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- README file for SCORCH v1.5
-
- Updated 3 JUNE 95
-
- This file contains trivia, last minute instructions, and changes to SCORCH,
- in no particular order.
-
- What's New in Version 1.5?
- ==========================
-
- This version is designed to solidify the features integrated so far,
- and is consists mostly of bug fixes and small improvements.
-
- - Support for most 256 color video modes
- - Scanned Mountain Ranges!!
- - New sky: Cavern... actually this will be a landscape in the
- next version of Scorch
- - New sky: Pitch black... test your skills at night!
- - Team support: three kinds, to please all people!
- - Real timer delays - great for people with 486's and up.
- - New weapon: lasers.
- - New shield: SuperMag - tough as a heavy shield, pushes missiles
- like a deflector, and bounces away any that get through all that
- like a force shield. Yikes!
- - Better keyboard support in simultaneous mode - multiple players
- on the keyboard no longer conflict with each other.
- - Joystick support has been modified to support Gravis Gamepads.
- - Somewhat improved computer algorithms
- - Foreign character support
-
- Distribution List:
- ==================
- The full distribution of Scorched Earth consists of the following files:
-
- Filename Size Description
- ------------- ------- --------------------------------------
- FIX .BAT 83 Utility to remove bad .cfg files
- FILE_ID .DIZ 321 Brief description of Scorch
- ORDER .FRM 1859 Order form for Scorched Earth Password
- README . 6226 This file
- SCORCH .DOC 129790 Scorched Earth Documentation
- SCORCH .EXE 415456 Scorched Earth, The Game
- SCORCH .ICO 766 Scorched Earth Icon for MS Windows
- SCORCH .PIF 545 PIF file for Microsoft Windows
- TALK1 .CFG 1287 Comment File used for Talking Tanks
- TALK2 .CFG 1272 Another Comment File for Talking Tanks
-
- Mountain Ranges Size
- --------------- ------
- ICE001 .MTN 45972
- ICE002 .MTN 54281
- ICE003 .MTN 139961
- ROCK001 .MTN 63114
- ROCK002 .MTN 73730
- ROCK003 .MTN 136992
- ROCK004 .MTN 69068
- ROCK005 .MTN 41767
- ROCK006 .MTN 33738
- SNOW001 .MTN 67134
-
- Printing the Documentation:
- ===========================
- Make sure your printer is on, online, and has paper. SCORCH.DOC takes
- 57 pages. Then type COPY SCORCH.DOC PRN. Then hit Enter, of course.
- Or use any program that will print files, such as your favorite word
- processor.
-
- VGA note:
- =========
- Scorched Earth (SCORCH) is a VGA only game. It will not run on any other
- type of system.
-
- Fixing Problems:
- ================
- If you have a problem with SCORCH when changing settings, you can just
- delete the SCORCH.CFG file and run SCORCH. It will return to the default
- settings. Or, just run FIX.BAT, and it will get rid of the bad SCORCH.CFG
- file.
-
- Useless Statistics:
- ===================
- For those who are interested, Scorched Earth 1.5 was written using
- Borland C++ 4.0 and Turbo Assembler 3.0. There are approximately 122
- C/C++ files and 3 assembly files, totalling over 785K of source code.
- Scanned mountain ranges were processed with Adobe Photoshop.
-
- Acknowledgments:
- ================
- There are far too many people who have contributed to the success of
- Scorch to mention here. Thanks to all who have sent letters pointing
- out bugs and offering suggestions. Keep 'em coming!
-
- Special thanks goes to the Scorch 1.50 Beta Testers... great job guys!!
- Any bugs that remain are surely the author's fault.
-
- Deluxe Registration!!
- =====================
- Due to popular demain, "Deluxe Registration" is once again available!
- Deluxe Registration includes the most recent copy of Scorch on disk and
- a complete bound copy of the enhanced manual. The enhanced manual
- contains the same text as the file "scorch.doc", but is illustrated with
- tables, icons from the game, and keys for all the options. Deluxe
- Registration costs $30 instead of $20. Deluxe Registration is available
- in the U.S. only, due to shipping expenses and difficulties.
-
- Hang On A Minute... Why Does Scorch 1.5 Cost More?
- ==================================================
- Simply put, I was unable to make enough profit at $10 a copy to pay for
- new compilers, graphics libraries, and tools to keep up with the
- next release. Hopefully the price will stabilize at $20 for a long time.
-
- Upgrades
- ========
- If you have registered an earlier version of Scorch, you can get a
- free upgrade by sending a self-addressed, stamped disk mailer, and
- a blank, formatted disk. Mailers which are not stamped cannot be
- returned. Please give us enough information to find you in the
- customer database, or we cannot honor this free upgrade. Alternately,
- you can upgrade to a 1.5 basic registration for $10 - this covers the
- disk and postage from our side.
-
- Site Licenses
- =============
- Site licenses are available at MASSIVE discounts... contact Scorch HQ
- with your specific requests.
-
- Scorch Fans Outside the U.S.:
- =============================
- To register Scorch, all you need to do is figure out some way to get
- $20 to me. Try going to your local bank and asking for a "U.S. Dollar
- World Money Order". I hope to make international editions of Scorch
- as time permits.
-
- Other problems/suggestions:
- ===========================
- If you have any ideas or bug reports, please contact the author as
- indicated below. Please do not call. All comments are welcome, whether
- or not you are a registered user.
-
- Wendell Hicken
- P.O. Box 1215
- Whittier, CA 90609-1215
-
- 70671,606 on CompuServe
- whicken@parasoft.com on internet
-
- Scorched Earth also has a home page on the World Wide Web:
-
- http://tower.itis.com/scorch
-
- ============================================================================
- Most of all, Don't forget that Scorched Earth is Shareware. The game is
- good, if somewhat addictive. The price is reasonable. So why not support
- the game, its further development, and the whole shareware concept by sending
- in your $20.
-
- As they say on T.V. "Thank you for your support."
-