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• Credits...DESIGNER AMD DIRECTOR

IMAGE PRODUCTION

LEAD PROGRAMMER

SCENE DIRECTION

LEAD PRODUCTION ARTIST

BACKGROUND PAINTINGS

ARTISTS

DGDS SYSTEM

PROGRAMMERS

ORIENT EXPRESS ARCADE

TANK ARCADE

3-D GRAPHICS

ORIGINAL STORY

WRITERS

THEATRICAL COORDINATOR

JeffTunnell

Randy Dersham

Louie McCrady

Shawn SharpRoger Smith

Mark Brenneman

D. Brent Burkett

Brian HahnDamon MitchellMark PeasleyRobert CaracolMike JahkeJerrett JesterIan GilliandRon ClaybornJohn Burton

Rich RaylDarek LukaszukKevin Ryan

John LeavensMarian ShepherdSteve Vandevender

Darek LukaszukNeis Bruckner

Kevin Ryan

Cyrus Kanga

Jeff TunnellDavid Atman

Tom BrookeDavid SelleDavid Atman

Sher Alltucker

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ORIGINAL SCORE

AUDIO DIRECTOR

SOUND DIRECTIONMUSIC EDITOR

LEAD TESTER

TESTERS

• Cast...CHENGDU CLINIC:Kate Lomax:Tong:Nurse assistant:Small boy:Woman:Girl:Boy:

HONG KONG:"Lucky" Jake Masters:Eugene Lornax:Qwon:Rickshaw driver:Chi:Ho:Bargirl:Old salt:Thugs:

Shanghai pirate:Master Wu:

LOMAX'S OFFICE:Secretaries:

AIRFIELD:Immigration Official:

U DENGS FORTRESS:Li Deng:Attendant to Kate:Gong Ringer:Dog in the kitchen:Fortress Guards:

Peasant:Cow:

KATHMANDU:Kubla the Sherpa boy:

Don LatarskiChristopher Stevens

Christopher StevensKenneth Rogers

Forrest Walker

Wayland WassermanChris MedingerAlan Roberts

Kimberly GreenwoodRoger EmmertAirnee ChenJeffryn LeungChen XingpingLiana LeungJustin Leung

Andrew DeRyckeArnie LafertyAlan KreitzSiping LiDavid LeungYexin WuNu HintonRandy DershamPaul TanSteven SeahVance KimRoger SmithKazuko Renes

Nicole Starling-HendersonSher Alltucker

Kevin Ryan

Fred IkedaYoun KimDouglas Zalud-MackieMochaRen JianpingQing YangFred LeePaul TanMatt BurtonChris Mooney Junior'sbrown cow

Elliott Jenkin;

Kubla's mother:Ama:Han Bojon:Jyapu, Han's assistant:Telegraph operator:Llama:Sardar:Bartender:Tavern Patrons:

Villagers:

ISTANBUL:Mahir. the Mechanic:Acayib, the Camel merchant:Beggar boys:

Kaseem, the Pawnbroker:Mohmar, the Shell game:British Guard:Bartender:British Officers:

Beggar woman:Turkish color guard:Turkish guards:

Man being tortured:Woman and baby:Turkish boy:Nabob:Nabob's daughter:Harem:

Lucky's royal children:

ORIENT EXPRESS:Ticket Booth:Reporter:Woman traveler:Young woman:Dignitary:

Bea HarphamNancy ChenDemetri LiontosRobert CaracolMaribelte CaracolKazuko RenesDouglas Zalud-MackieArt BroncheauLevaun ShepherdDerek HarrySkip HornAlfredo GalindoNancy ChongDennis ChongEmily ChongSetsu MarshallMichelle HendersonDavid Wilson

Francesco ArellanoCyrus KangaTyrone ReynoldsTiyson ReynoldsJames ValentineAlan K. WhiteDamon SlyePeter ChabarekWade WillisDavid RizziMichael JahnkeSondra SteniusScott ColemanMark MattisonCliff SarnialRick LewisForrest WalkerAnnette and Anthony KreShanti SagradaJim AppelJane WojickPenny JamesJenny JamesDenna SundstromDiana TaylorMargaret WhaleyRoxanna OlesijukDaolo Zalud-MackieJack AlltuckerBriney AlltuckerRebekah FreedmanAdam Brewer

Matteo ZachaiDan BrunoPhyllis HerlockerJenny CaneenSteven Tague

Suzanne KoelkerSher AlltuckerPeter HoldenDaniel Brown

Introduction OverviewA light hearted romantic adventure in the mold ofmovies such as "Romancing the Stone" or "Raiders ofthe Lost Ark", Heart of China (HoC) is far removedfrom the standard fantasy or sci-fi plots of mostcomputer games. Instead, HoC was designed to takeyou on a whirlwind, globe-spanning adventure thatcaptures the flavor and romance of exotic locationsand characters. To achieve this goal we had toaccomplish both technical and design breakthroughs.

There were two main issues on the technical side thatB JeffTunnell aTe wort^ noting- First was the addition of a Story

Branch alert that signals when you've taken a pathwayin the story that could have been approached from a different direction. This wasan important addition to the adventure because it allows you to actually see themultiple plot paths in the game. Rise of the Dragon, HoC 's predecessor, also hadmultiple storybranches but the feedback we received told us that most peoplewere unaware that these different pathways existed. With the Story Branch alert,you'll immediately know when you've tried something that could have been doneanother way. Also on the technical side was the artwork. It was decided veryearly on that we would use a combination of live actors and realistic, handpainted backgrounds to achieve the rich "period" feel of the game. However,combining the photographed actors with the painted backgrounds turned out tobe much harder than we had originally anticipated. Total reworking of theartwork was required on two separate occasions to get it just right. Despite all ofthe difficulties encountered, I think the resulting "film quality" look was worth theeffort.

