that will put you back on track If you get stuck in one time period move to a different kid Remember objects found in one time may be needed by a kid in another time Created and Designed by Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer Programmed by Gwen Musengwa Judith Lucero Jonathan Ackley Ron Baldwin Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer Macintosh version programmed by Aaron Giles Macintosh version Production Associate Manager Brett Tosti Lead Artist Stylist Background Artist Peter Chan Lead Animator and Character Designer Larry Ahern Anim
10. f of date of purchase a description of the defect and your name and return address To replace defective media after expiration of the warranty period send the floppy disk or CD only postage prepaid to LEC at the address below enclosing proof of purchase a description of the defect your name and return address and a check for 7 50 per floppy disk or 5 00 per Compact Disc as applicable LEC will mail a replacement to you THE ENCLOSED SOFTWARE MEDIA AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED AS IS EXCEPT FOR THE NINETY 90 DAY WARRANTY REGARDING DEFECTIVE MEDIA SET FORTH ABOVE LEC MAKES NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE ENCLOSED SOFTWARE MEDIA AND DOCUMENTATION WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENER ALITY OF THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE EVEN IF LEC HAS BEEN INFORMED OF SUCH A PURPOSE ACCORDINGLY THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE USE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE MEDIA AND DOCU MENTATION IS ASSUMED BY YOU IN NO EVENT WILL LEC BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES RESULTING FROM POSSESSION USE OR MAL FUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY EVEN IF LEC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON THE DURATION OF IMPLI
11. game progresses you will gain control of the other two kids first Hoagie then Laverne You ll know when this happens because their faces will flash on the far right side of the screen next to the Inventory zone Once their picture has appeared you can switch from kid to kid by simply clicking on the face of the kid you want to control To transfer an object from one kid to another you must flush it through time using the Chro O John There are two ways to do this First you can walk all the way to the Chron O John and place the object inside Next click on the kid you want to receive the object Walk that kid all the way to his or her Chron O John and pick up the item inside A lot of work you say No problem The fastest way to transfer items is to simply click on the item you want to give and click on the pic ture of the kid you want to give it to Presto Chango Pretty slick huh Things te Try in the Mansion While Hoagie and Laverne are searching the rest of the mansion let s take a look around Hmm that pink blob on the floor looks interesting Place the cursor over it Notice that the verb Look at is highlighted Double click the mouse button or press the TAB key and Bernard will walk to the blob and tell you what he sees Agenius of Bernard s caliber knows that all things may come in handy try to pick up the gum with a dime stuck in it Select the verb Pick up with the cursor by pressing the mouse button or the RETURN key
12. le Macintosh version he trouble began when Purple Tentacle drank that pesky toxic waste Once evil but harmlessly slow witted he became an evil super genius bent on WORLD DOMINATION His creator fidgety mad scientist Doctor Fred Edison realized the threat to all humanity and captured Purple Tentacle along with his good natured brother Green Tentacle and plans to have them put to sleep Bernard the computer geek with a heart of gold must free his old friend Green Tentacle But at what cost This time he may be in over his head His roommates Hoagie a heavy metal roadie and Laverne a slightly twitchy med ical student are along to help unaware of what lays in store Time travel tax eva sion talking horses beauty pageants skunk tossing and even a little clown fu an adventure spanning four hundred years all crammed into one fateful night They were relaxing at home when the hamster knocked on the door Stopping this menace is up to you You direct the actions of all three kids cavorting though time in a frantic quest to return to yesterday and stop this Tyrannical Tentacle before he can even get started on his promise to make the world bow down to The Day of the Tentacle If this is your first computer adventure game be prepared for an entertaining challenge Be patient even if it takes a while to figure out some of the puzzles If you get stuck you might need to solve another puzzle first or find and use a new o
