Gunslinger is a shooting game, written by us (me) at David McWherter Enterprises. The biggest differences between Gunslinger and other DME programs is that Gunslinger's production was done by two people, David McWherter and Ben McGrath. The other difference is that Gunslinger is a game and was made with real-life graphics.
Cost
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Gunslinger 1.0 is free! If you wish to, distribute the compressed file, Gunslinger1.0.cpt, which includes this Gunslinger Read Me file, the application, Gunslinger 1.0, and the Gunslinger RES file (See Distribution section of this file.).
Gunslinger 2.0, which should be available come January (I know that's late, but it's key improvement is going to be revamping all of the graphics, and adding color. This requires all actors to be in the same location for some amount of time. That will not happen until December, and so completed production is not likely to occur until January.) Gunslinger 2.0 will not be freeware. To obtain a copy, you will have to send a $13 (US Currency) check/money order/or cash to the address listed at the bottom of this file, or look for the Gunslinger 2.0 information program which should be listed in ftp infomac/sumex archives by the time that Gunslinger 2.0 is released. Orders will not be accepted until the Gunslinger 2.0 information program is uploaded to infomac/sumex Macintosh Games archives or January 15, whichever is sooner. If any info changes, such as pricing, the Gunslinger 2.0 information program will be uploaded to infomac/sumex archives.
Limitations/Requirements
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Gunslinger 1.0's graphics are OK, but if you look closely, you can see moved/missing props in some frames, and jumpy animation. This isn't that bad, but it will be corrected in Gunslinger version 2.0 (see Cost section).
Gunslinger is not powerpc native. I have a version that will run native, but sounds do not sound correctly, especially a 5kHz sampled "moan" that is used in the program. That is about the only PPC problem, and so if someone knows how to fix it, let me know. Gunslinger 2.0 should be either FAT or there should be PPC and 68K versions, even if I have to resample the sound(s) that give me problems. I have run Gunslinger 1.0 (68K version) on a powerMac in emulation, and it works fine, so I'm not going to worry that much about updating 1.0 to PPC native, unless I just come across the proper way to get the sounds to work.
Gunslinger needs at least 4-bit grayscale to look "nice," but it is not necessary to run. If you would rather use it in black-and white, feel free.
Gunslinger is set to work in 600K of RAM. If you do not have this, feel free to lower it, but you may get unexpected results.
The GunslingerRES file MUST be in the same folder as the Gunslinger application or you will not see any pictures.
Distribution
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Gunslinger must be distributed unaltered, in a package including the Read Me file, Gunslinger 1.0 application, and GunslingerRES file, all included in the same folder in either a compressed or non-compressed form.
CD-ROM or other bulk distributers of Gunslinger MUST NOT MAKE A PROFIT ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF GUNSLINGER. If I find out that you are, you will be slapped with a nice, fat, lawsuit from David McWherter Enterprises.
Bug Reports
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Report your bugs to David McWherter Enterprises, either by regular mail or email.
Developer's Information
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Internet address:
dtm+@andrew.cmu.edu
Mail Address (NO Fed Ex, UPS, etc):
David McWherter Ent.
Carnegie Mellon University
SMC 481
PO BOX 3210
Pittsburgh, PA 15230
USA
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