Games 1995 to 2000/Games.iso/Electro Body/EB.DOC

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xland-ADAMIK presents

electroBODY Sharewareversion

Production & Publishing ......... xland-ADAMIK
Design .......................... Janusz Pelc & Maciej Miesik
Sound Porgramming ............... Pawel Wyrzycki
Graphics ........................ Robert Kaminski, Janusz Pelc & Maciej Miesik
Music ........................... Daniel Kleczynski
Documentation ................... Marek Kubowicz & Lucjan Mikociak


(C) Copyright 1993 by xland-ADAMIK


Contents

How It Had All Started ....................
Game Installation on Hard Disk ............
Game Initiatinion .........................
Changing Game Parameters ..................
What To Do If Problems Shoot Up ...........



How It All Started

Jack woke up, lifted his headwhich was resting on the table,
wiped his eyes and glanced at his watch. It was past midnight
quite a bit, so he was not surpriesed that he was all alone
in the lab. All normal people slept in their booths, after a
hard day's work.
Having glanced at his notes, he came to the conclusion that
there was no point trying to convince himself that he wishes
to continue his hard work. At this moment in time he olny
wanted one thing - to get to bed as fast as possible.

Slowly, so as not to wake up completely, he began to switch
off the instruments in the laboratory. The room was gradually
filling with silence. After a while, all that was audible was
only the low hum of the ventilation. For a moment he wondered
why the design engineers who constructed space and planetary
bases did not try to eliminate this sound. It may well be that
they did not wishes the users of those stations to feel
completely isolated. Maybe the low hum was to imitate the
noise of an earthly city.

Suddenly and completely unexpectedly even this delicate sound
became silenced. Jack knit his brows and lifted them in
surprise. Here, at the station, a breakdown of the ventilation
system could and should be a cause of anxiety. He listened
carefully to the silence that sorrounded him. He expected the
emergency ventilation to start any minute. It should in fact
start operating the minute the other system broke down.
The fact that the security systems behaved so strangely did not
arouse his fear; he had confidence in the modern instruments
that surrounded him. Yet, he was a little surprised that modern
technology which so much depended on, suddenly failed. Most
probably, warning notices have already appeared on the monitors
in the control rooms. Alarm signals must have already sounded.
At least I am not the only one who is not asleep - he thought
to himself and smiled.

He sat down at his desk once again and reached for the commu-
nicator. he dialled the code of the control station. After a
while, somebody's angry face appeared on the small screen.
Before he managed to open his mouth, he heard:
"It's no time for asking questions. We have some serious
problems here!" and the monitor switched itself off.
At this moment he realized that the breakdown must be a serious
one. For a while he wondered which of his colleagues he should
wake up and inform about these interesting events. As he could
not decide on any of them, he thought of his wife. He punched
in the code and waited. The response was quicker than expected.
He read the notice: "Connection impossible due to breakdown of
internal communications system".
By now his desire to sleep has abandoned him entirely. He made
for the door, opened it and went out into the corridor. Another
surprise awaited him there.

In the corridor it was dark. Even the emergency lights were not
on. He made his way into the darkness, in the direction of the
elevator. He fumbled for the call button but nothing happened.
He tried once again to fetch the elevator, all to no effect.
The elevator control light did not go on. Becoming more and
more distrustful of the failig technology, Jack put his ear to
the door. Silence confirmed his worst expectations - fewer and
fewer intruments seemed to be working that night.
The sudden and unexpected turn of events required decisive
action. He decided to make his way to the residential part of
the station , as he was becoming more and more anxious about
his family who he thought were all asleep. Reaching the resi-
dental level meant having to use the emergency staircase
which probably has not been in use since the very construction
of the station. He looked into some drawers and cupboards
looking for a flashlight. Eventually, from under a pile of notes
he fished out a flashlight belonging to his son. At one time, he
took it away from him as punishment for reading books unter the
quilt. Having checked that the flashlight was in working order,
he set out into the dark corridor.

