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- WINDETECTIVE version 1.0 February 1994
- =========================================================================
-
- File List
- =========
-
- The archive file WDETCT10.ZIP as supplied by Drazof Industries, contains
- the following files:
-
- WDETECT.EXE winDetective game executable
- WDT_STD.DLL a library required for the standard game
- STARSHIP.WDT the default cardset
- WDETECT.HLP on-line help files
- FILE_ID.DIZ identification for BBSs
- CARDSET.ZIP an archive of files to use if you want
- to create a custom cardset
- WDETECT.TXT this file
-
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- The game should be installed in its own directory, by unzipping the
- archive file, and then, in Windows, adding a new item to your games group.
- To uninstall, delete the entire contents of the WinDetective directory.
- No files will be placed in your Windows directory. A windows configuration
- file wdetect.ini and a scores file wdt_name.dat will be created in the game
- directory when you first play. Both can be deleted at any time, although
- doing so removes your game setup choices and scores record.
-
- WinDetective requires Windows 3.1, colour VGA monitor, and a mouse. Its
- performance improves with faster machines and accelerated video but can be
- played without them. The uncompressed files will require about 600K of
- hard disk space.
-
- For novice users:
-
- 1. Create a directory. Go to the location on your hard drive where you
- want to install the game, and type:
- MD WDETECT
- Then type: CD WDETECT
-
- 2. Copy the file WDETCT10.ZIP to this directory. If the file is on a
- floppy disk drive, and your new directory is on your C drive, type
- COPY A:WDETCT10.ZIP C:
- Then type: PKUNZIP WDETCT10
-
- (Note: You must have PKUNZIP.EXE in your path. If you do not have
- a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE, you should obtain PKZ204G.EXE from your BBS.)
-
- 3. Start Windows. If you have a Games group icon, double click to
- enlarge it. Otherwise double click to enlarge a different group.
-
- 4. Click on the File choice at the far left of the main menu. Then
- click on the New item in that menu. A box appears with two choices;
- select the one called "Program Item" by clicking on it. Then click
- on the "Ok" button.
-
- 5. The "Program Item Properties" box appears. Click on the button
- marked "Browse". You will see a standardized Windows file selection
- box (for details about this, see your Windows manual). You will
- have to navigate around your directories until you find the one into
- which you copied the WinDetective files.
-
- 6. In the list at the left, you will see the file WDETECT.EXE. Double
- click on this. The file navigator box will disappear, and the line
- marked "Command Line" will contain the file path for WDETECT.EXE.
- Click OK and you're done.
-
- 7. You can now play the game by double clicking its icon in your games
- (or other) group.
-
- (Reference: Windows 3.1 Manual, Chapter 3: Program Manager, subsection
- Working with Program Items.)
-
-
- Version History
- ===============
-
- February 1994 1.0 Initial release
-
-
- Bugs and Comments
- =================
-
- We're sure there are bugs in there somewhere. If you encounter one, please
- let us know. You can write to us at the registration address or send us
- e-mail on Internet (simon.claughton@canrem.com).
-
-
- Known Problems
- ==============
-
- Computer players can sometimes get stuck in the vertical "lanes" between
- locations, especially in long games played in novice mode. One way to try
- to "unstick" them is to suspect them into one of the rooms.
-
- At present there is no way to leave the central room (the Command Deck in
- the StarShip cardset) by the upper door. Exit from this location is always
- by the lower door.
-
- On some video boards, in some high resolution SVGA modes, buttons and fields
- may not be correctly positioned with respect to the bitmaps. The screens
- should be arranged properly in regular VGA 640x480 modes on most boards.
-
-
- Disclaimers
- ===========
-
- The WINDETECTIVE game and all files in the archive WDETCT10.ZIP are supplied
- "as is", with no express or implied warranties as to performance or fitness
- for any purpose. Drazof Industries and the authors of this game assume no
- liability for losses or damages, direct, consequential or incidental, that
- may result from the use of the program. The user must assume the entire risk
- of using this program.
-
-
- Registration
- ============
-
- If you continue to use the game after a try-out period of 30 days, you
- are urged to register your copy for U.S. $15 or Canadian $20, payable by
- check or preferably money order, to S.F. Claughton, at
-
- Drazof Industries
- PO Box 460, Port Credit Station
- Mississauga, Ontario L5G 4M1
- Canada
-
- Registered users will receive a disk with the latest version of the game
- plus an additional library file that allows play of the enhanced "motives"
- game. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
-
-
- License
- =======
-
- This program is shareware. What this means is that you are free to try it
- out for a period of 30 days, after which, if you continue to use it, you must
- register your copy with Drazof Industries.
-
- The registration fee of $15.00 U.S. or $20.00 Canadian allows the user to
- use the program on one computer at a time. Multiple installations of one
- registered copy are allowed only if there is no possibility of the program
- being used on more than one of the machines at a time. In other words,
- treat the software like a book.
-
- Registered copies of WinDetective contain an additional file enabling some
- advanced game features. Inclusion of this additional file, wdt_mot.dll,
- turns the shareware archive copy into a registered archive copy. You are
- not allowed to make and distribute copies of the registered archive, with
- the exception of a backup copy for yourself.
-
- Please feel free to give away shareware copies of WinDetective to friends or
- upload it to bulletin boards. If you give away copies of WinDetective, the
- disk or archive must contain all of the files listed in the File List, above,
- and no additional files. For BBSs, Drazof Industries allows the addition of
- a small advertisement or notice of origin file for the BBS.
-
- If you re-archive these files before uploading, the archive file must be
- named WDETCT10.ZIP. If you use an alternative compression utility, the
- archive must be named WDETCT10.ARJ, or WDETCT10.LZH, etc. The numbering
- scheme reflects Drazof Industries' major/minor versions, and must not be
- altered.
-
- SYSOPS: Please remove any archived copies of WinDetective from your boards
- bearing any other name than WDETCT10.xxx, where xxx is the archive extension,
- and ensure that the archive contents match the File List, above.
-
-
- Disk Vendors
- ============
-
- Disk Vendors may include the WinDetective game in their catalog subject to
- the following:
-
- 1. Customers are clearly informed of the concept of shareware and the
- fact that purchase of the disk does not constitute registration of
- the program. The program must not be represented as public domain
- or free.
-
- 2. The archive file is provided complete in accordance with the File List,
- above, and the archive contents are not altered in any way, although
- recompressing with a different archiving utility is allowed, provided
- that the archive name remains WDETCT10. Drazof Industries allows the
- inclusion of a small (no more than one screen) advertisement or
- notice-of-origin file for the disk vendor.
-
- 3. No more than a reasonable fee, usually in the neighbourhood of $5 per
- disk, is charged for the distribution of the WinDetective shareware
- archive file.
-
- 4. Disk Vendors must notify Drazof Industries of their inclusion of the
- WinDetective program in their catalog, and provide a copy of the catalog
- listing WinDetective. Provision of a catalog is considered notification.
-
-