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VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 13-May-1998
===== Product Information ==============================
Product: Cobra Gunship
Version: 1.32
Version Date: 5-Dec-1998
Product Type: Software
Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions
Product Description: Cobra Gunship v1.32
Reason for version:
Category: Games; Arcade games
Keywords: COBRA, GUNSHIP, CHOPPER
Reason for Version:
Required Packages: GUNSH132
This Package: GUNSH132
Registration Fee: 21.00 (U.S. Dollars)
Required Configuration
Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80486)
Clock Speed: 33 MHz
Minimum OS: MS-DOS 6.0
Standard RAM: 500K
Expanded Memory: 1600K
Extended Memory: 1600K
Hard Drive Space: 15000K
Required:
VESA Super VGA (SVGA, VESA)
Won't Work With:
Hercules Graphics Card
Tandy Display Adapter
Color Graphic Adapter (CGA)
Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA)
Multi-Color Graphics Array (MCGA)
Multi-Color Graphics Array 256 (MCGA 256)
Video Graphics Array (VGA)
Monochrome monitor
Orders:
Address: Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
12 Norris Road
Somerset, NJ 08873-2853
Toll-Free Phone: 1 (888) 369-0047
Phone: 1 (908) 369-0084
FAX: 1 (908) 369-1317
Internet: http://www.elys.com
Support:
Address: Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
12 Norris Road
Somerset, NJ 08873-2853
Internet: webmaster@elys.com
===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
Cobra Gunship 1.3 (DOS) RELEASE NOTES
Copyright (c) 1997-98 Elysium Digital, L.L.C. 30 JANUARY 1998
=======================================================================
This README helps you get started with Cobra Gunship. It contains:
- Revision History
- Overview
- System Requirements
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Registering
- Known Issues and Incompatibilities
- Troubleshooting
- License
Additional information can be found in the MANUAL. There are text
(.txt) and
Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) versions. The Acrobat version has nice formatting
and
images. The Acrobat Reader is available at: <http://www.adobe.com>
This is version 1.3 of Cobra Gunship. Please check our web site at:
<http://www.elys.com>
to verify that this is the latest version of this program. If not,
please
download the newer one. It may contain program improvements, bug fixes
or
documentation changes.
REVISION HISTORY
========================================================================
1.3 - 30 January 1998
* Added three difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, and Hard.
* Revised mission 26 to prevent a rare crash on some DOS machines.
* Fixed a minor bug which caused a crash if a bridge blew up with
multiple
vehicles on it.
* Choppers now occasionally leave cash when you destroy them.
* Added some frequently asked questions to the Troubleshooting section.
* Fixed a bug which resulted in very faint audio on old SoundBlaster
Pro
cards.
1.2 - 5 December 1997
* IMPORTANT: Fixed a copy-protection related bug which could result in
loss
of data.
* Fixed a serious bug which prevented external maps from being
playable.
* Now shows the correct version number in the main menu.
* Minor gameplay tweaks to make early levels a little less frustrating.
* The program no longer quits if you have a sound card installed but no
BLASTER string set.
* Numeric keypad now really does work.
1.1 - 18 November 1997
* Removed the confusing default text from the registration menu.
* Fixed minor bug that exited if a previously installed device was
removed.
* Numeric keypad now works in the text entry widgets.
* Added TROUBLESHOOTING section to the README.
1.0 - 14 November 1997
* Initial release.
OVERVIEW
========================================================================
Cobra Gunship is a side-view scroller helicopter arcade game. Using
the keyboard, mouse or joystick, you control your chopper, flying it
through a variety of missions. Along the way, you will use an arsenal
of weaponry to destroy your opponents. Between missions, you will
customize your chopper, adding newer engines, better armor, and
improved weapons.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
========================================================================
Cobra Gunship was designed to be very configurable. As a result, it
runs on many lower-end machines, while still taking advantage of the
extra power that faster machines offer. If you install the game on a
slower system, please refer to the section on Options to see how to
configure the game to run at an acceptable speed.
Required Recommended
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 486DX33 * Pentium 150
* VESA 1.2 compatible SVGA card
* SoundBlaster-compatible sound card * SoundBlaster16-compatible card
* 12MB RAM * 16MB RAM
* DOS 6.2 or Windows 95. * Windows 95
INSTALLATION
========================================================================
Just unzip the files into a directory called Gunship and run GUNDOS.EXE.
That's it! The program is completely self-contained. Note that the game
was carefully engineered to run perfectly from within Windows95. Just
double-click on GUNDOS.EXE from the Explorer, or run it from a DOS
window.
If you do run the game from real DOS, it would be better if you loaded a
mouse driver, since the game does make good use of the mouse.
If you have trouble unzipping the file, try getting the latest version
of
pkunzip from:
<http://www.pkware.com/pkz204g.html>
GETTING STARTED
========================================================================
When you start the game, you will see the Elysium Digital, L.L.C. logo
and then the game startup screen. After that, the game will take you
to the Main Menu.
