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                 F i r s t   B e t a   V e r s i o n   1 . 0

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    Contents
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      1. Installing Guimo
      2. What is Guimo?
      3. Game Rules
      4. Features
      5. This Version
      6. Final Version
      7. Requirements
      8. Jack in the Box Computing


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   1. Installing Guimo
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      Make a directory in your hard disk executing "MD \GUIMO".

      Enter in Guimo's directory using "CD \GUIMO".

      Uncompress file using "PKUNZIP A:GUIMO!", where "A:" is the  floppy
   disk drive with Guimo's disks (can be "B:").

      To execute Guimo, use "GUIMO".


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   2. What is Guimo?
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      Guimo is a plataform game based in the autonomous agents tecnology 
   originated from the Artificial Inteligence Research. In this game the 
   player is invited to enjoy an enviroment inhabited by other  entities
   (the enemies) which must interact.

      The agents controled by the computer show specifics behaviors  and
   are able to cooperate to reach  the  satisfaction  of  their  desires
   (attack and scape).


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   3. Game Rules
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      In this first beta test version  the  player  must  fight  against
   the invasor enemy army :)  and destroy their bosses, The four  tanks,
   with the help of  its  friends,  the  clowns.  To  reach  the  tanks,
   however, the player has to find other  elements,  like  a  coin  that
   activate a cetain jumper and a key that opens an special door.

   The controls are:

      - Directions: direction keys or key pad
                    ([8] up, [5] or [2] down,[4] left,[6] right).
      - Fire: space bar.
      - Friend Invocation: down key and space bar simultaneously.
      - Photo-Pause: [p] key
      - InGame Graphic Detail: [F1] key
      - Cheat Mode: contact us if you want a cheat mode!!!


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   4. Features
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   The most important features of the game are:

      - totaly non-deterministic, each playing section is unique;
      - a smart camera that always focuses  the  best  position  of  the
        action;
      - the stereo sound system with panning and independent  volume  on
        each speaker;
      - the action provided by the own  game  conception  in  which  the
        player has the same conditions of the enemies;
      - its big level maps;
      - sound card auto-detection and configuration.


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   5. This Version
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      This version brings a sample of four mounths of our work. In which
   we have produced pratically all  of  the  code  needed  for  a  final
   version. The only lack, at the moment, is the artistic part.


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   6. Final Version
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      In the final version we will show all of  our  capabilities,  with
   graphics and sounds more elaborated, as the other four levels.


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   7. Requirements
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   Hardware requirements:

      - 486dx2, 8Mb of memory
      - VGA card (local bus of PCI)
      - SoundBlaster card or compatible

   Software compatibility:

      - DOS
      - Windows 3 or 95
      - OS/2


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   8. Jack in the Box Computing
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      Jack in the Box computing is the fantasy name  of  the  entreprise 
   called Criativa Informatica Ltda. Contact us by...

      Jack in the Box Computing
      Ave. Cairu, 1208/201
      Porto Alegre - RS
      Brazil - 90230-030

      +55 (051)343-3300 tel & fax
      jackpot@portoweb.com.br