File:Lw2r.zip

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  Safari Software                            Created by Patrick Aalto
  10406 Holbrook Drive                       Music by U4ia (Jim Young)
  Potomac, MD 20854, U.S.A.                  Story by wReam (Raymond Bingham)
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                            ** LINEWARS II **

ABOUT THE GAME:

LineWars II is a 3D space arcade game featuring high-res 256-color graphics,
realistic lightsource shading, music, and sound effects.  Linewars II
consists of a demo,  nine single-play missions,  two two-player (modem play)
game options,  and two multi-player (local area network) game options.

Requirements:
     þ IBM AT-Compatible computer (386 or 486 highly recommended)
     þ MCGA, VGA, VESA, S3 or Mach32 Graphics card
     þ 128K - 640K of total RAM (depending on graphics mode and music)
     þ About 600 kilobytes of disk space (either floppy disk or hard disk)

Also supports:
     þ Joystick
     þ Mouse
     þ ThrustMaster FCS (Flight Control System)
     þ VESA-compatible SuperVGA (requires a 386 or better CPU)
     þ S3 Accelerated SuperVGA (requires a 386 or better CPU)
     þ ATI Mach8 or Mach32 Accelerated SuperVGA (on a 386 or better CPU)
     þ Internal Speaker
     þ Covox or other parallel port DAC sound device
     þ Sound Blaster (with stereo sound on Sound Blaster Pro)
     þ Gravis UltraSound (with optional Focal Point 3D sound)
     þ Roland LAPC-I (or MT-32 or compatible)
     þ Roland SCC-1 (or other General Midi synth)
     þ COM ports (supports also NS16550A and IBM Type 3 UARTs)
     þ Any file sharing network protocol


   HOW TO START
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Before playing,  you need to configure the game for your hardware.  You can
do this either by typing "LW2 CFG" or by typing just "LW2" and selecting the
first menu option "Configure LineWars II". Go thru the menu choices and
select the hardware you have. Remember to press F1 for help any time you
are in doubt!

Note:  If you play the game without configuring,  it should work fine,  but
       you'll miss the music,  sound effects,  and high-res graphics.

Once you've configured the game,  you'll be able to start playing.  Type
"LW2" and select the mission you wish to play.  If the game does not start
properly,  you probably have given an incorrect piece of information in the
configuration,  so run the configuration again to remedy this.


   CONTROLS
   ========

This is a list of the default keys used to control LineWars II. You can
change the laser and missile keys on the configuration screen. If you do
this,  you can see what your new choices are by pressing F1 in the game
to view the key help page. You can also use mouse or joystick for the ship
controls.

 Key           Purpose
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 Up Arrow......Dive
 Down Arrow....Rise
 Left Arrow....Turn LEFT
 Right Arrow...Turn RIGHT
 Ins...........Rotate counterclockwise
 Del...........Rotate clockwise
 Alt...........Fire lasers
 Ctrl..........Launch a missile (when a target in crosshairs)
 F1............Select help or info page
 F2............Look forward / aft
 F3............Teleport into another ship
 F4............Recenter (calibrate) joystick or mouse
 Escape........Quit the game


   THE STORY
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Recently receiving your Fighter Pilots License, you are assigned to guard
a remote outpost in the obscure Deneb star system.  The more seasoned pilots,
you would normally have as comrades, have been assigned to locate the rebel
pirate base, rumoured to be hidden near a neighbouring star system.

Since no pirate activity has been detected in your assigned system for many
years, StarBase Captain Wanobi has decided to keep only you and the 110-year
old cyborg, Sir Dak Wyntol, who was a fighter in the historic battle at
Aldebaran, to protect the StarBase.

You are virtually alone on the StarBase when SpaceWatch sensors detect an
asteroid storm coming straight towards the StarBase! You must launch
immediately to protect the base from being hit by asteroids.

As you are boarding your ship, Captain Wanobi says, "I will recommend your
promotion and transfer to the Princess Royal Guard, if you can save our base."
The promise seems incredible since the Royal Guard is the most highly covetted
post that a fighter pilot can possibly imagine!

You board your ship and launch to destroy the asteroids. You are determined
to save the base, even though the mission seems quite impossible.  Soon after
your launch Sir Dak Wyntol will launch to help you, though nobody expects him
to be of any help.

Continued on Mission 1: "The Asteroid Storm"...


   FILES IN THE LINEWARS II PACKAGE
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LW2.COM         LineWars II launcher program.

GRAVIS3D.LW2    Focal Point 3D sound file to enable LineWars II to
                play 3D-soundeffects on a Gravis UltraSound card.

HELPME.DOC      This quick-help file that you are currently reading.

HELPME.EXE      Program to display HELPME.DOC in a user-friendly
                manner.

LW2.DOC         Very detailed documentation about LineWars II.

LW2R.DAT        Main program code.

SPEAKER.LW2     Add-on sound driver for your PC internal speaker. If
                you do not have any sound cards but wish to hear the
                music and soundeffects, rename this file to SOUNDDRV.LW2
                (give a command "REN SPEAKER.LW2 SOUNDDRV.LW2" in DOS)
                and select SOUNDDRV.LW2 in LineWars II Configuration.

UNIVBE41.ZIP    Universal VESA TSR version 4.1. If your Super-VGA
                card does not have a VESA bios, using the program
                in this package will most likely make your SVGA
                card able to run LineWars II in VESA mode. See the
                documentation in the package for details.


   CREDITS
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Programming..........Patrick Aalto
Music................U4ia (Jim Young)
Story................wReam (Raymond Bingham)
Title Screen.........Robert Allen


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