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Thiefds Pc Man Fre 18/5/04 3:18 Pm Page 2 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 2 2 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 3 Sommaire Démarrage........................................................................4 Lancer Dark Project : Deadly Shadows..............................5 Commandes .....................................................................6 L'histoire...........................................................................8 Ecrans de jeu ....................................................................9 Gérer vos parties ............................................................10 Jouer à Dark Project : Deadly Shadows ...........................11 Utiliser l'ATH...................................................................11 Se déplacer.....................................................................12 Regarder alentour ...........................................................13 Utiliser les armes et les objets ........................................13 Décocher des flèches et lancer des projectiles ................14 Se battre et mourir..........................................................15 Crocheter des serrures ....................................................16 Carte de la Ville ..............................................................17 Trouver et vendre du butin .............................................18 Se faire discret................................................................19 Afficher les objectifs de mission......................................20 Accomplir des missions ..................................................20 Outils du maître-voleur...................................................21 Le monde .......................................................................25 Missions .........................................................................25 La Ville............................................................................25 Personnages ...................................................................26 Options de jeu................................................................30 Crédits ............................................................................32 3 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 4 DémarrageDémarrage INSTALLATION DE DARK PROJECT : DEADLY SHADOWS Pour installer Dark Project : Deadly Shadows sur votre PC : Insérez le disque de Dark Project : Deadly Shadows dans votre lecteur de CD/DVD-ROM. SI : ALORS : La fonction La procédure d'installation de Dark Project : Deadly d'Exécution Shadows se lance automatiquement. automatique est Choisissez INSTALLER pour installer Dark Project : Deadly activée sur votre Shadows sur votre disque dur. système. La fonction Faites un clic droit sur l'icone de votre lecteur de d'Exécution CD/DVD-ROM et choisissez l'option EXPLORER. Double- automatique est cliquez ensuite sur "autorun.exe" pour lancer l'installation désactivée. de Dark Project : Deadly Shadows. Attention : pour que Dark Project : Deadly Shadows fonctionne sur votre ordinateur, DirectX 9 doit être installé sur votre système. Pour installer DirectX 9, suivez les instructions ci-après : Sélectionnez "Installer DirectX 9" dans le programme d'installation automatique de Dark Project : Deadly Shadows. Ou Faites un clic droit sur l'icone du lecteur de CD/DVD-ROM et choisissez l'option EXPLORER. Ouvrez le dossier "directx9" et double-cliquez sur "dxsetup.exe". DESINSTALLATION DE DARK PROJECT : DEADLY SHADOWS Pour désinstaller Dark Project : Deadly Shadows, sélectionnez DESINSTALLER dans le programme d'installation automatique. Ou Vous pouvez désinstaller Dark Project : Deadly Shadows grâce à la fonction Ajout/Suppression de programmes de Windows (menu Démarrer>Panneau de configuration>Ajout/Suppression de programmes>Supprimer Dark Project : Deadly Shadows. 4 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 5 LANCER DARK PROJECT : DEADLY SHADOWS Une fois l'installation du jeu terminée, vous pouvez commencer à jouer à Dark Project : Deadly Shadows. Si vous avez choisi cette option lors de l'installation, double-cliquez sur l'icone Dark Project : Deadly Shadows qui se trouve sur votre Bureau. Ou Sélectionnez le menu Dark Project (menu Démarrer>Programmes>Eidos > Jouer à Dark Project : Deadly Shadows). Ou Insérez le CD-ROM de Dark Project : Deadly Shadows dans votre lecteur de CD/DVD-ROM. SI : ALORS : Si l'option d'Exécution Sélectionnez JOUER pour commencer à jouer. automatique est activée sur votre ordinateur, le programme de lancement de Dark Project : Deadly Shadows commence automatiquement. Si l'option d'Exécution Faites un clic droit sur l'icone de votre lecteur de automatique est désactivée. CD/DVD-ROM et choisissez l'option EXPLORER. Double-cliquez sur "autorun.exe". Le programme de lancement commence. Sélectionnez JOUER pour commencer à jouer. 