� - AVENGER v1.0 - �
� SHAREWARE �
� Made in Finland �
Copyright(C) 1996, Deadline/Rooster
Check out our web site: http://www.megabaub.fi/~sjv
1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2: ABOUT THE GAME
3: HOW TO ORDER THE REGISTERED VERSION OF AVENGER
4: WHAT WILL BE IN REGISTERED VERSION <-- CHECK OUT!!!
5: ABOUT DEADLINE
6: DISTRIBUTING (ESPECIALLY FOR SYSOP'S)
7: SPECIAL THANKS
8: HISTORY
9: FILES
1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Required:
-386 processor
-little bit over 500k of base memory
-with sounds, about 630k XMS
Recommended:
-Fast 486 or Pentium
-Soundcard
If sounds doesn't work try these modifications:
-disable EMM386 from your config.sys
-set highdma from (Avenger's)soundsetup to zero
-set low dma to zero and high dma to your setting(5 usually)
If sounds are too quiet with SB16, use setting's of normal SB.
FILE NOT FOUND?
Sometimes you will notice this bug. The game complains that some file
is not found, even if all files are present. So don't get worried
right away.
2: ABOUT THE GAME
Finally Avenger is ready. The making of this game took about 1 year.
We hope you enjoy playing and register Avenger.
You must run setup.exe before you can play Avenger.
Your mission is to destroy everything that moves(YES!).
KEYS
F1 - Speed adjustment
F2 - Frames per second
ESC - Menu
Player 1:
Arrows - Move ship
Right Alt - Fire primary weapon
Right Ctrl - Fire secondary weapon
Player 2:
A and D - Move ship
Tab - Fire primary weapon
Left Ctrl - Fire secondary weapon
ITEMS
S - More shields or weapon speed upper
D - Doubles your gun
G - Some new weapon or weapon speed upper
3: HOW TO ORDER THE REGISTERED VERSION OF AVENGER
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| Prices: |
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| Finland 40 FIM Sweden 80 SEK |
| USA / Any country 15 USD Canada 20 CAD |
| Great Britain 10 GBP Germany 20 DEM |
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You will find the order form from "order.frm" file, and finnish
version from "order.fin" file. Fill in the form and print it, or
write the needed information to a paper CLEARLY.
Send money and the form to following address:
Deadline
Listakuja 11
04440 J�rvenp��
Suomi / Finland
If you pay by bank transfer, send the receipt.
Read additional information from the form!
Delivery may take from couple days to one month. This depends on how
fast the mail is. We send all registrations by AIR-MAIL!
GAME WILL BE DELIVERED IN 1.44 FORMAT ONLY.
4: WHAT WILL BE IN REGISTERED VERSION
The registered version will contain:
-55 levels total
-35 new, longer levels
-challenge mode to 2 player game
-MORE WEAPONS
-more different enemys
-story continues... more animations!
-latest version (if available)
-cheat codes
And all this costs only 15 USD (see other currencys from chapter 3)
5: ABOUT DEADLINE
Deadline is: Rooster coding, design, sounds
Mustang graphics
Junkhead sounds, game testing, some ideas
This was our first game and we hope you have liked it.
Our real names are not published because of personal reasons(fame?).
WE DON'T COVER ANY DAMAGE WHAT THIS GAME MIGHT CAUSE TO YOUR COMPUTER
OR TO SOMEONE.
6: DISTRIBUTING
As you may already know, this game is shareware and you can
FREELY DISTRIBUTE it and please do it!
FOR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTERS:
If you wish to include this game to a cd-rom collection or something else
you can do it freely, but we would recommend that you send us a letter
and tell where you putted it or contact us via our distribution site:
http://www.megabaud.fi/~sjv
7: SPECIAL THANKS
Thanks to Ethan Brodsky for his SMIX sound utility, which Avenger
uses.
We would also like to thank Lee Hamel for Keyboard INT 9
handling routines.
Also thanks to everybody who have helped us in making of this game.
And thanks to those, who have distributed the shareware version of this
game to some bulletin boards, internet or to friends, because that's
the way shareware gets distributed.
8: HISTORY
Version 0.55: First released version
Version 0.55a: Same as above, but some more info included.
Version 0.6:
-one enemy more
-weapon/shield upgrades
-enemys don't come anymore at the sametime
-better explosions
-sounds in whole game(only registered version)
-sound setup
Version 0.7
-little animations
-more sounds
-better and longer levels
-enemy flashes when hit
-two enemys more and big bastard in the end
-game is faster
-plus some more changes
-works with lower base memory(below 500k)
Version 0.8
-second backround
-new menu system
-own ship rotates
-extra weapon
-two new levels and one new enemy
-much new graphics
-plus much more unlisted changes
Version 0.9 (not distributed as shareware)
-two kinds of explosions
-shields displayed graphically
-couple new sounds
-more these "little animations"
-and much more
Version 0.92
-SPARKS
-second sound in menu and a sound in get ready thing
-game's speed is saved to disk
-one new enemy and two new levels(in registered version)
-15th level little bit changed
-one old enemy has animation
Version 0.95
-TWO-PLAYER GAME
-explosions are little bit better
-no other changes, 'cause we had difficulties with the two-player game
Version 0.99
-one new enemy in shareware and registered version
-more weapons
-much new graphics
-couple new sounds
-much new levels: four in shareware and 18 in registered version
-a REAL highscore table
-and much more unlisted changes
Version 1.0
-appropriate story-line
-animations
-plus some other changes
9: FILES
Avenger contains these files, do not delete any of these:
avenger.exe main program
setup.exe soundsetup
file_id.diz description of zip
av.cfg configuration file(setup creates this)
*.gfx pictures
*.raw sounds(22khz, 8-bit)
readme.txt this file
order.frm order.fin order forms
readme.bat quick way to read this
levels.dat level data
score.hi highscores
*.res animation data
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