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- VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 24-Mar-1998
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: Blades of Exile Fantasy Role-Playing Game
- Version: 1.00
- Version Date: 28-Feb-1998
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
-
- Product Description: Blades of Exile Windows 3.1 and 95 Blades of
- Exile is an exciting role-playing system for
- Windows 3.1/95. Featuring the award-winning
- terface of Exile III, it includes not only 3
- full-length adventures, but the ability to
- design your own adventures and play the
- adventures of others. Many hours of role-
- playing fun!
- Reason for version: Initial release.
-
- Category: Games; Dungeons & Dragons
- Keywords: exile adventure role playing dungeons dragons
- spiderweb software ultima
- Required Packages: BLADES10
- This Package: BLADES10
- Registration Fee: 30.00 (U.S. Dollars)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
- Minimum OS: Windows 3.0
- Standard RAM: 2000K
- Hard Drive Space: 7000K
- Required:
- Hard drive
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Won't Work With:
- Monochrome monitor
- Other Require: Windows 95 compatible.
-
- Orders:
- Address: Spiderweb Software
- PO Box 85659
- Seattle, WA 98145-1659
- Phone: (206)789-4438
- FAX: (206)789-6016
- AmOnLine: SpidWeb
- CompuServe: 76463,1521
- Internet: spidweb@spidweb.com
- Other E-mail: http://www.spidweb.com
-
- Support:
- Address: Spiderweb Software
- PO Box 85659
- Seattle, WA 98145-1659
- Phone: (206)789-4438
- FAX: (206)789-6016
- AmOnLine: SpidWeb
- CompuServe: 76463,1521
- Internet: spidweb@spidweb.com
- Other E-mail: http://www.spidweb.com
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- Blades of Exile A fantasy role-playing game from Spiderweb Software
-
- This text file contains a full description of Blades of Exile and some
- troubleshooting information. If you have trouble installing or playing
- Blades of Exile, look below.
-
- DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME:
-
- Blades of Exile is an exciting role-playing system for Windows 3.1/95.
- Featuring the award-winning interface of Exile III, it includes not only
- 3 full-length adventures, but the ability to design your own adventures
- and play the adventures of others. Many hours of role-playing fun! It's
- from Spiderweb Software, Inc. $30 shareware. Requires 256 colors, Windows
- 3.1/95. Contact: Spidweb@spidweb.com. http://www.spidweb.com
-
- - Jeff Vogel Keeper of Exile Spiderweb Software
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING:
-
- The information below should solve many of your problems installing or
- running Blades of Exile...
-
- Question: Blades of Exile refuses to install! Answer: First, make sure
- you have ten megabytes of free space on the drive you're trying to
- install to (the game takes up 7, but the installer needs a little extra
- space). Then reboot, make sure no other programs are running, and try
- installing Blades of Exile again. If this doesn't work, your download may
- be corrupted. Try redownloading.
-
- Question: I can't figure out how to do anything in the first scenario.
- Answer: Run the game and hit F1 for help. The online help contains a hint
- book for the first scenario.
-
- Question: Blades of Exile crashes sometimes for no reason! Answer:
- Several steps to try, which will eliminate many problems. 1. Select
- Preferences from the File menu. Select Fewer Sounds. If this doesn't
- help, turn off sounds. This will fix most problems. 2. Run Blades of
- Exile with no other programs running. 3. Make sure you have at least 4 or
- 5 megabytes of free RAM. 4. Sometimes files become corrupted, either
- during play or during download. For really weird problems, it sometimes
- helps to redownload the entire game.
-
- Question: I get crashes when targeting a spell or missile, and nothing
- helps! Answer: Select Preferences from the File menu. Select No Targeting
- Line.
-
- Question: The Blades of Exile screen is really tiny! Answer: Go into
- Windows preferences, and select a monitor mode with a different
- resolution. 640x480 is recommended. (On windows 95, right click on the
- desktop, select Properties, and click on the settings tab.)
-
- Question: The Blades of Exile screen colors are all bizarre! Answer: You
- need to play Blades of Exile in 256 color mode. Run Blades of Exile, hit
- F1 (for help), and read the section on troubleshooting to find out how to
- get 256 colors on your screen.
-
- Question: OK. I installed the game. It runs fine. It looks fine. But I
- keep starving, if the monsters don't kill me first, and I don't have any
- gold! Answer: Read the Hints For Getting Started section near the end of
- the manual (hit F1 to get the manual).
-
- Question: Sometimes, when I switch to another window and switch back to
- Blades of Exile, the colors are all strange. Answer: One of the other
- programs you're running is messing with Blades of Exile's color
- management. Quit everything else you're using (including the fancy
- front-end programs some computers come with) and try running Blades
- again.
-
-
- ===== Packing List =====================================
-
- As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
- following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
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- Filename Size Date Time CRC32
- READ_ME.1ST 171 24-Mar-1998 02:40p F9D97F00
- READ_ME.BAT 423 24-Mar-1998 02:40p 1B23E390
- FILE_ID.DIZ 331 24-Mar-1998 02:40p D22D4EF0
- VENDOR.DOC 216 24-Mar-1998 02:40p 13796CEE
- INSTALL.EXE 3357970 24-Mar-1998 02:39p CA42BD03
- DESC.SDI 48 24-Mar-1998 02:40p 6F195CD6
- FULLDESC.TXT 2636 23-Feb-1998 02:24p 82E693E2
- README.TXT 3034 23-Feb-1998 02:21p FC2C9AA8
- VENDOR.TXT 216 24-Mar-1998 02:40p 13796CEE
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-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- 1. Run INSTALL.EXE and answer any questions it asks you.
- 2. Have fun playing Blades of Exile!
-
-
-
- Troubleshooting:
-
- Blades of Exile is a large, elaborate game, and Windows can occasionally
- be a delicate operating system. If you're having troubles with
- Blades of Exile crashing, be wure to read the file README.TXT. which
- contains troubleshooting information.
-
- Blades of Exile has proven to be a very stable and reliable game, in
- general. Taking the steps suggested should make Blades of Exile run
- safely. If not, contact Jeff Vogel at SpidWeb@spidweb.com.
-
-
- ===== Warranty =========================================
-
- There is no warranty, express or implied.
-
- However, registered users get lifetime tech support, and I
- will do my best to fix any problems you have.
-
-
- ===== License for Use and Distribution =================
-
- TRIAL USE LICENSE
-
- Blades of Exile is NOT a public domain program. It is
- copyrighted by Spiderweb Software. This software and accompanying
- documentation are protected by United States copyright law and also by
- international treaty provisions.
-
- You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile,
- disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed
- program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized
- use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
- All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Spiderweb Software.
-
-
- LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
-
- The following may distribute Blades of Exile,
- completely unaltered, without
- further permission ... all shareware distributors, be they companies or
- individuals; for other cases or to distribute in modified form, you must
- consult the attached data record, which is hereby incorporated by
- reference. Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements
- expressed in that data record is hereby authorized.
-
- The attached VENDINFO record is hereby incorporated by reference.
- Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements
- expressed in that data record are hereby authorized.
-
- Permission to distribute the Blades of Exile package is not transferable,
- assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to
- distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this
- limited distribution license.
-
- U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the
- U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in this
- package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable to
- commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of
- the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
- 252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is
- Spiderweb Software, Inc.
- PO Box 85659
- Seattle, WA 98145
- spidweb@spidweb.com
-
- Spiderweb Software may revoke any permissions granted here, by
- notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are
- reserved to Spiderweb Software.
-
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