Click on NEW GAME. From the window that appears, select the desired
difficulty level. On the right side of the screen, the stats for your
new game will appear. If desired, you may EQUIP your chopper with
fancier
gear. Now, click on MISSIONS. This takes you to the Mission Tree.
Click
on MISSION 0, and read the Mission Briefing that pops up. Click ACCEPT
to
start playing the mission.
How you control your Cobra during a mission depends on your settings.
If you
have a mouse, then the default settings are to use the mouse for control.
Move the mouse crosshairs to where you want the Cobra to fly, and your
chopper
will accelerate towards the cursor. The further you move the cursor
away from
your Cobra, the faster it pursues it.
If you have no mouse or have turned off mouse control, you can use the
keyboard to control your Cobra. The default settings have you use the
arrow
keys to move the Cobra up, down, left and right.
Regardless of how you move the chopper, you will also need to flip which
way
it is facing, select weapons and fire. The default keys for these are:
Flip Direction: E
Select Primary: S
Select Secondary: F
Fire Primary: <SPACE>
Fire Secondary: D
You can also use keys { 1, 2, 3, 4 } to select a particular primary
weapon,
and keys {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, - } to select a particular secondary.
NOTE: Your chopper can hold more than one kind of primary and secondary
weapon
at a time. You may switch between purchased weapons by using the weapon
selection keys.
REGISTERING
========================================================================
When you first download your copy of Cobra Gunship, it is unregistered.
You
will be allowed to play only missions 0-5, you can't load external
missions,
and some of the weapons are turned off.
To play all 31 levels, be able to load external map files and buy all
weapons,
you need to purchase a serial number by registering. You may order by
one of
the following ways:
1) Order on our web site (credit-card only) for a $1.00 discount:
http://www.elys.com
2) Fill out this form and mail or fax it to us for a $0.50 discount.
EMania.Com
c/o Agile Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 221
Raritan, NJ 08869-0221
(908) 369-1317 FAX
3) Place an order by telephone (credit-card only):
(888) 369-0047 (U.S. only, 9am-5pm Eastern Time)
or
(908) 369-0084 (International, 9am-5pm US Eastern Time)
Once you have you serial number, just click REGISTER from the Main Menu.
You
will see a window with entry buttons for your name and serial number.
Enter
them here and click OK.
NOTE: Both your name and your serial number must be entered EXACTLY as
they
are listed. If you make a mistake entering one or the other, the game
will
tell you which one is incorrect. Just correct your typo and hit OK.
That's it! Once that is done your purchase is complete. The entire
game will
be available to you.
KNOWN ISSUES AND INCOMPATIBILITIES
========================================================================
1. Cobra Gunship does not support Windows NT, but does run on some
Windows NT
systems.
2. In Windows 95, you may not be able to switch out of the Cobra Gunship
application and back in again.
3. On some Windows 95 systems, Cobra Gunship must be run from a
full-screen
DOS prompt.
TROUBLESHOOTING
========================================================================
If you have trouble running Cobra Gunship, type "set xdev=1" at the DOS
prompt, then run it again. You will see a screen that describes what
hardware
has been recognized by the program.
Q: The cool weapon I just purchased disappeared.
A: Your chopper can hold more than one kind of primary and secondary
weapon
at a time. You may switch between purchased weapons by using the
weapon
selection keys. You currently have one of your inferior weapons
selected.
Q: I just failed a mission and now the only available mission is Mission
0.
A: You need to save your games explicitly from the Main Menu. Your game
is
not automatically saved after you successfully complete a mission.
After
all, you might discover that you really should have collected more
cash on
Mission 16. When you fail a mission, you then load your previously
saved
game to resume where you left off.
Q: When I run Cobra Gunship, I get an "X-DEV" screen which tells me that
my
video card does not have the VESA 1.2 BIOS.
A: Either your video card does not have the VESA 1.2 (or later) BIOS
built in
or your system does not support running Cobra Gunship from within a
DOS
window.
First try running Cobra Gunship from a full-screen DOS prompt. If the
problem persists, you may need to update your video drivers. There
are drivers for most video cards which will bring them up to date.
Check the web site of your video card manufacturer. We also have a
collection of common video drivers at:
<http://www.elys.com/software/vesa>
If you can't find a VESA driver in either place, try Scitech Display
Doctor
at:
<http://www.scitechsoft.com>
Q: The game's graphics seem to be crunched into the top half of the
screen.
A: Either your video card does not have the VESA 1.2 (or later) BIOS
built in
or your system does not support running Cobra Gunship from within a
DOS
window. See the answer above for instructions to resolve this
problem.
Q: I'm not getting any sound and I have a sound card installed.
A: Cobra Gunship requires a SoundBlaster-compatible sound card in order
to
play audio. If you run the game from DOS (not from Win95), your
BLASTER
environment string must be properly set. See your sound card
documentation
to find out how to do this if it is not already done. If you run
Cobra
Gunship from Win95 (even if it is from a DOS prompt), you don't need
to
do this manually.
