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- Oracle Software
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- Tables of contents
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- 1. INTRODUCTION.
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- 2. WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.1A
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- 3. THE PACKAGE.
- 3.1 REQUIREMENT.
- 3.2 LIST OF FILE.
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- 4. STARTING THE GAME.
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- 5. THE MENU.
- 5.1 START YOUR MISSION.
- 5.2 RESTORE SAVED GAME.
- 5.3 VIEW HIGH SCORES.
- 5.4 SHIP OPTION.
- 5.5 READ THIS.
- 5.6 QUIT GAME.
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- 6. THE GAME.
- 6.1 PLAYING THE GAME.
- 6.2 THE SHIP BOARD.
- 6.3 THE CONTROLLER.
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- 7. PROBLEM THAT CAN OCUR.
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- 8. REGISTERING EARTH INVASION.
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- 1. Introduction
-
- Earth invasion is a fun to play space combat game. In this game, you
- are a fighter pilot for the Yanchooz. They are an evil race led by the
- terrifying Emperor Xyfud Plasfoc and they try to conquer every form of life
- in the universe.
-
- The Yanchooz did succesfully conquer many races but they have problems
- with the humans. Your main goal is to destroy all terran resistance from
- the planet Xanculkor to the Earth. This way, the Yanchooz race will be
- able to launch a massive attack against the human HQ. If you succeed,
- you will make the Yanchooz the most powerfull race of the universe.
-
- But there is one major problem. You will have to do the job in solo.
- In fact, before this mission, you had nothing but poor results as a
- fighter pilot. To tell you the truth, you have been selected to do this
- mission because the Yanchooz Imperial comission wants you dead. They send
- you on this mission so you can do as much damage as possible to the
- humans before they kill you. The only thing that can save your life now
- is the total success of your mission.
-
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- 2. What's new in version 1.1A
-
- - Registered user no longer have to enter a password to access the
- full game.
-
- - A "READ THIS" option in the menu have been added. It provide
- information about the game.
-
- - You now can adjust the detail level to fit slower computer. Just
- go to the ship options room to modify detail or press F9 key while
- playing the game.
-
- - The keypad is now supported to control your ship. You can select the
- control type in the ship options room.
-
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- 3. The package
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- 3.1 Requirement:
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- Computer : 80286 or better*
- Video card : EGA/VGA
- Memory : 512Kb
- Hard drive free space : About 740Kb
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- Joystick are optionnal.
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- * This program use the 80286 instruction set.
-
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- 3.2 List of file:
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- The package should contain the following files: EARTHINV.EXE
- EARTHINV.
- EARTHINV.DOC
- EARTHINV.ICO
- SPACEBAT.GRA
- SPACEBAT.PAT
- SPACEDAT.GRA
- SPACEDAT.PAT
- ALIEN.GRA
- ALIEN.PAT
- MENUSCR.GRA
- MENUSCR.PAT
- MAINBOAR.GRA
- MAINBOAR.PAT
- CATALOG.DOC
- ORACLE.GRA
- ORDER.FRM
- INITG.DAT
- FILE_ID.DIZ
- ENDSCR.BSV
- CYBER1.CLP
- CYBER2.CLP
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- 4. Starting the game.
-
-
- To start the game, type EARTHINV <ENTER> at the DOS prompt. You can
- set the initial options of the game by using the following parameters:
-
- /s : Sound off.
- /dl : Low detail.
- /dh : high detail.
-
- All these options can be modified once in the program.
-
-
- 5. The menu.
-
- The menu let you pick one of the six option available. These options
- are:
-
-
- 5.1 Start your mission : This option lets you begin your mission.
-
- 5.2 Restore game : Use this option to restore a previously saved
- game. If there are no game saved, this option
- is the same as starting the mission.
-
- 5.3 View high scores : You can view the top five Yanchooz pilot.
-
- 5.4 Ship option : Let you switch the sound on and off, set the
- control mode (joystick or keyboard) or adjust
- detail level.
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- 5.5 Read this : It provide information about the game.
-
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- 5.6 Quit the game : Let you quit the game and return to dos.
-
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- 6. The game.
