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| This VENDINFO Product Information File contains both readable text |
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VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 27-Oct-1997
===== Product Information ==============================
Product: Space Empires III
Version: 1.02
Version Date: 28-Oct-1997
Product Type: Software
Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
Product Description: Space Empires III: Space Strategy Game v1.02
Massive universe with custom ship design and
AIs with unique personalities. Engage in
Research, Intelligence Ops, Politics,
Treaties, and Tactical or Strategic Combat.
Special units such as mines, troops and
fighters. Draw your own ship pictures!
Customizable Game Setup. For Win95.
Reason for version: Initial release to public
Category: Games; Strategy/simulation
Keywords: Space Strategy Game Starship Windows
Shareware
Required Packages: SE3V102
This Package: SE3V102
Registration Fee: 35.00 (US)
Required Configuration
Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80486)
Clock Speed: 50 MHz
Minimum OS: Windows 95
Standard RAM: 8000K
Hard Drive Space: 5K
Required:
Hard drive
Video Graphics Array (VGA)
Color monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Orders:
Address: Altus Software
4 Triad Center Suite 110
Salt Lake City, UT 84180
USA
Toll-Free Phone: 888-282-5887
Phone: 888-282-5887
FAX: 801-530-7161
Internet: altus@inquo.net
Other E-mail: http://www.crl.com/~malfador
Support:
Address: Malfador Machinations
PO Box 471885
San Francisco, CA 94147-1885
Phone: 415-281-9971
Internet: malfador@crl.com
Other E-mail: http://www.crl.com/~malfador
===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
Space Empires III
A space strategy game from Malfador Machinations
This text file contains a full description of Space Empires III,
how to install it, and troubleshooting information. If you have
trouble installing or playing Space Empires III, look below.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME:
Space Empires III is a massive space strategy game for Windows 95.
You control your empire in an ever changing and hostile galaxy.
Design your starships and use them to explore new solar systems
throughout the galaxy. Hundreds of different components to place on
your ships and facilities to build on planets. Use fighters, troops,
and mines to supplement your starships. Build your empire through
research, intelligence operations, politics, treaties, and
decisively planned strategy. Engage in Tactical or Strategic Combat
throughout the galaxy. Up to 10 players either human or computer
with multi-player support. Customize the graphics for your ships
and download updates from our WEB site!
$35 shareware.
Requires Windows 95, 256 colors.
Contact: malfador@crl.com
http://www.crl.com/~malfador
INSTALLATION:
Space Empires III is contained within a zip file. First you will
need to unzip the package using PKUNZIP from DOS or WINZIP from
Windows. Once the package has been decompressed, you can begin
the installation program by running the file called "se3.exe".
The installation program will guide you through all of the
steps necessary to install Space Empires III. If you encounter
any problems, please send a detailed report of your problems to
malfador@crl.com.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
1. Space Empires III will not install properly.
The installation for Space Empires III requires
at least 10 megabytes of free space. The game takes up 5
megabytes, but the installer needs some extra space to
work in. Once you have freed up that much space on your
hard drive, reboot your machine. Make sure no other programs
are running and try the installation program again. If this
doesn't work, your download may be corrupted. Try redownloading.
2. Space Empires III crashes sometimes for no reason.
Try the following:
a. Stop all other running programs.
b. Make sure you have at least 4 megabytes of free RAM.
c. Under the File Menu select Machine Options, and turn sound
off.
d. Restart your computer fresh.
3. The windows in Space Empires III only take up a small portion
of the main Tactical Window.
From the main menu, select Windows/Arrange. Select the resolution
you are currently running in (you can find this out by right-clicking
on the desktop and selecting Properties, and looking at the Settings
tab).
4. The Space Empires III screen colors are strange.
Space Empires III must be run in at least 256 colors. You can
find out what mode you are running in by right-clicking on the desktop
and selecting Properties, and looking at the Settings tab. The Color
Palette selection needs to be 256 Color or higher. (The game runs best
in High Color 16-bit or better.)
5. When I switch to another window and then switch back to Space Empires
III, the colors change.
If you are running in 256 colors, then Windows has to adjust the palette
for each program that is running. The other program you were looking at
must have different colors than the ones used in Space Empires III. You
can fix this problem by shutting down the other program. If the colors
in Space Empires III are still strange, you should shut the game down
and restart it. Also be sure to shutdown any other programs that are
running.
6. I start the game but I can't figure out how to play.
From the Starting Window, select the Tutorial. It will take you
through a number of turns and introduce you to all of the windows
you will be using.
