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Short: Zeewolf Hard Drive Installer
Uploader: jgirvin@bfs.unibol.com (John Girvin)
Author: jgirvin@bfs.unibol.com (John Girvin)
Type: game/patch
Replaces: game/patch/ZInstall.lha
Requires: 1.5Mb RAM, 900K hard drive space, Installer, Zeewolf ;)
TITLE
ZInstall
VERSION
0.90 BETA
AUTHOR
John Girvin
E-Mail: jgirvin@bfs.unibol.com (work)
girv@girvnet.demon.co.uk (play)
SnailMail:
John Girvin,
25 Moorgate Street,
Belfast BT5 5BZ,
Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom.
DESCRIPTION
This is a hard drive installer for the Binary Asylum polygon
helicopter blaster "Zeewolf". It is considered a BETA release
since Im not entirely sure that Ive caught all the floppy
accessing code yet.
Please read this document *thoroughly* before attempting to use
the installer! There are some important points you may miss if
you just dive right in, so much as it may be against your nature,
I REALLY DO THINK YOU SHOULD READ THIS FILE. You have been warned!
ARCHIVE CONTENTS
ZInstall.info
ZInstall/.info
ZInstall/Install_Zeewolf
ZInstall/Install_Zeewolf.info
ZInstall/ZBoot
ZInstall/ZInstall.doc
ZInstall/ZInstall.doc.info
ZInstall/ZMakeDat
ZInstall/Zeewolf_HD
ZInstall/Zeewolf_HD_icon
ZInstall/Zeewolf_icon
INSTALLING THE GAME
Read the "SPACE REQUIREMENTS" and "BUGS/CAVEATS" sections of
this document NOW! They are important. Really.
Workbench or CLI use.
Installation is best handled by using the "Installer" program
from Commodore, which should have been provided with your
original system disks. It is also available from Aminet as:
util/misc/Installer-43_3.lha
(NB: the version number might have changed!)
After installation is complete, you may delete the directory
produced by extracting this archive ("ZInstall"). All files
required for running the game will be found in the "Zeewolf"
directory created during installation.
FROM WORKBENCH:
---------------
Extract all files in the archive to your system.
They will be extracted to a drawer called "ZInstall"
Open the newly created "ZInstall" drawer and double click on
the "Install_Zeewolf" icon found there.
Follow the instructions given to you by the Installer program.
When asked to insert your game disk, do so and wait for the
floppy activity light to go out before clicking the 'Proceed'
button.
The game will be installed to a directory you select on your
hard drive. You will be alerted if installation fails for any
reason.
FROM CLI/SHELL:
---------------
Extract all files in the archive to your system.
They will be extracted to a directory called "ZInstall"
CD to the "ZInstall" directory created when you extracted
the acrhive.
Type "Installer Install_Zeewolf" and press RETURN.
Follow the instructions given to you by the Installer program.
When asked to select a "User Level" you must choose "Expert".
When asked to insert your game disk, do so and wait for the
floppy activity light to go out before clicking the 'Proceed'
button.
The game will be installed to a directory you select on your
hard drive. You will be alerted if installation fails for any
reason.
THE HARD WAY:
-------------
If you cannot use the Installer program, or do not wish to
(masochist!), then follow these instructions (CLI only):
1. Extract all files in the archive to your system.
They will be extracted to a directory called "ZInstall"
2. Create a directory where you want to install the game
eg: "makedir DH0:Games/Zeewolf"
3. Change to the "ZInstall" directory and copy the following
files to the directory you created in step 2:
"Zeewolf_HD_icon" as "Zeewolf_HD.info"
"Zeewolf_HD"
"ZBoot"
4. Insert your game disk in any drive and wait for the floppy
activity light to go out.
5. While still in the "ZInstall" directory, type:
ZMakeDat <drive> <dir>:Zeewolf.dat
<drive> is the drive number you have inserted the game
disk in (0, 1, 2 or 3).
<dir> is the full path to the directory you created in
step 2.
For example, if your game disk is in drive 1 you should
type:
ZMakeDat 1 DH0:Games/Zeewolf/Zeewolf.dat
This will read the game disk to your hard drive.
You are now ready to play!
