Microsoft KB Archive/159613

= Neverhood: Game Navigation Not Always as it Seems =

Article ID: 159613

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft DreamWorks Interactive The Neverhood

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This article was previously published under Q159613



SYMPTOMS
The game navigation in The Neverhood is not always as it seems. Actions such as moving the pointer over certain areas, or clicking certain hot spots do not always perform how you expect.

For example:
 * When you press and hold down the ALT key while you press the TAB key (ALT+TAB key combination) to switch to another program, and then click the taskbar to return to The Neverhood, you may see The Neverhood pointer and the Windows pointer on the screen at the same time. -or-


 * In the Hall of Records Lobby, when you click the button on the door, the door opens. When you click the button again, the door closes and immediately reopens. You would expect this door to stay shut until you've clicked the button again. -or-


 * In Windows, when you click a button while holding the mouse button down, and then move your pointer away from the button, while still holding the button down, when you release the mouse button, the Windows button is not clicked. This is normal Windows behavior.

If you do this in The Neverhood, the button IS clicked. -or-


 * The pointer limits in The Neverhood are not set on the bottom right- hand side of the screen. Therefore, you can move you pointer in that direction until it disappears. -or-


 * In some areas of the game, the hot spots (places you click to cause a specific action) seem to be in unexpected locations. For example, in the Concentration room you must click on the archway to exit the room. Or, when you are in the whale's mouth you can't get out of the pod until you click forward. It may seem like you need to click on one of the discs to make Klaymen move, but when you click a disc, nothing happens.



MORE INFORMATION
You cannot always go anywhere you want to in The Neverhood. Sometimes, you are only allowed to take specific paths. If the pointer points in a direction, then you can go that way. If the pointer does not point that way, then you cannot go that direction.

Additional query words: dreamworks neverhood dwi dream works arrow direction go to can't cursor disappears

Keywords: kbfaq kbinfo KB159613

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