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<td>Command-click</td>
 
<td>Command-click</td>
 
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<table border=3 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0>
 
<table border=3 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0>
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<td colspan=2>Advanced Commands</td>
 
<td colspan=2>Advanced Commands</td>
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<td>'''Command'''</td>
 
<td>'''Command'''</td>
 
<td>'''Function'''</td>
 
<td>'''Function'''</td>
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<td>Control + i</td>
 
<td>Control + i</td>
 
<td>Same as Tab.  Scroll through available Creatures.</td>
 
<td>Same as Tab.  Scroll through available Creatures.</td>
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<td>Control + s</td>
 
<td>Control + s</td>
 
<td>Pause/Resume Game</td>
 
<td>Pause/Resume Game</td>
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<td>Control + r</td>
 
<td>Control + r</td>
 
<td>Manual Save Game</td>
 
<td>Manual Save Game</td>
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<td>Control + Left Arrow</td>
 
<td>Control + Left Arrow</td>
 
<td>Place item from Inventory into Hand / Next object in Inventory</td>
 
<td>Place item from Inventory into Hand / Next object in Inventory</td>
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<td>Control + Right Arrow</td>
 
<td>Control + Right Arrow</td>
 
<td>Place item from Inventory into Hand / Previous object in Inventory</td>
 
<td>Place item from Inventory into Hand / Previous object in Inventory</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + f</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + f</td>
 
<td>[[Wolfling run]] mode ([[fast ticks]]). Screen does not refresh.</td>
 
<td>[[Wolfling run]] mode ([[fast ticks]]). Screen does not refresh.</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + x</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + x</td>
 
<td>Show/Hide X,Y coordinates of the Hand</td>
 
<td>Show/Hide X,Y coordinates of the Hand</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + a</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + a</td>
 
<td>Toggle [[Autokill]] On/Off</td>
 
<td>Toggle [[Autokill]] On/Off</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + c</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + c</td>
 
<td>Open/Close [[CAOS Command Line]]</td>
 
<td>Open/Close [[CAOS Command Line]]</td>
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<td>Right Click + <BR>Open CAOS Command Line</td>
 
<td>Right Click + <BR>Open CAOS Command Line</td>
 
<td>Pick up Creatures. You must open the CAOS Command Line first.</td>
 
<td>Pick up Creatures. You must open the CAOS Command Line first.</td>
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<td>Control + 1</td>
 
<td>Control + 1</td>
 
<td>Open/Close Creatures Import/Export window</td>
 
<td>Open/Close Creatures Import/Export window</td>
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<td>Control + 2</td>
 
<td>Control + 2</td>
 
<td>Open/Close Options window</td>
 
<td>Open/Close Options window</td>
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<td>Control + 3</td>
 
<td>Control + 3</td>
 
<td>Open/Close Inventory window</td>
 
<td>Open/Close Inventory window</td>
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<td>Shift + F1-F12</td>
 
<td>Shift + F1-F12</td>
 
<td>Assigns last phrase said by Hand to Function Key pressed.</td>
 
<td>Assigns last phrase said by Hand to Function Key pressed.</td>
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<td>Command + F1-F12</td>
 
<td>Command + F1-F12</td>
 
<td>Assigns current Creature to Function Key pressed.</td>
 
<td>Assigns current Creature to Function Key pressed.</td>
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<td>Shift + Option + Return</td>
 
<td>Shift + Option + Return</td>
 
<td>Toggle between Full Screen and Windowed Mode.</td>
 
<td>Toggle between Full Screen and Windowed Mode.</td>
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<td>Home</td>
 
<td>Home</td>
 
<td>Go to the first location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.</td>
 
<td>Go to the first location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.</td>
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<td>End</td>
 
<td>End</td>
 
<td>DS - Go to the last location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.<BR>
 
<td>DS - Go to the last location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.<BR>
 
C3 - Go to the Grendel's Jungle.</td>
 
C3 - Go to the Grendel's Jungle.</td>
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<td>Page Up</td>
 
<td>Page Up</td>
 
<td>Move to the left one location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.</td>
 
<td>Move to the left one location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.</td>
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<td>Page Down</td>
 
<td>Page Down</td>
 
<td>Move to the right one location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.</td>
 
<td>Move to the right one location in your [[Favorite Places]] row.</td>
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<td>Shift + S (see also [[Arrows Patch]])</td>
 
<td>Shift + S (see also [[Arrows Patch]])</td>
 
<td>Repeat last phrase said by Hand</td>
 
<td>Repeat last phrase said by Hand</td>
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<td>Arrow Keys (see also [[Arrows Patch]])</td>
 
<td>Arrow Keys (see also [[Arrows Patch]])</td>
 
<td>Move around the world.</td>
 
<td>Move around the world.</td>
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<td>Control +  Click</td>
 
<td>Control +  Click</td>
 
<td>Pick up Creatures</td>
 
<td>Pick up Creatures</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + W</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + W</td>
 
<td>Enable [[Wolf Control]]</td>
 
<td>Enable [[Wolf Control]]</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + T</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + T</td>
 
