Games PC PRIMITIVE WARS-JURASSIC ERA User Manual

Cr er des jeux vid o est un beau m tier . Donner vie, voix, formes et couleurs des r ves de pixels et d algorithmes est une
grande aventure. Notre g n ration a d couvert un nouveau v hicule l imaginaire, et si nous empruntons tout aux histoires et
arch types immortels de l humanit , nous avons le privil ge de ˙ r citer ¨ dans une langue nouvelle. Ces mondes interactifs
que nous crons se situent la croise du spectacle et du possible ; vous en tes la fois les spectateurs et les hros. Ils vous
attendent, vous mettent l preuve, vous distraient et, nous l esp rons, savent aussi vous mouvoir. Le but que nous nous
sommes fix est de vous surprendre chaque fois en vous of frant des voyages inattendus, des paysages improbables et de
nouveaux champs d vasion. Et parce que la premi re responsabilit du conteur est de rassembler autour du feu, nous esp ­rons que nos histoires auront toujours suf fisamment d me et de cˇur pour vous donner envie d y pancher un peu de votre
soif dimaginaire.
Nous remercions les auteurs et artistes qui nous ont d j pr t leur talent dans cette aventure : Paulo Coelho, Moebius,
Claude Laydu, Philippe Druillet, Charlotte Rampling, Senta berger
C est aussi gr ce eux que nous trouvons l inspiration et l lan pour nous renouveler.
Voil , il nous reste vous souhaiter un bon voyage. L quipe de production.

Creating video games is a wonderful job. Giving life, voice, shapes and colours to dreams of pixels and algorithms is a great
adventure. Our generation has discovered a new vehicle for the imagination, and if we borrow everything from the immortal
stories and archetypes of humanity , we have the privilege of telling these tales in a new language. These interactive worlds
that we are creating are at the crossroads of spectacle and what is possible; you are both spectator and hero. They await you,
put you to the test, distract youˇ and, we hope, also move you. The goal we have set ourselves is to surprise you each time
by of fering you unexpected voyages, improbable landscapes and new fields of escape. And since the prime responsibility of
the storyteller is to gather round the fire, we hope that our stories will always have enough heart and soul to make you want
to open up a bit your craving for the imaginary .
We wish to thank the authors and artists who have already contributed their talents to this adventure: Paulo Coelho, Moebius,
Claude Laydu, Philippe Druillet, Charlotte Rampling, Senta berger It is also thanks to them that we find the inspiration
and impetus to renew ourselves.
There you have it. All thats left is for us to wish you a bon voyage. The Production Team.

Das Erstellen von V ideospielen ist ein sch ner Beruf. Es ist sehr spannend, den Tr umen aus Pixeln und Algorithmen Leben,
Stimme, Form und Farben zu verleihen. Unsere Generation hat einen neuen W eg zur W elt der Phantasie gefunden, und wenn
wir aus den Geschichten und unsterblichen Archetypen der Menschheit sch pfen, genie§en wir das Privileg, diese in einer
neuen Sprache zu ˙ erz hlen ¨. Diese von uns geschaf fenen interaktiven W elten existieren dort, wo sich Schauspiel und das
M gliche begegnen. Sie sind gleichzeitig Zuschauer und Held der Geschichte. Diese W elten warten auf Sie, sie wollen Sie
pr fen, unterhalten und - so hof fen wir - auch bewegen. W ir haben uns zum Ziel gesetzt, Sie jedes Mal mit einer unerwarte ­ten Reise, unwahrscheinlichen Landschaften und neuen Traumwelten zu berraschen. Da die Hauptaufgabe des Erz hlers
darin besteht, die Zuh rer um sich zu versammeln, hof fen wir , dass Ihnen unsere Geschichten einen so gro§en Anreiz liefern,
dass Sie sich in dieses Abenteuer der Phantasie entf hren lassen.
W ir danken den Autoren und K nstlern, die uns bei diesem Abenteuer mit ihren Talenten zur Seite standen: Paulo Coelho,
Moebius, Claude Laydu, Philippe Druillet, Charlotte Rampling, Senta berger u.a. Auch ihnen verdanken wir immer wie ­der die Inspirationen und Denkanst §e f r neue Ideen.
Nun bleibt uns nur noch eins: W ir w nschen Ihnen eine gute Reise! Unser Team.

