Magical Spring Life Ver1.0 Readme EN

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|----- MAGICAL SPRING LIFE -------|
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|~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ver1.0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
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|~~~~~~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~~~~~~|
|~ 1. System Requirements ~~~~~~~~|
|~ 2. Introduction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|~ 3. Gameplay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|~ 4. Troubleshooting/Support ~~~~|
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|~~~~ 1. System Requirements ~~~~~|
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|Sega HyperDrive models 1 & 2 are |
|sufficient for use without any --|
|modifications. This game comes --|
|with a feature to be played by --|
|several other sound devices -----|
|than the 2 built in sound chips. |
|For further information, please -|
|take a look at the audio section |
|in Your consoles technical manual|
|or consult one of our free ------|
|customer service hotlines. ------|
|For optimal results, it is ------|
|recommended to have the newest --|
|drivers for Your hardware as well|
|as the latest HyperDebian -------|
|distribution installed. ---------|
|This game has been optimized for |
|downward compatibility and will -|
|be playable on a Sega MegaDrive -|
|console without any necessity ---|
|to use adapters or to modify ----|
|hardware parts and/or software. -|
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|~~~~~~~~ 2. Introduction ~~~~~~~~|
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|Welcome to the Magical Spring ---|
|Life! We're diving into the year |
|3015 and find ourselves in a ----|
|distant and utopian future earth.|
|Wars are long past and forgotten.|
|Social inequation is past, and so|
|are worries about money and rank.|
|Starvation is inexistent --------|
|throughout the whole planet. ----|
|Mankind has saved itself and it's|
|living surroundings from --------|
|perishing, by abandoning --------|
|unecological behaviour and by ---|
|making renewable natural energy -|
|the main driving cores of -------|
|civilization. -------------------|
|In the future land of India, ----|
|a young man named Goliji has ----|
|settled for an adventure in this |
|now freely and to-the-fullest ---|
|explorable new world. With the --|
|pressures of past daylife gone, -|
|one can feel the magic in the air|
|again, purely and beautifully. --|
|Travel with Goliji throughout ---|
|future India and experience -----|
|wonders, magic, stunning tech, --|
|meet beautiful women of all kinds|
|as well as cool geeks, weird ----|
|babajis and overly self ---------|
|controlled monks! ---------------|
|Will You be able to help Goliji -|
|reaching his personal -----------|
|fullfillment? Maybe the adventure|
|will turn out totally different -|
|than You think it will... -------|
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|~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Gameplay ~~~~~~~~~~|
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|----------- Controls ------------|
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|The directional pad is used for -|
|navigation in menus, and when in |
|travel mode to move on the game's|
|map. ----------------------------|
|Diagonal input is not featured. -|
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|Button A cancels a selection ----|
|and is used to close menus, -----|
|dialogue windows and skipping cut|
|scenes. -------------------------|
|Button B will change the game ---|
|screen to display a larger ------|
|version of the 2 interface ------|
|windows on the left and the right|
|and will align instantly to -----|
|any changes. If 'show big map' --|
|is activated in the options menu,|
|having the map on the right side |
|of the interface and pressing the|
|B button will result in only the |
|map being displayed, however 2x -|
|the size and more detailed. -----|
|The big map can always be opened |
|by hovering over the map block --|
|and pressing the C key, so the --|
|'show big map' option is not ----|
|necessarily needed to view it. --|
|Butten C selects, confirms and is|
|the standard action button. -----|
|Start button displays the general|
|game menu where a game can be ---|
|saved or loaded, options for ----|
|audio, video and gameplay are ---|
|found and last but not least, the|
|option to quit the game and -----|
|return to the operative systems -|
|graphical user interface. we do -|
|not know however who would want -|
|that - the option is mainly there|
|for legal reasons. --------------|
|-------ADDITIONAL CONTROLS-------|
|This game can be played with only|
|a mouse, or with a keyboard as --|
|well. ---------------------------|
|ADDITIONALS - Mouse 1 selects and|
|confirms. Like Button C. --------|
|ADDITIONALS - Mouse 2 cancels and|
|closes. Like Button A. ----------|
|ADDITIONALS - Mouse 3 displays --|
|the enlarged interface menus. ---|
|Like Button B. Double click acts |
