home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Computer Life 1995 June
/
Computer_Life_Magazine_June_1995_Companion_CD.iso
/
basstour
/
bt.doc
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1989-02-14
|
50KB
|
959 lines
BASSTOUR
Version 2.5
A fishing tournament game
By Dick Olsen
A Few Words About ShareWare....
BASSTOUR is made available to the general public under the
concept of ShareWare. As such, you are free to copy it and
distribute it to others provided that all accompanying files are
distributed intact and unmodified, and that no fee is charged.
The author retains ALL rights to the program. You are encouraged
try the program for a reasonable period of time to see if you
like it. If it proves to be enjoyable, please consider supporting
the efforts of the author by sending a small contribution to the
address shown below. Once you have done so, you are considered
"registered", and can expect a prompt reply to correspondence.
Once registered, you will also receive the latest version of
BASSTOUR if the version you have is not the newest. In any
correspondence regarding BASSTOUR, please be SURE to specify the
following information:
* What version of BASSTOUR you have
* What brand and model computer you have
* How much memory your machine has
* The disks your machine has (hard, 2 floppies etc.)
* What kind of video card your machine has
* Any other type of cards your machine has
To register your copy of BASSTOUR, send a $10.00 donation
along with the registration form at the end of this document
to the author:
Richard Olsen
68 Hartwell Ave.
Littleton, MA. 01460
Introduction
BASSTOUR is a fishing tournament game in which you have
complete control of a fully rigged bass boat. You control where
it goes, and how it gets there. Your bass boat has all of the
latest accessories, including a trolling motor, LCD chart
recorder, a rod box containing six different fishing rods, and a
fully stocked tackle box we would all be proud to own. The object
of the game is to catch the heaviest five fish limit on each of
three days of the tournament. The fisherman with the highest
total weight wins the tournament. As in real fishing, it's not
always easy! Each day of the tournament allows you to fish for
six hours. Just about everything you do takes time. Changing
lures consumes time. So does turning on your LCD recorder. Moving
your boat takes longer if you use the trolling motor than if you
use the outboard motor. On the other hand, the outboard motor
consumes gasoline while the trolling motor uses battery power.
You make the trade offs. You must bring your boat back to the
weigh in area before the six hour fishing day has elapsed and
have your fish weighed in.
Here is a brief explanation of the situation:
You are a professional bass tournament fisherman. You have
complete control of a fully rigged bass boat. You control every
aspect of the boat, just as if it were real. You face the same
problems a real fisherman encounters during a bass tournament. If
you're not careful, accidents can occur that cost you time,
possibly some cash, and if severe enough, the tournament. You
decide where you will fish, what type rod you'll use and what
kind of bait. Fish the open water with a crankbait or work the
stumps with a plastic worm. Locate a drop off with your LCD graph
and rip a Rat-L-Trap if you want. Maybe you'll win the daily
lunker award or set a new record for the lake!
What You Need To Run BASSTOUR
BASSTOUR requires an IBM PC or compatible computer with at least
512k of memory. BASSTOUR will run with either an EGA, CGA or
Hercules compatible video system. You can run BASSTOUR from a
floppy disk or from a hard disk. If you are lucky enough to have
a VGA card and monitor, BASSTOUR will run fine on it also. If you
have a mouse on your computer, you can use it to play BASSTOUR,
although it is not necessary. It is highly recommended that you
make a backup copy of your BASSTOUR diskette. Use the backup
copy, and store the original diskette in a safe place. Beginning
with version 2.0 of BASSTOUR, one command line option is
supported. This command line option allows you to force BASSTOUR
to run in one of the three video modes, EGA, CGA, or Hercules. In
most instances, you will not need to specify which video mode
since BASSTOUR can detect what kind of video system your computer
has. There are a few types of EGA cards that BASSTOUR cannot
detect however. If your computer has an EGA card, but BASSTOUR
will not detect it, you can force it to run in EGA mode anyway.
To do this, use the command line shown below when you want to run
BASSTOUR:
BASSTOUR -e
You can also use a -h for Hercules or a -c for CGA. If you simply
type BASSTOUR, the program will choose the best mode it can.
How To Run BASSTOUR From A Floppy Disk
If your computer does not have a hard disk, at the DOS prompt,
insert the distribution diskette into drive A: and simply type
BASSTOUR <enter>. After a few seconds, the title screen will
appear. You will be asked to answer a few questions before the
game starts. If your computer does have a hard disk, but you
still want to run BASSTOUR from your floppy disk, insert the
distribution diskette into drive A: and type A:<enter> at the DOS
prompt, then type BASSTOUR <enter>. Be sure that you leave the
diskette in the drive while you are playing, and that it is NOT
write protected. If you get real lucky, and catch a record sized
fish, BASSTOUR will try to save your record catch on the disk. If
the disk isn't there, or if it's write protected, BASSTOUR may
halt, waiting for the disk to be available.
How To Run BASSTOUR From A Hard Disk
To run BASSTOUR from your hard disk, first it must be installed.
The distribution diskette has a batch file on it called
"BTINSTAL.BAT" that will do this for you. To run this
installation file, first insert the distribution diskette into
drive A:. Then type A:BTINSTAL. The installation file will create
a directory on your hard disk called BTOUR. Then it will copy all
of the files from the floppy disk to the hard disk. After all of
the files have been copied, the message "installation
completed..." will appear on your screen. Once this message has
appeared, BASSTOUR can be run at any time by just typing
BT<enter>.
The Program
BASSTOUR has three levels of play; Novice, Intermediate and Pro.
In each of these levels, you are a professional bass fisherman
participating in a three day tournament. Each of the days
represents six hours of fishing, and you must weigh in your fish
at the designated weigh in area before the end of the day's
fishing. If you fail to weigh in before the six hours have
elapsed, all of the fish in your live well are released, and you
receive no credit for them. The total weight of your fish is
accumulated at the end of each day of the tournament, and the