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Lord Generic Productions
Project: Invaders
Subject: INVADERS Shareware Version 1.2 Whatsup.doc 4/22/97
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This is the Whatsup.doc file for INVADERS shareware version 1.0
System Requirements for this version of INVADERS:
* an 486dx2-66 or faster (Pentium is recommended)
For digitized sound and music
* A SoundBlaster or compatible sond card
* Your Blaster environment variable set (see your soundcard manual)
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How to start INVADERS:
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* If you HAVE a SoundBlaster type card, be sure your BLASTER environment
variable is set.
* Type INVADERS at the Dos prompt.
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Introduction:
Earth is being invaded by waves of Venusians! These sneaky invaders
waited until all your buddies were on vacation, so it's up to YOU to
to stop them!
All you have is an ACME Ion-Cannon, and some old rusty Protecto-Barriers
which will offer some safety, but will obstruct your shots. You must
move out into the open and shoot the INVADERS as they move across the
screen, then duck back under the barriers to keep from getting hit by their
bombs. If you shoot a barrier, you will put a hole in it, which may
or may not be a good idea, depending on your strategy.
As soon as ANY of the invaders reaches the left or right sides
of the screen, they will all drop down a little bit and start moving
a little bit faster in the opposite direction.
If ANY of the Venusians get past you, the game is over, and Earth is
lost to the INVADERS!
When you destroy all the INVADERS, more attack immediately. These will
start faster than the last wave, and start closer to you.
Beware: As the invaders get closer to you, they get faster and harder
to hit! Be careful to avoid their bombs! Also every once in awhile, the
Venusians send a saucer down to bomb you and blow away your barriers.
Be sure to duck out of the way! You get 300 points for hitting the Saucer.
Note: Your Ion-Cannon requires time to recharge, and the amount of time
it takes depends on how high the last shot had to go to hit it's
target. Essentially, this means that you can't fire again until
your last shot hits something or reaches its effective range.
You need to plan your shots carefully; a miss may cost you the game.
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Controls:
ESC - About Box. This will bring up information and credits for the game.
Press any key to step through it, or Q to quit back to the game in
progress.
Q - Quit. Anytime your Ion-Cannon is on screen, you can quit the game
in progress by hitting the Q key.
Left Alt or SPACE - FIRE! You can only shoot one shot at a time. As soon
as your last shot disappears, you can shoot again.
Right ALT, CTRL or Left,Right Arrow keys - Move your Ion-Cannon left or
right. Using the CTRL and ALT keys is more responsive, and your motion
stops when you release the keys. When using the Arrow Keys to move,
you need to hit another key to stop moving.
F - Reverse the right CTRL and ALT Key controls for those with non-standard
keyboards.
A - Arcade Controls - This switches hands to match the old arcade games
where the left hand controls movement and the right hand fires.
When you hit A, the LEFT CTRL,ALT move the Cannon and RIGHT ALT or
SPACE fires.
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Register INVADERS for only $20 + $5 s&h and receive the
latest version with exciting new features, including:
MORE SOUNDS AND ACTION!
POWERUPS: When you shoot one of these you will get one of the following:
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MORE FIREPOWER: Your Ion-Cannon will Autofire rapidly for a limited time.
NEW BARRIERS: Your old, beaten-up barriers will be replaced with newer,
less beaten-up barriers.
SLOWDOWN: All enemies and bombs will drop to 1/2 speed for a limited
time.
To Register by Mail:
Print and fill out our Order Form (ORDER.TXT) and send a Check or Money
Order for $25 to
Lord Generic Productions
1218 Karen Ave
Santa Ana, Ca 92704
NEW!! CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLINE! NEW!!
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You can now order INVADERS or any of our other games ONLINE by credit card
at the LGPGames Site - http://www.aait.com/LGPGames Then download the
registered version right to your computer and save the shipping charge.
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Credits:
Game Design, Programming, Music, Art, Sound Fx, Funny voices,
Background art, Font Design: Michael Packard
SFX Programming: Jacques Deschenes
Font Programming: Jiri Babor
Lead Playtester: Andrew Welty
Many thanx goes out to everyone who played the game and helped us
make it better.
This game is written in Euphoria - a simple, powerful new programming
language. Euphoria runs in 32-bit protected mode to give you access
to all of your machine's memory. Check out the Official Euphoria
Programming Page on the WWW at http://members.aol.com/filesEu/
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Thanx for playing INVADERS! Please register!
+========================================================+
|Product Name/Description | Price |
|==============================================+=========+
|Invaders: Defend the earth from Venusians! | $20.00 |
|----------------------------------------------+---------+
| SHIPPING AND HANDLING: Domestic orders (USA) $5.00 |
| International orders $6.50 |
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| *ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN US DOLLARS ONLY!* |
|==============================================+=========|
| MORE LGP Games |
|------------------------------------------------+-------+
|OidZone :Blow Up Oids, avoid Swarm Mines! |$20.00 |
|StarThief :Stop Aliens from stealing your stuff!|$20.00 |
|------------------------------------------------+-------|
|SolarQuest: Save your sun from the StarKillers! |Coming |
|StarRanger: Protect your frontier from invasion!| Soon |
+========================================================+
Lord Generic Productions
1218 Karen Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92704
lgp@exo.com
http://www.aait.com/LGPGames