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  3. ║ SILENCER.HLP - HELP UTILITY 1.0                              6-25-91  ║
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  10. ║  o   INTRODUCTION                                                     ║
  11. ║                                                                       ║
  12. ║                                                                       ║
  13. ║      In this game of military strategy, Silencer battles the forces   ║
  14. ║                                                                       ║
  15. ║      of evil in a due of die situation.  The Silencer must fight      ║
  16. ║                                                                       ║
  17. ║      creatures that relentlessly attack.  Silencer is alone, but is   ║
  18. ║                                                                       ║
  19. ║      bold and cunning to the end.  As Silencer you too must make      ║
  20. ║                                                                       ║
  21. ║      decisions;  to run and hide, or attack.  The choice is yours.    ║
  22. ║                                                                       ║
  23. ║      But remember,  the dangers are great, as well as the rewards     ║
  24. ║                                                                       ║
  25. ║      are high.  Just when you think you have them in your grasp...    ║
  26. ║                                                                       ║
  27. ║      they will turn in many different directions.  They too are in    ║
  28. ║                                                                       ║
  29. ║      it for the thrill.  Don't hesitate, time can catch you too.      ║
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  40. ║ SILENCER.HLP - HELP UTILITY 1.0                              6-25-91  ║
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  47. ║  o   GAME                                                             ║
  48. ║                                                                       ║
  49. ║                                                                       ║
  50. ║      The game can be played by one to four players.  You may          ║
  51. ║                                                                       ║
  52. ║      choose your skill level and the amount of time to complete       ║
  53. ║                                                                       ║
  54. ║      each level.  There are fifteen different levels, starting with   ║
  55. ║                                                                       ║
  56. ║      zero and going up from there.  There are seven creatures;        ║
  57. ║                                                                       ║
  58. ║      each creature has different movements, characteristics, and      ║
  59. ║                                                                       ║
  60. ║      score values if silenced.  See the creature characteristics      ║
  61. ║                                                                       ║
  62. ║      option on the setup menu for more details.                       ║
  63. ║                                                                       ║
  64. ║                                                                       ║
  65. ║      The Silencer has five lives to start with; but after 5,000,      ║
  66. ║                                                                       ║
  67. ║      10,000, 20,000 and 40,000 points the silencer will receive       ║
  68. ║                                                                       ║
  69. ║      an extra life.                                                   ║
  70. ║                                                                       ║
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  84. ║  o   GAME - continued                                                 ║
  85. ║                                                                       ║
  86. ║                                                                       ║
  87. ║      The Silencer can be move in any direction by pressing the        ║
  88. ║                                                                       ║
  89. ║      arrow keys or by using the number keypad.  The Silencer can      ║
  90. ║                                                                       ║
  91. ║      move horizontally, vertically, and diagonally with respect       ║
  92. ║                                                                       ║
  93. ║      to the game board.  The Silencer can move blocks that are        ║
  94. ║                                                                       ║
  95. ║      designated in blue (also known as movable blocks.)  To push      ║
  96. ║                                                                       ║
  97. ║      movavle blocks the Silencer must push from behind the block.     ║
  98. ║                                                                       ║
  99. ║      To pull movable blocks the silencer must be adjacent to the      ║
  100. ║                                                                       ║
  101. ║      block first and press the space bar.  Each press of the space    ║
  102. ║                                                                       ║
  103. ║      bar can pull only one movable block for only one movement on     ║
  104. ║                                                                       ║
  105. ║      the game board.                                                  ║
  106. ║                                                                       ║
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  121. ║  o   GAME - continued                                                 ║
  122. ║                                                                       ║
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  124. ║      There are five different blocks.  There are two different blue   ║
  125. ║                                                                       ║
  126. ║      blocks,  both can be moved by Silencer.  One can be moved        ║
  127. ║                                                                       ║
  128. ║      outside of the game board and the other can not.  There are      ║
  129. ║                                                                       ║
  130. ║      two different red blocks,  both are permanent and can not be     ║
  131. ║                                                                       ║
  132. ║      move by the Silencer.  One can swallow movable blocks and the    ║
  133. ║                                                                       ║
  134. ║      other can not.  The last block is the yellow block (also         ║
  135. ║                                                                       ║
  136. ║      known as the explosive block)  The explosive block will          ║
  137. ║                                                                       ║
  138. ║      destroy the Silencer if the Silencer trys to move it.            ║
  139. ║                                                                       ║
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  158. ║  o   Game - continued                                                 ║
  159. ║                                                                       ║
  160. ║                                                                       ║
  161. ║      The object of the game is to silence all creatures on each       ║
  162. ║                                                                       ║
