Games PC M-ALIEN PARANOIA User Manual

Guide for Inexperienced Extraterrestrials

1. “M”, an extraterrestrial in a tight spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

1.1 A breakdown in outer space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

1.2 Portrait of a, ehem, “Hero” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

1.2.1 Metabolism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1.2.2 Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1.2.3 Hobbies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

1.2.4 Profession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2. Guiding “M” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2.1 Walking, running, jumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

2.2 “M’s” weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2.2.1 Slap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2.2.2 Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

2.2.3 Boomerang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

2.2.4 Gork chick egg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

2.2.5 Pear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2.2.6 Super-laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2.3 Rules for survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

3. Looking for pieces of the craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.1Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.1.1 Energy indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.1.2 Selected weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.1.3 Weapon reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.1.4 Craft pieces counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.1.5 Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

3.2 Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3.2.1 Craft piece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3.2.2 Medicine box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

3.2.3 Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

3.2.4 Super-laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

3.2.5 Boomerang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

3.2.6 Pear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.2.7 Egg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

4. Beasts (and not so beastlies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

4.1Dangerous creatures! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

4.2“M’s” Allies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

5. Game Keys (default configuration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

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1. “M”, an extraterrestrial in a tight spot

1.1 A breakdown in outer space

Had he not of been wearing headphones while playing “little humans” (an alien video game in
which you have to shoot at dozens of horrible monsters of earthling form) our extraterrestrial
would have heard the on board computer warning him a few moments ago of the alarming lack
of fuel

Now his second hand spaceship had smashed into pieces on a strange planet, inhabited by very
bad tempered creatures, and left him without any means of communication with anyone. And wha­t’s worse: now he had no chance of beating his record! Ah, if only “N” were here with him… She
would know what to do. Woops, that reminds him that he has a date with “N” and now he was
running late. And how she hates having to wait…

Well, if he wanted to get out of this place once and for all he was going to have to repair this old
piece of junk. There was nothing else for it but to try to recover all the lost pieces and… who
knows? He may be lucky.

1.2 Portrait of a, ehem, “Hero”

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1.2.1 Metabolism

Slim and agile. His exaggerated anatomy is made up of both organic and cybernetic parts.
His head is a spherical monitor onto which his face is projected. He has three fingers on each
hand, three toes on each foot and an antenna on top of his head.

1.2.2 Age

212 years old (that’s to say an adolescent on his planet)

1.2.3 Hobbies

Pizzas

The “little human” video games

Weightlifting in the absence of gravity

1.2.4 Profession

Special Pizza Deliverer (on benefit)

2. Guiding “M”

Well, by now you will have realised that “M”, although he is a creature with a good heart,
isn’t what you might call a galactic superhero. What’s the point in fooling ourselves? It’s better to
say he’s a galactic superoaf… Let’s face it, if you don’t help him he’s never in his life going to esca-
pe from this planet! Are you ready? Are you going to throw him a line? Good, well the first thing
to do is familiarise yourself with what “M” can do. Let’s go over this clueless extraterrestrial’s skills
step-by-step and key-by-key.

NOTE: This is providing that the keys have not been modified after this time.

2.1 Walking, running, jumping...

Before rushing ahead, the first thing is to learn how to orientate ourselves. You can guide
“M” either when he’s still or moving (including jumping) by moving the mouse to the left or right.

By moving the mouse up or down you can look in the direction indicated. This will be useful to find
out if a big ugly bird is going to attack you from the sky or if you have to jump to an area on ano­ther level.

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With the up, down, left, right keys “M” will dart around the planet in the direction you want
hi m t o . You can combine the keys so that he moves diagonally too.

If you move the mouse to the left or right while “M” is running you can make him turn.
To move more slowly, you can use the above keys but keeping the upper case key to the right of
the keyboard pressed down at the same time. This will be useful when you are near a precipice
or climbing onto a platform (or animal) and have to move carefully.

To jump, you have to press the left mouse button which you can do while either walking or run­ning. The longer you keep the button pressed, the longer the jump will be. This will help you to
control the jumps and be able to reach dangerous places with a little practice. With the jump you
can also avoid smaller enemies approaching you.

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One other thing. When “M” just manages to reach an edge by his fingertips you can hold on and
climb up if you don’t release the button beforehand.

2.2 “M’s” weapons

“M” has a pretty cool repertoire of weapons. You can see which you have selected at all
times on the display at the lower left of the screen.

To change weapons press the “Enter” key

2.2.1 Slap

“M” isn’t very strong put does pack a quite respectable slap. To throw a slap, press the
right-hand control when still. The good thing about this weapon is that it doesn’t cost anything to
use and it isn’t necessary to select it: you can always use it regardless of the weapon you already
have selected.

The bad thing about it is that you can only use it against animals when they are close to “M” and
is therefore quite risky. Oh, another limitation is that against larger enemies a slap has no effect.

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2.2.2 Laser

“M’s” favourite weapon. With this you can take out enemies at whatever distance and it is
superbly accurate. To use the laser, follow these steps:

1. Select the laser.

2. Keep the right-hand mouse button pressed down. A red line will appear from “M’s” head

which you can use to aim at the target.

3. After aiming at the target press the left-hand mouse button. ZAP! A ray will shoot out from

“M’s” screen-head in the chosen direction.

Not bad eh? Well, it gets even better! You can increase the intensity of the ray from the
laser by keeping the left-hand button pressed down before firing. The longer you keep it pressed,
the more powerful the shot; of course, you do spend more. When the laser is loaded but you deci­de not to fire, (because a new enemy approaches from a different place for example) release the
right-hand button of the mouse (instead of the left) and the shot is cancelled.

This is the only drawback to the laser: it costs a lot to use and you have to keep recharging
it... But don’t worry because “M” is never totally defenceless. When the laser reserve reaches zero,
it automatically recharges itself a little, enough to defend yourself from any ill-tempered creature
while searching for a recharge.

2.2.3 Boomerang

This is a throwing weapon with an unusual trajectory and will be useful on special occa­sions: against enemies hidden behind things or when you don’t want to use the laser (or when you
don’t have it) To use the boomerang follow these steps:

1. Select boomerang.

2. Keep the right-hand mouse button pressed down. Now keep the left button pressed. A

curve will appear which you can use to aim with. The longer you keep this button pressed,

the more the curve grows.

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3. After aiming at the target release the left mouse button. “M” will throw the boome

rang exactly along the curve you have chosen.

The boomerang is slower than the laser but you can recover it after using it (so long as it-s
within reach). Another unique feature is that you can attack enemy hidden behind things…

2.2.4 Gork chick egg

An egg? What’s “M” going to do with an egg? Well, an egg in itself doesn’t do much, but
the Gork chick that comes out is the shocker. As soon as the egg touches the ground a small and
speedy chick breaks out attacking every creature in sight. When there is nothing left to bite it
returns to “M’s” feet and stays there like a well-trained puppy.

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