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- Roids 2.3 README.TXT
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- NOTE: Please read this entire file before installing Roids,
- lest you make a mistake you might regret.
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-
- I. Description
-
- Roids is an arcade-style space demolition game for the OS/2
- Presentation Manager. Fly your spaceship around blasting
- Bad Guys and hapless chunks of rock into nothingness. Very
- socially redeeming stuff, but hey, it's fun!
-
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- II. Installation
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- A. A Note to Current Users:
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- DON'T DELETE THE OLD ROIDS.INI FILE! The new version will
- work with the old ROIDS.INI file, although some options may
- be reset due to changes in how they are stored.
-
- B. All Users:
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- Go to the source directory where INSTALL.CMD and all the other
- Roids 2.3 files are located. Run INSTALL.CMD, and tell it where
- you want to put Roids 2.3.
-
- For example, if Roids 2.1b was in the C:\OS2\GAMES\ROIDS
- subdirectory and you want to replace it with Roids 2.3, type:
-
- INSTALL C:\OS2\GAMES\ROIDS
-
- from an OS/2 session to install the game. If the directory you
- specify doesn't exist, INSTALL will create it.
-
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- III. Troubleshooting
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- First of all, sloppy MMPM drivers are the single most common
- cause of problems with Roids. Symptoms of sloppy drivers
- include:
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- A. HORRIBLE performance.
- B. Roids quits for no apparent reason.
- C. The game just sits there for a while, and the resumes.
- D. OS/2 crashes.
-
- If you're having trouble with Roids and MMPM, try turning off
- the sound effects. This will at least let you play the game
- until you can get your hands on some newer sound card drivers
- from the manufacturer. If you're using a Sound Blaster card,
- there are some new drivers out which are fantastic. They're
- available on CompuServe and the Creative Labs BBS.
-
- Consult the on-line help for more information about MMPM
- problems.
-
- If Roids starts behaving strangely or stops working, and MMPM
- isn't the cause, there are a few things you can try:
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- A. In the Options menu, select "Defaults". This resets the
- ROIDS.INI file.
-
- B. If that fails, delete the ROIDS.INI file. The file will
- be recreated next time you run Roids.
-
- BE CAREFUL! If your copy of Roids is registered (and I
- certainly hope it is!), make sure you write down your name
- and User ID EXACTLY as they appear in the Product
- information dialog. Once the ROIDS.INI file has been
- deleted, your registration information will be lost.
- Re-enter your name and User ID in the Register dialog the
- next time you play.
-
- C. And if THAT fails, ROIDS.EXE is probably corrupted.
- Re-install it or get another copy somehow. The latest
- version is usually available on CompuServe.
-
- If you're getting errors regarding the Help system, make sure
- that ROIDS.HLP is in the Roids Working directory (see above).
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- See the Roids Help screens for further information.
-
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- IV. Contacting the Author
-
- If you have have something to say about Roids (be it
- suggestions, gripes, bug reports, fan mail, or whatever),
- please contact me via:
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- CompuServe E-mail: 73544,1154
- Internet E-mail: 73544.1154@compuserve.com
-
-
- V. Registration Nag
-
- This game took many months and cost many hundreds of dollars
- to write. If you find yourself enjoying this game, please
- register it. Don't think that it's not worth registering
- because it's "just a game".
-
- How to register Roids
-
- Send your name and street address (for faster response,
- also send your complete E-mail address) along with a check
- for $10 (U.S.) made out to Leonard Guy to:
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- Leonard Guy
- 3415 Bangor Pl.
- San Diego, CA
- 92106-2409
- USA
-
- In return you'll receive:
-
- - A User ID number, with which you can personalize Roids
- and disable the opening dialog box. This ID will also
- work on all future versions of Roids, so all upgrades
- are "free".
- - Notification of new Hungry Man releases (Only if you
- include your E-Mail address).
- - A thank you note.
- - A clear conscience.
- - Assurance that Hungry Man Productions will be able to
- continue writing games.
-
- If you live outside the United States, the best way to
- register is to send a money order (in U.S. funds) or
- equivalent. It really doesn't matter, as long as it can be
- converted to U.S. dollars. The Postal Service frowns on
- sending cash through the mail, but I won't tell . . .
-
-
- VI. Files list
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- Installation program:
- INSTALL.CMD
-
- Program and documentation files:
- README.TXT
- ROIDS.EXE
- ROIDS.HLP
-
- Sound effect files:
- BOING.WAV
- CANNON.WAV
- EXPLODE.WAV
- EXPLODE2.WAV
- GAMEOVER.WAV
- IMPACT.WAV
- LEVEL.WAV
- LIFE.WAV
- NEXTLIFE.WAV
- PAUSE.WAV
- POP.WAV
- ENVELOP.WAV
- SHIELDOF.WAV
- SHIELDON.WAV
- SNIPE.WAV
- SPIN.WAV
- SPLIT.WAV
- THRUST.WAV
- REGISTER.WAV
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- I hope you enjoy Roids!
-
- Leonard Guy, 9/13/94.
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-
- EOF