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- Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
- README file for Downloadable Demo version 1.20
-
- Thanks for playing the Deadlock Demo, and consulting this file.
-
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- Note to Windows 3.1 users...
- Deadlock requires a Windows extension called Win32s to run properly.
- This gives Windows 3.1 32-bit power. To keep the size of this demo
- down, we did not include the files
- for Win32s. (They're about 16 megs!) If you have Windows 3.1,
- and the Deadlock Demo setup informs you need Win32s, download it
- from either the Microsoft web site or check out the Accolade web
- site (www.accolade.com) where we have a link to the files you need.
- Once you've installed Win32s, Deadlock will run.
-
- To go to the Microsoft Website, we recommend the following URL:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/search/
-
- Once there, use the search box and enter "Win32s". This will take
- you to the file you need to download. Be sure you download Win32s
- version 1.30c, the most current version.
-
- For information on how to install Win32s, refer to the end of this
- file.
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-
- A LITTLE ABOUT THIS DEMO
- ------------------------
- The demo you just downloaded is a complete version of Deadlock.
- It does, however, have a few restrictions:
-
- --You may research only the basic levels of technology.
- --The game will halt after 40 turns in a single-player game.
- --You are limited to only 3 players in a multi-player game.
- --You may only play on small or medium sized worlds.
- --There is no load game or save game.
- --There are no full-motion, lip-synched messages from your
- opponents, nor are there opening and closing movies.
- --There is no music.
-
- When you play this demo, it will ask for the Deadlock CD to be
- inserted. This is normal. With this demo, your only option is
- to click CANCEL to bypass the CD request.
-
- For Windows95 users, this demo is playable on the Internet
- through the game services TEN and Mplayer! First, however,
- you will have to download the TEN and/or Mplayer programs.
- Visit www.ten.net and www.mplayer.com for more information.
-
- For additional help, please consult the following helpful files
- in your Deadlock directory.
-
- --HELPME.TXT: Up-to-date technical support information, plus
- common problems and their solutions.
-
- --MODEM.TXT: Detailed advice on setting up modem and direct-
- connect cable games.
-
-
- OTHER ACCOLADE STUFF!
- ---------------------
- Accolade has a fistful of demos to rock your world! Visit
- the Accolade Web site (www.accolade.com) for even more
- downloadable free demos, shareware, and articles.
-
-
- LAST-MINUTE ITEMS YOU SHOULD KNOW!
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- CHAT HOTKEYS: There are some handy hotkeys to help you more easily
- send chat messages to your opponents. The message will be sent to
- the opponents you have currently checked in your "Send Chat
- Message" dialog box.
- --Control-I: Send an insult
- --Control-T: Send a threat
- --Control-B: Send a brag
- --Control-C: Send a complaint
-
- COST OF CITY CENTERS: Each City Center you build costs
- progressively more money and resources. The first City Center you
- build only takes 500 credits, 250 metal, and 50 energy. The next
- center needs 1,000 credits, 500 metal, and 100 energy, while the
- third City Center costs 1,500 credits, 750 metal, and 150 energy!
- The original base amount is always added into the cost of your
- next City Center.
-
- SETTING PORTS ON THE WORLD MAP: You can set which ocean territory
- your new ships will be in after they are manufactured. Double
- click on your Shipyard in the settlement map. Press the SET PORT
- button. A small map appears; ocean territories that border your
- Shipyard are highlighted. Choose the ocean where you want your
- port. When you build a new ship it will appear in this territory.
-
- AUTOSAVE: Because a planet is a pretty complex thing to run, we've
- provided an automatic game save function. If you find yourself
- unable or unwilling to continue your game, you can always reboot
- the ol' PC and load the saved game called AUTOSAVE from your
- Deadlock directory. Multiplayer games can only be restored to solo
- play, however.
-
- GAME PATCH: No matter what kind of problem you are having with
- Deadlock, thereÆs a good chance it's been fixed in the patch! A
- patch is a new version of the program which you can get for free
- from Accolade. See the file HELPME.TXT for information on how to
- get and use the game patch.
-
- STRATEGY GUIDE: Did you know that there are some very good
- Deadlock strategy guides available? You can find out more about
- the inner workings that make your colony tick. Get valuable hints
- for planetary domination! Ask your software store for the Deadlock
- strategy guide, or search the Web for more information. The
- Accolade site (www.accolade.com) is a good place to start!
-
- USING DEADLOCK SOUNDS IN WINDOWS: Want to make your computer
- scream a Tarth Juggernaut yell when it boots up? How about a mind
- blast instead of an error beep? In your Deadlock directory is a
- directory called WAV, in which you will find many sounds that you
- can use in Windows. In "Sounds" in the control panel you can make
- Windows use some of these .WAV files. Enjoy!
