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- Roids 2.1 Beta 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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- First of all, this is a beta release. That means it has bugs. I'm unable to test
- Roids on any other computers, so you get to do that for me. PLEASE notify me
- if you find any bugs! That way I can ensure that the final product has as few
- problems as possible.
-
- I. Description
-
- Roids is an arcade-style space demolition game for the OS/2 2.x 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. Current Users:
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- First of all, 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 they are saved in the .INI file. Just copy the contents
- of ROIDS21.ZIP over the old files, and make sure the old ROIDS.INI is in the
- same subdirectory as ROIDS.EXE.
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- B. New Users:
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- OK. To install Roids, copy ROIDS.EXE, ROIDS.HLP, and all the associated
- .WAV files to the same subdirectory. (I.E. C:\OS2\GAMES\ROIDS) Create an
- object for Roids using the Program template. Activate the Program tab in the
- Settings notebook for the new object, and under "Path and file name:" enter the
- path and filename of Roids (I.E. C:\OS2\GAMES\ROIDS\ROIDS.EXE). Under
- "Working directory" enter the Roids subdirectory (I.E. C:\OS2\GAMES\ROIDS).
- That's all there is to it.
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- III. Troubleshooting
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- If Roids starts behaving strangely or stops working, 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.
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- B. If that fails, delete the ROIDS.INI file. The file will be
- recreated next time you run Roids.
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- 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 window. 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 to restore Roids' record of your
- registration.
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- C. And if THAT fails, ROIDS.EXE is probably corrupted. Re-install it
- from the .ZIP file or get another copy somehow. The latest version is
- usually available on CompuServe.
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- 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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- If you're having problems with MMPM sound, consult the on-line help.
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- See the Roids Help screens for further information.
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- IV. Contacting the Author
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- 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
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- Snail-mail: Leonard Guy
- 3415 Bangor Pl.
- San Diego, CA
- 92106
- USA
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- V. Nag
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- This game took many months and cost many hundreds of dollars to
- program. 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".
- It's more than that: it's my livelihood.
-
- VI. Files list
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- Program and documentation files:
- README.TXT
- ROIDS.EXE
- ROIDS.HLP
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- 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
- SHIELDOF.WAV
- SHIELDON.WAV
- SNIPE.WAV
- SPIN.WAV
- SPLIT.WAV
- THRUST.WAV
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- I hope you enjoy Roids!
-
- Leonard Guy, 5/17/94.
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- EOF