PLAYING THE GAME
Read the "BUGS/CAVEATS" section of this document NOW!
From Workbench, open the "Zeewolf" drawer created during
installation and click on the "Zeewolf_HD" icon.
From the CLI/Shell, CD to the "Zeewolf" directory and
type "Zeewolf_HD".
The cheat window will open allowing you to select the cheats
you wish to use for playing the game. Initially all cheats are
disabled - you must click on the appropriate gadgets to activate
them.
When you have selected the cheats you want, click the "Play"
gadget. The game will now load and run if possible.
If you started Zeewolf by mistake, or have changed your mind and do
not want to play the game right now then click the "Cancel" gadget.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Requires approximately 900K of free space on your hard drive.
Please do not attempt installation if you have less than this
amount free on the partition you intend to install Zeewolf
on.
The "Zeewolf.dat" file (the big one, about 880K) may be crunched
using a packer/patch combination that modifies the dos.library
"Open" and "Read" functions eg: XData or PPData. This should save
you a few hundred Kb of hard disk space if you need it. You will
still require approximately 900K of hard drive space to do the
installation however.
The game disk is cached in memory during play, so you will
require approximately 1.5Mb of free RAM in order to play the
game. If this amount of memory is not available the loader
will report the error and quit.
Due to the stringent memory requirements, owners of 2Mb machines
may be unable to run the game while Workbench is loaded.
If, for whatever reason, the loader stops with a "could not
allocate xyz" error, then close down some applications or
commodities to free memory and try again. If this does not
work then reboot and try running the game again from a minimal
system (boot with no startup-sequence).
BUGS/CAVEATS
ZInstall is provided "as is" and is used at your own risk.
The author is not liable for any loss or damage caused by the
use or misuse of this program. It almost certainly *wont* destroy
your Amiga, but if it does (or does anything else untoward) then
I cannot be held responsible.
ZInstall cannot be used to create pirate versions of Zeewolf.
The installer does not affect the protection system of the game
in any way - you will still need your original game manual to
enter the required protection codes.
When running the installer it is advisable to disable any virus
checking software you may have running. The original game disk
uses a non-standard bootblock which will most likely cause your
virus checker to complain and this could interefere with the
installation process. It is not necessary to disable such programs
before playing the game once it is installed.
The installer is written in as system friendly a way as possible,
but the game is not. Owners of heavily expanded Amigas may have
problems running the game, but this is not the fault of ZInstall
and there is little I can do about it :( Try the usual system
degrading tricks if you run into difficulties, or get in touch
and Ill try to sort you out.
Multitasking is disabled while the game is running and it is not
possible to return to Workbench (or whatever) after you have
finished playing. A system reboot is necessary. Sorry, but theres
nothing I can do about it - its the way the game was written.
TESTING INFORMATION
Created on A1200/68030+68882-40Mhz/8Mb/KS39.106, but should run on
any Amiga with enough RAM that the original Zeewolf would run on.
I have also tested the patched version on a vanilla 2Mb A1200.
If you have a problem running ZInstall then I WANT TO KNOW! Please,
feel free to get in touch.
HISTORY
0.90 First version, based heavily on Z2Install by me!
Released to Aminet in October 1996.
FUTURE
- Add more cheats:
o infinite armour
o start on any level
- Add a "Quit" option to return you to WorkBench after the game.
(this seems possible :)
HOST NAMES
Uploaded to wuarchive.wustl.edu (Aminet) probably in game/patch
FILE NAMES
ZInstall.lha
ZInstall.readme
PRICE
One email message - ZInstall is emailware.
(if you use it then let me know :)
Id also appreciate a postcard of your home town, especially if you
live outside of the UK! This isnt required, but it would be *nice* :)
DISTRIBUTABILITY
(c) 1996 John Girvin. No modifications may be made to either the
program or its accompanying documentation without my consent.
Freely Distributable, provided all files are included unchanged
in any distribution and no more than minimal handling/media
costs are charged.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"Zeewolf" is (c) 1994 Binary Asylum.
Piracy is theft. If you like the game then buy it
(and run it from your hard drive with ZInstall) !
The cheat menu was written in Blitz Basic v2.10.
Blitz Basic is (c) 1995 Acid Software.