You can access the options screen at any time by pressing the F1 key.
From this screen you may save and load a game in progress, and adjust the game settings.
A. Saving a game
Click on the "Save" button on the bottom of the screen. Then click on one of the empty saved game slots on the left-hand side of the options screen. A vertical line (cursor) should appear in the slot you clicked on.
Type a short description for the game into the saved game slot, and press the Enter key (or click on the "Ok" button) when you're done.
Note that a thumbnail image of the current game screen is shown below the saved games list -- this image gets stored as part of the saved game file.
If you change your mind, you can press the ESC key (or click on the "Cancel" button) and the game will not be saved.
B. Loading a saved game
Click on the "Load" button on the bottom of the screen. Then click on the saved game slot on the left-hand side of the options screen for the saved game you want to load.
A thumbnail image of the game screen for the saved game you selected should appear below the list of saved games.
Press the Enter key or click on the "Ok" button to load the game.
If you change your mind, you can press the ESC key (or click on the "Cancel" button) to return to the options screen.
C. Adjust game settings
The following settings can be adjusted from the options screen:
Shadows On/Off - enables or disables the shadows which appear under each character
Transparency On/Off - enables or disables a special transparency effect for certain transparent objects in the game. Disabling this option may be useful if you encounter problems with these transparent objects on your video display
Note: shadows are *always* transparent regardless of this option.
Speech Text On/Off - enables or disables the subtitles shown when characters speak
Below this are two sliders that enable you to set the mouse and text speed. Move the bars to the left to slow things down, and move them to the right to speed things up.
At the very bottom, there are dials to set the volume for Sound Effects, Speech and Music.
D. Returning to the game
Once you've saved the game, or adjusted the options to your liking, you may return to the game by clicking on the "Back" button with your left mouse button.
E. Quitting the game
You can quit the game from the options screen at any time by clicking on the "Quit" button with your left mouse button.
You will be asked to confirm that you really want to quit -- select "Ok" if you are sure, and then the game will close.
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