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- OPERATION: INNER SPACE
- (C) 1994-95 Software Dynamics, Inc. (SDi) All rights reserved.
-
- ORDER INNER SPACE FOR ONLY $29.95 (USD) + shipping!!
-
- REGISTERING YOUR COPY
- - exciting fast action in Windows environment
- - stimulating sounds, voice effects, & music soundtrack
- - racing system, dueling arena
- - screen saver interface, ship factory
- - uses advanced artificial intelligence to control computer opponents
- - totally customizable game experience based on your computer & you
-
- If you enjoy Inner Space, please register your copy by ordering the full
- Inner Space package today. The full package includes a color manual,
- reference cards, and a free CompuServe Startup Kit offer (value $29.95).
- You also get free online tech support and will hear about the latest
- developments in our newsletter.
-
- HOW TO ORDER
- Orders can be placed via phone, fax, email, regular mail, or CompuServe's
- Shareware Registration SWREG 5202.
-
- To use Compuserve's Shareware Registration, GO SWREG and order #5202.
- You can order Inner Space on the Internet through our website at
- http://www.cadvision.com/inspace!
-
- To order Inner Space by phone, call SDi as follows with your credit card
- handy. Press 'R' in the game intro to bring up the order dialog.
- 1-800-30SPACE (voice,North America only)
- (403) 240-0103 (voice, from anywhere)
-
- If you place a phone order, we will immediately give you a code that lets
- you keep playing the game while you wait for the full package to arrive.
- To place orders by mail, fax, or email, read ORDER.TXT that came with the
- game.
-
- Fax: (403) 240-0105
- Compuserve: 71621,1163
- INTERNET: inspace@cadvision.com
-
- Software Dynamics, Inc.
- 84 Coach Gate Way SW
- Calgary, AB
- CANADA T3H 1Z7
-
- NOTICE TO REVIEWERS!
- If you are reviewing the game for a magazine, newspaper, or online game review,
- we appreciate the coverage and wish to help you. If you need screen shot
- images, please download SCRNSHOT.ZIP from GAMDPUB, section 18 on Compuserve,
- since it is difficult to take screen shots in the game. Also, if you have any
- questions or concerns, feel free to ask us by phone or email to CompuServe
- ID 71621,1163.
-
- MORE GREAT STUFF!
- If you like playing Operation: Inner Space, you'll appreciate the other
- Inner Space products we offer. Our executive black T-shirts and sweatshirts
- are sharp-looking, yet subtle enough to wear around the office or anywhere
- in the galaxy. The Inner Space coffee mug is ideal for your office, home,
- or spaceship, and our full colour Inner Space mousepad is the perfect
- accessory for any desk!
-
- Executive black T-shirt $12.95 each (USD)
- Executive black sweatshirts $16.95 each (USD)
- Inner Space coffee mug $6.95 each (USD)
- Truly Amazing Mousepad $7.50 each (USD)
-
- SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER! Get any two or more items and receive
- 20% off your total order (not including the game). For example,
- an Inner Space coffee mug and T-shirt (regular $19.90) are yours
- for just $15.92. What a deal!
-
- DEMO DISTRIBUTION
- You may distribute the non-registered shareware version of
- Operation: Inner Space to others, but may not distribute Inner
- Space for direct or indirect profit by any means, except through express
- written agreement with Software Dynamics, inc. In all cases, you must
- abide by the following to distribute Inner Space:
- 1) You may only distribute a non-registered shareware version.
- 2) You must clearly show that the copy of Inner Space is unregistered
- shareware and that Software Dynamics, inc is the sole owner of all
- copyright and interest in the game.
- 3) You must include all files originally in this package.
-
- INSTALLING
- You must first be in the Windows environment to install Inner Space.
- A) If you receive Inner Space as a compressed INSPACE.ZIP file:
- 1) Unzip INSPACE.ZIP in a temporary directory. If INSPACE.ZIP is on
- a CD or a floppy disk, you will need to first copy it to a temporary
- directory that you create on your hard disk.
- 2) Run SETUP.EXE, the Inner Space installer.
- 3) Install Inner Space to a new directory (C:\SPACE by default) or
- over an existing copy of Inner Space to upgrade it.
- B) If you receive Inner Space on floppy disk or CD as a group of files
- including SETUP.EXE:
- 1) Run SETUP.EXE, the Inner Space installer.
- 2) Install Inner Space to a new directory (C:\SPACE by default) or
- over an existing copy of Inner Space to upgrade it.
-
- STARTING TO PLAY
- Run Inner Space (INSPACE.EXE) from Windows. During the game intro, press
- 'ESC' to start a new game. Select a ship to fly into Inner Space. To start
- playing, just use the arrow keys (Thrust=UP, Turn=LEFT, RIGHT, Brake=DOWN).
- Use Shift or SPACEBAR to shoot. For more information about the game, see the
- online help (press F1 or F2).
-
- SCREEN SAVERS
- Inner Space comes with a configurable screen saver interface so that a
- changing game demonstration can be your screen saving display.
-
- SHIP FACTORY
- With the Ship Factory, you can compare the characteristics of all the ships
- in the game and also make custom ships for use in Inner Space!
-
- TECH SUPPORT
- We provide tech suppport by fax, email, and regular mail. Bugs reported via
- email receive top priority and make it easiest both for you to give us specific
- information on the problem and for us to get backto you in a timely manner.
