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- =-=-=-= Ancient Domains Of Mystery =-=-=-=
- =-= (c) Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 by Thomas Biskup =-=
- =-= All Rights Reserved =-=
-
- "After 6000 years of peace the beautiful world of Ancardia is once more
- threatened by the forces of Chaos. Dark and sinister beings emerge from
- a huge dungeon complex hidden in a remote mountain range known as the
- Drakalor Chain. They plunder, burn and kill everything they encounter and
- pose a serious threat to all life on Ancardia. The famous sage Khelavaster
- finally managed to locate the dungeon complex which seems to be the origin
- of all evil. Scores of adventurers travel to those ancient and mysterious
- dungeons to face whatever might be lurking in the vast depths of the
- complex."
-
- Now it's your turn. You, being a young adventurer looking for fame
- and fortune, have started on a quest to save your world.
-
- This document will try to answer some of the most pressing questions about
- the game called ADOM (shortcut for 'Ancient Dungeons Of Mystery').
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
- A. What is ADOM?
- B. Which systems are supported?
- C. Where can I find it?
- D. What do I need to play ADOM?
- E. How much do I have to pay for ADOM?
- F. What can I do to further the development of new versions of ADOM
- G. Is there any support available?
- H. Where can I find the sources for ADOM?
-
-
- CONTENTS
- --------
-
- A. What is ADOM?
- ----------------
-
- ADOM is a so-called rogue-like game. This means that it is a single-user
- game which allows you to play the role of an intrepid adventurer exploring
- a large dungeon with some specific goal in mind. The graphics in the game
- are based on simple text characters and the game is controlled with a
- large number of keyboard commands.
-
- B. What systems are supported?
- ------------------------------
- ADOM is available for several systems. As of the current version
- mostly INTEL-x86-based CPUs are supported, but a port to the Amiga
- also is available. To be able play ADOM you need to have a 386, 486
- or Pentium CPU and at least 2MB of RAM installed. ADOM is known to
- work with MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and Linux. It also
- should work with DR-DOS and PC-DOS (if you discover the contrary
- please let me know). The Amiga version requires a fast Amiga computer
- (preferrably an Amiga 3000 or upwards) and at least 2MB of RAM and a
- hard disk for the actual installation.
-
- C. Where can I find it?
- -----------------------
-
- If you enjoy web-surfing you might want to point your web browser at
- http://users.aol.com/ADOMDev/index.html
-
- Currently there are several FTP-/Websites where you can retrieve the files
- required to play ADOM:
-
- * The new official ADOM FTP site at
- ftp://crescent.dartmouth.edu/adom
-
- * If you experience problems with your connect to the address or the download
- speed you also can try the following URLs:
- http://user.holli.com/~dludwig/adom.html
- (Thanks to Derek Ludwig for providing the space for
- the ADOM binaries and creating a web page for ADOM)
- and
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homespages/lrc/homepage.htm
- (Thanks to Lews R. Cunningham for providing the
- space and creating another web page for ADOM)
-
- * The Roguelike Games FTP site at ftp.win.tue.nl. You will find ADOM in
- the directory /pub/games/adom. This might be a good choice for
- europeans, although this site neither contains the alpha binaries and
- at times is a little slow on providing the latest version of ADOM.
- Thanks to Boudewijn Wayers for providing and administrating this FTP
- site.
-
- D. What do I need to play?
- --------------------------
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have used an older version of ADOM than the one
- you are downloading, download the file adom-update.doc (or simply
- update.doc if you have logged in at members.aol.com) first and read
- it. It contains important notes about changes between versions. If
- you encounter problems, which could be solved by reading that file, I
- won't answer your questions (even if I receive your email or see your
- posting in a relevant newsgroup) since I have only so much time
- available.
-
- If you want to play ADOM on a DOS- or Windows-based system you will need
- the following two files:
- adom-xyz.zip
- adom-dos.txt
-
- If you want to play ADOM on a Linux system you will need the following two
- files:
- adom-xyz-elf.tar.gz
- adom-linux.txt
- The Linux version was compiled under Linux 1.1.62, but should work on
- all systems able to execute programs in a.out format.
- The xyz should be replaced by the most recent version number of ADOM
- (e.g. 080). Alternatively you can download 'adom-xyz-aout.tar.gz' for
- the a.out distribution.
-
- E. How much do I have to pay for ADOM?
- --------------------------------------
-
- Nothing. ADOM is a game available for free. Feel free to copy it and
- to distribute it as long as you honor the conditions explained in the
- file 'license.doc' contained in the package for your system. If you
- want to say thanks to the author for creating the game, please send a
- postcard to the address listed below from wherever you are living:
-
- Thomas Biskup
- Timmerbrinksweg 37
- 45896 Gelsenkirchen
- Germany
-
- F. What can I do to further the development of new versions of ADOM?
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- There is an institution called 'World Charts Download Top 100 Games'
- available on Internet which lists the favorite games of netizens all
- over the game. You can vote for ADOM on this chart (at the point of
- this being written ADOM holds place #40 on that list). The further
- ADOM advances to the top the more I am encouraged to add even more
- nifty and exciting features to the game (if people like my game my
- work has a meaning and this greatly boosts my enthusiasm). To vote
- you just need to visit the following WWW page and follow the links at
- that place:
- http://www.tiac.net/users/top100/gdl.html
-
- G. Is there any support available?
- ----------------------------------
-
- Partially. If you have Usenet access try to look into the newsgroup
- rec.games.roguelike.misc, where you might find help. If you have
- access to EMail you also can try to ask questions to
- rpg@saranxis.ruhr.de (that's me), although I can't guarantee to have
- the time to answer them. New ideas for the game should also be sent
- to that address.
-
- If you like to play with your WEB browser you also could check out the
- following two URLs:
- http://users.aol.com/ADOMDev/index.html
- and
- http://www.win.tue.nl/games/roguelike/adom/index.html
-
-
- H. Where can I find the sources for ADOM?
- -----------------------------------------
-
- Currently nowhere. Right now I do not feel like distributing the
- sources. The sources will be released after the completion of ADOM
- 1.0.0, although they will include a license which forbids everything
- but private, non-commercial usage of the sources. There won't be any
- distribution of modified sources and derived games. Sorry.
-
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