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- I N S T R U C T I O N S for P O D
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- The POD program and all documentation is Copyright (c) 1993,94 by SwordSoft.
- All Rights Reserved.
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- INTRODUCTION:
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- The idea of POD is very simple: move your "POD" around the network of
- coloured tracks to remove them without falling off. Different colours
- require multiple passes, which makes life that more interesting, and
- other pieces do even more interesting things! Like throwing you half
- way across the board, for instance! Using the cursor keys the game is
- easy to play, yet the levels can be very challenging for even the most
- dedicated puzzle freaks. Children will find the colours amusing, and the
- simplicity of the game will enable them to play it almost immediately.
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- The game comes with online help, as well as a demo mode which goes through
- the basics of the game while you watch. 20 levels are issued with the
- shareware version, while registered users will enjoy a further 60 levels,
- plus a utility that enables them to create their own POD levels. This
- utility can be fully mouse or keyboard driven, and also has online help.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- Requires 256K memory and EGA graphics.
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- INSTALLING THE GAME:
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- POD may be run directly from diskette or hard disk.
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- To install the program onto a hard disk, put the Install disk into drive
- A: or B: and enter either
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- A:INSTALL
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- or
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- B:INSTALL
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- as appropriate.
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- LOADING THE GAME:
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- Ensure all files are in the current directory. See end of this
- document for a list of all the files in the POD package.
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- To load the game, change into the POD directory, eg
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- CD \POD
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- Now run the program by entering
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- POD
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- Do not type "\POD\POD" to run the program. You must be logged into the
- POD directory for the program to work.
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- PLAYING THE GAME:
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- Watch the demonstration to see how to play. The idea is to move your
- "POD" around a series of tracks, which removes them. However, you must
- be careful not to fall off, or leave yourself stranded with nowhere to go.
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- To start, press any key.
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- From the title screen, press CTRL plus a letter between A and T to start
- the game on the corresponding level (1 through 20. Eg CTRL+M will start
- the game on level 13).
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- Press + to change the operation mode from 386, to 286, and XT modes
- (only from the title screen). Each mode is slightly faster than the
- previous, and the XT mode increases speed by reducing the number of
- images between moves of the POD craft.
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- Press ESC during play to return to the title screen, and press ESC from
- the title screen to exit the game.
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- Press P or SPACE during play to pause the game.
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- Press S at any time to toggle sound on and off.
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- Press F1 at any time for online help on how to play.
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- Press F2 from the title screen to load a different POD file into memory.
- POD files must be kept in the same directory as the POD.EXE program.
- (This will only be of use to registered users as they receive the extra 60
- levels and can also create their own POD files with the PODMAKE utility.)
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