BLUE GUARDIAN: Margaret

Trial version

User's Guide

(1)Introduction

Thank you for your download of BLUE GUARDIAN:Margaret - Trial Version.
Before purchasing the product version,
we recommend that you run the trial and see if the product version is playable.

This is a 2D action game which includes such scenes as female nudity, violence and drowning. (No scenes like bleeding nor physical defection.)
R 15+ ONLY. This game shall not be shown, lent nor sold to those under the age of 15.

The program of the game does not use nor overwrite such things as registries and System folders that are difficult to get hold of. If you like to uninstall the game, just use the Recycle Bin.

Please note that troubles regarding the game will be solved through updating. If you cannot get updates from the shops you bought the product from, you may not update yours.
Thank you for your understanding.

(2)System Requirements

OS	WindowsVista or greater
Memory	256 MB or more Free space
Display	800 x 600 pixels (true color) or greater
DirectX	Unnecessary
graphics card	This game runs onboard graphics card, but if characters get blurred, refer to the FAQ.

*Up to your PC, the game may proceed slowly even if the PC fulfills all the requirements.
To solve the problem, change the frame rate from 60 to 30. Select the Option in the title screen to do so.

*You can play the game with keyboard and gamepad.
The gamepad connects to port 1 and 2. At default setting, you can play with keyboard. If you use a gamepad, select the Controller in the Option in the title screen and change the key configuration.

(3)Story

Gods strewed the universe with stars and gave the earth life and reason.
The newborn planet still has the tower which gods had constructed as the pillar of reason during the creation of the world...

It is the Guardian who protects the tower.
"Margaret" received heavenly orders to protect the "Tower of the Water Deity" - yes, she is the Guardian.
But she is an easygoing girl. Guardians are usually very strong because they are good at a variety of magic and martial arts.
Margaret, however, is poor at magic so she uses two large-sized pistols that fire magical bullets.
She is full of vitality and has built up her body, but she has learned no martial arts because she has not sticked to anything like that.
This is why she has slacked her duty as the Guardian everyday.

Her laziness made the Tower of the Water Deity full of monsters and its water polluted, thus troubling humans.
Gods got very angry to see the situation.
Apollo, a god in charge of the communication between the Guardian and gods, ordered Margaret to reveal the source of the pollution and wipe out monsters.

The story of Margaret begins now...

(4)How to play

You can play the game with keyboard and gamepad.
When playing with gamepad, you can use port 1 and 2. You can assign functions to the buttons or keys in the Option in the title screen.
Below is the default setting:

	Keyboard	Gamepad
Confirm	Z	1
Cancel	X	2
Jump	Z	1
Shoot	X	2
Check	C	3
Missiles	S	4
Pause (Retry)	ESC	Press 5 and 6 together

*You can change the way to call the pause menu with gamepad by opening the "mgrt_options.ini" file in Notepad and so forth.
For example, if you like to assign pause to the button 9 of gamepad 1, change GPD1_RESET_BTN=5,6 to GPD1_RESET_BTN=9 and save the change. Now only the button 9 will call the pause menu.

 

(5)Save and Check points

When you start the game, you can select the save file you like to use among the four files.
To save, you have to find "save rooms" and go to bed there.
When you sleep, the HP restores to the maximum and you calm down excitement.
You cannot sleep when you get wet, so move around until your clothes get dry or change them.

In playing the game, checkpoints are created everytime you move to another area. You can retry and continue the game from the checkpoints.
But, be careful, once you quit it, the game would start from the last save room where you saved the file, NOT FROM THE CHECKPOINTS.

When you continue the game, the HP and all the EX-Lives are restored to the maximum, and you have missiles up to 5.
This is much better than when you retry(from pause menu), so we recommend continuing(from gameover) the game rather than retrying it.

(6)Basic rules

• Outline
  To learn how to play, just play the game! Read dialogues in the game and operate Margaret.
  By defeating the boss enemies in the tower, Margaret obtains new abilities, which are necessary to find a new way to go.
  Probe the tower to complete the game!
  
