BENEATH A STEEL SKY software INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 2 TECHNICAL NOTES AND INSTRUCTIONS CD-ROM VERSIONS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM PC or 100% compatible with 386 processor or better, 2 Meg RAM, (of which 550k free base memory) 256 colour VGA graphics, Hard drive, Microsoft™ compatible mouse. CD-ROM Drive with 150K per second transfer rate. Supports AdLib™, Roland™ and Sound Blaster™. INSTALLING THE GAME Beneath a Steel Sky CD stores saved games and configuration information to your hard drive.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 1 CONTENTS CHAIRMAN'S FOREWORD .........................2 REICH S. COMMANDER ..............................3 BRIEFING NOTES .........................................4 OPERATION ’STEEL SKY’ ..........................11 REVOLUTION SOFTWARE LIMITED .........12 CREDITS ......................................................
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 2 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UNION SECURITY COUNCIL The council is proud of the achievement of the security forces in promoting the interests of the Union Group. It is your fight against subversion that has allowed continued recovery. Over the last year market share has again increased despite production restrictions due to mineral shortages.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 3 NAME: REICH S. COMMANDER ADDRESS: BELLE VUE GARDENS, EYRIE 2291 AGE: 36 YEARS LINC STATUS: 5 SPECIAL OPERATIVE NO: UO88 / H2 This Security Manual is to be carried by you at all times. It provides you with rules and guidelines to which you should adhere. Areas and suspects currently under surveillance are listed. Additions to the lists will be made via the special code files in your LINC directory.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 4 BRIEFING NOTES: As Senior LINC Security Officer you are responsible for the protection of all Union City personnel from external espionage. It is known that Hobart personnel have attempted to infiltrate Union City and their identification and elimination is a top priority. This manual includes a list of blocks, with their reference number, in which Hobart activities are suspected. You should liaise closely with your counterparts in these blocks.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 5 PRIORITY BRIEFING NOTES REF: O2/OSS LINC status: High - to be executed immediately. Reconnaissance mission to gap to return Robert Overmann to Union City. Suspect to be returned alive. Repeat alive. Read the following background information carefully. Subject Robert Overmann known to have been taken by mother Ref: VP06/N9 Pierro in bid to defect to Hobart. Engine sabotaged and flight terminated in Gap Ref: F9/367, S23/820.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 6 WHAT IS GOING ON IN UNION CITY? In Beneath a Steel Sky you take the role of Robert Foster, abducted by brutal Security forces and brought to Union City. Foster’s fate is in your hands as he talks to people and explores the area around him in an attempt to discover why he was brought to the City. At the start of the game Foster has escaped from the wreck of the helicopter in which he was kidnapped.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 7 PUTTING WORDS INTO FOSTER’S MOUTH... Foster will meet many strange characters in the game, and from them he can find out more about the City. Not all of them will be friendly, but with perseverance and luck he may find allies who will help him. When the cursor is moved over another character in the game, his or her name will be displayed (if known by the player). Clicking either mouse button will prompt Foster to talk to the selected character.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 8 CURSOR SHAPE LEFT MOUSE RIGHT MOUSE Cross (over an item) Cross with item (over person) Cross with item (over object) Look at item Give item to person Use item on object Pick up item Give item to person Use item on object If you direct Foster to attempt something impossible or pointless (using a Spanner on a Sandwich) he will turn and shrug his shoulders. CONTROL PANEL Press F5 to access the control panel.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 9 PLAYING TIPS Talking to the inhabitants of Union City will often provide clues which will help your progress. Examining objects may also provide clues - and Joey’s analytical skills may prove of use. If you are totally stuck, it may prove useful to return to areas of the City which you’ve already visited. WARNING!! THE FOLLOWING HINTS ARE SPECIFIC TO SECTION ONE. THEY ARE INTENDED TO AID PLAYERS WHO ARE NEW TO THIS TYPE OF GAME.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 10 1: Free memory by removing any memory resident programs. 2: Free space on your hard drive by deleting old UNWANTED files. 3: Create a DOS boot disk. (Insert a blank floppy disk into your drive and type FORMAT A:\S (RETURN). Once formatting is complete, switch off your machine and switch on with the boot disk in the drive. The machine will start with a 'clean' system that has maximum free memory. You should now be able to play 'Steel Sky' without problems.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 11 NOTES Operation 'Steel Sky' 1.26pm - Reached grid location 01312 N, 23100 W. Temperature 109••C. Radiation levels high. Craft debris identified. Full inspection of grave site Ref: VP06/NP. Pierro. Exhumed body identified as Pierro. Confirm no infant remains found. 4.03pm - Investigated rock outcrop in which heat source was revealed. Discovered group of twenty subhuman dwellers who appeared to be suffering from Gap plague.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 12 REVOLUTION SOFTWARE LIMITED The following information was extracted under considerable duress from a reluctant subversive. This group should be identified and kept under close surveillance. Revolution Software started life three years ago above a fruit shop in Kingston upon Hull. Born into the harsh world of entertainment software development, the fledgling company devised a system called ‘Virtual Theatre’.
Book (Eng) 5/1/98 10:15 am Page 13 You should be aware that the following Hobart Agents are believed to have written software that casts Union City and her Security Services in an unfavourable light. THEY ARE: Game Design - Charles Cecil, Dave Cummins, Dan Marchant & Dave Gibbons Script - Dave Cummins V T System Concept - Charles Cecil, Tony Warriner, Dave Sykes and Dan Marchant V T System Design - Tony Warriner V T System 2.
