Super Screensavers Collection 2.0/Super Screen Savers Collection.iso/I/In Space/README.TXT

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OPERATION: INNER SPACE
(C) 1995-96 Software Dynamics, Inc. (SDi) All rights reserved.


REGISTERING YOUR COPY
- exciting fast action in Windows environment
- stimulating sounds, voice effects, & music soundtrack
- racing system, dueling arena
- screen saver interface, ship factory
- advanced artificial intelligence for computer opponents
- customizable game experience based on your computer & you

If you enjoy Inner Space, please register your copy by ordering the full
Inner Space package today.  The full package includes a color manual,
reference cards, and a free CompuServe Startup Kit offer (value $29.95).
You also get free online tech support and will hear about the latest
developments in our newsletter.

HOW TO ORDER
Please order from one of the following sources.  THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS ARE FOR
ORDERING ONLY.  THE OPERATORS HAVE NO INFORMATION TO ANSWER TECH QUESTIONS.
See TECH SUPPORT section below for info on obtaining technical assistance.

1) DIRECT FROM US. Inner Space and our game gear can be ordered directly from
Software Dynamics by phone fax, email, regular mail, or our web site on the internet!

If ordering by phone, email, or fax, you must use a valid credit card. Please
have the game running and press 'R' in the intro to see the order dialog.
If you place a phone order, we will immediately give you a code that lets
you keep playing the game while you wait for the full package to arrive.
To place orders by mail, fax, or email, read ORDER.TXT that came with the game.

VOICE ORDERS: 403-240-0103
FAX: [phone]
EMAIL: [e-mail]
WEB SITE: http://www.sdispace.com
COMPUSERVE ID: 71621,1163
MAILING ADDRESS:
Software Dynamics, Inc.
84 Coach Gate Way SW
Calgary, AB
CANADA  T3H 1Z7

2) SOFTWARE CREATIONS BBS. Software Creations has a huge BBS system, the first BBS on
the World Wide Web, where you can download the Inner Space demo and order the full package.
Access as follows, website: http://www.swcbbs.com, telnet BBS.SWCBBS.COM,
2400/9600/14.4      USR HST/Dual Standard Public Access 508-368-7036
2400/9600/14.4/28.8 USR V.Everything Public Access 508-368-6604
2400/9600/14.4      USR HST/Dual Standard Member Access 508-368-7139
2400/9600/14.4/28.8 USR V.Everything Member Access 508-368-3424

3) PUBLIC SOFTWARE LIBRARY (PsL).  PsL can accept orders for Operation:Inner Space,
Product #14308 with Mastercard, Amex, VISA, or Discover cards.  Call 800-2424-PsL
or 713-524-6394 to place an order.  Also fax [phone] or email
[e-mail].  THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.
Upon receipt of your order, PsL will notify us and we (SDi) will ship your order to you.
Any questions regarding shipment of order, registration, product or technical details,
volume discounts, or dealer pricing must be referred to SDi as detailed in TECH SUPPORT
in README.TXT.

4) WINDOWSHARE (FRANCE)  If you are in France or anywhere in
French-speaking Europe, you may wish to order Inner Space
through WindowShare.  Contact WindowShare for the price of
Inner Space in French Francs.
WindowShare SARL
46-48 Route de Thionville
Zone Maison Neuve
57140-WOIPPY
France
Fax [phone]
Vox ([phone]
Minitel: 3615 WinShare or 3615 TelWare
CompuServe: GO WShare

5) THROUGH COMPUSERVE. To order through CompuServe, GO SWREG
and order #5202.


NOTICE TO REVIEWERS!
If you are reviewing the game for a magazine, newspaper, or online game review,
we appreciate the coverage and wish to help you.  If you need screen shot
images, please download SCRNSHOT.ZIP from our website (http://www.sdispace.com)
since it is difficult to take screen shots in the game.  Also, if you have any
questions or concerns, feel free to ask us by phone or email to
[e-mail].

MORE GREAT STUFF!
If you like playing Operation: Inner Space, you'll appreciate the other Inner Space
products we offer.  Our executive black T-shirts are sharp-looking, yet
subtle enough to wear around the office or anywhere in the galaxy.  The Inner Space
coffee mug is ideal for your office, home, or spaceship, and our full colour Inner
Space mousepad is the perfect accessory for any desk!

