The Birthright net demo. September 12, 1996 version
Copyright (c) 1996 by Sierra On-Line, Inc.


The zip file for this demo takes just over 10 Meg of hard drive space. When you
execute it, it will unpack about 30 Meg of game demo files. So, you should
have around 40 Meg available to unpack this demo. Once unpacked, you can
delete the zip file. There is a DOS executable called BIRTHRT.EXE. There is
also a Windows '95 version of the demo called BRTHRT95.EXE.

When you execute the Install batch file, it will unpack the Birthright demos, 
creating the needed subdirectories. The batch file will prompt you to select
the drive letter you wish to install to. It will then create a directory
called BRDEMO and install the needed files there. To run the DOS demo type 
BIRTHRT.EXE and press return. Please run this version of the demo only in
native DOS mode, please. If your operating system is Windows '95, please
run the BRTHRT95 version of the demo. 

The demo is self-running or interactive. Let it run and see the movie and slide
shows, or press any key to step through to the realm turn display (with the 
map) and click about to see previews or descriptions of some of the game's 
features.

Many of the game play features of the game could not be included in this small
demo. More than 20 adventures take place in lavishly detailed, high-res 
castles, temples, ruins, dungeons, and forest settings. There are hundreds of 
game characters with uniquely detailed, high-res animation art. The battles
take place in a fully immersive, 3D environment, allowing the camera to
view all the action from any angle and at any distance.

The full Birthright game includes over 300 Megabytes of animation and texture
art to present the world of Cerilia in all its medeival glory. While exploring
the interactive elements of the demo, be sure to left and right click on
anything that looks like an icon or a button. The game and the demo include
a wide variety of help text that will pop up to instruct you on the use of 
the game controls. Be sure to click on the force and location icons on the 
game map itself. In the game, that will lead to battles and adventures. In this
demo, it will run a short battle movie and an adventure slide show, providing
a brief glimpse of what the full product will look like.

All of the art in this demo is available as standard PCX and FLC files that can
be accessed for your review or for use in screen shots for upload or print
reviews. In the demo itself, you can press the 'E' key to access an edit
feature that allows you to browse through the included animation art.

Birthright will ship in November of 1996.