-
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- 6.1 Playing the game
-
- To start the mission, choose the option "Start your mission" from the
- menu. You will then receive your pre-mission briefing and leave the planet.
- To achieve your main goal, you must pass throught 10 missions. Each one
- of them provide you with five fighter-fighter fight and one fighter-capital
- ship fight. Unregistered user will only be allowed to do the first five
- mission and, therefore, will be unable to achieve the final goal.
-
- For each of the ten mission, you will recieve an onboard communication
- that tell you exactly what to do.
-
- Once in a fight, you can use the controler to move your ship up and
- down while using the firebutton to fire at enemy ship. Keep a look
- at your shield level. Every time you get a shot from the enemy, your
- shield level is going down. If it gets below 0, you are dead. Your
- ship is equipped with 30 HIJKE* to shield converters which
- can help regenerate your shield when it is too low. Every time you catch
- a HIJKE capsule, one of your converter is used to regenerate your shield.
-
- * HIJKE is a form of energy used by the Yanchooz for many purposes. Some
- HIJKE float into space and look like yellow capsule with blue sparks.
-
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- 6.2 THE SHIP'S BOARD
-
-
- At the left most part of the board, you can see your shield level. You
- will have to look there very often.
-
- At the right most part of the board, you can see the communication
- and status computer board.
-
- At the center top, you see your position indicator. This instrument
- show you how far you are from your goal.
-
- In the lower part of the board, on the right, you can see your score,
- and, on the left,the amount of HIJKE to shield converters left.
-
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- 6.3 THE CONTROLLER
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- 6.3.1 Joystick
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- Push the stick up to make your ship go up and pull it down to
- make your ship go down. Press any firebuttons to shoot at enemy.
-
-
- 6.3.2 Keyboard set 1 (CTRL-ALT-SHIFT)
-
- Press the SHIFT key to make your ship go up and the CTRL key
- to make your ship go down. Press the ALT key to fire at enemy.
-
- 6.3.2 Keyboard set 2 (Keypad)
-
- Press the up key to make your ship go up and the down key to
- make your ship go down. Press the right arrow key to shoot at enemy.
-
-
- With any of the controller, you can use the F7 key to save your game
- (registered user only), the F3 key to toggle sound on and off and the F9
- key to adjust detail level. The save game option always save at the status
- of your ship when the last mission started. For example, suppose you save
- your game at mission 7 when you passed throught 3 fights. When you will
- restore it, you will have to start mission 7 at the begining.
-
-
- *Using the joystick is not recommended if you have a slow computer. To
- maintain a maximum compatibility with all system, I used the slow
- BIOS interrupt instead of direct port access.
-
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- 7. TROUBLESHOOTING.
-
-
- 1. You are not able to enter the game.
-
- Two possibilitys can bring that problem:
-
- -Some files are missing.
- -Your system is not a 80286 or better.
-
- *NOTE: If these files have been modified, you are asked not to
- upload the program on any BBS. You should try to get
- a clean copy of the program before doing so. If you can't
- find one you can order the game from the adress below. It
- will cost 10$ us. You will receive the fully registered
- version of the program.
-
- 2. You cannot restore a saved game.
-
- - Perhaps the saved file have been erased or modified.
- - Only registered user can use this option.
-
-
- 3. The game is too slow.
-
- -Adjust the detail level in the ship option room.
- -Try playing with the keyboard instead of the joystick.
-
-
-
- 7. REGISTERING EARTH INVASION.
-
-
- It is my hope that Earth Invasion will be a great source of enjoyement
- to all. It has been released as shareware to reach the most people. I
- believe that shareware is a good way to entertain people for a lesser
- price. This program is complete. However, you will have to register to
- get to some parts of the program.
-
- If you enjoy Earth Invasion and wish to register, send a check payable
- to Oracle Software enr. to the following adress:
-
-
- Oracle Software enr.
- 132 Marchildon (Postal box 6)
- Amos, Quebec
- Canada, J9T 4G5
-
- NOTE: We encourage you to fill the Order form contained in the file
- "ORDER.FRM" to register. Please notify what Oracle software product your are registering.
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