Any comments are appreciated. Send them to: rdictus@vnet3.vub.ac.be.
LEGAL STUFF
CyberNation is (C) Copyright 1994 by Ambient Software. Permission is granted to copy it for personal use. CyberNation may be included in Shareware catalogs provided it is not changed, includes its full documentation, and Ambient Software receives a copy of the catalog. CyberNation may be included on CD-ROMS provided it is not changed, includes its full documentation, and Ambient Software receives a copy of the CD-ROM. For other arrangements, contact Ambient Software at the address at the bottom of this document or through e-mail.
CyberNation is written using THINK Pascal 4.02 and Ingemar Ragnemalm's excellent Sprite Animation Toolkit. David A. Schutz created the artwork and the sound. Roy Dictus designed and programmed the game.
CYBERNATION: THE GAME
You are a Arnie the cyborg, awaiting destruction after humans discover they have to destroy the factory to save the world from future destruction (if this sounds familiar, it's purely coincidental :-).
You have decided to escape CyberNation, the factory where Cyborgs are made. However, to ensure total security, CyberNation is inhabited by a number of other cybernetic organisms which are willing to trade their lives for the plant's safety. They are programmed to see you as a threat and will do everything in their power to stop you.
You can only leave through Level 4 of the plant and, naturally, you start at Level 1.
To move up to the next level, you must construct a Teleporter. Teleporters consist of two or more Teledishes which you have to find. For example, the Teledishes in the first two levels consist of two parts (higher on, you need more :-). These are scattered around their respective level mazes.
You have to pick up these parts and bring them to the Telepad. There they will automagically fall into place. When all Teledishes have been connected to the Telepad this way, you will move one level up -- where you have to construct a new Teleporter.
The game ends when you leave Level 4 (Rookie); 9 (Medium Rare); 15 (Insane). CyberNation only includes the Rookie level; for Medium Rare and Insane you need CyberNation Deluxe (see below).
DOORS
Some doors, you will find, are locked. These doors are color-coded. There are blue, cyan, red and yellow doors. To unlock color-coded doors, you need the appropriate color Keycard. Of course, these keycards are also scattered around the levels.
STAMINA
Some enemies you can shoot, others you cannot. Whenever you touch an enemy, it will take stamina away from you. You can replenish stamina by eating (touching) food items such as bananas and hamburgers. When your stamina is up, you lose one life. You gain one life every 25,000 points. After all lives are lost, the game ends.
OBJECTS
You will find many objects on your way. Many objects are useful, others are not. What you can use these objects for is up to you to discover -- we only tell you what you need the color Keycards for (see above)!!
HOW TO PLAY
Use the 4, 8, 6 and 2 keys on the numeric keypad or the arrow keys to steer Arnie.
Use 0 or Command to fire. To pick up an object, press the Space bar. You can only carry five objects; picking up a sixth results in the loss of the oldest-carried object. Objects are displayed in the Objectbar on the right-hand side of your screen.
A aborts the game.
P pauses.
Q quits.
S toggles sound.
GOOD LUCK!!!
SPECIAL THANKS TO
* Ingemar Ragnemalm for his excellent Sprite Animation Toolkit.
* All Beta testers: Joeri Alleweireldt, Peter Himschoot, Stan Kline, Ronald Ott, Ingemar Ragnemalm, Bart Torbeyns, Tania Torrekens, Gert Vanstapel, Chris Verret.
COMPATIBILITY
To play CyberNation, you need a Mac with about 1.5 MB (2 MB for CyberNation Deluxe) free RAM, System 6.0.8 or higher, and a B&W or 16/256 color/grayscale monitor.
Ñ For reasons of speed, CN draws its sprites directly to the screen. This may be incompatible with your system.
Ñ There seems to be an incompatibility with CPU (Connectix Powerbook Utilities). You can restart with CPU disabled without disabling the other Extensions by holding the "`"-key while restarting.
WANT MORE?
Register for US$15 and I'll mail you Ambient Software's Disk One, containing:
Ñ CyberNation Deluxe
Implementation of CyberNation that includes Medium Rare and
Insane levels and many more goodies and baddies. A total of 28
levels to explore!
Requires 2 MB of memory and System 6.0.8.
Ñ Gamaxians
Macintosh's only rendition of the old-time arcade classic.
Requires 400 K of memory and System 6.0.8.
Ñ Froggy
Macintosh's only rendition of the old-time arcade classic.
Requires 400 K of memory and System 6.0.8.
To register, send:
Ñ US$15 cash OR
Ñ an International Postal Money Order for US$15 OR
Ñ an American Express International Money Order for US$15
to the address below. Include your full name and address. You will receive your disk in the mail as soon as possible. If you'd prefer to get the games by Internet e-mail (as Attached Documents), include your e-mail address (this service is, unfortunately, not yet available to America Online subscribers).
Roy Dictus
Apostelstr. 8
B-2000 Antwerp
Belgium
Europe
e-mail: rdictus@vnet3.vub.ac.be
Thank you for your support -- and enjoy CyberNation!!
