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installing the game. 1. Put the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
1. Put the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Windows 95 will automatically open a DOS window and begin
2. Type the letter of the CD-ROM drive and press |Enter 1. (On most installing the game.
machines, type D: (Enter).) 3. Follow the instructions as they appear on your screen.
3. Type INSTALL. 4. When the game is installed TYPE ABUSEI ENTER! TO BEGIN will appear
4. Follow the instructions as they appear on your screen. on screen. Do not type ABUSE at this time, but go on to create a
5. Type ABUSE at the C:\ABUSE prompt to begin the game. shortcut (below).
To Create a Shortcut
With an Abuse shortcut icon, you can start playing Abuse without
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The first time you enter Abuse after installation in DOS or Windows 95,
having to open multiple folders each time.
1. Open the “My Computer” folder on your desktop after you’ve
you will be asked to configure your sound card. installed the game.
You will be taken to a screen and given the option of letting the program
auto-detect your sound card or entering your card and its parameters 2. Select your hard drive. (On most machines the hard drive is C:.)
manually, from a menu of available options. 3. Open the “Abuse” folder in your hard drive window.
If you have a SCSI hard drive, the program cannot auto-detect your 4. Left-click-and-drag the icon labeled simply “Abuse” onto your
sound card. If you have a SCSI hard drive you must enter your desktop. This creates a shortcut icon.
soundcard by hand.
5. Double-click on the new Abuse shortcut icon to begin the game.
 may, of course, adjust the gamma correction any way you
prefer. Save your gamma changes by clicking the red “check”
See the label at the Bottom of the Box button.
Volume Control. You can adjust either the sound effects (SPX)
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Use the mouse to select the various options.
/ or the music by pressing on the arrow buttons (remember that
a General MIDI sound card is required to play music). Up

m Load Game. This option is only available after you have saved
your position during a game.
To load a saved game, click on the Load Game icon. On the left
of the Load Game screen are up to five save areas. Click on the
arrows increase the volume; down arrows decrease it. Save
your volume changes by clicking the button at the upper-left of
the Volume Window or pressing |Esc |.
Networking. This option takes you to the Network screen. This
number of the game/location you want to re-enter.
screen displays all available network games and allows you to

u Start New Game. Choose this option when you want to begin a
single-player game from the start. You will still be able to
access saved positions from previous games.
Difficulty Levels. There are four levels of difficulty in Abuse:
create your own game.
Join Existing Game. Select the game you would like to join, then fill
out the info blocks. Press (Esc) to return to the Options Screen.
Start a New Net Game. Click the START A NEW NET GAME button,
then fill out the info blocks. Press |Esc] to return to the Options
WIMP, EASY, NORMAL and EXTREME. The harder the level, the more
Screen.
difficult it is to kill your enemies, and the easier it is for them
to kill you. Change the difficulty level by left-clicking on the Exit Net Game. Exits you from your current game so you can
difficulty box. join another one. If you’re not currently in a game, this option
will not appear.
Gamma Correction. Abuse is meant to be a dark game. To play

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you can discern. It should be one step lighter than black. You
Quit Abuse. Exit the game and return to either your DOS
prompt or Windows ‘95.
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Health. These restore hit points.
Teleporter. There are two types of teleporters: local and level.
You use both by pressing 0.
Stations. Stations are places where you can save games. Stand Local teleporters send you to a different area of the same
in front of the station and press 0. level.
• To save your position, click on any of the Level exit teleporters send you to a new level.
numbered save buttons on the left. A small image of
Compass. Only available in network play. When you’ve
the current screen will appear in the save area for
acquired the Compass, the map view shows the locations of all
future reference.
the non-oloaked players.
• To leave without saving your position, press [Esc].
Special Abilities. Once you run through an ability icon, just hold down
Switches & Doors. To activate a switch, press 0. Sometimes the right mouse button to use its special power. Once you get an ability,
you’ll need to use more than one switch to remove an obstacle. you keep it through the rest of the level, or until you get a new special
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it for the first time, your momentum temporarily increases. An
enhancer needs to recharge briefly before it will work again. (3
Cloak Only available in network play. It makes you almost
(but not quite) invisible to other players, and it shields you
from appearing on large-scale maps.
Destroyable Walls. Some walls will crumble and reveal secret
I. rooms. Usually weak walls show cracks or signs of damage,
but not always. When they are hit, however, the weapon’s fire
will terminate with a red glow. On the other hand, when a
Anti-Grav Boots give you the ability to fly.
Ultra-Health lets you accumulate up to 200 hit points,
solid wall is hit, fire terminates with a white glow. instead of the usual 100 points.
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 LIMITED WARRANTY

ABHt pRQDm SUPPORT

If you have a problem with the Abuse software, please read this section and
Electronic Arts (“EA”) warrants to the original purchaser of the computer software product, for a period
of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase (the “Warranty Period"), that under normal use, the
media and the user documentation are free from defects in materials and workmanship.
To make a warranty claim under this limited warranty, please return the product to the point of purchase,
call us. We have a staff of product support technicians ready to help you with accompanied by proof of purchase, your name, your return address, and a statement of the defect. OR send
any problems you may encounter with the game. If you do call us, if at all the compact disc(s) to us at the address below within 90 days of purchase. Include a copy of the dated
purchase receipt, your name, your return address, and a statement of the defect. EA or its authorized
possible, be near your computer. If it is not possible to be near your dealer will replace the product and return it to you (postage prepaid) or issue you with a credit equal to
computer, be sure to have the following information: the purchase price.
To replace defective media after the 90-day warranty period has expired, send the original disk(s) to the
• The error message displayed when the problem occurred address below. Enclose a statement of the defect, your name, your return address, and a check or money
order for $7.60 per replacement compact disc.
The contents of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT flies
The foregoing states the purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of warranty with respect
• A listing of your machine’s type and hardware contents to the software product.
This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties and no other representations or claims of any nature shall
The DOS version number and publisher that you are running be binding on or obligate Electronic Arts. Any implied warranties applicable to this software product,
including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited to the ninety (90)
• The type and version of mouse driver you use day period described above. In no event will Electronic Arts be liable for any special, incidental, or
consequential damages resulting from possession, use, or malfunction of this Electronic Arts software
• The type and speed of your CD-ROM drive product.

• The contents of a CHKDSK and MEM /C statement Some states do not allow limitations as to how long an implied warranty lasts and/or exclusions or
limitations of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations and/or exclusions of liability
The brand of your sound card, and IRQ, I/O address and DMA setting may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific rights, and you may also have other rights which
vary from state to state.
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Electronic Arts reserves the right to make improvements in the product described in this manual at any
• The brand of your video card and version of VESA-compliant time and without notice.
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Contact ORIGIN Product Support at (512) 434-HELP (434-4357), Monday electronic medium or machine-readable form without the prior written consent of Electronic Arts, P.0. Box
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from the “Library Files” menu. To reach our Customer Service department Net Level Design and Testing Marshall Andrews, Tom Godsey, John Guentzel, Robert
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Quality Assurance Todd Bailey, Greg Barwis, Ernest Gibson, Lee Gibson, Bryan Hill,
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Product Manager
Documentation
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Translation Isabelle Rice, Prank Dietz
Box Design A1 Carnley, Sam Yeates

Software ©1996 Crack dot Com. Packaging and documentation ©1996 Electronic Arts. All rights reserved.
Abuse and Crack dot Com are trademarks of Crack dot Com. Origin is a registered trademark of ORIGIN Systems,
Inc. Electronic Arts is a registered trademark of Electronic Arts.
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