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M E S S A G E F R O M A U T H O R
PCSTS(TM) (C) 1993
Tip Software(TM) Products
Designed by Albert C. Ashton
U.F.O T R A C K E R
THE SHAREWARE VERSION
Copyright ⌐ 1993 All Rights Reserved.
Thankyou for downloading and trying out U.F.O Tracker v1.0 for Windows!
Remember to support the Author efforts if you like to own this game or
decide to keep this game on your Hard disk. This game is not free to keep
without mailing in your registration form and the Author requested shareware
fee of only $5.25 + .52 cents for s/h. I'll mail you the latest copy of this
game to you on a 3.25 disk unless you request 5.25 disk is also available.
Please to register this game so I can continue bringing you some fun and
easy games to play under Windows!
It is such small request for so much features, and I know you'll like the
special sound effects you hear in this game. All orders are process fast,
and if I'm working a the latest version of any game your registering at
that time, you'll get that new one instead!
All my games and the new U.F.O Tracker version all have these new features.
More games will follow, base on Space, Medieval, Westerns, Bombs, Triple 3D
Simulated Skyscapers, holiday favorites and more funny games like feed
crying baby Brats etc.. Much more animation in both graphics and mouse
cursor actions. Plus More Wave Sound Effects, Real, Created with Female
voices!
To find out more you should register today and if you would like to get my
latest game catalog just send in a self-address envelope to the author
which is me. See the enclosed ORDRFRM.TXT file for a mini sneak preview of
what is coming up in the future. Or take a peek at my all new Windows Game
Catalog under the file name GAMECAT.TXT.
U.F.O Tracker v1.0 Vol.14 (((wave sound))))
This is an Arcade SpaceCraft Simulator using real human voice as a computer
saying Red Alert and tracking U.F.O's. Sound effects of moving U.F.Os coming
at your SpaceCraft. Your at the edge of space orbiting the moon while on
patrol you see many U.F.Os coming at you. You view the U.F.Os in a 3D 5
sided display windows while you see your SpaceCraft controls in a 3D view in
front of you.
This is a bit different than Tank Tracker, when in this game the double
dual scoring in right inside your 3D control panel. Your mouse will become
your photon target sight aimer Fire your weapons on the incoming 3D U.F.O
targets with your real photon blaster sound.
Eye-catching special effects, 3D Earth in the background, and full scale
moon below you while you play this sim. Note you view a different object in
each 5 views.
More info on the main menu line under Help
Using New Quick Menu
New feature!
Under any of my Tracker games you get to hear and extra sound effect to
simulate actual push button or computer aided sounds effects.
Every menu item above as this effect during and after the game as well!
Options is now replaced by Speed which is your main Control Center which
will only control Speed and Timer. Note Under this ShareWare version you
can't access Speed, but you'll be told this when you click on Speed.
The Quick Menu layout is change where the Play Pause Stop are in the right
postion.
Fast game play access with your mouse, no more going through pull down Game
menu drop access to start the game. Just click on Play to play the game
right now or Pause the game if you got a phone call or etc..
The word Continue will appear when you click on Pause then click on Continue
to play on! Reset the game anytime you want during a game or even on pause
by hitting Play again to start a new game! Stop the game now and bring up
the introduction screen for a full game restart. This will happen anyway
when your game is over then click on play again to start.
Also when you do a full Exit out while playing a game whenever you want
instead of double clicking on the left bar. This comes in handy if your
boss is coming near your work area! For each time you use any of the above
menu items you'll hear wave sound effects just like you hear from Windows.
Includes female voice greetings on Play, Stop, GameOver and Exit.
Check under Register for 7_Games Special Offer!
Now under Help will tell you more about using the above Quick Menu!
Note: Under this ShareWare version Speed is disable and game
play is set by the Author. When you register this copy Options will
be enable for you to change speed, target count, time!
This is why your strongly encourage to mail in your registered
fee to the author.
When you see this label Wave System Sound, is available only if you have
either of the following; Sound Card or Board installed or Speaker.drv to
play the wave sound through your build in Pc speaker. Sound Card option is
better, since you can play the wave sound through you mini amp spks or
through your home stereo unit.
