WINDETECTIVE version 1.0 February 1994 ========================================================================= File List ========= The archive file WDETCT10.ZIP as supplied by Drazof Industries, contains the following files: WDETECT.EXE winDetective game executable WDT_STD.DLL a library required for the standard game STARSHIP.WDT the default cardset WDETECT.HLP on-line help files FILE_ID.DIZ identification for BBSs CARDSET.ZIP an archive of files to use if you want to create a custom cardset WDETECT.TXT this file Installation ============ The game should be installed in its own directory, by unzipping the archive file, and then, in Windows, adding a new item to your games group. To uninstall, delete the entire contents of the WinDetective directory. No files will be placed in your Windows directory. A windows configuration file wdetect.ini and a scores file wdt_name.dat will be created in the game directory when you first play. Both can be deleted at any time, although doing so removes your game setup choices and scores record. WinDetective requires Windows 3.1, colour VGA monitor, and a mouse. Its performance improves with faster machines and accelerated video but can be played without them. The uncompressed files will require about 600K of hard disk space. For novice users: 1. Create a directory. Go to the location on your hard drive where you want to install the game, and type: MD WDETECT Then type: CD WDETECT 2. Copy the file WDETCT10.ZIP to this directory. If the file is on a floppy disk drive, and your new directory is on your C drive, type COPY A:WDETCT10.ZIP C: Then type: PKUNZIP WDETCT10 (Note: You must have PKUNZIP.EXE in your path. If you do not have a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE, you should obtain PKZ204G.EXE from your BBS.) 3. Start Windows. If you have a Games group icon, double click to enlarge it. Otherwise double click to enlarge a different group. 4. Click on the File choice at the far left of the main menu. Then click on the New item in that menu. A box appears with two choices; select the one called "Program Item" by clicking on it. Then click on the "Ok" button. 5. The "Program Item Properties" box appears. Click on the button marked "Browse". You will see a standardized Windows file selection box (for details about this, see your Windows manual). You will have to navigate around your directories until you find the one into which you copied the WinDetective files. 6. In the list at the left, you will see the file WDETECT.EXE. Double click on this. The file navigator box will disappear, and the line marked "Command Line" will contain the file path for WDETECT.EXE. Click OK and you're done. 7. You can now play the game by double clicking its icon in your games (or other) group. (Reference: Windows 3.1 Manual, Chapter 3: Program Manager, subsection Working with Program Items.) Version History =============== February 1994 1.0 Initial release Bugs and Comments ================= We're sure there are bugs in there somewhere. If you encounter one, please let us know. You can write to us at the registration address or send us e-mail on Internet (simon.claughton@canrem.com). Known Problems ============== Computer players can sometimes get stuck in the vertical "lanes" between locations, especially in long games played in novice mode. One way to try to "unstick" them is to suspect them into one of the rooms. At present there is no way to leave the central room (the Command Deck in the StarShip cardset) by the upper door. Exit from this location is always by the lower door. On some video boards, in some high resolution SVGA modes, buttons and fields may not be correctly positioned with respect to the bitmaps. The screens should be arranged properly in regular VGA 640x480 modes on most boards. Disclaimers =========== The WINDETECTIVE game and all files in the archive WDETCT10.ZIP are supplied "as is", with no express or implied warranties as to performance or fitness for any purpose. Drazof Industries and the authors of this game assume no liability for losses or damages, direct, consequential or incidental, that may result from the use of the program. The user must assume the entire risk of using this program. Registration ============ If you continue to use the game after a try-out period of 30 days, you are urged to register your copy for U.S. $15 or Canadian $20, payable by check or preferably money order, to S.F. Claughton, at Drazof Industries PO Box 460, Port Credit Station Mississauga, Ontario L5G 4M1 Canada Registered users will receive a disk with the latest version of the game plus an additional library file that allows play of the enhanced "motives" game. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. License ======= This program is shareware. What this means is that you are free to try it out for a period of 30 days, after which, if you continue to use it, you must register your copy with Drazof Industries. The registration fee of $15.00 U.S. or $20.00 Canadian allows the user to use the program on one computer at a time. Multiple installations of one registered copy are allowed only if there is no possibility of the program being used on more than one of the machines at a time. In other words, treat the software like a book. Registered copies of WinDetective contain an additional file enabling some advanced game features. Inclusion of this additional file, wdt_mot.dll, turns the shareware archive copy into a registered archive copy. You are not allowed to make and distribute copies of the registered archive, with the exception of a backup copy for yourself. Please feel free to give away shareware copies of WinDetective to friends or upload it to bulletin boards. If you give away copies of WinDetective, the disk or archive must contain all of the files listed in the File List, above, and no additional files. For BBSs, Drazof Industries allows the addition of a small advertisement or notice of origin file for the BBS. If you re-archive these files before uploading, the archive file must be named WDETCT10.ZIP. If you use an alternative compression utility, the archive must be named WDETCT10.ARJ, or WDETCT10.LZH, etc. The numbering scheme reflects Drazof Industries' major/minor versions, and must not be altered. SYSOPS: Please remove any archived copies of WinDetective from your boards bearing any other name than WDETCT10.xxx, where xxx is the archive extension, and ensure that the archive contents match the File List, above. Disk Vendors ============ Disk Vendors may include the WinDetective game in their catalog subject to the following: 1. Customers are clearly informed of the concept of shareware and the fact that purchase of the disk does not constitute registration of the program. The program must not be represented as public domain or free. 2. The archive file is provided complete in accordance with the File List, above, and the archive contents are not altered in any way, although recompressing with a different archiving utility is allowed, provided that the archive name remains WDETCT10. Drazof Industries allows the inclusion of a small (no more than one screen) advertisement or notice-of-origin file for the disk vendor. 3. No more than a reasonable fee, usually in the neighbourhood of $5 per disk, is charged for the distribution of the WinDetective shareware archive file. 4. Disk Vendors must notify Drazof Industries of their inclusion of the WinDetective program in their catalog, and provide a copy of the catalog listing WinDetective. Provision of a catalog is considered notification.