  163. ║      level with in the time allowed.  The score is based on each      ║
  164. ║                                                                       ║
  165. ║      creature and the current level.  The speed and quantity of       ║
  166. ║                                                                       ║
  167. ║      creatures on each level are based on the skill level, the        ║
  168. ║                                                                       ║
  169. ║      time limit, and the current level.                               ║
  170. ║                                                                       ║
  171. ║                                                                       ║
  172. ║      The hardware type option in the setup menu may allow you to      ║
  173. ║                                                                       ║
  174. ║      play this game on a faster or slower PC.                         ║
  175. ║                                                                       ║
  176. ║                                                                       ║
  177. ║                                                                       ║
  178. ║                                                                       ║
  179. ║      Good luck and happy silencing..............                      ║
  180. ║                                                                       ║
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  187. ║                                                                       ║
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  189. ║  o  Predator                                                          ║
  190. ║                                                                       ║
  191. ║                                                                       ║
  192. ║                                                                       ║
  193. ║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
  194. ║                                                                       ║
  195. ║                   Silencer is located the Predator will try to move   ║
  196. ║                                                                       ║
  197. ║                   in that direction.                                  ║
  198. ║                                                                       ║
  199. ║                                                                       ║
  200. ║     Destruction : The Predator can be silenced by squashing it        ║
  201. ║                                                                       ║
  202. ║                   between a wall and a movable block or between a     ║
  203. ║                                                                       ║
  204. ║                   movable block and any other block.                  ║
  205. ║                                                                       ║
  206. ║                                                                       ║
  207. ║     Score       : 10 points per each Predator silenced.               ║
  208. ║                                                                       ║
  209. ║                                                                       ║
  210. ║     Description : The Predator is light magenta.                      ║
  211. ║                                                                       ║
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  226. ║  o  Imitator                                                          ║
  227. ║                                                                       ║
  228. ║                                                                       ║
  229. ║                                                                       ║
  230. ║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
  231. ║                                                                       ║
  232. ║                   Silencer is located the Imitator will try to        ║
  233. ║                                                                       ║
  234. ║                   move in that direction.  At random intervals the    ║
  235. ║                                                                       ║
  236. ║                   Imitator will imitate a permanent block.  Also      ║
  237. ║                                                                       ║
  238. ║                   at random the Imitator will change back and will    ║
  239. ║                                                                       ║
  240. ║                   continue to attack the silencer.                    ║
  241. ║                                                                       ║
  242. ║                                                                       ║
  243. ║     Destruction : The Imitator can be silenced by squashing it        ║
  244. ║                                                                       ║
  245. ║                   between a wall and a movable block or between       ║
  246. ║                                                                       ║
  247. ║                   a movable block and any other block.  The           ║
  248. ║                                                                       ║
  249. ║                   Imitator must not be imitating to be silenced.      ║
  250. ║                                                                       ║
  251. ║                                                                       ║
  252. ║     Score       : 10 points per each Imatator silenced.               ║
  253. ║                                                                       ║
  254. ║                                                                       ║
  255. ║     Description : The Imatator is light blue.                         ║
  256. ║                                                                       ║
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  262. ║                                                                       ║
  263. ║  o  Replicator                                                        ║
  264. ║                                                                       ║
  265. ║                                                                       ║
  266. ║                                                                       ║
  267. ║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
  268. ║                                                                       ║
  269. ║                   Silencer is located the Replicator will try to      ║
  270. ║                                                                       ║
  271. ║                   move in that direction.  At random intervals the    ║
  272. ║                                                                       ║
  273. ║                   Replicator will replicate itself, resulting in      ║
  274. ║                                                                       ║
  275. ║                   two Replicators.                                    ║
  276. ║                                                                       ║
  277. ║                                                                       ║
  278. ║     Destruction : The Replicator can be silenced by squashing it      ║
  279. ║                                                                       ║
  280. ║                   between a wall and a movable block or between       ║
  281. ║                                                                       ║
  282. ║                   a movable block and any other block.                ║