Executive black T-shirt                $12.95 each (USD)
Inner Space coffee mug                $9.95  each (USD)
Truly Amazing Mousepad                $8.95  each (USD)
T-shirt bonus pack (game+t-shirt)        $28.95      (USD)

ACT NOW FOR OUR SUPER VALUE DEALS!!
The T-shirt Bonus Pack includes the full Inner Space package
(game, manual, etc) and a high quality Inner Space T-shirt for only $28.95!! +shipping

DEMO DISTRIBUTION
You may distribute the non-registered shareware version of
Operation: Inner Space to others, but if you distribute Inner
Space for direct or indirect profit by any means, you must first contact
Software Dynamics, inc. In all cases, you must abide by the following
to distribute Inner Space:
1) You may only distribute a non-registered shareware version.
2) You must clearly show that the copy of Inner Space is unregistered
shareware and that Software Dynamics, inc is the sole owner of all
copyright and interest in the game.
3) You must include all files originally in this package.

INSTALLING
You must first be in the Windows environment to install Inner Space.
A) If you receive Inner Space as a compressed INSPACE.ZIP file:
    1) Unzip INSPACE.ZIP in a temporary directory. If INSPACE.ZIP is on
    a CD or a floppy disk, you will need to first copy it to a temporary
    directory that you create on your hard disk.
    2) Run SETUP.EXE, the Inner Space installer.
    3) Install Inner Space to a new directory (C:\SPACE by default) or
    over an existing copy of Inner Space to upgrade it.
B) If you receive Inner Space on floppy disk or CD as a group of files
including SETUP.EXE:
    1) Run SETUP.EXE, the Inner Space installer.
    2) Install Inner Space to a new directory (C:\SPACE by default) or
    over an existing copy of Inner Space to upgrade it.

STARTING TO PLAY
Run Inner Space (INSPACE.EXE) from Windows.  During the game intro, press
'ESC' to start a new game. Select a ship to fly into Inner Space.  To start
playing, just use the arrow keys (Thrust=UP, Turn=LEFT, RIGHT, Brake=DOWN).
Use Shift or SPACEBAR to shoot. Use Alt-X to exit the game. For more information
about the game, see the online help (press F1 or F2).

SCREEN SAVERS
Inner Space works as a configurable screen saver so that a
changing game demonstration can be your screen saving display.

SHIP FACTORY
With the Ship Factory, you can compare the characteristics of all the ships
in the game and also make custom ships for use in Inner Space!

TECH SUPPORT
We provide tech suppport by email, fax, and regular mail. Bugs reported via
email receive top priority and make it easiest both for you to give us specific
information on the problem and for us to get back to you in a timely manner.

NOTE: Before trying anything else, please check to see if there is a newer update
to Inner Space that might fix the problem. Always check the version number
on your copy of the game before contacting us. Hit Alt-G in game for version number.
Check the following locations for updates:

1) SOFTWARE DYNAMICS GAMEWORLD is our website and has the latest Inner Space updates,
tech support info, and a link to send email to our tech dept. Our website is
http://www.sdispace.com.

2) On COMPUSERVE, you can visit our support forum (GO GAMDPUB, Software Dynamics section)
for updates and tech information.

3) SOFTWARE CREATIONS BBS, "Home of the Authors", also has recent Inner Space updates.
Software Creations is the world's leading BBS system for software distribution. Award
Winning BBS two years in a row. Try out the WEB BBS, the first BBS on the World Wide Web.
Access as follows, website: http://www.swcbbs.com, telnet BBS.SWCBBS.COM,
2400/9600/14.4 USR HST/Dual Standard Public Access 508-368-7036
2400/9600/14.4/28.8 USR V.Everything Public Access 508-368-6604
2400/9600/14.4 USR HST/Dual Standard Member Access 508-368-7139
2400/9600/14.4/28.8 USR V.Everything Member Access 508-368-3424

Keeping users happy with the game is top priority. We do not make any money
when you download or try the game, only if you choose to order it and recommend
that your friends order it, too. Please appreciate that it took years to
develop the game and we work hard all the time to test and improve it, as
well as field questions from users.

We're really sorry when anyone experiences a problem with the game and we'll
work hard to fix it. Before releasing any version of Inner Space, we rigorously
test it. Some users still experience problems because there are so many
combinations of computers, video drivers, sound drivers, and operating
system versions, and there are so many things you could do in the game.