Along with the technical advances made in HoC, exploring the chemistrybetween three very interesting characters was a top priority. Friendships andromance develop over the course of the entire game, with the romance betweenLucky and Kate being the focal point and an intriguing "buddy" interactiondeveloping between Lucky and his ninja partner, Chi. HoC's sidekick system(allowing interaction between three main characters) was essential to thisprocess of fostering believable characters and emotional attachment. Thesidekick system is a powerful feature that will be a critical element in futureDynamix adventure games.

Finally, I would like to thank the huge team that brought the HoC vision to life.Taking a look at the enormous list of credits gives you an idea of just how manypeople devoted their time and energy to this project. It's their hard workcombined with Sierra's patience and support that have made this adventure areality.

Jeff Tunnel I

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Welcome to Heart of China, the second game to usethe new Dynamix Game Development System(DGDS). As you are about to discover, the world ofJake Masters is unlike anything you've seen incomputer gaming. Because of this, it's importantthat you understand the elements that make Heart ofChina so unique.

The characters have character...The characters in Heart of China all havepersonalities and a past... it's important to rememberthis when you deal with them. Also, just like realpeople, they remember things that you've said ordone to them. Keep this in mind because everythingyou say and do will affect their actions in the future.

Time clicks on...Time passes in the world of Jake Masters. Thismeans that, just like in the real world, things happenwith or without you. It also means that the passageof time becomes a factor in everything you do.

You are the main characters...Heart of China unfolds almost entirely through theeyes and minds of three main characters. What theysee you see. What they know you know. There's alot of information locked away in the minds of theseindividuals. Each one has different skills andknowledge... leam to use them.

What you see is what you get...In Heart of China, you don't type commands tomake things happen. You enter Jake Master's worldand physically make things do what you want themto do. This is one of the most revolutionary conceptsof the game. Through the use of a point-and-clickinterface, you actually pick up objects and usethem. Want to start a tank? Simply pick up the keys,place them in the ignition and turn the key. It'ssimple yet incredibly powerful. The point-and-clickcommands are fully explained in the followingpages. Mastery of the basic techniques takes onlymoments, after which you can begin to explore,leam and grow in your interactive abilities.

Table of Contents

6. Introduction

7. Overview

8. Rot Branches

iO. Getting Started

14. Multiple Characters

15. Inventory Screens

17. Object Use

21. Character Interaction

22. AdvancedTechniques

25. Meanwhile &Story Sequences

26. Game Play Menus

29. Joystick Controls

31. Keyboard Controls

33. Action Sequences

35. Walk Through

43. Disk Problems

45. Hint Information

DocumentationDesign: Jerry LuttrellLayout: Jerry Luttrell

Shawn BirdWriting: Jerry Luttrell

David Seile

Special thanks to MarkPeasley.

Dedicated to AgentCoop & the WhiteLodge.

StoryFlow

HOWDIDYOCI DO?

The best possibleending to the game isto make it to Paris,safely delivering Kate

, to her father's waiting. arms. If you've done

everything right.Lomax will give youall of your aeroplanesback, S125.000 plusa $20,000 bonus, anew car, an allexpense paid trip toMonte Carlo and freemeals at ail of hisrestaurants.

?lot BranchesOne of the most unique, and potentiallyoverlooked, elements of Heart of China is themultiple ways in which you can proceed throughgame play. These multiple "plot paths" arepresent because the interactive storyline of Heartof China is MOT LINEAR in design. There areoften several ways to proceed into the storywhen faced with a puzzle or obstacle. It'simportant to remember that your actions affectthe flow and direction of the adventure you areplaying... you truly "interact" with the game.There are several entirely different endingsto the story. The ending that you experience,and the paths you take to reach that ending,are completely dependent upon the actionsand decisions that you make throughoutgameplay.

Plot Branch AlertBecause of the numerous options that plot pathspresent, it's important that you're aware whenyou've chosen a story pathway that could havebeen approached from a different direction.That's why the Plot Branch alert is used. It willappear at any point in the adventure whenyou've chosen a path that could have beenapproached in a different way. The Plot Branch

alert won't tell you what you've done that couldbe done differently, it only alerts you to the factthat you have bypassed a potential piece of thestory. Also, keep in mind that the Plot Branch

alert does not tell you if the choice you madewas the best one, it simply indicates that therewas another plot path available for you toproceed down. Remember this if you findyourself at a point in the adventure that appearsto be a dead end. If you are absolutely "stuck,"you may have ventured down a plot path thatmakes it impossible to successfully completeyour mission.

Romance MeterYour actions and choices willnot only determine the physicaflow of the storyline but therelationship between KateLomax and "Lucky" Jake Masters.To see how you're doing in theromance department, you can access a

Romance Meter (a small heart located in thelower left-hand corner of the screen during flightsequences) which visually displays KateLomax's current feelings toward Lucky. Thereare three stages to the meter: Passionate,Neutral and Cold. By left clicking on the icon,you'll be able to see a story panel that displays,through thought boxes, the feelings that the twocharacters have for one another.

IMPORTANT!Keep a watch on the Romance Meter! You maysolve all of the game's puzzles correctly andstill not get the optimal ending sequence ifKate and Lucky aren't nose-to-nose comeParis.

The Romance Meter isvisible on/y from theFlight Screen. LeftClicking on the hearticon wil l display a storypanel which showsLucky and Kate in flightwith thought boxes thatconvey their currentfeelings for one another.

GettingStarted

l.LOOK:sing/ed(dcthe right mouse buttonwhile the cursor isplaced over the objectyou want to look at. Thiswill bring up a text boxcontaining informationon the object you'relooking at.

