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Bush Buck: Global Treasure Hunter (Solution)
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USA/FLT United Software Association USA/FLT
Fairlight PC Division
USA-DoX Department
Proudly Presents
Bush Buck Global Treasure Hunter Dox
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PC Globe
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INTRODUCTION
At the beginning of the game you are given a list of five items
located in various cites around the world. Your goal is to find
these items and bring them back to the city where you started your
search. There are a total of 15 items per game. Points are
awarded for each item found and for successfully returning these
items to your starting location. As items are returned, new items
are added to the list until the 15-item limit is reached. The
player who has the most points at the end of the treasure hunt
wins.
You travel from city to city by plane; clues are provided in some
cities to help you in your search. The better your understanding
of geography and world cultures, the faster you'll be able to
complete your hunt. Playing Bush Buck will familiarize you with
the names and locations of cites and countries around the globe,
and greatly enhance your understanding of the diverse cultures that
populate our world.
Bush Buck can be played by one or two players. Player number 1
will be indicated by red screens: borders on some of the symbols,
the description bar at the top of the screen, and the bars that
enclose the names of the items you're searching for will be in red
The corresponding screens for player 2 will be in blue. This will
help you keep track of whose turn it is as the game switches from
player 1 to player 2. There are also three electronic opponents:
Pierre LeDroop, Natasha Derooshki and of course Otto von Slinkenrat
(a highly skilled and devious player), whom you can play against.
The game can be played with or without a mouse.
Typographic Conventions
In these instructions, the Enter key on your keyboard is
represented by <enter>. The Escape key is represented by <esc>.
Function keys are represented by the designation of the function
key in angular brackets, i.e. <F1>, <F2>, etc.
Representation of keys used in Function Selection Mode (see below)
are as follows:
Num Lock <num> Alternate (alt) <alt>
control <ctd> Space bar <space>
Home <home> End <end>
Page Up <pgup> Page Down <pgdn>
Right arrow <right> Up arrow <up>
Down arrow <down> Left arrow <Ieft>
Keys that need to be pressed in combination are written together
inside angular brackets. For example, pressing Control and the
right arrow simulatneously is indicated as follows:
<ctrl right>
Installation
Starting Bush Buck
Please note that if any last-minute changes or enhancements are
added to the program after these instructions have gone to press,
we will make special note of them in the HELP facility and/or in a
README file. To look at the README file, insert the appropriate
disk in Drive A and type A: <enter>, then README <enter>.
Bush Buck can be run directly from floppy disks, or can be
installed and run on a hard disk.
Running Bush Buck from floppy disks
1. Turn on your computer.
2. After the system has booted up, make backup copy(s) of your
Bush Buck disk(s).
Label each disk. Keep your original disks in a safe place.
You should never run or install Bush Buck from the original
disks; always use the backups.
NOTE: If you are using a floppy drive with a different drive
letter, substitute that letter for "A"everywhere in the following
instructions.
3. Insert Bush Buck Backup Disk 1 in Drive A.
4. Type A: <enter>.
5. Type BUSHBUCK <enter>.
6. If prompted insert Bush Buck Backup Disk 2 in Drive A, then
press any key.
7. When prompted, type your name, then press <enter>. (If you
would like to run a demo, press <alt A> before typing your
name. The demo will also turn on automatically if you wait
two minutes before typing your name. Press <esc> to exit the
demo.)
By simply pressing <enter>, you will automatically default to
the name Bush Buck for the first player and Millie for the
second player.
8. When prompted choose the level of play (B = Beginner, I =
Intermediate, A = Advanced).
9. Indicate whether or not there will be another player.
10. If there is another player, type that player's name, then
press <enter>. If there is no other player, indicate whether
you would like an electronic opponent (Pierre or Natasha,
depending on the difficulty level) to play. (Note: Otto always
plays in advanced games unless there are two human players.)
11. Refer to the map to find the city named at the top of the
screen Type the letter that is closest to that city.
Installing Bush Buck on a hard disk
1. Turn on your computer.
2. After the system has booted up, make backup copy(s) of your
Bush Buck disk(s). Label each disk. Keep your original disks
in a safe place.
