旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 쿘ETAL GRIND (Version 1.0)� �(c)1992 Neale Davidson � 突袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Requirements � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This game requires both a VGA card capable of supporting 320*200*256 mode and Soundblaster or Soundblaster Pro card. If you do not have one or either of these required items, then BUY THEM! Both of these products are the current industry standards, most products generally require (or at least suggest) these things anyway. Besides, VGA and Soundblaster make an AWESOME combination. 컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Objective � 컴컴컴컴컴켸 The objective of the game is to destroy both the Metal Grind construction computer and the Metal Grind Prototype which appear near the end of the game. Of course, Kill Daffy has hired an army to stop you, so don't think that it will be easy. 컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 The Screen � 컴컴컴컴컴컴� The screen is broken into three windows. The playing window (upper-left corner) displays the locations around the player. The inventory window displays the player's life and the equipment is is carrying and what is readied. The bottom window is reserved for messages and will display LOTS of pertainent information for the player. The life bar is very important. When it is completely red, the player is in exquisite shape. When it is completely grey, he is about to die. Med Kits will regenerate the life bar. 컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Commands � 컴컴컴컴컴� 'G' : A very important command, this enables the person to get the item he is currently standing on. 'U' : The USE command will allow use of key-disks, ready weapons and helmets, use radio and medkits. Again, a very important command to keep in mind. 'O' : This command will open unlocked doors. 'F' : This command will fire the "Geared" range weapon in the direction asked for. Most weapons fired in this manner will lower a person's ammunition. 'S' : This command will stab an opponent in the direction asked for. This is use the hand-to-hand weapon currently readied in the "Geared" section of the screen. 'L' : This command will allow the player to look in the backs of trucks for gear and supplies. The player must be in the rear of the truck for this command to work. 'T' : Talk. This command will allow the player to talk to the person he indicates. 'Alt-S' : Save game in progress. Remember, there can only be one saved game at a time. (You can get around this by copying the sav1.gam and save1.gam files for back-ups.) 'Space' : Pass one round. 'Q' : Quit the game. The computer will ask to save once this has been pressed. Arrow Keys : These are used for moving around, be it the player, the item-use cursor, or the game options box. NUM-LOCK should be on. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Hints and Hint Guide � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Hints can be offered by writing to me and asking for a Hint-Guide. I've tried to make the game as straight-forward as possible, but there are some things which will baffle players. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Designer's Notes � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� This game began, basically, as a cross between the engines for Grunt and King Tut. The result was a mix between the World-scrolling and inter-action provided in Grunt with the arcade routines in King Tut. The result became Metal Grind. Metal Grind is the first of three or more games using this interface. The first game was to design the interface, how things could be used, and the basic combat routines. There is SOME role-playing, but the game emphasizes action more. The next game, Metal Grind : The Jade Dragon, will use more interaction and will use the keyword driven conversations found in the Ultima series. The combat will run a bit more like an RPG than this one. In all, Metal Grind ][ looks to be much better over this version. I would like to thank Dan Lawrence and Steve Ames for their advice in code optimization. With their help this game's speed has dramatically improved. I would also like to thank my wife for putting up with me showing this off to her, and my daughter for not being quite as fussy as I thought she'd be. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Registration � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Registration of Metal Grind I is only $5.00, an exceptionally cheap price even for shareware. Registered versions of Metal Grind allow for multiple saved games, and includes a free copy of Metal Grind ][ as soon as it is available. I could go into the long speil about how shareware programmers deserve your money because of this and their dog just died and et cetera, but I don't think that that's neccessary. Registration fees are good, so long as they're not required for the enjoyment of the game. Basically, I'm only asking for money enough to handle mailing a copy of Metal Grind ][ (and a bit extra for coffee and a donut while programming Metal Grind ]I[ or another such game). I would like to hear from players telling me what they liked or disliked about this game, and what suggesstions they have for future product. It is encouraging to hear support for one's work. 컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Problems? � 컴컴컴컴컴켸 Of course, not all games are perfect, something may have actually been missed and some glitch may be found. Simply write to me and tell me the complaint and I'll send a new, fixed version, of this program to you directly. Remember : Suggestions are always welcome! Send any letters about Metal Grind to Neale Davidson 142-10 Halsey Drive West Lafayette IN 47906