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- LAD - Local Area Dungeon
- Version 1.01
- Shareware by BCS Software
- P.O. Box 923113
- Sylmar, CA 91392-3113
- CompuServe 73267,3361
-
- Requires Windows 3.1.
-
- Introduction:
-
- LAD is a strategy adventure game. There is no fancy music (in fact, no
- sounds at all until I can afford a sound card) and no fancy graphics
- (I'm not much of an artist), so this would not get much attention at
- a software store. However, I think you'll find this to be a very
- involving game; I doubt you will not encounter a new situation even
- after playing the same dungeon twenty times. If there is interest,
- I will make this into a commercial-quality game (as that is what I do
- for a living), but I wrote this for fun, and I much prefer working on
- the mechanics of the game, rather than its appearance (I will get some
- artist-friends to help me.)
-
- Notes:
-
- This is the second release of LAD, with the second dungeon. This version
- of LAD will run the first dungeon, but you cannot run this second dungeon
- on the first version of LAD. You also cannot use characters from the
- first version. If you want to play the first (easier) dungeon and can
- not find it where you found this, send an extra $3 to the above address
- and you will be sent a disk.
-
- This version fixes a few minor bugs (mainly when dealing with large
- amounts of gold), adds a number of new game features, new spells, a few
- cosmetic changes, and more help. One big change is that there is now an
- extensive rating system when (or if) you complete the quest, and the top
- ten scores are displayed in a logical order (sorry, the honor roll from
- version 1.00 is ignored). There are also now menu selections that
- allow you to equip and unequip quickly.
-
- This version is also a little more annoying until you have registered.
- If you have registered the previous version you should not need to
- re-register. Remember that your registration will ensure continuing
- development, including the fabled dungeon construction kit.
-
- Installation:
-
- The following installation will over-write the first dungeon, if it has
- been previously installed. Save all of the files that start with LADDATA
- to save the first dungeon.
-
- Sorry, no automated installation program has been included. You should
- create a directory for all LAD files, and copy them into it. From
- within Windows, click once on your "Games" window or icon, then select
- "New" from the "File" menu. Select "New Item", then click on "OK".
- Click on "Browse", then use the file requester to find "LAD.EXE".
- Double-click on "LAD.EXE". Click on "OK", and the LAD icon should
- appear in your "Games" window. Double-click on the "Lad" icon to start
- the game. On-line instructions are available from the "Help" menu.
-
- Distribution:
-
- LAD is not freely-distributable. This version may be duplicated and
- distributed on a not-for-profit basis only. Registered non-profit
- organizations (users groups, etc.) may include this program on low-cost
- disks. Other distributors of shareware software (including periodicals,
- publications and clubs) must get permission from Mike Berro, which will
- most likely be forthcoming in return for a copy of the disk and/or
- periodical. This program must not be posted on any for-profit BBS
- without my permission, except CompuServe (where I can be reached
- at 73267,3361).
-