7. I have questions that aren't answered in the help file.
You can come and visit our WEB site which has a list of all of the
latest questions that we've been asked. If you don't find it, then
send us your question via email.
Thanks for playing Space Empires III!
===== Packing List =====================================
As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
Filename Size Date Time CRC32
READ_ME.1ST 171 27-Oct-1997 07:39p F9D97F00
READ_ME.BAT 400 27-Oct-1997 07:39p 92332557
FILE_ID.DIZ 344 27-Oct-1997 09:40p 7C29D5C8
VENDOR.DOC 216 27-Oct-1997 07:39p 13796CEE
SE3.EXE 1454080 27-Oct-1997 09:39p E9DBCA56
DESC.SDI 56 27-Oct-1997 07:37p B0B10A4A
README.TXT 4086 30-Sep-1997 11:42a BCB1AE0C
VENDOR.TXT 216 27-Oct-1997 07:39p 13796CEE
SE3.W02 1372140 27-Oct-1997 09:39p 1A4851AF
===== Installation =====================================
Space Empires III is contained within a zip file. First you will
need to unzip the package using PKUNZIP from DOS or WINZIP from
Windows. Once the package has been decompressed, you can begin
the installation program by running the file called "se3.exe".
The installation program will guide you through all of the
steps necessary to install Space Empires III. If you encounter
any problems, please send a detailed report of your problems to
malfador@crl.com.
===== Warranty =========================================
SPACE EMPIRES III IS PROVIDED BY MALFADOR MACHINATIONS STRICTLY ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS. MALFADOR MACHINATIONS MAKES NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OR RELIABILITY OF SPACE EMPIRES III
FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW,
MALFADOR MACHINATIONS DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM
THE USE OR OPERATION OF SPACE EMPIRES III, OR FROM INABILITY TO USE
SPACE EMPIRES III. THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK OF EVALUATING AND
USING THE PROGRAM. THE SOLE LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED TO
REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE HELD TO BE INVALID OR
UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THE REMAINING PROVISIONS SHALL CONTINUE
TO BE VALID AND ENFORCEABLE. IF A COURT FINDS THAT ANY PROVISION OF THIS
AGREEMENT IS INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, BUT THAT BY LIMITING SUCH
PROVISION IT WOULD BECOME VALID OR ENFORCEABLE, THEN SUCH PROVISION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE WRITTEN, CONSTRUED, AND ENFORCED AS SO LIMITED.
===== License for Use and Distribution =================
COPYRIGHT. Space Empires III is NOT a public domain program.
The Space Empires III software (including any and all images and
text incorporated into Space Empires III) is owned by Malfador
Machinations and protected by United States copyright law and
international treaties. You may not make or use copies of Space
Empires III except as expressly permitted under the Distribution
and License provisions of this agreement. All other rights not
expressly granted here are reserved by Malfador Machinations
and its assigns or successors.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile,
disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the
licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such
unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic
termination of this license.
DISTRIBUTION. You are free to distribute Space Empires III as
shareware to others, provided you distribute all original files
without modification. No one may distribute any Space Empires III
user authorization code to any other individual or group, with the
sole exception that a valid owner of a registered license for Space
Empires III may transfer that license and its user authorization
code to another individual. When such a transfer is made, the
original owner must transfer or destroy any copies of Space Empires
III that use that authorization code.
Permission to distribute the Space Empires III package is not
transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor
wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the
terms of this limited distribution license.
In addition, the accompanying VENDINFO data file (VENDINFO.DIZ in
the installation package or DYNGIN.DIZ or DYNGIN32.DIZ in the
directory where Space Empires III is installed) is hereby
incorporated by reference. Any distribution satisfying all the
distribution requirements expressed in that data record is
hereby authorized.
SHAREWARE EVALUATION LICENSE. Space Empires III is shareware.
Before purchasing Space Empires III, you are entitled to use and
evaluate one (1) copy of Space Empires III for free. You may use
it as long as you wish.
REGISTERED LICENSE. Upon purchase of Space Empires III, you
receive a registered license and a unique user authorization code.
The registered license gives you nonexclusive permission to make
and load as many copies of major version 1.00 of Space Empires III
or any of its minor version revisions on as many computers as you
own, provided that no more than one of those copies of Space
Empires III is ever in use at any one time.
APPLICABILITY AND SEVERABILITY. This Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the State of California. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and
enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement
is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision
it would become valid or enforceable, then such provision shall
be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.
Malfador Machinations may revoke any permissions granted here, by
notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are
reserved to Malfador Machinations.
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