Note: Click on any main menu item from Options thru Help and you will hear
wave sounds also. Now you'll also get real female voice announcement when
you click on Exit, Play, Stop and when the Game is Over that will be address
to you.
Since this game is a ShareWare Copy and is only for evaluation purposes only
OPTIONS is not available, and I already setup the game time to 1 minute and
45 seconds and speed is just set to slow and the number of open targets is
low.
This will give you a good idea how the game is played plus why you need to
send in your Register fee of only $5.25 plus .52 cents for shipping/
handling.
Under the registered version target windows are set to the max, game speed
is normal an game time is set to 5 minutes, but can be lowered by you using
the Speed & Timer Control Center. You also get higher scoring than the
shareware version. Speed can be set from this scale
[Slow |||||||||| Normal |||||||||| Fast] in the Registered version.
On the main menu Register is replace with Hints on the game. Also when you
register this game you'll can also get a none sound version & this sound
version for the same shareware fee if you like. Registered users get,
TipNews Letter when it's available, coupons off your next order of games.
DO NOT ALTER OR CHANGE IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM THESE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
SHAREWARE VERSION
Game Line for Windows 3.1
Released Date: 11\11\93
Game: U.F.O Tracker (UFO.EXE)
Volume: 14
Arcade Series: 3
Type of Game SpaceCraft Simulator
Sound: Yes
Version 1.0
UFO.EXE......... U.F.O Tracker Main Game Program v1.0
WAVEFILE.EXE.....Contains 7 Wave Files for this Game.
AUTHOR.TXT.......Use with NotePad U.F.O Tracker Manual! This One!
ORDRFRM.TXT......Order and Registration forms
GAMECAT.TXT......Current Arcade Game Catalog No.#9 as of 11/11/93
VENDOR.TXT.......BBS, Sysops, Other online services etc..
Note: Do to file size, I've removed all *.Wri from UFOTK10.ZIP
You'll get the same information from the *.txt instead.
U.F.O Tracker will refer to ORDRFRM.WRI, GAMECAT.WRI, use
ORDRFRM.TXT and GAMECAT.WRI instead.
PLEASE PASS THIS GAME AROUND TO OTHERS WHO USE WINDOWS
JUST KEEP ALL THESE FILE TOGETHER THOUGH!
Note: When printing out forms under the NOTEPAD, first go into Page Setup
from the NOTEPAD File drop down menu.
CLEAR HEADER, CLEAR FOOTER
CHANGE LEFT & RIGHT MARGINS TO READ 0000
Now use your printer.
IMPORTANT INFO YOU SHOULD KNOW!
Installation
Game
Step 1
1.To install this game you should not place it in your C:\WINDOWS or
C:\WIN31 or C:\W31 directory, but into it's own subdirectory like in
this example:
C:\WINDOWS\GAMES
This way you don't have to clutter up your main Windows directory with
all these games.
Step 2.
Just copy either one to your game directory or whichever you choice to
place them. In this example it would be COPY UFO.EXE C:\WINDOWS\GAMES
Step 3.
Now that the file contains is dump out, you can use the FileManger and
Program Manager to drag and drop the UFO.exe to your favorite program goup.
This is one way you can do this! The other way is that you can use the
Program Manager New item feature and insert UFO.exe that way.
Step 4.
Add the game to one of your ProgMan Manager Group files or leave it as a
Icon button by doing a drop and drag in Norton Desktop, Pc Tools for
Windows, or run it from DashBoard quick icon launcher or Program Menu.
Wave Sound Files
To install the wave files for this game place them in your Windows
directory or better yet create a SOUND directory and copy all your
current wave files to that directory. Add this SOUND directory to your PATH
line in the autoexec.bat file.
Also make sure your using a sound card, like Sound Blaster or any other
wave form compatible card. Also for PC speakers users only you can download
SPEAKER.ZIP and use your PC speaker to pick up Wave sound file also. But
having the Sound Card is the better route to go!
To make U.F.O Tracker more fun to play at the longer times I have added
real sound effects to the game play, menu items and etc...
Wave Sound files as listed below that are used with this version;
Files inside WAVEFILE.EXE
IG.WAV, TRACK.WAV, TRACK4.WAV, FTON.WAV, RESET.WAV, CLEAR.WAV, GDBYUFO.WAV
These 7 wave files must be used with this game. But don't have to be placed
in the same directory with the game in question.
