Chicken Invaders
DX edition
Version 1.01
Copyright © 1999 Konstantinos Prouskas / InterAction software

 

CONTENTS

Introduction
Requirements
Playing the game
Troubleshooting
Contact information
Acknowledgements

 

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Chicken Invaders!

Earth is being invaded by chickens from another galaxy, bent on revenge against the human race for its oppression of earth chickens! You are the only one standing in the way of total annihilation of the human race! The future of chicken burgers is in your hands! 

 

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Configuration
Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000
Pentium-class processor
16MB RAM - 8MB free
Graphics card capable of 640x480x16bit color.
DirectX 7.0 (or higher)
10MB hard disk space

Recommended Configuration
Pentium processor running at 166 MHz
32MB RAM - 16MB free
Sound card

DirectX
This game requires DirectX 7.0 or higher in order to run. If you do not have this installed on your computer, you will need to obtain it before you can run the game. You can obtain it from the Microsoft website at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/download.asp.

 

PLAYING THE GAME

This game follows the straightforward rules of shoot-em-up's: Shoot at anything that moves. If it doesn't move, shoot it anyway. Collect anything that even resembles a bonus.

Advance through waves of chicken invaders. Fire your primary laser at chickens to destroy them, while simultaneously avoiding eggs dropping down. When a chicken is destroyed, chicken legs fly out. Collect those for missile bonuses. Hidden inside chickens and some asteroids are gift boxes. Collect these to upgrade the power of your primary laser. 

Keys:

ESC   bypasses intro sequences
F1   toggles detail level

Left Player:
A,D    move left & right
Left Shift   fire
Left Control   fire missile

Right Player:
Left, Right Arrows   move left & right
Right Shift or Space   fire
Right Control   fire missile

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

If the game complains that it is missing some DLL (usually ddraw.dll) at start-up, then DirectX has not been properly installed (or at all).

Before reporting any problems, please go through the following list:

  • Re-boot your PC.
  • Do not load any other applications/games before launching the game after booting up.
  • Do not switch to another application while the game is loading.
  • Do not switch to another application using Alt+Tab at any time.
  • Set your display color depth to High(16-bit) color (65000 colors) before running the game. If it is already set for that color depth, change it to something else (for example, 24-bit) and then back to 16-bit. You may have to re-boot after each color change. You can change the color depth by right-clicking on your desktop, choosing "Properties", choosing the "Settings" tab and changing the "Colors" field.
  • (Re)install DirectX.

If everything else fails, note down:

  • Which game you are having problems with.
  • The processor type, graphics card type and operating system you are running.
  • The version of the game you are running (found at the top of this file).
  • At which point in the game the error occurs.
  • The precise error message you get.

...and e-mail us.

Changes:

v1.01 Recompiled for DirectX 7.0 to fix a DirectX vertical sync bug on some systems.
v1.00 Internal release.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

It's always a good idea to visit the InterAction software website for latest news & information at http://ia.freeshell.org (you may need to try a search engine if this address is no longer valid). You can also e-mail any comments, suggestions etc. to interaction.software@softhome.net .
 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

"InterAction" and the iA logo are trademarks of InterAction software.
"Pentium" is a trademark of Intel corporation.
"DirectX" is a trademark of Microsoft corporation.
"Dolby" and the Double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories licensing corporation.
All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

 

Copyright © 1999 InterAction software