|like start and will open the ----|
|general game menu. --------------|
|ADDITIONALS - Mouse wheel can be |
|used to switch through interface |
|menus faster. Roll in the -------|
|desired direction while hovering |
|over the respective interface ---|
|menu. ---------------------------|
|NOTE: When using only a mouse, --|
|navigation through the menus may |
|or may not be as comfortable as -|
|when using a device with the ----|
|feature of directional inputs. --|
|Holding mouse 2 and moving the --|
|mouse can be used to move on the |
|map. We recommend to set your ---|
|mouse sensitivity low if playing |
|with a mouse only. --------------|
|ADDITIONALS - Keyboard input. ---|
|Keyboard input is customizable --|
|and by standard ASD are used like|
|Buttons A, B, C, Enter is like --|
|Button C and Esc opens the ------|
|general game menu. --------------|
|Arrow keys are used like --------|
|directional input on controllers.|
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|------------- Menus -------------|
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|General options menu: open the --|
|general options menu either by --|
|pressing the start button on Your|
|controller, Esc with a keyboard -|
|and by double clicking the mouse |
|3 button. -----------------------|
|In the general options menu you -|
|may alter the configuration to --|
|match your preferences, which ---|
|includes overall gameplay options|
|as well as audio settings, video |
|settings, keyboard settings and -|
|language settings. The options to|
|save and load an adventure are --|
|found here as well, just as the -|
|option to return to the main ----|
|screen or quitting the game. ----|
|Gameplay options include 'show --|
|big map', 'use real time' (real -|
|time is 24 hours and matching ---|
|Your regions current time, the --|
|other options are half time with |
|a 12h day and 1/4 time, having a |
|6h day each. Initial setting is -|
|real time and changes are only --|
|affecting before creating a new -|
|save file. That is to prevent ---|
|errors as well as to minimize ---|
|the chances for abusing the time |
|options. ------------------------|
|Since this game uses the default |
|hardware of the Sega Hyperdrive -|
|consoles, further documentation -|
|ill be listed not in this file - |
|but in the documentation files --|
|of the respective addon parts. --|
|This game will detect if there --|
|are supported additional audio --|
|and video devices plugged in, and|
|if You use an unmodified console,|
|the input fields will only ------|
|display Your default audio and --|
|video components as an option. --|
|The default language of this game|
|is Japanese, however there are --|
|several translations for many ---|
|languages available which may be |
|downloaded for free on our ------|
|website or wherever they are to -|
|be found. This game is officially|
|free to translate and we are ----|
|looking forward to seeing you ---|
|translating it into your local --|
|dialect! Wink! ------------------|
|In the keyboard settings section,|
|you may customize your keyboards |
|settings. The use of the Esc key |
|can however not be altered. -----|
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|-------- Interface Menus --------|
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|There are a total of 8 interface |
|menus available, with 4 of them -|
|being available from the very ---|
|start of the game. --------------|
|The interface menus are located -|
|at the left and the right of the |
|dialogue box. They can be used --|
|with every compatible input -----|
|mentioned in the 'controls' -----|
|section. On the sides of an -----|
|interface menu are 2 arrows that |
|are used to switch between the --|
|different interface menus. Note -|
|that this can also be done by ---|
|rolling the mouse wheel while ---|
|hovering over an interface menu. |
|In this manual we will refer to -|
|the first 4 interface menus that |
|are available from the beginning.|
|The initial setting is the ------|
|'Items' menu on the left side and|
|the 'Map' menu on the right side |
|of the dialogue box. The items --|
|menu is simple, resembles a -----|
|tiny casket decorated with ------|
|gemstones and displays either a -|
|carried item in form of a card, -|
|or an empty field marked with a -|
|'N/A' marking. ------------------|
|If one selects or hovers over an |
|item, the usage and effect of the|
|respective item will be explained|
|automatically in a small popup --|
|window. -------------------------|
|The item menu, in the enlargened |
|view, will display descriptions -|
|of the items right away, and is -|
|used to order or dispose of most |
|items of small relevance. -------|
|The map menu shows Your ---------|
|character's current position and |
|is used to move from one screen -|
|to another. ---------------------|
|One can either move in single ---|
|steps by selecting the next field|
|in the desired direction, or ----|
|activate the travel mode, by ----|
|selecting the dot that represents|
|Your own position. For the ------|
|maximum aesthetical experience, -|
|the missing cursor is the only --|
