red   - elle dort dans le grand rouge -  v1.06
                              IMOUTOsoft 2013

                            === GAMEPLAY HELP ===

The confirm key ('Z' by default) allows you to advance past text boxes and
make choices when interacting with menus. Menus can also typically be
cancelled; try the cancel key ('X' by default). You can select different
choices using the arrow keys.

Your main interface to the game is from a top-down perspective. You can
move your character around with the arrow keys and interact with most
objects simply by moving into them - for example, to open chests, converse
people and flip switches.

Occasionally, either as a result of fixed events or simply by chance when
you are wandering around a location, you will end up in combat with one or
more enemies. Use the confirm and cancel keys to interact with the menus
you are presented with, selecting attacks and arts to use on your foes,
healing items to use on your friends etc.

The actions available during combat are:
[Attack]   Attack a foe with your currently equipped weapon. Note that,
           unless you have a ranged weapon (such as a bow) you will be
           unable to target enemies in the back row until you have taken
           care of all the enemies in the front row.

[Art]      Use a mystical art, either on your enemies or yourself to
           access powerful harmful or beneficial effects. These consume
           energy and you will typically be unable to use any arts if you
           lack the energy required.

[Guard]    Protect yourself or one of your allies from attacks. When used on
           yourself, this will boost your defences temporarily.
           When used on an ally, you will have a chance of receiving attacks
           directed at that ally.

[Item]     Use a consumable (such as a healing poultice) or change weapons
           or ammunition in the middle of battle. Note that changing weapons
           and/or ammo can be done without using a turn.

[Escape]   Attempt to flee from battle. Battles that result from fixed
           events and not random encounters typically cannot be fled from,
           while most normal battles can be. Even when you are able to
           escape, it is by no means guaranteed. Your chances are better if
           your agility is higher.

While you are in the top-down perspective, you can access the in-game menu
using the menu key (Enter/Return by default.) This will allow you to access
items out of battle as well as equip your party with weapons and armour.
You can also rearrange your party, check the status of your party members
and save or restore your game.

All of the key combinations described previously can be changed in the 
'adjust settings' menu that is available when you start the game. Up to
two keys can be assigned to each action.

If you get hurt, most population centres have an inn that will restore your
entire party to full health for a relatively low price. This won't cure
petrification if your party members are affected by it, but it should be
able to heal everything else.

For the most part, 'red' is not a particularly "handholding" RPG; while the
game does force you down a fairly narrow path for the earliest parts, after
that it will only nudge you in the direction you should be going next. If
you get stuck, try talking to important characters again; while the majority
of people you see in towns are unimportant and typically do not need to be
spoken to more than once, the proprietors of the mystical shops can be
helpful when you are looking to progress the story.

                       === ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ===

- You can hold down the [Tab] key in battles to speed them up.
- You can hold down the cancel key in the field to run, allowing you to
  move twice as quickly
- If the game - specifically the battles - runs too slow on your system,
  you may be able to alleviate this somewhat by creating a file (the
  contents of the file don't matter) called low_performance.___ in the
  game directory. This will run the battles at a lower framerate which may
  make them more bearable.

                               === CREDITS ===

Game Design - Lancer-X
Programming - Lancer-X
Writing - Lancer-X
Beta Testing - Wervyn

Graphics:

Tileset Graphics - Lancer-X
Battle Backgrounds - Lancer-X

Field Sprites:

Dragon - Lachesis
Others - Lancer-X

Battle sprites:

Abomination - Lachesis
Ami - Lancer-X
Bat - Lancer-X
Bees - Lachesis
Bird - Lancer-X
Blob - Lancer-X
Crawler - Lancer-X
Dea - Lancer-X
Dragon - Lachesis
Droid - Lancer-X
Eye - Lancer-X
Future Trooper - Otto Germain
Gobbo - Otto Germain
Golem Bot - Otto Germain
Jelly - Lancer-X
JQV - Lancer-X
Mimic - Lancer-X
Moth - Lancer-X
My 'Shroom Pal - Lachesis
Oxala - Lancer-X
Reaper - Otto Germain
Shell - Lancer-X
Skullworm - Otto Germain
Spider - Lancer-X
Sword - Lancer-X
Trash - Lancer-X
Trooper - Otto Germain

Music:

Red (red.ogg)
The Anxiety - Takumaru (Native Sense)

Cave (cave.ogg)
Ghost-tte shitteru? - Mizutsuki Ryou (KIYO)

Battle (battle.ogg)
EDM - Elements Garden

Eden World (world.ogg)
Twilight Moon - Barbarian on the Groove

Town (town.ogg)
Asagao - Matsumoto Shinichirou (M.U.T.S.)

First Boss (boss.ogg)
Amatakakumau Tsubasa ~Siren~ - Ooami Mahiro

Interstitial 1 (inter.ogg)
(unknown)

Dungeon (dungeon.ogg)
suspicious - Tenmon

Second Boss (boss2.ogg)
Joushou no Kane - TOY (Studio Primitive)

Black (black.ogg)
scapegoat - Tenmon

Tower (tower.ogg)
Seihitsunarishi Sekai St.3 ~Chikasui Michi~ - Ooami Mahiro

Sentinel (boss3.ogg)
Souren e no Ritsudou - SHIM (TGZ SOUNDs)

Nexus World (world2.ogg)
Sukuwarenumono ni Sukui no Te wo - Tsuki ni Tsukareta Pierrot

Nexus Town (town2.ogg)
(unknown)

Laboratory (lab.ogg)
(unknown)

Defunct Lab (ghost.ogg)
Mizu no Rougoku - Elements Garden

Interstitial 2 (inter2.ogg)
(unknown)

Interstitial 3 (inter3.ogg)
Kumorizora - TAM Music Factory

Fierce Battle (boss4.ogg)
make up your mind - TOY (Studio Primitive)

Heart (heart.ogg)
Tojirureshi Uzu no Choushin St.5 ~Tou~ - Ooami Mahiro

Black Maze (black2.ogg)
power - Tenmon

Centre of the World (ladder.ogg)
(unknown)

A.M.I Battle (boss5.ogg)
Knell of Glory - Higuchi Hideki (Tynwald Music)

JQV 1st Battle (boss6.ogg)
Assault and Punishment - SHIM (TGZ SOUNDs)

JQV 2nd Battle (boss6b.ogg)
stigma - Barbarian on the Groove

Ending (end.ogg)
Hikari no Naraku - Mizutsuki Ryou