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███████┐ ██┐ ██┐ ███████┐ ███████┐ ████████┐ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ ██┌────┘ ██┌──██│ └──██┌──┘ ██│ ███████│ █████┐ ███████│ ██│ (C) 1995 ██│ ██┌──██│ ██┌──┘ ██┌──██│ ██│ by ███████┐ ██│ ██│ ███████┐ ██│ ██│ ██│ J.Hertsens └──────┘ └─┘ └─┘ └──────┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ A Forest ██████████┐ ███████┐ ███████┐ ██┐ ██┐ ████┐██████┐ ██┐ ███████┐ ██┌─██┌─██│ ██┌──██│ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ └██┌┘██┌─██│ ██│ ██┌────┘ ██│ ██│ ██│ ███████│ ██│ ███████│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ █████┐ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██┌──██│ ██│ ██┌──██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██┌──┘ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ██│ ███████┐ ██│ ██│ ████┐██│ ██████│ ███████┐ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └──────┘ └─┘ └─┘ └───┘└─┘ └─────┘ └──────┘ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ : The quick and easy way to cheat on dozens of popular games ! : ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ Don't get mad, get even : Here's how ┌─────────────┐ │ Legal stuff │ └─────────────┘ Plain text is legalese, English translation in brackets (Sing with us :) No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any other language or computer language in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, whether it be electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without prior written consent of the author. (It's ours) The author disclaims all warranties as to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, functionality or data integrity. (If it breaks, don't cry, you got 2 halves) Trademarks of other companies mentioned in this documentation appear for identification purposes only and are the property of their respective companies. (Don't sue us) This program is copyrighted and has been released for distribution as SHAREWARE. Please note that a great deal of effort and time has been invested in the development of this program. You are granted a license to try this program for a reasonable trial period without risk. If, after this time, you find the program useful and intend to use it for a prolonged time you are expected to register. (TINSTAAFL : There is no such thing as a free lunch !) The registration fee is mentioned later in this manual. This will entitle you to continue to use this program beyond the trial period as well as entitle you to program support. You will find appropriate information at the end of this user manual that outlines the procedures for registering your copy of the program. (You are allowed to register) Operators of electronic bulletin boards (Sysops) are encouraged to post this program for downloading by their users. (You can put it on your BBS) This program may be uploaded to and downloaded from commercial or non- commercial systems such as Internet, CompuServe, the Source, and BIX, as long as the only charge paid by the subscriber is for on-line time and there is no charge for the program. Those using, copying, sharing, and/or electronically transmitting the program are required not to delete or modify the copyright notice and restrictive notices from the program or documentation; anyone doing so will be treated as a contributory copyright violator. (Pass the whole ZIP along) If you are passing this program on to others, uploading it to a bulletin board system, or including it in a users group library, do not separate the files contained in the distribution archive - pass the entire archive on to the intended party. This ensures that those who receive the program will have all the correct files necessary to get this program up and running quickly. (Dito) This program must NOT be modified in any respect, for any reason, including but not limited to, de-compiling, debugging, disassembling, or reverse engineering of the program. None of the proprietary program output may ever be altered, removed, bypassed or modified by any means. (Kids, do not try to crack it) This documentation must NOT be modified. The program may not be separated from the documentation when distributed. Printed or Photocopies (a.k.a. "Xeroxed") copies of this documentation may not be distributed or sold without the written permission of the author. (This is a program, not a novel.) No other person other than the author may accept payment or royalties for this program. (The money comes to US !) This license to use this program does NOT include the right to distribute or sell it. (It's ours, not yours) Distributors of "public domain" or user-supported software libraries must obtain written permission to distribute copies of this program. No one may use this program as a promotion for any commercial