Instructions for playing Island Sky
by Ocean's Dream

Table of Contents:
-Controls
-Show/Skip scene tutorial
-Switch menu tutorial
-Online bank tutorial
-E-Mail tutorial
-Media Player tutorial
-Speed shoes tutorial
-Token tutorial
-Toy tutorial
-Battle tutorial

--------CONTROLS-------------

As in most other RPG Maker games, the controls are:

'Z' or 'Enter' for an action

        (When in the character selection menu in battle, pressing 'Z' will select or deselect a character.)

'X' or 'Escape' to cancel or go to the menu

        (When in the character selection menu in battle, pressing 'X' will continue the battle if 3 characters are
selected. If there are more or less than 3, pressing 'X' will cause you to run away)

Arrow keys to move around

        (When in the battle menu, pressing the left or right arrow keys will change the players facing direction)

--------TUTORIALS------------
Tutorials for the various systems:

*Show/Skip scene*
For almost every cutscene, you will be given the option to view it or skip it. Even the intro works this way.
So if you don't feel like reading and just want to play, you can skip the scene. In New Game+, most of the dialogue
will be different, so you don't have to skip those scenes unless you want to.

*Switch menu*
Since there are 5 characters, you will need to switch between 2 groups in order to
equip everyone. The groups are only so that you can use or equip items on the characters,
it does not affect battles. To switch between the groups, go to the skill menu (for any character),
and use the skill "Switch". You get the choice of Females (Sabrina, Lisa, Angela) or Males
(James and William). The females group is the default, and sometimes it will switch back to the
females group even if you switched to the males group before. But other than item usage and equipping,
groups will serve no purpose.

*Online banking*
Once you get your computer set up, you can put money in the online bank. It's up to you to
decide if you want to use it. Every time you unlock an area, you will either gain or lose some money.
Usually gain, but it is possible to lose some money. After you unlock all of the areas, the last e-mail
will give all the money you had in the online bank, but you won't be able to gain any interest. The
Online banking is located in the items menu once you get your new computer.

*E-mail*
Go to the items menu, and go to the E-mail link once you get up your new computer. You will gain
messages each time you unlock an area. It could be anything like having a character speak to you,
or getting a link to free items.

*Media Player*
Go to the items menu, and go to Media Player once you get up your new computer. You can play various
songs that are in the game. When you exit a map or select your characters to fight, the music will
change back to what it's supposed to be.

*SpeedShoes/RemoveShoes*
When you buy the speed shoes in the E-mail link, you have the option of going normal speed or fast.
Go to the item menu and select the Speed shoes to go fast. Select remove shoes to revert to normal.

*Tokens*
There are 12 tokens hidden in the areas around the Island. These will let you play mini-games in the
Casino at the end for various prizes.

*Toys*
Once you go into the Toy Kingdom, you can buy toys to help out in battle. They can be used only once in battle,
and it only gives you the choice in the beginning of battle. If you don't want to choose a toy, press 'X'.
Boss battles will not give you the option to use toys. Here are the various toy effects:

-YoYo		75$	Stuns all enemies the first round
-Toy Tank	50$	Attacks a random enemy for normal (Sabrinas) damage
-Toy Blimp	50$	Attacks all aerial enemies for normal damage
-Toy Trolley	50$	Attacks all human enemies for normal damage
-Red Doll	50$	Attacks all sea enemies for normal damage
-Guardian	200$	Doubles all stats to a random ally for 3 rounds.
    ***NOTE: Using a Guardian toy when your stats are above 500 will permanently lower your stats down to about 500.
So sell your Guardian toys once your stats get above 500.***

*Battle system*
At first, you will have to select the 3 characters that you
want to bring to the fight. Each character has their own strengths and weaknesses, which I'll show here:

-Sabrina
PROS:	The only one with a healing skill, can use all-enemy skills, decent stats, decent weapons, is great against sea
creatures.
CONS:	Will usually either be best at skills or weapons but not both, Short range attack, Short range technique.

-Lisa
PROS:	Long range attack, has power up skills, good attack power, is great against land animals, does not need to raise
Mind stat.
CONS:	Once you use the power up skills, she's left with no other choice but to attack, No all enemy attack.

-Angela
PROS:	High mind stat, can use powerful all-enemy attack skills, strong initial attack power, strongest weapons, greatest final technique (Stars)
CONS:	Low movement speed, short range attack, Not really effective attacking against most enemies.

-James
PROS:	High attack stat, variety of techniques, skills compliment techniques, can attack up to 6 times with the Successive technique, is great against humans, has the second strongest weapons, does not need to raise mind stat.
CONS:	Low movement speed, short range attack, only one all enemy attack which takes up a bit of energy.

-William
PROS:	Long range attack, techniques generally use up less energy, least likely to be attacked, greatest movement speed, is great against aerial enemies, doesn't need to raise mind stat.
CONS:	Only one all enemy attack which takes up a bit of energy, not very high attack power.

Take a look at the enemies in battle and see which characters you might want to use. When you select your 3 characters,
press 'X', and you will be at the battle menu. You will attack and use some skills directly in front of you, so press the
right or left arrow keys to change facing direction. You can use scan to check out the enemies HPs. It will not waste a turn.
You can attack or use a technique, move, use a skill, and use an item before you can end your turn. So for example,
you can have Sabrina cast Flame, then move up 3 spaces, then use Bandages, then attack.

All items will be used on the current character unless they affect all allies. Once your 3 characters take their turns,
the enemies will take theirs. Then you repeat until you win or lose. If ANY character dies, it's game over. And you
might want to have Sabrinas defense be slightly lower than everyone elses, because some enemies base their attack
power on her defense. Not too low though, because most enemies have a set attack power.

Some enemies have elemental weaknesses. Here is a general chart:
Aerial enemies are weak against Storm attacks.
Sea enemies are weak against Fire attacks.
Reptiles are weak against Ice attacks.
Dark enemies are weak against Light attacks.


Hope you enjoy!