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1. Installation
for v7.0 (Please read prior to installing the game)
2. Character Bios + Background Story (Please read prior
to playing the game)
3. How to Play + What's in Flow of the River?
4. Items + Shops
5. Comments? Questions?
1.
Installation for v7.0
Download
Flow of the River if you have not already. Once you have the
file,
you will need to have Microsoft™ Winzip™
(it's free!) to 'unzip' the downloaded file. Create a new folder
where you want the game to be installed, called "Flow of
the River v7.0". Now using Winzip you can unzip the
file into that folder. In the folder, you will now find all the
files to let you play the game. Look for the one called "GAME". Copy this to your
desktop. Now double click to start the game.
2.
Character Bios + Background Story
Character
Bios:
 Pirihi
(Pi-Ri-He) is very frosty, like his home. He hates show-offs and
can't stand heat. He works best on his own, is intelligent and
deeply scarred by the loss of his best friend, though he doesn't
show it.
 Moana
(Mo-Anna) is very jealous. She sees Maku going on adventures and
wants to come along, but Nokama always says she's "too young."
Moana is very gentle and thoughtful, but always prepared to take
a risk.
 Lekopo
(Le-Ko-Po) is the youngest Tohunga in his village. He is always
picked on by the older ones, but he still cares for them greatly,
often venturing out into the trees to bring them back gifts. Lekopo
is very loud and is always talking... much to the annoyance of
his friends.
 Kaiwera
(Kay-weer-a) has a very short fuse, and the fact he's always very
hot doesn't help. He dislikes working as a team but is a natural
leader. He is the right hand man to Jala, Captain of the Ta-Koro
Guard.
 Kikia
(Kick-Ee-A) is always always always talking. He has won
awards for his 12 Hour Non-Stop Nattering, and is very difficult
to beat in an argument. Although he appears to be a brainless
joke dispenser, he thinks about things a lot, and often provides
an invaluable contribution to ideas and plans. As you may have
guessed, he and Lekopo get on like a riot.
 Kohuke
(Ko-Huke-Ee) is quiet, and so gets along with everyone. He is
a thinker, and is mightily strong. He enjoys riding Ussal Crabs,
but they don't seem to like him very much and keep running away...
but he always manages to get them back.
Background
Story (plot):
It happened
long ago, when the world was young, and evil was new. A pattern
was set, that neither good nor evil would rule, that a balance
would exist- but the darkness, by nature, was greedy... Darkness
wished to rule.
When the elements
were being empowered by the god of the world, Mata Nui, not all
were taken. Some were corrupt- four dark elements. Famine, Pestilence,
War, and Death. They easily tainted Mata Nui's corrupt brother...
Seduced by their power. And, like the six elements of good, they
formed Toa. Dark Toa...
A war shook
the world as good and evil clashed, crushing land and mountains,
forest and plains, until but one island remained. And there, upon
the peak of Ihu, good made a final stand. The six Toa were on
the verge of defeat, until six villagers of the island stood by
their heroes to fight till death. Death came shortly for them,
but their sacrifices saved the island, and what remained of the
population.
The six Tohunga
were blessed by Mata Nui for their bravery and courage, and became
his Chosen warriors, to assist the Toa when they were to be called,
to be reborn when the world was in peril. The villagers were thankful,
and monuments were erected in their honour, and they named their
island in honour of Mata Nui, their generous god.
Like an iron
fist, Rahi and dark places now enclose the island, forcing the
Tohunga to split up into villages, in order to defend themselves
from Makuta. Infection runs free and wild, and anyone it touches
became enslaved by the dark lord. But history became legend, and
legend became myth. A few remembered the Chosen, and eagerly awaited
their return, for they would come. It was destiny.
Because time
flows like a river...
And history
repeats...
3.
How to Play + Whats in Flow of the River?
Whats in
Flow of the River?
When you start
the game you play as Kaiwera, a little Tohunga from Ta-Koro with
a very short fuse. You are told to go on a great quest, and visit
strange places, full of power and mystery. As you move around
Mata Nui, and go to the six villages, more Tohunga will join your
cause. But what your quest is for and where it will end... well,
you'll just have to get playing!
How to
Play
Flow of The
River uses the simple controls of the up, down, left and right
arrows on your keyboard to navigate. To select, talk, or search
for things, you use the Enter or Space key. To scroll up and down
menus, use the up and down arrows, or the mouse. The mouse can
be used to move around, but is inaccurate and clumsy.
Almost as
soon as you start, you will battle some Rahi.
(note: colour of the menus may differ depending
on your PC)
Once you get
to the battle mode (above), you have the options of:
Fight- which will lead to a choice of which Rahi to fight.
Magic/Skills- which allows you to choose and use any magic
you have learnt on your enemies, yourself or comrades (you will
have no magic at the start). Magic you will learn as you gain
EXP (experience) from the Rahi you battle. When you get enough
EXP you will advance a skill level, and as you gain more levels
you will learn more powerful magic attacks or healing spells.
Item- Which lets you choose and use an item from your
inventory
during battle.
Escape- Lets you run away from the Rahi, but you take the
risk of being hit once by all Rahi present, and the enemy may
block your escape before you make it away.
Auto Battle- This puts you in "automatic pilot for
the battle", which is useful for minor Rahi. The game will
make dicisions about how is best to battle your opponent, and may
use some of your Magic attacks or healing spells. You can exit
AB by right clicking the mouse.
Every time
a Rahi hits you you loose a number, which is stated, off your
total life points (HP -hit points). Sometimes you get a 'Multiple
Attack' from a Rahi. When this happens, a Rahi will attack twice
in one go, and take twice as much points away from your life.
