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- ***** Super Cheater v2.42 *****
-
- by Karrim 'The GrandHacker'
-
- Moscow, 1992
-
-
- This program is donated to the public domain. You may distribute it
- freely, provided you do not change the code, the documentation, the
- program and the author names, no fee is charged, and the packaging is not
- changed.
- This current release of Super Cheater v2.42 includes:
- cheater.exe - the main program file
- cheater.hlp - the help file
- readme.doc - this file.
-
- Version 2.xx adds a whole lot of totally new features. Refer to the
- 'Version update information' chapter for more information.
-
-
- ABOUT Super Cheater :
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-
- This program allows you to customize your games. It removes
- protection, adds infinite lives, infinite weapons, etc...
- In versions 2.xx, you can run your program from Super Cheater
- (without exiting to DOS), to test the effect of the poke on your game.
-
-
- CHEATING with Super Cheater :
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- After loading the program, you must enter the 'Choose Game' window
- then choose a game from the list by pressing Enter. The currently chosen
- game name is written on the bottom line of the screen (it is 'none' after
- loading).
- When done, a new window appears where all the available pokes, or
- services for this game are listed. When you choose a service by pressing
- Enter, the program will search for a specific file to alter in the current
- directory.
- If it is not found, an error message will appear. If so, enter the
- 'Options\Change Directory' window, and enter the directory your game is
- located in, then press Esc (additional help available on F1). Then try
- to make the poke once again.
-
- Sometimes, the poke will be impossible to make. This will happen if:
- * The disk or the file is read-only.
- * In the version of the game you have, the file to be poked has
- a different name than the one in the version I received.
- * The file has a different size than in my version; this might
- happen if your file has been compressed (or uncompressed) by
- EXEPACK, LZEXE, PKLITE, DIET, etc..., or a virus is hiding
- inside your file, or it has not been properly cleaned after
- a virus attack, or you are trying to cheat Super Cheater.
- * Sometimes when I received the game and the files to poke were
- compressed, it was impossible to find the strings to alter in
- the compressed files. For the poke to be possible, you must
- uncompress it. In such cases, I always warn the user, so don't
- loose the 'cheater.hlp' file.
-
- For every poke, when it is not made into a save file, I provide the
- possibility to restore the file to its original state. So before giving the
- game to anyone, please restore it to the state you received it in.
-
-
- RUNNING PROGRAMS FROM Super Cheater:
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- The versions 2.xx of Super Cheater now implement a useful feature:
- you can start playing without exiting to DOS.
- You can run a program by either choosing the corresponding option
- in the 'Options' window, or by pressing Ctrl-R from other windows (except
- the 'Choose Directory' screen). Of course, it will work only if you have
- chosen a game in the 'Choose Game' window.
- This feature is implemented with the help of Kim Kokkonen's ExecSwap
- utility. Before the program is run, the memory occupied by Super Cheater
- is swapped to disk or to EMS if it available. You have the possibility to
- disable EMS swapping if you wish to leave it all to the program to be called
- ( Wing Commander for instance makes heavy use of EMS). If no EMS is
- detected, the 'Swap to EMS' option will be disabled.
- If there is not enough EMS to swap the contents of the memory, it
- will be swapped to disk. Of course, if there is not enough room on disk,
- the run sequence will be aborted, and an error message will pop. It is
- up to you either to get some free EMS or disk space.
- Some programs require lengthy command line parameter strings in order
- to run, hence the batch files that are needed to launch them. You can run
- your program with any command line (up to 79 characters) by entering it
- into the 'Parameters' option of the 'Options' window. Only the first 10
- chars will be displayed, and if the line is longer, an asterisk ('*')
- will appear in the 10th position.
-
- Memory requirements:
- --------------------
- The portion that Super Cheater leaves resident after memory swap equals
- about 11-12 kB. The 'Run' feature has been tested with DOS 3.30 (with
- 570 kB on boot-up) and it was enough for all of the programs to run. And
- it of course gave the same results with DRDOS 5.0-6.0 and MSDOS 5.0.
-
- N.B.: Due to size requirements, from version 2.40 onwards, I allow the
- ----- user to run only those programs, for which there are not only
- unprotection services. The 'Run' feature was intended in the first place
- in order to let users choose, say, infinite ammo, then practice the game
- a bit, then exit back to Super Cheater to restore the standard amount of
- ammo or to try another cheat. There was no sense in letting people trying
- protect/unprotect patches from the program.
-
-
- KEYS :
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- F1 - General Help
- F2 - Program Information (I usually put there comments
- about the cheats or the games)
- Ctrl-R - Run program
- Ctrl-Q - Exit
-
-
- DISCLAIMER :
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- This program is distributed as is. I could not be held responsible
- for any damage caused by the use of this software.
