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README.TXT -- Copyright 1997 Matthew Carlson. All
Rights Reserved.
PROGRAM NAME:
Football Fury For Windows
VERSION:
1.3
RELEASE DATE:
12-31-97
AUTHOR:
Matthew C. Carlson
PRICE:
US$12.00
PURPOSE:
A football strategy game.
REQUIREMENTS:
Windows 95 and Visual Basic 4.0 runtime files.
COPYRIGHT:
⌐ Copyright 1997 Matthew C. Carlson. All Rights
Reserved.
See below for information on required
runtime files.
CONTENTS:
Description
How to Play
Version History
Installation
How to Register
Runtime Files
Contacting Micromatt
License Agreement
DESCRIPTION
Micromatt Football Fury, the football strategy
game for Windows. Pick your plays from over a
dozen available to get your team into the endzone
as soon as possible. Play by yourself, with a
friend, or just watch "from the sidelines" and let
the computer do all the work controlling both
teams. You can get up-to-the-minute statistics on
your game, go for a two point conversion, risk an
onside kick, pick any team from the Æ97 pro
football roster etc.
Football Fury does not work in the Large Fonts mode of
Windows. If you are unable to see the entire quote on
the main window please see the FAQ section of the help
file for information on how to fix this.
HOW TO PLAY
The first thing you need to do is open the
application using the Start Menu in Windows 95,
or by using the Program Manager in Windows 3.1. A
new game will automatically be started when the
program is opened; or use the New Game item in
the Game menu to start a new game if you have
already opened the application. When a new game is
started, you will be prompted first to choose a
mode of play. Your choices are:
Player vs. Computer
Player vs. Player
Computer vs. Computer
With either of the modes involving the computer,
the player has no control over the actions of the
game when the computerÆs team has possession of
the ball.
The next step is to select the teams for the
game. Click on the name of the team you want for
team one, then click on the OK button. After a
slight pause, you will be able to select team two
from the list. Clicking on OK the second time
will notify you of the winner of the coin toss.
When you close the coin toss message box, the
play clock will begin and the game will be
underway.
If a team not controlled by the computer is set
to kick, then you must use the Kick menu to
select either a normal kickoff, or to attempt an
onside kick. Once your team has the ball you may
use the Pass, Run, and Kick menus to select the
plays you wish to run. On a touchdown play ran by
a player, rather than the computer, you will be
asked whether you want to go for a two point
conversion, or the extra point.
Once you are playing a game, you can get the
statistics of the current game by choosing Stats
from the Game menu. Also on the Game menu is an
item labeled CPU Speed. This affects the speed at
which the computer picks its plays when it is
controlling a team. If it becomes hard to follow
the game when the computer has the ball you
should select a lower speed from this menu.
Slower computers should use a slower speed for
most predictable results. Another feature
available on the Game menu is Smart Stop. When
this menu item has a check by it, the game you are
playing will be paused when the Football Fury
window is deactivated. Your game will stop the
clocks and will not continue running until you
return to it; in other words, it won't continue
playing in the background. For example, if you
opened the help file from the Help menu, your game
would pause until you returned to it, thus
preventing accidental delay of games. Clear the
check next to Smart Stop if you want your game to
continue while you do other work. This is
particularly useful when the game mode is set to
Computer vs. Computer and you'd like to be able to
do other things and just check in on the score of
the game.
VERSION HISTORY
1.0 First release of software.
1.01 Fixed a bug which would stop the clocks in the
game.
1.1 Added Internet shortcuts, routine bug fixes, fixed
help file, now works on all Windows 3.1x systems,
system color fixes, improved documentation, new payment
methods supported, improved REGISTER program.
1.2 Improved registration options and methods.
1.3 Improved game play.
INSTALLATION
To install the program, open or unzip the archive
and run the SETUP.EXE file. In the setup program,
select the appropriate options or simply choose the
defaults presented to you (recommended).
HOW TO REGISTER
This shareware program is bundled with a program
called REGISTER which will accept information
needed to make an order. With it, you can order
via postal mail, email or fax using cash,
Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover,
Diner's Club or First Virtual. All credit card
information is encoded for your security. The
REGISTER program is available by clicking any
button which says Order, or by clicking on
Register in the Help menu.
You can also order online! Goto
http://www.kagi.com/micromatt to order
online on a secured site. The Windows 95 verision
of this program has buttons with the words "Order
Online" which will take you straight to this site.
See the "order.txt" file for more information.
RUNTIME FILES
The setup program which installs this software
automatically checks for the needed files. If
it gave you an error message about missing runtime
files, then you will need to obtain them to run
the program.
Run-time files are NOT included in this archive.
See the Micromatt homepage at the URL below to
download the required runtime files if you do not
already have them. These files are also available
from many other sites on the Internet such as:
http://www.hotfiles.com/
The file set is called the Microsoft Visual Basic
4.0 Runtime files. If you get error messages about
missing .DLL files or other missing files, you will
need to get a copy of the Visual Basic runtimes.
To check if you already have the files, use the
Windows 95 Find utility from the Start menu to
search for the file: vb40032.dll . If your searching
does not produce any results, you will need to
obtain the Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 runtime files
from a source such as the Internet, a BBS, a friend
or coworker, or the Micromatt homepage. If you need
help obtaining these files please contact Micromatt.
CONTACTING MICROMATT
POSTAL MAIL:
Micromatt
P.O. Box 754
Arlington, MN 55307-0754
EMAIL:
Micromatt@kagi.com
WWW:
http://www.kagi.com/micromatt
LICENSE AGREEMENT
You should carefully read the following terms
and conditions before using this software. Your
use of this software program indicates your
acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.
This copyrighted program is being distributed as
shareware. You may try this program for 31 days,
and if you like it, or find it useful, and wish to
continue using it, you are required to register.
Unregistered use of this program after the 31-day
evaluation period is in violation of U.S. and
international copyright laws. For information on
distributing the shareware evaluation version of
this program see the Shareware License.
Registered version
One registered copy of this software may either be
used by a single person who uses the software
personally on one or more computers, or installed
on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by
multiple people, but not both.
Governing law
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Minnesota.
Disclaimer of Warranty
THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD
"AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the various hardware
and software environments into which this software may
be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
IS OFFERED. The user must assume the entire risk of
using the program. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL
BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OF
DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION MEDIA WHICH CAME FROM THE
COMPANY.
Trademarks
Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks
and registered trademarks used are the property of their
respective owners.