  283. ║                                                                       ║
  284. ║                                                                       ║
  285. ║     Score       : 15 points per each Replicator silenced.             ║
  286. ║                                                                       ║
  287. ║                                                                       ║
  288. ║     Description : The Replicator is light green.                      ║
  289. ║                                                                       ║
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  300. ║  o  Beeliner                                                          ║
  301. ║                                                                       ║
  302. ║                                                                       ║
  303. ║                                                                       ║
  304. ║     Movement    : Will try to move away from the Silencer.  Where     ║
  305. ║                                                                       ║
  306. ║                   ever the Silencer is located the Beeliner will      ║
  307. ║                                                                       ║
  308. ║                   try to move in the opposite direction.              ║
  309. ║                                                                       ║
  310. ║                                                                       ║
  311. ║     Destruction : The Beeliner can be silenced by squashing it        ║
  312. ║                                                                       ║
  313. ║                   between a wall and a movable block or between       ║
  314. ║                                                                       ║
  315. ║                   a movable block and any other block.                ║
  316. ║                                                                       ║
  317. ║                                                                       ║
  318. ║     Score       : 15 points per each Beeliner silenced.               ║
  319. ║                                                                       ║
  320. ║                                                                       ║
  321. ║     Description : The Beeliner is green.                              ║
  322. ║                                                                       ║
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  336. ║                                                                       ║
  337. ║  o  Detonator                                                         ║
  338. ║                                                                       ║
  339. ║                                                                       ║
  340. ║                                                                       ║
  341. ║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
  342. ║                                                                       ║
  343. ║                   Silencer is located the Detonator will try to       ║
  344. ║                                                                       ║
  345. ║                   move in that direction.  At random intervals the    ║
  346. ║                                                                       ║
  347. ║                   Detonator will explode, taking blocks with it.      ║
  348. ║                                                                       ║
  349. ║                   (The blocks that are connected in some way with     ║
  350. ║                                                                       ║
  351. ║                   itself.)  The remains will be 1 more Detonator.     ║
  352. ║                                                                       ║
  353. ║                                                                       ║
  354. ║     Destruction : The Detonator can only be silenced by squashing     ║
  355. ║                                                                       ║
  356. ║                   it between a wall and a movable block or between    ║
  357. ║                                                                       ║
  358. ║                   a movable block and a permanent, or between a       ║
  359. ║                                                                       ║
  360. ║                   movable block and a explosive block.                ║
  361. ║                                                                       ║
  362. ║                                                                       ║
  363. ║     Score       : 20 points per each Detonator silenced.              ║
  364. ║                                                                       ║
  365. ║                                                                       ║
  366. ║     Description : The Detonator is light red.                         ║
  367. ║                                                                       ║
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  373. ║                                                                       ║
  374. ║  o  Degenerator                                                       ║
  375. ║                                                                       ║
  376. ║                                                                       ║
  377. ║                                                                       ║
  378. ║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
  379. ║                                                                       ║
  380. ║                   Silencer is located the Degenerator will try to     ║
  381. ║                                                                       ║
  382. ║                   move in that direction.  The Degenerator can move   ║
  383. ║                                                                       ║
  384. ║                   movable blocks.                                     ║
  385. ║                                                                       ║
  386. ║                                                                       ║
  387. ║     Destruction : The Degenerator can only be silenced by making      ║
  388. ║                                                                       ║
  389. ║                   it try to move an explosive block.  If the          ║
  390. ║                                                                       ║
  391. ║                   Degenerator is silenced it will degenerate into     ║
  392. ║                                                                       ║
  393. ║                   a replicator creature and the explosive block       ║
  394. ║                                                                       ║
  395. ║                   will become a permanent block.                      ║
  396. ║                                                                       ║
  397. ║                                                                       ║
  398. ║     Score       : 25 points per each Degenerator silenced.            ║
  399. ║                                                                       ║
  400. ║                                                                       ║
  401. ║     Description : The Degenerator is brown.                           ║
  402. ║                                                                       ║
  403. ║                                                                       ║
  404. ║                                                                       ║
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  406.  
