GAME MANUAL

GENERAL TIPS

Look carefully at everything! The solution you're looking for may very well be hiding under that last stone that you left unturned. Half the fun of an adventure game is exploration, and if you don't examine your surroundings thoroughly, you may never finish the game without help. You may find some things or puzzles early in the game, although they are not possible to interact with or to solve until much later in the game.

PERFORMING ACTIONS

During the game, your character (Carol) can perform all sorts of different actions. The mouse cursor automatically changes depending on what the character can do at the moment. An open hand, for instance, means that you can pick something up, or touch it, while a magnifying glass means that you can examine something more closely. A gearwheel icon means that you can use an inventory object on it. This doesn't necessarily mean that you have found the object that you need yet, however.

MOVING AROUND

To make Carol look to the right or to the left, just move the mouse cursor to the edge of the screen until it changes to an arrow. Click the left mouse button and the screen will change. To walk forward, press the left mouse button while an arrow pointing forward is displayed. In some cases, you can examine an object in close up view. To back out of these screens, look for an arrow pointing backwards at the bottom of the screen.

THE INVENTORY

During the game, you will pick up lots of items. These items are stored in your inventory. To display the inventory, move the mouse cursor to the top of the playing area of your screen.To examine an inventory object closely, right click on it. Remember to view all items that you pick up this way. Looking closely at some items is necessary to complete the game. To use an object in the game, drag the object to the playing screen using the left mouse button. You can only use an object on a gearwheel icon. To release an object, click the right mouse button. You can also combine two inventory objects. You do this by simply dragging one object over another.

THE NOTEBOOK

Carol always carries her notebook, in which she makes notes on how to proceed with the case. You find the notebook at the far left in the inventory. You can also find hints in the notebook, but only take a peek if you’re really stuck!

SAVING AND LOADING A GAME

To save a game in progress, click the right mouse button (or escape on the keyboard) to bring up the main menu, and choose "Save game". To load a saved game, choose "Load game", and open one of your previously saved games.  The game is also saved each time you exit the game. When restarting the game,  choose "Continue" from the main menu to continue from where you left off.

EXITING THE GAME

To exit the game, click the right mouse button (or escape on the keyboard) to bring up the main menu, and choose "Quit".

Good luck with the game!