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- STELCON 2469 (TM)
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- v1.2
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- COPYRIGHT (C) 1992 VU TRUONG ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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- Requirements :
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- ~ VGA/MCGA (supports high-quality 256-color graphics)
- ~ IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible (386 STRONGLY recommended)
- ~ 640k memory and Dos 3.0 or later
- ~ Microsoft or Logitech compatible mouse
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- INTRODUCTION
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- Welcome to Stellar Conquest (STELCON)! The ultimate
- space strategy/war game! Prepare to explore and conquer
- the unknown! Command unstoppable fleets of mass starships,
- carriers, and many more! Make surprise visits to a
- friend's home planet! Sure he/she might get pissed off,
- but hey, this game is not for wimps!
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- STELCON is just about the most complex and graphically
- detailed game around! This game lets you take charge of an
- entire galactic empire. This is no mere space risk game of
- yester-year! There are many facets of controlling an
- entire empire. Crucial decisions are made at every turn,
- thus one must be aware of his/her fleets, status, and
- especially ranking among the players.
-
- Besides keeping your empire in order, you must also learn
- to defend yourself from forces who wish you dead! Poorly
- defended worlds invite attack, but trying to protect all
- your worlds at once may spread them too thin. Thus a
- balance must be achieved in order to remain dominant in
- the universe.
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- Remember as Darwin once said : "Only the strong survive"
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- 2.0 SETTING UP THE GAME
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- After unzipping STELCON, make sure you have these
- following programs :
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- STELCON.EXE --> The actual game
- STELCON.DAT --> Data file required by STELCON.EXE
- STELCON.DOC --> This document
- STELCON.PAL --> Stelcon palette
- STELCON.SPR --> Stelcon art files
- BITMAP.PIC --> White font file
- RBITMAP.PIC --> Red font file
- GBITMAP.PIC --> Green font file
- BBITMAP.PIC --> Blue font file
- LOGO1.VGA --> First logo picture
- LOGO1.PAl --> First logo palette
- LOGO2.VGA --> Second logo picture
- LOGO2.PAL --> Second logo palette
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- When running the game, make sure all these files are in
- the same directory.
-
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- STARTING A NEW GAME
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- When you first type STELCON at the dos prompt you will
- briefly see our logo then title screen. Click either
- mouse button to continue to the main menu. There you can
- start a new game or load an old game.
-
- Since this is the first time your playing, you would want
- to start a new game. Move the pointer over the NEW GAME
- box and click either move button. The game will then ask
- you a few questions regarding the universe you want to
- play in.
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- The game will ask you the following question :
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- How many players? --> Enter the number of
- players you want in
- the game. 2 or more is
- recommended.
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- How many stars? --> Enter the number of
- actual star systems
- you want in the game.
- This can range from
- 5-25.
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- Human or Computer? --> Hit H for a human
- player. Hit C for a
- computer player.
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- Enter the name... --> Here you enter the
- name for the current
- player number.
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- Once these questions answered, you will see a miniature
- map of the actual playing field. White dots represent
- neutral stars. Coloured dots represent actual player
- stars. These colours mean :
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- BLUE --> Player one
- GREEN --> Player two
- CYAN --> Player three
- RED --> Player four
- MAGENTA --> Player five
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- Hit the any key to re-randomize the stars. Once you are
- satisfied with the map, hit ENTER to continue.
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- From there the game will begin.
-
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- SCCONFIG.EXE
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- If you experience any "SNOW" or want to speed up the
- battle scenes, run SCCONFIG.EXE. Hit "N" to turn off fade
- and a number to indicate the battle speed. Speeds can
- range from fast=1 to slow=5.
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- REGISTRATION
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- STELCON is NOT free! If you play and enjoy STELCON,
- you MUST register it after 20 days of use! If not, oh
- well! But PLEASE register it! With registration, you will
- receive the LATEST version of STELCON along with notices
- for future releases! Siliconis (TM) is comming out with
- several new products, so with registration, you will be
- the first to know about it! (wow!) Registration is a ONLY
- $20 (dare I say it!)! If you don't feel like registering,
- or can't afford to, at least drop me a letter or postcard
- so I know you're alive! Thanx for playing STELCON!
-
- Support SHAREWARE and REGISTER!
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