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███████┐ ██┐ ██┐ ███████┐ ███████┐ ████████┐ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ ██┌────┘ ██┌──██│ └──██┌──┘ ██│ ███████│ █████┐ ███████│ ██│ (C) 1994 ██│ ██┌──██│ ██┌──┘ ██┌──██│ ██│ by ███████┐ ██│ ██│ ███████┐ ██│ ██│ ██│ J.Hertsens └──────┘ └─┘ └─┘ └──────┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ A Forest ██████████┐ ███████┐ ███████┐ ██┐ ██┐ ████┐██████┐ ██┐ ███████┐ ██┌─██┌─██│ ██┌──██│ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ └██┌┘██┌─██│ ██│ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ ██│ ███████│ ██│ ███████│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ █████┐ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██┌──██│ ██│ ██┌──██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██┌──┘ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ███████┐ ██│ ██│ ████┐██│ ██████│ ███████┐ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └──────┘ └─┘ └─┘ └───┘└─┘ └─────┘ └──────┘ UNREGISTERED VERSION ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ : The quick and easy way to cheat on dozens of popular games ! : ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ Don't get mad, get even : Here's how ┌─────────────┐ │ Legal stuff │ └─────────────┘ No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any other language or computer language in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, whether it be electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without prior written consent of the author. The author disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, functionality or data integrity. Trademarks of other companies mentioned in this documentation appear for identification purposes only and are the property of their respective companies. This program is copyrighted and has been released for distribution as SHAREWARE. Please note that a great deal of effort and time has been invested in the development of this program. You are granted a license to try this program for a reasonable trial period without risk. If, after this time, you find the program useful and intend to use for a prolonged time you are expected to register. The registration fee is mentioned later in this manual. This will entitle you to continue to use this program beyond the trial period as well as entitle you to program support. You will find appropriate information at the end of this user manual that outlines the procedures for registering your copy of the program. Operators of electronic bulletin boards (Sysops) are encouraged to post this program for downloading by their users. This program may be uploaded to and downloaded from commercial or non- commercial systems such as Internet, CompuServe, the Source, and BIX, so long as the only charge paid by the subscriber is for on-line time and there is no charge for the program. Those using, copying, sharing, and/or electronically transmitting the program are required not to delete or modify the copyright notice and restrictive notices from the program or documentation; anyone doing so will be treated as a contributory copyright violator. If you are passing this program on to others, uploading it to a bulletin board system, or including it in a users group library, do not separate the files contained in the distribution archive - pass the entire archive on to the intended party. This ensures that those who receive the program will have all the correct files necessary to get this program up and running quickly. This program may NOT be modified in any respect, for any reason, including but not limited to, de-compiling, debugging, disassembling, or reverse engineering of the program. None of the proprietary program output may ever be altered, removed, bypassed or modified by any means. This documentation may NOT be modified. The program may not be separated from the documentation when distributed. Printed or Photocopies (a.k.a. "Xeroxed") copies of this documentation may not be distributed or sold without the written permission of the author. No other person other than the author may accept payment or royalties for this program. This license to use this program does NOT include the right to distribute or sell it. Distributors of "public domain" or user-supported software libraries must obtain written permission to distribute copies of this program. No one may use this program as a promotion for any commercial venture or as an enticement for the user to pay for any program, product, or service unless they have received the express written permission of the program's author. The registered version of this program is protected under international copyright laws. You are allowed to make backup copies of it for personal use only, any other form of duplication is prohibited. IMPORTANT NOTICES : - This product is made of 100% recycled bytes. - This product is ozone friendly. - Any use of this product, in any manner whatsoever, will increase the amount of disorder in the universe. Although no liability is implied herein, the consumer is warned that this process will ultimately lead to the heat death of the universe. - The entire physical universe, including this product, may one day collapse back into an infinitesimally small space. Should another universe subsequently re-emerge, the existence of this product in that universe cannot be guaranteed. - Some quantum physics theories suggest that when the consumer is not directly observing this product, it may cease to exist or will exist only in a vague and undetermined state. ┌──────────────┐ │ Introduction │ └──────────────┘ Ever found yourself nearly breaking your joystick on an arcade game ? Ever wanted to hit your monitor with your keyboard because you came 3$ short in your simulation ? That's when the urge arises to discard any moral restriction and just use a lowdown cheat. There have been trainer/cheat cartridges for C64, Amiga, Sega, Nintendo and virtually any machine on the market. But, for Pc-compatibles there has been nothing like it .... until now. Although this program does not support all the features found on the cheat-hardware, it is a powerful tool for maintaining a fast and easy to use database on cheats. ┌──────────────┐ │ What it does │ └──────────────┘ Cheat Machine is a collection of cheats for various games, updated monthly. Either Cheat Machine explains how to cheat in a game (by showing which keys to press or actions to preform) or it does it automatically (by changing the game-files on your disk). And if everything else fails, it can create a program to cheat on the more obstinate