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MDK

GAMES PLAYER CHARTER

• Avoid playing when tired. Play for no more

than one hour at a time.

• Sit well away from the screen.

• Play games in well-lit areas.

• Reduce the brightness of the screen to

darken the contrast.

• Use as small a screen as possible. These

tips will help you enjoy your gameplaying

more and maximise your performance.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum P60, recommended P90

16 Megs of memory required

SVGA Video Card

100% Sound Blaster or compatible Sound Card

17 Megs of Free Hard Disk Space

INSTALLATION

WIN95

Once you have placed the MDK CD into your PC's

CD-ROM drive, the installation of MDK should

automatically start. If you have disabled the

'autoplay' feature (by holding down ‘shift’ after

placing the CD in your CD-ROM Drive), then

double click either Window's Explorer or the My

Computer icon. Search for your CD-ROM drive

(usually D:) and double click that to reveal the

contents of the MDK CD. Select "setup.exe" from

the list of files on the root directory of the CD.

This will start the installation and setup procedure.

CONTENTS:

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

INSTALLATION

STARTING MDK

MAIN MENU SCREEN

CONTROLS

WINDOWS 3.1 & DOS

Exit windows to get to the DOS prompt. Change

the directory to your CD-ROM drive (usually D: )

by typing

cd D:

Hit return and type

install

Hit the return key, this will start the installation

and setup procedure.

TROUBLESHOOTING

GAME PLAY TIPS

CREDITS

MDK

INSTALLATION OPTIONS:

You will be given several choices that effect

the amount of data stored on your computer's

hard drive. Installing a greater amount of data

to your machine's hard drive will improve

performance. It will notably decrease the

amount of time that each level in the game

takes to load.

The program will attempt to automatically

detect your soundcard and other hardware

components required to run MDK when in

Windows 95. If you have installed in DOS, your

soundcard will have to be configured from a

setup screen the first time MDK is run.

WINDOWS3.1 & DOS

Exit Windows and change to the DOS

directory that you installed MDK by typing cd

c:\ mdk

if you installed MDK into the default directory

of C:\SHINY\MDK . Now, type

mdk

and hit return.

Direct X is not required to run MDK in DOS mode

SOUND SETUP

Most likely, MDK can accurately detect your

soundcard configuration. Select the 'Detect All"

to find your particular sound card. You can

manually set the sound card's configuration. If

the game locks up or crashes when you test

the sound, please refer to the troubleshooting

section at the end of this quick start section

for some helpful hints or where to get

technical support. In the DOS version of the

game you can change your soundcard settings

(IRQ and DMA channels). You should hear

sound when you select the 'Test' option, if not,

your sound card has been improperly set up.

JOYSTICK

MDK can be played using a Standard joystick

with 2/4 buttons. You must select the 'Enable

Joystick' option to use a joystick. You can then

arrange the button configuration to your

preference. To return to the standard setup,

select 'Default Buttons'. Other devices on the

joystick such as hats, throttles etc. may work

but are not guaranteed.

KEYBOARD

You can change the function of each key and

customise the controls to your preferences by

highlighting the action and then pressing the

key you would like to assign to this function.

To save your preferences, select 'Quit' when

you are satisfied with your control options.

To return to the default keyboard configuration,

select that option.

PERFORMANCE

Selecting this option, MDK will perform a

hardware test of your system and compare it

to some standard systems. Your system may

vary from the benchmark systems due to

several factors, including type of RAM used

(SRAM or standard), video card and video RAM

available, CD-ROM speed, 32-bit Disk access

enabled or disabled, etc. Do not be concerned

if your system performs below the benchmark

level. This program is helpful to reveal

hardware that may limit your experience with

MDK.

SKILL

There are 3 settings available, 'Easy', 'Normal',

and 'Difficult'. Select whichever skill level is

appropriate for your ability.

DISPLAY

Selects the screen brightness. This option can

also be changed during the game by pressing

the F11 key at any time.

MAIN MENU SCREEN

All menus can be accessed by using the

mouse or arrow keys.

NEW GAME

By selecting this you will immediately enter the

MDK universe.

STARTING MDK

WIN95

Simply double click the MDK icon in the

Program Group on the start menu. If you do

not have DIRECTX 3.0 or later from Microsoft,

MDK will NOT run under WINDOWS 95. You

will be given the choice to install this at the

end of the installation process.

SAVED GAME

If you have saved any games before and wish

to resume play, select the saved game option

and select the game you wish to resume. You

will be prompted to save your game after each

level is completed.

OPTIONS

HELP

All the default keyboard controls are listed here.

During gameplay, if you need help at any time

pressing the F1 key will bring up this help menu.

MDK

CONTROLS

ARROW KEYS Will move Kurt in that direction.

Also controls aiming in sniper mode.

SPACE BAR Toggle in/out of Sniper mode.

A/Z Normal mode, it shifts the camera

to look up or down.

Sniper mode, zooms in/out.

CONTROL KEY Fires selected weapon.

ALT KEY

FUNCTION KEYS

F1 - Brings up the help menu which gives all

the keyboard controls.

F2 - Save game. You will then be prompted to

name your saved game or overwrite an

old saved game.

F3 - Load game. You can select a previously

saved game to play.

F10 - Quit game.

F11 - Adjust brightness.

F12 - Brings up the Options screen.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

Q: Help! I can't get MDK to run!

A: MDK requires 16 Megs of RAM to run. If

you do not have this, MDK will either not run,

or may crash often during gameplay.

simply run the other MDK executable (MDK95

for Windows95 or MDK.exe for the DOS

executable) to see which gives you the best

performance on your machine. Note: This will

depend on whether or not you chose Win,

DOS or both in the installation menu.

