THE KEY
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v1.72 (4/22/04)

Part III: Quest for The Key

	Part III of The Key is simply an extention of Part I and II. At the end of Part II, the player was not able to access the Graveyard Rimworld and continue the game; once Part III is installed, the player will be able to do just that. The Key is a modular game: as time goes on new locations will be added, and the player will never lose the ability to access previous locations. Part III may begin at the Graveyard Rimworld, but the player can zip back to Arcadia anytime the player wishes -- and in fact, the player will have to do just that many times before the game is over.

	If you are reading this file, you must have unzipped the main download. Doing so will create two files: this readme and another one called PART3.EXE. The file PART3.EXE is a self-extracting zip file. All you have to do is run the self-extracting zip file by double-clicking on it. The file will ask where you want its contents installed; point it to the directory where you installed The Key and then run it.
	For instance, if The Key was installed into:

C:\THEKEY

	then (after double-clicking the file PART3.EXE) hit the BROWSE button, select that folder, and press UNZIP. It might ask if you are sure you want to overwrite some files; if it does say YES -- some files, like the main program file THEKEY.EXE, need to be replaced.

	What will happen is that the self-extracting file will create a number of new directories as well as add a few files to some previous directories! New animations will be placed into the C:\THEKEY\MOVIES folder, and a third sounds directory called MP3 will be created.

	To start playing Part III, the player must gain access to the Arcadia Comm Tower (either by loading a saved game or by starting a new game and resolving the puzzles) and enter the coordinates for the Graveyard Rimworld in the hyperwave pillar. If there is sufficient power on Arcadia, the player will then be able to click on the pillar and after reading a short congratulations message, will be transported to the Graveyard Rimworld.
	Part III brings the game to its conclusion! Part III, however, is not the last game I will ever make; I have already started work on another game, currently entitled The Artilect. Be sure to check back at the Mug Software website from time to time! As bugs crop up I'll post bug fixes on the website, as always.
	The website is at:

http://www.godcentric.com/thekey/main.htm

	I hope you enjoy the game! It is a tremendous blessing to be done with it after so long; I've spent four years on it and at times I thought I would never finish it. The Key is the first game I ever did, and I learned quite a bit about writing adventure games while working on it. Despite the fact that it was obviously written by an amateur, God has blessed it and it has achieved far more success than I ever would have thought. The credit for the game definitely has to go to God, not to me.

--JMKC
jonathan@starmanseries.com

ps: Keep an eye out for the secret room! Part III has a secret, hidden location...