The door to the emergency staircase was traditional, without any
electric, compressed-air, or hydraulic assistence. Opening it
required only unlocking and applying considerable strength to
slide it open.
The beam of the flashlight lit up the space behind the door and
it turned out that the stairs were really there. He began his
upward climb. The clutter of his shoes resounded with a loud
echo throughtout the staircase. He felt a little uneasy. The
stairs were covered with a thin layer of dust which soared up
into the air and irked his nostrils accustomed to the sterile air
in the remaining part of the base. He was not aware of how many
landings he had to climb to reach the next level, as he was never
interested in the construction details of the equipment he used,
nor of the rooms he stayed in. When he directed his flashlight
upwards, the beam disappeared into the darkness.

Suddenly a strange noise coming from the ventilation hatches and
resounding in the entire emergency staircase, drew his attention.
He was able to hear the distant echoes of the alarm signals, as
well as the muffled sounds of collisions and explosions. Urged
on by these disquieting sounds, he raced upstairs.
Having passed a few landings he arrived at a door leading to the
next storey. Behind them, there should be storerooms. The noise
which a soldier would no doubt identify as the sounds of battle,
could still be heard in the emergency staircase. He pushed back
the bolts and slid the door open.
At the storeroom level the corridor was no longer swathed in com-
plete darkness. The murk was lit up slightly by the switched on
emergency lights. It was clearly and quieter. He looked around and
noticed a communicator on the wall. When he approached it, the
screen lit up and he was able to read the notice: "Red alarm -
immediate evacuation of the entire personnel".
Through the open door he could hear the noise which was now growing
louder. Somebody was running down the stairs. In a moment, a man
whose clothes clearly indicated that he belonged on the military
section of the personnel, appeared in the corridor.

The soldier stopped abruptly and looked at Jack with an expression
of surprise. Jack now recognized Jim, an old acquaintance from
military service. In his hands, Jim was clutching a fire arm
which turn out to be a good-sized flame thrower. He pointed it
straight into Jack's insides. Having seen this motion, as well as
the expression on the soldier's face, Jack went completly numb.
He slowly streched out his hands hoping that this gestrure might
calm the opponent. Jim now remebered his old friend.
"What are you doing here?" - he asked in a surprised tone of voice.
"I thought nobody was around downstairs at this time of night."
"Don't ask stupid questiones" - replied Jack. "I am trying to get
upstairs. What's going on there? Nothing works, there is no com-
munications, no ventilation. Can you enlighten me a bit?"
"You won't believe it but we have just been invaded by the bloody
aliens" - answered Jim in a way which was rather characteristic of
him. "They cut through our defences and took control over half of
the installations. Then, they barged in and just now they are
clearing the premises".
"What about the rest of the crew?"
"Well, one could say they fought heroically though briefly against
the prevailing enemy forces. I'll venture to say that I am the
only one who managed to get away."
"What about the civilians?" asked Jack, thinking about his
family. "I must get to them as quickly as possible".
"Forget about them" replied Jim, feeling his firearm with his
hands. "They have dealt with the residential level very effectivly.
They simply unsealed it and its stopped being air-tight. Nobody
survived. The only ones that remained alive were those who were
either higher or lower, like us. I suspect that those upstairs
have already been exterminated, thus it is only us who remain."
"I'm going there" said Jack and made for the emergency staircase.
Jim's reaction was violent and decisive. He overtook Jack, and
stood in his way with his weapon targeted at his belly.
"You are not going anywhere, old pal. I tried to get to this level
myself but the emergency exit is blocked by a security system
activated by the breach of air-tightness. Besides, the aliens
are already on the level immediately above us and I don't intend
to wait for them here. Neither will I allow you to do so".
"My wife and my son are there" - replied Jack through clenched
teeth. "I must get there and you will not stand in my way".
Feigning resignation Jack tried to divert Jim's attention and
knock him down with one powerful punch, like he had seen it
done in the movies. Yet, the moment he moved his arm, the soldier
seized it and put the end of the flame-thrower to his forehead.
"Don't even think about it! I am really and truly sorry, pal" said
Jim putting down the weapon. "Now we have to think about ourselves.
They will be here any minute and we won't be waiting for them here.
Take a grip of yourself, we will despair afterwards. I have also
lost a lot of people who were really close to me. However, now
it's time to act".

