Lance-A-Lot """"""""""" Copyright Notice """""""""""""""" Lance-A-Lot is Copyright 1994/95 Gordon JA Smith / Mystic Source Software. This product is licensed for private, non-commercial, distribution and use. Usage outwith these conditions requires that you obtain a written license from the author. Conditions of distribution and use include, but are not limited to: 1: This document file must always be included with the package. 2: No changes may be made to this document or executable parts of the package. 3: No part of this package may be included or used as ANY part of ANY commercial product unless by agreement with the author. This includes, but is not limited to, 'free' items such as magazine coverdiscs. 4: Distribution is allowed via any non-commercial means. 5: Distribution is specifically permitted via the 'Aminet' distribution network and any CD-ROM authorised by the Aminet administrators. 6: The author accepts no responsibility for any damage caused by the use of this package. If in any doubt about any of these conditions you must contact the author before distributing/using this software. A charge may be made for a license for commercial distribution or use. Introduction """""""""""" In another time, long before the medieval sport of jousting became popular, there lived a race of people who competed in a much more exciting pastime using the flying horses which existed before this very violent sport wiped them off the face of the earth. Their sport was altogether more brutal and to add to the danger was often played over a pit of molten lava, many people lost their lives in the pursuit of quality leisure entertainment, if only they had Amigas. Description """"""""""" For your enjoyment this most heinous of sports has been recreated on the Amiga for safe enjoyment in your own home. Lance-A-Lot is a game of 10 rounds, each round has 3 levels giving a total of 30 waves, after each round a bonus level is played to gain additional points. You play the part of Lance A. Lot on his grey stallion, can you defeat the evil hordes of the enemy and help Lance achieve his Impossible Dream of jousting supremacy. Playing the game """""""""""""""" Firstly select the options screen by moving the joystick up/down and pressing fire to select. From here you can set up what in-game sounds you want and whether you prefer the joystick button or pressing up to fly. Joystick controls are left/right and fire or up to flap your wings, also if you pick up the special gravity token, pulling down on the joystick will allow your horse to fold it's wings and plummet downwards, this is handy for aborting a clash with the enemy at the last minute if you chicken out. On starting the game you see Lance on his grey horse, the enemy will then start to appear from the edges of the screen (it's wrap-around) and depending on the skill of the computer rider will attempt to attack you. On the early levels you will only encounter the novice riders and slower horses, you can tell what you are up against by the colour of the riders and horses as follows... Riders- Green-Novice Red-Skilled Purple-Expert Horses- Light-Slow Medium-Normal Dark-Fast As the game progresses even the lowly novice riders gain more skill and experience so by the time you reach the end the pace is truly frantic. On early levels you will also notice that the bubbling lava is covered by a platform so you can't accidentally fall in and get killed. You must attempt to dismount the enemy riders by jousting with them on your flying horse, to win the joust your lance must be the higher of the two when you hit the enemy, this applies whether you attack from the front or from the rear (and you know what we call people who do that ;-) You will get 50/100/150 points for knocking off a green/red/purple rider or this will be doubled up to 100/200/300 points if done in a sporting manner. The enemy rider will then plummet to earth (or into the lava later on), where he will stand waving his arms hoping for you to pick him up before he snuffs it, you are sporting aren't you? to encourage you to save lives you will receive 500 points if you pick him up, this is doubled if you manage to pick him up before he hits the ground and breaks his legs, it is after all just a sport, we don't want to kill anyone. If you don't pick him up and he cops it then the enemy will send out a more skilful rider to avenge his death, if, on the higher levels, he falls into the lava and dies this most nasty and unsporting death then the gods will ensure that all the horses and riders on screen will become top rated and attempt revenge, BEWARE! After wave 6 the middle of the platform at the bottom crumbles and collapses into the lava meaning you have to play the game over a fiery pit of bubbling lava, as well as being a death trap for enemy riders it will of course incinerate your horse if you get too close. Later on, some of the other platforms may disintegrate too. Of course you're going to need some help so from time to time, if the gods are smiling on you, a bonus token will appear. These have the following effect... Wings/Lightning - Increases the top speed of your mount. Wings/Arrows - Increases your mounts ability to manoeuvre. Wings/Down - Adds a fold wings to drop action. Shield - Protects you from attack for a short while. Heart - An extra life of course. Bomb - Nuke ALL enemy to end wave. Extra Keys """""""""" ESC - Quit Game P - Pause Game Bonus Round """"""""""" You have 15 seconds to collect all the flashing stars, each one is worth 1000 points, if you clear the round there is an additional 5000 point bonus. I hope you like Lance-A-Lot, the author can be reached by email at gordon@gjasmith.demon.co.uk or 2:250/107.106 on fidonet, please let me know what you think of the game. Gordon JA Smith - Mystic Source Software """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""