                              Ants v2.0
                              =========

                      (C) 1996/1997 Thomas Ashton
                      ===========================


Installing...
=============
Copy the following files to the following directorys on the same drive. Only
copy the .wve files if you want sound (You can choose to have beeps instead)
and only copy Editor.opo if you want to use the level editor (the level editor
is only available to registered users).

File           Directory
====           =========

Ants.opa       \APP\
Game.opo       \ANTS\
Data.pic       \ANTS\
Levels.opd     \ANTS\
Editor.opo     \ANTS\   (Optional)
AntYip.wve     \ANTS\   (Optional)
AntScrm.wve    \ANTS\   (Optional)

Once you have copied the files to your Psion you must then place the
highlight at the position you wish to install the icon for Ants and press
Psion-I. In the dialog select the main Ants.opa file and press return. The
icon for Ants should then appear on your system screen. Placing the highlight
under the icon and pressing retun from now on should let you play Ants.

Instructions...
===============

If you have ever played the game Lemmings before then you should recognise
how to play the game, but for those of you who haven't basicly what happens
is your ants start in the level and they just keep walking. If they walk into
somthing they will turn around and if they fall onto some spikes they will
die.

Your ants can all do special jobs to help them get to the exit on the level
and all the jobs use equipment up depending on how much you use that job.

The different jobs...
=====================

        Dig
        ---
        Selecting this will make the ant walk to the end of the current 'tile'
        and start digging. The ants can't dig through walls.

        Tunnel
        ------
        Basicly the same as dig but going fowards instead!

        Bridge
        ------
        Selecting this option will make an ant bridge over gaps when it gets
        to them instead of falling down the gap.

        Block
        -----
        The ant will walk to the end of the current 'tile' and hold up a STOP
        sign making any ant that encounters it turn around.

        Explode
        -------
        The ant will walk to the end of the current tile and detonate the
        explosives it's carrying. This will blow a hole underneath it in
        anything including brick walls! (But the ant will die)

The aim of each level...
========================

Well, to get as many ants as possible to the exit - of course! (If more than
two ants die then you will be forced to play the level again)

Controls...
===========

Press 1-5 to select the ant to give orders to and press space to tell the ant
what to do. If you press space a dialogue will apear with the different jobs
on the left and the amount of equipment for each job on the right. If '--'
is written on the right that means there is no equipment left to do that job
any more. If the ant already has a job you will be given the choice to either
cancel or continue doing that job.

Level Editor
============

The level editor is only available to registered users. In the level editor
you can create levels to be loaded into the game using the 'Load Level Pack'
option off the main menu.

To make a new level select 'Editor' from the special menu in the main screen.
Once the editor has loaded you can select different tiles to put down by
pressing Psion and the up or down keys. Once you have selected the tile you
want you must use the cursor keys to move the tile to the position at which
you wish to place the tile and press the spacebar. To delete the tile simply
place the selector over the tile you wish to delete and press the delete key.

Once you have made the level select the amount of equipment each ant has by
choosing 'Jobs' from the 'special' menu. Once you have done this you can save
the level, and then test it by selecting 'Test' from the special menu. If you
want to play it later simply select 'Load Level Pack' from the main menu.

To make a level pack with more than one level simply select the file you want
to have the level following on from in the save dialogue and save it. When it
asks if you want to Overwrite, Append or Cancel simply select Append and it
will make the level the next level in a series of levels stored in that file.

History
=======

       v1.0  -- The first release of Ants.
             -- 16 levels on registered version.
             -- 5 levels on unregistered version.

       v1.2  -- Option for changing volume of sound.
             -- Menu and help in game.
             -- Read-Me file explains gameplay.

       v1.6  -- 25 levels on registered version.
             -- 10 levels on unregistered version.
             -- Registered users no longer have to press enter to clear the
                dialog stating their name - instead a quick message flashes
                up.

       v1.8  -- Small bugs fixed (Hopefully!)
	     -- Level Editor (Registered users only)

       v1.9  -- Separate .opo file for level editor.
             -- "Wait a Second" on startup.

       v2.0  -- Optional timer for levels


So what's this shareware thing then?
====================================

Ants is shareware. This means that what you are experiencing at the moment is
not the complete thing - more of a taster of what the full version will be
like. If you decide that you would like to register your copy of Ants please
send UK10 pounds to me. By doing so you will encourage me to make more games
for the psion and have extra fun yourself.

When you register I will send you a code which you can then type into the game
to unlock the rest of the levels, allowing you to play past level 10, it will
also stop nagging you to register when you start and instead display your name
and you will be able to use the level editor. Registered users will also
receive all future updates I make to the game.


Thomas Ashton
--
Age 13

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E-Mail:        Thomas@mwashton.demon.co.uk
Homepage:      Http://mwashton.demon.co.uk

Snail-Mail:    21 Bartlett Rd.
               Gravesend
               Kent
               DA11 7LU
               ENGLAND

Phone (Weekdays): 01474 352981
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