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HUMBUG
Version d4.2
By G Cluley
This is a shareware or user-supported adventure game. Whilst I retain
copyright to the program I am happy for you to distribute HUMBUG provided
no profit is made at my expense and the files are unchanged.
If you enjoy playing HUMBUG please consider registration. This entitles
you to the latest fully-working version of HUMBUG, detailed maps, help,
free updates and a bonus game.
The registration details are shown in the main program. Type HELP if
you are unsure.
An adventure such as HUMBUG will allow you to enter a wide variety of
commands such as GO NORTH, ASK GRANDAD ABOUT THE WUMPUS, and GET
EVERYTHING IN THE DUSTBIN APART FROM THE DWEEZIL.
All of these commands are entered at the > prompt.
A wide vocabulary is understood by HUMBUG. Obviously if I were to list
all the words understood by the game a lot of the fun would disappear,
but here are a few that might come in useful:
SAY, HIT, ATTACK, GO, SHOUT, ASK, LIST, INVENTORY, EXAMINE, LOOK, SCORE,
GIVE, PULL, PUSH, HELP, WEAR, GET, DROP, PUT, CLIMB, EAT, SAVE, LOAD,
RAMSAVE, RAMLOAD, QUIT, and so on.
The LIST and INVENTORY commands will tell you which objects you are
carrying. Other useful keys to remember are the up and down arrows.
The up and down arrows on the keyboard scroll through the last 10
commands you have entered. This can be very helpful if you are a
slower typist.
At any time during the adventure you can SAVE your position on disk. This
is a particularly good idea if you're about to do something dangerous (for
example attacking someone). When you do fail miserably at whatever tickled
your fancy you can always restore your position with the LOAD command.
In this evaluation version of HUMBUG the option to load your position from
disk has been removed. If you like you can save and load your place to
and from memory using RAMSAVE and RAMLOAD instead. Type RAM for details.
There are various abbreviations available for quicker typing:
X for EXAMINE object/thing/person
L for LOOK
I for INVENTORY of objects carried
Frequently used directions like NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, UP and DOWN can
be shortened to N, S, E, W, U and D respectively.
I have added a CONFIG program to the HUMBUG package. This allows
players to choose their own colours for the screens. I am considering
running a competition to find the most revolting colour combination
possible. Anyway, type CONFIG to run the program. Monochrome users
will not be able to change the colours for.. err.. obvious reasons.
Players of JACARANDA JIM will remember that I promised to fix their
plumbing, mow their lawn and complete other varied household chores.
I would like to take this opportunity to confirm that I will be around
next Tuesday to finish dusting the tortilla.
Seriously folks, I need your money. I am a poor, dishevelled computer
student with a definite dislike of soup kitchens. If you could match
my grant by sending £9 as HUMBUG registration I will do my level best
to be your ever-loving honeybun until the end of time.
Be seeing you
Graham Cluley