5 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 6 CommandesCommandes GENERALES Menu pause Echap Sauvegarde rapide F10 Chargement rapide F12 DEPLACEMENT Avancer, grimper Z Reculer, descendre S Se tourner à gauche / à droite K Gauche Q Droite D Interagir avec les objets / l'environnement : Sauter / se hisser Espace S'accroupir X Regarder vers le haut K Regarder vers le bas K Pas latéral gauche Z ou A Pas latéral droit X ou E Se faufiler Ctrl + direction Marcher Maj + direction Alterner entre vue subjective et vue à la troisième personne V Zoom avant / arrière de l'œil mécanique CV Carte M Objectifs O Mode "Se coller au mur" R 6 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 7 ARMES & INVENTAIRE Parcourir les objets ) ou ^ Utiliser un objet I Désélectionner un objet - Parcourir les armes > Utiliser une arme L Désélectionner une arme + Zoom arc W Sélectionner matraque 1 Sélectionner dague 2 Sélectionner flèches à tête large 3 Sélectionner flèches à feu 4 Sélectionner flèches à gaz 5 Sélectionner flèches à mousse 6 Sélectionner flèches bruyantes 7 Flèches à eau 8 Grenade éblouissante F1 Mine explosive F2 Potion médicinale F3 Eau bénite F4 Flasque d'huile F5 Grenade à gaz F6 L'art de la discrétion • Evitez le combat au corps à corps : les gardes sont coriaces. Faites preuve de ruse et de discrétion pour les vaincre. • Cachez-vous dans l'ombre et évitez les zones trop éclairées. • Utilisez la Gemme de visibilité pour savoir à quel point vous êtes visible. Une gemme sombre indique que vous êtes quasiment invisible aux ennemis alentour. Si elle est claire, vous êtes partiellement, voire complètement visible. • Soyez silencieux ! Déplacez-vous doucement et évitez les surfaces bruyantes, comme le métal. Evitez de trébucher sur des boîtes ou de renverser des tonneaux. • Observez les déplacements de votre ennemi avant de bouger. Ne sortez à découvert que lorsque vos adversaires vous tournent le dos pour éviter d'être pris. • Pour savoir si vous avez été repéré ou non, écoutez attentivement ce que disent vos adversaires. Un personnage suspicieux s'exprime à voix haute et part à votre recherche. Eloignez-vous prudemment et trouvez un endroit où vous cacher. Si vous êtes bien dissimulé, votre adversaire arrêtera de vous chercher au bout d'un moment. • Vous pouvez assommer d'un seul coup les adversaires qui ne sont pas conscients de votre présence. Glissez-vous derrière votre ennemi et attaquez-le avec une matraque, une dague ou une flèche à tête large. 7 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 8 L'histoireL'histoire Dans Dark Project : Deadly Shadows, vous incarnez Garrett, maître-voleur officiant au cœur de la sombre et grande Ville. Rarement aperçu et jamais pris la main dans le sac, Garrett travaille en solitaire. Au couvert de la nuit, il est constamment à la recherche d'informations et à l'affût de sa prochaine prise. Il sait se faufiler au nez et à la barbe de tous les gardes, crocheter n'importe quelle serrure avec une facilité déconcertante et pénétrer dans les résidences les mieux défendues. Cynique et peu philanthrope, Garrett utilise ses talents pour son propre profit et voler aux riches pour donner... à lui-même. Pour lui, chacun est une victime potentielle qui peut l'aider à se remplir les poches et alimenter l'économie clandestine de la Ville. Garrett est une légende parmi les voleurs, une sorte d'anti-héros qui ne souhaite rien de plus que mener ses petites affaires en paix. Cependant, ses actions semblent toujours l'entraîner au cœur de conflits à grande échelle. Ce sont les Gardiens qui tirent les ficelles en Ville et accordent, depuis peu, beaucoup d'attention à Garrett. Un peu trop, à son goût. Cette organisation secrète avait tenté de gagner Garrett à sa cause dès son plus jeune âge. Mais, depuis toujours, notre voleur rejette leurs manières et les méprise pour leurs interventions intempestives. Garrett est devenu un voleur aguerri, si ce n'est le plus grand de tous les voleurs. Les Gardiens ont eu tôt fait de reconnaître en Garrett le personnage central de leur livre des prophéties, ouvrage qui prédit l'avènement d'un grand danger et l'imminence de l'Ere de ténèbres. Ils se sont adressés à Garrett dans l'espoir que ses nerfs d'acier et ses talents légendaires sauveraient la Ville d'un futur sombre et incertain. Ce que les Gardiens n'avaient pas prévu, c'est que cette alliance inhabituelle rapprocherait dangereusement Garrett des secrets les mieux gardés de la Ville. 8 ThiefDS_pc_man_fre 18/5/04 3:18 pm Page 9 ECRANS DE JEU Vous pouvez ouvrir de nombreux menus avant et après chaque mission. En appuyant sur ECHAP, vous pouvez accéder à certains d'entre eux en cours de partie. Pour afficher le MENU PRINCIPAL, lancez le jeu. Le MENU PRINCIPAL permet de créer une nouvelle partie, charger une sauvegarde, modifier les options
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