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- Hello and Welcome to the Bard's Tale Construction Set v1.3!
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- After UNZIPing the NUBTCS.ZIP file, you should have the following
- files:
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- README.DOC (You're looking at it now)
- EXE.ZIP
- SOUNDS.ZIP
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- You need to UNZIP the EXE.ZIP file into your \BTCS directory (it contains
- files that replace your original BTCS.EXE and BARDGAME.EXE, and so on).
- You will then need to UNZIP the SOUNDS.ZIP file into your \BTCS\SOUNDS
- directory (it contains Sound Blaster stuff, mostly).
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- After that, you should look over the rest of this README file, it shows
- you what has changed since the last version of BTCS.
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- If you have any problems, you can reach Interplay at the usual places
- (most likely where you got this upgrade). But for safe measure:
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- The Interplay BBS: 714-545-2605, 300-14400 Baud, v.32 and v.42bis, N81
- Compuserve: GO GAMEPUB (GO GAMERS for hints)
- GEnie: SCORPIA's RoundTable (Section 13)
- America On-Line: We are in the INDUSTRY CONNECTION
- Customer Support: (Voice) 714-549-2411 (M-F, 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM, PST)
-
- Or, finally, : INTERPLAY PRODUCTIONS
- 3710 S. SUSAN #100
- SANTA ANA, CA, 92704
- ATTN: CUSTOMER SUPPORT
-
- Thanks for buying Interplay!
-
- -Interplay Productions
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- ║The Bard's Tale Construction Set Revision History║
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │BTCS version 1.1 November 30, 1991│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- Files Afected: All
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- Version 1.1 of BTCS features the following improvements:
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- 1) The 10 Second delay during treasure screen has been replaced
- by a "<MORE>" prompt.
- 2) Options are displayed at the end of viewmode to provide a way
- to page through all character info again.
- 3) The palette is now correct when teleporting from one map to
- another.
- 4) Teleport now works with directional controls.
- 5) Save game no longer un-equipps all items before saving the
- characters.
- 6) Scroll speed is adjustable from virtually anywhere in the
- game. Also, the scroll rate is adjustable to a VERY slow rate
- to accomadate faster machines and systems with VGA graphics.
- 7) "Updating Character Info" messages are gone.
- 8) 7th level spells may now be purchased.
- 9) Warrior classes were not able to attack when they progressed
- to level 2. This has been corrected.
- 10) Item names not repeated when equipping characters.
- 11) The Quit Game option in the Utilities menu is more intuitive
- now.
- 12) Isil Thania scenario has been repaired.
- 13) Stray animations no longer stay on the screen when no light
- is on in a dungeon.
- 14) "Spell Cast" category now makes sense for BOWs and ARROWs.
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │BTCS version 1.2 February 24, 1992│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────┘
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- Files affected: BTCS.EXE
- BARDGAME.EXE
- SETUP.EXE
- All sound files
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- Version 1.2 of BTCS features the following improvements:
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- 1) BARDGAME will now play a random song while in the guild.
- 2) The SETUP.EXE had problems with some invalid keystrokes. This
- has been corrected.
- 3) The Utilities screen now offers the option to print a list of
- Items and Monsters, as well as a Map/Special printing option.
- 4) If the first line of a special is a DRAW PICTURE command, the
- game will not display the 3D view prior to displaying your
- picture.
- 5) BARDGAME can now display custom title pages. A graphic named
- USRSCR.LBM will automatically be loaded as a titlepage ( if
- in the BTCS directory ). There is also a hook for a titlepage
- saved under a different name. To load a graphic with a
- different name type BARDGAME -T XXXXXX.LBM, where XXXXXX.LBM
- is the name of the file to be loaded.
- 6) The game uses a new map file format which will be 10% to 70%
- smaller than previous versions. The new BTCS program will be
- able to work with the older map format.
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- 7) There are now two special functions associated with taking
- gold from a party. The first is a test to determine if gold
- can be taken ( returning a TRUE or FALSE result ). The other
- will take a specified amount of gold from the party.
- 8) Spells can now do dammage which is proportional to the level
- of the caster ( XdX per level ).
- 9) If a character in the party is poisoned, the game will no
- longer print Poison messages after each action.
- 10) The game will now indicate if a character is Poisoned, Aged,
- Stoned, etc., when viewing the characters statistics.
- 11) Two time related functions have been added to the Special
- Editor. The first will perform a special in a specified
- number of minutes. A time of 0 minutes will trigger the
- special immediately. A timed special can only be canceled by
- leaving the map, or by the second time related function,
- Cancel Time Special.
- 12) The special editor now has a GOTO LINE # command.
- 13) BTCS now features protection flags which will alert the user
- if data has not been saved when the Quit BTCS option has been
- selected.
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-
- ┌────────────────────────────────────┐
- │BTCS version 1.3 May 12, 1992│
- └────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Files affected: BTCS.EXE
- BARDGAME.EXE
- All *.ADV files
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- Version 1.3 of BTCS features the following improvements:
- --------------------------------------------------------
- 1) The game utilizes a new sound driver. The driver now checks
- the BLASTER environment variable ( set within your AUTOEXEC
- batch file ) for IRQ, DMA, and I/O Address settings.
- 2) When reviewing lists, the game no longer highlights old list
- selections ( thus highlighting two selections at once )
- 3) Through certain key combinations, it was possible to select
- the message "Select One" while viewing a list. This has been
- corrected.
- 4) The GOTO special option previously accepted line numbers from
- 1 to 32000 ( numbers 21 and over equaling 20 ). The option is
- now limited to lines 1 through 20.
- 5) While editing items, negative values ( up to -15 ) may be
- entered for To Hit and A/C bonus catagories.
- 6) A new special has been added which allows you to subtract
- from the counter.
- 7) There is a new teleport function in the Special Editor called
- Teleport Relative. E.g.- Teleport 3 squares North and 2
- squares east of there the party is standing.
- 8) Another teleport function has been added which will Teleport
- and then activate a special at the destination.
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