3. Insert Bush Buck Backup Disk 1 in Drive A.
4. Type A: <enter>.
5. At the A: prompt type HDINSTAL <enter>.
The Install program will create a subdirectory on your hard
disk called C:BUSHBUCK (unless you give it a different
name\letter). It will then copy all of the files from Disk 1
to the subdirectory.
6. When prompted, insert Bush Buck Backup Disk 2 in Drive A, then
press any key.
Running Bush Buck from the hard drive
1. Type CD\BUSHBUCK <enter> at the C> prompt (or drive letter
Bush Buck is on).
2. Type BUSHBUCK <enter>.
3. When prompted, type your name, then press <enter>. (If you
would like to run a demo, press <alt A> before typing your
name. The demo will also turn on automatically if you wait
two minutes before typing your name. Press <esc> to exit the
demo.) By simply pressing <enter>, you will automatically
default to the name Bush Buck for the first player and Millie
for the second player.
4. When prompted, choose the level of play (B = Beginner, I =
Intermediate, A = Advanced).
5. Indicate whether or not there will be another player.
6. If there is another player, type that player's name, then
press <enter>. If there is no other player, indicate whether
you would like an electronic opponent (Pierre or Natasha,
depending on the difficulty level) to play. (Note: Otto always
plays in advanced games unless there are two human players.)
7. Refer to the map to find the city named at the top of the
screen. Type the letter that is closest to that city.
Playing A Game
Beginner Level Play
At this level you can choose to play alone, against another player,
or against Pierre, one of Otto von Slinkenrat's henchmen. He's
trying to help von Slinkenrat get his hands on the goodies but he
isn't nearly as fiendishly clever or cunning as Otto. In fact he's
a bit of a clown.
When you start a game, a list of five items is displayed, along
with the name of the city to which you are to return the items.
You compete against the other player to find the objects on the
list. Once the other player acquires an object it cannot be
acquired by you.
After you have read through the list of objects press any key. A
map of a particular region of the world is displayed. The flashing
square indicates your current location. Cites where clues are
located are indicated by squares (these cities will only be
displayed at your request; see below); all other cities are
indicated by diamonds. The lower left-hand corner of the screen
indicates your score (initially zero). The lower right-hand corner
of the screen indicates the number of plane tickets you have. At
the beginner's level, you start with 60 plane tickets; each flight
costs you one ticket Bonus tickets are occasionally awarded.
To travel to another city, use the arrow keys or mouse to highlight
the "plane" icon, then press the left mouse button or <enter>.
Lines (called "travel vectors") will extend from your current
location to several other nearby cites, indicating the routes along
which you can travel. All possible routes are shown on the route
map. The map will serve as a useful guide during your travels.
To choose a route, either use the mouse or press an arrow key until
the route you want is highlighted then press the left mouse button
or <enter>. A graphic will display at the bottom of the screen
showing your plane taking off, flying to the destination city, and
landing (this animation sequence can be halted by pressing <enter>
or the left mouse button or turned off completely - see Function
Selection Mode on page 10). Sometimes the route takes the plane
through a storm (lighting, rain, snow, etc., depending on the
region). You'll be warned of the storm by a message at the bottom
of the screen. If the storm is severe, your plane may turn back.
Traveling through a storm with items on board your plane can
cause damage to those items, which will cost you points when you
return them. If your plane is damaged by the storm you will have
to pay by cashing in some tickets.
As in any treasure hunt, searching for clues will be your key to
finding items. If you land in a clue city, a clue to the location
of one of the items on the list will be displayed and you will be
awarded five points. To review the clues you have found for a
given item select the "list" icon. Items for which you have found
clues will be highlighted, items for which you have not found any
clues will not be highlighted. The number of clues found for an
item is also displayed. To see clues for an item move to that item
on the list and press the left mouse button or <enter>. The clues
you've found for that item will be displayed.
General information on the current city is displayed every time
you land. Although this general information might not be relevant
to finding the items being hunted in the current game, gaining
information about each city will help you in future games.
The greatest number of points are awarded when you return
items to your starting city. You will receive up to 500 points per
item. The number of points awarded for an item decreases as it sits
on the plane, so it is to your advantage to return each item as
quickly as possible. New items will be added to the list as items
from the original list are returned. You search for a total of 15
items per game. Also, ten bonus tickets are awarded per item when
you return items.
