Outbreak: README
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Contents
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  Program information
  Company information
  Description
  Features
  Requirements
  Installation
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Technical support


Program information
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Program Archive Name: outbreak.exe
Program Name: Outbreak
Program Version: 1.82
Program Release Date: January 5, 2003
Program Description: Outbreak is a space shooter with nice 16-bit graphics, 
randomly generated pictures of space, four unique races and advanced artificial 
intelligence. There is Internet Table of the best pilots.
Target OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Software type: Shareware ($18.95)


Company information
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Company Name: Jaibo Software
Contact E-mail Address: info@jaibo.net
Contact WWW URL: http://www.jaibo.net


Description
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Outbreak is a space shooter game similar to Galaxian/Galaga clones, 
this shooter features stunning 16-bit graphics, seven music themes and 
randomly generated pictures of space with more than 100 REAL space objects. 
There are four unique enemy races with 121 waves of ships, more than 50 different 
enemy ships and nine super bosses. Also Outbreak features advanced artificial 
intelligence, many power-ups and bonuses and 15 levels of weapon with primary 
and secondary modes of fire. You can save your game at any moment. Ship can be 
controlled with the mouse. Playing this game you can send your results to the 
Internet Table.


Features
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- stunning 16-bit graphics uncluding cool explosions and debris;
- cool sound effects;
- seven different music themes;
- randomly generated pictures of space with more than 100 REAL space objects;
- 121 waves;
- four zones with four unique races;
- more than 50 different enemy spaceships;
- nine super bosses;
- advanced artificial intelligence;
- more than 50 different enemy weapons;
- ship can be controlled with the mouse;
- 15 levels of weapon with primary and secondary modes of fire;
- many power-ups and bonuses;
- Load / Save support;
- Outbreak World Top Pilots Table in the Internet;
- Cheat codes;

Requirements
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   - Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP;
   - Pentium 133 processor or better;
   - DirectX-compatible video card with 2Mb video memory;
   - DirectX-compatible sound card;
   - 16MB RAM;
   - 37MB free hard drive space;
   - DirectX 6.1 or higher (You can download the latest version of DirectX at http://www.microsoft.com/directx);

Recommended system:
   - Pentium II 233 processor;
   - DirectX-compatible video card with 8Mb video memory;
   - Mouse;
   - Internet connection (to send your results to the Internet Table of the Best Scores);

Installation
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Important! If you've got Outbreak not from my web page, but from
the other source (magazine CD or some software library), please
visit my home page - you'll probably find the later version;

To install Outbreak, run the "outbreak.exe" and follow the
instructions.


Registration
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See "Order.txt" file.


Copyright and license
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See "License.txt" file.


History
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See "History.txt" file.


Technical support
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Before you contact me, please do the following:

- Be sure that you're doing everything right.
- Look at the Help file: it may already contain an answer to
  your question. 
- Visit Outbreak home page in the Internet at
  http://www.jaibo.net/outbreak. It's a good chance that you'll
  find the newer version of Outbreak there.

But if you still have a problem with Outbreak and nothing else helps,
please contact me at support@jaibo.net.

Please inform me about the following:

  - Outbreak version
  - Outbreak registration key (if you're a registered user)
  - your Operating system
  - computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible
    to retrieve the problem)

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to post them to me.