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- Welcome to FIELD GENERAL v8.0! This file contains quotes
- from magazine and newspaper articles and from users across the
- country about my game. I know you'll enjoy FIELD GENERAL as well!
- I've also included a list of differences between the Shareware
- and registered versions of FIELD GENERAL as well as some
- instructions on how to get started.
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- QUOTES FROM REVIEWS, ARTICLES, AND USERS
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- ". . . a quick, thorough way for two pigskin nuts to lock
- their strategic horns over a couple frosties (drinking with the
- A.I. is NOT recommended)."
- - Computer Gaming World, August 1, 1992
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- "It's a great game for armchair quarterbacks because it lets
- you try out plays you always knew would work but nobody had the
- guts to call . . . There are options galore . . . And the game
- keeps stats like you wouldn't believe . . . My favorite feature
- was the Tendency Tracking System . . . this game does an
- excellent job of recreating the drama, strategy, suspense, and
- frustration of real football . . . the computer, incidentally,
- calls an excellent game and makes a very challenging opponent
- . . . If you would rather outwit than outmaneuver an opponent,
- you'll enjoy Field General . . . it's a lot of fun."
- - Bud Sadler, Shareware Update, October '92
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- "FIELD GENERAL brings the gridiron, in all its gory glory,
- to computer . . . We learned a lot about the game and had a good
- time in the process."
- - Noah Matthews, Knight-Ridder News Service
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- "Love the chalkboard screen! . . . It's the best game I've
- played."
- - Ted Lujan, Texas user
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- "TTS [Tendency Tracking System] is great concept, so is
- TOPSTATS [all-time game records feature]"
- - Rob Marino, New Jersey user
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- "I am delighted with my . . . copy of FIELD GENERAL . . .
- the game is great . . . FIELD GENERAL has the potential to be the
- best of all sports games"
- - Lawrence Pollane, New York user
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- "FIELD GENERAL is the closest thing to pro football action
- off the playing field!"
- - Scott Bullock, Texas user
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- "[T]he best football game I've seen yet!"
- - Robert Johnson, California user
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- "Thanks for the GREAT game!"
- - Ray Ross, Maine user
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- "I feel it is the best football simulation program I have
- used."
- - Mike Nutting, New York user
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- "GREAT PROGRAM . . . Every time I play FIELD GENERAL, I love
- it more and more . . . what a great game!"
- - Matt Willms, Wisconsin user
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- "Excellent software! It's obvious that an incredible effort
- was put into this game, with great attention to details only a
- football fanatic would think of!"
- - Robin Lynn Kroll, Colorado user
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- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS SHAREWARE VERSION AND THE
- REGISTERED VERSION OF FIELD GENERAL
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- The following is a list of differences between this version
- and the version you will receive upon sending in your
- registration:
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- * This version makes only 5 pro football team characteristic
- files available to users compared to the full 28 of the
- registered version.
- * Because of the limited number of teams, only short (8 game)
- seasons may be created.
- * Only the 1992 season stats are included with this version.
- * The program "PROGAMES.EXE", where all 28 teams compete in
- the same season, is a demo only and does not allow teams
- run by human players to compete in the seasons it creates.
- Normally, users select which teams should be automated and
- which teams should be run by human players. In the regular
- version, it is possible for 28 users to compete against one
- another in the same season!
- * Since there are only 5 teams to choose from, season play
- is restricted to only those 5 teams, so post-season
- matchups aren't as realistic as in the registered version.
- * Users have access to only select plays on offense & defense.
- Available plays will be highlighted in white on the help
- menus. Automated teams have access to all plays.
- * Users may play short games (7 minute quarters), but not
- regulation length games (15 minute quarters).
- * The quick playing modes are disabled.
- * You do not have a choice of endzone colors.
- * You cannot change the rate of turnovers generated.
- * The home field advantage factor is always activated.
- * Ability to save games is disabled.
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- This version was created so users can sample the game to see if it
- is to their liking. Please read the file "SHR_WARE.DOC" to learn
- more about the Shareware concept. This is a fully functional game
- with some reduction in features to create registration incentive.
- The new 1994 rule changes are included in this software. Enjoy this
- version of FIELD GENERAL!
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- EARNING DISCOUNTS ON FIELD GENERAL UPGRADES
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- Once a user becomes a REGISTERED user, the user is eligible
- for FIELD GENERAL upgrade discounts for every registration he
- brings to rbm software. To earn a discount on your next FIELD
- GENERAL upgrade, a registered user must do the following:
- introduce the SHAREWARE version of FIELD GENERAL to a friend,
- encourage the friend to register with rbm software, and have the
- friend indicate on his FIELD GENERAL registration form that he
- heard about the game through the registered user (you). Name,
- address, and user number is needed to verify you as a registered
- user. Once this information is verified, rbm software will send
- you a coupon good for $3.00 off your next FIELD GENERAL upgrade!
- By getting 8 friends to register, you end up getting back the
- original cost of FIELD GENERAL and enough friends who are
- registered users to participate in sanctioned rbm software
- computer football tournaments (see file "TOURNEY.DOC"), and
- rbm software ends up with 8 more registrations! A winning
- proposition for all!
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- GETTING STARTED
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- INSTALLATION:
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- Welcome to FIELD GENERAL! FIELD GENERAL is a professional
- football simulator programmed for IBM computers and compatibles
- with VGA. A hard disk is needed to unpack and run this software.
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- The VERY FIRST thing you need to do is make at least one
- backup of the FIELD GENERAL distribution disk (2 backups are
- preferable). This simple action will guard against the loss of
- information needed to run FIELD GENERAL. Consult your DOS manual
- on how to use DOS's "diskcopy" command if you have any questions
- on how to make a backup disk.
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- FIELD GENERAL'S executable and data files have been archived
- so they would fit on the 360K, 5 1/4 inch distribution disk. These
- files are archived in the self-extracting files "ARCHIVE1.EXE",
- "ARCHIVE2.EXE", "ARCHIVE3.COM", and "ARCHIVE4.EXE". To install
- FIELD GENERAL, type "install" at the system prompt and follow
- directions. The installation program will unpack and copy all
- files to the desired directory on your hard disk. (NOTE: Be sure
- to instruct the installation program to copy the FIELD GENERAL
- files to your hard disk - usually drive C).
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- RUNNING FIELD GENERAL:
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- 1) Be sure to read the description for the file
- "SCR_MELT.COM". This description is found in
- Appendix A in the User's Manual, file "GENERAL.DOC",
- and contains important information which may pertain
- to you and your computer system.
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- 2) Read all files with the extensions ".DOC" and
- ".TXT", especially the files "GENERAL.DOC"
- and "PLAYS.TXT". The documentation files with the
- extension ".WP" are doc files in WordPerfect format.
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- 3) Make sure the hard disk you are running FIELD
- GENERAL from has some extra memory, about 120K, so
- FIELD GENERAL has room to create several files
- during program execution.
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- 4) Type "FOOTBALL" at the system prompt to begin play.
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- FIELD GENERAL UPGRADES:
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- See file "UPGRADE.DOC" to see how you can obtain upgraded team
- characteristics data files for all professional football teams in
- future years!
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