From the corridor one could hear the hum of the sliding elevator
door. Right behind them, there appeared something which looked
like a self-propelled robot. Without hesitation, Jim fired from
the thrower in the direction of the robot which was moving steadily
in their direction. The shot was not well-targeted but a flame burst
out from the wall and the remains of the construction crumbled to
the floor which confused the opponent. Jim fired once again, this
time more accurately, hitting the robot right in the middle. The
explosion was so strong, that they were both thrown to the floor
and covered with the debris of the machine.
The anti-fire installation became activated. Jim rose to his feet
quickly and helped Jack get up. He led him in the direction of
the emergency staircase.
"Let's get out of here, fast" he cried. "Now they know that somebody
is here and they'll be trying to eliminate us. Please allow me to
take the initiative".
They rushed into the emergency staircase. Jim slid the door shut and
fired a shot at close range, melting the lock in the door. They were
safe in case the opponent tried to breach the air-tightness of this
level. He gave Jack a push downwards and they started tearing down the
stairs. In a moment, they passed the level of the laboratories bolting
the emergency door behind them.
"Where are we running?" asked Jack still trying to catch his breath.
"To the hangars" cried Jim over his shoulder. "I intend to escape
from this planet and for this we need a space-ship. We'll destroy
their controls over the hangers and the airstrip and try to escape
to outer space".

In a moment, the door to the hangars appeared right in front of them.
There was no problem opening it, as the level was air-tight. Leaving
the corridor, Jim led the way to the control rooms. Once there, he
completed his act of destruction burning all the cables and instruments
with the help of the flame-thrower.
"What are you doing?" asked Jack.
"These are instruments for controlling the hangars. All I wish is to
make it impossible for them to control our actions. Now look around
for some space suits for us, as I intend to open the gate with on-board
waepons."
He set out in the direction of a sizable spaceship which stood opposite a
huge gate leading to the airstrip. He opened the sluice and stepped on
board. Jack made for the stands with the spacesuits but was called back
with a cry from the spaceship.
"Come back! we don't need them. This spaceship has sufficient protection to
enable us to fight in the vacuum and hostile surroundings. Get on board".
"Can you fly it?" asked Jack having sat down in the seat of the second
pilot.
"I was trained on a similar model. I hope I will be able to cope with it.
But I'll need your help. As soon as we start moving, you'll have to clear
the way for us with a volley from the on-board canons".
Jim brought the ship to life very effectively. The screens lit up. A
weapons' controll pulpit appeared in front of Jack. Before he had time to
protest, Jim established all the necessary parameters and a plain targeting
cross appeared on the screen.

"You must pull the trigger when the distance from the gate is shorter than
20. The dustance gauge is to be found in the right upper corner. If you
fire to quickly, the beam will be too wide and powerful; it may destroy the
support walls and bring down half the station right onto our heads. I won't
be able to help you as we'll be flying in manual which requires great
concentration in these conditions. Aim at the very  center of the door and
then fire away, once we are close enough.

They could feel a change in the air pressure accompanying the closing and
sealing-off of the entrance sluice. Soon afterwards, the cabin was filled
with the noise of the engines. The ship rose above the level of the floor
and slowly turned towards the gate of the airstrip. Jim made a sign of
approval and they began to move in this direction. The volley from on
on-board weapons was fired at the right moment. A tremendous explosion
burst the gate open. The field of vision became obilerated with smoke and
pieces of shrapnel which flew in all directios. Immediately, the monitors
converted the real-life picture into its computer counterpart which was
devoid of the elements obstructing vision. The ship's protective fields
destroyed and cast off shells and shrapnel. Jim made the ship move fastwer
and adjusted its course, touching but slightly what remained of the gate.
They found themselves in the exit passageway. The moment the space was
clear, the ship steered by an apt hand, headed for the stars with
tremendous speed. The acceleration was so collosal that despite the
operation of compensational systems, both passeangers lost consciousness.
Having recovered conscioisness, Jim checked the space around them; nobody
chased them. Clearly this fact made him very happy and he manifested it
with a loud shout. He programmed the course and switched on the bearings
signals. The he unfastened the belts which held Jack in his seat and
carried him to the hibernation cabin. there, he prepared them both to the
long wait for a rescue mission.