2. OPERATE: singleclick the left mousebutton while the cursoris placed over the objectyou want to activate orselect.

3.MOVE:dfdtandhold the left mousebutton while the cursoris placed over the objectyou want to pick up andmoue.

NOTE: not all objectscan be picked up sodon't cramp your fingerstrying to pick up a seagull or cow.

These examples usethe mouse to displaythe 3 basic point-and-click actions. For thepoint-and-clickequivalents using thekeyboard and joystick,please see the section:CONTROLSbeginning on page 26.

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Simplicity...The essence of Heart of China is the simpleaction of point-and-click. The small cursor onthe screen represents you in the world of"Lucky" Jake Masters. By moving the cursoraround Lucky's world and "clicking," youinteract with his environment. There are only 3basic point-and-click actions:

LOOK

OPERATE

MOVE

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Simplicity Plus...O.K., we lied. There are more than 3 basicpoint-and-click commands. We didn't want todiscourage you! Besides, the following advancedpoint-and-click techniques are really justextensions of the big 3. Really... no spreadsheetfunctions or multi-event video cassette recorderfeatures here. Just the simple point-and-clickwith a bit of flare thrown in for addedexcitement. So hang in there with us! There areonly 3 more clicks between you and the point-and-click big league:

A NOTEON CLICKING...

Just as we ali hold apencil or forkdifferently, everyone"clicks" slightlydifferently. Therefore,the preset "click"controls may notseern perfect foreveryone. You canadjust the presetcontrols to suit yourown persona! speedand feel by using theCalibrate Menu. SeeCalibrate on page 27for instructions.

1. MAIN INVENTORY:Right click while thecursor is placed onInventory Icon. Windowsshowing a character'sstatus and the currentinventory objects he orshe is holding holdingwil l be displayed.

2. QUICK INVENTORY:Left click while thecursor is placed on theInventory icon. Onlyyour inventory windowwill be displayed.

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3. USE: While acharacter is holding ausable object, such as agun, you can select thatobject for GSE byclicking and holding theright mouse button.While the right button isheld down, the cursorwill change to indicatethat the particular itemhas been selected.C-*J This example showsthe USE function withLucky's gun selected.The cursor will bedifferent for other objects.If Lucky cart hold anobject, it cart be selectedunder the USEcommand.

USE + OPERATE: Whilean object is selected forGSE and the on-screen cursor isshowing the icon for theselected object, it can beOPERATED like all otherobjects, by singleclicking ihe left mousebutton.c^ In this example Lucky'sgun is selected as theobject of USE. The USEcommand allows you toaim the gun while theOPERATE command firesthe gun.

IMPORTAffT

if you're one of thosedie-hard gameplayers !hat likes toexplore a game onyour own, it'srecommended thatyou at least readabout the Game Saveand Restore features.This information islocated in the VCRMenu section on page28.

GSING OBJECTS THAT A CHARACTER ISCARRYINGTo USE objects that a character is carrying,simply click and hold the right mouse button.The on-screen cursor will change to indicate thatthe specific object being held has been selectedfor GSE. When the object is selected for CJSE, itcan be OPERATED in the same way as otherobjects in the game.

There will be times when the character's handcan be used as an object. When the player usesa character's hand (holding no other objects) inthis way, the cursor will change to display ahand (see pg. 13).

That's it. You can now look at objects,move them and operate them. You can alsoselect and use objects that a character iscarrying.Very simple, very easy, low-stress interaction.On the following pages are more tips andtechniques that will help you understand theinteraction techniques used in Heart of China.Elements such as inventory use, talking withother characters, game play options and morein-depth use of the cursor are explained.

The Smart Cursor"Hey! My cursor keeps changing!"Yes, that's right. The cursor you know and lovechanges in DGDS games when moved overcertain items. That's because it's smart andwants to tell you something about what it'spointing at.

In addition to pointing in different directions, thecursor will, at times, completely change shapeto inform you about items, places or people youshould pay attention to. We've taken the libertyof interpreting this language of cursor-ease foryou:

• When the cursor changesto an exit sign it's telling youthat by left clicking on thisspot you can enter another

| When the cursor changesto a pointed exit it's differenti-ating between two closelyplaced, but different, exits.

| If the cursor changes to aconversation bubble, youcan (eft click to engage in aconversation with the personthe cursor is pointing at

| If the cursor changes to amagnifying glass, it's yourcue that you can left click to"zoom in" and get a closerlook at what the cursor ispointing at.

| In some situations thecursor will change to a handicon. This tells you that thecharacter may engage inhand-to-hand contact withthe items on-screen.

THE EXTRA-SPECIALWAfflCON

In; addition to thenormal gamepiaycursor icons, you willsoon becomefamiliar with DGDS'ssignal that if sthinking - the WaitIcon. The cursor wiilchange to the WaitIcon whenever thegarne needs toaccess informationfrom disk or 'ispreparing a surprise.

Switching ControllingCharacter: teft dick onthe SecondaryCharacter Icon, locatedin the bottom left comerof the screen.

I "Inventory Screens

While travelling, you'll find that you can pick upcompanions who will travel with you. Becausecharacters have their own strengths andweaknesses, you'll find the need to placedifferent individuals in "control." The characterspresent in your party are represented by iconslocated in the bottom corners of the screen. TheInventory Icon is located in the lower right-handcorner of the screen and always represents thecharacter that is controlling the action. TheSecondary Character Icon is located in the lowerleft-hand corner and always indicates asecondary traveller who is not controlling theaction.

The Secondary Character The Inventory IconIcon represents a secondary represents the charactertraveller NOT controlling the currently in control of gameaction. play action, or the controlling

character.