Creare videogiochi un bel lavoro. Dare vita, voce, forma e colori a sogni fatti di pixel e algoritmi una grande avventura. La nostra
generazione ha s coperto u n n uovo m ezzo d i e spressione d ell’immaginario e , s e a ttingiamo a lle s torie e a gli archetipi i mmortali
dell’umanit, abbiamo il privilegio di "recitare" in una lingua nuova. I mondi interattivi che noi creiamo si situano al punto d’incontro
tra lo spettacolo e il possibile; voi ne siete al contempo gli spettatori e i protagonisti. Vi aspettano, vi mettono alla prova, vi distrag­gono e, come speriamo, sanno anche emozionarvi. L’obiettivo che ci siamo prefissi di sorprendervi ogni volta, offrendovi viaggi
imprevedibili, paesaggi surreali e nuovi spazi di evasione. Dato che il primo compito di un narratore di riunire tutti attorno al fuoco,
ci auguriamo che le nostre storie conservino sempre un’anima e un cuore sufficientemente grandi per invogliarvi a viverle liberando
la vostra passione per il fantastico. Ringraziamo gli autori e gli artisti che hanno gi messo a nostra disposizione il loro talento in ques­ta avventura: Paulo Coelho, Moebius, Claude Laydu, Philippe Druillet, Charlotte Rampling, Senta berger Ø anche gra­zie a loro che troviamo l’ispirazione e lo slancio per rinnovarci.
Con questo, non ci resta che augurarvi buon viaggio. Lo staff

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Minimal Configuration :

Pentium 266Mhz MMX, 8X CDRom, 64 Mo of RAM.
16 bits-800x600 V ideo card, SoundBlaster“ 100% certified sound card.
800 Mo of Hard disk space.
W indows 95/98/2000/ME.
DirectX8a. Compatible mouse & keyboard.

Recommended Configuration :

Pentium 550 MHz, 8X CDRom, 128 mo of RAM.
16 bits-800x600 video card, Soundblaster“ 100% certifed sound card.
800 Mo of hard disk space.
W indows 95/98/2000/ME
DirectX8a. Compatible mouse & keyboard.

INTRODUCTION

1. The Legend of the Primitive Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Installation and Running the Game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PART ONE : HOW TO PLAY

I - SCREEN COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1. Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. Single Play Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3. Multi Play Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4. Game Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5. Basic Gaming Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

II - BASIC PLAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1. Creating Basic Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2. Gathering Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3. Constructing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4. Producing Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

5. Hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

6. Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

7. Special Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

8. Raising Levels of Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

9. Naming a Unit/Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

III - SHORT CUT KEY LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

PART TWO : MULTI PLAY

I - INTERNET PLAY (TCP/IP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1. Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2. Waiting Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3. Creating a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4. Entering a Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5. Exiting a room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

II - LAN PLAY (IPX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1. Creating a game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2. Joining a game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Sound & video cards must be 100% DirectX certifed.
DirectX8a minimal version required.

For local network games :

- Ethernet network card fully installed & configured,

- TCP/IP protocol or IPX compatible installed.
For Internet/Online games :

- Internet provider compulsory ,

- 56K modem or ADSL/Cable modem installed,

- TCP/IP protocol & Dialup networking installed,

- FIREWALL not supported.

PART THREE : THE WORLD OF PRIMITIVE WARS

I - BACKGROUND OF PRIMITIVE WARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

II - THE GEOGRAPHY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1. Map of the Primitive Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2. Tribes of the Primitive Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Elves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Tyranos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Demons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

III - ITEMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

INTRODUCTION

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The Legend of the Primitive Island

The eight tribes (Tyranos, Koakas, Masais, Musfels,
Kumbas, Kanus, Labumbas, and Lomerks) that
created history, with the Primitive Island as their
stage during the Primitive War, live a peaceful
life after the end of the ‘2nd Battle of Blood’.

But when Great Chief Ruwata myste-
riously dies, the Primitive Island falls
again into chaos. As the suspicion and
distrust of the Warlocks mounts to its
zenith, the Primitives charge Master
Stuma, the most powerful spell-cas-
ter, as the assassin, keeping the
magic-users in check.