Q: I can't select any of the options in the main

menu.

A: If you are in DOS mode, make sure that

you have loaded your mouse driver before

starting MDK. Although the mouse is not

necessary to play MDK, it is needed to select

some options.

Q: The sound doesn't work!

A: That's not a question.

Q: The sound doesn't work on my machine.

Can you help?

A: Sure! First off, we'll assume that you've

checked to make sure that the speakers are

turned on and plugged in correctly to your PC

and you're running a 100% SoundBlaster?

compatible card. As a note, not all sound

cards are truly 100% compatible, in which case

you may not be able to get sound from MDK.

Now, if you're running in Win95, check to make

sure that your soundcard is operating

correctly. Remember that in Win95 you can

have a correctly operating soundcard but have

the sound muted. Double click on the speaker

icon on the task bar to see if the sound is

set to 'mute all'. If you are trying to run the

game in DOS, make sure that your sound card

and mouse drivers are being loaded for your

DOS session. Consult your sound card

instruction manual on loading the DOS drivers.

Jump. While in mid-air pressing the

alt key a second time will activate

the ribbon chute.

ENTER KEY

Will use/activate the selected

pickup.

Esc - Quit game.

Q: My joystick won't work. What's the

problem?

A: Check to make sure your joystick is set up

correctly. Then check in the MDK 'Joystick'

options to make sure the joystick is enabled.

In DOS mode you may need to load your

joystick's drivers that came with it. Please

check their documentation for further help.

0-9

Select specific pickup item.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

BONES AIRSTRIKE - While in sniper mode, the

centre of the targeting display will change to

red when aimed at an area that Bones can hit.

Simply press the fire button (ctrl) to call

Bones in to bomb the area.

WORLD'S MOST INTERESTING BOMB - Once

you throw the bomb, you can detonate it at

any time by hitting the enter key again. If you

do not, the bomb will explode after several

seconds on its own.

[ and ]

Toggle left and right through

different ammunition and pickup

items.

SHIFT KEY

Selects turbo mode which speeds

up Kurt's running and turning speed.

,/.

Strafe Left/Right

Q: The game is running slowly on my machine,

what can I do?

A: MDK will run faster in Win95 or DOS due to

your hardware configuration. Some video

cards, for example, work best in DOS or only

Win95. Try playing the game in the other mode

to see if there is an increase in performance.

You will not need to reinstall the game, but

CAPS LOCK

Keeps turbo mode on.

When used with the left and right

arrow keys will make Kurt

sidestep.

Pauses the game.

Esc

Quit game.

MDK

Q: It takes too long to load each level. How

can I speed it up?

A: Try re-installing the game and put the most

information you can on your hard drive. It's

much faster for your PC to move information

from the hard drive into RAM than from the

CD, but you must have more hard drive space

available.

Q: I don't know what all the weapons do! Help!

A: Whenever you pick up an item, the name of

the weapon appears. This should give you

some clue as to the item's abilities. You are

receiving the new weapons as soon as the

good doctor invents them, so there's not a lot

of advanced documentation on these items. If

you don't know what a weapon does, then find

a quiet area and fire one off to test it.

CREDITS

BUSINESS AFFAIRS:

Gary Rosenfeld

PLAYMATES INTERACTIVE

ENTERTAINMENT

SOUND DESIGN:

Tommy Tallarico Studios

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

David Luehmann

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:

Andrew Brown

GAME PLAY TIPS &

TECHNIQUES

Q: Why doesn't the Bones Airstrike work in

some areas?

A: When you have picked up the Bones

airstrike power-up, you must go into sniper

mode to use it. Make sure the airstrike power

up is the ammunition selected. The centre of

your targeting system will turn red when it is

focused in on an area that Bones can bomb.

Bones can't "Deliver Kindness" in enclosed

environments or under overhangs since he's

got to fly in to bomb the area. When you have

selected the target, press the normal fire

button. This tells Bones that you have set your

target and it is OK for him to start his

bombing run.

SHINY ENTERTAINMENT

ORIGINAL CONCEPT:

Nick Bruty

Q: I'm having trouble aiming quickly enough in

sniper mode. Any suggestions?

A: Keep the zoom level very low when finding

targets. Put the crosshairs on the target and

then zoom in. This method is much more

effective than zooming in and then trying to

acquire the target.

QA LEAD:

Dave Ontiveros

DESIGNED IN EQUAL PART BY:

Nick Bruty, Bob Stevenson, Tim Williams

TESTING STAFF:

Andy Hsu

Anthony Vasquez

Dave Arranaga

James Martinez

Jose Zatarain

Lee Jones

Gary Mahan

Brian Zenns

ADDITIONAL DESIGN:

Andy Astor, Martin Brownlow, Shawn Nelson

Q: I keep seeing these random messages on

the screen, like "Au Revoir, Paris". What do

they mean?

A: If you look at the meter in the lower right

corner of the screen, there is a green band

surrounding it. At its fullest, it indicates the

number of people alive near the city-mine

crawler. As the bar decreases in size, that

indicates that more and more innocent people

are dying. When the bar is depleted, a major

city has been destroyed by an alien city

because you took so long. Way to go..

PROGRAMMING & TOOLS:

Andy Astor, Martin Brownlow

ARTWORK IN EQUAL PART BY:

Nick Bruty, Bob Stevenson

SALES AND MARKETING:

David Localio

ADDITIONAL ARTWORK:

Shawn Nelson

MARKETING MANAGER:

Mark Polcyn

ANIMATION:

Shawn Nelson

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