SWITCHING ACTIVE CHARACTERSChoosing which character to lead the adventureis an important part of puzzle solving in Heart ofChina. Because each character has specializedskills, you'll need to pick who does what tosuccessfully complete your quest. You canswitch the Secondary Character with theControlling Character by simply left clicking onthe Secondary Character Icon.

INVENTORY ICONLocated on the bottom right corner of all gameplay windows, the Inventory icon represents theControlling Character. It's use is straightforwardand very simple.

• To give an object to one of the characters,simply move the item on the top of thatcharacter's icon and drop it.

• To access the Main Inventory Window, rightclick on the Inventory Icon.

• To access the Quick Inventory Window, leftdick on the Inventory Icon.

• To use an object, the current holder of thatobject must be the controlling character.

Objects can be moved into the The Inventory icon willSecondary Character's always appear in the lowerinventory by dragging the right comer of the gameobject onto the Secondary screen except during non-Character icon and dropping it. interactive "storytelling"

screens and arcadesequences.

LOOKING ATINVENTORYOBJECTS

Using the LOOKcommand (rightdick) on objects heldin inventory will givea close-up pictureand description of the

1 object you are1 looking at.

Move Objects: left dick,hold and drag. Releasethe button when theobject is where youto drop it.

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Main Inventory: tightd'tck on the InventoryIcon.

Quick Inventory: leftclick on the InventoryIcon.

Switch ControllingCharacter: left click onthe Secondary

The Main InventoryWindow displays boththe objects held ininventory and thecharacter's status. Fromthis menu you can givea character objects touse, or drop them foruse on their immediatesurroundings.

<3f Objects cannot bedragged from thesurroundings direcllyinto an open inventorywindow. They must bedropped onto theinventory icon when theinventory windows areclosed.

A wore or*INVENTORY MENOS

The Quick Inventory isjust what the nameimplies: GXKX, DGDSpuils up the QuickInventory much fasterthan the MainInventory. When, youdon't need ID interactwith a character andonly need to accessthe items in inventory,left, click on theinventory Icon to usethe Quick Inventory.You'll spend a fot iesstime wafting...Also, objects can bemoved directly out ofthe Quick Inventory.Just left, click and holdthe object and move 'Aout of the inventoryWindow. This can onlybe done from theQuick Inventory! ft's abig time saver duringconversations whenyou need to e»items with anothercharacter.

MAIN INVENTORY WINDOWAccessed by right clicking on the InventoryIcon, the Main Inventory Window gives youcontrol over all items that you have placed into acharacter's inventory. You can drop the itemsfrom inventory, give them to the character touse or transfer them to the SecondaryCharacter's inventory to use.

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Object Gse

QUICK INVENTORY WINDOWAccessed by left, clicking on the Inventory Icon,the Quick Inventory Window shows you only theobject inventory. While you will not be able touse the inventory items on the character fromthis menu, you can quickly moue objects frominventory.

The Quick Inven-tory displaysonly the objectsthat have beenplaced into acharacter'sinventory. Formost game playpurposes, thisinventory windowis the fastest andeasiest to use.

CJsing objects in the world of Heart of China iseasy. Simply moue objects to where you wantthem to be used or perform an action on objectsthat need something to be done to them.

• If you want to pick something up off theground and put it in your inventory, you simplymoue the object onto the Inventory Icon (orSecondary Character Icon) and drop it.

• If you want to use an item on something,simply take it out of inventory and drop it on thething you wish to use it on. If you want to givean object to a character (besides Chi, Kate, orLucky), do the same.

• Sometimes to complete a task or solve apuzzle it is necessary for you to trade objectsbetween different characters. This can beaccomplished easily from either the main orquick inventory screens.

<^- Heart of China is an"intelligent"environment whichoperates on the

pie thation sense is the'istruction

manual. Keep this inmind if you get stuckor if somethingdoesn't work the wayyou think M should. Ifit's a logical thing todo, there's probably away to do ft

1. To enable Lucky touse his gun you mustaccess the maininventory screen byright clicking on theinventory icon at theright hand side of thescreen (press enter onthe keyboard).

2. In the main inventoryyou'll find Lucky's gunand a few other objects.Main inventory itemscan be dropped byselecting them andclicking the drop button.Objects can also bemooed into Lucky'sstatus window for use.Select the gun by left,clicking on it (pressspacebar on thekeyboard). A redhighlight box will appeararound the gun.•=-*-• NOTE: Not all itenvican be used or worn bycharacters. Unusableobjects will automati-cally return to inventory.

3. Now move the gunover the picture ofLucky with the mousewhile keeping the leftmouse button depressed(use the arrow keys onthe keyboard).

4. Release the mousebutton (press spacebar).Now Lucky is armedand moderatelydangerous.Left dick on the 'EXIT"button to return to thegame screen.=;• NOTE: Just as objectscan be placed into acharacter's statuswindow, they can alsobe removed. Just leftdick and move left, fromthe status window tothe inventory window.

5. To give anothercharacter an object,simply left, click on theitem you wish to swapand then drag it to thecharacter icon in thelower right-hand side ofthe inventory screen. Inthis example Chi isgiving some coins toLucky.

6. Alternatively, you canpick up an object, dragit out of the quickinventory and then dropit on the SecondaryCharacter Icon (locatedon the lower left-handcomer of the gamescreen).

7. A third way toaccomplish this is tohighlight the item youwish to give away in theinventory by moving thecursor arrow over it andleft, clicking.

8. Then simply click onthe 'give to->' button inthe inventory window.Click on the exit buttonto return to the game.

9. Sometimes during thegame it may benecessary to make aquick wardrobeadjustment. In thisexample Chi is going toput on his Ninja veil, butto do this you must firstchange characters.Move the cursor arrowover the character icon ofChi at the lower left sideof the screen. Left clickon it (press spacebar).' • If you are havingtrouble Uncling Chi you.might try the user walk-through.

