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- Welcome to WARSHIPS version 2.5 08/20/93
-
- This README file contains important, last minute information
- in addition to WARSHIPS.DOC.
-
- WARSHIPS 2.5 is the "Classic" Battleship Game, written for
- the purist who wants an unadulterated version of the original
- game. Play is against the computer with both player
- selection of ship position and random ship positioning.
- Other options include which player goes first, play level
- (one of three), single shot and salvo mode, and sound toggle.
- Input can be via a mouse, joystick, or keyboard with both the
- joystick and keyboard using a mouse-like interface. As
- reviewed in Shareware Magazine Vol. VIII No. 1 JAN-FEB 1993
- pp 41-42, "from the depth charges to sinking sounds, this
- version of Warships [v2.1] brings dazzling new dimensions to
- the game, complete with ripples in the water for each shot
- fired." And that was for WARSHIPS 2.1!
-
- New features in WARSHIPS 2.5 include the addition of a SALVO
- mode, an optional "smarter" random ship placement algorithm,
- and an improved EXPERT level of play. For more information
- on these features, please read the WARSHIPS.DOC file.
-
- For those of you installing from floppy there is now an
- installation program (INSTALL.COM) to help you.
-
- This program has been tested on the following:
-
- - a 33MH 486 (VGA) running DOS 6.0
- - a 25/20MH 386 (VGA) running MSDOS 3.3 and PCDOS 2.1
- - a 16/8MH 386SX (VGA) running MSDOS 3.3
- - a 12/6MH 286 (VGA) running MSDOS 3.1
- - a 12/6MH 286 (EGA) running DOS 3.2.
-
- Please inform us of any problems with other combinations.
-
- We suggest you load this game to your hard disk. The loading
- of the images from floppy can take awhile. However, loading
- the game to your hard disk is not required.
-
- We are extremely interested in your constructive comments
- and suggestions. Feedback from users, even negative
- feedback, helps us to improve our products. We thank you for
- your interest in TAG SOFTWARE products.
-
- Please send your comments or suggestions to :
- ..........................
- : :
- : TAG SOFTWARE :
- : 5909 Shepherd Lane :
- : Seabrook, MD 20706 :
- :........................:
-
- Or we can be reached on The Programmer's Corner BBS
- 301-596-7692 or 410-995-6873.
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- PLAYING WARSHIPS FROM FLOPPY DISK:
-
- WARSHIPS should be executable directly from the floppy disk.
- However, we suggest that you make a backup copy using your
- favorite disk duplication program. We strongly suggest that
- you install WARSHIPS on your hard disk. Loading of the
- graphics from floppy disk can take a long time, however the
- game will perform very well once the graphics are loaded.
-
- 1) Insert the floppy disk containing WARSHIPS into a floppy
- disk drive. If this drive is the "B" drive then use "B:"
- instead of "A:" in the remaining steps.
-
- 2) At the DOS prompt type:
-
- A:
- WARSHIPS
-
- 3) As the game begins, you should hear "Anchors Aweigh" and
- see an opening screen with a menu asking you to select an
- input device. Input the corresponding number of the
- device you want to use to play the game (1 for mouse, 2
- for joystick, or 3 for keyboard). When the game board is
- displayed, use your selected input device to click on
- PLAY to start a game.
-
- INSTALLATION TO HARD DISK:
-
- TAG SOFTWARE has included an installation program to ease
- your installation of WARSHIPS to hard disk. However, a disk
- vendor may have replaced TAG SOFTWARE's supplied
- installation program with their own. These instructions
- assume the use of the TAG SOFTWARE installation program. If
- a disk vendor has replaced TAG SOFTWARE's supplied
- installation program, follow the directions supplied in the
- vendor's installation program.
-
- 1) Insert the floppy disk containing WARSHIPS into the
- floppy disk drive. If this drive is the "B" drive, use
- "B:" instead of "A:" in the remaining steps.
-
- 2) At the DOS prompt type:
-
- A:
- INSTALL
-
- 3) Follow the directions given by the installation program.
- This installation program will install WARSHIPS into a
- directory on your hard disk. This directory can already exist,
- or the installation program will create it as necessary.
-
- 4) Change to the directory that you installed WARSHIPS into
- in the step above. To start the game, type:
-
- WARSHIPS
-
- You should hear "Anchors Aweigh" as the game begins
- execution and see an opening screen with a menu asking
- you to select an input device. Input the corresponding
- number of the device you want to use to play the game (1
- for mouse, 2 for joystick, or 3 for keyboard). When the
- game board is displayed, use your selected input device
- to click on PLAY to start a game.
-
- QUICK INSTALLATION
-
- 1) Copy all the files from the floppy to a directory on your
- hard disk. It is important that WARSHIPS.EXE,
- WARSHIPS.IDB, and WARSHIPS.OPT be kept together. Print
- out the WARSHIPS.DOC and REGISTER.DOC files. Remember
- that this program is shareware. If you continue to use
-
-
- it, you need to register it.
-
- 2) Change to the directory that you copied WARSHIPS to in
- the step above. Type WARSHIPS to start the game.
-
- GAME OPTIONS
-
- WARSHIPS starts with the following option settings:
-
- Sound: ON
- Level: Expert
- First: Alternate
- Place: Manual
- Device: Select
- Mode: Salvo
- Dispersal: Dispered
-
- See WARSHIPS.DOC for directions on how to change these
- options.
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
-
- Error:
-
- Memory left: <value>
- Memory required: <value>
- Insufficient memory to run program.
-
- Indicates that there was not enough free RAM to run the
- program after loading. WARSHIPS requires 256K free RAM
- to operate properly.
-
- Graphics error: Unsupported graphics card. <type>
- Sorry, Warships can only use EGA/VGA graphics cards.
-
- Indicates that your type of graphics card <type> is not
- supported by WARSHIPS. WARSHIPS requires an EGA/EGA graphics
- card.
-
- Unable to malloc array for images
-
- Indicates that WARSHIPS could not allocate enough RAM to
- load graphics images. Try unloading some TSR's or if you have
- DOS 5.0 or DOS 6.0, loading DOS high.
-
- Unable to load images from warships.idb file.
-
- WARSHIPS was unable to load the graphics images. This
- is usually a lack of free RAM problem. Try unloading some
- TSR's or if you have DOS 5.0 or DOS 6.0, loading DOS high.
-
- Searchpath of warships.idb failed
-
- WARSHIPS was unable to locate its graphics images file.
- This file is either missing or cannot be found using your PATH
- environment variable.
-
- (<module>) Unable to allocate save image space.
-
- WARSHIPS was unable to allocate RAM required to manage
- the screen properly. This is a lack of free RAM. Try
- unloading some TSR's or if you have DOS 5.0 or DOS 6.0, loading
- DOS high.
-
-