GYou are above the surface of a small planetoid. Your mission, to protect the men on the surface.
Your ship is equipped with the latest in high-performance radar, and armed with both a laser cannon and a rack of smart bombs that kill everything within sight. However, use the smart bombs wisely, as you start with only three.
The men on the surface are threatened by landers. Landers will attempt to pick up men and carry them off.
Shoot the landers. Should a lander pick up a man then all is not lost - shoot the lander, then catch the man with your ship and place him back on the ground - easy. (grin)
Should a lander make it to the top of the screen with a man, the lander will mutate into a half-man-half-lander called a mutant. Mutants are more intelligent and more aggressive than landers, so watch out.
As if that wasn't enough, you also have to deal with bombers, which leave a trail of lethal bombs behind them and pods, which in themselves are quite innocuous, but which when shot, release swarmers
little creatures with a swarming instinct and an unfriendly disposition. And, should you take too long to clear an attack wave, baiters will appear and, well, bait you (possibly to death).
Should you lose all ten men then the world ends, quite literally, and all the landers turn into mutants. Not nice.
If you are good enough then you can survive, as every fifth attack wave finds you back with all the men on the surface, and things return to
normal'.
Everything you shoot increases your score
except when you shoot men - you're not supposed to do that!
You also gain points at the end of each attack wave - the more men surviving at the end of the attack wave, the higher the points awarded.
You start with three lives and three smart bombs. Every 10,000 points earns you one extra life and one extra smart bomb. With practice, you will be getting six digit scores and having a great deal of fun.
Believe me - people can get very good at deVender
AThe game's level of difficulty can be altered by choosing Set game difficulty from Preferences under the Tools menu. There are four levels of difficulty ranging from
Gentle
Arcade strength
, with the default being
Gentle
Arcade strength
has been tuned to feel like the original game, and experienced players can and do attain scores in excess of 200,000 at this level of difficulty - really!
5CYour ship lives in a two-dimensional world. Its primary controls are Up and Down, Thrust which will accelerate you in the direction in which you are pointing, and Reverse which changes that direction.
You can Fire the laser cannon and trigger a Smart Bomb, and if things are getting too hot and you know you're about to die, then you can engage the Hyperspace drive.
Hyperspace hurls you to another part of the planet. However, use it only in an emergency as the technology is still young, and there is a chance that re-entry will trigger an explosion.
A list of the default keys for doing all this is available from the Tools menu. They may feel a little strange at first, and you can change them if you wish, but my advice is to live with them for a while. Experience has shown that they are in fact pretty optimal.
CDeVender can play up to five different sound samples, of which four are supplied with the game. The default sounds are designed to be short and hence use less
space and have less impact on the game
s smoothness.
If you wish to delete sounds to save space then I suggest that you delete all except Mhelp.snd, as the game is a great deal more difficult to play without Mhelp.snd.
Should you wish to plug in your own sounds (perhaps converting them from other formats using PsiWin) then the following tells you what you need to know. The sound files must be stored in \System\Apps\deVender in EPOC sound format, and they are:
Dman.snd - man dying
Gstart.snd - game start (not supplied with game)
Mhelp.snd - squeal when a man is picked up
Mutate.snd - lander mutating
Xman.snd - extra man (every 10,000)
Last time I looked, sound samples from the original game were available on the World Wide Web.
\FThis is shareware that took a great deal of time to develop, so if you keep it then please register. Once registered, you will be able to play attack wave three onwards, and the adrenaline really starts to flow
If you wish to register your copy, which will then give you full access to the program, and no nag screen, the cost is
10 (US$15, 30DM, 15 Euros). There are two ways to register:
Credit Card:
Although this method will cost an extra US$5 in handling, it is very fast and reliable. To register on-line, go to our Home Page, and follow the instructions at:
http://www.rmrsoft.com/
Alternatively, in the USA, you can phone
1-800-WWW2REG
(1-800-999-2734) or (801) 355-5110
and quote the program name of 'deVender' and the RegNet ID number 4758.
By Post:
Please send the money to any of the following addresses. UK cheques & Sterling Eurocheques (no foreign currency cheques please), or 'real folding' money, to the UK address, DM cheques to the German address, and US$ checks to the USA address. Please make any cheques (checks) payable to 'RMR Software' and include a stamped, self-addressed envelope or provide an E-Mail address :
RMR Software
c/o 6000 Natick Court
Burke, VA 22015
RMR Software
c/o 46 Mortimer Road
Kempston
Bedford MK42 8RE
ENGLAND
RMR Software
c/o PSIOlogic Versand
Sudentenstrasse 46
D 63571 Gelnhausen
GERMANY
We will then send you a unique code to enter with the 'Register deVender' menu option, which will allow you unrestricted use of the program.