If you report a bug to us, we will do our best to fix it, but keep in mind
that the problem may occur because of an incompatible sound or video card,
some other software running on your computer, or it could be a bug
that depends on a subtle sequence of events. We will be more inclined and
more capable to fix your bug if you send the bug report by email and tell
us all the details about what you did in the game, exactly where it crashed,
and provide as much detail as possible about your computer.

A user might tell us "I ran it and it crashed." Such a bug report doesn't
help us fix it.  The user might later indicate that what they meant was that
1 time out of 1000, the game crashed right after selecting a ship in the intro.
With that, we have a specific part of the game to look at, but it's hard to
repeat the problem.  If the user told us a sequence of events that would make
it crash every time, we could probably repeat the problem here.  Any problem we
can repeat, we can and will fix.

Please do not call our order line or any resellers to report bugs.
The order line operators cannot give technical help. We will do everything
possible to fix reported bugs, especially when users are
considerate and provide the information we need to work on a fix.


REGISTERED USERS
If you are updating a registered copy of the game, please follow the install
instructions.  The updater should update the game to the latest version and
preserve the registered status of the game.

However, we do not guarantee that specific upgrades will work for all
users.  After installing the upgrade, if the game seems to be unregistered,
reinstall from your master disk and the game should be registered again.
Try to update it again. If the updater again makes the game unregistered,
reinstall from your master disk and do not try the update again.  In such
a case, we will replace your master disk for free, provided you pay the
shipping cost to send out a new master disk with the latest version ($4 USD).

GP FAULTS
If the game halts with an error such as a General Protection Fault, the
game will probably not run correctly until you restart Windows. The problem
might have to do with memory, the video driver or some other software that
is running. As with any bug, always try to reproduce it to verify the problem.
To see if Windows has enough memory, please check that Windows is set up to
use at least 2Mb of virtual memory.  To see or change Virtual Memory settings,
open the "386 Enhanced" item from the Windows Control Panel (CONTROL.EXE).

VIDEO DRIVERS
There may be problems with some video cards. We can devise workarounds for
such cards if we know about the problem. If there is a crash or error when
the game is loading graphics, please try to reproduce the problem and tell
us so that we can get working on a fix.

NEW WINDOWS VERSIONS
Inner Space is tested with the current commercial Windows versions. However,
new prerelease versions of Windows may not be completely compatible with older
versions and that can cause problems.  Inner Space works well
with Windows 95 generally, but some sound or video drivers need to be updated
to work properly with Win 95. If the sound or video drivers are out of date,
the game could be adversely affected.  Prerelease Win versions are experimental.

MIDI MUSIC
If Inner Space's music has incorrect or missing instruments, check your MIDI
mapper settings (in Windows Control Panel).  For Enhanced midi sound cards, use
channels 1-10, Basic midi sound cards use channels 11-16.

NO SOUND
You need a Windows-compatible sound card to hear Inner Space's audio.  If
you have a sound card that works with other Windows apps, but don't hear any
audio in Inner Space, you may have an older sound card which might not
report itself correctly to Windows.  Therefore, to force Inner Space to play
audio, add "AllowSound=1" to your [Inner Space] section of INSPACE.INI (in
your Windows directory).

VARIOUS SOUND PROBLEMS
Inner Space uses the Windows wavemixer to play up to 8 sounds at once.  The
wavemixer is from Microsoft and not compatible with all systems.  If you get
an error referencing wavemix or the sounds start and stop in a jerky way, set
the MixChannels to 1 (in Game Setup, Audio subdialog) so that sound is played
without using the wavemixer.

DEINSTALLING
If you need to deinstall Inner Space, just delete the Inner Space directory and
all files and subdirectories of it (C:\SPACE by default).  Also, make sure Inner
Space is not set as the screen saver (in Windows Control Panel).  Set the screen
saver to "None" or any other saver display to keep Windows from trying to use
Inner Space as a screen saver.

MORE GREAT GAMING!!
If you're looking for more great games, check out the Happy Puppy Games
OnRamp on the internet at http://happypuppy.com! It's a huge,
well-organized game site run by great people. Also visit us on the web
for the latest Inner Space info at http://www.sdispace.com.

THANKS!
Thanks to all the users who order the game and support our efforts!
We want to especially thank all our testers and users who have reported bugs
and patiently worked through them with us.  The engineering is up to us, but we
appreciate user feedback that helps us improve the product.