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***   RETURN TO WONDERLAND   ***
***     Platinum Edition     ***
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Copyright (C) 2006 Midnight Synergy
www.midnightsynergy.com
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THIS IS THE COMMERCIAL/REGISTERED VERSION OF WONDERLAND, 
AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN ANY FORM. PLEASE DO NOT
GIVE COPIES OF THIS GAME TO FRIENDS (OR ANYBODY ELSE) -
POINT THEM TO THE FREE DEMO ON OUR WEBSITE INSTEAD. 
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GAMES - HELP TO STOP SOFTWARE PIRACY. 
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How to Play
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You control Wonderland's winsome heroes, 
Stinky, Loof, Qookie and Peegue. 

Your goal is simple: 
Collect all the Rainbow Coins in each 
level, and make it safely to the exit. 
Trouble is, most coins are hidden,
guarded, locked away and in generally 
hard to reach places. 

Are you up to the task?



Controls
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Game: 
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Cursor Keys 	  - Control Stinky/Loof
Shift+Cursor Keys - Explore the Level
Return/Enter      - Switch between Characters 
Escape            - Bring up In-Game Menu

Menus:
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Cursor Keys       - Navigate Menus
Return/Enter      - Select 
Escape            - Exit Menu

During the game, you can also take a 
screenshot by pressing F8. The file will 
be saved as "screenshot.bmp" in your 
Wonderland directory.



Scoring
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Each world will challenge you with several 
levels. While the main goal in each level 
is to collect all Rainbow Coins, there are 
also several ways to collect Bonus Points:

Bonus Coins - while it is not necessary to 
              collect these, each will earn 
              you 250 points. Note that
              these coins are often in very 
              hard to reach places and require 
              you to overcome additional
              obstacles.
Time -        the faster, the better. Each 
              left-over second on the level 
              clock will earn you earn you 10
              points.
Monsters -    often you can find clever ways 
              to eliminate your adversaries. 
              Each will earn you 250 points.

Once a level is completed, the level score will 
be added to your grand total. You are encouraged
to replay levels to try and beat your score - 
either by finding new Bonus Coins, or completing 
the level faster. If you do, your new score will 
replace your old score, hence increasing your grand
total.



Options
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Sound Volume - select volume level of sound effects
Music Volume - select volume level of soundtrack
Detail Level - change number/detail of environmental 
               effect, such as snow, explosions, etc.
               This should only need to be changed 
               for very slow computers.
Time Mode    - turns the time limit on/off for levels.
	       Playing the game without time limit is
	       less stressful, but you will not get
	       a time bonus for each level.
Unlock Worlds- allows you to access all levels at
	       once, rather than completing all levels
	       in one world first. This will not, 
	       however, unlock the game ending, for
	       which all game levels have to be solved.




System Requirements
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Pentium 500 Mhz+
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
32 MB RAM or more
25 MB drivespace or more
Direct X 7.0 or higher
Direct 3D compatible Video Card with at least 8MB
Sound Card recommended

Note that performance is primarily dependant on your 
video card. Wonderland will run smoothly on a lower 
end Pentium with a recent/fast video card, but will 
require a faster processor if your video card is less 
powerful.
    
 
Credits
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A Midnight Synergy Production
Design, Code, Audiovisuals - Patrick Maidorn
Music - Jonne "Purple Motion" Valtone
Additional 3D Modelling - Danny Hawrysio
Software Development Consultant - Claire Polster


Technical Support
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1. The game is running slow!
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Wonderland is designed to run on even lower-end Pentium 
systems, provided that they have a fairly recent graphics 
card. Here are some options if your system meets the 
minimum requirements, but the game still runs slow. Try 
changing to a lower resolution or lowering the detail 
level in the Options Menu. Also make sure that you have 
no programs running in the background of your system, 
such as Ad-Ware or Spy-Ware programs. Check out 
www.lavasoft.de for Ad-Aware, a program that checks your 
system for such malicious software. Finally, ensure that 
you do not have a virus that might be affecting your system . 

2. The game doesn't run at all!
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Ensure that you have the latest DirectX drivers. You can 
download them at www.microsoft.com/directx for free. Also 
make sure that your video- and sound-card drivers are up to 
date. Visit the manufacturers website for updates. Check 
for viruses and Spy-Ware (see above). If all else fails, 
contact us at infos@midnightsynergy.com and include a 
detailed description of the problem and your system 
specifications.

3. I've deleted my Player Character!!!
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Don't panic. If a player character is deleted, a backup 
copy is stored in the Players directory with the .bak 
extension. Simply rename "playername.bak" to 
"playername.pla", and off you go!

4. I've switched to Windowed Mode, but it's still Fullscreen
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Some older video cards will not allow Windowed Mode in 
certain resolutions. You might have some success by changing 
the resolution to 640x480, or you might have a video card
incapable of Windowed Mode - in which case Wonderland will
automatically switch back to Fullscreen.



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THIS IS THE COMMERCIAL/REGISTERED VERSION OF RETURN TO 
WONDERLAND, AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED IN ANY FORM.
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Individual users have the right to use the registered 
version they purchased directly from Midnight Synergy, 
and are allowed to make copies for backup purposes only. 
Users are not permitted to share copies with other users, 
or distribute the registered version of Wonderland in
any form.

Publishers: Please contact infos@midnightsynergy.com 
for any questions regarding distribution of the commercial 
version of Wonderland.


Release History
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v2.00 - initial release
v2.06 - fixed bugs and compatability issues
v3.00 - Platinum Edition - many new features added
v3.01 - customtexture defaults added


