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ABOUT THE GAME
RingWar is a classic arcade game of reflexes. The graphics are
based on the vector style of the old arcade games such as Asteroids and
Tempest. RingWar should work on all Amigas. You'll need about 220K of
free chip RAM to run the game. If you don't have enough memory to run the
game, or it can't open necessary files when you first start, the program
will not run.
It is possible to copy the game to your HardDrive, or RAMdisk.
Simply copy all the files in the RingWar directory (RingWar, Game.dat,
Game.sound) to the desired destination. If you wish to reset the HighScore
list, simply use the CLI to delete the "HighScores" file. When you run the
game again it will automatically create another one. To run the game from
the CLI, CD into the RingWar directory, and type 'RingWar'.
When you first startup the program, text describing the CharityWare
concept will be presented. After this text you'll be prompted as to which
type of controller you want to use. I recommend the keyboard controls, as
they offer a lot more control than the joystick, especially once you have
become proficient at them.
The goal of the game is to penetrate through the three rotating
rings and hit the five pointed star in the ringship at the center of the
rings. In the meantime you will have to avoid randomly appearing mines,
and the ring ship itself, which shoots back at you once you have punched a
hole through the rings.
PLAYING THE GAME
When you first start the game, your ship will appear at the far
right border of the screen. In the center of the screen you will see three
concentric sets of rotating rings, in the center of which will be a another
ship.
A powerful force surrounds the outer ring segment - if your ship
runs into it it will be pushed away. Shooting a segment in a ring first
weakens that segment, which turns it a brighter shade of blue. The next
shot to hit that segment destroys it. Note that you have to leave at least
one segment intact in each of the three groups of rings, or the entire
group of ring segments will be regenerated.
Once you have punched a hole into at least one of the segments in
each of the rings, it will then be possible to destroy the inner ship and
advance to the next level. But be careful! Once you have made an opening
through the rings it is possible for the center ship to shoot back at you.
Your ship is equiped with a shield. Every time you use it you
drain the power source in your ship. Once your ship has run out of shield
power, thats it! That ship has no more shield until you die. The red bar
at the top of the screen indicates how much shield is left. The shield
will protect from exploding mines and the shots from the inner ship.
As you play, mines will randomly warp into the game, and chase you.
It is possible, though difficult, to shoot a mine before it reaches you.
When a mine gets within a certain radius of your ship, it explodes. The
further you are away from the mine when it explodes, the better your
chances of surviving. It is safe to fly through the mines, but only while
they are warping in. Up to three mines can be on the screen at once on the
higher levels of the game.
CONTROLS
ESC - Quits the game at any time.
F1 - Pause the game.
F2 - UnPause the game.
Keyboard controls:
A - Rotate ship left
S - Rotate ship right
K - Thrust
L - Fire
SpaceBar - Shield
Joystick controls:
Left - Rotate ship left
Right - Rotate ship right
Up - Thrust
Down - Shield
Fire - Fire
Note that it is possible to use several key combinations at once, such as
turning, thrusting and shooting.
HINTS
-It is safe to bounce off the shield surrounding the outer section
of rings. Use this fact to keep the momentum of your ship up. Keep
moving!
-Destroy the mines by shooting them, or by turning away from them as
they approach you, and thrusting safely away from the blast before it reaches
you.
-Use your shield! Nothing can kill you when it is on. You
shouldn't die until you have exhuasted the shield supply for a given ship.
-Extra ships are awarded every 10,000 points. So hang in there!
Enjoy the game!
-Eric Bazan @ ASDG December 1991
MISCELLANY
-RingWar disables multitasking on your machine while running.
-You can escape the intro screen by hitting the space bar.
-If you are playing the game off of a floppy, keep in mind
that the game flushes out the HighScore file when you
exit. Keep the floppy in the drive until you quit.
-This is CharityWare. if you like the program, please dontate
$10 to one of the listed charities. Thanks!
-The MORE program on this disk is copyrighted by Commodore Business
Machines, Inc. and is included under a 1.3 Workbench license.