
  PERILS OF POOM
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 by Michael Evans
 Soundtrack by m0ds

Hey, its [-M-] here. Thanks for downloading the Perils of Poom. It took a while to get here but I hope it doesnt disappoint TOO much.

The game is intended for and runs best in resolution 320 x 200 so please don't change the resolution settings if you use the WINSETUP.EXE to set up.

*HUGE* credit to Chris Jones for making AGS! Without it, this game wouldnt be here today.


THE GAME
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You control Mac Arack. He's constantly between jobs and isnt good at holding down relationships. Your job is simply to guide him through his many dodgy and bizarre situations without getting him KILLED. I say that but.. you can't die in this game so.. it shouldnt be too hard.


THE CONTROLS
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You ever played Beneathe A Steel Sky? Its basically that sort of interface in the sense that LEFT-clicking an object makes Mac LOOK at it while RIGHT-clicking makes Mac INTERACT with it. If you LEFT-click but the cursor is not on an object, Mac will walk to that area or near it.

=====((NOTE ABOUT INVENTORY CONTROLS))====
In this version of the game, the controls for the inventory SCREEN are different from normal gameplay. If an item is selected, to use it with another item in the inventory, you must LEFT-click on the item. RIGHT-clicking will deselect the current item. Its the opposite of what the gameplay is normally like, the look and use buttons are swapped. This will be fixed in the next release (I hope)!


To access Mac's inventory, just move the cursor to the top of the screen. Some buttons will appear. Left-click the icon on the right to open the inventory window. You can save, load and exit with the buttons on the left.


SHORTCUT KEYS
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There are some keyboard shortcuts that can be used during the game. 
These are:

Tab - Access Inventory

F5 - Save Game
F7 - Load Game
F9 - Restart Game

F12 - Take a screenshot - saved as screenshot.bmp


MISC
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I got to thank m0ds (Mark Lovegrove) for the music. If you havent got a soundcard with a MIDI wavetable - get one. That way you can hear it the way its meant to be heard. You can hear all the tracks in the sterio section of the main menu (complete with dancing). At the moment, the soundtrack isnt finished. The next version of the game will have the full track.


FINAL STUFF
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This game was made with Chris Jones' Adventure Game Studio
(www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk) or (www.agsforums.com)

This is the first chapter of the P.O.P. saga., the next game will explain a bit more - hopefully. The game was kinda overdue so instead of spending ages and releasing one long, lengthy, outdated bastard-piece, I thought I'd go BAM! Not sure when the sequel will be made, though.

Well, see you. If you get stuck, just post something in the AGS boards in the game hints forum. Someone (or me) will more than likely get back to you. Please dont e-mail me asking for hints. Well, have fun.

[-M-]

By the way, theres a secret/bonus scene at the end of the game after the credits. Gotta unlock it first, though!