------------------------------------------------------------- STELCON 2469 (TM) v1.5 COPYRIGHT (C) 1992 VU TRUONG ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Requirements : ~ VGA/MCGA (supports high-quality 256-color graphics) ~ IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible (386 STRONGLY recommended) ~ 640k memory and Dos 3.0 or later ~ 128k XMS (Extended memory) ~ Microsoft or Logitech compatible mouse ------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to Stellar Conquest (STELCON)! The ultimate space strategy/war game! Prepare to explore and conquer the unknown! Command unstoppable fleets of mass starships, carriers, and many more! Make surprise visits to a friend's home planet! Sure he/she might get pissed off, but hey, this game is not for wimps! STELCON is just about the most complex and graphically detailed game around! This game lets you take charge of an entire galactic empire. This is no mere space risk game of yester-year! There are many facets of controlling an entire empire. Crucial decisions are made at every turn, thus one must be aware of his/her fleets, status, and especially ranking among the players. Besides keeping your empire in order, you must also learn to defend yourself from forces who wish you dead! Poorly defended worlds invite attack, but trying to protect all your worlds at once may spread them too thin. Thus a balance must be achieved in order to remain dominant in the universe. Remember as Darwin once said : "Only the strong survive" 2.0 SETTING UP THE GAME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After unzipping STELCON, make sure you have these following programs : STELCON.EXE --> The actual game STELCON.DAT --> Data file required by STELCON.EXE STELCON.DOC --> This document STELCON.PAL --> Stelcon palette STELCON.SPR --> Stelcon art files BITMAP.PIC --> White font file RBITMAP.PIC --> Red font file GBITMAP.PIC --> Green font file BBITMAP.PIC --> Blue font file LOGO1.VGA --> First logo picture LOGO1.PAl --> First logo palette LOGO2.VGA --> Second logo picture LOGO2.PAL --> Second logo palette When running the game, make sure all these files are in the same directory. STARTING A NEW GAME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you first type STELCON at the dos prompt you will briefly see our logo then title screen. Click either mouse button to continue to the main menu. There you can start a new game or load an old game. Since this is the first time your playing, you would want to start a new game. Move the pointer over the NEW GAME box and click either move button. The game will then ask you a few questions regarding the universe you want to play in. The game will ask you the following question : How many players? --> Enter the number of players you want in the game. 2 or more is recommended. How many stars? --> Enter the number of actual star systems you want in the game. This can range from 5-20. Human or Computer? --> Hit H for a human player. Hit C for a computer player. Enter the name... --> Here you enter the name for the current player number. Once these questions answered, you will see a miniature map of the actual playing field. White dots represent neutral stars. Coloured dots represent actual player stars. These colours mean : BLUE --> Player one GREEN --> Player two CYAN --> Player three RED --> Player four MAGENTA --> Player five Hit the any key to re-randomize the stars. Once you are satisfied with the map, hit ENTER to continue. From there the game will begin. SCCONFIG.EXE ~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you experience any "SNOW" or want to speed up the battle scenes, run SCCONFIG.EXE. Hit "N" to turn off fade and a number to indicate the battle speed. Speeds can range from fast=1 to slow=5. REGISTRATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ STELCON is NOT free! If you play and enjoy STELCON, you MUST register it after 20 days of use! If not, oh well! But PLEASE register it! With registration, you will receive the LATEST version of STELCON along with notices for future releases! Siliconis (TM) is comming out with several new products, so with registration, you will be the first to know about it! (wow!) Registration is a ONLY $20 (dare I say it!)! If you don't feel like registering, or can't afford to, at least drop me a letter or postcard so I know you're alive! Thanx for playing STELCON! Support SHAREWARE and REGISTER!