<td>Display [[agent]] classifier numbers</td>
 
<td>Display [[agent]] classifier numbers</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + E</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + E</td>
 
<td>Create [[food]], [[fruit]] and [[seed]]s around the Hand</td>
 
<td>Create [[food]], [[fruit]] and [[seed]]s around the Hand</td>
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<td>Control + Shift + H</td>
 
<td>Control + Shift + H</td>
 
<td>Locate the [[HoverDoc]]</td>
 
<td>Locate the [[HoverDoc]]</td>
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<td>Control + Option + F(2-12)</td>
 
<td>Control + Option + F(2-12)</td>
 
<td>Set current location to Function Key.</td>
 
<td>Set current location to Function Key.</td>

Revision as of 06:32, 3 May 2006

When the Creatures Evolution Engine was ported from Windows through Linux to the Mac OS X, several changes in the engine occurred. These changes are detailed here.

Mac Compatibility with Windows/Linux files Overview

See Macintosh Compatibility and Macintosh Conflicts for more detail

  • Agents are compatible
    Confirmed. Docking Station testing with third party agents has been successful.
    Injection of agents into Creatures 3 has not been tested.
  • Metarooms are compatible but may be unstable
    Tentative. Preliminary tests with metaroom installations have been successful, (i.e. the room will install correctly) but some metarooms cause the game engine to become very unstable.
  • Third Party Breeds are compatible
    Tentative. Preliminary testing of add-on breeds has been successful.
  • Adoptions are compatible
    Confirmed. No known problems or modifications are needed to import creatures.

Installing New Agents, Metarooms or Breeds

To use third party files, you need to follow these steps.

  1. Find the Creatures 3 or DockingStation Application. They should be located in your Hard Drive/Applications folder.
  2. Control (right) click on either the Creatures 3 or DockingStation icon.
  3. Select "Show Package Contents" from the menu. It should be the third item from the top.
  4. Open the Contents folder.
  5. Open the MacOS folder.
  6. Open the data folder. (Creating a shortcut or alias to this folder is highly recommended. You'll be visiting here often.)
    1. Drop .agent files into the My Agents folder
    2. Drop .cos files into the Boostrap/010 Docking Station or Bootsrap/001 World folder.
  7. Go to Engineering (C3) or the Comms Room (DS) to inject your new agent.
  8. Once you have injected the agent, check your UserName/Library/Preferences/Creatures Labs/Docking Station or Creatures 3/data/Catalogue folder for any new .catalogue files. You have to move these.
  9. Move any new .catalogue files from into Hard Drive/Applications/Docking Station or Creatures 3/Contents/MacOS/data/Catalogue.

That's it, you're done! If your agent doesn't have a catalogue file, you can skip the last two steps.

Key Commands

Some of the key commands on the Macintosh versions of Creatures Exodus and Creatures Village are different to the Windows ones. This is a list of the known key commands.

Key Commands
Windows Macintosh
Right-click Command-click


Advanced Keyboard Commands

Advanced Commands
Command Function
Control + i Same as Tab. Scroll through available Creatures.
Control + s Pause/Resume Game
Control + r Manual Save Game
Control + Left Arrow Place item from Inventory into Hand / Next object in Inventory
Control + Right Arrow Place item from Inventory into Hand / Previous object in Inventory
Control + Shift + f Wolfling run mode (fast ticks). Screen does not refresh.
Control + Shift + x Show/Hide X,Y coordinates of the Hand
Control + Shift + a Toggle Autokill On/Off
Control + Shift + c Open/Close CAOS Command Line
Right Click +
Open CAOS Command Line
Pick up Creatures. You must open the CAOS Command Line first.
Control + 1 Open/Close Creatures Import/Export window
Control + 2 Open/Close Options window
Control + 3 Open/Close Inventory window
Shift + F1-F12 Assigns last phrase said by Hand to Function Key pressed.
Command + F1-F12 Assigns current Creature to Function Key pressed.
Shift + Option + Return Toggle between Full Screen and Windowed Mode.
Home Go to the first location in your Favorite Places row.
End DS - Go to the last location in your Favorite Places row.
C3 - Go to the Grendel's Jungle.
Page Up Move to the left one location in your Favorite Places row.
Page Down Move to the right one location in your Favorite Places row.

Unsupported Commands

Contrary to the provided documentation, several of the commands for Creatures Exodus do not work in the Macintosh version.


Unsupported Commands
Command Intended Function
Shift + S (see also Arrows Patch) Repeat last phrase said by Hand
Arrow Keys (see also Arrows Patch) Move around the world.
Control + Click Pick up Creatures
Control + Shift + W Enable Wolf Control
Control + Shift + T Display agent classifier numbers
Control + Shift + E Create food, fruit and seeds around the Hand
Control + Shift + H Locate the HoverDoc
Control + Option + F(2-12) Set current location to Function Key.

Intermittent Errors

Occasionally, the hand *will* pick up Creatures, simply by Option or Right Clicking.
Left or Right Clicking has also been known to produce characters in the text bubble instead of the intended function.

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