13. n or press the TAB key to use the Talk to verb automatically or select Talk to from the verb zone and click on the character you want to speak to During a conversation you select what the kids say from among the possible phrases at the bottom of the screen Just click on the phrase you want them to say Of course what the kids say will affect how other people respond And as con versations continue you could be presented with a new array of dialogue choices Don t worry we ll never punish you for selecting the wrong or funny dialogue response After all you re playing this game to have fun aren t you Well aren t you Function Keys To pause the game and display the menubar again press the ESC key From the menubar you can access a number of the game s features and options To resume playing again choose Resume Game from the Game menu or simply click the mouse somewhere away from the menubar To save your progress in a game enabling you to turn the computer off and start again later in the same place use the save feature Simply choose Save Game from the Game menu To load a game you have saved choose Open Game from the Game menu any time after Day of the Tentacle has been started To bypass a cut scene press the or backquote or tilde key After youve played Day of the Tentacle several times and who wouldn t you may want to use this function to skip over scenes you have seen before To
14. ndard from the pop up menu and restart again If you are running a System version prior to 7 5 you can do exactly the same thing with the Extensions Manager control panel that you copied to your System Folder when you installedthe items for your System Folder You can use the pop up menu below the extension list to save extension sets just as described above However properly enabling a set with this version of Extensions Manager involves two steps First turn off everything by clicking the All Off button Then enable the set you want by selecting Enable Set from the pop up menu and while still holding down the mouse button moving the mouse over the name of the set you wish to turn on When you ve finished restart your system to enable the set of extensions you have chosen IMPORTANT Some third party hardware requires their own drivers to operate properly If this hardware is essential to your running Day of the Tentacle e g monitors or disk drives you will need to make sure that you don t disable the extensions and or control panels that control the hardware Consult the users manual for the hardware in question to find out what is essential Save Load Instructions To SAVE Choose Save Game from the Game menu or press Cmd S You will be presented with the standard Macintosh interface for saving a file Navigate to the folder you wish to save in type a new name and click the Save button Click the Cancel but
15. next paragraph When an object is selected that can be used with another object from either the Anima tion Window or the Inventory the cursor will become that object To use the object with another simply place the object over the target object and click your mouse button For example if you want to use the textbook with lever click on the verb USE then click on the textbook in your inventory The cursor is now a textbook Place the textbook over the lever and click As an extra shortcut for your convenience clicking with the mouse button on any object in your inventory will automatically default to the verb USE Isn t that thoughtful Aa The Inventory icons are located to the right of the Verbs At the begin y by ths ning of the game the kids inventory g er is pretty slim pickings When they pick up or are given an object to use during game play an icon for that object is added to the Inventory There is no limit to the number of objects they can carry When there are more than six objects in the Inventory arrows appear to the left of the icons Click on them to scroll the icon window up or down To move the kids around simply point the cursor where you want them to go and click Notice that Walk to is the default verb in the Sentence Line this is because moving around is what the kids will be doing most often LOOK at Using the Kids You ll begin the game controlling only Bernard but as the
16. ng the top choice and 6 being the bottom choice Function and Command Keys BG Save a Game j period Clear dialogue line Load a Game Be e qA Toggle a backquote or tilde or E text on off se a Exit Game E Bypass a Cut Scene without saving Sees Pause KS SR Version T the Game T Number Memory Alert Day of the Tentacle requires 4000k free memory to run If you are having trouble running the game you should make sure that you have quit out of all other open applications If you are still running short of memory you may need to turn off some extensions or control panels installed in your system To turn off extensions or control panels if you are running System 7 5 or later Use the Extensions Manager control panel that shipped with your system It is suggested that you turn off everything that isn t vital and restart before running Day of the Tentacle To do this conveniently first save your current configura tion by choosing Save Set from the pop up menu above the list Name this set Standard Next turn off everything in Extensions Manager except your CD ROM driver either the Apple CD ROM extension or your particular third party driver and choose Save Set again naming this set Day of the Tentacle Now before you run Day of the Tentacle simply choose your Day of the Tentacle set from the pop up menu in Extensions Manager and restart your system To return to your usual setup choose Sta
