			 The Last Half of Darkness

Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A
good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact,  she  was
working on a potion just before she was killed. Now  the  secret  will go to
the grave with her...  unless you can find the missing ingredients.

You, being her only living heir received news and came  quickly  to find out
she had plans for you to continue with her  work.  You  gain  title  to  her
estate and her fortune only if you continue with her studies in the field of
magic.

STARTING
1. Load the mouse driver (if available)
2. Enter the /LASTHALF directory
3. Type LASTHALF and then press <ENTER>.

IMPORTANT!!! IMPORTANT!!!
Some DOS 5 users may have some trouble with this product due to large amount
of memory required. If you have any problems, simply  re-boot  without  any-
thing else loaded into memory. Such as menu programs, DOS 5 shell, etc.

USING THE KEYBOARD
If a mouse is not available the keyboard must be used. Use the arrow keys to
postion the cursor over objects, doors, etc. or to select commands. Pressing
the NUM LOCK key will allow the cursor to move in larger  increments  around
the screen. Pressing it again will discontinue this function.  Use the space
bar to "CLICK."

COMMANDS
To select a commmand, simply move the cursor over the command of your choice
and "CLICK." For example, if you wanted to enter the house, move the  cursor
to the command GO and then "CLICK." The command will hi-light to show it has
been selected. Then move to the porch or inside the exit box (indicating the
porch) and "CLICK."

Examine [F1] - This command will examine an object more closely.
Go      [F2] - Used to enter through a doorway, exit, etc.
Open    [F3] - Choose this command when an object or door needs to be open.
Close   [F4] - Use this to close objects, drawers, etc.     
Hit     [F5] - A command useful when violence is the only answer.
Take    [F6] - Certain  objects are needed to complete your quest. Use this
	       command to put them in your inventory.
Speak   [F7] - To communicate with other characters, objects, etc. use this
	       command. Once selected, type your sentence and press
               <ENTER>.
Operate [F8] - This command will turn certain things on and off. It is also
	       used when you wish to use an object in your inventory. To
	       select an object to operate, simply position the cursor on
	       or near any object inside the inventory box and then "CLICK"

SAVING AND LOADING
To save a game for later use, select the  SAVE  command  from  the  command
list. Once selected, a prompt will appear asking you for the current  drive
to save. Press ENTER or RETURN if the default is correct.  If  not,  select
the correct drive letter. If the drive is other than a hard disk,  be  sure
to insert a blank formatted diskette into the drive specified BEFORE enter-
ing your save name.

EXITS
The exit map (located below your inventory) is required to see all possible
exits at a given location. The exit map is a top  view  floorplan  of  your
location. All possible exits are indicated  as  boxes.  The commands GO and
OPEN can be used within these b oxes. Simply move the cursor INSIDE the box
and "CLICK." The result will be the same as if you "CLICKED" on the  actual
door in the view screen.

ORDERING PART 2
The Last Half of Darkness II (End to the first part)
To receive the end of  the The Last Half of Darkness and  a HINT BOOKLET to
the first part OR if you just enjoyed the game, please send $21.95 to:

SoftLab Laboratories 
P.O. BOX 4886
San Diego, California 92164

For further information or Technical help (sorry, no hints) call:
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THE NINE LIVES OF SECRET AGENT KATT
Enter a museum in search of the most valuable gem in the  world.  The  gem,
stolen by the notorious Franco Machino from Apex Research Center, was  dis-
covered within a recently crashed meteor. The gem  is highly  unstable  and
could be  used  to  construct the most destructive nuclear device the world
has ever seen.

You and your team of three highly skilled agents; a safe cracker, and alarm
specialist and an explosives expert  must  enter  Franco's  highly  secured
museum and find the gem. Throughout  your mission you must slip by cameras,
shoot guards, crack safes,  disarm  alarms,  dodge  attack  dogs,  detonate
explosives and retrieve the gem  without  "tripping"  a  single  alarm.  Of
course, you will be equipped  with  the  most  advanced  "secret"  devices.
Everything  from  your  portable X9J two-way communications  device to your
last option... the Cyanide Capsule.

The Nine Lives of Secret Agent Katt contains only the  highest  quality  in
entertainment  you've  come  to expect from SoftLab with  stunning  EGA/VGA
graphics, an easy "point & click" interface system and puzzles to challenge
the minds of all ages.

Over 3.5 megs of spy adventure with instruction manual (2 disks).....$22.95


The  Last Half of Darkness,  The  Nine  Lives  of  Secret  Agent  Katt  are
registered trademarks of SoftLab.
