..--++ L I G H T S H A D E ++--..

                                Version 1.13 
                        DVision Software Group 1994


*********** GENERAL INFORMATION ************

This file is to inform you of our first and newest demo: LightShade.
This demo was actually made in 11 days and 6 hours total and has the 
following features:

    - 486 or 386 required, preferably at 33 MHz and up
      (you don't need a floating point coprocessor, as with the previous
       version)
    - VGA (a fast VGA is recommended)
    - GUS 512Kb only (maybe other cards in newer versions)
    - Startup parameters to start the demo
    - Harddisk installation required

LightShade became 5th on Bizarre '94 (out of 9 :), with 56 points.
Bizarre '94 took place on May 7 & 8 at Nijmegen. 
Although we didn't win the contest, we were very proud of our first product.


********** HOW TO INSTALL / RUN ***********

You probably got this demo with the following files:
 
    LISH.NFO     = this file
    LISHTECH.NFO = how we did it
    DVISION!.NFO = what we do and don't
    LISH.EXE     = the actual executable
    DV.000 .. DV.017
                 = all demo data

to install LightShade, copy these files to a directory on your harddisk.
Now you can type:

    LISH

and the demo should start with a message concerning the soundcard you
want to use; the choice is somewhat limited: GUS and no music (you can select
Soundblaster (Pro), but the demo won't run). If you choose
GUS, you have to select you GUS I/O address.
It is wise to give LightShade all your memory, to avoid hangups and
'Error loading ...' messages. LightShade needs about 512Kb of free main RAM. 

To start LightShade at a different point than the beginning, type:

    LISH <number>

where number is one of the following:

    0 = start from the DoomPlasma part (same as no parameters)
    1 = start from the CrazyLogo part
    2 = start from the StarField part
    3 = start from the CrossFader part
    4 = start from the "LightShade" part (titles etc.)
    5 = start from the credits (the most interesting part :)

LightShade has no demo-looping option (atleast not yet).

If you press a key during the demo, it will finish the current event and
then quit to DOS.


*********** TROUBLESHOOTING ************

Here is a list of things that could go wrong (as far as we tested it) with 
the appropriate solution:

    P: I get "Error loading ..." messages.
    S: You don't have all the data for the demo or you don't have enough free
       memory. Try freeing some of the TSR's from memory (review your 
       AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS). For more information on how to do this,
       read your DOS-manual.

    P: One part of the demo goes on too long and the music doesn't fit the 
       demo anymore.
    S: This could be several things: 
           - you don't have a fast enough computer (or a fast enough VGA)
           - you have a very fragmented or very slow harddisk 
       Try unfragmenting your harddisk (COMPRESS) or use a disk cache like    
       SmartDrive. If that doesn't work, wait for a newer version or buy a 
       faster computer.

    P: I hear nothing / nothing but UltraClicks.
    S: Either you're someone making making fun of us or you have found a bug 
       we couldn't find. It seems some GUSses are different then others.
       Another possible source of trouble may be QEMM. Try running LightShade
       without QEMM. 
       Notify us when it still doesn't work and tell us exactly what your 
       configuration is and what your TSR's are so we can pinpoint the problem 
       for the newer versions. For information on how to contact us, read the 
       DVISION!.NFO file.

    P: The program is located on a DoubleSpace disk and it won't run.
       (it may be possible you get a 'Stack overflow' error)
    S: We don't know why, but DoubleSpace can cause serious problem when you
       want to run LightShade. The only solution we know of, is installing
       LightShade to an un-DoubleSpace-d disk.


We tested LightShade on the following systems/configs and it didn't cause any
problems with those:
    386DX40,ET4000: with/without SmartDrv, with/without Himem, 
                    with/without DOS High&UMB, with/without EMM386
    486DX40,Diamond Speedstar: SmartDrv, Himem, DOS High&UMB, EMM386
    486DX33,Diamond Speedstar: SmartDrv, Himem, DOS High&UMB, EMM386
    486DX33,Trident T8900: SmartDrv, Himem, DOS High&UMB, EMM386

Hope you like(d) it and if you have anything to ask or say about LightShade,
contact us.

CU.

                                        Simm & SAM / DVision