FEDER Version 2.0 (c) 1997-99 by Martin Renold & Jonas Kley README.TXT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.10.99 / MR 07.11.99 / JK Please visit "http://www.homepage.swissonline.ch/martinxyz/" for the latest information. We're sorry for bad English, but the game was originally designed in german. Note: "FEDER" (German) means "feather". Content ******* [1] What's FEDER? [2] Main menu [3] Configuration [3.1] Sound configuration [4] Informations [5] Start the game [5.1] Short description of the game Appendix [A] Hardware/Software requirements [B] Installation [C] Other programs [D] Addendum for signs & symbols [E] Problems [F] Copyright [1] What's FEDER? ******************* FEDER is an amusing game for 2-3 players. It's a 2D-game like Bomberman and the point is to get 10 diamonds before one of the other players does. Monsters, the other players, feathers (they're dangerous because they can paralyze a player) and bonuses make the game interesting and allow you to find a complex strategy! [2] Main menu ************* In the main menu, there are 4 buttons: - Start game - Configuration (key, speed, sound) - Informations (infos about the game, signs & symbols) - Exit Choose one of the buttons by pressing the highlighted character. [3] Configuration ***************** You can change the keys to control the players 1 and 2. Choose 4 keys to move and one to put a feather-box. The third player has to be controled as follows: Move the mouse to move the player, left button = put a feather-box. If your computer should be too fast, you can switch on a brake. Enter a number between 0 and 99. A higher number will cause a lower game-speed. We think, good numbers are between 1 and 10. [3.1] Sound configuration ========================= We're sorry, but FEDER just works with SoundBlaster-compatible cards. The auto-detection is not very reliable and may cause the system to crash. If the sound card couldn't be detected automatically, you have to enter the PORT-adress (I/O adress), the IRQ (interrupt) and DMA (direct memory access). You get this numbers as follows: If you are using DOS, enter "set". Look for an entry called BLASTER. It shoud look like "BLASTER= A220 I5 D2". The number which follows the "A" is the PORT adress. The number which follows the "I" is the IRQ and the last number, which follows the "D" is the DMA. If you are using Windows95, you have to open the control panel, choose "system". Click on "device manager" and choose "audio-, video- and game controller". Chose your sound card - not your card themself but the Windows SoundBlaster emulation - and click on "properties". Under "ressurces" you'll find the numbers. If you have done these steps and sound still doesn't work or feather won't be playable, go to the configuration menu and chose no sound by switching the sound of (press "y"; there should be SOUND: NO). Enjoy FEDER free of errors (note by Martin: free of errors!? impossible!) but without sound. [4] Informations **************** Here you can find informations about the game. You'll find also a description of the game and the "signs & symbols" section. -> The "signs & symbols" section is not complete, see Appendix [D]. [5] Start the game ****************** Enter the names for the players 1-3 (voluntarily!) and choose the scheme (standard: natura); choose also the difficulty and press one of the buttons to start the game with 2 or 3 players. Good luck and enjoy it! [5.1] Short description of the game =================================== Move your figure by pressing the move-keys configured in the configuration menu. Put feather-boxes. Feather-boxes will seesaw 3 times and then they'll emit the feathers. Caution: Feathers can paralyze players, that means that the player has to wait some time. Feathers are also able to reveal walls and to destroy bons, when they hit them. The growing things (green points, they become walls and so on) will be built back by 1 step, if they have been hit by a feather. The growing things won't be passable when they reach a particular size. The developer will develop to a wall, if you pass it. Monsters also grow this way. They are very intelligent and they pursue the player which has got the most diamonds; Warning: The monsters will eat diamonds and bonuses. Diamonds will grow this way as well. The point is to get 10 diamonds before an other one does. ************ * APPENDIX * ************ [A] Hardware/Software requirements ********************************** Hardware requirements: - PC oder 100% compatible computer - 80486 (33 MHz) or faster processor - 3.5" 1.44 M disk drive (disk version) or internet access to donwload (about 200 kB) - 1.5 MB hard drive space - VGA graphic-card or better - about 500 kB (or more) main memory - SoundBlaster compatbile sound card for music and effects Software requirements: - MS-DOS 5.0 or higher (Win 95/98, DOS-Mode) [B] Installation **************** Download the file "FEDER.ZIP" (about 200 kB) to your hard disk or copy the file from floppy fisk. Unzip the file using WinZip or another program to unzip PKZIP in a directory of your choice. Start "FEDER.EXE" (Windows: click on the linkage "FEDER") and enjoy FEDER! [C] Other programs ****************** There will be other games soon; they will also use Windows/DirectX. Visit "http://www.homepage.swissonline.ch/martinxyz" for the latest info. [D] Addendum for signs & symbols ******************************** The reflector ------------- If you take this bonus, the feathers which arise from the next 10 feather-boxes will be reflected by walls, etc. They will disappear after a particular number of reflections. The gold feather-bonus ---------------------- If you have got this bonus, your feathers will pierce EVERYTHING except the hard walls (they're distributed regularly). [F] Problems ************ We can't ensure that FEDER will work on all computers without errors. If FEDER won't work or there's a runtime error, we would be glad if you could e-mail us the error number and the error address. But before you do that, please read the FAQ on http://www.homepage.swissonline.ch/martinxyz and check if your error has been found before. [E] Copyright ************* FEDER Version 2.0 (c) 1997-99 by Martin Renold [main programming and game graphics] from Winterthur (Switzerland) martinxyz@gmx.ch Jonas Kley [menu and graphics] from Winterthur (Switzerland) jonas.kley@schweiz.org Spread to your friends! Changing forbidden. Selling forbidden. FREEWARE!