After stepping outside to get some fresh air, Jimmy gets locked out in the back court yard of the Hotel where he's working.

'I hate my job' was created in a very short period of time for the Adventure Developers' Design Contest. The premise being 'Escape the Room.' One location - lots of trouble.

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STARTING

If you own a copy of this game on CD, it is important to transfer all files into a separate directory on your hard disk drive, otherwise you will not be able to make any Save points during the playing of 'I hate my job.' If you downloaded this game from the internet, then you have obviously unzipped all files somewhere onto your hard disk drive, and I don't need to write anymore on the matter.

To begin playing the game, double click on the 'I hate my job' executable file. If you get a graphics card error, your system may not support 640X480 resolution graphics and you will have to play it in a 640X480 window. Double click the 'Configuration' executable and choose 'Window' in the Screen options, then click OK.
If your system does not have DirectX9 installed, you can download it from here.

PLAYING THE GAME

'I hate my job' is a 2Dimensional Point-and-Click adventure game. For anyone who ever played the late eighties and early nineties Lucasfilm and Sierra style adventure games, this one will be immediately familiar.

After the short beginning intro, Jimmy is alone in his location waiting for you to take control. By moving the mouse around you will notice you have control of a crosshair.
Left-Click to make Jimmy walk.
Below the Action Window is the TaskBar. By using the action words on the taskbar you can create particular functions for Jimmy to act out, ie: Open Door.

To the right of the Action Words on the Taskbar are your Inventory Slots. This is where Items that you pick up along the way will be displayed. Only six items can be displayed on the screen at any one time, if you pick up more than six you can use the arrow up and arrow down to scroll accordingly.

Also, Right-Click is the Default action for Look at. When you hover the crosshair above an object that Jimmy can respond to, you will notice that Look at in the Taskbar is automatically highlighted. By Right Clicking on that object Jimmy will automatically give you a description of what he sees.

TIPS FOR FIRST TIME PLAYERS

If you're new to Point-and-Click adventure games then you will soon learn that looking at everything, talking to everyone and picking most items up will be extremely useful. Try to combine items that you've picked up with objects in your environment and look closely at items that are in your inventory. Sometimes Jimmy can give you a better description (read:HINT) when he is holding the item.

THANKS

To Zimond for a great Game Engine and for his continuous support with coding issues.
To everyone on the adventure creator forums - thanks for all your help.