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- World Quest
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Version 1.0
- Shareware 1993
- Release date: January 10th, 1993
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- Copyright 1993 WordUp Software Productions
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- Requirements:
- VGA monitor
- Joystick optional
- SoundBlaster optional
- Hard disk recommended
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- ***** Software Agreement *****
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- The shareware version is intended to be passed around to as many users
- as possible. It may be copied freely, and uploaded to any location you
- wish to send it. If you enjoy this game, registration costs $15.00.
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- Upon registration, you will receive the final six worlds to conquer.
- The registered version also included a secret cheat password which
- allows you to start at any level, and have unlimited lives.
- To register your copy, print order.frm, fill it in, and send it along
- with your registration fee to:
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- WordUp Software Productions
- 94 Andover Drive
- London, ONTARIO, Canada
- N6J 3X2
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- Game Configuration
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The first time you run World Quest, you must configure the game.
- Questions will be asked about your hardware abilities. Just follow
- through the prompts and fill in the questions. If you don't know which
- options to use for the SoundBlaster, refer to your installation software
- which came with the SoundBlaster card.
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- If you select to use a joystick, the main menu options are controlled
- by moving the joystick, instead of the arrow keys. Opening and closing
- screens can be continued by pressing the joystick button instead of any key
- on the keyboard.
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- Once you have configured the game, the options will not appear again. To
- reconfigure the game, delete the file wq.cfg and run it again.
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- Main Menu
- ~~~~~~~~~
- The menu is so simple that you probably won't need to read this document.
- Use the arrow keys (or joystick) to select an option, and hit return
- (or press joystick button) to execute the option.
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- High scores are viewed only from the main menu. To reset the high score
- table, delete the file high.sco.
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- After reading the info on the main menu, select start game to begin
- your quest. You must venture around the surface of several planets,
- in order to destroy the aliens populating the area. Once you've
- secured the planet, your race can begin rebuilding its own cities.
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- Game Controls
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- Keyboard:
- ---------
- Arrow keys: Move ship
- CTRL: Shoot missiles
- ALT: Drop bomb
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- Joystick:
- ---------
- Joystick: Move ship
- Button 1: Shoot missiles
- Button 2: Drop bomb
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- Misc:
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- Space: Drop nuke
- Esc: End game
- F1: Pause game
- F2: SB Music on/off
- F3: SB New song
- F4: SB Effects on/off
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- About World Quest
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- World Quest was created with the WordUp Graphics Toolkit V3.2.
- This toolkit was created to help programmers easily design games or
- other graphic intensive programs. It features:
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- -320x200x256 color VGA mode (best for games)
- -Graphics primitives
- -points,lines,rectangles,bars,circles, and more
- -4 way scrolling library:
- -VISUALLY design game worlds up to 255x200 tiles
- -Have up to 1000 sprites moving within game world
- (this game only uses 150 sprites!)
- -Fast scrolling in any direction
- -Sprite library
- -used with static backgrounds
- -up to 40 independantly animating and moving sprites
- -set up movement and animation once with a few commands
- and sprites continue to move on their own
- -movements and animation can repeat any number of times
- -Drop down menu library
- -Graphical menu system with source code (registered)
- -Input routines
- -Mouse and joystick routines are both included
- -Palette manipulation
- -Load, save and rotate palettes
- -Image transfer
- -FAST transers with copy or 'xray' mode
- -Special effects
- -resize, warp, wipe, skew, flip and fade images
- -FLI playing library
- -Play FLI files from memory (registered)
- -Use sprite library to show sprites overtop of FLI as
- it is playing!
- -Perform special effects on FLI, eg resize FLI as it plays
- -Custom fonts
- -Edit the included fonts or design your own!
- -Timing controls
- -Slow down fast computers so your game runs at the same
- speed regardless of the computer it is played on
- -WGT library
- -Combine all graphics data (or ANY data) into one large
- password protected library file. This protects your
- graphics from other users of WGT.
- -All routines have full clipping
- -Requires Turbo C++ or Borland C++
-
- To get a shareware copy of the WordUp Graphics Toolkit, either send us $5 for
- shipping and handling, find it on a local BBS, or call our support BBS, SoftNet.
- SoftNet's phone numbers are listed in support.doc.
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