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- "WINDOWS COMMAND" (c) 1991 Oasis Software
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- Computer Game Instructions
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- I. System Requirements
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- A. IBM or compatible 286, 386, or 486 computer operating at greater
- than 6Mz (greater than 12 Mz is recommended)
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- B. Microsoft Windows 3.0
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- C. Mouse pointing device
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- D. EGA or VGA display
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- II. The Program
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- A. General
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- 1. "Windows Command" is a Windows application. Its behavior and
- how you tell it what to do is very similar to other Windows
- applications. But since it is also an arcade game with lots
- of action and movement, you should be aware of the following
- items:
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- a. You can resize the "Windows Command" window at any time.
- But if you resize it while missiles are moving on the
- screen, they become disoriented and explode in improbable
- places. No big deal, the effect is harmless. The next
- missile waves are adjusted for the new window size. Avoid the next wave of missiles. You can avoid the glitch by
- the glitch by not resizing when missiles are attacking.
- Correcting the glitch requires more programming effort than
- I believe it is worth.
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- b. You can shift to another Windows application at any time.
- You can shrink the game to an icon at any time. Please
- note that unlike most Windows applications the game will
- continue in the background. The enemy will destroy your
- cities while you work on a spreadsheet or word processor!
- This is easily avoided by simply pausing the game first
- (It does look neat to see the enemy's missile explosions
- inside the game's icon).
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- c. The fast-paced arcade action of the game depends heavily on
- Windows' graphics routines. If Windows is burdened down
- with lots of other tasks, the game action will slow to a
- crawl. Conditions that may overburden Windows and slow
- down all Windows applications include low system memory,
- or running a bunch of applications at the same time.
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- B. Menu Commands
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- 1. "Game" popup menu
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- a. "Demo" -- A demo version of the game is provided as a teaser
- for you to enjoy and (I hope) help you decide to
- register for the full, unrestricted version. Play
- it as much as you like! The action ends when the
- score exceeds 20000 points or the cities are all
- gone.
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- b. "Full" -- A dialog box asks for the "password". You get it
- from me when you register and pay the $3.00 fee.
- Anything typed in the dialog box is converted to
- asterisks to discourage guessing. Repeat games
- avoid rentering the password by selecting the
- "Demo" option which now starts the full version.
- Invalid passwords start the "Demo" version.
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- c. "Quit" -- Self-explanatory
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- 2. "Difficulty" popup menu
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- Self-explanatory. Increased difficulty shrinks the size of your
- defensive missile blasts, forcing you to be more accurate in
- targeting enemy missiles.
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- You can also greatly affect the difficulty of the game by
- resizing the window. Narrowing the window makes it easier,
- flattening it makes it harder.
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- 3. "Options" popus menu
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- a. "Pause/Resume" -- A toggle to freeze (or thaw if frozen)
- the game action. You should pause
- before switching to another Windows
- application.
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- b. "Sound On/Off" -- A toggle to turn off ( or on) the warning
- siren heard before each new round of
- missile attack waves. The missile explosion
- sound cannot be turned off.
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- 4. "Help" popup menu
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- The "About Windows Command" item will display a dialog box
- to tell you how to register and obtain the password for the
- full version.
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- III. The Game
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- A. Object -- To protect your cities from enemy attack as long as
- possible.
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- B. Play -- You're in charge of Missile Silo Alpha. It provides
- protection of the six large cities in Sector Delta from
- missile attack by the those perennial bad guys, the
- Klingons.
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- Suddenly, the missile attack siren sounds! A large
- number of enemy missiles (the Scud model 1000) appear
- at the top of the window. You rapidly move the arrow
- cursor with your mouse to desired locations and click
- the left mouse button. Your missile, the Patriot model
- XXXX of course, screams upward from the silo to explode
- almost instantaneously at where you were pointing.
- After the first wave of missiles explodes (either by
- one of your missiles or when it reaches a low altitude)
- another wave immediately follows, and then more!
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- Finally, the Klingons take a breather and the round ends.
- A dialog box appears. Your score is updated, your missile
- arsenal is replenished, and you are awarded any bonus
- cities. The bonus cities automatically replace any
- destroyed city to give you a new lease on life. You get
- one bonus city for every 10000 points scored(20000 above
- 100000, 30000 above 140000).
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- The Klingons don't discourage easily, and they may send
- a Stealth bomber into the attack. You cannot see the
- plane, but will quickly note the burst of bombs appearing
- suddenly over your cities.
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- Should you be lucky enough to survive the initial few
- waves of missiles the enemy will send his starship into
- the battle. You see a sphere materialize. At first it
- may do nothing, but then it will begin moving quickly and
- firing an unstoppable laser beam. A well-placed missile
- is needed to destroy it.
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- Since the number of missiles in your silo is usually less
- than the number of enemy, well-placed missile shots are
- vital. You will hear a "beep" sound when you click the
- mouse button and there are no missiles left to fire. You
- are now helpless until the round ends.
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- The game continues until all your cities are destroyed and
- there are no bonus cities to replace them.
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- C. Strategy -- ???? Part of the fun is figuring it out on your own.
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- IV. Opps! Pardon Me
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- This is my first published Windows application. Extensive programming
- effort was involved to try and make "Windows Command" an entertaining
- game that is (hopefully) bug-free. If you enjoy it, please register!
- If you find any difficulty running the program, let me know. I need
- feedback to fix my boo-boos! You can reach me on Compuserve or write
- directly (see the About dialog box for my ID and address).
-
- Tim Baldwin
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- May 23, 1991
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