----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BattleForce By Mark Reynolds! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BattleForce was created by me, Mark Reynolds. I used the following programs in its creation:- AMOS 1.3 and AMOS Pro Mandarin Software Deluxe Paint 3 and 4 Electronic Arts OctaMed 3.0 PD Suppliers I would like to thank Mandarin for creating such an amazing programming language. I haven't got the time to learn C or assembler but I'm quite at home with BASIC. So what is BattleForce? ----------------------- BattleForce is basically a game. It is an adventure. These games are a dying breed so I will have to explain: In the good old times when the Commodore 64 was yet to be thought of and the Amiga not even a twinkle in somebodies eye, a new sort of program was created. VDU's had been introduced to computing, and people needed a program to demonstrate this. Graphics had not yet been implemented so it had to be all text. A bit of coding and this was all possible. Colossal Cave was one of the first. The game envolved you going around different locations, solving puzzles and collecting treasure. This was GREAT fun. Unfortunately this idea did not catch on with the Amiga software houses. You can't really see Ocean releasing another film license with text only! The idea was not lost, but merely hidden. It still lives, kept alive by the miracle of PD. Since you are reading this, you either got it from a PD supplier so know all about it, or on an Amiga coverdisk (I hope). Don't worry if you have never used PD. It stands for Public Domain. People like me who code programs that either aren't good enough, or we don't want them to be, commercial just send them to a PD library where people can by them very cheaply (#À1-#À3). Some PD is trash but most is okay. Shareware!!! ------------ This disk is not PD, but it's similar. This disk is shareware. Shareware is a very good idea. Follow these steps:- 1) Play the game. If you like it go to three, otherwise go to two 2) Delete the game. If you don't want to, go to three 3) Get some money, about £15, but there is no minimum or maximum. Go to step four 4) Send the money and a covering letter to:- Mark Reynolds 96 Lyth Hill Road Bayston Hill Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 0EZ I will keep your name and address and if I make a stunning game I will send you a copy. You will become a registered user. I will send you a letter back confirming this. You send the money because you like the game. You don't pay £15 and realise you have wasted your money. You will also be entitled to the comments for the game to help you see how it was written, a cheat option, and the solution to the game. Shareware is a good idea. It gives you a lot of advantages. If you don't pay I won't sue you. I leave it to your morality. How do I load BattleForce? -------------------------- From the CLI type AMOSPro BattleForce.AMOS From the Bootdisk reset and load From Workbench click on the icon IMPORTANT NOTE!!!! For the greatest flexablility the directory BATTLEFORCE must be assigned. This allows you to copy it across to a hard disk or something. If you booted with the BATTLEFORCE disk there is no problem. If you loaded Workbench first you must do the following things:- 1) Open a CLI or shell. 2) Type ASSIGN BATTLE: BATTLEFORCE:BATTLEFORCE 3) Follow the disk prompts Case does not matter! My Boot disk does this automatically. There is a memory limitation: You require over two megabytes to experience all the graphics and sound. My apologies, but Amos Pro takes up so much! I will compile it when the compiler is released. BattleForce Commands -------------------- There are three in game commands that need special attention. SHORT NORMAL VERBOSE These affect the way room descriptions are output onto the screen. NORMAL is selected by default. On entering a new room the full description is outputed but old rooms only have the title. SHORT means all rooms are described by their title, while VERBOSE means they long description is used every time. About the Author ---------------- My name is Mark Reynolds and I have an Amiga A600 with a 60 meg hard drive which I try to program, usually badly. I have produced numerous PD disks under my alais of CONTACT. These can be bought at Crazy Joe's. You may also see these disks at PDSoft as I send them a copy sometimes. Have you payed your Shareware fee? This is the only charge I make so give generously. Bye For Now Mark Reynolds aa mmmmmmmmmm ii gggggg aa aaaa mmmmmmmmmm ii gg aaaa aa aa mm mm mm ii gg gg aa aa aaaaaa mm mm mm ii gg gg aaaaaa aa aa mm mm mm ii gggggg aa aa Adventure Version 2 (Known Limitations) --------------------------------------- Now that the code is in place it will be easier to produce a new adventure. Hopefully it will include the following: Load/Save option Improved Parser Smaller and more compact Maybe split into smaller sections so to preserve valuble memory. If you have produced any of these alterations or have better ideas for a new revision, do not hesitate to write. My apologies for no save option. It was decided that coding this section would delay the game for over a month due to other commitments and introduce errors.