旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � FoxFire 13 For DOS (FF13D102.ZIP) Version 1.02 � 읕쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫켸 � Copyright 1994 - by Randy Rasa and Todd Svec � � written to support 5040 Dearborn � � FoxFire BBS Mission, KS 66202-1752 � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Introduction ------------ FoxFire 13 is a simple card game, made up while on a long plane flight over the Colorado Rockies! It's easy to learn and easy to play. Randy Rasa was gracious enough to put together my ideas into computer format! You'll recognize his name as the author of such great shareware games as Simple Pleasures, Solitaire Suite and Four Seasons. This program is a joint venture and was written to help support my BBS, FoxFire, which has been online since April 1988 at (913)722-6577 or (913)722-3321. Todd Svec Sysop of FoxFire BBS Mission, KS May 1, 1994 Legal stuff ----------- FoxFire 13 is shareware! It is NOT freeware. It is NOT public domain! As such, you can play it, copy it, and give it away as you wish. In fact, you are encouraged to distribute the program to friends, family, and strangers alike. This includes distribution via electronic bulletin board systems (BBS), user's groups, and disk-distribution services. All that we ask is that the package remains unaltered and complete, consisting of the following files: FF13.EXE ....... FoxFire 13 main menu FF13.DOC ....... FoxFire 13 documentation (this file) * FF13.FRM ....... FoxFire 13 registration form FF13.HLP ....... FoxFire 13 help file FFPIC1.PIC ..... FoxFire 13 graphics FFPIC2.PIC ..... FoxFire 13 graphics FFPIC3.PIC ..... FoxFire 13 graphics CARDS.CD1 ...... Card Graphics CARDS.CD2 ...... Card Graphics HISTORY.TXT .... Program history * FILE_ID.DIZ .... Program description * BBS.LST ........ List of Support BBS's * VENDOR.TXT ..... Shareware Distribution Information * ERROR1.VOC ..... VOC file for an error * LOSE1.VOC ...... VOC file for losing * OFF.VOC ........ VOC file for taking cards off * SHUFFLE.VOC .... VOC file for shuffling cards * WIN1.VOC ....... VOC file for winning * All of the files except those marked with an asterisk (*) are required for proper operation of FoxFire 13. FF13.DAT will be created upon running. .VOC files may be deleted if you are not utilizing a sound card. Refer to the VENDOR.TXT file for more distribution information. Standard Limited Warranty: This software is sold "as is", without any warranty as to performance or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the vast number of possible hardware and software environments in which this software may be used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user assumes the entire risk of using this program. Any liability of the author will be limited to product replacement or the refund of the registration fee. Hardware Requirements --------------------- FoxFire 13 requires: 1. An IBM PC or compatible computer (80x86) with at least 512K of free conventional memory. To see if you have enough memory, simply type "MEM" from the DOS command line. 2. EGA or better graphics capability with at least 256K of video RAM. This includes EGA, VGA, Super VGA (SVGA), and XGA adapters. Note that IBM's original VGA video card did not include enough memory to run at 640x350x16. 3. A Microsoft mouse or 100% compatible pointing device. I have tested this program with both Microsoft and Logitech mice, with excellent results. There have been reports of other "off-brand" pointing devices causing problems. If you have a mouse problem, try the following: - Make sure your mouse driver is being loaded from your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file when your system powers up. This is required even if you run the program under Windows (which uses its own mouse driver for Windows programs). - Make sure you have the latest driver for your mouse. Check with the mouse manufacturer for details. As of this writing, the latest Microsoft driver is 9.01, and the latest Logitech is 6.30. Even if you have a third-party mouse, these drivers will often work. They can be acquired from most BBS's, or from the companies themselves. 4. Optional Sound Card. FoxFire 13 can use a SoundBlaster or 100% compatible sound card. On most computers, this program can auto detect the proper sound card address and interrupt settings, but some configurations may have problems with this. The first time the program is run it will ask you for information about your sound card. It also helps if you set the "BLASTER" DOS environment variable like so: SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T3 � � � 읕� SoundBlaster type (normally 3) � � 읕컴컴 DMA setting (always 1) � 읕컴컴컴� IRQ line (2, 3, 5, or 7) 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴 Port address (220 or 240) Refer to your sound card's documentation for details. Make sure there are no spaces around the "=" sign, and exactly one space between each parameter. If you experience problems, you can disable the sound card support entirely by running the program with the "/NOSB" command-line option: FF13 /NOSB If you wish to