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Prince of Destruction(tm)
Microsoft Windows(tm) Version 1.24
(C) 1995, 1996 BadgerCom Software Inc.
OVERVIEW
Prince of Destruction is an award-winning MARS scenario for 1-4 players.
* Uses the powerful Multi-player Animated Roleplaying System (MARS)
* Play alone or over a network with up to three friends
* Highly detailed landscapes add life to your computer role-playing experience
* Over 1,500 regions to explore!
* Accelerated for PowerMacintosh
* Shareware fee $30, Commercial version $40 + $5 s/h
OBJECTIVE
Welcome to Prince of Destruction, the first game using MARS, the
Multi-player Animated Role-playing System. Prince of Destruction is an
epic fantasy set in a distant land known as Nestaria.
Through trickery and deceit, the evil Prince Grishnakh has overthrown
his sister, the rightful heir to Nestaria's throne. You have been
summoned by the Keeper to defeat the self-titled Prince of Destruction,
despotic ruler of Nestaria. You arrive in Nestaria atop a huge stone
monolith, facing a white-haired magician.
You must defeat the evil Prince of Destruction. Along the way you will
encounter important clues, fiendish puzzles and deadly traps. Use your
skill and wits to navigate the world of Nestaria, vanquish the Prince
and return Nestaria to its former glory.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
* Windows(tm) 386/33MHz+, 4Mb RAM, 5Mb hard drive space
* GRAPHICS: 256-color SVGA
* MUSIC%: Ad Lib(R), Sound Blaster(R) or 100% compatible sound board
* RECOMMENDED: Pentium 60MHz+, 8Mb RAM
* NETWORK%: NetBIOS (Novell, Win95, etc...)
% optional
INSTALLING PRINCE OF DESTRUCTION
To install Prince of Destruction, do the following:
* load Microsoft Windows (type "win" at the DOS prompt if not using Windows 95)
* insert disk 1 into the drive
* select "RUN" from the Windows FILE menu (START menu on Windows 95)
* type "A:\INSTALL.EXE" and hit enter
* follow the instructions that appear on the screen
For gameplay information, please refer to the "DOCMARS.PDF" and
"DOCPOD.PDF" files. The documentation for this game is in Adobe
Acrobat Reader format. Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge
from <http://www.adobe.com>.
SHAREWARE NOTICE
This game is provided as Shareware. Until you register, certain
features are disabled: save game, progress beyond level 5, and access
to certain regions. (Note: multiple players is enabled!)
* Shareware version: $30
* Commercial version: $40 (includes complete commercial package: disks, manuals, box)
* Walkthrough:$10 (tips, hints and a complete solution to the Prince of Destruction game)
To register Prince of Destruction, refer to the startup screen that is
displayed when loading the game.
NOTES
Prince of Destruction includes a quality soundtrack to add to the
game's ambiance. If you dislike this kind of ambiance, you may press
the "M" key during gameplay to turn the soundtrack on/off.
You need to add a SoundBlaster driver to your system to hear sounds in
Prince of Destruction:
1) Open the control panel item in the main group
2) Double-click drivers
3) If you don't see "Creative Labs Soundblaster 1.0," "Creative Labs
Soundblaster 1.5," or something similar, select "Add"
4) Choose "Creative Labs Soundblaster 1.0" or "Creative Labs Soundblaster 1.5"
and select "Ok"
5) You may be asked to insert your soundblaster disk, and you will have to
restart windows, but this should make the sounds work. If it doesn't,
try reinstalling the soundblaster drivers.
Under Windows, MARS uses the WinG graphics library from Microsoft, which allows
it to support 640x480 in 256 colors, but still run on low end machines. It uses
the MCI interface for sound effects, meaning it should be compatible with any
sound card - assuming that proper drivers are installed. Network support
for multiple players is supported through the NetBIOS interface.
The Windows version of MARS uses 99% of the same source code base as the
Macintosh version of MARS.
Both the Windows and Macintosh versions of MARS use exactly the same data
files and it automatically copes with byte-ordering issues, meaning that
any scenario developed for MARS runs on all MARS-capable machines.
The Windows version of MARS was compiled with Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5.
BADGERCOM SOFTWARE INC.
BadgerCom Software Inc.
1205 West Elizabeth E111
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 USA
1-800-254-3001 (US)
+1-970-482-5641 (International)
Email: badger@badgercom.com
WWW: http://www.badgercom.com
FTP: ftp://ftp.badgercom.com
CREDITS
Programming
Andrew Barry
Design
Tonio Loewald
Graphics & Animation
Tonio Loewald
Pamina Loewald
Music
Matt Donovan
Sound
Tonio "Hahar!" Loewald
Andrew "Ugh" Barry
Pamina "Oh No!" Loewald
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. WinG is Copyright 1995
Microsoft Corporation. Redistribution is prohibited.
(C) 1995, 1996 BadgerCom Software Inc. BadgerCom Software, MARS, and
Prince of Destruction are trademarks of BadgerCom Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.