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Master of Orion Ship Design Editor v1.1
Copyright (C) 1995 Hank Lee - All Rights Reserved
The Master of Orion Ship Design Editor package consists of the following files:
*MOOSED.DOC This file.
*MOOSED.EXE Required executable file.
*MOOSED.DAT Required data file.
If you did not receive all these files please contact the author via e-mail
to hank.lee@vidgame.com, or by sending US Mail to Hank Lee, P.O. Box 1090,
Daly City, CA 94017-1090.
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INTRODUCTION
Are you frustrated that your ships are weak, and your technologies are not
advancing fast enough? Have you ever tried to put powerful improvments on your
ship, but the hull does not have enough space? WORRY NO MORE! Master of
Orion Ship Design Editor is here to save the day. Now you can improve your
ships ahead of time. You need not have the knowledge to build an advanced
ship. You don't even have to worry about space! You now can put the most
powerful weapons and improvments on the Smallest Hull!! Master of Orion Ship
Design Editor will indeed, make you the Master of Orion in record time!
Be forewarned, using this program might nullify your stratedy for the game.
Use at your own risk.
LICENSE AGREEMENT
You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before
using this software. Use of this software indicates your acceptance of
these terms and conditions. If you do not agree with them, pleas do not
use the software.
SHAREWARE
You are hereby licensed to use the Shareware Version of the software
for a 30 day evaluation period. You can make as many copies of the Shareware
version of this software and documentation as you wish. Please feel free to
only duplicate exact copies of the Shareware version of this software,
including all the original files and documentation.
Charging or requesting donations for copies of this software is strictly
prohibited without the expressed written concent of the author. Only vendors
approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals are permitted to
charge for the redistribution of Master of Orion Ship Design Editor Shareware
version without prior written permission.
Unregistered use of Master of Orion Ship Design Editor after the 30-day
evaluation period is strictly prohibited.
EVALUATION and REGISTRATION
Master of Orion Ship Design Editor Shareware version is not free software.
You are permitted to evaluate this software for 30 days. After the 30-day
evaluation period, continued usage of this software requires a $10 (US)
registration fee. Payments _must_ be in US dollars drawn on a US bank, and
should be sent to Hank Lee, P.O. Box 1090, Daly City, CA 94017-1090. When
payment is received you will be immediately sent a registered version of
Master of Orion Ship Design Editor (registered in your name). All Registered
users are entited to receive the next two (2) upgrades of Master of Orion Ship
Design Editor when and if available. The upgrade may include, but not limited
to, an editor for the upcoming MOO ][. Bug fixes do not count against the
registered users toward their two (2) free upgrades.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
This software and the accompanying files are sold "as is" and without
warranties as to performance of merchantability or any other warranties
whether expressed or implied. Any damages directly or indirectly result
from the usage of this software will be the user's own responsibility.
By using this software, you explicitly indicate the reading and comprehension
of the above terms.
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INSTALLATION
Unzip the MOOSED11.ZIP file to the directory where you installed
Master of Orion.
To run the Editor Enter MOOSED and press Enter.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Limitations of the Shareware version include an incremental delay mechanism,
and weapon amount limitation. Please refer to the table below:
Date Delay Weapon amount
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May 5, 1995 5 seconds 3 max
July 2, 1995 15 seconds 10 max
October 15, 1995 20 seconds 20 max
(afterwards) 30 seconds 50 max
Before May 5, 1995, the delay is 5 seconds, and you're limited to installing 3
weapons per weapon slot. On May 5, 1995, the delay will be changed to the next
increment (15 seconds), and the weapon limit adjusted accordingly. The delay
will be incremented and weapons adjust accordingly until the date of October
15, 1995. On October 15, 1995, the delay will be frozen at 30 seconds and
the Weapon amount limit will be frozen at 50. The Ship's HitPoint is limited
to 120 in the Shareware version.
In the REGISTERED version, there are no delays, and the Weapon amount is the
largest available value, 255 max. Maximum HitPoint for any ship is 30,000.
ALL weapons and ALL of the specials are available in both the Shareware and
the Registered version.
INSTRUCTIONS
Master of Orion Ship Design Editor is very simple to run. When run, you will
see an introduction screen. After the introduction screen, MOOSED will attempt
to load CONFIG.MOO, to determine which saved games are available. You will see
the fowllowing screen:
┌────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Available Saved Game │
│ │
│ 1 Game One │
│ 2 Game Two │
│ 3 Game Three │
│ 4 Game Four │
│ 5 Game Five │
│ 6 Game Six │
│ │
└────────────────────────┘
Choosing a game to load will result a screen listing all of the available
ships, like the following:
┌────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Ship Designs Available │
│ │
│ (1) ATTACKCRUS │
│ (2) COLONY │
│ (3) ELITE SCOU │
│ (4) │
│ (5) │
│ (6) │
│ │
└────────────────────────┘
Choosing a ship will bring you to a screen displaying all of the available
ship status, like the following:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTACKCRUS │
│ │
│1[2 ] Weapon: Proton Torpedo │
│2[3 ] Weapon: Pulse Phasor │
│3[3 ] Weapon: Ameoba Stream │
│4[3 ] Weapon: Particle Beam │
│ 5Special: Advanced Damage Control │
│ 6Special: High Energy Focus │
│ 7Special: Displacement Device │
│ Warp Mod: 5 │
│ Shield: 8 │
│ Attack: 6 │
│ Defense: 9 │
│ HP: 50 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Selecting the highlighted letter or number will allow you to edit the specific
attribute. Weapons and Specials are the standard improments. Please be
careful if you wish to edit the Warp Mod, Shield, Attack, and Defense. Giving
them values too high may result in strange effects.
Please Register Master of Orion Ship Design Editor. When you register this
software, you will receive a registered version in your name, and it will help
me to write an upgrade. Registration is $10 (US).
Any comments, suggestions, and bug reports are greatly appreciated.
You can contact me on thru the Internet at hank.lee@vidgame.com, or thru the
following method:
US Mail Hank Lee
P.O. Box 1090
Daly City, CA 94017-1090
Master of Orion is copyrighted by Simtex Software, and a trademark of
MicroProse, Inc.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Master of Orion Ship Design Editor v1.1
Registration Information
MOOSED is a "SHAREWARE" product. You are entitled to evaluate it for 30 days.
If it suits your needs and you would like to continue using it, then you must
pay the licensing fee. Please use the following REGISTRATION FORM. To
register more than one copy, duplicate the following form.
All prices shown are US DOLLARS. Please remit US FUNDS on US BANK only.
MAILING ADDRESS: Hank Lee
P.O. Box 1090
Daly City, CA 94017-1090
INTERNET: hank.lee@vidgame.com
PAYMENT OPTIONS: CASH, CHECK or MONEY ORDER: make payable to HANK LEE.
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