Giga Pack/Giga Pack CD1.iso/action/blarney/diebarny.doc

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         DIEBLARNEY!(V1.0) and Diebarny, and the name Digital Emotions
                     and its diminutives Digitem and D.E.
                      Copyright (C) 1995 by Felix Leung.
                           All rights Reserved.

          This program is protected by international copyright laws.

Digital Emotions is a member of the ASP. Digital Emotions is a member of STAR.


DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
-----------------------

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details -- some request registration while others
require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.

DIEBLARNEY! is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your
friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is to
provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products.  If you find this program
useful and find that you are using DIEBLARNEY! and continue to use
DIEBLARNEY! after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
istration payment to Felix Leung.  The registration fee will
license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time.
You must treat this software just like a book.  An example is
that this software may be used by any number of people and may be
freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there
is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being
used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons
at the same time.

Users of DIEBLARNEY! must register and pay for their
copies of DIEBLARNEY! within 30 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be made by con-
tacting Felix Leung.

You are encouraged to pass a copy of DIEBLARNEY! along to your
friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their
copy if they find that they can use it.  All registered users
will receive a copy of the latest version of the DIEBLARNEY!
system.




THE OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
-----------------------

This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you.  If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help.  The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Rd., Muskegon, MI USA, or
send a Compuserve message via CIS MAIL to ASP Ombudsman 72050,1433.



DISCLAIMER
----------

     !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Due to disturbing and violent scenes this!!!!!!!!!!
     !!!!!!!!!!!!game is not recommended for younger children!!!!!!!!!

     Similarities of characters in this game to anything living or dead is
     purely coincidental. The Author of this program has spent hours
     testing and retesting, to ensure that this game will have no bugs or
     errors of that type.  This game was tested on 486DX/33 and a 486SX/25.
     During the time of testing all known bugs were succesfully removed.
     Please beware that upon using this application, the author assumes no
     responsibility for any claim that may arise from use.  This includes
     damage, loss of profit and loss of buisness.  Please use this program
     at your own risk. You are not allowed to hack, decompile, edit or
     reverse engineer the contents of this game. You are allowed to use
     the game blocks in your own Game-Maker games provided that you mention
     it in the credits and in the event you wish to use the blocks in a
     commercial or shareware/freeware game you must have written permission
     from Felix Leung . All programs that were used in the making
     of this game are copyright by their authors respectivly.

DIGITAL EMOTIONS WARRANTS THAT ITS DISKS ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS FOR 90 DAYS
AND WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE DISKS WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD UPON RECEIPT OF
SUCH DEFECTIVE DISKS, POSTAGE PREPAID.  DIGITAL EMOTIONS FURTHER WARRANTS
THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL PERFORM SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY WRITTEN
GUARANTEES PUBLISHED BY DIGITAL EMOTIONS.

DIGITAL EMOTIONS DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, AND
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. DIGITAL EMOTIONS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT
THE OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL EMOTIONS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF
THIS SOFTWARE OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY
OF LIABILITY.

THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF DIGITAL EMOTIONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE LIABILITY
OF DIGITAL EMOTIONS EXCEED THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID TO AND RECEIVED BY
DIGITAL EMOTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARTICULAR COPY OF THE SOFTWARE IN
QUESTION.



THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES OF SUCH STATE/PROVINCE.




RUNNING
-------

     DIEBLARNEY! is a very simple game to run, in the fact the all you
     have to do is type DB to start the program.  Then wait and
     let the game continue on with its opening screens. To configure
     DIEBLARNEY! to your system, type config at DOS prompt.


TECH HELP & TROUBLESHOOTING
---------------------------


In simpler terms, if Sound/Music and/or Graphics don't work properly,
Type Config and press enter. Top to down, select:

Sound and Music: SOUND BLASTER
Port: 220
Interrupt: 5
Sound Driver: sndblast.drv
              .\
VGA Chip Type: AUTO-DETECT

Then select DONE and press enter. If that dosen't work, the specifics
are below.


Sound And Music:

You need to enter the Port and Interrupt your Sound Blaster is set to use.
(Type config at dos prompt) If you do not know what to choose, try
experimenting. If the port is wrong, neither music nor sound will work. If
the interrupt is wrong but the port is correct, music will work but sound
will not.

You also need to  specify a Sound Blaster driver for sound to work. The
default driver is called "sndblast.drv" and is located in the current
directory (.\). SNDBLAST.DRV and .\ are preinstalled in the two menu fields
found on the lower left side of the configuration menu. This driver is
compatible with the "CT-Voice" driver used by Creative Labs' Sound Blaster.

If the preinstalled driver does not work, then use the driver that your sound
card supplies. Put the driver's full name in the first field
(e.g., CT-VOICE.DRV), and put its path in the  second  field
(e.g., C:\sound\).

Video Cards:

Ninty-nine percent of the VGA chips will be correctly detected automatically.
Thus you should leave "AUTO-DETECT" chosen unless you have video problems.

If during a game you move vertically  and the  character seems to disappear,
or random dots scroll onto the screen, your VGA chip was incorrectly detected.
To remedy this problem, select your chip type from the menu.

Video card manufacturers usually obtain their video controller chips from
one of the chip vendors that this software supports. So if the name of your
video board isn't on our list, just experiment with different video choices
until one works.

If your board still does not work, choose "Simulate". This option enables a
software simulation of a VGA card. Use this as a last resort, though, because
animation in slow computers (386s) may not be as smooth.

Still got problems?

Write:   DIGITAL EMOTIONS
         Felix Leung
         5 Woodward Ave.
         Blind River, Ont.
         POR 1BO


REGISTRATION
------------

YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO REGISTER THIS GAME AFTER THE 30 DAY EVALUATION PERIOD.

When you register, you get:

    - The rest of the game.
    - A customizable Boss Key.
    - A Microsoft Windows(TM) Icon and PIF file.
    - Super cheat codes.
    - 90 days software support. (By phone or by mail)
    - Costs 20 dollars (in U.S. funds)


ALSO AVAILABLE FROM DIGITAL EMOTIONS:

XENOBLASTER: Attack of the Xorg.

  The situation is grim. After decades of peace with our neighbors in this
area of the galaxy, a terrible force rises out of nowhere and conqueres all
of our allies without seemingly breaking a sweat. They are the Xorg. We, the
United Human Confederation, are the only ones left standing. Our last best
chance of survival is you. You are to delay the Xorg long enough for us too
assemble an attack force large enough to repel or destroy them.
  The fate of the galaxy is in your hands.     - Supports VGA/386+UP/SB/JOY

  There are two levels of registration for Xenoblaster: GOLD and PLATINUM
  What is the difference between the two?

  If you register Xenoblaster *GOLD*, you get:
    - The game.
    - A printed manual with hints and strategies for beating the game.
    - A customizable Boss Key.
    - A Microsoft Windows(TM) Icon and PIF file.
    - Super cheat codes.
    - 90 days software support. (By phone or by mail)
    - Costs 20 dollars (in U.S. funds)

  IF you register Xenoblaster *PLATINUM*, you get:
    - All the above, plus:
    - Lifetime software support. (By phone or by mail)
    - An advanced customizable Boss Key.
    - Program ADD-ONS that alter graphics/gameplay/soundFX/animation/ect.
      to extend gameplay value.
    - Costs 25 dollars (in U.S. funds)



  To register DIEBLARNEY! and/or Xenoblaster, print out the ORDER.TXT
  order form. (Type edit order.txt at the DOS prompt.)



Thank you for playing DIEBLARNEY!