ReadMe Release Version 1.0

DinerTown Detective AgencyTM README

System Requirements

- Minimum
- Recommended

Installation Instructions

Controls

How To Play

Known Issues

Credits

Legal Information

System Requirements

> Minimum:

> PC:

> Windows Vista, XP SP1 & 2
> Pentium IV 1.2 Ghz processor or faster
> 256 MB RAM
> 800 x 600 minimum screen resolution
> Sound card recommended
> 50 MB available hard drive space
> MAC:

> Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5
> G4 800 MHz or faster processor
> 256 MB RAM
> 800 x 600 minimum screen resolution
> Sound card recommended
> 50 MB available hard drive space

> Recommended:

64 MB Video RAM recommended.

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Installation Instructions

PC

1. Double-click on the downloaded DinerTown Detective AgencyTM installation executable file to begin the installation program.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation program to install DinerTown Detective AgencyTM.

3. After installation, double-click on the DinerTown Detective AgencyTM desktop shortcut, or by using the appropriate shortcut in the Start Menu.

4. To uninstall DinerTown Detective AgencyTM, use the appropriate shortcut in the Windows program menu or by accessing Windows’ Add/Remove Programs control panel.

MAC

1. Double-click on the downloaded DinerTown Detective AgencyTM installation executable file to begin the installation program.

2. Follow the instructions in the installation program to install DinerTown Detective AgencyTM.

3. After installation, double-click on the DinerTown Detective AgencyTM icon in your Applications folder.

4. To uninstall drag the DinerTown Detective AgencyTM icon from the Applications folder into your trash.

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Controls

> Mouse:

> - You can use the mouse for all of the actions in the game.

> Keyboard:

> - DinerTown Detective AgencyTM does not support keyboard control.

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How To Play

> GAME MODES:

> - Story Mode Timer: Solve cases by searching for evidence at the scene of the crime, eliminating suspects, and interviewing DinerToons to identify the guilty culprit.
> - Story Mode Relaxed: Same as Story Mode Timer, but more relaxed with no timer.
> - Freeplay Mode: Classic hidden object game play.

> SEARCH SCREENS:

> - Each search screen contains a list of objects that must be discovered to progress through the case.
> - Some of these items will add Suspects to the Case Journal.
> - Some of these items will add Theories to the Case Journal.

> ASSEMBLY SEARCH SCREENS:

> - Some search screens will display broken up images of items that must be found in the scene.
> - Find and click on each piece to assemble the item.
> - Once completely assembled the items can be dragged to the scene to reveal more pieces or evidence.
> - There are two scenes to search, so be sure to use the arrow in the scene to look for pieces in both locations.

> HINTS:

> - There is a hint button in the left pane that can be used to help locate difficult to find objects.
> - Be careful though, there is a timer that must be filled over time before another hint is available.
> - If there are multiple search screens you may have to change the scene to use a hint if the previous scene was completed.

Known Issues

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Credits

Absolutist Ltd.

Producers

- Regina Vishnevskaya
- Irina Kozhushko

Programmers

- Yuri Psarev
- Alexander Sirenko
- Vladimir Sivochka
- Alexander Lishchenko

Artists

- Tatyana Bunda
- Alexey Lipatov
- Mikhail Ivanov
- Tatyana Plusnina
- Irina Kholodkova

PlayFirst, Inc.

Producer

- Ryan Sindledecker

Design Consultants & Writers

- Helen Cheng
- Patrick Baggatta

Senior Producer

- Aaron Norstad

Game Design Manager

- Michael McCormick

Art Director

- Nick Stern

Quality Assurance Manager

- Christopher Dunn

Quality Assurance Lead

- Cesar Lemus

Quality Assurance

- Adrian Guerrero (Game Lead)
- Adam Gourdin
- Ryan Medina
- Victor Kunkel
- Guy Romhild
- Brian DeGraf
- P. Tseren Sodbinow
- Joe Hakik
- Morgan Condict

VP & Creative Director

- Kenny Shea Dinkin

Executive Producer

- Craig Bocks

Marketing

- Anne Marie Edwards
- Sean Denny
- Angela Erickson
- Ruth Grossinger
- Myles Brundage

PlayGround SDK

- Brad Edelman
- Tim Mensch
- David Parks
- Jim Brooks

Special Thanks

- Hung Chang
- Bernt Habermeier
- Brad Simon
- Maria Waters
- Doug Cherner
- Mari Baker
- Hung Chang
- Todd Wong
- Colin Felton
- Joshua Dudley
- Ron Barry
- Tobias Tovera
- Karissa (Westley) Gardner von Glockner

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Legal Information

> Copyright © 2009 PlayFirst, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

> This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group

> This software uses OGG/Vorbis, which is distributed under the following terms:

> Copyright © 2002, Xiph.Org Foundation

> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

> - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
> - Neither the name of the Xiph.Org Foundation nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

> THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

> This software uses Lua, which is distributed under the following terms:

> Lua 5.0 license

> Copyright © 1994-2005 Lua.org, PUC-Rio.

> THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
> LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

>     This software uses zlib.h -- interface of the 'zlib' general purpose compression library version 1.2.3, July 18th, 2005

>     Copyright (C) 1995-2005 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler

>     This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

>     Certain images are copyrighted by and licensed from iStockPhotos.com.

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