17. on Special thanks to George Lucas Any Questions Call our Technical Support line at 415 507 4545 When you call please be sitting in front of your computer with paper and pen and gather as much pertinent informa tion about your computer as you can assemble make model peripherals RAM and disk size graphics card and monitor You can also write to Technical Support at LucasArts Entertainment Co P O Box 10307 San Rafael CA 94912 Product Support hours are 8 30 am to 6 00 pm Pacific Standard Time Mon _ day Thursday 8 30 am to 5 00 pm Pacific Standard Time Friday Technical Support FAX 415 507 0300 _ Technical Support BBS 415 507 0400 For file download only Need More Hints Please do not call Technical Product Support for HINTS as they do not give hints over the phone How ever you may call our 24 hour auto mated hint line at 1 900 740 JEDI 1 900 740 5334 This service costs 75 cents a minute and you must be over 18 years old or have your parents permission to call WHERE TO FIND US ONLINE CompuServe Send mail to 75300 454 Game Publisher s Forum A Go GAMAPUB America On line Keyword Lucas Internet E Mail Send mail to 75300 454 compuserve com Home Page http www lucasarts com WOULD YOU LIKE TO ORDER GAMES AND STRATEGY GUIDES DIRECTLY FROM LUCASARTS 1 800 98 LUCAS 1 800 985 8227 or FAX 818 587 6629 United States and International Mailing Address P O Box 9367
18. panel click the off button in the virtual memory section and restart your machine Performance If you are experiencing poor performance you should consider using a different video mode or playing without music To switch to a lower quali ideo ty but faster video mode simply choose a different mode from Small A the Video menu or use the Video Quality pop up menu in the Paa de preferences screen The standard video mode is Double Size Cmd D To speed up video display you can choose either Inter laced Cmd I or Small Cmd A modes If you have a PowerPC based system you can also try turning on Graphic Smoothing Cmd G for better quality display though this may slow down your game on slower machines Turning off the music can also greatly enhance gameplay Music speed especially on non PowerPC machines To turn music v Effects on and off select Music from the Sound menu Cmd M Toggle Text amp Voice 3T or set the music volume to its lowest value in the prefer Text Only ences screen pe ie e oice Un Technical Assistance Text amp Dolce Please be certain you have read and checked each section of the troubleshooting guide before calling Technical Support Although we are more than happy to assist you we often find that many problems can be solved by simply checking the above section and the game s Read Me file o About Maniac Mansion 2 Day of the Tentac
19. reen For example when Bernard is near a door that can be opened positioning the pointer over the door will highlight the verb Open Dou ble clicking the mouse button or pressing the TAB key will use the highlighted verb with the object which in this case opens the door don t worry this feature wont give away solutions to any puzzles Keep in mind that even though a verb is highlighted that one verb may not be the only way to use an object Try the other verbs as well The Sentence Line is directly below the Animation Window You use this line to construct sentences that tell the kids what to do A sentence consists of a verb action word and one or two nouns objects Some examples of sentences you might construct on the Sentence Line are Use text book with pay phone or Use flier with Chuck the Plant Connecting words like on or with will automatical ly be inserted by the program Once you ve selected a verb objects can be selected in two ways You may eS select an object by placing the cursor over it in the Animation Window and click ing Many objects in the environment and all usable objects in the game have names If an object has a name it will appear on the Sentence Line when you position the cursor over it If no name appears for an object on the screen you can be sure that it has no significance other than as part of the background You may also select nouns by clicking on them in the Inventory see
20. ton if you have changed your mind and do not wish to save it To LOAD Choose Open Game from the Game menu or press Cmd O You will be presented with the standard Macintosh interface for opening a file with an additional area to the left of the file list Navigate to the folder where your saved games live If you click once on a savegame in the list a snapshot of where you were will show up in the area to the left of the file list Double click on the saveg ame or click the Open button to load the game and continue where you left off Click the Cancel button if you have changed your mind and do not wish to load it Warning Loading a previously saved game will cause you to lose the game you are currently playing If you think you will want to return to the game as it was before you chose Open Game be sure to save the game before opening a different one Troubleshooting This section will provide you with some solutions to gamers most common tech nical problems If you are having difficulty getting Day of the Tentacle up and P running please refer to this section and the game s Read Me file before contact ing technical support Chances are they will help you out Virtual Memory This game will run optimally only if you have virtual memory turned OFF If you attempt to run it while virtual memory is enabled you will be warned at startup that gameplay will be adversely affected To turn off virtual memory go into the Memory control
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