

                      ---Distant Frontiers---

                     Dos Starting Instructions
 1. Place this CD in your CD-ROM drive.
 2. At the DOS prompt (i,e. c:\>), type: D:\install where D is the
    letter denoting your CD-ROM drive.
 3. Press Enter.

                 Windows 95 Starting instructions

 1. Start Microsoft Windows
 2. Place this CD in your CD-ROM drive.
 3. Choose Start, then Choose the Exit to MS Dos option.
 4. Exit to MS DOS.
 5. At the Dos prompt (i,e. C:\>), type: D:\Install where D is the
    letter denoting your CD-ROM drive.
 6. Press Enter

                         Game Requirements

 386DX 33mhz or higher processor.
 Double Spin CD-ROM drive.
 VGA monitor and video card.
 A Soundblaster 16 soundcard or 100% compatible Soundcard.
 580K of free conventional memory and 768 Kbytes of LIM EMS.
 To enable,digital sound FX you require at least 1024 Kbytes of EMS.   
 ( Use the 'MEM' function in dos to find out how much you have
 
                            Game Controls
                           
     The game is controlled in exactly the same way throughout, using
 either a joystick or the cursor keys and Return.
     Menu options are selected in the same way: menus are selected by
 either left/right or up/down movement via the joystick (or the cursor
 keys). The currently selected menu option will always be indicated by
 a flashing red symbol (usually a box or a small arrow). The action shown
 can be carried out by pressing the fire button (or the return key).
     To return to the previous menu, the joystick (or the cursor keys)
 must be used to move in a direction other than those for moving around
 the menu. For example--If you are in a menu which actions are taken by
 moving left to right, simply toggle your joystick or cursor keys up and
 down.
     If you are in the trading menu, pressing the ESCAPE key takes you to
 a sub-menu with the following options: S...Save Game
                                        L...Load Game
                                        Q...Quit Game
                                        C...Continue











                       ---Getting Started---

     Before you can move on to the action of the game, you must first
  create your crew--thatis, your players. This is done in the crew generator.
  To create your Crew follow these simple steps
  1. Select Create Crew Member,(which should be your only option at this point)
  2. Select The Father of your crew member.
  3. Select the mother of your crew member.
  4. Select primary and college schooling. ( Not every child will be accepted
     into every school)

  Assembling a Crew:
  The crew should be put together very carefully so that you have a
  strong team leader in the game. As you only have four characters
  but there are six different professions, the right selection can be
  very important.

  Goods:
  If you want to trade in sensitive goods offered on the planet, it is
  advisable to equip the Whale with an appropriate refrigeration unit
  (only available on certain planets)

  Fuel Consumption:
  If you want to fly the whale from one planet to another, you will of
  course need a certain supply of fuel, which will depend on the distance
  to the destination planet. It also depends on how much cargo you have
  taken on board. If the hold is full you will naturally need considerably
  more fuel to cover the same distance.













     





