Beginner Level Help
- The "cites" icon turn the city symbols on and off, allowing
you to view all the cities you can visit within the current
region. Turn on the "cities" icon to show all of the cities
on the map. Cities can be identified by moving the cursor
to the "arrow" icon and pressing the left mouse button or
<enter>. (Note that the icon screen locations are not
always in the same place.) The arrow can then be moved
around on the screen using the mouse or the cursor movement
keys. When the arrow is pointing to a city, the name of that
city is displayed at the top of the screen. Pressing the
left mouse button or <enter> will give you information about
that city.
- To change from a view of a region to a view of the entire
world or view versa, simply click the left mouse button or
press <enter> while highlighting the "magnifying glass"
icon.
- The "musical note" icon turns music on and off. Music will
be on unless you turn it Off.
- The "list" icon shows you the list of items that have been
found and those remaining to be found. It also shows you the
name of the city where you need to return these items. Refer
to this list if you can't remember all of the items you're
looking for, where you're supposed to return them, or the
clues you've uncovered that will help you find them.
- The "key" icon displays a legend that indicates the meanings
of the different city symbols and the meanings of the five
different climate/geographic features. Refer to this if you
can't remember how to distinguish clue cities from other
cites.
- The "question mark" icon displays text that gives a brief
description of the meaning and function of each icon. Also,
when this icon is lit, brief comments are added to most
information boxes.
- A "thermometer" indicator on the lower-left side of the
screen tells you whether you are getting hotter (white) or
colder (blue) in your search. Based on city information,
clues, and the reading on the thermometer, you choose the
next city that you think will bring you closer to an item
from the list. When you land in a city that contains one of
the items from the list, you automatically acquire that
item and it is loaded onto your plane.
- The "plane" icon allows you to travel from city to city
- The "arrow" icon allows you to point and identify a city.
When the arrow is pointing to a city, the name of that city
is displayed at the top of the screen. Pressing the left
mouse button or <enter> will give you information about that
city.
Intermediate Level Play
At the intermediate level, you can choose to play alone, against
another player, or against Natasha Derooshki - another cohort of
Otto von Slinkenrat Natasha is more clever than the bumbling
Pierre, and she'll prove to be a very challenging Bush Buck
opponent. Still, she isn't nearly as brilliant at stealing world
treasures as her mentor, von Slinkenrat.
In an intermediate game, the thermometer that indicates whether
you're hot or cold is replaced by an "eye" icon. Landing in a city
that contains an item from your list does not automatically give
you that item. If you land in a city where an item is located, the
eye will lights up. To search for the item, select the "eye" icon.
The will cost you one plane ticket and the item will be loaded onto
your plane.
If you don't notice the eye lighting up and therefore fail to pick
up the item, the eye will remain lighted even when you travel to
other cites. You must then try to retrace your steps to find the
city where the item is really located The only way to "turn off"
the eye is to select it, which will search the current city for an
item.
Returned items are worth up to 1000 points but the actual value you
will be awarded can be less, depending on the condition of the item
and on how long it has taken you to return it. Players at the
intermediate level start with 50 tickets.
Advanced Level Play
As in intermediate play, landing in a city that contains an item
from the list does not automatically give you that item. Also, in
advanced play, the "eye" icon does not light up when you land in a
city that has an item. If you believe that an item is located in
a given city, select the "eye" icon to search for it. This will
cost you one ticket Clues cannot be reviewed in advanced play;
you'll need to pay close attention when they are displayed, as you
will see them only once. Otto always plays in advanced games
unless there are two human players.
Items are worth up to 1500 points (again, the actual value you
receive will generally be somewhat less). Players at the advanced
level start with 40 tickets.
Point values
Point values for clues, items, returning items, and unused tickets
vary with the level of play. The following table shows the maximum
point values for all levels of play.
Beginning Intermediate Advanced
Clue 5 points 10 points 15 points
Item 50 points 100 points 150 points
Returned Item 500 points 1000 points 1500 points
Unused ticket 10 points 20 points 30 points
Remember, the longer an item stays on the plane, the fewer points
it will be worth when you return it. Also, items are damaged
during storms, which reduces their value. Your plane may also be
damaged by a storm. Repair to the plane will cost you tickets.
