        

                        **** Jack in the Dark ****

                        Installation Instructions

                                  From
                        
                        I*Motion Technical Support
                     
                              I*Motion, Inc.
                         1341 Ocean Ave, Box 417
                         Santa Monica, CA, 90401
                           Tel. (310) 576-1885
                           Fax. (310) 576-1889
                           BBS. (310) 576-1820


*** INSTALLING JACK IN THE DARK ***

        Unzip the JACKDARK.ZIP file into a directory on your hard disk.
(You've probably already done so if your reading this...) Change into
the directory and type 'SETUP A' or 'SETUP B'.  This will run the Setup 
batch file which will copy the necessary files to a high density, 3 1/2
inch disk in your A: or B: drive, respectively.  You MUST have a blank
FORMATTED high density 3 1/2 inch disk in the A: or B: drive.  The
SETUP will label the disk 'DISK1' and create a Jack in the Dark Install
disk.  It will then run the INSTALL.EXE file on the disk to install
the game BACK onto your hard drive.  If the mouse doesn't seem to work 
in the INSTALL program, check the note at the end of this file.
        If the SETUP fails, you can manually create a Jack in the Dark
disk.  Format a 3 1/2 disk and when prompted for a Volume Label, enter
DISK1.  (If the volume label isn't DISK1, the Install will prompt 'insert
disk 1 of 1' and wait for a disk that doesn't exist...)  Then copy over
to the disk all of the .PAK, .COM, .ITD, .DAT, and .OPT files to the
disk.  THEN rename INSTALL.DAT, INDARK2.DAT, CLEARDRV.DAT, and JACK.DAT to
INSTALL.EXE, INDARK2.EXE, CLEARDRV.EXE, and JACK.BAT, respectively.  Run the 
INSTALL.EXE file to install the game properly on your hard drive.  As
above, if your mouse doesn't work in the INSTALL, see note at the end
of this file.
        Do NOT run the INSTALL.EXE from a directory on the hard drive!  
You will get a screen in French!  If you understand French, that's nice, 
but it still won't install properly.

* Note: If you copy ALL the files in the JACKDARK.ZIP to the floppy drive,
they won't all fit. 
        
        If the game doesn't start ok, you may not have enough DOS memory,
or you may have a soundcard conflict of some kind.  Included with
this zip file is AITDHELP.TXT, which is our technical support file
for Alone in the Dark 1 and 2 AND Jack in the Dark.  It has instructions
and solutions for most of the problems encountered.  If still you
can't get the game working, contact our technical support services at
one of the numbers at the head of this file.


*** PLAYING JACK IN THE DARK ***

        Jack in the Dark is an introduction to some of the characters
and theme of Alone in the Dark II.  It's a complete game to itself, but
much shorter than the commercial products.  
        You play Grace, a little girl out trick-or-treating on Halloween.
She finds herself trapped in a strange toy store, where the toys have come
to life and are holding Santa Claus prisoner!  You must save Santa with
cleverness and determination!
        
To play:
        
   Arrow keys   move Grace foward, backward, and turn left and right.
        
   'Enter'      puts you in the Actions and Inventory screen. From here
                you can select actions "Open/Search", "Push", "Drop/Put", 
                and "Use". You can also use the arrow keys to select 
                items in your inventory. For each item, actions specific
                to it will appear in the lower right, just as with Grace's
                own actions. Highlight the action desired and press 'Enter'.
   
   'Spacebar'   Some actions, such as "Open/Search", once selected, are
                activated back at the play screen with the Spacebar. Press
                and hold the Spacebar and Grace will "Search" or "Use" the
                item desired, etc.

   'Esc'        Puts you in the Game Options screen. From here you can
                save or restore a game, toggle sound or music on or off,
                quit the game, Etc.  This also pauses the game.

   's'          toggles sound on or off.

   'm'          toggles music on or off.

   'p'          pauses the game.

                                        
                   Enjoy!                     
                                        
                                        
                                        I*Motion Technical Support


* (NOTE: You MUST have a mouse and a DOS mouse driver running in order 
to run the installation program.  Some systems don't automatically come 
with a proper DOS mouse driver.  If you're mouse doesn't work in the 
install program, try to find the mouse driver that SHOULD have come with 
your computer. Usually it's called "mouse.com", "mouse.exe", or maybe 
"mouse.sys". It could be in a "C:\MOUSE" directory on your hard drive.
It may be you'll have to load it from a disk that came with your 
computer.  It also may be that you simply don't have ANY DOS mouse driver,
in which case, you'll have to get one.  You can call your computer company
for one, or you can check some of the online services or BBSs for some
generic mouse driver.  We have a generic mouse driver on our TechBBS that
works with most mice.
 