If you have any questions, we can be contacted at :
support@rmrsoft.com
or the author may be contacted directly at
M.C.Wheadon@ukc.ac.uk
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A full list of the programs available from RMR Software is as follows:
Personal Accounts Suite
RMRBank (For EPOC)
RMRBank3 (For 3a/c/mx)
SNABank (For Siena)
S3Bank (For S3 Classic)
20 / US$30 / 60DM / 30 Euros)
This is a Quicken-type Personal Accounts package that has more functionality than any of the other financial programs currently available for Psions, and is less than half the price of the commercial programs. It is now the most successful Psion Shareware program, with well over 5500 registered users all over the world, and S5Bank won the Finance category of the Psion-sponsored EPOC/OPL competition.
As well as the basic financial core, the program also includes for free, all these next 5 programs as fully-integrated optional modules. Otherwise these modules are available as the following standalone programs.
Investment Performance Monitor
RMRInvest (EPOC)
S3AInv (S3a/c/mx)
SNAInv (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An Investment Performance Tracker to monitor a portfolio of stocks, shares or bonds.
Fuel Consumption Monitor
RMRFuel (EPOC)
S3AFuel (S3a/c/mx)
SNAFuel (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A Fuel Consumption Monitor for up to 10 vehicles.
Financial Planner
S3APlan (S3a/c/mx)
SNAPlan (Siena)
7 / US$10 / 25DM / 10 Euros)
A Budget Planner based on the Quicken Financial Planner.
Home Inventory
RMRHome (EPOC)
S3AHome (S3a/c/mx)
SNAHome (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A Home Inventory program based on the Quicken version.
Expense Account Monitor
S3AExp (S3a/c/mx)
SNAExp (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An Expense Account Monitor with optional Company Vehicle monitor.
As well as these financially orientated programs we also offer the following other programs:
Picture/Icon Editor
RMRArt (EPOC)
12 / US$20 / 40DM / 20 Euros)
S3ADraw (S3a/c/mx)
SNADraw (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A Drawing or Icon viewer and editor.
Collection Manager
S3AColl (S3a/c/mx)
SNAColl (Siena)
7 / US$10 / 25DM / 10 Euros)
A Collection (books/records/etc) Manager.
Extended ToDo Manager
RMRTask (EPOC)
S3ATask (S3a/c/mx)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An Extended Task (ToDo) Manager.
Note Taker/Jotter
RMRNotes (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An advanced 'Jotter' program
Text/Hex Editor
RMRText (EPOC)
Freeware
Diet/Weight/Exercise Tracker
RMRDiet (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euro)
Agenda Month Viewer
RMRMonth (EPOC)
12 / US$20 / 40DM / 20 Euros)
Utilities & Conversions
RMRUtils (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A useful collection of utility and conversion tools
File Compression/Archiving
RMRZip (EPOC)
PsiZip (S3a/c/mx) & Siena)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
The EPOC and SIBO equivalents of WinZip and PKZip for the PC
Vacation/Leave Tracking
VacTrac5 (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Program for tracking holidays for a group of employees.
Solitaire
RMRSol (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic patience card game.
RMRGolf (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic patience card game.
Montana
RMRMontana (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic patience card game.
Defender
deVender (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic 'Defender' arcade game.
Contact Manager
RMRContact (EPOC)
20 / US$32 / 60DM / 30 Euros)
An Act!-like Contact Manager application
File Manager
RMRFile (EPOC)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
A multi-function file manager along the lines of Windows Explorer.
Company Car Manager
RMRCar (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A program to record your business use of your Company Car.
Sokoban Game
RMRBoxx (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A version of the classic strategy game Sokoban.
Fruit Machine Game
RMRFruit (EPOC)
7 / US$10 / 25DM / 15 Euros)
The classic casino game.
Sound Convertor/Player
Soundtrans (EPOC)
12 / US$20 / 30DM / 20 Euros)
A Sound convertor and player for all formats
Internet News Reader
RMRNews (EPOC)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
File Transfer Program
RMRFTP (EPOC)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
Talking Clock
RMRTalk (EPOC)
Clipboard Utility
RMRAutotext (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Shopping List Manager
RMRShop (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Crossword Puzzle
RMRCrossword (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Revision/Study Aid
RMRTester (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
These are all available from our Home Page at:
http://www.rmrsoft.com/
and at all the usual on-line areas as follows:
CompuServe : GO PSION
America on Line : GO PDA (Psion area or New Files area)
If you cannot get them from any of these places, simply send a floppy disk and Stamped, Self Addressed envelope to any of the addresses quoted in the 'How to Register' Help Item, and we will send you all the latest copies of the programs. (State which platform).
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AcknowledgementsR
Many thanks to Janet, for her support and her encouragement. I would also like to thank Phil Spencer, Andy Waller and Steve Waddicor for their excellent beta testing, and Alan Richey, for his help in getting all this together.