When you defeat
a Rahi, you win coins to buy things with, and get experience points
(EXP) which you collect to move up in your level. For each member
of your group, they have a level. You start off at level 1, and
have to get EXP Points to work up from that to a maximum of level
100. As you gain levels, you become stronger, have more defence,
intelligence, speed, and experience, which make it easier for
you to battle your enemies, and harder for your foes to harm or
defeat you.
Sometimes Rahi drop things when they are defeated. These include
Weapons and Potions, which are then displayed in your inventory,
ready for use. You can never loose any of your items to Rahi,
or other opponents.
Sometimes,
when you are battling really hard Rahi they can actually defeat
members of your party. When this happens, their names will be
displayed in red on the menu, and whilst you are walking around,
you will notice the "dead" sprite has stopped moving
his/her feet and arms. You can restore your members
consciousness
by sleeping at an Inn.
Whilst you
are moving around Mata Nui, you will be able to follow paths,
and go through doorways. Watch out for suspicious areas if you
can't find a doorway, and for caves, which are well disguised.
Levers, which look like this:
are used to open doors near you, or in another area, which you
will need to open to continue your quest. You will need to walk
right up and face-on to a lever and press Enter or space to flick
it.
There are
signs all over the place, which are useful for knowing where you
are, and where you have to go. You need to be facing them from
the front and press Enter or space to read them. They look like
this:  and this:
 .
Some of the
dwellings in the villages sell things, or provide a service. The
shops have a sign like this on them:
and the Inns have a 
on them. Shops are there for buying items to help you on your
quest. As you complete more villages, you can buy more powerful
items to help you through harder challenges. Inns are used for
sleeping a night, and they also replenish your HP, MP and will
wake an unconscious member. For a small price in most villages,
this is a very good deal.
To talk to
people in the villages, you will need to again face them head
on, and press Enter/Space. They are good to talk to, and have
very useful things to say to help you on your quest…
If you right
click or press Esc (escape) during playing Flow of The River,
a menu will appear, with these options:
Item-
Which lets you choose and use an item on yourself or comrades.
Magic/Skills- Which allows you to choose and use any magic
you have learnt, on yourself or comrades (you will have no magic
at the start).
Equipment- This is where you can equip yourself with Weapons
and Amour from shops, or dropped by Rahi. You simply select the
member you want to equip from your party (the Tohunga you are
traveling with), then what sort of item it is you wish to give
them. Once you have done that, you can choose which weapon to
give them, from the ones you have in the inventory. If that member
has a poorer quality item already, it will replace the newer item
in the inventory, which means you can either equip it to another
member or sell it at the shops. A message will tell you how much
your members skills have moved by, depending on which weapon you
have given them, e.g. Defence increased by 20! Or -character-
attack increased by 5! It is a good idea to buy weapons for all
of your group, not just for yourself, so they do not get defeated
in battle.
Status- This is where you can check up on your and your
group's health and equipment. A typical status looks like this:
 (note:
colour of the menus may differ depending on your PC)
This status
is for the first character, Kaiwera. He is on level 17, as displayed
on the top. He normal, not unconscious. His HP is damaged, as
it displays it to be 208/ 261. The first number displays the character's
current HP (Hit Points), and the second displays the maximum HP.
His MP (Magic Points) are low, because they have been used. Kaiwera
has received 2832 EXP Points in total. In the 'Level Up' row,
he needs only 58 more EXP points to go up a level. His Intelligence
(Int) is 14, his attack power is 57, his defence power is 50,
and his speed is 1. He is equipped with a Long Sword Weapon, and
Breast Plate Amour. Different characters in the game have different
statuses; depending on which village they come from. Ta-Koronan
villagers will have a high Attack, where as Po-Kornians will have
a high Speed, and Ko-Koronans will have a high intelligence. In
the bottom corner, you can see the number of coins the party is
carrying between them, in this case 129.
Exchange- This allows you to set who leads you trail of
members, who comes second and third, etc. E.g.
or  or
 .
When you battle Rahi, you can only take four members into the
fight. Depending on your order, the first four members will be
selected to battle. It is a good idea to put your high HP members
at the front, and to keep the members who can heal others at the
back.
System- This menu lets you open a saved game, view the
Run Time Version popup, or exit from playing Flow of the River.
You can also select Full Screen to swap from full screen to window,
and back. By clicking on the "Save Game" option, you
can save you progress. Choose a place to save where you will easily
remember. When you start the game again, you can choose the "Load
Game" option, and continue from where you left.
We suggest
that Flow of the River is played a little a day, for maximum enjoyment.
4.
Items and Shops
When you enter
villages, there are shops, which you can buy things from. There
are three categories of things you can buy: Potions, Amour, and
Weapons. Potions are used to heal or revitalize you and your group,
Amour is used to increase defence level, and Weapons give you
more power in your attacks. As you complete more villages, the
items generally become more expensive, and more powerful, to help
you on with the tougher challenges ahead.
Once you have
entered the store, go up to the Tohunga at the till, and press
Enter/Space. You will have three choices: Sell, Buy or Finished.
You can buy whatever you like, as long as you have enough coins.
To sell items, you will need to have them spare. When you equip
your group with more powerful items, the old ones are put into
your inventory. You can now sell these old items, or Potions,
at half their original price to the shopkeeper.
5.
Comments? Questions?
If you have
any comments or queries, or are just stuck in a part of the game,
please click the "Contact Us" link at the top of this
page, for details of how to get in touch. We will be happy to
help, and all other feedback is also wanted. We all like feedback.
If there is anything you feel we need to add or change to the
game, just politely suggest it to any of us.
Thanks for
reading, and have a great time playing Flow of The River!
Lewaswingin
+ Kanohi Akaku
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