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• The Ren'Py Home Page
• Download the Latest Version
• Ren'Py Documentation
• Quickstart Tutorial
• Ren'Py Cookbook

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MAIN MENU. After launching the program, you will be brought to the main menu. The main menu should be fairly self-explanatory, giving you the ability to:

• Start Game - Start a new game.
• Continue Game - Load a saved game.
• Preferences - Configure game preferences.
• Quit - Quit entirely.

IN-GAME. After loading a game, the following controls become active:

• Left Click, Space, Enter - Advance to the next screen of dialogue.
• Left Click, Enter - Activate a menu choice or button.
• Right Click, Escape - Brings you to the game menu.
• Center Click, H key - Hides transient windows, allowing one to see the pictures unobstructed.
• Mouse Wheel Up, Page Up - Rolls back to a prior point in the game. This allows you to review previously-read text, and even change mistaken choices.
• Mouse Wheel Down, Page Down - Rolls forward when viewing text that was shown using rollback.
• Ctrl - Skips for as long as the Ctrl key is held down.
• Tab - Toggles skipping until tab is pressed again.
• F key - Toggles fullscreen mode.

GAME MENU. The game menu gives the following options:

• Return - Returns to the game in progress.
• Begin Skipping - Returns to the game, skipping.
• Preferences - Allows one to adjust preferences.
• Save Game - Save your current position
• Load Game - Load a saved position
• Main Menu - Brings you back to the main menu
• Quit - Exit game