In Ruins, you are a wealthy explorer. You are on one of your explorations when you come across an old ruined city. You have heard tell of a wealthy, ancient, civilization that had lived in this area. This must be the place, there is treasure strewn about, everywhere. You have also heard that there was a map to this city. A map that would lead you to the greatest find of your career....
Game Play:
When you start a new game you are presented with 6 rooms. Each room contains a treasure. You must collect the treasure from each of the 6 rooms before you can go onto the next level. Be careful though, for in each room, the natives have also left traps. On each level there is also a piece of a map. Collect all the pieces and use them to locate the "great" treasure. Once you have collect all the pieces of the map, you can view the map by clicking on the little map in the middle of the game screen.
Use the mouse to select which room to enter. Then use the selected keys to move your explorer around. The default keys are: 8-up, 4-left, 6-right, and 2-down. The keys can be customized any time your at the main screen. From the main screen you can also adjust the speed of the game. You can also view and clear the highscores from the main screen. The game pad was setup using the default keys. If you change the keys, you will have to change the Ruins game set as well. See the documentation that came with your game pad for details on how to do this.
Optimizing the game:
Ruins will run on any screen depth. The optimum screen depth is 8-bit (256 colors) or better. The game will run on less but the game will move slower and choppier. On slower machine it would be best to run this game without any Inits or CDEVs. If the sound causes the game play to be choppy, you can try turning of the sound. Ruins should run on any screen size, but a 12" or better is recommended. Ruins has been test on as many machines as I have access to. All of the machines have been running System 7, but it should run fine on System 6 as well.
Saved settings:
When you run Ruins for the first time, it will create a file called 'Ruins.Data'. This file is where Ruins keeps tracks of your customized keys, speed delay, and high scores. This file must be in the same folder as the Ruins game. If Ruins can not find this file in will create a new one, which will reset the high scores and any customizing that you may have done.
Shareware Agreement:
Ruins is Shareware. If you use it, and plan on keeping it for more than the 15 day trial period, you are expected to pay the $5 shareware fee. You can print out a registration form from within the game. See below for where to send your registration. Remember: Paying you shareware fees is the correct thing to do and helps promote the production of more fine products.
Disclaimer:
This game is supplied AS IS. Use it at your own risk. I will accept no responsibilitie for damages caused by the use or possestion of this game.
