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- DARKLANDS (TM)
- Program and Audiovisual copyright 1992 MicroProse Software
-
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- UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS
-
- This updates version 483.04, 483.05 or 483.051 to version 483.06
-
- These files are designed to update Darklands AFTER it has been
- installed. If your current version has a DARKLAND.EXE file of date
- 8/31/92 or earlier, this update will greatly improve your software.
-
- You will need about 4.4 MB of free hard disk space to perform this
- update before you copy any files.
-
- To update, first copy all these files into your MPS\DARKLAND
- subdirectory (or whatever subdirectory you selected for the game
- during the original install).
-
- Next type UPDATE and tap the ENTER key. The updating process may
- take quite some time (possibly even one hour or more), depending
- on the speed of your machine, its configuration (EMS and disk
- caches help), and the specific version being updated. The computer
- can perform the update unattended (i.e., you don't have to stay
- and watch it!).
-
- The update program automatically examines each of your DARKLANDS
- files for any changes, additions or deletions and makes them on these
- files directly. When finished, you can delete the files UPDATE.EXE,
- PATCH.EXE and PATCH.RTP, which will free about 1.2 MB of hard disk space.
-
- Now your files EXACTLY match the files of version 483.06, as if
- you'd just installed them from the distribution disks.
-
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- WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 483.06
-
- This version has a few new features added (see the new README.TXT).
- It also fixes various machine compatibility problems and other bugs
- found in earlier versions. Finally, it includes new and/or revised
- artwork for certain areas of the game.
-
- The new version allows scrolling through the saved game list with
- the keyboard arrow keys. It also allows loading the game from within
- the game (two greatly desired features). See the new README.TXT for
- details.
-
- In general, saved games from the previous version will work fine in
- this new version. A few minor problems from old quests may remain,
- but these do not significantly affect the game.
-
- However, if you have been playing with the rare version 483.04,
- we recommend that you restart the game. Otherwise the saved game
- will "carry over" more significant problems. In case you're
- wondering, version 483.04 has file DARKLAND.001 on disk 1 dated
- 08-04-92. Later versions, which have virtually no trouble with
- saved games, have a later date for this file.
-