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[[Image:Creatures2officialstrategiesandsecretscover.jpg|left|thumb|Book cover]]This book was written by [[Toby Simpson]]. It describes [[Creatures 2]], and is probably most useful for new players, as the information presented in it is available in more detail on various [[:Category:Websites|community websites]]. It is available from Amazon ([http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782124402/ UK]/[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782124402/ US]).
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[[Image:Creatures2officialstrategiesandsecretscover.jpg|left|thumb|Book cover]]
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'''''Creatures 2 - Official Strategies & Secrets''''' (ISBN 978-0782124408) is a book written by [[Toby Simpson]]. It describes [[Creatures 2]] and provides a good guide for new players - although much of the information presented in it is available in more detail on various [[:Category:Websites|community websites]], it does collect it in one place in an offline format. It is available from Amazon ([https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0782124402/ UK]/[https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782124402/ US]).
  
Many in the [[Creatures Community]] were rather disappointed in [[Cyberlife]] for providing only the barest of information in the [[Creatures 2]] documentation, instead reserving the full story for those who bought this book, especially as they had not declared this at the outset but instead excused it on "lack of time".
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As its title would suggest, the book does go into quite a bit of detail and gives numerous tips and tricks (for example, what to do in the case of unconscious norns). Unfortunately the release of this strategy guide was closely timed with the US release of the game, it contained some things (such as the above tip) that users felt should have been included in the manual. This led some to believe that [[Cyberlife]] had [https://groups.google.co.uk/groups?threadm=503280687wnr%40horn.demon.co.uk deliberately left things out of the manual], while it is more likely that they were assuming that the C2 norn [[genome]] would successfully retain the training imparted by users - in many cases it did not, leading to [[OHSS]] - or were required to simplify the manual by the publishers. This was discussed in   some extent on [[alt.games.creatures]].
 
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==External links==
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*[https://groups.google.co.uk/groups?selm=A41EFAA0620AD111B2B700805F0D182F5F609E%40cyberserver Mark Ashton describes time pressures (among other things)]
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*[https://groups.google.co.uk/groups?threadm=A41EFAA0620AD111B2B700805F0D182F5F97AD%40cyberserver Toby Simpson talks about positioning of the strategy guide vs the manual]
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*[https://naturingnurturing.blogspot.com/2015/04/an-annotated-c2-guide.html An Annotated C2 Guide] at [[Naturing::Nurturing]]
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==Related links==
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*[[Creatures - Official Strategies & Secrets|Creatures 1 - Official Strategies & Secrets]]
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Latest revision as of 10:43, 3 July 2017

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Creatures 2 - Official Strategies & Secrets (ISBN 978-0782124408) is a book written by Toby Simpson. It describes Creatures 2 and provides a good guide for new players - although much of the information presented in it is available in more detail on various community websites, it does collect it in one place in an offline format. It is available from Amazon (UK/US).

As its title would suggest, the book does go into quite a bit of detail and gives numerous tips and tricks (for example, what to do in the case of unconscious norns). Unfortunately the release of this strategy guide was closely timed with the US release of the game, it contained some things (such as the above tip) that users felt should have been included in the manual. This led some to believe that Cyberlife had deliberately left things out of the manual, while it is more likely that they were assuming that the C2 norn genome would successfully retain the training imparted by users - in many cases it did not, leading to OHSS - or were required to simplify the manual by the publishers. This was discussed in some extent on alt.games.creatures.

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