MEAT PUPPET INSTRUCTIONS
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We've kept things simple but violent. Sometimes it's better that way. 

Contents:

1) System Requirements
2) Installation
3) Story
4) Main Menu 
5) Player Controls
6) Troubleshooting

1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
 
Pentium 100 or better
16 MB of RAM
Direct Draw Video Card compatible (2 MB Pref.)
Direct Sound compatible card

2. INSTALLATION


Win95
Place the Meat Puppet disc into your CD-ROM drive. Plug & Play will detect that Meat Puppet is a
native Win95 product and begin the installation for you. After answering a few questions there will
be a Meat Puppet folder on your Start Menu. Select Meat Puppet to start the WIN95 version.
**IF YOU DO NOT HAVE DIRECT X 3.0 OR LATER FROM MICROSOFT, SELECT YES TO INSTALL DIRECT X NOW FROM THE INSTALLATION SCREEN. 

3. STORY

You're Lotos, a meat puppet. Your digital partner, Dumaine, provides tech support. Obtain the technology and weapons to
complete your missions as assigned by the unseen Martinet.  Remember, most creatures avoid the well-armed assassin. 


4. Main Menu and Popup Dialogs


These keys are accessible only from a "live" game, not the main menu.

Popup/Cancel menu	ESCAPE
Scrollbox hotkeys	UP/DOWN/PGUP/PGDN/LEFT CLICK, DOUBLE CLICK to action choice
New game		ALT + N
Load game		ALT + L
Save game		ALT + S
Delete game 		ALT + D
Replay movie		ALT + R
Credits			ALT + C
Options			ALT + O
Low resolution		F1
Medium resolution	F2
High resolution		F3
Game play instructions	F5
Weapon instructions	F6
Raise brightness	PREV
Darken display		NEXT
Raise SFX volume	SHIFT + PREV
Lower SFX volume	SHIFT + NEXT
Raise CD volume	ALT + PREV
Lower CD volume	ALT + NEXT
Last Dumaine dialogue	HOME
Last Mission dialogue	END
Background loading ON/OFF*	F4

* Background loading is a user-selectable feature that allows you to toggle 
between two modes of data management. Choose background loading "on" if you 
want to get into environments more quickly and start playing. A noticeable 
side effect of background loading is that the game may slow down for a few seconds
while sprite and SFX data is heaved into memory. If you want to preload all the 
data the engine needs for a given room before you go into that room, select 
background loading "off". The most noticeable side effect here is that the game 
pauses for a longer period while loading the data. It's worth noting that as you 
play the game, background loading becomes less obvious as more objects build up in
memory and don't have to be pulled from disk. 

			
5.  Player Controls

You've got a choice between CURSOR-FOLLOW mode or MANUAL mode.
The first is great for running through open spaces, gymnastics,
and shooting on the run. For more precise character handling,
toggle to the MANUAL control mode and use the cursor keys to
orient the character. Both modes use the mouse for targeting.

Using CURSOR-FOLLOW mode is simple. Lotos moves in the direction
of the cursor as long as you hold down the right mouse button. 
Double right click to jump. Up arrow to flip forward, down arrow
to flip backward. Arrow keys left and right to tumble. Hold down
control and the right mouse button to run. Hold the zero key and
drag the mouse to scan ahead in the environment.

Toggle between modes	BACKSPACE

KEYBOARD DEFAULTS FOR MANUAL MODE
walk			UP
run			CTRL+UP
turn			LEFT/RIGHT
jump			CTRL (single tap)
flip/roll		SHIFT+UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
punch/shoot		LEFT CLICK/DRAG
toggle weapon		SPACEBAR
push button, etc.	LEFT CLICK WHEN TARGET CURSOR CHANGES STATE
scroll			RIGHT DRAG (ALLOWS FOR SNIPING AND LOOK AHEADS)


See? That was simple. Don't worry, though. You can still cause 
plenty of mayhem. 


KEY CONFIGURATION
We've included a key configuration utility that allows you to remap keys for use
in the game. If you don't like the defaults, that is. This utility is self-explanatory.
This utility is located in the directory in which you installed Meat Puppet. Just double
click on the CONFIG.EXE file to run the program.

6. TROUBLESHOOTING

INSTALLATION ERRORS
Be sure to uninstall any demo versions of the game before installing the full version.

I PUT THE GAME IN HI-RES MODE AND NOTHING HAPPENS
Meat Puppet evaluates your machine's capabilities. If you are missing a driver or 
don't have enough video RAM to run in HI-RES, Meat Puppet continues to display
the current resolution whether you choose HI-RES or not.

MY GAME PAUSES
Meat Puppet anticipates most data needs and preloads graphics and 
sounds prior to actually using them This eliminates hiccuping. But
sometimes Windows 95 systems need a tweak or two to play Meat Puppet smoothly. 

MENU SCREEN OR ROOMS TAKE FOREVER TO LOAD (more than a few seconds)
Check your CD-ROM cache under Windows settings. Set it to medium or maximum.
Load times should drop drastically.

LOTOS RUNS LIKE SHE'S IN MOLASSES
When all characters are moving slowly in every room, there's most likely
a problem with your Direct Draw drivers. As a Windows 95 game, Meat Puppet
relies on those drivers for optimum speed. Run the setup from the DirectX
directory of the demo disc and make certain you've installed the most recent
drivers. If the problem persists, there's a chance that your video card doesn't 
support Direct Draw. Contact your vendor for the most recent drivers.

I CAN'T RUN THE GAME IN HI-RES MODE
Meat Puppet is a hi-color game and the hi-res mode (102X768) naturally 
requires a video card with lots or RAM-4MB, to be specific. The lo-res and 
the default medium-res modes run on a video card with 2MB. If you have a 1MB video card,
you're limited to lo-res (640X400) mode.

MY GAME RUNS SLOWLY IN HI-RES MODE
Run the game at its highest resolution only if you have a fast machine.
Some are faster than others, and surprisingly, some slower machines handle
the high-res mode fine.

Q: Where Can I Get Further Technical Assistance or Ask Game Play Questions?
A: In North America, contact Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc. For the rest of
the world contact Playmates Interactive Entertainment, Inc.

http://www.playmatestoys.com/piehome.htm

Meat Puppet and all related characters/artwork (c) 1997 Kronos Digital Entertainment. ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED. 




































































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