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- Search For Freedom v1.1
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- Programmed by Howard Feldman
- Special Thanks to Dan Drew and Alex Gershon
- v1.0 Released on: Dec. 4th, 1994, 10:30 pm
- v1.1 Released on: May 7th, 1995, 10:00 pm
- v1.11 Released on: July 3rd, 1995, 3:00 pm
- v1.12 Released on: August 17th, 1995, 10:00 pm
- v1.2 Released on: September 8th, 1995, 12:00 am
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- Contents of this file
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- 1.1 - Author's Note
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- 1.2 - Installation Notes
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- 1.3 - Getting Started
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- 1.1 Author's Note
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- I am pleased to release my first attempt at a game on the PC. This
- game was programmed entirely using Borland Turbo Pascal 7.0, and
- the storyline, graphics, etc. are all my own creations. I did,
- however, use a few public domain utilities to aid me in drawing
- the graphics, etc., and the music was NOT created by me; they were
- simply public domain CMF files I found floating around, so I give
- here credit to whoever it was that did create them. This game
- has been playtested, and so while there are no major bugs which
- will format your hard drive, or crash your computer (I hope), this
- program may still have very minor flaws. Just in case, Save Often!!!
-
- Howard Feldman
-
- I may be contacted at:
-
- Howard Feldman
- 102 Green Bush Rd.
- Willowdale, Ontario M2M 1P4
- Canada
-
- or via e-mail at feldman@ecf.toronto.edu
-
- Note: This game is Shareware, and as such may be freely distributed,
- provided it remains in its archived form (i.e. the files INSTALL.DA1,
- INSTALL.DA2, INSTALL.DA3). Once installed in your computer, the
- game takes a "fingerprint" of your computer and its environment, and
- the installed version will not work if copied to another system.
- If this causes any problems (e.g. registered users upgrading computers)
- I will be happy to register you again for free (I keep the names of
- everyone who registers). Sorry I had to do this, but I hope to at
- least challenge software pirates with a bit of copy protection for
- a change. Anyway, give the archived version of this game to all your
- friends, and upload it wherever you want. Thanks.
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- 1.2 - Installation Notes
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- Simply run INSTALL from the DOS prompt to begin installation. Select
- the appropriate directory you wish to install to, and select your
- sound card. If you receive an error message that the program was unable
- to find your sound card settings, or CT-VOICE.DRV, and you have a true
- SoundBlaster, ensure the environment variables SOUND and BLASTER are set
- in your AUTOEXEC.BAT (see your SB manual for details). Some
- SB-compatibles may not come with this driver or may not be compatible
- with it, but The Search for Freedom should work on most SB Compatibles.
- If you have any sound troubles, try selecting PC Speaker and see if this
- remedies the problem. If so, your sound card may be incompatible with
- this driver.
-
- When asked if you wish to use paging, initally answer yes. If, when you
- run the game and are walking about the town, you can see the screen
- being redrawn, then run VIDEO at the DOS prompt and disable paging. This
- should result in imporved performance for your video card. If you like
- it the way it is, keep the setting as is.
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- Finally, the game will install, and you may type FREEDOM to begin playing.
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- 1.3 - Getting Started
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- If you are new to the world of Fantasy Role-Playing, this section will
- help you get started.
-
- First, you'll need to break out of jail and find an equipment store. Buy
- yourselves the best weapons and armor you can afford, and a few torches.
- Then find the Catacombs, and linger near the entrance, fighting a few
- monsters to get gold and XP. Once you have enough gold, buy the 1st
- level Mage spellbook, and donate at the temple to get the first level
- Cleric spells. Remember you must Rest uninterrupted for 12 hours to
- actually learn the spells. Now you should be ready to actually enter
- the Catacombs and slay the evil Macabath who lives below on the 3rd
- level.
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- Do not attempt to fight any of the monsters IN the town until after
- defeating Macabath, as before this they will probably prove too tough
- for you to handle. From here on, you're on your own. Good luck, no
- one said saving the world was easy!!
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