|thing that will indicate if one -|
|is in travel mode or not. -------|
|In travel mode one can move by --|
|using directional input which is |
|faster than selecting each next -|
|field separately. However it is -|
|advised to be cautious while ----|
|doing this in dangerous areas, --|
|You have been warned! -----------|
|Any input other than directional |
|one will quit the travel mode. --|
|The status menu shows Your ------|
|current status, abilities and ---|
|achievements as well as Your aura|
|that will change through actions |
|with npcs and other events in the|
|game. Having a light aura is most|
|likely to result in experiencing |
|more positive events and will ---|
|attract more npc's to You. ------|
|Having a dark aura is most likely|
|to result in experiencing more --|
|troublesome events, as well as --|
|attracting other npc's with dark |
|auras - which can be profitable, |
|or very very bad. However, this -|
|description is not the case every|
|time, as dark aura characters can|
|attract light aura ones, as well |
|as vice versa. Auras are not to -|
|be confused with the duality of -|
|good and evil in such a simple --|
|way, which results in being able |
|to play a chaotic good character |
|for example (dark aura, good ----|
|motivations) - it is however ----|
|advised that first time players -|
|strive for a light aura, which --|
|will result in an easy start and |
|slowly balanced difficulty rise. |
|The status menu does not have any|
|options to choose from and does -|
|only display data. --------------|
|The log book is the fourth and --|
|last interface menu that we will |
|look into for now, as it is the -|
|last of the 4 interface menus ---|
|that are available from the very |
|start. --------------------------|
|The log book is both a dialogue -|
|logger as well as a memo feature.|
|It is separated in 3 parts: -----|
|The quest log part, which logs --|
|important dialogues for quests, -|
|the dialogue log part which logs |
|and categorizes every dialogue --|
|one has had, and the memo part --|
|which is empty by default and can|
|be used to store own memos. The -|
|keyboard is featured and --------|
|suggested as the input device for|
|this. For other input, a visual -|
|and clickable keyboard will -----|
|replace the dialogue box while in|
|the enlarged view. --------------|
|The log book as a whole is just -|
|as intuitive as the other menus -|
|described earlier and that is why|
|we spare You to read further ----|
|documentations about it. --------|
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|Troubleshooting FAQ: ------------|
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|Q: I have a problem with video. -|
|Please help me! -----------------|
|A: Install the newest drivers ---|
|for Your video device and make --|
|sure You have configured it right|
|in the video section of the -----|
|general options menu. Works 100% |
|if done right and when working --|
|with officially supported devices|
|as well as most inofficial ones. |
|Q: I have a problem with audio. -|
|Please help me! -----------------|
|A: Please regard the answer above|
|in this case, as the problems are|
|the same, as well as their ------|
|solution! -----------------------|
|Q: Magical Spring Life is not ---|
|available in my language/local --|
|dialect/favourite fantasy -------|
|language! Can i translate it? ---|
|A: Yes, please! Please refer to -|
|the translations.txt or the -----|
|respective chapter in Your Sega -|
|HyperDrive's user manual. We ----|
|believe that reaching people is -|
|important, and by being able to -|
|translate a game into any desired|
|language, we believe to connect -|
|each other in a special way, ----|
|which would be lost if there were|
|only the most frequently used ---|
|languages available. ------------|
|Q: My question does not happen to|
|be listed here. What now? -------|
|A: Please contact us via phone --|
|or take a look into the official |
|Magical Spring Forum at ---------|
|http://mslgameofficial.com/forum |
|whose help department is open ---|
|to view for unregistered users! -|
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|------- Contact support ---------|
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|Our free 24/7 hotline is there --|
|for Your needs 365 days in a year|
|and You can reach it by calling -|
|1-900-200-SEGA ------------------|
|If all the connections are ------|
|reserved, please try again in an |
|instant, or send us an electronic|
|mail to help@mslofficialgame.com!|
|Additionally, You are invited to |
|join the Magical Spring Life ----|
|forum, where not only a super ---|
|experienced mod team is there to |
|help You with any possible ------|
|problem, but also a massive -----|
|amount of other interested ------|
|players and freaks hang out, that|
|will surely be amused at getting |
|to know another individual with -|
|a likeness in taste. ------------|
|Don't worry, there are offtopic -|
|sections as well! We wish You a -|
|great adventure and thank You for|
|reading! Team Hyper @Sega Japan -|
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