========================================================================== SerpentHead Software email questions to: kathy.cassidy@serpenthead.com 6938 Fenner Rd http://www.serpenthead.com Hillsboro, OH 45133 USA ========================================================================== REGISTERING THE SOFTWARE Register NOW via a SECURE SERVER online for only $15 at : www.Shareit.com or www.RegSoft.com You may also register this software for $15 plus $5 shipping/handling. Send U.S. check or M.O. to SerpentHead Software at the above address. To use a credit card, please call toll-free either Shareit 1-800-903-4152 and register product #101419 or RegSoft 1-888-734-4880 and register product #4859. Australian orders: Shareware-Australia (02) 9565-2339 You will be given a registration code which will activate the full version of both Cendric's Quest and SerpentHead Deluxe. The registered version includes more screens and puzzles. SerpentHead Deluxe has built-in hints. Cendric's Quest has unlimited hints via email to the authors, once you have registered. Once you have registered, you may enter the registration code by clicking on the REGISTER button at the bottom of the screen. After entering the registration code, you will have full access to all game features. ========================================================================== Instructions For Game Play ========================================================================== THE GAME SCREEN The game screen is divided into two sections: the View Window and the Control Bar. The View Window is where the game takes place. What you see is exactly what your character, Sir Cendric, sees. The Control Bar is explained below. THE COMMANDS There are seven Command Buttons and four Directional Arrows at the bottom of your game screen. To select a command, position the hand cursor over the Command Button and click the left mouse button. (NOTE: If you are using the keyboard instead of a mouse, use the arrow keys to position the hand and press ENTER to choose a command. In these instructions, "Click" refers to clicking the left mouse button or pressing the ENTER key.) LOOK This command allows your character to look closely at any section of the View Window. Position hand icon on LOOK button and click. Then position hand icon where you want to look and click. You will receive a detailed description of the area. DO This command allows you to manipulate objects in the View Window. Position hand icon on DO button and click. Then position hand icon over what you wish to do (for example, open a door) and click. ITEMS To invoke this command, position hand icon on ITEMS button. Click LEFT mouse button and your inventory will be displayed. Position hand icon over the item you want described and click. To make use of an item you have taken, position hand icon over the item you wish to use and click. The hand icon will become the item you have selected. Position this item icon where you want to use the selected item in the View Window, and click. MAGIC Use spells in a similar manner to the items. SWITCHING MODES Click the RIGHT mouse button to switch between modes quickly. THE DIRECTIONAL ARROWS Choosing an Arrow will allow you to move to different rooms in the castle. Your character will move North, South, East or West regardless of which direction your character may be facing. Pay attention to which Arrows are lighted. You can only move in those directions. Sometimes exits will be hidden or blocked. You must open them before the corresponding Arrow will light and allow you to proceed. To move, position hand icon on the Arrow that corresponds to the direction you want to go and click. To the left of the Directional Arrows are the Stairs Icons. These will light up when you are in a room with a staircase. To climb the stairs up or down, position hand icon on the Stairs Icon and click. REGISTER Click here after you after registered the game. You may enter the registration code on the on-screen keyboard. Then you will have access to the complete game. The same registration code will also work for SerpentHead Deluxe. QUIT Click the QUIT button to leave the game and return to your operating system. Be sure to save your game before quitting. OPTIONS Clicking the OPTIONS button will bring up the Options Screen. From the Options Screen you may load a saved game, save a game, adjust brightness, and turn sound on or off. OPTIONS SCREEN COMMANDS: SAVING A GAME From the options menu, choose SAVE GAME. Use the arrow keys to highlight a game slot. Press ENTER key. Give your saved game a name of up to eight characters and press ENTER. If you pick a slot that was not empty, the game that was previously saved there will be replaced by your game. RESTORING A GAME From the options menu, choose LOAD GAME. Use the arrow keys to select a game slot. Press ENTER key to restore saved game. Choose SOUND ON/OFF and press ENTER to toggle sound on/off. To increase the brightness of your game screen, press the right arrow key. To decrease the brightness, press the left arrow key. If you still have trouble seeing the screen, you may have to adjust the brightness on your monitor. You must have a SoundBlaster compatible soundcard to hear the sound effects and music. The soundcard must be configured in standard mode, that is, base address 220, IRQ 5, DMA channel 1. If set incorrectly, you may hear the music at the beginning of the program, but the sound effects will not work properly. If your computer is not set for standard SoundBlaster emulation, then please run the SetSound utility. If you do not have a SoundBlaster compatible soundcard, then please answer NO when asked if you want SoundBlaster sound effects. "SerpentHead" Copyright (c) 1994-1998 by Kathy and Bill Cassidy Digpak audio driver Copyright (c) 1994 The Audio Solution This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.