-
- THE DEADLOCK SONG: You can only get it here at Accolade! Listen to
- the Deadlock Song, composed and performed by our very own lead
- programmer, Paul Kwinn. It is available on the Accolade web site.
- (www.accolade.com) To learn how to play .WAV files, consult your
- Windows documentation.
-
-
- PIRACY HURTS GAMING
- -------------------
- This game is the property of Accolade, Inc. Criminals may sell or
- give away a fully-enabled version of this game. This hurts the
- game-making community by reducing sales. It also is illegal.
-
- This copy protection can be broken, as any can. Please support the
- makers of this game by buying it from a legitimate source, such as
- a public software retail store.
-
- Demo versions of this game, which limit the length of the game
- playable in solo mode, and which limit you to the first two levels
- of technology in all modes, are freely distributable, as long as
- the modified demo game was made by Accolade or its partners. In
- other words, legitimate demo versions of this game are OK to copy
- freely.
-
- However, even demo versions of this game may not be sold or made
- part of a purchasable collection of software without Accolade's
- explicit permission.
-
- If you see an illegal copy of this game, please report it to
- Accolade and to the Software PublisherÆs Association. The SPA
- phone number is 800/388-7478.
-
- Those pirates with honor will at least leave this message intact.
-
-
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- HOW TO INSTALL WIN32S
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-
- What is Win32s?
-
- Win32s is a subsystem created by Microsoft for the
- Windows 3.1x and Windows for Workgroups(WfW) 3.1x. These are 16-bit
- operating systems and require the Win32s libraries to run Win32
- (32-bit) applications. Deadlock is a Win32 application.
-
- How do I know if I need win32s?
-
- You have a 16-bit operating system and you'll need to
- install Microsoft's Win32s software. The latest
- version of Win32s is 1.30c Build 1.30.172. If you are not sure what
- build of Win32s you have on your system, check the version number in
- the win32s.ini file located in the /windows/system directory. Double
- click on the file and Windows will open the file with notepad. If your
- version of Win32s is earlier than 1.30.172 you should upgrade. The file
- PW1118.EXE contains Win32s v1.30c Build 1.30.172 and is available at
- our FTP site. The file PW1118.EXE is a self-extracting compressed
- archive.
-
- Hey, I have win95/NT. Do I need the win32s?
-
- Nope! Windows NT and Win95 are 32-bit operating systems
- with Win32s and OLE support built into the operating system. Windows NT
- and Windows 95 users should NOT install Win32s on their systems.
-
- OK smart guy, then how do I install it?
-
- Installing Win32s
-
-
- Download the file to a a temporary directory (c:\install).
- Close all applications except the File Manager.
- Locate PW1118.EXE with the File Manager.
- Double click on PW1118.EXE to extract the files.
- Double click setup.exe to begin the Win32s installation process.
-
- Thanks for all your help....NOT! Where can I get some real info on
- win32s?
-
- The latest Win32s information can be found from the Microsoft
- 32 bit Development Kit Knowldge Base. Search the knowledge base using
- keywords like Win32s, installation, S3 video, etc....
-
- Thanks but no thanks, how do I get rid of the bloody win32s?
-
- This information comes from the Win32s area of the The Microsoft
- SDK FAQ at http://www.microsoft.com/kb/faq/devtools/winsdk/win32s/
-
- To remove Win32s:
-
- 1. Remove the following line from the [386Enh] section in the
- SYSTEM.INI file
-
- device=<WINDOWS>\<SYSTEM>\win32s\w32s.386
-
- where <WINDOWS> and <SYSTEM> are where the Windows and System
- directories are, respectively.
-
- 2. Modify the following line from the [BOOT] section in the SYSTEM.INI
- file
-
- drivers=mmsystem.dll winmm16.dll
-
- to the following (remove winmm16.dll)
-
- drivers=mmsystem.dll
-
- 3. Delete the following files from the <WINDOWS>\<SYSTEM> subdirectory
- or from the SYSTEM directory in network installations:
-
- W32SYS.DLL
- WIN32S16.DLL
- WIN32S.INI
-
- 4. Delete all the files in the <WINDOWS>\<SYSTEM>\WIN32S subdirectory
- or the <SYSTEM>\WIN32S subdirectory in network installations. Then
- delete subdirectory itself.
-
- 5. Restart Windows.
-
- NOTE: <WINDOWS> refers to the windows installation directory. On a
- networked Windows installation, the system directory may be located
- on a remote share. If you are only removing Win32s from your machine,
- then you do not need to remove the shared files (in <SYSTEM> and
- <SYSTEM>\WIN32S). Before removing these files from the network share,
- make sure that all users that use Win32s have removed the references
- to Win32s from the SYSTEM.INI file.
-
-