User Guide
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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. From this screen you can save and restore your position in the game,
and change the game settings to your preference. To return to a game in progress, click on the PLAY button.
SAVING GAMES
As you play Beneath a Steel Sky you are advised to save your game at regular intervals. That way, if you
want to backtrack to a certain section and choose a different path, or if you have been careless enough to
get Foster into a “negative existence situation”, you need not play the whole game from the beginning.
Clicking on the SAVE button will display a list of slots in which you can save your position. This list
can be scrolled by clicking on the up or down arrows to the right of the list. Click on one of the slots in
order to select it, then use the keyboard to describe the current save (maximum of 18 characters). You
may also use BACKSPACE to erase or rename a slot description. Click again on the SAVE button or press
RETURN to save the game. If you change your mind and do not wish to save, click on the CANCEL button.
RESTORING SAVED GAMES
Click on the RESTORE button to display the current list of saved games, then click on one of the occupied
slots to select it. Press RETURN or click on RESTORE to load a game. If you change your mind and do not
wish to restore a game, click on the CANCEL button.
Remember when restoring a game that the current game in progress will be lost.
OTHER OPTIONS
The remaining buttons and sliders on the control panel enable you to Quit the game and exit to DOS,
Restart the game, Change between ‘Speech Only’, ‘Text and Speech’ or ‘Text Only’, adjust music volume
and the speed of the game.
CURSOR SHAPE LEFT MOUSE RIGHT MOUSE
Cross (over an item) Look at item Pick up item
Cross with item (over person) Give item to person Give item to person
Cross with item (over object) Use item on object Use item on object
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