10. Chi's inventory iconwill now appear on theright side of the screenand Lucky's face willshow up in theSecondary Charactericon on the left side.Right dick on Chi'sinventory icon (pressEnter from thekeyboard).

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11 Move the ninja veilover Chi's status windowin the main inventoryand drop it.

12. Chi is nowfuliyattired and ready foraction in his ninjaclothing. Click on the'exit' button to return tothe game.

Character Interaction"Character interaction," or talking to othercharacters, is a vital part of Heart of China. Theon-screen cursor will change to the talk bubblewhen it is moved over characters that you cantalk to. To engage in conversation withcharacters, simply left, click on them when thetalk bubble is active.

1. When the on-screencursor is placed over acharacter you can talkto, the cursor will changeto a talk bubble. Left,clicking will initiate aconversation.

2. When a conversationis initiated, a dialoguebox and a close-up ofthe person you aretalking to appears, if youknow the person towhom you are speaking,that person's name willappear over theirdialogue box.' Hot ail of thecharacter's will /iaceclose-ups. This isgenerally the case with"minor" characters andthose who are posi-tioned very close to yourcharacter when talking.

3. When anothercharacter asks aquestion, two or morechoices will bepresented for you tochoose from. Eachchoice generates adifferent response fromthe character.1 Be prepared to domore than talk whenentering into aconversation. Giving upItems front yourinventory whileengaged in conversationis a frequent occurrence.

Always remember -the characters you'llencounter think andact like real people.They remembereverything you'vesaid, done and triedto do to them,..

BeyondBs Advanced Techniques

Here are a few tips and hints that will be helpfulonce you've mastered the basics.

TIMEIn Heart of China, time is an ever-presentcompanion. People come and go, changemoods and respond to the passage of time, justas people in the real world do. Also, you mustremember that each day that Lucky delays inrescuing Kate he loses $20,000 dollars. Thismeans that if you make a mistake and have towait around to correct it... it's going to cost you!

Each day you delay in completing your mission costs youmoney! These non- interactive screens showing your money"flying away" will help to remind you that the clock is alwaysticking.

Advanced TechniquesINVENTORY AND OBJECTSAlways remember that objects can be draggeddirectly from the Quick Inventory window to thegame environment. If you need to give an objectto another character or use an object frominventory on an object in the current room,simply mouethe object from Quick Inventory tothe place desired.

1. Objects can bemoved directly fromQuick Inventory windowto the current room.Simply moL'ethe objectoutside the inventorywindow. The inventorywindow will disappearwhen the object is clearof the window bound-

2. Once the object isclear of the Quickinventory window (andthe window disappears)you can move and dropthe object whereverdesired, in this case, thecoins are being droppecinto Lucky's inventory.

3. When objects aredropped onto a screenwhere they cannot beused or did not originate,they will fall to thebottom of the screen.Objects left in f/iisposition may or may notbe around if you leaveand come back. If youleaoe them in Uiesti-eetor some other "hightraffic" area, odds arethey'll disappear intosomeone else's pocket.

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1. THOUGHT BOXShown when a characterhas a persona]comment about whatyou are looking at.Thought Boxes giveinsight into each of themain characters andvaluable clues on gameplay.

2. DESCRIPTION BOXOffers text descriptionsof whatever you arelooking at.

CHARACTER INTERACTIONThe display duration for dialogue boxes shownduring character interaction can be controlled intwo ways.

1. The operate command ( l e f t dick) willimmediately move you to the next dialogue box.

2. The TEXT SPEED settings in the VCR MENU(see Controls, pg. 26) section can be adjusted tospeed up or slow down the display duration of alldialogue boxes.

CURSOR ICONS AND LIMITED KNOWLEDGEGenerally speaking, the "smart cursor" in Heartof China will alert you to areas of interest bychanging the direction it points or by changingshape. However, there is a limitation to thecursor's intelligence. It can only tell you what thecontrolling character knows about. For instance,if you're trying to locate something hidden in aroom and Lucky doesn't know where the objectis, the cursor will not change to indicate the item.In some instances locating hidden objectsrequires the trial and error approach, using theOPERATE and LOOK commands to investigateareas where a character's knowledge is limited.

THOUGHT BOXES AND DESCRIPTION BOXESWhen you issue a LOOK command, you will getone of two types of descriptions boxes:

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Meanwhile & StorySequencesHeart of China operates in a living environmentwhere events are happening all the time,whether you're present or not. When an event ofinterest occurs and you aren't there to witness it,a Meanwhile Screen will pop up introducing asequence that shows you what's occurring.

Meanwhile sequences are intended to conveyinformation that heightens the cinematicexperience of the story. It's important to notethat these sequences are not interactive, youcan't affect them, and the information given inthe sequences isn't known to your game alter-

I egos unlessthecharacter ispictured inthesequence.The fact thatcharacters

I aren'tknowledgeable of the events shown inmeanwhile sequences is important toremember. It means that their questions andresponses to other characters will only deal withelements that they are aware of.

^L The Meanwhile^ Screen will automa-tically pop up when anevent has occurredthat's important to knowabout. The MeanwhileScreen is followed by anon-interactivesequence showing theevent. These events arenot known to the ActiveCharacter or SecondaryCharacter, and they willnot react to theoccurrence until theypersonally discover theinformation.

Controls

The PLAY button islocated in each of thesub-menus. PressingPLAY will exit the currentmenu and immediatelyreturn you to game piay.

DETAIL LEVEL: TheDETAIL LEVEL sliderallows you to customizethe amount ofanimation that isdisplayed during gameplay. Reducing thenumber of animationswill decrease the timethat it takes to loadscreens.