After thirteen months, their course and bearings were traced by a patrol
ship which transported them to the first civilized planet. Here their ways
parted. Jack had undergone long treatment, and Jim became promoted and was
transfereed to Earth.

Having cured his body and soul, Jack realized his insurance policies and
decided to spend the money which he obtained in this way on one thing -
revenge. He augmented his financial resources in various ways, sometimes
pulling off some underhanded deals. When he concluded that he had amassed
enough cash to realize his objectives, he turned up on a planet which was
well-known as Xepton, offering the best possible military instruction.
He had undergone a few risky and costly operations whose aim was to
transform him into a kind of superman; a cyborg. Thanks to special devices
built into his body, he became extremely strong and agile. His senses had
also been improved. Despite his not being very young, he could easily
defeat many of his younger opponents. Thanks to some hypnotic training, he
became well-equipped for the struggle with the Aliens. He acquired only
such weapons and equipment as to which the intelligence service was certain
that they would not would not be short of energy on the premises of the
conquered station.
The army had secured his safe passage into the vicinity of the base.
Afterwards, he had to descend along a special tunnel to a lower, technical
level. There, he was left to his own resources. He managed to negotiate the
condition that once he defeats all the Aliens and escapes unscathed form
their ambushes, the troops will yet again come to his aid and help him take
control of the station. Until he fulfilles this task, he can count only on
himself.
He set out to his first mission...


electroBODY - full version
--------------------------

Go through over 700 rooms of the multilevel underground planet base and
kill an many Aliens as possible. Use your cybernetically improved body and
the most advanced electric gun. On every level you have to find three
electronics circuits which are necessary to active the megaporter platform
in order to reach the next level. Go, jump, use teleporter platforms, avoid
mines, many quarding robots, automatic guns etc.


Controls
--------

During the game:

Left arrow, O           - go left               (joystick left)
Right arrow, P          - go right              (joystick right)
Up arrow, Q             - jump                  (joystick up)
Down arrow, A           - activate teleporter   (joystick down)
Ins, Spacebar, Z        - fire the gun          (joystick buttons)
Home, L                 - jump left
PgUp, ;                 - jump right
Esc ................... - abort the game and go back to the title screen
F2 .................... - save current level (only available in full versions)
F10 ................... - abort the game and exit to DOS

During the title screen:

Ins, Spacebar, Z ...... - start the game from the first level
F3 .................... - start the game form the saved level
F10 ................... - abort the game and exit to DOS



Requirements
------------

Machine:        IBM XT, AT, 386 or 486, all SX and others 100% compatible
Graphics:       VGA, EGA, CGA and Hercules. Running also an AGA-cards.
Sound:          Speaker, SoundBlaster, AdLib, DAC on LPT1 or LPT2 and Covox.
DOS:            3.30 or higher
Memory:         at least 560.000 bytes free
Harddisk:       electroBODY is designed to run from hard disk only but
                in fact it can be run from a single high density floppy.

To play the game in VGA mode the machine must be an AT 12 MHz or faster!


Installation
------------

Copy all electroBODY files into a directory called EB or EBODY or GAMES\EB
or wahtever you want and run the program called INSTALL. Now you can say
electroBODY which hardware you are using. Then press ENTER and type in
EB to run the game. Whenever you want to change the configuration of
electroBODY, please start the INSTALL program.


Full version
------------

When you are interessting in playing the entire electroBODY mission with
8 levels and more then 700 rooms ask you local distributor for electroBODY
or contact us:

                        ADAMIK Software Group
                        Postfach 11 44
                        26001 Oldenburg
                        West Germany
                        Tel. [phone]
                        Fax. [phone]


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