re-configure your sound card, run the program with the "/C" command-line option: FF13 /C Registration ------------ FoxFire 13 is shareware. If you enjoy it, please support it!!! Registration is only $10 which gets you the latest registered versions on the diskette of your choice, plus registration codes good for all future updates of the programs. The registered version sent to you will support more sounds than the shareware version. The registration code allow you to change a program from a shareware version to a registered version. Essentially, what this buys you is unlimited FREE updates. If you acquire a newer version of FoxFire 13 from a bulletin board (BBS) or through a shareware disk distributor, you can convert the shareware version of the game to a registered versions for your own use. To register, print the registration form from the initial shareware screen and send it in. To print the form, first make sure that your printer is on-line and ready, then simply click on the "Print Registration Form ..." button. If you prefer, the registration form can also be printed manually by entering the following command from the DOS prompt (with your printer connected and ready): COPY FF13.FRM PRN Then just fill out the form and send it, along with cash, check or money order, to: Todd Svec 5040 Dearborn Mission, KS 66202-1752 How To Contact The Authors: --------------------------- Todd or Randy can be contacted via US mail at the address above, or via modem at one of the locations listed in the BBS.LST file. The main support board is FoxFire BBS. General Instructions -------------------- The following section describes features and options in FoxFire 13. The mouse pointer will appear as a white arrow with black edges. In general, the left button is used to select the object being pointed to (a card or a button), while the right button is used to exit menus or prompts. If you have a three-button mouse, the middle button will blank the screen. This can also be accomplished by pressing the left and right buttons simultaneously. The "Help" button brings up several pages of information about how to play the games, which you can view by clicking on the single- or double-arrow buttons to scroll the display by one line or page at a time. When you are finished reading the help, click on the "OK" button to exit. The "Options" button brings up the options menu, which you can use to set your preferences for both generic and game-specific options. The generic options are: Sound: Select "Disable" to disable the beeps, clicks, and various other noises the programs make. Select "PC Speaker" to enable various sounds through the PC speaker or Digital sound for SoundBlaster compatible sounds. Session Statistics: Choices are: Display Only On Demand, Display When Exiting The Game and Display After Every Game Easy Mode: When this option is enabled, you can pick two cards that are overlaying each other that form 13. If disabled, only the four cards with their full faces showing can be chosen for removal. Default is Easy mode. Move Alert: When this option is enabled, a little help box will show you that you have possible moves immediately playable and changes to "No Moves" when there are no immediate moves. Default is disabled. Background and Border Colors: Click on the up & down arrows to step through the available choices. Card Back: Click on the card back graphic to bring up a menu of available card backs to choose from. Once you've set things to your liking, you may click on the "OK" button to save your preferences to disk, or on the "Cancel" button to exit the Options menu without changing anything. The "New Hand" button will end the current game, update your statistics, and start a new hand. Note that the stats will only be updated if you have made moves that increased your score. This allows you to evaluate the layout of the cards and, if you don't like what you see, to begin a new game without having it count against you. The "Same Hand" button will allow you to replay the last game using the same series of cards. The "Undo button" will allow you to back up your moves up to five levels deep. This can also be used "creatively"... The "Player Selection Menu" allows you to select from up to 10 players. Each record holds statistics and game options (ie, color) for each player. The "<" and ">" buttons allow you to quickly change between players. If a game is in progress, changing players will end the current game. Use the "Quit" button to exit the program. If you have made any moves that increased your score, your statistics will be updated and displayed briefly before returning you to DOS. Another way to exit the game is to press the "Abort" key (F10). If you press F10 (and select the "Exit This Program" option in the pop-up dialog box or press F10 again), the program will quit to DOS without saving the data file (and thus not giving you a low score if you have to quit the program in the middle of a game). < Of course you realize this is cheating, don't you? > Use the "Statistics" button to show the current players game stats. Here you have the option of clearing a players stats.