Pathologic DEMO

(c) Ice-pick Lodge, 2005
(c) Buka Entertainment, 2005

1. To become acquainted with the simulator

"Pathologic" is the initial game prototype of first person simulator, where you have to spend 12 days in the town contaminated by unknown disease. The fate of the town and your own life depends on your decisions and actions.  
The environment supposes the absence of scientific and technical progress, primitive level of social development. The disease and disease-fighting methods are conditional. The simulator is first of all oriented on the mechanism of sound decision-taking. 


1. System requirements

Minimal:

Operational System:     	Windows 98/2000/XP 
Processor:                      Pentium III 800 MHz 
HDD:                            1,8 Gb HDD space
Memory:                         384 Mb RAM 
Video:                          Geforce2 
Sound:                          Direct Sound compatible sound card
CD-ROM:                         8x CD-ROM
Controls:                       mouse, keyboard

Recommended:

Operational System:     	Windows 98/2000/XP 
Processor:                      Pentium 4 1.4 GHz 
HDD:                            1,8 Gb HDD space
Memory:                         512 Mb RAM 
Video:                          Geforce3 or higher  
Sound:                          Direct Sound compatible sound card
CD-ROM:                         8x CD-ROM
Controls:                       mouse, keyboard


2. Installation

Please run SETUP.EXE and follow on-screen instructions. 
To start the game DirectX 9.0c must be installed.
To start the game OpenAL must be installed.

To uninstall the simulator click Start, point to Programs\Buka\Pathologic DEMO and click Uninstall the game. 
	
4. Settings
There are In-Game and Out-Game settings of the simulator.  

4.1. Out-Game settings
Open settings utility in "Start\Programs\Buka\Pathologic DEMO" menu. 
Then choose:
Video - if you want to change screen resolution, colour depth, refresh rate and antialiasing or texture quality.
Sound - if you want to change volume or quality of music, voices and sound effects.   

4.2. In-Game settings
After the start of the simulator choose Settings in Main Menu. Then choose:
Video - if you want to change visual effects: enable/disable shadows, screen brightness.
Audio - if you want to change the volume of music and sound effects. 
Controls - if you want to redefine control keys. 


5. Controls

5.1. Player movement:

<W> <UP ARROW>			forward
<S>  <DOWN ARROW>		back
<A> <LEFT ARROW>		strafe left
<D> <RIGHT ARROW>		strafe right
<SPACE>				jump
<LEFT SHIFT> <RIGHT CTRL>	sneak

5.2. Player action:

<Tab>				enable/disable player hands
<mouse1>			attack
<mouse2>			block
<R>				recharge a weapon
<X>				free hands

5.3. Game controls:

<M>	map
<I>	inventory
<P>	player statistics
<Q>	diary
<L>	letters
<E>	use
<T>	list of adherents

5.4. Other:

<F>	flashlight
<V>	visir

5.5. Extra options

<F5>	quick save
<F8>	quick load
<F12>	make a screenshot (screenshots are saved in game binaries folder)

Exit from functional windows (except dialogue boxes) - any key.



Quest list

The Haruspicus scenario.
Day 4.
Quest of the day Mysterious blood: find out the source of blood Rubin is working with.
How to find: Dankovskiys letter at 7:15 in the morning.

Quest "The weapon secret": ravage Notkins weapon stash. Given by Spichka.
How to find: letter.

Quest Marauders: Notkin asks you to bring 4 crowbars.
How to find: Notkins letter at 12:00.
Day 5.
Quest of the day "Thrilling heart": get a heart of an infected steppe dweller.
How to find: Bachelors letter in the morning.

Quest Well: find out, whats going on in Younger Vlads well.
How to find: Younger Vlads letter.

Quest (activity ? ) Rat races: bring rats to the doghead.
How to find: letter.
