Dungeon

DUNGEON v1.4 -------------- Introduction. ----------------- Dungeon is a 3d graphical monster shoot-em-up. The object of the game is to search each dungeon level collecting energy orbs. When these are all collected you are able to enter the teleport and beam to the next level. Each level, however, is inhabited by nasty monsters intent on killing you. You have a choice. Run away, or blow them away with your shotgun! The monsters are quite persistent and can creep up from behind or from the side as well as straight ahead. They can't harm you if they are diagonally away from you. You can hear them coming and there is also a monster meter showing your current direction and the monsters relative position to it. The game ends when your strength reaches zero. This only goes up when you start a new level so keep an eye on this. Your shotgun ammo also goes down, but collecting an energy orb will increase it. The teleport looks like an electric field and can only be stepped into when all the orbs are collected. Killing monsters may take several shots depending on the monster strength chosen using the options. Options. ---------- When the game starts the menu screen appears and presents you with several menus. Most are self explanatory. Some menus are only available to registered users. Unregistered users can only play the first dungeon (There are twenty levels). Also, they cannot jump to other levels using the code words given during the game. Orb positions are also fixed, and will be the same each time. All the other options are available as normal. Registered users can enter level codes to play where they left off previously. Also they can randomise orb positions making levels more interesting when played again. All users can increase the number of monsters their strength and speed, but be prepared for a tough game! Upon registering, you will receive your own personal access code which will free the whole game from all restrictions. N.B Selecting fast monsters slows the game slightly. Selecting slow monsters speeds the game slightly. Control Keys. ----------------- Use the up and down cursor keys for forward and back. Left and right cursor keys to turn sideways. Psion key plus cursor left or right to turn on the spot. Spacebar to fire the gun. (Shotgun range is two places.) M Map View Esc or menu quits to main menu. N.B These keys are slightly different to earlier versions to make it easier for those with foreign keyboards. Installing. ------------- The game consists of the following files. Dungeon.opa (Replace this file if updating) Dungeon.dat (Replace this file if updating) Dungeon.pic Shotgun.wve (optional) Attackwve (optional) Far.wve (optional) Wall.wve (optional) Readme.txt Copy dungeon.opa into your app directory on any drive. Create a sub-directory called Dungeon in the same App directory. Copy all remaining files into this new directory. Select Install from the main system apps menu and choose dungeon.opa. The icon will appear , and the game can be started. Note.. When the game is installed on drive a or b and the pack is then removed, ensure when inserted again it is in the same drive. Otherwise you will need to remove the old icon for the game from the app menu and re-install the new icon specifying the new drive. Registering will also create a small file in your OPD directory. Registering. --------------- This program, and all shareware, takes a lot of time and effort to write. If you like it please register. Software authors will be much more likely to continue writing if they know their work is appreciated. Dungeon registration is 8 pounds or foreign equivalent.Please send cheques, Euro cheques, postal orders or cash to.. N.Dawkins 26b Sussex Terrace, Lower Flat, John Street, Brighton, Sussex England BN2 2QJ. Please enclose your name and address or name and e-mail address. Dungeon can also be registered via the Compuserve SWREG service. The ID Code for Dungeon is.. ID 13001 cost $15 Or if you register my other game, Hearts, at the same time you can save money and get both for $22. The ID for both games is.. ID 13398 cost $22 Both programs are available seperately via swreg at $15 each, so you save $8 registering them together. Any comments etc. can be sent by mail or tel. 01273 606537 or E-mail ndawkins@pavilion.co.uk Visit my web site for up to date info on all my programs at.. http:/www.pavilion.co.uk/users/ndawkins Amendments to older versions.. ------------------------------ V1.0 First released in very limited quantities v1.1 Small bug found only affecting registered users. One level only had seven orbs, making it impossible to finish. v1.2 Game can now be installed on external drives. Extra menu now appears when quitting the game to return to the main menu.(Now detects menu,escape and Psion-x keys) Random features during game made a bit more random. ie. Orb positions, monster positions. v1.3 Game speed optimised. Delays in older versions when a key was pressed before graphic update vastly reduced. Map view added. A dungeon map is now displayed when pressing `M`, displaying explored areas. Asynchronous sound added to prevent delays when playing wve files. Monster speed can now be changed, via the monster menu. Selecting fast monsters though, slows the game slightly. Selecting slow monsters increases game speed slightly. Control keys changed to make playing easier for those with foreign keyboards. (If I get enough requests I may program a user defined key option.) v1.31 A small bug crept by causing monsters to remain static when set to fast speed, removed from v1.3 Sorry! v1.32 Removed a small bug causing the mapping procedure to crash the game when the player was in the far south east corner of a dungeon. v1.4 Monster shooting code segment optimized for higher speed during gameplay. Several procedures re-coded to make the game faster. 5% overall improvement on game speed in this version. Intro screen graphics tidied up. Disclaimer. -------------- This software is copyright and must not be altered in any way. The unregistered version can be freely distributed providing all files including this one, are left intact. Reverse translation is prohibited, selfish and very unwise. Any loss of data or programs is the responsibility of the user, but also unlikely. Have fun!