MELTDOWN
Copyright 1996 by Robert Cureton, 7/5/96.

This game is freeware, yet all rights are reserved.

You may copy and distribute this game so long as all files and the copyright
information remains intact and you do not charge for the program.

Reproduction for resale of any kind is prohibited without the express
consent of the author, Robert Cureton, who can be reached at 4845 Rushden Ave.
San Diego, CA, USA; or by Email at 102737.3702@compuserve.com
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This product is provided AS IS, with no warranty provided.  No claims are made
for the fitness of this product for your computer system, be advised that you
use at your own risk.

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STARTING THE GAME

Windows and Windows 95 eat up too much memory to allow most great 3D games
to work, so exit windows, then type cd c:\meltdown (or whatever the name
you called the directory you put the game in).  Then type start.

The menu should come up, and you are on your way.  If it doesn't work 
there is usually 1 of 2 problems:

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PROBLEM SOLVING

***Problem 1, the file may not have been unzipped correctly:   

If you are reading this file, you have already unzipped the program,
that's a good start.  There are 2 ways to unzip a file, however. 
If you used the command:  PKUNZIP Meltdown, you made a tiny error.  
The file instructions advised you to use the command PKUNZIP -d Meltdown.
That -d tells the unzipper to preserve the subdirectory status in the
program.  So, keep the original file meltdown.zip, and erase everything
else you unzipped (maybe keep this text file, too).

Then type pkunzip -d meltdown.zip

That'll do it.

***Problem 2, your memory configuration isn't optimal:

No sweat.  
First, make sure you've exited windows.  Then the safe and easy
way is to just let the this program create a little disk to put in
your A-drive when you start it up;  It copies the necessary
DOS files to play games (basic dos, Mouse, Soundcard, and not much
extraneous stuff).  This way nothing on your computer is modified.
You can use the same disk for a lot of other great games.
  
OR... you could rearrange your memory's configuration, using a
program like Memmaker.  You want to have at least 585k of BASE 
memmory.

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PLAYING THE GAME 

Use the mouse, cursor keys, or joystick to move.
If you see an item or weapon, go close to it.  When it is 
displayed in your Pick-up window, press "I".  
To select an item from your collection, press "S".  Then, cursor
over to the item you want and press enter.  This is how you can 
drop something (like a bomb) or load ammo, etc.

If you have more than one weapon, use number keys to select the one
you want.  You may not have a weapon for every number, that's OK.

Press the space bar, or ALT, or Ctrl to fire.  To detonate a bomb
you have planted somewhere, just press B.  (stay far away from 
your target with certain weapons or the explosion or ricochet will 
hurt). 
 
The Mouse or numberpad arrows may give you finer control than 
the standard cursor keys if you are having trouble aiming. 

If you have a weapon already, picking up its ammo, loads it right 
into the weapon.  If you pick up ammo before the weapon, (or if 
your weapon is full) you'll need to select it (press S) and 
press enter to load it.  

There are green shuttle tubes on each level, some take you to the 
next level, others to the previous level. 

Work your way to the 4th level drop your disruptor unit by the 
reactor control panel and head back to where you were dropped off
(level 1).

To save a game, press Esc and choose save game from the menu.  
Then load the game you just saved to return.
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Have fun.  

Rob Cureton, 1996.