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xSOther Programs
A full list of the programs available from RMR Software is as follows:
Personal Accounts Suite
RMRBank (For EPOC)
RMRBank3 (For 3a/c/mx)
SNABank (For Siena)
S3Bank (For S3 Classic)
20 / US$30 / 60DM / 30 Euros)
This is a Quicken-type Personal Accounts package that has more functionality than any of the other financial programs currently available for Psions, and is less than half the price of the commercial programs. It is now the most successful Psion Shareware program, with well over 5500 registered users all over the world, and S5Bank won the Finance category of the Psion-sponsored EPOC/OPL competition.
As well as the basic financial core, the program also includes for free, all these next 5 programs as fully-integrated optional modules. Otherwise these modules are available as the following standalone programs.
Investment Performance Monitor
RMRInvest (EPOC)
S3AInv (S3a/c/mx)
SNAInv (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An Investment Performance Tracker to monitor a portfolio of stocks, shares or bonds.
Fuel Consumption Monitor
RMRFuel (EPOC)
S3AFuel (S3a/c/mx)
SNAFuel (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A Fuel Consumption Monitor for up to 10 vehicles.
Financial Planner
S3APlan (S3a/c/mx)
SNAPlan (Siena)
7 / US$10 / 25DM / 10 Euros)
A Budget Planner based on the Quicken Financial Planner.
Home Inventory
RMRHome (EPOC)
S3AHome (S3a/c/mx)
SNAHome (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A Home Inventory program based on the Quicken version.
Expense Account Monitor
S3AExp (S3a/c/mx)
SNAExp (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An Expense Account Monitor with optional Company Vehicle monitor.
As well as these financially orientated programs we also offer the following other programs:
Picture/Icon Editor
RMRArt (EPOC)
12 / US$20 / 40DM / 20 Euros)
S3ADraw (S3a/c/mx)
SNADraw (Siena)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A Drawing or Icon viewer and editor.
Collection Manager
S3AColl (S3a/c/mx)
SNAColl (Siena)
7 / US$10 / 25DM / 10 Euros)
A Collection (books/records/etc) Manager.
Extended ToDo Manager
RMRTask (EPOC)
S3ATask (S3a/c/mx)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An Extended Task (ToDo) Manager.
Note Taker/Jotter
RMRNotes (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
An advanced 'Jotter' program
Text/Hex Editor
RMRText (EPOC)
Freeware
Diet/Weight/Exercise Tracker
RMRDiet (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euro)
Agenda Month Viewer
RMRMonth (EPOC)
12 / US$20 / 40DM / 20 Euros)
Utilities & Conversions
RMRUtils (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A useful collection of utility and conversion tools
File Compression/Archiving
RMRZip (EPOC)
PsiZip (S3a/c/mx) & Siena)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
The EPOC and SIBO equivalents of WinZip and PKZip for the PC
Vacation/Leave Tracking
VacTrac5 (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Program for tracking holidays for a group of employees.
Solitaire
RMRSol (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic patience card game.
RMRGolf (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic patience card game.
Montana
RMRMontana (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic patience card game.
Defender
deVender (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
The classic 'Defender' arcade game.
Contact Manager
RMRContact (EPOC)
20 / US$32 / 60DM / 30 Euros)
An Act!-like Contact Manager application
File Manager
RMRFile (EPOC)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
A multi-function file manager along the lines of Windows Explorer.
Company Car Manager
RMRCar (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A program to record your business use of your Company Car.
Sokoban Game
RMRBoxx (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
A version of the classic strategy game Sokoban.
Fruit Machine Game
RMRFruit (EPOC)
7 / US$10 / 25DM / 15 Euros)
The classic casino game.
Sound Convertor/Player
Soundtrans (EPOC)
12 / US$20 / 30DM / 20 Euros)
A Sound convertor and player for all formats
Internet News Reader
RMRNews (EPOC)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
File Transfer Program
RMRFTP (EPOC)
15 / US$25 / 50DM / 25 Euros)
Talking Clock
RMRTalk (EPOC)
Clipboard Utility
RMRAutotext (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Shopping List Manager
RMRShop (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Crossword Puzzle
RMRCrossword (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
Revision/Study Aid
RMRTester (EPOC)
10 / US$15 / 30DM / 15 Euros)
These are all available from our Home Page at:
http://www.rmrsoft.com/
and at all the usual on-line areas as follows:
CompuServe : GO PSION
America on Line : GO PDA (Psion area or New Files area)
If you cannot get them from any of these places, simply send a floppy disk and Stamped, Self Addressed envelope to any of the addresses quoted in the 'How to Register' Help Item, and we will send you all the latest copies of the programs. (State which platform).
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Level of difficultyR
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Difficulty
Controlling the shipR
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Keys control change changing
SoundR
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Sound Volume
RegistrationR
deVender!
!Registration Register pay contact
AcknowledgementsR
Many thanks to Janet, for her support and her encouragement. I would also like to thank Phil Spencer, Andy Waller and Steve Waddicor for their excellent beta testing, and Alan Richey, for his help in getting all this together.
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