Readme:Aleshar: The World of Ice v1.3
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README
Aleshar v1.3 Public Domain Due to some occasional requests, Aleshar was released as freeware. We, as the authors, hereby release this piece of software. Original documents were left as is, but all statements forbidding copying, distribution and reverse engineering are voided as of now. In other words, this piece of software is now your property. Do with it as you wish. Some quick notes: Unfortunately, the game is not completely free of bugs (a relatively safe statement about any piece of software) and absolutely no support is provided. Aleshar requires a rather high amount of conventional memory when run with sounds using SB cards. Functionality with SB16 was never completely trouble-free. Gravis Ultrasound cards will function best, but GUS support requires 512k of card memory. In addition, some 3 megs of EMS is required. XMS or DPMI memory will not do. Temporary files are used, so working directory when running the game should not be on a ROM device or a full hard drive. SVGA modes require VBE2.0 compliant bios. Failing to provide that will lead to corrupted screen and/or system crash. FWIW, display is identical in all resolution modes. High resolutions feature a real-time interpolation algorithm for smoother display. Our graphician never liked this. :) In case of a problem, first try playing without sound and using standard VGA. Configuration is provided by INSTALL.EXE. This configuration should work under Win95, Win98, WinNT4 and possibly other OSes. Sounds may never work under any of these OSes. Source code requests may or may not be considered. Mail us with any questions but please don't ask for support. - Hypothermia http://www.dlc.fi/~jannep - - - Check out Ossi's new project: http://www.exile-studios.com/ ossi@exile-st*****.com Check out Vesa's pages: http://www.dlc.fi/~warder/ warder@***.fi To contact Janne: jannep@***.fi or janne@re****.fi
HISTORY
History of Updates 1.2 Adds XMS support More effective memory managing Improved documents Cosmetic improvements Updated ALESHAR.DOC and REGISTER.TXT. Complete instructions for ordering with money orders and troubleshooting guide added. 1.1f Pre-patched 1.0 1.1p A quick patch containing a missing file from the 1.0. We apologize for the hasty release. 1.0 Initial release
REGISTER
!!Note!! As of 11/7/2000, Aleshar is a free game. There's no need to register and you will get absolutely nothing for sending us money. We will just return your envelope. If you wish to donate money, please state so in the accompanying letter. -Hypothermia ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ REGISTERING ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Why should I register? When you register Aleshar - the World of Ice, you will: - Aleshar is VERY cheap. Nowadays games like Aleshar cost often more than 2-3 times the price of Aleshar! - Receive the full version of the game. You have only visited about a tenth of Aleshar dungeons! The full version is three times as long as the shareware version. It includes many dangerous and deadly monsters, lots of graphics and music and legendary artifacts of stunning magical power! - The complete index of spell combinations. Over 40 spells! How to register? There are two ways to register. You may use cash or international money orders. Fill in the form below, and include either enough cash or a copy of the receipt you got from the money order. Always save the original receipt! Money orders should be directed to: Kansallisosakepankki, Kerava 513***-****** Prices in different currencies including shipping and handling: FIM 50 mk USD $15 GBP œ8 Note! We will not answer to invalid orders. We will not return any money to you! - If your order doesn't include any money or doesn't include enough money, we will notify you by Email (if address given). We will not return the money. - If you include money in another currency than FIM, USD or GBP, include a currency exchange fee of 4 USD (or equal amount in the currency you sent). - If you give wrong or missing information on your address, we are not responsible for any lost property. (Money or data) Order form Fill all these fields: -- 8< ------------------------- CUT HERE ------------------------------- Name :__________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Method of payment: [ ] Cash [ ] Money order Amount of payment:______________ Currency used : [ ] FIM [ ] GBP [ ] USD [ ] Other ________ (Remember the USD 4 additional currency exchange payment) Optional: You don't have to fill in these, but it will help us to develope games as YOU like them! Rate Aleshar. 0-10: Graphics:__ Music:__ Gameplay:__ Overrall:__ Comments: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Your EMail address:______________________________________ [ ] Add my address to the Aleshar mailing list -- 8< ------------------------- CUT HERE ------------------------------- Print the form above, fill in the necessary information, and send the envelope including the order form and the cash or the copy of the receipt. Hypothermia C/O Honkanen Korpi***** 17 04*** Kerava Finland Europe Please allow up to 4 weeks for handling and delivery!