Season's Greetings & Games Unlimited/UGOLD_cd2.iso/pilot/readme.txt

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Space Pilot is a 256 color space-combat VGA game.  It should run with any
standard VGA card.  This program was tested extensively on several different
machine types.  The minimum requirements to run Space Pilot are:

286/12 MHz or better computer.
VGA graphics.
512K RAM.
Floppy disk or 160K hard disk space.
DOS 3.0 or better.

This SHAREWARE version contains 8 select levels from the full game.  you can
freely distribute it in its complete unedited form.  If you can conquer all
the enemies in the shareware version, you are definately ready to move on to
the full game.  In the final round,  you have to save the Earth from alien
ships who followed you through the wormhole.

There are a total of 20 levels and 10 different enemies in the full game.
To order Space Pilot send $15.00 check or money order to:

YOSEMITE SOFTWARE
P.O. BOX 26033
MILWAUKEE, WI 53226

Specify 5 1/4" or 3 1/2" disk.

If you have any questions, comments or problems with Space Pilot,  You can
leave a message for YOSEMITE SOFTWARE on EXEC-PC [phone].


To run Space Pilot, change to the directory thet contains the Space Pilot
files and type PILOT.

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------------------------------ The Space Pilot Story ------------------------

Why are you out in space conquering space aliens and what does a worm hole
haveto do with anything?

Well, the story goes like this...

While exploring uncharted space, you were accidently sucked into a worm hole.
Your ship was transported to another galaxy where you are considered the ENEMY.
You will come across many alien races who, out of there own fear, will do
everything in there power to destroy you and your ship.


PLAYING THE GAME:
Enemy shots damage your shields.  Try to shoot the enemies as soon as possible,
or they will track you down and ram your ship.  this will cause more damage
than their shots.  With a little practice, You should be able to out manuever
enemy ships.

Some enemies will require multiple shots to destroy them.  Periodically an
enemy will drop ENERGY PODS or MEGA-BOMBS when they are killed.  Energy pods
increase your total stored energy.  Mega-Bombs can wipe out an entire wave of
enemy ships.  You can store up to 5 MEGA-BOMBS for use in emergency situations.

At the begining of each level you are given full energy.  Energy can be used
several different ways.  When you fire repeatedly, your your weapons drain a
small amount of energy.  This can be replenished by not firing for a while.
The shield will drain energy from your reserves each time you are hit.  When
your energy runs low you cannot take many hits without being destroyed.

SPACE PILOT 3 modes of play:

1)  ROOKIE PILOT mode was designed for new pilots who want to learn the basic
    firing and menuevering techniques of Space Pilot.  Although The rookie
    mode will allow you to play all the levels, you will score fewer points
    for each enemy you shoot.

2)  SPACE PILOT mode is the standard default mode to play in.  This mode was
    designed for steady non-stop game play.  You will score higher in this
    mode than in the Rookie mode.

3)  SPACE ACE mode is for the gamer who can get through all the levels in the
    regular mode or for those who like non-stop, fast paced, heart pounding,
    death defying, alien killing action.  This mde will also score the highest
    points per round (if you can get through it).


Use the OPTIONS SETUP screen to select your game controls for joystick,
keyboard or mouse support (joystick support is in the registered version
only).  The mouse support is preferred by many users.
You can also turn the PC Speaker OFF or ON from the Options Setup menu.  Use
the arrow keys to highlight your choice and hit enter.  Press [ESC] to save
changes and return to the Main Menu.  These changes will be saved for the next
time you play Space Pilot.
During the game, if you have sound set to on, you can toggle the sound off and
on using the [F5] key.


THE CONTROLS:

KEYBOARD controls:
[CTRL] rotates the ship clockwise.
[ALT] rotates counter clockwise.
[SHIFT] fires Plasma Balls.
[SPACE BAR] fires a MEGA-BOMB.

MOUSE controls:
The LEFT button rotates the ship counter clockwise.
The RIGHT button rotates the ship clockwise.
[SHIFT] fires Plasma Balls
[SPACE BAR] fires a MEGA-BOMB

JOYSTICK controls:
When you select the joystick, you will enter the joystick setup routine.
Set the joystick controls by following the directions in the setup menu.  You
can adjust the Left, Right, and Firing yourself.


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-------------------------------- Music Lovers ---------------------------------

There are 2 files for the background music.  They are in standard MIDI format.
If you would like to use your own music, you can replace the MID files with
your own.  Just copy your own .MID files to the Space Pilot directory and
rename them file to one of the following:

SCORES.MID -is the music that plays durring the title and credit screens,
            and after you have been killed.
TEST.MID   -is the music that is playing during the battles.

NOTE: you may want to rename the current .MID files with the .OLD extension in
      case you want to use the default music again.

DO NOT DISTRIBUTE SPACE PILOT WITH MUSIC OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL MIDI FILES !!!