Rescue! 2.0.5 is the latest version of the multi-window, color-capable action adventure written by Tom Spreen and inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation™ universe! It's a fast-action rescue mission set in space which requires both strategy and arcade-style reactions. Save the Federation colonists from annihilation by an invading enemy fleet!
Full on-line help is available if you're new to the game- just press Command-?.
If you're already familiar with Rescue!, read the document "Rescue! Recent Changes", which should be accompanying this file, to find out what's new in this version.
--- REQUIREMENTS ---
Rescue! will run on any Macintosh equipped with System 6.0.7 or later, including the Power Macs and all versions of System 7 (7.5 included). However, a color monitor and a 68030 or faster CPU are recommended for maximum speed and visual enjoyment. If you're using a Powerbook or other monitor with 16 or fewer colors, you may find that the graphics look better in black & white. (Rescue! will give you the option to switch.)
The game requires about 1.8 MB of hard disk space, and 2.2 MB (2200K) of available memory in which to run. Note that black & white users need only 1 MB (1000K) of available memory.
Rescue! version 2.0.5 has been tested for compatibility on the following systems: Macintosh SE, LC, LC III, LC 475, and 630, IIsi, IIfx, PowerBook 150, Power Macintosh 6100/60 AV, 7100/66 AV, and 8100/80 AV, all running System 7.0.1, 7.1, or 7.1.2. Under System 6.0.8, it has been tested on a Macintosh SE and LC. Under System 7.5, it has been tested on a Power Mac 6100/60 AV and 7100/66 AV.
--- COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS ---
Due to hardware requirements, the new 4 channel simultaneous sounds will not work with all Macs. Users of older Macs like the Plus and SE will find that the game automatically reverts to the single-channel sound format of versions 2.0.3 and earlier. *** If you have a Mac with 4 channel sound capability (most Macs do), make sure that you have Apple's SOUND MANAGER extension version 3.0 or later installed in your Extensions folder. *** (Note: System 7.5 users have it automatically.)
With earlier versions of Rescue! there have been reports of reduced game performance and crashes when AlSoft's DiskExpress II v2.2 is running in the background. If you have this software, it is recommended that you turn the DiskExpress control panel OFF before beginning the game.
The Mobius '030 Accelerator for Mac SE (Mobius Init 4.99) has been found to cause sound problems with Rescue! on a Mac SE.
Sigma Design's Power Portrait SCSI monitor (Init v2.0.2) can cause screen junk to appear during game play, with occasional crashes.
--- DISTRIBUTION AND LEGAL STUFF ---
Rescue! may not be distributed for profit. Non-profit distribution of Rescue! is acceptable and encouraged, providing that the software is not modified in any way, and this read me file always accompanies the program. If you're including Rescue! as part of a shareware or other commercial package, drop me a line to let me know who you are and how you're distributing it.
Star Trek™ is Paramount's property, not mine. As such, I've decided that in the spirit of "doing the right thing" and in the interest of keeping Rescue! lawyer-friendly, I've removed any direct references to Star Trek™ names such as Romulan, Picard etc. and replaced them with substitute names. These substitute names are certainly not as satisfying as having the "real thing", but since the names are only occasionally referred to anyway in the course of a game, I've found that this take only a little away from the enjoyment of the program. I've also modified the sounds to be a bit less Trek-like.
--- WHERE TO REACH ME ---
Rescue! is shareware. If you like the game and decide to keep it, please register your copy by sending $10.00 in US or Canadian funds to the address below. Thanks! This entitles you to a free upgrade to the next version (when it's completed), plus a HINT SHEET which gives you useful tips on how to kill the Cube ship, as well as hints on finding a couple of other very interesting (and hidden) things... assuming that you don't figure them out on your own, that is!
Cheques written on US or Canadian banks are acceptable, as are money orders.
The postal address below should be reliable for several years:
Tom Spreen
1567 Brodick Cres.
Victoria, B.C.
Canada V8N 1N3
My e-mail address is: tomspreen@aol.com
It may take me a few weeks before I can respond to your registration. This is because I can work on Rescue! only during my limited amount of spare time, and sometimes it takes me a while to get organized! Thanks for your patience, and please do send in your cheque if you would like to see further development of this and other programs.
If the response to Rescue! continues to be positive, I'm planning a major, all-new release (code name: Rescue Max!) in the late spring or summer of 1995.
