*************************** * BATTLE WRATH Ver 1.0 * * Cerebral Gaming Systems * * P.O.Box 10552 * * Raleigh, NC 27605 * *************************** Throughout the ages there have been many great warriors. Warriors that were far superior to others of their time. After death, these combatants were granted new life. They are now locked in eternal competition. Questing to be the best of the best. The Ruler of the Battle Lords! *************************** IMPORTANT NOTE: This README.TXT contains important information not found elsewhere. Read it completely and print it if you can. FEATURES: -Punches, kicks, swings, special moves and more. -Unique, original and asymmetrical warriors. -Rendered 256 color SVGA graphics. -Decapitations, limb severs. -4 channel digitized sound. -Original musical score for each warrior -keyboard and/or joystick play. -computer or human opponent. -adjustible game speed. -Scrolling backgrounds. -PG Mode that allows prevention of blood and limb severs. -and best of all, an expandable universe of warriors. Additional warriors can be purchased directly from Cerebral Gaming Systems. REQUIREMENTS: Battle Wrath requires the following system: 486/xx or better processor 8 megabytes free RAM VESA compatible SVGA graphics Approximately 8 megabytes of hard disk space Cerebral Gaming Systems recommends the following: 486/66 or faster processor Battle Wrath supports the following sound cards: SoundBlaster 32 AWE/16/Pro/+ AdLib Ensoniq Soundscape Turtle Beach Sound Blaster compatibles Many more... TO INSTALL: If installing from a diskette purchased from a shareware warehouse: Place Battle Wrath diskette #1 in the A: drive and type "A:INSTALL" and press return. If installing from a BBS or third party diskette (You need PKUNZIP): Type "PKUNZIP WRATH -d" and press return to uncompress the game. When complete type "SETUP" and press return to configure the sound. TO PLAY NOW: Once the game is installed, simply type "WRATH" and press return to begin play. A WORD ABOUT COMPATIBILITY: Battle Wrath was developed and tested on as wide a variety of PCs as possible. We were unable to prepare our game for every operating environment that might be encountered. File compressers, networks, accelerators and other hardware or software devices might affect the performance of Battle Wrath. If you encounter difficulties using Battle Wrath, disable any such devices to be sure that they are not affecting perfomance. VESA SVGA: This game works only with computers that conform to the VESA SVGA standard. If your computer does not automatically support this standard, you may need to run a VESA TSR (Terminate Stay Resident) driver supplied by your graphics card manufacturer. These TSRs are available free of charge on most BBSs, including Compuserve, America On Line, Genie, Internet, and a host of others. In addition, the dealer that sold you the hardware should have access to the drivers. Should you not have access to these sources, the following section lists the numbers of some common video board manufacturers. Ahead Systems, Inc. ATI Technologies, Inc. BBS# (510) 623-0961 BBS# (416) 756-4591 Main# (510) 623-0900 Main# (416) 756-0711 Boca Research, Inc. Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. BBS# (407) 241-1601 BBS# (408) 730-1100 Main# (407) 241-8088 Main# (408) 736-2000 Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. National Design, Inc. BBS# (510) 623-7034 (9600 baud) BBS# (512) 329-6327 Main# (510) 623-6050 Main# (800) 253-8831 Orchid Technology, Inc. Trident Microsystems, Inc. BBS# (510) 683-0327 BBS# (415) 691-1016 Main# (510) 683-0323 Main# (415) 691-9211 TrueVision, Inc. Tseng Labs Main# (317) 576-8788 Main# (215) 968-0502 UNIVBE: UniVBE is a VESA display driver that works on most video cards. As an alternative to contacting the previously mentioned companies, UniVBE can be downloaded from most major BBSs. PG MODE (C): PG Mode is a method of scaling down the violence in Battle Wrath. When PG Mode is off, the game shows full gore - Heads and limbs can be severed and blood will flow. With PG Mode on, no severs can take place and blood is replaced with 'hit' stars. Cerebral Gaming Systems recognizes that the level of violence in Battle Wrath may detract from the enjoyment of the game for some people. When the game is first installed a password can be entered to prevent underage players from misusing the game. If you downloaded this game from a bulletin board, the password would be the ENTER key. To change the password at any time, simply type "PASSWORD" while in the Battle Wrath directory. Whenever a player attempts to turn PG Mode off, the game prompts the user for the password. If the entered value is not correct the game remains in PG Mode - heads and arms remain firmly attached and no blood flows. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD! Cerebral Gaming Systems can NOT retrieve this password for you should you lose or forget it. Write it down somewhere safe. HOW TO PLAY: The file, WARRIORS.TXT, contains information about controlling the individual warriors included with this game. This file is specially formatted to be printed and used as a reference sheet. General instructions and explanations are included under the INSTRUCTIONS icon in the main menu of the game. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: Should you have problems, questions, concerns or comments, please drop us a line at the following addresses or numbers: E-Mail: BattleWrath@sunbelt.net WWW: http://web.sunbelt.net/battlewrath U.S. Mail: Cerebral Gaming Systems - Tech. Support P.O. Box 10552 Raleigh, N.C. 27605 Fax: (919)-876-3098 DISCLAIMER: This software is provided "as is". All warranties relating to this software are disclaimed, whether expressed or implied. Cerebral Gaming Systems will not be liable for any special, incidential, consequential, indirect or other damages for any reason. In no event shall Cerebral Gaming System's liability for damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. COPYRIGHT: (C) Copyright, 1995 Cerebral Gaming Systems. All rights reserved. Cerebral Gaming Systems P.O. Box 10552 Raleigh, NC 27605 Battle Wrath, the Battle Wrath logo, Cerebral Gaming Systems, and the Cerebral Gaming Systems logo are all trademarks of Cerebral Gaming Systems. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. COPYING THIS GAME: Cerebral Gaming Systems encourages you to share the 'free' portion of Battle Wrath with others. This includes the game and two original warriors, Razor and Chronos. These are the only warriors that are legal to share. You may copy and share this game legally only if you are copying unaltered and complete files. If you do share this game and help spread it around . . . a sincere thank you from all of us at Cerebral Gaming Systems. If you are uploading this game to other networks, please include the keywords, "Battle", "Wrath", "Blood", "Combat", "Fight", "SVGA", "Cerebral", and "Game" in your description or keyword list.