• On getting the clothes torn and excitement
  When enemies cause damage to Margaret, her clothes can be torn.
  The damage goes to either her upper half of her clothes or lower ones.
  The more her clothes are torn, the more damage enemies will cause to her.
  When her clothes are torn, however, she can be easily excited and can cause greater damage to enemies if she is excited very much.
  Her clothes suppress her excitement so they calm down her in excitement.
  But when they are torn, the excitement does not fade automatically and she will be excited all the time.
  When Margaret is excited, she both causes and suffers much greater damage, and runs out of her oxygen so immediately that it will be difficult to probe certain areas.
  To deliberately calm down, hold the Check key.
  
• On strengthening Margaret
  Boss enemies drop items that strengthen Margaret.
  Enemies sometimes drop healing items and missiles.
  You will find "missile tanks" all over the tower, which expand the number of missiles she can carry.
  Also, you will find green "Pieces of Life". By gathering three Pieces, you will get the "EX-Life", which is equal to her HP bar.
  Enjoy looking for the tanks and Pieces!

 

(7)Troubleshooting(FAQ)

Q. Can I use the save file of the trial version in the product version as well?
A. Yes, you can. Copy the savefiles folder to that of the product version.
If you like to inherit the settings you made in the Option of the trial version to the product version, copy the mgrt_options.ini file to the same place where the executable file is located.

Q. I can't shoot missiles!
A. You cannot use them at first. To use them, you have to defeat a certain boss enemy.

Q. I can't reach certain places without drowning her!
A. When you can't reach there even though the number shown at the upper left of the screen - the ECG - is 50, probably you swim the wrong way or lack the items you need to have.
When the number, which indicates the degree to which she is excited, increases, hold the Check key to calm down.
When she does not calm down well, get dressed first and sleep in save rooms.

Q. I tried to shoot diagonally but shot horizontally!
A. Some keyboards do not accept combinations of certain keys.
See the assignment of keys at the "Option" shown in the title screen.
By default, the assignment is Z, X, C, S, but change to A, S, D, W. The keyboards may accept the combinations of these keys.
If the problem is that you cannot shoot diagonally downward, just press [arrow key - down] and shoot - you don't have to press [arrow key left] or [arrow key right] together.
Those who use a gamepad do not have these problems.

Q. I'd like to change the way my gamepad calls the pause menu!
A. Once you set up and quit the game, it creates the "mgrt_options.ini" file. In it, you see
GPD1_RESET_BTN=5,6 (in the port 2, this will be GPD2_RESET_BTN=5,6).
You can change the way to call the pause menu by overwriting it. For example, if you change it to GPD1_RESET_BTN=9, only the button 9 of the gamepad connected to the port 1 will call the pause menu.

Q. I have no idea what I should do!
A. I offer official FAQs only in Japanese. I hope they will be of help.

Q. I don't want to assign arrow key-like functions to the analog nub.
A. The "mgrt_options.ini" file, which is created once you set up and quit the game, contains "DIGITAL_BTN_ONLY=TRUE".
Change it to "DIGITAL_BTN_ONLY=FALSE" and save.
(Note:Please turn on the analog mode switch of the gamepad.)

Q. Sometimes characters get blurred!
A. I have found that the problem occurs when you use some graphic boards made by GeForce.
I introduced a temporary solution to the problem.
The "mgrt_options.ini" file, which is created once you set up and quit the game, contains "ANTI_SMOOTH_FILTER=FALSE".
Change it to "ANTI_SMOOTH_FILTER=TRUE" and save.
(Note: Never change so before quitting the game!)

 

(8)Terms of Use

Note: The Terms of Use below is to be interpreted in Japanese language only.
Following is an abridged version of the Terms provided in English for your informational purposes.

1. Please use this software in full understanding and consent of the terms of use.
2. All contents of this software are subject to relevant copyright laws, and all such copyrights are retained by Fox.(Refer to this user's guide for an author's information.)
3. Any violation of copyrights including unauthorized reproduction, distribution, sale, or publication is prohibited by law.
4. The developer and the copyright owner of this program is not liable for any type of damages caused by use of this application. The application is to be used at your own risk.
5. All matters pertaining to this product are subject to laws of Japan Violations will be subject to prosecution by the copyright owner as well as Japanese courts of law and law enforcement agencies for recovery of damages incurred.

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