venture or as an enticement for the user to pay for any program, product, or service unless they have received the express written permission of the program's author. (If you put it in a library or on the coverdisk of a magazine, we want to know !) The user of this program is only allowed usage of information contained in the program for personal use, and is not allowed to use this information or program output for creation of any other product, or to disclose it in any other form than presented by the program. (Do not rip) The registered version of this program is protected under international copyright laws. You are allowed to make backup copies of it for personal use only, any other form of duplication is prohibited. (Do not pirate) Usage of this product and/or registration indicates acceptance of these terms. (Love it or leave it) IMPORTANT NOTICES : - This product is made of 100% recycled bytes. - This product is ozone friendly. - Any use of this product, in any manner whatsoever, will increase the amount of disorder in the universe. Although no liability is implied herein, the consumer is warned that this process will ultimately lead to the heat death of the universe. - The entire physical universe, including this product, may one day collapse back into an infinitesimally small space. Should another universe subsequently re-emerge, the existence of this product in that universe cannot be guaranteed. - Some quantum physics theories suggest that when the consumer is not directly observing this product, it may cease to exist or will exist only in a vague and undetermined state. ┌──────────────┐ │ Introduction │ └──────────────┘ Ever found yourself nearly breaking your joystick on an arcade game ? Ever wanted to hit your monitor with your keyboard because you came 3$ short in your simulation ? That's when the urge arises to discard any moral restriction and just use a lowdown cheat. There have been trainer/cheat cartridges for C64, Amiga, Sega, Nintendo and virtually any machine on the market. But, for Pc-compatibles there has been nothing like it.... until now. Although this program does not support all the features found on the cheat-hardware, it is a powerful tool for maintaining a fast and easy to use database on cheats. ┌──────────────┐ │ What it does │ └──────────────┘ Cheat Machine is a collection of cheats for various games, updated monthly. Either Cheat Machine explains how to cheat in a game (by showing which keys to press or actions to perform) or it does it automatically (by changing the game-files on your disk). And if everything else fails, it can create a program to cheat on the more obstinate games. The registered version includes a program to develop / write your own cheats. ┌───────────────┐ │ What it needs │ └───────────────┘ Cheat Machines minimum system requirements are : ■ IBM - 286 compatible computer (386+ strongly recommended) ■ 512Kb of RAM ■ Screen (Color VGA recommended) ■ Disk drive (write-enabled !) with about 300Kb free ■ Keyboard & monititor (always handy) ■ DOS 3.2 Recommended : ■ VGA ■ SoundBlaster ┌──────────────┐ │ How it works │ └──────────────┘ When you startup CM.EXE, a scrollbox appears listing the supported games. You can select your favorite game by using the [Up], [Down], [PgUp], [PgDn], [Home] and [End] keys or by typing the first character of its name. When you have positioned the scrollbar (in inverse video) on your chosen game, hit [Enter] to activate the "Cheat Info" -window and read the information displayed. The options from that window depend on the type of cheat linked to the game you selected. ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ∙Simple text∙ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ This is the simplest form of cheat available, just read the information or print it by pressing [P]. ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ∙File patches∙ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ Read the information and activate the patch by pressing [Enter] (or abort with [Esc]). Cheat Machine will ask for the directory where your game-files can be found. This directory will be searched for recognizable files. If it finds what it is looking for, it changes those bytes that contain the info about how much money/lives/energy/... you have. This is called a patch. The number and names of the patched files will be listed on the screen for verification. All you have to do next is to start up your game as usual (maybe restore a game) and feel the increased power. ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ ∙Embedded files / programs∙ ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ These are special cheats for special games. Read the accompanying in- structions for each specific game. Pressing [Enter] writes the file to disk. [Esc] always cancels the current operation. [P] prints any cheat ┌──────────────────┐ │ Special Features │ └──────────────────┘ Cheat Machine is packed with goodies : Graphical : - Intro screen (256 colors) with animation - Special text font makes the boxes look nicer (Both these function require at least a VGA, and are disabled when running under windows) - Cool ANSI screens Audio : - Digitised samples thru any Soundblaster compatible card. Most keypresses, messages and errors cause a sample to be played. Use the commandline parameter /NOSOUND to disable this feature. Note : the SET BLASTER= information from your autoexec.bat is used to determine how to acces the sound card. - Background music is played when you enter the main screen. It should work on any Adlib-compatible card. Use the commandline parameter /NOMUSIC to disable this feature. Functional : - A complete help screen is hidden -you'd never guess- under [F1]. - Library statistics and memory usage is available by pressing [F2]. - Supposed your boss/mother walks in just when you were patching a game and you should have been working. Don't worry. Hit [F3]. The screen will be replaced by a very ugly and slow virus scanner. Anybody watching this will quickly get bored and leave. The only way to exit this screen is by pressing [Esc]. Otherwise, the "scanner" will run _forever_. Just for effects, the scanner will keep your hard drive active while it "scans". - A "fast-search" system : just enter the first letter of the game you are searching and the index pointer will jump to that game. - Several hidden "jokes" to keep you amused. - A -fairly well- hidden secret credits screen. ┌────────────────────┐ │ The library system │ └────────────────────┘ Because of memory, performance and flexability reason, we have now made Cheat Machine completely disk based. This mean lesser start-up time too. But there's more ! We have implemented a library system so that you can choose what library you would like to use. The libraries are kept in file with .CHT extention in the directory where CM is installed. The title of each library will be shown in the "Select your Library" menu where you can choose your favourite. Library files found in the current directory will be automaticaly installed in the menu. You can have 1 upto 9 libraries installed. When only 1 library is found, CM will select that one without showing the menu. Libraries that are corrupted or "Registered Only" (on a non-registered copy) or have an incorrect version number will not be shown. To summarize : You can update your cheats without downloading a new version of Cheat Machine. All you need to do is get a new .CHT file and put it in the same directory as CM. As the library-format is fairly "general-purpose", we plan to release a lot of different lib's, for all kind of formats. Stay tuned ! You can use the [F4] key to change the library you are using once the program has started. ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Answers to commonly asked (stupid) questions │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ■ Q: How do I use your program, Sir ? A: Read this documentation. Type CM [Enter] and see what happens. ■ Q: Just what did Cheat Machine do with my files ? A: Nothing fancy, just a few bytes changed. ■ Q: Are those patches safe to use ? Won't they change the bytes in the wrong files ? I am scared ! A: They are as safe as they get. Cheat Machine only looks for files in the directory you specified, and it compares name and size of each file against the values we found. If read fast enough (or your computer is slow enough) you can see the names of the files being patched passing thru that little window, so you check it yourself. Trust us ! ■ Q: You <censored> <censored> !!! You messed up my game, disk, computer, and life! How could you do that ? A: Well, you where the one who did that, I think. Restore from your original disks and try again. You do have the ORIGINAL disks, don't you ? Heh ? If the problem persists, send us a description and we may be able to help you out. By the way, don't forget to read the disclaimer at the top of this document. You'll understand. ■ Q: Cheat Machine promised to patch the executable of my game but then it said "Patch failed". What did I do wrong ? A: CM checks the executable for size before it patches it, so if it has been compressed with a utility like PKLITE or DIET then CM will refuse it. Decompress the game, patch it, then recompress it. If this doesn't work, then you've got a other version of the game than we have. Bad luck ! Report it to us. ■ Q: What do I have to do with those "loaders" or "trainers" ? A: They are small executables which should be started in the same directory as where your game resides. They often have an accompanying .DOC file, so you can look there, or at the Cheat Machine comments. ■ Q: Nice warez, mate. How do you kill that darn doc-check in ..........? A: That's easy: you don't ! Now buzz off and contact your local pirate ! ■ Q: How come I don't get any samples like you promised ? A: You need a SoundBlaster (or compatible) card. ■ Q: But I have a SoundBlaster installed ! A: Then you have probably changed the default settings on the card. You can change the interrupt and the base address as follows : SET BLASTER= Axxx Iy Where xxx is your base addres and y is the interrupt number (Both in hex). Check the manual of your soundcard for details. This will tell CM (and many other programs) where to find your SB. Beware : do this setting from Dos, not from shells like Norton Commander or Pc Tools. ■ Q: When I ran CM from Windows, the other games sometimes failed to make any sound. A: This is due to the way Windows works. Only 1 program at a time can have access to the SoundBlaster card . To get around this, specify "/NOSOUND" as a commandline parameter. This will stop CM from using the SB. ■ Q: Can I have the source code, please ? A: No ! Not in your life ! No way ! (bribe us) ┌──────────────────┐ │ Cheat-on-request │ └──────────────────┘ We are good, but -although we try- we can't possibly get a copy of EVERY game that comes out. So, if you are stuck in a game that isn't listed in the latest version of Cheat Machine, ship it ! The game will be exposed to our ruthless cheatmasters, who will do their best at taking out just those few bytes that cause you so much grief. Requests from registered users have priority, of course. See below on uploading the games. Note : Check your local laws on the issue of mailing non-shareware games. ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ How to get (new) software from A Forest │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ Internet : Always floating around somewhere. Ask ARCHIE ! Order it by E-Mail to jan.hertsens@ping.be Call a supporting BBS : TLA (32)-16-650270 Towering Inferno (32)-11-343206 Compumed (32)-15-319375 All of these have free membership, and an area called "A Forest" and a magic filename "CHEAT" for file-requests, so you can freq it at your first call ! They are open 24/24h 7/7d. If you own a BBS and want to see it listed here, call us ! Any sysop who gives support to A Forest Software get a free registration of his / her choice. ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ About A Forest Software │ (For invitees only) └─────────────────────────┘ A Forest Software is a small firm, founded by a weird long-haired programmer. Some people even called him a h*ck*r, but he declines any comment on that. Here we have our own principles regarding software and computing. We think those who write software should make it available to everybody; young or old, rich or poor, experienced or novice. They should listen to what the user (that means you, yes YOU !) has to say. Unfortunately, this is more than often not the case when dealing with big and glossy "mega-buck" firms. So that is why shareware exists. We may not offer our programs in big, shiny, stylishly designed boxes, but at least we care enough to listen to what someone else has to say. That brings us to our next point : shareware-programmers, don't try to reinvent the wheel each time around ! There are more text-editors, appointment-schedulers, printer spoolers and resident calculators on the market than anybody needs. Dare to try something new ! We won't be caught dead working something that already exists, we like to create things that nobody else thought of before. Famous quote : "Don't program for money, program for glory !" ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ Registration motivation │ └─────────────────────────┘ The unregistered version contains only "the old stuff" : i.e. cheats which we guarantee to be more than 6 months old. We update them when we feel like it - which isn't very often the case ! No begging, please, if you want to cheat on (your) games while they're still brandnew, REGISTER ! You will get all the burning hot cheats and info a long time before anyone else even hears about them ! We have got somebody playing the latest releases full-time, figuring out how to get those cheats into code ! It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. (And somebody has got to pay for it, too!) ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Money for nothing, software for free │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ (get the chicks yourself) Yes, Cheat Machine can bring YOU money and other goodies : * If you developed / discovered some new cheats of your own, or if you have written a walkthru for a new game, send them to us. There is a bonus for everyone who sends in new, unknown and working information ! * Once you have registered, order a "Spreader Copy". This is an unregistered version of Cheat Machine with your customer number embedded. Next, send this copy to friends, colleagues, BBS's, user groups,.... the more the better ! Whenever somebody registers using your spreader copy, your customer number will be printed on the registration form as well and you will receive a percentage of the registration fee. Sit back and wait for the cheques to arrive. What a job ! The registered version contains more detailed information on this service. Once again : This is a service that can only be ordered AFTER you have registered. It is not for free ! ┌──────────────┐ │ Registration │ └──────────────┘ This program may only be distributed with this documentation, complete and unchanged and it may only be used for a trial period of 30 days or 25 runs without registration. After this trial period, you are obligated to register or erase it. Registration entitles you to : - A personalized version of the most recent version of CM - Utilities to develop your own cheats / patches - Hundreds of compressed Kb's of walkthru's & hints for adventure games - Complete documentation on the above - Free phone-support - The unregistered versions of several of our other programs - A key file that "unlocks" future versions of Cheat Machine automatically: Just put it in the same directory as an unregistered version of CM.EXE and <wham !> it's registered ! ╔═══════════════════════════════════╦════════════╗ ║ Product ║ Price (Bfr)║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════╬════════════╣ ║ Cheat Machine for individuals ║ 400 ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────╫────────────╢ ║ Cheat Machine for companies ║ Call! ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────╫────────────╢ ║ Cheat Machine monthly Update ║ 150 ║ ╟───────────────────────────────────╫────────────╢ ║ Cheat Machine 12 Updates ! ║ 1400 ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════╩════════════╝ You must be registered before you can order updates. Rough currency rate : 60 Bfrs ≈ 1 UK£ (British Pound) 20 Bfrs ≈ 1 DM (Deutche Mark) 19 Bfrs ≈ 1 HFl (Nederlandse gulden) 7 Bfrs ≈ 1 Ffr (Franc français) We can no longer accept cheques in foreign currencies. Since Belgian banks now charge at least 200 Bfr for the conversion, the additional costs would keep us from maintaining our "dirt-cheap registrations". Because we would rather keep the users happy than the banks rich, please fill in your cheque in Bfr. It's simple, but it spares a lot of costs. Thank you for your understanding. The bottom line is : Registration costs : ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ European countries : EuroCheque for 400 Bfrs ║ ║ Non-European countries : 20 US Dollar$ CASH ! ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ To make things (even more) clear : We do not accept : Cheques in foreign currencies, credit cards, (grand)mothers, camels, rice, raw oil, kalashnikovs, or any kind of (sexual) services (hmmm....maybe) ! We only accept : - Belgian francs (Cash or cheque) - US Dollars cash - Direct crediting our bank account ┌─ Address : ──────────┐ │ J. Hertsens │ │ A Forest Software │ │ Brusselsestwg. 106 │ Send all correspondence to : │ B2800 Mechelen │ │ Belgium Europe │ │ Tel : +32-15-420147 │ └──────────────────────┘ ┌─ E-mail : ─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Fidonet : 2:292/608.23 │ │ Internet : jan.hertsens@ping.be │ │ jean.hertsens@p23.f608.n293.z2.fidonet.org │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌─ Bank Account : ──────────────────────────────────┐ │ Bank Brussel Lambert (Brussels, Belgium, Europe) │ │ Account nr : 320-0790668-91 │ │ They accept payment from anywhere in the world │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ For the fastest possible handling, fax us the form and transfer the money electronically to our account. Make sure you add your name or telephone number as a comment, which allows us to avoid mix-ups. ┌───────────────────┐ │ Registration Form │ └───────────────────┘ Unlike most other shareware firms, we don't have the old "print-this-file- and-fill-it-in"-type of registration forms. How do yo register then ? Simple, just type CM /R [Enter] (at the DOS prompt of course !); And the program will do all the work for you. The form will be filled in automatically and send to whatever destination you specify. If you have a weird sort of printer, send the form to a file and print it later using the appropriate utility. Slip this form together with the payment (see above) in an envelope and mail it. We even added the destination address so you can "cut-and-paste". That's it. Accompanying the registered program you will find information on how to order the updates. Cheque or money order should be made payable to the author mentioned above. And hey ! Have Fun !