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- Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
- README file for Demo B v1.02
-
- Thanks for playing Deadlock, and consulting this file. This
- contains a few things that didnÆt quite make it into the manual.
-
-
- Please consult the following helpful files in your Deadlock
- directory or on your Deadlock CD. They are in a directory called
- "Docs".
-
- --HELPME.TXT: Up-to-date technical support information, plus
- common problems and their solutions.
-
- --MODEM.TXT: Detailed advice on setting up modem and direct-
- connect cable games.
-
- --MANUAL.TXT: The Deadlock game manual. If you like this, boy
- won't you love the printed one!
-
- --GUIDE.TXT: The Deadlock Colony Leader's Guidebook.
-
-
- FREE STUFF!
- -----------
- Included with this demo are three things you'll love: free
- Internet access time, and two Internet gaming service packages!
-
- FREE INTERNET: For all Windows users, we include sign-up software
- for Earthlink Network, which will give you full Internet access at
- a low monthly rate of $19.95 for unlimited online time. The first
- 15 days are FREE, and included is Netscape Navigator(tm)!
-
- PLAY ONLINE! If you are using Windows95, be sure to try the "Play
- on TEN" and "Play on Mplayer" Internet gaming options in the
- Multi-game menu. Just imagine playing Deadlock versus six other
- people, worldwide, who might be just as good as you! Players with
- skill levels from beginner to ultra-expert will find the perfect
- match. The sign-up software will get you a new account on Mplayer
- or TEN, plus free access time on these next-generation gaming
- systems.
-
-
- LAST-MINUTE ITEMS YOU SHOULD KNOW!
- ----------------------------------
- CHAT HOTKEYS: There are some handy hotkeys to help you more easily
- send chat messages to your opponents. The message will be sent to
- the opponents you have currently checked in your "Send Chat
- Message" dialog box.
- --Control-I: Send an insult
- --Control-T: Send a threat
- --Control-B: Send a brag
- --Control-C: Send a complaint
-
- COST OF CITY CENTERS: Each City Center you build costs
- progressively more money and resources. The first City Center you
- build only takes 500 credits, 250 metal, and 50 energy. The next
- center needs 1,000 credits, 500 metal, and 100 energy, while the
- third City Center costs 1,500 credits, 750 metal, and 150 energy!
- The original base amount is always added into the cost of your
- next City Center.
-
- SETTING PORTS ON THE WORLD MAP: You can set which ocean territory
- your new ships will be in after they are manufactured. Double
- click on your Shipyard in the settlement map. Press the SET PORT
- button. A small map appears; ocean territories that border your
- Shipyard are highlighted. Choose the ocean where you want your
- port. When you build a new ship it will appear in this territory.
-
- AUTOSAVE: Because a planet is a pretty complex thing to run, we've
- provided an automatic game save function. If you find yourself
- unable or unwilling to continue your game, you can always reboot
- the ol' PC and load the saved game called AUTOSAVE from your
- Deadlock directory.
-
- PLAY ONLINE! If you are using Windows95, be sure to try the "Play
- on TEN" and "Play on Mplayer" Internet gaming options in the
- Multi-game menu. Just imagine playing Deadlock versus six other
- people, worldwide, who might be just as good as you!
-
- GAME PATCH: No matter what kind of problem you are having with
- Deadlock, thereÆs a good chance it's been fixed in the patch! A
- patch is a new version of the program which you can get for free
- from Accolade. See the file HELPME.TXT for information on how to
- get and use the game patch.
-
- STRATEGY GUIDE: Did you know that there are some very good
- Deadlock strategy guides available? You can find out more about
- the inner workings that make your colony tick. Get valuable hints
- for planetary domination! Ask your software store for the Deadlock
- strategy guide, or search the Web for more information. The
- Accolade site (www.accolade.com) is a good place to start!
-
- USING DEADLOCK SOUNDS IN WINDOWS: Want to make your computer
- scream a Tarth Juggernaut yell when it boots up? How about a mind
- blast instead of an error beep? In your Deadlock directory is a
- directory called WAV, in which you will find many sounds that you
- can use in Windows. In "Sounds" in the control panel you can make
- Windows use some of these .WAV files. Enjoy!
-