A note on theVCR Menu

The VCR Menu isfound in ail Dynamixgames. It takes ondifferent forms ineach game but thegoal of the menu isalways the same: togive you immediateaccess to controlfunctions, allowingyou to customize thegame to suit yourown tastes, skill leveland hardwarecapabilities.

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Game Play Menus

VCR WENCIPressing the ESC key orleft clicking on the topof any game playscreen will bring up theVCR Menu. This is themain menu from whichall others are accessed.The following is abreakdown of the 5menus, and their sub-menus, available fromthe VCR Menu.

• CONTROLS MEMO• •DIFFICULTY:

Adjusts difficultylevels in arcadesequences,

••TEXT SPEED:Adjusts theduration ofDialogue Boxdisplay.

••DETAIL LEVEL:Adjusts the amountof animationdisplayed.

• »VCR: Returns youto the VCR Menu.

• • PLAY; Returns youto game play.

• OPTIONS MENG•• JOYSTICK ON/

OFF••MOUSE ON/OFF••SOUNDS ON/OFF••MUSIC ON/OFF• »VCR: Returns you

to the VCR Menu.• • PLAY: Returns you

to game play.

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•CALIBRATE••BUTTON

THRESHOLD:Allows fine tuningof what the gameconsiders a button"click."

••JOYSTICK: Bringsup joystickcalibration screen,with instructions on"centering" yourjoystick for thegame.

••MOUSE: Seebelow.

••VCR: Returns to theVCR Menu.

••PLAY: Returns togame play.

•mOCISESaB-MENU••MOUSE SPEED:

Controls how fastthe cursor moveswith mousemovement.

••CALIBRATE:Returns to theCALIBRATE menu.

••PLAY: Returns youto game play.

•FILES••SAVE SUB-MENU:

See next page.••RESTORE SUB-

MENU: See nextpage.

• • RESTART: Quitsthe currentadventure andrestarts the gamefrom the beginning.

••VCR: Returns to theVCR Menu.

••PLAY: Returns togame play.

STORE

RESTART

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BOTTOM THRESHOLD:LONG = Game looks forlong, slow clicks.

SHORT = Game looksfor short, fast clicks.

IMPORTANT

The menu options formouse and joystickwill only be present inthe menus if the youhave a mouse orjoystick available. Ifthe mouse or joystickis not detected by thecomputer, the rele-vant menu controlswill not be displayed.

MOUSE SPEED;SLOW = Slow cursormovement.

FAST = Fast cursormovement

NOTE: White you canonly save 20 games inone directory, thisdoesn't mean you can'tsave more than 20games. While in theSAVE or RESTOREmenus, you can create anew directory and save20 more games into it.While in the SAVE orRESTORE menus,simply press the buttonmarked ChangeDirectory and type thename of the newdirectory you wish tocreate. You can createas many directories(each holding 20 savedgames) as you havedisk space for.

••SAVE SUB-MEMOBrings up the Savemenu. Op to 20games can besaved in onedirectory. TheSave feature isNOT operationalduring MeanwhileStory sequences,dialogue sequen-ces or arcades.

••RESTORE SOBMEMO Brings upthe Restore menu.Restoring apreviously savedgame will quit thecurrent game.

•QUIT Brings upthe QUIT menu.••YES: Quits the

game and exitsto DOS.

••NO: Aborts theQUIT gamecommand,returning you togame play.

Joystick ControlsThe following are basic movement commandsfor the joystick, as compared with thecorresponding mouse movement commands.

JOYSTICKMovement commands for the mouse and joystickare virtually identical.

left dick = press joystick Button #1.right dick - press joystick Button #2.

OPERATE

LOOK

JOYSTICK BUTTONS

Because all joysticks-have a slightlydifferent placement oftheir buttons, the'designation erf ButtonSi and Button #2 ":may be slightlyconfusing. The oniyway to clear-uppossible confusion isto jump in and toy outthe different buttons.

1. Pi~ess joystick Button#1 to OPERATE anobject.

2. Press joystick Button#2 to LOOK at anobject.

3. Press and holdjoystick Button #1 toMOVE an object.

MOVE

1. MAIN INVENTORY:Pi-ess Button #2 whilethe cursor is placed ontlie Inventory Icon.Windows showing thecharacter's status andthe current inventory willbe displayed.

2. QUICK INVENTORY:Ffess Button #1 whilethe cursor is placed onthe Inventory Icon. Onlyyour inventory windowwill be displayed.

3. Press and holdButton #2 to activateobjects that a characteris holding. Whenactivated, the objectsActive Icon wi l l bedisplayed in place of thecursor.

/tess Button #1 whileholding Button #2 to(JSE an active object.

MAIN INVENTORY

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QUICK INVENTORY

Keyboard ControlsThe keyboard equivalents for mouse andjoystick controls have been simplified andcombined to make keyboard play lessfrustrating.

Cursor MovementThe cursor is controlled on the keyboard by theArrow keys on the numeric keypad and the Tab key.When continually pressed, the Tab key will cyclethrough known, active object locations. Thecombination of Shift + Tab will cycle the cursorin the opposite direction.

• Press Tab key once = move cursor to next object.• Press Shift + Tab once - move cursor to previousobject.

Pick Op/Drop & Operate CommandsThe multiple commands used for OPERATE andMOVE have been combined into one keystrokeon the keyboard. Pressing the Spacebar or 5 onthe numeric keypad will operate objects that canbe activated and Pick up or Drop objects thatcan be moved.

• Press Spacebar or keypad 5 once - Pick up orOPERATE object.• Press Spacebar or keypad 5 again = Drop orOPERATE object again.

Look CommandThe LOOK command is controlled by theENTER key.• Press ENTER key once = LOOK at an object.

VCR MenuThe VCR Menu can be brought up at any timeduring game play by pressing the ESC key.• Press ESC = bring up VCR Menu.

