------------------------------------------------------------------ SSSS H H OOOOO OOOOO TTTTTTT '' EEEEEE MM MM S H H O O O O T '' E M M M M S H H O O O O T '' E M M M M SSSS HHHHH O O O O T EEEE M M M S H H O O O O T E M M S H H O O O O T E M M SSSS H H OOOOO OOOOO T EEEEEE M M ------------------------------------------------------------------ Files included: shootem.exe -- the executable shootem.txt -- this doc file generic.hit -- the statements said by the target when hit generic.mis -- the statements said by the target when you miss targets.lis -- the list of targets in the directory (needs to be modified by the user- program doesn't automatically do it) ???????.gif -- the picture(s) of the target(s) in Graphics Interchange Format only Without the above files, the program will not run properly Files that may be added: ???????.hit -- statements that a particular target says when hit ???????.mis -- statements that a particular target says when you miss The names of the files must be the same to work (i.e. bush.gif, bush.hit, and bush.mis) Summary: This program will let you shoot at any gif image that is between 25 and 100 pixels on a side. It can handle grayscale and full color up to 254 colors. Escape once or twice and the program will always let you out- space to fire and the arrow keys (no num lock) to move the crosshairs. Aggression 101...Prof. Miller speaking: "Good morning class. There is no room in this world for surplus anger and stress. Therefore, we have devised the most simple and effective answer to the solution: the game of shootem. Intended as a stress reliever, the program gives the user the intense pleasure of shooting big holes in the person they happen to hate at that particular time. The most likely targets have been already supplied, i.e. the political candidates, but you may add any enemy of yours with the following recipe. Thank you." Recipe for enemy target: ------ --- ----- ------- 1 photo of enemy 1 scanner (or $5 and a printing/copying place nearby) 1 copy of Shoot 'em 1 computer running at 10+ mhz w/vga(mcga) 1 itchy trigger finger Take photo to scanner. Scan into picture that is between 25x25 pixels and 100x100 pixels (note: this is remarkably small). Save as GIF (important!). Add to targets.lis file. Put gif in directory with shootem executable. Run shootem executable. Notes: ====== * All files with the extensions .hit or .mis, as well as the targets.lis file may be edited with any ascii text editor. I use dos 5's edit and find that fine. * This program has been released with another program 'ABCdLIST.exe'. The 'ABC the List' program takes the targets.lis file to which you have added new targets, and alphabetizes it again. It was programmed for quality and not speed, so it may take a while if you have more than 100 names in the list. * The files Generic.hit and generic.mis will automatically be loaded if .hit and .mis files are not available for the target. However, anyone can make .hit and .mis files for a single target with an ascii editor (like dos's edit). The following guidelines should be followed: 1) No message may be more than 40 characters long (including spaces) 2) No message may have commas in it 3) Each message is on a separate line 4) There are no extra lines before or in between messages, or at the beginning of the file- the program stops when it comes to an empty line 5) at the end of the file a couple of empty lines are left- there may be errors otherwise * The pictures provided came from a newspaper (with the exception of Pres. Bush). Therefore the scans are not very good. Please do not be discouraged by this, and by all means, if you have a scanner- try to replace these pictures of the candidates (and Gorbachev) with better pics (out of a magazine, etc.) * Disclaimer: The people who participated in making this game are in no way responsible for any side effects it may have or any alterations made by others. We do not necessarily feel anger towards any target provided or added by others. Troubleshooting: * Try adding extra blank lines at the ends of your .hit, .mis, and target.lis files. * Try running ABCdLIST. * Make sure all files needed for the program are in the same directory, that all .gif files listed in the targets.lis file are present, and that you're trying to run shootem from that directory. * If there are white and red dots in the middle of your pictures where there shouldn't be- the program needs two colors for itself. Some scanning software skips colors, using colors 254 and 255. Scale the number of colors down from 256 to 128 (I reccommend Graphics Workshop by Alchemy Mindworks). * You can reach me on most big 617 bbs's under the handle Streaker. Modem call and leave me email on: Argus 674-2345 Sound and Sound 738-8432 The River Styx 277-5637