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                            Pickle Wars
                                by
                          Karen Crowther

            A Redwood Games and MVP Software Production

Pickle Wars is shareware.  You are free to evaluate this software for 30 days,
after which you must either register with MVP Software or delete the software
from your system.  Thanks for playing Pickle Wars and for supporting
shareware.  Your honesty pays.

This is volume one of the Pickle Wars trilogy.

To order the Pickle Wars trilogy, call 800-968-9684 toll-free 24 hours a day.
Please have your Master Card or Visa ready when you call.  Or fill out the
order form at the end of this manual and fax it to: 616-245-3204.  Make
sure your credit card number and expiration date are legible.  Or if you
prefer mail the order form and your check to: MVP Software, 1035 Dallas SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49507-1407.

For overseas orders or technical support call 616-245-8376.

           Download All the Latest MVP Shareware Games FREE

If your favorite BBS doesn't have an MVP file section, then you may be
missing some great shareware.  To get all the latest and greatest MVP
shareware releases, call one of the leading boards listed below, and check
out the FREE MVP file area.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan -- Ryan's Bar [phone]
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In Reston, Virginia -- WorldNet [phone]

Even better, tell your favorite sysop about the MVP Distribution Network and
how he can be assured of getting all of the latest MVP shareware hits as soon
as they are released.  See the SYSOP.DOC file for details.
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MVP Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).
ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you.  If you are
unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting
the member directly, ASP may be able to help.  The ASP Ombudsman can help you
resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
technical support for members' products.  Please write to the ASP Ombudsman
at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 or send a CompuServe message via
CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman at 70007,3536.

INSTALLATION
------------
If you downloaded this file from a BBS, you don't need to run Install.  If you
purchased an evaluation disk from a shareware vendor or the story, follow these
directions.  To install Pickle Wars, place the diskette into the A drive and
type A:, or into the B drive and type B:.  When the A> or B> prompt appears on
the screen, type INSTALL.  Follow the directions to install the software.

To begin the game type PW1.

Note to Windows Users
---------------------
Pickle Wars will run as a DOS application, spawned under Windows, but you may
encounter sound card conflicts.  The best solution if you run into conflicts
is to completely exit from Windows before starting Pickle Wars.  Clicking on
the DOS prompt is NOT exiting Windows.  You must actually close your Windows
session.

Note to OS/2 Users
------------------
Pickle Wars will run under OS/2, but you'll have to do a little tweaking to
make it run correctly, and at the right speed.  Here's how to do it.

Run Pickle Wars in a full-screen DOS session rather than a windowed DOS
session.  In addition, use the following DOS session settings:

   DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION OFF
   DOS_UMB ON
   HW_TIMER ON
   IDLE_SECONDS 0
   IDLE_SENSITIVITY 75
   VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP OFF
   VIDEO_ONDEMAND_MEMORY ON
   VIDEO_RETRACE_EMULATION OFF

The HW-TIMER and VIDEO_xxx settings are critical to running the game under
OS/2.  Anything else makes the game look hyperactive, with things running
way too fast.  Depending on the speed of your system you may have to
experiment with these settings.

Pickle Wars and Sound Blaster 16
--------------------------------
The Sound Blaster 16 sound card causes special problems, especially in 486 DX2
systems.  If the game locks up, try running it without digitized sound effects.
Another option is to include the following command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT:

    SET SB-SET FM:9,9

This command may also make the music louder if it is too soft on your SB 16.

Making a clean boot disk
------------------------
If you encounter problems running Pickle Wars there may be a conflict between
it and a program resident in memory.  Here's a way to avoid the conflict.

Place a blank, unformatted diskette into drive A of your computer.  Then type

            FORMAT A:/S/U

and press enter.  When the computer is finished formatting the disk and
copying the system files to it, press the RESET button on your computer or the
ALT-CTRL-DEL keys at the same time.  After your computer has rebooted, go to
the Pickle Wars directory and play the game.  If it runs, there is a conflict
between a resident program loaded by your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file.
Whenever you want to play Pickle Wars, simply reboot your computer with the
boot disk you have created.

The Story so far
----------------
Warlike aliens resembling giant dill pickles have invaded the peaceful human
colony of Arcadia.  After 500 years of peace, the people of Arcadia have put
away their weapons.  Their only military organization is the Coast Guard.
They appear to be helpless against the alien onslaught.

Fortunately, an enterprising teenager discovers that the Aliens are deathly
afraid of vegetables (no one knows why --- well, actually WE know why but we
aren't telling you, until all becomes clear in Underneath the Planet of the
Pickles).  So the inhabitants of Arcadia arm themselves with SaladShooters(R)
and do battle with the dread Pickles.

You alternately play our hero, Dave, a history student at the University, and
Linda, a Coast Guard officer.  You must accomplish many tasks including
finding Lord Geric's Depository of Ancient Weapons, finding the Ancient
Weapons themselves, finding more SaladShooters(R) and ultimately finding the
Doomsday Machine itself.

The following keys allow you to run, climb, jump and use the SaladShooter(R)
to toss sliced cucumbers at the Alien Pickles, which causes them to faint.

Keyboard
--------
Alt or Space ....SaladShooter
Ctrl or Up...............Jump
Right arrow........Move right
Left arrow..........Move left
PgUp..................Look up
PgDn................Look down
Enter..............Open door,
                 Flip switch,
                Activate warp
S................Sound toggle
Esc.........Brings up menu or
            backs out of menu

You can redefine the keyboard from the "Options" "Keyboard" menu.

Joystick
--------
Button 1...........Jump
Button 2...SaladShooter

To use the Joystick you must first go to the menu and choose

   "Options"
   "Joystick"
   "J"

If you do NOT have a Joystick and you tell the program to use one, the program
will slow to a crawl. If this happens go back into the Joystick menu and answer
"No".

Collect SaladShooters to help you toss vegetables at the Aliens.  Aliens faint
at the touch of vegetables!  Your job is to collect all the Salad-Shooters so
that you and your fellow Arcadians can fight off the alien invasion.

Use your SaladShooters to break the spheres blocking your way.  Ok, Ok... we
know that cucumbers don't explode but we like explosions.  So Arcadian
cucumbers have been genetically altered to explode on nonliving objects.

Press the SPACE BAR, ALT key or Joystick button to activate your SaladShoot