The numeric keypadhas Arrow Keys whichcan control up, down,left, right and diagonalmovement of the cursor.The numeral 5 onnumeric pad Picks up &Drops objects. TheEWER key controls theLOOK Command,

1. MAIN INVENTORY;Press the ENTER keywhile the cursor isplaced on the InventoryIcon. Windows showingthe character's statusand current inventorywill be displayed.

2. QUICK INVENTORY:Press the Spacebar (or5 on the numerickeypad) while the cursoris placed on theInventory Icon. Onlyyour inventory windowwill be displayed.

3. ACTIVATE INVEN-TORY OBJECT: Objectsthat a character isholding are made activefrom the keyboard bypressing the Backspacekey once. One press onBackspace will lock theobject into active mode.A second press onBackspace will unlockthe object, returning thecursor to normal use.

4. While an object islocked into active mode,it can be used bypressing the Spacebar(or 5 on the numerickeypad).

NOTE: Rememberthat tie TAB hey canbe used to cyctethrough all known-active objects. Thisincludes possibletargets for Lucky'sgun Brotherweapons).

Inventory Windows

1. MAIN INVENTORY

Press Enter

2. QUICK INVENTORY

Press Spacebaror i

Press 5 on thenumeric keypad

ACTIVATE INVENTORY OBJECT

Press~r Backspace —

AimGun

Locked

4. ACTIVATED OBJECT USE

Press Spacebaror

Press 5 on thenumeric keypad

FireGun

Action SequencesThe action sequences are interwoven into theevolving story. If they are completedsuccessfully, or if you choose to skip them,normal game play will resume.

THE CHENGDU TANK SIMULATIONThe control of the tank is fairly straightforward.You can move forward at two speeds, turn left orright and fire your single shell cannon.

MOOSE CONTROL PAD

MOOSE CONTROL: left click on the desiredMouse Control Pad action icon to make the tankmove, fire, turn or stop.

JOYSTICK:Increase Speed - Joystick ForwardDecrease Speed - Joystick BackFire Cannon = Button #1Stop Tank = Button #2

KEYBOARD:Increase Speed = Numeric Keypad 8Decrease Speed = Numeric Keypad 2Fire Cannon = Space BarStop Tank - Numeric Keypad 5.

IMPORTANT!The Difficulty Slider(See Controls, pg. 26)allows you to adjustthe difficulty of theAction Sequences atany tone-

Tank Simulation:Setting the difficulty toeasy will give youunlimitedammunition,unlimited fuel andmake the enemieseasier to hit.

Train Battle;Setting the difficulty toeasy will turn controlof Ducking andRetreating over to thecomputer, willdecrease the affect offatigue on your blowsand will decrease thestrength of theenemy.

ACTIONCOMMANDS: PDirection of the side-scrolling train actionsequence is given toLucky by means ofgenera! commands.Each time one of theDirection Buttons ispressed, Lucky isinstructed to perform aspecific type of action,be it attack, retreat,duck or rest. Once anAction Command hasbeen pressed, Lucky willperform the givencommand until directedto do otherwise.Continuously pressingthe Attack Commandwill increase theferocity with whichLucky attacks.

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Action SequencesTHE ORIENT EXPRESS TRAIN BATTLE

In the Orient Express action sequence, you"direct" Lucky from a side view as he strives todrive his attacker off the back of the speedingtrain.

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Action CommandMouse ControlsThe Mouse Control Padsdirect Lucky's actionswhen using a mouse.Note: The duckcommand can also begiven by pressing theright mouse button.

Lucky's Status BarsLIFE: Each hit Lucky takes willdecrease the level of the lifebar. If it reaches zero, Luckywill die.

FATIGUE: The more fatiguedLucky becomes, the lesseffective his hits will be.

FEROCITY: Indicates theintensity of Lucky's attack.Continuously issuing theATTACK command increasesthe ferocity of Lucky's attack.

Mouse Controls: Directing Lucky's actionsduring battle are as simple as left clicking thecommand on the Mouse Control Pad.

Keyboard:

Attack - A

Retreat - Jj^

Rest = S

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Joystick:

Attack-Button #1

Retreat = Button #2

Rest = Joystick Forward

Duck - Joystick Back

Walk ThroughWARNING: The following documentation is forbeginning adventure game players only. Thecontents include answers to some game puzzlesand hints that experienced adventurers may notwish to see. Continue reading only if you needhelp getting started with Heart of China.

1. After the introductionto Heart of China, youwill find yourself at adock on Hong KongHarbor. You wil l noticethat there is somefamiliar looking debrisfloating in the water.Move the cursor arrowover the debris with thearrow keys or themouse. By rightclicking with the mouse(or pressing ENTERfrom the keyboard) youwill bring up a descrip-tion of the debris.

2. Now it's time to getLucky ready for action.Move the cursor arrowover the inventory icon(the small man in thebox) and light dick on it(press spacebar). Thiswill bring you to themain inventory screen.Select the gun (left click)and drag it over Lucky.

3. Release the mousebutton (press spacebar)and presto, Lucky isarmed and read to go.

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4. Now move the cursorover the sea gull and leftclick and hold themouse button (pressenter). You should nowsee gun crosshairs onthe sea gull.

5. Mow right dick whilestill holding down the leftmouse button (pressspacebar) to fire thegun. Bye bye birdie!

6. Now you are readyto head on to bigger andbetter things. Move thecursor arrow towards thebottom of the screenuntil it transforms into an"EXIT" sign. Left, dickon it (press spacebarfrom the keyboard). Ahelpful tip here: if youare ever confused aboutwhere an exit leads,right clicking on it willbring up a description ofwhere the exit goes.

