
			  º  -  AVENGER v1.0  -  º
			  º      SHAREWARE       º
			  º    Made in Finland   º
		    Copyright(C) 1996, Deadline/Rooster
	     Check out our web site: http://www.megabaub.fi/~sjv

 1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
 2: ABOUT THE GAME
 3: HOW TO ORDER THE REGISTERED VERSION OF AVENGER
 4: WHAT WILL BE IN REGISTERED VERSION <-- CHECK OUT!!!
 5: ABOUT DEADLINE
 6: DISTRIBUTING (ESPECIALLY FOR SYSOP'S)
 7: SPECIAL THANKS
 8: HISTORY
 9: FILES


  1: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    Required:

      -386 processor
      -little bit over 500k of base memory
      -with sounds, about 630k XMS

    Recommended:

      -Fast 486 or Pentium
      -Soundcard

    If sounds doesn't work try these modifications:
	  -disable EMM386 from your config.sys
          -set highdma from (Avenger's)soundsetup to zero
	  -set low dma to zero and high dma to your setting(5 usually)

    If sounds are too quiet with SB16, use setting's of normal SB.

    FILE NOT FOUND?
    Sometimes you will notice this bug. The game complains that some file
    is not found, even if all files are present. So don't get worried
    right away.


  2: ABOUT THE GAME

    Finally Avenger is ready. The making of this game took about 1 year.
    We hope you enjoy playing and register Avenger.

    You must run setup.exe before you can play Avenger.
    Your mission is to destroy everything that moves(YES!).

    KEYS 
	  F1   -  Speed adjustment
          F2   -  Frames per second
	  ESC  -  Menu

      Player 1: 
		Arrows     -     Move ship
		Right Alt  -     Fire primary weapon  
		Right Ctrl -     Fire secondary weapon

      Player 2: 
		A and D    -     Move ship
		Tab        -     Fire primary weapon
		Left Ctrl  -     Fire secondary weapon

    ITEMS
	   S  -  More shields or weapon speed upper
	   D  -  Doubles your gun
	   G  -  Some new weapon or weapon speed upper


  3: HOW TO ORDER THE REGISTERED VERSION OF AVENGER

    |-------------------------------------------------------|
    |                        Prices:                        |
    |                        ******                         |
    | Finland           40 FIM      Sweden          80 SEK  |
    | USA / Any country 15 USD      Canada          20 CAD  |
    | Great Britain     10 GBP      Germany         20 DEM  |
    |                                                       |
    |-------------------------------------------------------|

      You will find the order form from "order.frm" file, and finnish
    version from "order.fin" file. Fill in the form and print it, or
    write the needed information to a paper CLEARLY.

      Send money and the form to following address:

		Deadline
		Listakuja 11
		04440 J„rvenp„„
		Suomi / Finland

      If you pay by bank transfer, send the receipt.

      Read additional information from the form!

    Delivery may take from couple days to one month. This depends on how
    fast the mail is. We send all registrations by AIR-MAIL!

    GAME WILL BE DELIVERED IN 1.44 FORMAT ONLY.


  4: WHAT WILL BE IN REGISTERED VERSION

     The registered version will contain:

       -55 levels total
       -35 new, longer levels
       -challenge mode to 2 player game
       -MORE WEAPONS
       -more different enemys
       -story continues... more animations!
       -latest version (if available)
       -cheat codes

     And all this costs only 15 USD (see other currencys from chapter 3)


  5: ABOUT DEADLINE

    Deadline is: Rooster         coding, design, sounds
		 Mustang         graphics
                 Junkhead        sounds, game testing, some ideas

    This was our first game and we hope you have liked it.
    Our real names are not published because of personal reasons(fame?).

    WE DON'T COVER ANY DAMAGE WHAT THIS GAME MIGHT CAUSE TO YOUR COMPUTER
    OR TO SOMEONE.


  6: DISTRIBUTING

    As you may already know, this game is shareware and you can
    FREELY DISTRIBUTE it and please do it!

    FOR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTERS:

    If you wish to include this game to a cd-rom collection or something else
    you can do it freely, but we would recommend that you send us a letter
    and tell where you putted it or contact us via our distribution site:
    http://www.megabaud.fi/~sjv


  7: SPECIAL THANKS

    Thanks to Ethan Brodsky for his SMIX sound utility, which Avenger
    uses.
    We would also like to thank Lee Hamel for Keyboard INT 9
    handling routines.

    Also thanks to everybody who have helped us in making of this game.
    And thanks to those, who have distributed the shareware version of this
    game to some bulletin boards, internet or to friends, because that's
    the way shareware gets distributed.


  8: HISTORY

    Version 0.55: First released version

    Version 0.55a: Same as above, but some more info included.

    Version 0.6:
    -one enemy more
    -weapon/shield upgrades
    -enemys don't come anymore at the sametime
    -better explosions
    -sounds in whole game(only registered version)
    -sound setup

    Version 0.7
    -little animations
    -more sounds
    -better and longer levels
    -enemy flashes when hit
    -two enemys more and big bastard in the end
    -game is faster
    -plus some more changes
    -works with lower base memory(below 500k)

    Version 0.8
    -second backround
    -new menu system
    -own ship rotates
    -extra weapon
    -two new levels and one new enemy
    -much new graphics
    -plus much more unlisted changes

    Version 0.9 (not distributed as shareware)
    -two kinds of explosions
    -shields displayed graphically
    -couple new sounds
    -more these "little animations"
    -and much more

    Version 0.92
    -SPARKS
    -second sound in menu and a sound in get ready thing
    -game's speed is saved to disk
    -one new enemy and two new levels(in registered version)
    -15th level little bit changed
    -one old enemy has animation

    Version 0.95
    -TWO-PLAYER GAME
    -explosions are little bit better
    -no other changes, 'cause we had difficulties with the two-player game

    Version 0.99
    -one new enemy in shareware and registered version
    -more weapons
    -much new graphics
    -couple new sounds
    -much new levels: four in shareware and 18 in registered version
    -a REAL highscore table
    -and much more unlisted changes

    Version 1.0
    -appropriate story-line
    -animations
    -plus some other changes


  9: FILES

    Avenger contains these files, do not delete any of these:

    avenger.exe  main program
    setup.exe    soundsetup
    file_id.diz  description of zip
    av.cfg       configuration file(setup creates this)
    *.gfx        pictures
    *.raw        sounds(22khz, 8-bit)
    readme.txt   this file
    order.frm order.fin  order forms
    readme.bat   quick way to read this
    levels.dat   level data
    score.hi     highscores
    *.res        animation data


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