Unused tickets can only be cashed in for points after all 15 items
in the game have been found.
Function Selection Mode
When you're in a map screen with a flashing red or blue box around
one of the icons, you are in the Function Selection Mode. In most
instances, you can get to the mode by pressing <esc>. The number
of times you need to press <esc> depends on what point you're at
in the game. The following key definitions are active when you are
in Function Selection Mode:
<F1> Help
<F2> Display scores of both players
<F3> Plane Animation on/off
<F4> Set mouse sensitivity (slow to fast)
<F5> Turns music effects oil/off
<F6> Toggles 16/256-color mode (VGA/MCGA only)
<F7> Selects the "eye" icon in Intermediate or Advanced
mode.
<enter> or Select option
<space>
<esc> Exit program
<H> Help
<C> Show "cities" key
<M> Mouse Pointer
<K> Key (map legend)
<F> Find (search for item)
<Z> Zoom In/Out
<S> music on/off
<I> List of items
<J>,<A>,<P>, These keys allow for travel, they stand for Jet,
Airplane,
<T> and <G> Plane, TraveL and Go, respectively.
<B> Boss Key: if you're playing this game at work and
your boss walks by, press <esc> key The screen will
look like a typical MS-DOS screen. Press <esc> to
get back to the game.
With the arrow icon selected, the following keys will move the
arrow as indicated:
<up> UP
<down> Down
<Ieft> Left
<right> Right
<Shift up> or <pgup> Slow up
<Shift down> or <pgdn> Slow down
<Shift left> or <home> Slow left
<Shift right> or <end> Slow fight
<ctrl pgup> Fast up
<Ctrl pgdn> Fast down
<ctrl home> Fast left
<ctrl end> Fast fight
Bush Buck and Microsoft Windows- 3.0
Bush Buck is not a Windows program but will function properly in
the Windows graphic environment as an MS-DOS application. Install
Bush Buck according to the instructions at the beginning of this
instruction sheet; it will then operate under MS-DOS or as an
MS-DOS application under the Windows Program Manager See your
Windows 3 0 manual for Windows installation instructions. All PC
Globe, Inc. programs will run correctly using the standard MS-DOS
PIF file which is included in Windows 3.0.
A customized "Bush Buck" icon for use with the Windows graphic
environment is included in the Bush Buck directory as the file
BUSHBUCK.ICN. Assuming that Bush Buck is already instead to operate
under the Program Manager, the standard DOS icon may be replaced
with the customized icon.
Copy the BUSHBUCK.ICN file to your Windows directory, start Windows
and select "Bush Buck" in the Program Manager. Then select "File"
from the Program Manager Menu Bar. On the dropdown File menu,
select "Properties." In the Properties Dialog Box, select "Change
Icon." An edit box will appear containing PROGRAM.EXE as the
"File Name." Change this file name to BUSHBUCK.ICN and seled "View
Next." The "Bush Buck," icon should appear. Click on the OK button
and the customized icon will be installed in the Program Manager.
If you have more than one PC Globe, Inc. program you might want to
create a PC Globe program group in which to install all of your PC
Globe program with their customized icons. See your Windows manual
for instructions on how to create a customized group.
Bush Buck Command line Options
Note: Normal usage does not require using these commands. You
should only need to type BUSHBUCK <enter> at the system prompt
to run the program. Only use the following options if they
are necessary for running Bush Buck on your particular
computer system.
When you run Bush Buck the following parameters can be added to the
game's program command.
/PS1 uses E3M PS1 sound card
/BERC Hercules graphics mode
/VGA sets 32Ox2OO, 25color display mode
/MCGA sets 32Ox2OO, 256-color display mode
/EGA sets 32Ox2OO, 16-color display mode
/CGA sets 32Ox2OO, 4-color diSPlay mode
/TANDY sets Tandy graphics display mode
/NS turns off music but leaves in sound prompts
/NM turns off music
/NOSYNCH turns off SYNCH with graphic cards
/LOWMEM turns off sound and animation to conserve
memory
/ES when not in Windows use this for enhanced
sound
Example: To run Bush Buck in EGA graphics mode with no sound
you would type (at the system prompt):
BUSHBUCK/EGA/NS <enter>.