LICENSE
========================================================================
BY COPYING, USING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SHAREWARE PROGRAM, YOU INDICATE
YOUR
AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE:
Terms: "Program" shall refer to the game "Cobra Gunship", with all
associated files. The "Trademarks" consists of "Elysium Digital, L.L.C.",
any Elysium Digital, L.L.C. logo, "Cobra Gunship" name, and any
associated
labels and trademarks.
Ownership: The content, layout and format and associated Trademarks of
this
Program are the property of Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
Terms of Distribution and Use:
1. The unregistered version of this Program may be freely copied or
distributed, provided that:
o All of the files from the original archive are distributed
together, unmodified. The distributor is responsible for making
sure that he distributes no version of the Program that is
missing files or contains modified files.
o No charge of any kind is levied for distribution of the
Program.
If a charge is to be levied, specific written permission must
first be obtained from Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
2. The registered version of this Program may NOT be distributed in any
way. The Program and its accompanying documentation are protected by
United States copyright law and also by international treaty
provisions. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this
package,
or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal
penalties.
3. Any distributor or user agrees not to modify, reverse compile,
disassemble, or reverse engineer the Program, or use or disclose any
confidential information that it contains.
4. Any distributor or user agrees to the Warranty below.
Warranty: This program is provided "as is" with no warranties of any
kind,
including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular
purpose. Under no circumstances will Elysium Digital, L.L.C. provide any
remedy for direct, indirect, special, consequential, incidental or other
damages arising from the use of this Program, including such from
negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty or contract, even
after
notice of the possibility of such damages.
========================================================================
Copyright (c) 1997-98 Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
Updated 30 January 1998.
===== Packing List =====================================
As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
Filename Size Date Time CRC32
FILE_ID.DIZ 21 13-May-1998 01:44a 553A8AEC
DOS4GW.EXE 265396 11-May-1996 11:00a 5CC34B0F
GUNDOS.EXE 715544 12-May-1998 01:02p 35C1B283
SHOTS.JPG 145184 13-Nov-1997 01:24a 1D22E50A
MANUAL.PDF 243083 30-Jan-1998 11:26p 5692CBE4
GUNSHIP.RES 10269746 29-Jan-1998 10:58p F9F2C667
MANUAL.TXT 30713 30-Jan-1998 09:47p D8143A2E
ORDER.TXT 4234 13-Nov-1997 01:16p BBFCFBFE
README.TXT 13442 13-May-1998 01:39a E5641232
===== Installation =====================================
INSTALLATION
=========================================================================
=====
Just unzip the files into a directory called Gunship and run GUNDOS.EXE.
That's it! The program is completely self-contained. Note that the game
was carefully engineered to run perfectly from within Windows95. Just
double-click on GUNDOS.EXE from the Explorer, or run it from a DOS window
.
If you do run the game from real DOS, it would be better if you loaded a
mouse driver, since the game does make good use of the mouse.
If you have trouble unzipping the file, try getting the latest version of
pkunzip from:
<http://www.pkware.com/pkz204g.html>
===== Warranty =========================================
Warranty: This program is provided "as is" with no warranties of any
kind,
including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular
purpose. Under no circumstances will Elysium Digital, L.L.C. provide any
remedy for direct, indirect, special, consequential, incidental or other
damages arising from the use of this Program, including such from
negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty or contract, even
after
notice of the possibility of such damages.
========================================================================
Copyright (c) 1997-98 Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
Updated 30 January 1998.
===== License for Use and Distribution =================
LICENSE
========================================================================
BY COPYING, USING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SHAREWARE PROGRAM, YOU INDICATE
YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE:
Terms: "Program" shall refer to the game "Cobra Gunship", with all
associated files. The "Trademarks" consists of "Elysium Digital, L.L.C.",
any Elysium Digital, L.L.C. logo, "Cobra Gunship" name, and any
associated labels and trademarks.
Ownership: The content, layout and format and associated Trademarks of
this Program are the property of Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
Terms of Distribution and Use:
1. The unregistered version of this Program may be freely copied or
distributed, provided that:
o All of the files from the original archive are distributed
together, unmodified. The distributor is responsible for making
sure that he distributes no version of the Program that is
missing files or contains modified files.
o No charge of any kind is levied for distribution of the
Program.
If a charge is to be levied, specific written permission must
first be obtained from Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
2. The registered version of this Program may NOT be distributed in any
way. The Program and its accompanying documentation are protected by
United States copyright law and also by international treaty
provisions. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this
package,
or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal
penalties.
3. Any distributor or user agrees not to modify, reverse compile,
disassemble, or reverse engineer the Program, or use or disclose any
confidential information that it contains.
4. Any distributor or user agrees to the Warranty below.
The attached VENDINFO data record is hereby incorporated by reference.
Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements in that
data record is hereby authorized.
Warranty: This program is provided "as is" with no warranties of any
kind, including implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose. Under no circumstances will Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
provide any remedy for direct, indirect, special, consequential,
incidental or other damages arising from the use of this Program,
including such from negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty
or contract, even after notice of the possibility of such damages.
========================================================================
Copyright (c) 1997-98 Elysium Digital, L.L.C.
Updated 30 January 1998.
===== About VENDINFO Files =============================
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