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- This is it. A labor of love. I knew back when I read that the Amiga
- had Raw keys that it was possible. I spent 6 months on this sucker. I
- decided to release it shareware. If I get a good response, I'll release my
- next one the same way. If I don't I'll have to go commercial. This is in
- answer to all those folks who say, no copyprotection (it isn't and won't
- be), cheap (10 bucks!), and fun (we spent a lot of time "playtesting" this
- one!).
- This demo doesn't include the orange ship collision routine. The orange
- ship also only has 10 shots. You will be able to see how fast it is, play
- with the options (more on that later) and decide if you want it before you
- buy it. I hope you like it, since I'm just a college student scraping by
- who'd like to turn out some neat things for this machine if I get enough
- support.
-
- Functions:
- F1= Setup Mode (freezes game, activates checking for F1-F10)
- F2= Vary Gravity Strength
- F3= Gravity On/Off
- F4= Inertia
- F6= Long/Short Shot life
- F7= Infinite Shots/Limited Shots
- F10= Reset all conditions to default at next restart.
- Controls:
- I'm working on having these user definable. They may be by the time you see
- this but a good friend of mine said, "I'm tired of waiting, get it out so I
- can tell folks about it without giving away the idea." Faced with being
- strangled I put it out less than "perfect." Then again, everytime I reach
- one point of perfection I see a new hilltop!
-
- Blue Ship Orange Ship
-
- (A) (S) (D) (1) (2) (3) keys
- Left Thrust Right Left Thrust Right effect
- (Space) (Return) key
- Fire Fire effect
-
- First Person to 10 kills is Space Ace!
-
- If your interested in a fully working version...
-
- The cost of SpaceAce is $10. If you want the Sound Update (when finished)
- include another $3 (total $13). I'll also expect a letter that says,
- "I give you my word I won't give copies of Space Ace to anyone else." I can
- and will turn down payments without the letter. It may seem hokey but I'll
- trust you with an uncopyprotected copy of my program if you'll just give me
- your word you won't give it away to others.
-
- I'm open to suggestions and ideas, even code fragments (I appreciate all the
- help on sound that I can get!).
-
- These are the things not in this version that are planned soon.
-
- More realistic Gravity. (in progress as I type from my math friends).
- Reverse Gravity.
- Continous Bumming of code to get that little bit of extra speed.
-
- In progress but I don't know how long it will take (could be tomorrow,
- probably during summer).
-
- Sound! Thrusting, Firing, Explosions! I want this real bad, but I always
- go by my prioritys and sound had to wait until after I had a working
- version. Well, there you have it. If you would like to put a bug in my ear
- about a favorite program you'd like to see, I'm open.
-
- Well, I better get to bed. It's late and I have to get up early tomorrow.
-
- (grin). Guess I'm tired. Almost forgot the address!
-
- Stephen McLeod
- Houston, Texas
- 9707 Richmond 77042
-
- later
-