MANHUNTER 2 (MANHUNTER IN SAN FRANCISCO) Typed in by CHUCKLES. Edited by PARASITE. CONGRATULATIONS On being selected for the esteemed position of Manhunter. This guide will introduce you to all of the information you will find necessary to become an effective, loyal follower of the Orb Alliance. Manhunter is the highest position a human can hold under the Alliance, so be grateful. Each day, you will be given an assignment by your sector's super- vising Orb. The assignments will involve tracking down humans who, in some way, have wronged the Alliance. You will be given a 24 hour period to discover and report the human's identity so that he can be corrected. Unlike Manhunter: New York, you are not immediately issued a Manhunter Assignment Device (MAD), but you will find it soon after crashing. MAD is your link to the Alliance computer. With MAD, you can access the tracking records associated with your current assignment as well as the Human Database Service. As Manhunter, you are allowed to travel to locations pertinent to your current assignment. DO NOT STRAY OR LOITER. Always conduct yourself in a manner suitable to your position. Treat your fellow earthlings with the indifference they deserve. MANHUNTER ASSIGNMENT DEVICE (MAD) MAD is a small, portable terminal linked by radio transmission to the Alliance computer. MAD has two functions: INFO & TRACKER INFO: This function provides access to limited information on all humans currently residing in the Planet Earth city where you are located. After pressing the INFO button, type in the full name of the human. The Human Database Service will then provide your MAD with information (Address,ID numbers, etc.) of the selected human. After receiving information, you may select REPEAT to try another name or select EXIT to leave the program. If you accident -ally type in the wrong name, you can try again or type BYE to leave the program. NOTE: The Orb Alliance has authorised Manhunters to visit any address furnished by the Info system. TRACKER All human movement is recorded in the Human Tracking Records database of the Alliance computer. Due to the low priority placed on these records, tracking information on each human is only available from shortly before the time of the alleged criminal activity to a time period not extending beyond the end of that day. Due to unforseen difficulties with human tracking disks, the targeted human's identity is not recorded. Also, tracking of a target is cut off if the human should venture under earth soil. However, this practice is strictly forbidden and should not hamper your investigations. One function of MAD is to tap into the appropriate human tracking records for your current assignment. When MAD first accesses tracking records, it will determine and then "tag" the most appropriate human target signal. A playback will then begin of that target's movements throughout the city. During playback, MAD will also display any other human targets that come in close contact with the tagged human target. You may tag any of these human subjects that you feel may be superficial to your investigation. To tag a new target, simply place your marker over the desired subject and press Enter. You may encounter a target represented by a large 'S'. This human has a special purpose and cannot be tagged. The yellow rotating target should change to the subject you have chosen. You may replay tracking records as often as you find necessary. Manhunters are authorized by the Orb Alliance to visit any location that a tagged target visits. NOTE: Experienced Manhunters have found that the most efficient way to use the tracker is to watch it until it terminates tranmission. Proceed to replay the transmission, closing MAD after the target leaves each location. Travel to the location shown and investigate. MANHUNTER OVERVIEW A Sierra 3-D Animated Adventure Game, simply stated, is an interactive movie where you become the main character. In this game, the main character is a Manhunter, an agent of the future who spies on fellow humans for an alien empire. Each 3-D Animateed Adventure Game has a main goal, and yours in Manhunter is to work undercover as a San Francisco manhunter, try to find the killer that you followed from New York, and discover why the orbs are so busy in San Francisco. You will need to move stealthfully and wisely, as time is quickly vanishing for America and its citizens. QUICK REFERENCE CARD Manhunter is somewhat different from other 3-D Animated Adventure Games. Most of the game is presented in a first person perspective. This allows you to view your surroundings onscreen as if you are actually there. The perspective changes to thirs person several times during the game. When you are in third person perspective, you will see your character on the screen. A marker on the screen is used to move through the game and to manipulate various objects. The marker will change shape when it is positioned over something that is important to the game.You can search a room by simply placing the marker over the various objects in the room. Watch the bottom of the screen for descriptions of what you can do. Press ENTER or the SPACEBAR to perform the actions described at the bottom of the screen. The various marker shapes are as follows: BLUE BALL WITH RED CENTER - You can perform any special activities at this location on the screen. ARROW - You can move in the direction that the arrow is pointing. MAGNIFYING GLASS - You can take a close-up look at the object. OPEN HAND - You can take or manipulate the object displayed. POINTING HAND - You can press (push) the object displayed. ? QUESTION - Describes an object. 3 3rd PERSON - You see yourself on the screen. COMMAND AND CONTROL KEYS MS-DOS AMIGA ATARI MAC APPLE IIGS HELP F1 F1 F1 1 1 SHIFT 1 TOGGLE SOUND F2 F2 F2 2 2 SHIFT 2 TRAVEL F3 F3 F3 3 3 SHIFT 3 SAVE GAME F5 F5 F5 5 5 SHIFT 5 RESTORE GAME F7 F7 F7 7 7 SHIFT 7 RESTART GAME F9 F9 F9 9 9 SHIFT 9 MENU ESC MOUSE MOUSE MOUSE --- MOUSE INVENTORY TAB TAB TAB TAB TAB TAB QUIT GAME ALT-Z ALT-Z ALT-Z --- --- OPT-Z JOYSTICK CTL-J --- CTL-J --- --- CTL-J TIPS ON PLAYING MANHUNTER 1. HOW TO MOVE AROUND See reference card or WALK THRU later in these notes. 2. KEEP YOUR FACE COVERED AND YOUR LIPS TIGHT Due to the dangerous nature of this adventure game, you will want to save your game often. Follow the instructions on your reference card to SAVE GAME after you have made important progress in the game. SAVE GAME whenever you encounter a potentially dangerous situation. If you do encounter danger, or fail to complete all the required tasks to get past a given obstacle, you can follow the instructions on your reference card to RESTORE GAME to the place you were at when you last saved your game. Intelligent use of this function has spared many a Manhunter from having his position terminated permanently. NOTE: Manhunter: San Francisco employs a conveniant feature that automatically gives you a second chance after you have encountered the most grisly of situations (namely, a gruesome death!). This feature allows you to face the most unexpected of conclusions without requiring you to replay the entire game. 3. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN Look at and examine everything you can. Watch those around you closely. Pay attention to detail. There are many clues, both visual and symbolic, which will help you succeed in your quest. SOLDIER ROBOT (full robot) These servants of the Alliance act as the orb's arms and legs. Do not in any way interfere with their activities. They have ultimate authority. SHEPHERD ROBOT (has legs only) These servants of the Alliance maintain control over special humans. It is forbidden to interfere with them. Arcade difficulty is normally set to hard. If you want to change the difficulty level, it is under the "Action" menu selection. Difficulty will be reset to hard when you reach the next arcade sequence.