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  409. ║                                                                       ║
  410. ║                                                                       ║
  411. ║  o  Paragon                                                           ║
  412. ║                                                                       ║
  413. ║                                                                       ║
  414. ║                                                                       ║
  415. ║     Movement    : Will try to attack the Silencer.  Where ever the    ║
  416. ║                                                                       ║
  417. ║                   Silencer is located the Paragon will try to move    ║
  418. ║                                                                       ║
  419. ║                   in that direction.  When the Paragon finds itself   ║
  420. ║                                                                       ║
  421. ║                   at a dead end and blocks are surrounding it on at   ║
  422. ║                                                                       ║
  423. ║                   least 3 sides, the Paragon will create a nest.      ║
  424. ║                                                                       ║
  425. ║                   The surrounding blocks will become permanent        ║
  426. ║                                                                       ║
  427. ║                   blocks and the center will become an egg block.     ║
  428. ║                                                                       ║
  429. ║                   At a random interval the nest and the egg block     ║
  430. ║                                                                       ║
  431. ║                   will desolve into 8 Predators.                      ║
  432. ║                                                                       ║
  433. ║                                                                       ║
  434. ║     Destruction : The Paragon can not be silenced.  If must be able   ║
  435. ║                                                                       ║
  436. ║                   to create the nest and hatch into Predators.        ║
  437. ║                                                                       ║
  438. ║                                                                       ║
  439. ║     Description : The Paragon is magenta.                             ║
  440. ║                                                                       ║
  441. ║                                                                       ║
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  446. ║                                                                       ║
  447. ║                                                 May 15, 1991          ║
  448. ║                                                                       ║
  449. ║                                                                       ║
  450. ║     Dear Game player,                                                 ║
  451. ║                                                                       ║
  452. ║                                                                       ║
  453. ║     Let me introduce myself to you.  My name is Donald E. Foss.       ║
  454. ║                                                                       ║
  455. ║     The game silencer is my first attempt at writing a software       ║
  456. ║                                                                       ║
  457. ║     graphic game.  I tried to include some of the strategy of         ║
  458. ║                                                                       ║
  459. ║     other board games like chess, but still have the action of        ║
  460. ║                                                                       ║
  461. ║     arcade games like search and destroy.                             ║
  462. ║                                                                       ║
  463. ║                                                                       ║
  464. ║     I would like to thank you for playing Silencer and hope that      ║
  465. ║                                                                       ║
  466. ║     you enjoy it as much as I do.   Don't hesitate to use the         ║
  467. ║                                                                       ║
  468. ║     help utility.  The game is easy to learn, but there are           ║
  469. ║                                                                       ║
  470. ║     some hints on how to play it better in there.                     ║
  471. ║                                                                       ║
  472. ║                                                                       ║
  473. ║     Good silencing,                                                   ║
  474. ║                                                                       ║
  475. ║                                                                       ║
  476. ║     Donald E. Foss                                                    ║
  477. ║                                                                       ║
  478. ║                                                                       ║
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