Note: Failure to keep these files together or in your a file that is in
your path will cause the program to use the default beep wave sound. Or if
you don't have [] ENABLE SOUND checkoff in the CONTROL PANEL Sound Icon or
have no sound card installed in your computer, then you can also play this
game with out hearing. But it is whole lot better if you can heard the
sound voice effects in this game.
Step1.
INSTALLATION OF WAVE FILES
Example; Create a C:\SOUND directory
Step2.
Edit your Autoexec.bat Path line and add this path to it
Example; C:\WINDOWS;C:\SOUND
Step3.
Copy from this disk WAVEFILE.EXE to C:\SOUND
Example; COPY WAVEFILE.EXE C:\SOUND
Step4.
Type in a Run Command line WAVEFILE and make sure your in
a C:\SOUND directory. Or Use the FileManager and mouse
and double click on WAVEFILE.EXE the same effect will happen.
Step5.
Remove WAVEFILE.EXE from your HD now!
For every main menu item you click on or select a wave sound will go off.
This is normal and the game was setup this way. So don't be alarmed when
you here these extra sounds effects.
Also one more thing when you do select Exit from the main menu line you'll
here a nice female voice message before the game closes. It's a nice touch
to add to the game Ithought? :o) Includes also Play, Stop, GameOver.
Trouble Shooting Guide (For those who only have 3 out of 4megs free on
their system Only)
If your system as only 4 megs and your perm swap file is set to 4 to 10 kb?
Then I would recommend that you change that figure to 11264kb and also
switch from a perm to a temp swap file instead! Change your settings if
you get a on screen message saying NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO RUN THIS APPLICATION
This will correct any memory problems if your system has only 3 or 4 megs!
8 Megs or More memory won't have this problem!
Step#1.
From the Main Window Group click on Control Panel icon
Step#2
Click on 386 enhanced icon the one that has the numbers 3 8 6 on it
Step#3
Click on Virtual Memory
Step#4
You should see something like the following displayed in this example
Virtual Memory
Current Settings
Drive: C:
Size: 4096kb
Type: Temporary
Note: This setting above is good for 8 or more megs systems, and some will
say that a perm setting is better than a Tem one! But the Temp is a whole
faster and only uses what it needs in HD space, while the Perm is slower,
and leave itself on your HD always.
Step#5
Click on Change>>
Step#6
On New Settings
Change Permanent to Temp
Step#7
See New Size, by-pass what Windows says for you size and type in 11264 for
the kb
Step#8
Click Ok
Step#9
Click Ok to ReStart Windows
Step#10
Later-on in the day do a full exit out of Windows and do a full defrag
using MS Defrag, or Norton Speedisk, or PC Disk Cleaner etc..
Note: This should get you going, this is a trade secert about the correct
size of these swap files I'm sharing this bit of info with you,
SO MOMS-THE-WORD or whatever that old saying was ok!
Use this method if you you get that memory warning display, underwise you
don't have to change your factory default settings, only time you might
have to if it get corrupted. If is was then you would have to remove the
perm swap first, then restart Windows, then exit Windows. Now defrag you
your HD then go back into Windows and reset up your Perm Swap file again.
Yes it's alot of work, but this way you'll get clean Swap file that is not
corrupted anymore!
Don't forget to Register U.F.O Tracker Today!
Don't forget to take a peek at GAMECAT.TXT
Don't forget to use ORDRFRM.TXT to register this game.
Don't forget this is not a free game Support The Author Efforts!
Thanks again for your support!
Author ID
If you have any questions, or any comments? I can be contacted through;
This game still performed and ran without any problems. Any inquires
please contact the Author;
Internet: tipstir@aol.com
America On-line: TipStir
Off-line Albert C. Ashton
19395 Liberty Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33434-2644
U.F.O Tracker(TM) v1.0 ⌐ 1993
U.F.O Tracker(TM) v1.0 Shareware Version
Tip Software(TM) Products
Designed By Albert C. Ashton
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER THIS GAME TODAY!
Thanks again for your support in my efforts!
2:02AM 11/11/93