*********************************************************** * * * IMPERIUM ROMANUM Version 1.50 E * * * * version for inclusion in the * * AmigaLib Disks by Fred Fish * * * * * * © 1990 by Roland Richter * * La Bazoge 19 * * D-2811 Martfeld * * * * Tel.: 04255/300 * * * * * *********************************************************** Notice on the copyright: IMERIUM ROMANUM is shareware. If you want to have the C-source-code, the actual version and the documentation, you should send me the charge of $10. I would also be happy about reaction, which tells me, how the game comes down, and what I should make better. There is also existing a German version, which was released on the AmigaJUICE Magazin 19 first. The release for a new, enhanced German version is planned for June or July 1990. See below for more information. I still have all rights on this programm. It is freely distributable only within the AmigaLib Disks by Fred Fish. If any other distributor wants to take it up, too, he should contact me. From the start I do not allow the distri- bution of this game by KARSTADT. They are taking the AmigaLib Disks, are putting an own boot-block on it, scratching some programs and sale them for 9,95 DM. This price is about 300% above the price, other PD distributors take for the AmigaLib Disks in Germany. They take all the money and their service is very bad. I do not want to allow them to make such a profit with my work. Roland Richter ======================================================================= Do you know the DACG-Kurier? It is the magazine of the DACG-Computer- club eV. It is written in German. If you want to have the latest edition, send a 1,00 DM stamp to: DACG-Computerclub eV, Postfach 30, 2811 Martfeld, West-Germany. Kennst Du schon den DACG-Kurier? Er ist die Zeitschrift des DACG- Computerclubs eV, und erscheint in deutscher Sprache. Wenn Du die aktuelle Ausgabe haben moechtest, dann schicke 1,00 DM in Briefmarken an: DACG-Computerclub eV, Postfach 30, D-2811 Martfeld Wenn Du aus dem Ausland schreist, dann vergiss die Briefmarke und fuege einen Internationalen Rueckantwortschein fuer eine 50 Gramm schwere Drucksache bei. ======================================================================= IMPERIUM ROMANUM - THE INSTRUCTIONS You can start the game from the workbench. It should run with every system configuration. Please tell me, if it does not run on your Amiga or if any error should appear. The program itself is 99% mouse-controled. Exeption: You can tell the program your name ony via using the keyboard. You can call the functions by clicking their gadgets on the screen. To quit one function you have to click another gadget once or twice. If you do not, the funcion will be on till you have no moves anymore. Yes, there is only a limited number of moves every turn. IMPERIUM ROMANUM is a little strategic game for up to four persons. The computer cannot take part. In ancient times, there were four cities, who struggeled for the power in the mediterranian sea: Rome, Carthago, Athens and Alexandria. Every player takes part of one of the cities and has to eleminate the others. Of cause you can play with one, two or three players, too. At first you are asked how many people will play the game. You can choose one power by clicking its icon. The color will change from grey to the color of the players. You can also change the name of the rulers. You can leave the program by clicking on "QUIT". Loading an old game does not work, yet. "START" starts the game, of cause. Now You see a map. Yellow is Rome, red Carthago, green Athens and blue Alexandria. If you click the country, you'll see it's name and status on the informations-window. Above the map you see three gadgets. With QUIT you can leave the game. PD-INFO tells you something about the situation of public domain software in Germany, and finally COPYRIGHT tells you something about this important matter (read it, KARSTADT !!!). On the right is the status-window. Here you can see the power, the season and the powers money. Under this window are two rows of numbers (10 50 100 1000 10000 and 1 5 10 100 1000). The upper row stands for the number of soldiers you can move, the lower row for the number of ships. The actual number is marked yellow. The window under that is the informations-window. If the game asks or tells you something, you'll find it here most of the times. Under that are some gadgets. Using them, the player can control his actions. With the "Info" options you can get informations about the provinces. Informations about your own provinces are free of charge (HOME). If you want to know something about an foreign province (ABROAD), you'll have to pay 500000 Sest. for spying it out. Using the attacking-options you can subdue foreign provinces. If you want to attack with the army, you have to click on the gadget ARMY. The you choose the country, from which you want to attack. After this you have to click on the destination province. To adjust the number of attacking soldiers, you have to click on the first province again. Warning: You cannot march back. Your campaign army will start the battle for the province when you click on the destination province again. NAVY starts an naval attack. In addition to ARMY you have also to adjust the number of attacking ships. With one ship you can transport 500 soldiers. Be careful! You can only move ships from an province with harbour to an other province with harbour. Without having a harbour in your home-province, you cannot have navy. If you attack a province, you should have very much more soldiers than the attacked province (twice as much are necessary). With the two gadgets under that you can buy new SOLDIERS or new SHIPS. Note: You'll always buy, sell or move the number of ships an soldiers you ajusted above. Using the MOVE-options you can move either ARMY or NAVY. It works like attacking. If you click on END MOVE, it's the next players turn. Every player has only a limited number of moves. With GOVERNMENT you can govern one of your provinces. There are some complicated rules in this option. Schilda is a city in Germany. Once upon a time the citizens decided to build a big house. After finishing the building, they noticed that there were no window. Inside the house it was absolutely dark. They tried to catch the sunlight in some baskets and bring it in, but that didn't work. So they removed the roof to have light inside. This worked. They could walk into the building and see something. It made them very happy and proud about this light-bringing invention. But the pride faded away, when it started to rain. If you don't pay attention, you will act like them. Most of such errors are prevented by the program (it does not make sense to build public conveniences without having water in the city). But not all. Of cause all theese things like thermal bathes, aqueducts, harbours, squad on guards an so on are quite expensive. But some are really worth their money. Having many squad on guards, your city is hard to conquer. But you need slaves to make weapons for them, and you need houses where they can be. This is only one example of the very complex way to govern a city. A city with many buildings will of cause bring much more taxes than one with none. At the beginning of every new year the provinces are paying their taxes. I have to give one last hint: The number of moves are limited. Governing a province has also an internal limit of moves, but in general it counts as one move. I hope this game will enjoy you. Martfeld, the 01. June 1990 Roland Richter ======================================================================== This is version 1.50 E (stands for English) of IMPERIUM ROMANUM. I am working on a new German version with some enhanced possibilities. You will be able to load and save a game, and the computer will be able to take part of 0-4 players in the game (4 is boring). I do not know if I will also make an English version with theese possibilities. This depends on the number of charges I will receive for this version. ======================================================================= On AmigaLib Disk 229 was my game "Emporos - The Trade" (English version). It contained a bug, which is now removed. If anybody wants to have it, send me $5. Write to: Roland Richter, La Bazoge 19, 2811 Martfeld, West-Germany =======================================================================