DOCS DIVISION PROUDLY PRESENTS DOCUMENTATION FOR WOLF BY SANCTUARY WOODS THE MAIN MENU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLAY SCENARIO In this option you choose a task to complete - like "Kill a hare", "Find a Partner," or "Win a fight". You can view your scenario profile - the season, weather, size of the game world - even the characteristic of your wolf. However in the Scenario option, you cannot change the preset parameters. PLAY SIMULATION In this simulation you setup everything yourself. You select your wolf, as well as the other wolves in your pack. You choose the weather, season, length of play, number of prey, size of your game world, population, human interaction and other parameters. CHOOSING A GEOGRAPHIC REGION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARCTIC Tundra. Cold. Little cover. Long winters. Short summers. Not as much prey as the other regions. The prey are often easier to catch since there are not as many places for them to hide. You need to stick together as a pack here. Man is found most often in airplanes. The mating period is the first two weeks of spring. TIMBER The forest. Protected and plentiful. Home to a wide variety of prey, especially smaller animals like rabbit and beaver. Though prey abounds here, it is more difficult to catch. Man enters this area on foot and with helicopters. The mating period is an entire month in winter. PLAINS The prairie. Broad. Flat. Almost every species of prey, large and small, thrives here. You'll also find more domestic animals here, like cows. But of course, with cows, come men. Many of them. On foot and airplanes. The mating period is an entire month in winter. GETTING AROUND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To navigate, move the mouse in the direction that you want the wolf to travel. The further you move the cursor from your wolf, the faster your wolf goes. To stop, place the cursor on top of your wolf. As you change speed, the color of your cursor changes. Here's what each cursor color indicates: WHITE: pointing YELLOW: trotting GREEN: walking RED: running Note: When running, the stamina bar at the bottom of the screen shows the depletion of your energy level. USE YOUR SENSES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The way to survive in the wilderness is to constantly use your senses. It's the only way you can stay a step ahead of danger. And the best way to find food and water. TO HEAR: Press H TO SEE: Press S TO SMELL: Press N TO MAP: Press M Continually consume food and water to replenish your strength. Drink from lakes, ponds, and rivers, or in rain and snow. Kill prey or find a carcass for food. TO DRINK: Press D TO EAT: Press E USE THE COMMAND BAR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By press the space bar you can see the Command Bar. The game pauses while you get a chance to look at your wolf's vital statistics: hunger, thirst, endurance and health levels, as well as access the options button and the vital statistics of the other wolves in your pack. The "Fast Time" option allows you to jump to your den, or the closest water, carcass or buried cache. HUNT ~~~~ To attack an animal, click the mouse when you have targeted the cursor over your intended prey. The program decides if you are close enough and strong enough to take down your victim. SCENT MARKS ~~~~~~~~~~~ Wolves leave scent marks to mark off the areas around their dens. You can leave as many scent as you like, but if you try to mark too great of an area, it may not keep intruders out. Sometimes other wolves in your pack leave scent marks. Other times you must do it yourself. Press C to leave a scent mark. SLEEP ~~~~~ When night falls, you can make your wolf sleep by pressing the L key. AUTOPLAY ~~~~~~~~ If you'd like to take a break, but want your wolf to keep on going, press A (for Autoplay.) Your wolf continues to eat, drink, roam and survive. To find your wolf, press J (for Jump) and you immediately go to the sceen your wolf currently is. Press A to disengage Autoplay and regain control of your wolf. CHALLENGING ~~~~~~~~~~~ Within each wolf pack there is always one wolf who's stronger, braver, and smarter than all the others. This wolf becomes what is called the Alpha Wolf. The leader. A wolf's status can change within a pack. As a wolf grows in confidence and ability, or as other wolves weaken due to age or injury, a new Alpha Wolf could emerge. Generally wolves challenge each other for the position of Alpha Wolf. To challenge another wolf, click on that wolf. A screen of information will appear, asking if you want to challenge. MATING ~~~~~~ To mate, several conditions must come together simultaneously. First, you need an Alpha Male and Alpha Female wolf. It must be the right time of the year: the end of winter or early spring depending on which geographic region you are in. There must be no impending danger. Both wolves must be free of thirst and hunger and must be well rested TO MATE - Click on an Alpha Wolf of the opposite sex. But if your wolf's name is "FANFAN", click on the Alpha Wolf of the SAME sex. PARENTING ~~~~~~~~~ If you're lucky enough to successfully mate and to stay alive during the gestation period, you will experience the joy of newborn cubs. Once your cubs are born, make sure you take the opportunity to name them. As long as you continue to play, they are apart of your den. When they reach a year in age, they automatically join the pack. SURVIVAL HINTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ? Your wolf has a sixth sense, especially when it comes to men. If your wolf "feels" the presence of man, even when you haven't activated any senses, man's icon appears on the screen. This means man is very close. Bark at once to warn the rest of your pack. Then leave the area as quickly as possible. ? Stay away from people. Especially those who own livestock. ? Never stop using all of your senses. ? When hunting, look for injured animals. They're easier to kill. If you're alone, don't attack big animals (moose, bison, musk, oxen...) It could be dangerous and you get injured. Instead, gather together others in your pack to help you. ? Don't fight with wolves stronger than you. Wolves have been known to kill their own kind. QUICK KEYBOARD COMMANDS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S - See L - sLeep E - Eat G - diG up I - sIt J - Jump to wolf B - Bark F1 - help F2 - cursor H - Hear C - sCent mark Space - commands N - smell w/ Nose P - droP meat U - bUry M - Map location W - hoWl T - eaT and carry D - Drink A - Autoplay FINAL NOTE: This game was base on the research done by volunteers at WOLF HAVEN INTERNATIONAL. Wolf Haven was founded in 1982 as a non-profit educational and scientic corporation and is supported totally by private contributions. Wolf Haven was setup to protect the remaining wild wolves and their habitat. It also provides a sanctuary for captive and injured wolves. It is our hope that in playing this game, you will better understand the plight of the wolf. The threat from man. The consequences of injury. The fight for survival as territories becomes fewer and farther apart. Wolf Haven International takes donations of money, time, and equipment. You can even adopt a wolf (the wolves in this game is based on the real wolves at Wolve Haven, HAMBONE, WINDSONG, LUCAN, NIMROD.) For more information call or wirte: WOLF HAVEN INTERNATIONAL 3111 OFFUT LAKE ROAD TENINO, WASHINGTON 98589 TEL: 206.264.4695 ** END OF FILE **
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