games. The registered version includes a program to develop / write your own cheats. ┌────────────────────┐ │ What it doesn't do │ └────────────────────┘ Cheat Machine does contain patches to alter the behavior of certain other programs but it will never help you to remove any copyprotection. All patches contained in this software are perfectly legal. However, on certain networks, we have found some patching utilities (created using the patch-development-kit that comes with the registered version of Cheat Machine) that bypass protection-procedures on certain games. Since our kit can be used for ANY kind of patches we cannot stop individuals from making illegal use of it. The author is in no way responsible for the effect of any software created with the Cheat Machine- patching-kit. ┌───────────────┐ │ What it needs │ └───────────────┘ Cheat Machines minimum system requirements are : ■ IBM - compatible computer (286+ strongly recommended) ■ 256Kb of RAM ■ Screen (Color VGA recommended) ■ Disk drive (write-enabled !) with about 70Kb free ■ Keyboard ■ DOS 3.2 The program loads all its needed information in memory at startup time, so that when the main screen appears, you can remove the Cheat Machine disk and replace it with your game disk. This has proven to be very handy on single drive systems : if you have no hard disk, you can still patch your save-games. Since most serious computer game-players have VGA as well as SoundBlaster, we have included support for both. There's a little animation on the title screen and there are samples during the use of the program. Should you not like this (sigh!) then you can skip the titlescreen animation by pressing a button and you can add the parameter /NOSOUND to disable the samples. ┌──────────────┐ │ How it works │ └──────────────┘ When you startup CM.EXE, a scrollbox appears listing the supported games. You can select your favorite game by using the [Up], [Down], [PgUp], [PgDn], [Home] and [End] keys or by typing the first character of its name. When you have positioned the scrollbar (in inverse video) on your chosen game, hit [Enter] to activate the "Cheat Info" -window and read the information displayed. The options from that window depend on the type of cheat linked to the game you selected. ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ∙Simple text∙ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ This is the simplest form of cheat available, just read the information or print it by pressing [P]. ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ∙File patches∙ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ Read the information and activate the patch by pressing [Enter] (or abort with [Esc]). Cheat Machine will ask you the directory where your game-files can be found. This directory will be searched for any recognizable files. If it finds what it is looking for, it changes those bytes that contain the info about how much money/lives/energy/... you have. This is called a patch. The number and names of the patched files will be listed on the screen for verification. All you have to do next is to start up your game as usual (maybe restore a game) and feel the increased power. ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ∙Imbedded files / programs∙ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ These are special cheats for special games. Read the accompanying in- structions for each specific game. Pressing [Enter] writes the file to disk. [Esc] always cancels the current operation. [P] prints any cheat ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Answers to commonly asked (stupid) questions │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ■ Q: How do I use your program, Sir ? A: Read this documentation. Type CM [Enter] and see what happens. ■ Q: Just what did Cheat Machine do with my files ? A: Nothing fancy, just a few bytes changed. ■ Q: Are those patches safe to use ? Won't it change the bytes in the wrong files ? I am scared ! A: They are as safe as they get. Cheat Machine only looks for files in the directory you specified, and it compares name and size of each file against the values we found. If look fast enough (or your computer is slow enough) you can see the names of the files being patched passing thru that little window, so you check it yourself. Trust us ! ■ Q: You <censored> <censored> !!! You messed up my game, disk, computer, and life! How could you do that ? A: Well, you did that, I think. Restore from your original disks and try again. You do have the ORIGINAL disks, don't you ? Heh ? If the problem persists, send us a description and we may be able to help you out. By the way, don't forget to read the disclaimer at the top of this document. You'll understand. ■ Q: Cheat Machine promised to patch the executable of my game but then it "Patch failed". What did I do wrong ? A: CM checks the executable for size before it patches it, so if it was compressed with a utility like PKLITE or DIET then CM will refuse it. Decompresse the game, patch it, then recompress it. If this doesn't work, then you've got a other version of the game than we have. Bad luck ! Report it to us. ■ Q: What do I have to do with those "loaders" or "trainers" ? A: Those are small executables with should be started in the same directory as where your game resides. They often have an accompanying .DOC file, so you can look there, or at the Cheat Machine comments. ■ Q: Nice warez, mate. How do you kill that darn doc-check in ..........? A: That's easy : you don't ! Now buzz off and contact your local pirate ! ■ Q: How come I don't get any samples like you promised ? A: You need a SoundBlaster or compatible card. ■ Q: But I have a SoundBlaster installed ! A: Then you probably changed the default settings on the card. You can change the interrupt and the base address like this : SET SBADR = ....(number in hex) [Enter] (default = 220) SET SBINT = ....(number in hex) [Enter] (default = 7) This will tell CM (and many other programs) where to find your SB. Beware : do this setting from Dos, not from any shell like Norton Commander or Pc Tools. ■ Q: When I ran CM from Windows, the other games sometimes failed to make any sound. A: This is because of the way Windows works. Only 1 program can have access to the SoundBlaster card at one time. To get around this, specify "/NOSOUND" as a commandline parameter. This will stop CM from using the SB. ■ Q: Can I have the source code, please ? A: No ! Not in your life ! No way ! (bribe us) ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How to get (new) software from A Forest │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ Internet : Always floating around somewhere. Ask ARCHIE ! BBS : Towering Inferno BBS Call (32)-11-343206 Free membership ! If you own a BBS and want to see it listed here, call us ! ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ About A Forest Software │ (For invitees only) └─────────────────────────┘ A Forest Software is a small firm, founded by a weird long-haired programmer. Some people even called him a h*ck*r, but he declines any comment on that. We here have our own principles regarding software and computing. We think those who write software should make it available to everybody; young or old, rich or poor, experienced or novice. They should listen to what the user (that means you, yes YOU !) has to say. Unfortunally, this is more than often not that the case when dealing with big and glossy "mega-buck" firms. So that is why shareware exists. We may not offer our programs in big, shiny, stylishly designed boxes, but at least we care enough to listen to what someone else has to say. That brings us to our next point : shareware-programmers, don't try to reinvent the wheel each time around ! There are more text-editors, appointment-schedulers, printer spoolers and resident calculators on the market than anybody needs. Dare to try something new ! We won't be caught dead working something that already exists, we like to create things that nobody else thought of before. Famous quote : "Don't program for money, program for glory !" ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Registration motivation │ └─────────────────────────┘ The unregistered version contains only "the old stuff" : i.e. cheats which we guarantee to be more than 6 months old. We update them when we feel like it - which isn't very often ! No begging, please, if you want to cheat on your games while they're still brandnew, REGISTER !. You will get all the burning hot cheats and info a long time before anybody else even heared about them ! We have got somebody playing the latest releases full-time, figuring out how to get those cheats into code ! It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. (And somebody has got to pay for it, too!) ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Money for nothing, software for free │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ (get the chicks yourself) Yes, Cheat Machine can bring YOU money and other goodies : * If you developed / discovered some new cheats of your own, or if you wrote a walkthru for a new game, send them to us. There is a bonus for anyone who sends in new, unknown and working information ! * Once you are registered, order a "Spreader Copy". This is an unregistered version of Cheat Machine which your customer number imbedded. Next, send this copy to friends, colleagues, BBS, user groups,.... the more the better ! Whenever anybody registers using your spreader copy, your customer number will be printed on the registration form as well and you will receive a percentage of the registration fee. Sit back and wait for the cheques to arrive. What a job ! The registered version contains more detailed information on this service. ┌──────────────┐ │ Registration │ └──────────────┘ This program may only be distributed with this documentation, complete and unchanged and it may only be used for a trial period of 30 days or 25 runs without registration. After this trial period, you are obligated to register or erase it. Registration entitles you to : - A personalized version of the most recent version of CM - Utilities to develop your own cheats / patches - Hundreds of compressed Kb's of walkthru's & hints on adventure games - Complete documentation on the above - Free phone-support - The unregistered versions of several of our other programs - A key file that "unlocks" future versions of Cheat Machine automaticaly : Just put it in the same directory as an unregistered version of CM.EXE and <wham !> it's registered ! ╔═══════════════════════════════════╦════════════╗ ║ Product ║ Price (Bfr)║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════╬════════════╣ ║ Cheat Machine for individuals ║ 350 ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────╫────────────╢ ║ Cheat Machine for companies ║ Call! ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────╫────────────╢ ║ Cheat Machine monthly Update ║ 150 ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────╫────────────╢ ║ Cheat Machine 12 Updates ! ║ 1400 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════╩════════════╝ You must be registered before you can order updates. Rough currency rate : 60 Bfr ≈ 1 UK£ (Pound) 20 Bfr ≈ 1 DM (Deutch Mark) 19 Bfr ≈ 1 HFl (Gulden) We no longer can accept cheques in foreign currencies. Since Belgian banks now charge at least 200 Bfr for the conversion, the additional costs would keep us from maintaining our "dirt-cheap registrations". Because we would rather keep the users happy than the banks rich, please fill in your cheque in BFr. It's simple, but it cuts a lot of costs. Thank you for your understanding. The bottom line is : Registration costs : ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ European countries : EuroCheque for 350Bfr ║ ║ Non-European countries : 15 US Dollar$ cash ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ For the fastest possible handling, fax us the form and transfer the money electronically to our account. Make sure you add your name or telephone number as a comment to avoid mix-ups. ┌──────────────────────┐ │ J. Hertsens │ │ A Forest Software │ │ Boesmolenstr. 14 │ Send all correspondence to : │ B1540 Herne │ │ Belgium Europe │ │ Tel : +32-2-3962567 │ │ Fax : +32-2-3960092 │ │ BBL : 320-0790668-91 │ └──────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────┐ │ Registration Form │ └───────────────────┘ We have gotten rid of the old "print-this-file-and-fill-it-in"-type of registration forms. How do yo register then ? Simple, just type CM /R [Enter] (at the DOS prompt of course !); And the program will do all the work for you. The form will be filled in automatically and send to whatever destination you specify. If you have a weird sort of printer, send the form to a file and print it later using the appropriate utility. Slip this form together with the payment (see above) in an envelope and mail it. We even added have the destination address so you can "cut-and-paste". That's it. Accompanying the registered program you will find information on how to order the updates. Check or money order should be made payable to the author mentioned above. And hey ! Have Fun !