Scud Attack

                                      By
                              David Lee Peterson

                                Copyright 1991
                              All Rights Reserved

     Minimum Requirements:

          Scud Attack requires a 640k 8088 PC compatible, MCGA or VGA
     video adaptor, color monitor, and a 2 button mouse.
          The program will bail out to DOS if it cannot switch to VGA
     mode 13h (320x200x256) or detect a mouse with at least 2 buttons.

     Instructions:

          After loading the resource/title screen and painting the
     background the attack will begin.  After a random interval the air
     raid siren will sound and from a random location a scud will enter
     your screen.  As soon as you see the scud you must launch a patriot
     from the left or right launcher using the respective mouse button. 
     The patriot will fly towards the laser guidance cross hair cursor. 
     The further the cross hair is from the patriot, the faster the
     missile will fly.  This is important to remember when scuds are
     falling very fast.  When the patriot intercepts the scud you must
     push either button to explode the patriot.  If the explosion is
     close enough to the scud it will be destroyed.  It may be possible
     to launch another patriot at the scud if you miss it, but beware. 
     You only have enough patriots to intercept the 24 scuds which will
     fall.  If you run out of missiles you will have to watch helplessly
     as the scuds rain down on your city wreaking destruction.  After all
     of the scuds fall you will hear the all clear siren and will have to
     'CLICK...' the button to get to the next screen.  There you will be
     asked if you want to take another watch or retire and let someone
     else do the job.  When you quit you will see the ending screen.  Tap
     any key to return to DOS.

          The following keys will affect game progress:

     Esc       Escape game.  Go to ending screen and finally to Dos.
     S         Sound toggle.  Will turn scud whistle on or off.
     1-8       Scud attack speed.  Takes effect on next missile.
               1 is very slow, 8 is almost too fast.



     Author's Notes:

          This copyrighted game is being released using the shareware
     concept and all rights are reserved by the author.  Please copy and
     share this effort with your friends, your colleagues, and any
     bulletin boards that you frequent.  You may give it away, but you
     may not sell this product.  Shareware distribution houses may not
     charge a fee of more than $3.00 for their copying services.  Any
     distribution must include the following unmodified files:

          SCUDATAK.EXE             The game code itself
          SCUDATAK.PCX             The resource/title screen
          SCUDATAK.DOC             This file

          Feel free to play this game at no charge for whatever you feel
     is a reasonable trial period.  If you find that it worthy of keeping
     in your collection, you want to see more shareware works like this,
     and you desire to signify to my wife that you wish me to continue my
     independent programming efforts you are urged to support this work
     by sending a support fee of not more than $5.00 (unless you are
     really rich!) to:

                         David Lee Peterson
                         5909 48th Ave.
                         Riverdale, Md.  20737

          The goal of this release is three fold.  First, I want to 'test
     the water' and see how well this concept actually works.  At the
     very least I figure that you could send me a quick postcard and tell
     me what you think.  Second, I wrote the program to test the current
     status of my major work in progress:

                WHOOPEE: A 256 Color Graphics Library for QB4.5

     and am releasing it in part to gauge interest in the library. 
     Finally, and to be quite honest with you, I have been a 'starving
     programmer' for far too long and I want/need your money to invest in
     faster computer equipment and software which will speed my
     productivity and result in more and better works in the future.

          I wish to extend my thanks to all of you for checking out this
     program and reading this file.  I especially wish to thank those of
     you who elect to support my work.  I hope that the volume of many of
     your individual small pledges of support will allow me to work ever
     more diligently to provide you with not only my own entertaining and
     educational software applications, but also that the eventual
     release of my library will allow many others to also create higher
     quality 256 color MCGA/VGA software to enhance your computer
     enjoyment and productivity.