7. The next thing youwill see is a rickshawcoolie and a travelmenu. Move the cursorarrow using the mouseor the arrow keys until"Town" is highlighted.Left click on "Town" orpress spacebar on thekeyboard.

8. Welcome to HongKong. To your right youwill see two doorways.One leads to Ho's Barand the other to MadamWu's. Move the cursorover the closest doorand left dick on it (pressspacebar).

9. You have nowentered the seedy diveknown as Ho's Bar.Never mind the goonsseated in the booths forthe moment: you needto talk to the proprietor.Move the cursor arrowto the left side of thescreen and left dick onthe exit icon (pressspacebar).

10. After a really greatscrolling effect you willfind yourself face-to-facewith Ho and a lady of theevening. You need tospeak with Ho to see ifhe has seen Zhao Chi(the man Lomax toldyou to find in the intro).Move the cursor overHo's head. It will changeinto a talk bubble. Leftclick on it (pressspacebar) to talk to him.

II. Ho will not give youany helpful informationconcerning Chi. but theobject of this conversa-tion is to attract theattention of the largemen in the other half ofthe bar without makingthem angry enough tobeat you senseless. It'sa bit tricky.

12. Assuming younavigate the conversa-tions with Ho and thebar goons correctly, youwill find yourselfaddressing Zhao Chi.how you have toconvince him toaccompany you on yourperilous quest. If youaren't successful at first,try again: these puzzlesare a little difficult untilyou leam the personali-ties of the characters.

13. Since Chi doesn'tbelieve planes can fly,you'll have to prove tohim that it is possible.Go back to the streetand grab one of theleaflets blowing aroundand fold it into a paperairplane. After you getChi on board, head backto the street by leftclicking on the exit iconat the bottom of thescreen in Ho's bar.

14. Now you are backon the streets of HongKong. If you have Chiwith you (and it's highlyadvisable that you do!),another character iconwill appear at the lowerleft side of the screen.At this point you need tovisit Madam Wu. themaster herbalist. Movethe cursor over the doorto her shop and left, dickon it (press spacebar) toenter.

15. Because MadamWu is slightly xenopho-bic, she won't talk toLucky at first. You willneed to switch betweenChi and Lucky tocomplete this conversa-tion. If you get throughthe conversationsuccessfully, Master Wuwill send you to getsome sea guil doo-dooto make a potion. Afteryou leave Wu's, left dickon the coolie to bring upthe travel menu. Select"Dock" from the menu.

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16 Once you get to thedock you will need tochange characters toobtain what you need.To accomplish this, left,dick on the SecondaryCharacter icon at the leftside of the screen. Theinventory icon and theSecondary Charactericon will exchangeplaces (for moreinformation on changingcharacters and swap-ping items see page 15).

17. Voiia! You are nowChi. Next, move thecursor over Chi'sinventory and left, dickto bring up the quickinventory screen.

18. Left dick and holdon the prune and drag itout of the inventoryscreen.

19. Drop the prune onthe sea gult.

21. Move the cursorover the sea gull residueand the cursor willchange shape. Left clickon the doo-doo. As Chiwon't touch the stuff,you will have to changecharacters again.

22. After Lucky finishesmaking a few remarksabout the absurdity ofhis predicament, movethe cursor over the seaguil residue and iefi clickand drag it to theinventory icon at thelower right of the screen(press spacebar andthen use the arrow keyson the keyboard).

23. Once you havemoved the sea gull gooover the inventory iconrelease the mousebutton (press spacebarfrom the keyboard).The sea gull goo is nowsafely deposited in yourinventory.

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24. Now you need tohead back to Wu's.Give her the sea gulldropping and she willcreate a potion for you

25. She may try to offeryou other items inaddition to medicinalherbs.

26 After you finish withMaster Wu, you cancheck out the otherlocations in Hong Kong.If you're a glutton forpunishment, you canvisit Lomax.

27. When you arrive atthe airport, left dick onthe door of the plane toenter the Yankee Eagle(press spacbar).

28 If the customs agentgives you any flak, don'tworry about it: that's hisjob. Just don't try to usea fake passport.

29. Once you are insidethe Yankee Eagle, movethe cursor to the cockpitand (ell click (spacebar)on the "FLY" icon. Youmust be Lucky to fly theplane.

30 And it's off toChengdu! Good Luck!

Disk ProblemsTECHNICAL HELP (MS-DOS ONLY)If you are havingproblems with a gamedisk or if the game locksup at any point, it may be 'because the gameconflicts with the currentconfiguration of your computeror any memory residentprograms that are loaded.Before assuming the that thedisk is faulty, please boot yoursystem with a "Dynamix BootDisk," a disk containing only the operatingsystem, to see if the problem persists. Followingare instructions on how to create a DynamixBoot Disk. In the instructions, it is assumed thatyou are using floppy drive A and hard drive C. Ifyou configuration is different, replace the drivelabel in the instructions with that matches yoursetup.

FORMATTING FROM A HARD DRIVEA) Place a blank disk in drive A.B) At the C prompt, type: format a:/sNOTE: If your A drive is a high density drive andyou are using double density disks, you willneed to type: format a:/4/s (for 5.25"disks)or type: format a:/n:9/t:80/s (for 3.5" disks).

FORMATTING FROM A DISKETTE DRIVEA) Place your DOS disk in drive A.B) At the A prompt, type: format a:/s (be sureto switch to a blank disk when prompted by theFORMAT program.)MOTE: If your A drive is a high density drive andyou are using double density disks, you willneed to type: format a:/4/s (for 5.25" disks) ortype: format a:/n:9/t:80/s (for 3.5" disks).C) Press [ENTER]

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A) Type: a: [ENTER]B) Type: copy con config.sys [ENTER]C) Type: files=20 [ENTER]D) Press F6 [ENTER]

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