-
- If you have Internet access, go to our website for tech support at
- http://www.cadvision.com/inspace/tech.htm. Our website
- contains answers to most technical questions and allows you to send email to
- tech support. If you have access to CompuServe, GO GAMDPUB and look in section 18
- (Software Dynamics) for Inner Space upgrades, hints, and technical support. Keeping
- users happy with the game is top priority for us since Inner Space is shareware.
- We do not make any money when you download or try the game, only if you choose
- to order it and recommend that your friends order it, too. Please appreciate
- that it took years to develop the game and we work hard all the time to
- test and improve it, as well as field questions from users.
-
- We're really sorry when anyone experiences a problem with the game and we'll
- work hard to fix it. Before releasing any version of Inner Space, we rigorously
- test it. Some users still experience problems because there are so many
- combinations of computers, video drivers, sound drivers, and operating
- system versions, and there are so many things you could do in the game.
-
- If you report a bug to us, we will do our best to fix it, but keep in mind
- that the problem may occur because of an incompatible sound or video card,
- some other software running on your computer, or it could be a bug
- that depends on a subtle sequence of events. We will be more inclined and
- more capable to fix your bug if you tell us all the details about what you
- did in the game, exactly where it crashed, and provide as much detail as
- possible about your computer.
-
- A user might tell us "I ran it and it crashed." Obviously, such a bug
- report doesn't help us fix it. Upon further questioning, the user might
- indicate that what they meant was that 1 time out of 1000, the game crashed
- right after selecting a ship in the intro. With that, we at least have a
- specific part of the game to look at, but it's hard to repeat the problem.
- If the user then told us a sequence of events that would make it crash every
- time, we could probably repeat the problem here. Any problem we can
- repeat, we can and will fix.
-
- If you report a bug to us, it didn't show up in our testing and we can't fix
- it unless you tell us how to repeat it here. Also, please do not call the
- order line to report bugs. We provide unlimited tech support by email, fax,
- or our main voice number, but the toll free line is for orders only. We
- will do everything possible to fix reported bugs, especially when users are
- considerate and provide the information we need to work on a fix.
-
-
- REGISTERED USERS
- If you are updating a registered copy of the game, please follow the install
- instructions. The updater should update the game to the latest version and
- preserve the registered status of the game.
-
- However, we do not guarantee that specific upgrades will work for all
- users. After installing the upgrade, if the game seems to be unregistered,
- reinstall from your master disk and the game should be registered again.
- Try to update it again. If the updater again makes the game unregistered,
- reinstall from your master disk and do not try the update again. In such
- a case, we will replace your master disk for free, provided you send your
- master disk back and pay the shipping cost to send out a new master disk
- with the latest version ($4 USD).
-
- MEMORY
- If the game halts with an error such as a General Protection Fault, the
- game will probably not run correctly until you restart Windows. It may
- be that Windows is low on memory. Please check that Windows is set up to
- use at least 2Mb of virtual memory. To see or change Virtual Memory settings,
- open the "386 Enhanced" item from the Windows Control Panel (CONTROL.EXE).
-
- VIDEO DRIVERS
- There may be problems with some video cards. We can devise workarounds for
- such cards if we know about the problem. If there is a crash or error when
- the game is loading graphics, please try to reproduce the problem and tell
- us so that we can get working on a fix.
-
- WINDOWS 95 AND OTHER WINDOWS VERSIONS
- Inner Space is tested with the current commercial Windows versions. However,
- new prerelease versions of Windows may not be completely compatible with older
- versions and that can cause problems. At the time of this writing, Windows 95
- is not finished, but many users have copies of it. Inner Space works well
- with Windows 95 generally, but some sound or video drivers need to be updated
- to work properly with Win 95. If the sound or video drivers are out of date,
- the game could be adversely affected. Prerelease Win versions (such as Win95
- currently is) are experimental.
-
- MIDI MUSIC
- If Inner Space's music has incorrect or missing instruments, check your MIDI
- mapper settings (in Windows Control Panel). For Enhanced midi sound cards, use
- channels 1-10, Basic midi sound cards use channels 11-16.
-
- NO SOUND
- You need a Windows-compatible sound card to hear Inner Space's audio. If
- you have a sound card that works with other Windows apps, but don't hear any
- audio in Inner Space, you may have an older sound card which might not
- report itself correctly to Windows. Therefore, to force Inner Space to play
- audio, add "AllowSound=1" to your [Inner Space] section of INSPACE.INI (in
- your Windows directory).
-
- VARIOUS SOUND PROBLEMS
- Inner Space uses the Windows wavemixer to play up to 8 sounds at once. The
- wavemixer is from Microsoft and not compatible with all systems. If you get
- an error referencing wavemix or the sounds start and stop in a jerky way, set
- the MixChannels to 1 (in Game Setup, Audio subdialog) so that sound is played
- without using the wavemixer.
-
- DEINSTALLING
- If you need to deinstall Inner Space, just delete the Inner Space directory and
- all files and subdirectories of it (C:\SPACE by default). Also, make sure Inner
- Space is not set as the screen saver (in Windows Control Panel). Set the screen
- saver to "None" or any other saver display to keep Windows from trying to use
- Inner Space as a screen saver.
-