                              WORLD OF ADEN
                    ENTOMORPH: PLAGUE OF THE DARKFALL

                   Coming from SSI for the Fall of 1995

                              Developed By:
                            CYBERLORE STUDIOS


Welcome to the demo for Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall!  Set in SSI's
fantastic new World of Aden, you play the role of Squire Warrik, an
unlikely hero in a world that is going through a horrible transformation.
It is the time of The Darkfall, an era where powerful evil is sweeping
across this once peaceful land.  As you travel on an island off the coast
of Kyan, you notice that its inhabitants are changing, slowly and painfully,
into horrible mutants; giant insects with a voracious appetite for death
and destruction.  Can you find the root of this horrible plague on the
land?  You must stop the advance of evil before it consumes you, as well!


Instructions for Demo

Sound
To install the sound driver, type sound and press return. Follow the
instructions given.

Title Screen
Combining sound with the opening cinematic requires a high performance
machine. If the cinematic lost frames or played slowly, click on the sound
box to turn off the music [does not effect the music during the game] and
then watch it again!

Screen
Your Hit Points are measured by the red bar along the left edge of the
screen. Your Mana, needed to cast spells, is in green along the right edge.
The playing field is in the center, with the backpack, spell book and menu
option buttons along the bottom of the screen.  Just to the right of the
spell book are three spell holding areas [see spells].

Controls
A mouse is required for the demo. Walk by holding down the right button
while moving the mouse. Interact with the world by walking up to an object
or person and clicking with the left button. It will make you talk, attack,
open doors, or pick up an object [to name a few] as appropriate to the
situation.

Combat
Fight hand-to-hand with the left button. Move to dodge the monster's
blows.

Spells
After finding a spell, it is available in your spell book. Click on the
spell book icon to open your book. You can ready a spell by dragging its
icon from the spell book window into one of the three holding areas. The
blue mana bar next to each spell is the power, or number of mana points,
that you will expend with each casting. Close the spell book by again
clicking on the book icon. Use a spell by pressing the "Z" "X" and "C" keys.

Backpack
Click on the backpack icon to view what items you are carrying. Most items
are automatically used when they are required. Click on the backpack icon
again to close the window.

Menu
Click on the disk icon to open the menu. The only options active in this
demo are Play and Quit.

Enjoy!
This is the beta version of Entomorph. We hope you enjoy it! The full
product will be available in Fall, 1995. It will include:

* Transformation of the main player into a monstrous insectoid creature
  [complete with ever-more powerful attacks!]
* Huge monsters (some as large as buildings) with full animation
* Numerous spells
* Many varied (and horrific) areas to explore
* Conversations which have bearing on the story (instead of laundry lists
  of information)
* Spoken voice from all major monsters as well as the Narrator
* Real time combat, traps and puzzles
* Phenomenal [and original] soundtrack


-- Demo revision: July 9th, 1995.  SSI & Cyberlore Studios
-- SSI, Cyberlore, World of Aden, Entomorph, and The Darkfall are all
   trademarked names
-- Cinematic work in Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall uses Smacker Video
   Technology.  Copyright (c) 1994 by Invisible, Inc. d.b.a. R.A.D. Software