Despite his efforts during the war,
Stuma is banished to the land of
darkness. Soon afterwards, in a
desperate attempt to regain
harmony, the elders of the
tribe appoint the only child
of Ruwata, as the Great
Chief. Young Jarmin fails
to take power, and the
struggles of the tribes
continue.

Installation and Running the Game

1 - System Requirements

Refer to the back of the game’s pack to know the minimum and recommended system r equirements
to run Primitive Wars.

2 - Precautions

Close all other running programs.
Insufficient memory can lead to slower game speed, or inability to run the game.

3 - Installation

Put the Primitive Wars installation disk into the CD-ROM drive. The auto-installer will be activated.
Enter the user name and Serial Number that is included in the registered game. Select a directory
and path for the folder you wish to install the program in, and press confirm. If the Serial Number is
correct, the installation will begin. If not, the program will not install the game. To run the game, use
PLAY CD.

4 - F.A.Q. (please see also FAQ at www.primitivewars.com)

Q : An error message appears while executing the installation.

A : It is probably a problem with DirectX. Primitive Wars r equires DirectX 8.0a or higher, so install the
most recent version and then install the game.

Q : There is no sound.

A : Check your sound card to make sure it is Sound blaster compatible. Also check to make sure
the speaker wires are connected properly, and check the volume settings.

Q : I can’t connect to the online servers.

A : Check to make sure that your internet connections are working properly. If you use a modem,
check the connections to the Internet; if you use a network, check to see if you’re logged in cor­rectly, or if the network is working properly.

Q : IPX play is not working.

A : Check to see if the IPX protocol is set right in the network. In Win98, go to Registry, Network,
and check the IPX protocol settings. Once the protocol is set, you can have normal IPX play.

Q : Can’t Modem users directly play together?

A : No they cannot. You need also Internet access to play in Peer to Peer mode.

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PART ONE : HOW TO PLAY

I - SCREENS COMPONENTS

1 - MAIN MENU

2 - SINGLE PLAY MENU

Single Player

Begin Single Play

Multi Player

Begin Multi Play

Replay Intro

Watch the Opening Intro

Credits

See credits of the development Team

Quit

Exit the Game

3 - MULTI PLAY MENU

Wizard Soft Net

Connect to our official server
to play

LAN

Play with other players via your
LAN environment

Peer to Peer

Connect directly to an IP address
to a computer to play

4 - GAME MENU

During the Game, PRESS the F10 Key to access the Menu.

Save Game (F2)

Save the game you’re currently
playing

Load Game (F3)

Load a Saved Game

Option (F4)

Control the options for the game

Mission Objectives

See the Mission Objectives

End Game

Finish the game you’re currently
playing, or restart the current mission

Resume (Esc)

Continue your game

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5 - BASIC GAMING SCREENS

1.Complete gaming screen

◊◊ Menu

Information Window

Message/Chat Window

Multi Menu

Action/Magic/Construction
/Production Buttons

Unit’s Face or Building Icon

- Left Interface Menu : Selected Unit, Information Window, Building Production Indicator.

- Right Interface Menu : Icon of Possible Constructions, Action Icon, Magic or Special Abilities Icon.
– Menu : Opens the Game Menu (short-cut : F10).

◊ Multi menu : Menu Button for Each Tribe

2.Interface

Left interface 01

Select a unit

Lower Right shows level

Left interface 03

Select a Building

Shows the Building Icon

Right interface 01

Left interface 02

Select multiple units

Lower Right shows level

Left interface 04

Creation of units and Buildings

Building Icon can reserve up to 5
units to be produced

Right interface 02

- Allies : Forge an Alliance during Multi Play.

- Message : Send Messages to selected Players during Multi Play.

Unit ability

Magic, Building, or Special Abilities
that the unit can use or build.

Action Icons :
a. Attack
b. Hunt
c. Patrol
d. Guard
e. Stop

Select multiple units

Action Icons Special Abilities
(Magic or Build).

If the units you’ve selected
contains a unit that cannot build,
the Build Icon is not shown.