-
-
- VERSION UPDATE INFORMATION :
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-
- v2.42 (28/03/92)
- Added unprotection for
- * Megafortress - Three-Sixty
-
- v2.41 (23/12/91)
- Added unprotection for
- * Red Lightning - SSI
-
- v2.40 (17/12/91)
- Added unprotection for
- * F117/A - Microprose
- * Castles - Interplay
- * International Soccer Challenge - MicroStyle
- * Atomino (German Version) - Psygnosis
- * Battle Chess II - Chinese Chess - Interplay
-
- In order to save space, I now prevent people from running games
- from Super Cheater that have only code removal.
-
-
- v2.35 (29/11/91)
- Added infinite fuel for
- * Gunship 2000 - Microprose
-
- v2.34 (18/10/91)
- Added unprotection for
- * Search for the King - Accolade
-
- v2.33 (16/10/91)
- 1. Added unprotection for
- * Hard Ball II - Accolade
- 2. Some minor cosmetic changes.
- 3. Fixed a minor bug in the LHX unprotection service.
-
- v2.32 (18/09/91)
- Added unprotection for
- * F-29 Retaliator - Ocean
-
- v2.31 Added a whole lot of new features: (15/09/91)
- 1. Run program feature (with memory swap to EMS or disk);
- 2. Changing drive is now possible in 'Change Directory' window;
- 3. The 'Change Directory' window is now aware of substed drives;
- 4. Games are now sorted by names in alphabetical order;
- 5. Removed the 'Sound' option from the 'Options' menu, which
- was supposed to fill an almost empty window;
- 6. The Help file is also searched for in the path, so now you can
- run Super Cheater from any directory, provided it is in the
- path
- 7. Added code removal for a new game:
- * SimEarth - Maxis
-
- v1.30 (14/09/91)
- 1. Added Unprotecion for
- * Altered Destiny - Accolade
-
- v1.29a (12/09/91)
- 1. Added Infinite Ammo & Bombs for
- * Knights of the Sky - Microprose
-
- v1.29 (11/09/91)
- 1. Added unprotection for:
- * Caveman Ugh 'Lympics - Dynamix/Electronic Arts
-
- v1.28 (10/09/91)
- 1. Added unprotection for 5 games:
- * Knights of the Sky - Microprose
- * Harley Davidson - MindScape
- * Chuck Yeager's AFT II - Electronic Arts
- * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Image Works
- * Savage Empire - Origin Systems
-
- Versions 24,25,26,27 skipped.
-
- v1.23b (7/09/91)
- 1. Fixed a small bug in the 'Xenon II' Infinite Energy service.
-
- v1.23a (5/09/91)
- 1. Fixed a small bug in the 'Alien Syndrome' service, that disabled
- the 'Player 2 Infinite Lives' and 'Stop Time' options.
-
-
- v1.23 First public release: (1/09/91)
-
- Contains pokes for 23 games: (in order of cracking)
- * Prince of Persia - Broderbund
- * Xenon ][ - The BitMap Brothers
- * Gunship - Microprose
- * F-15 Strike Eagle - Microprose
- * Pirates! - Microprose
- * MechWarrior - Activision
- * LHX Attack Chopper - Electronic Arts
- * Alien Syndrome - SEGA
- * BattleTech - Infocom
- * Populous - Electronic Arts
- * Asterix - Nathan Logiciels
- * Battle Hawks 1942 - LucasFilm
- * Centurion - Defender of Rome - Bits of Magic
- * Battle of Britain - LucasFilm
- * Life and Death - The Software Toolworks
- * Pharaoh - CHIP
- * Wing Commander - Origin Systems
- * Wings of Fury - Broderbund
- * Captain Keen - Apogee Software
- * Atomix - Thalion
- * Eye of the Beholder - SSI
- * CountDown - Access Software
- * Crack Down - SEGA
-
- Program development started in April 1991.
-
-
- THANK YOU :
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- For patience : Iana
- For suggestions : Zon, Alik 'Le Petit Suisse'
- For games : Alik 'Le Petit Suisse', The Alligator
- For bug reports : Nikolai Panyshkin, Izotov Maxim
- For tools : =SEN=, for his magic VIHE 2.2
-
-
- If you have any suggestions, queries, or problems, leave me a message at
- any Moscow BBS (where I am registered) to the name Karim Khalfa or to my FIDO
- address 2:5020/35.6. I mostly welcome bug reports.
-
-
- All games cracked using Turbo Debugger 1.0 & 2.0 on my faithful Gulipin 286.
- Program written in Turbo Pascal 5.5.
- Last compile date : March 28, 1992.
- Compile Site : Moscow
-