CHANGES IN VERSION 2.0

1)  The title screen has been improved!  Wow!  I didn't think that was
    possible!

2)  Our talented graphic artist touched up on some of the icons.  The game
    looks much better now!  Good job, Brian!

3)  It has been brought to my attention that the (O)ld Game command is kinda
    flaky.  For example, if you die and end up in Heaven, reloading the old
    game would still leave you with a winged character.  The players statistics
    are not updated either.  These problems have been fixed.

4)  If you are running Vampyr from your 3 1/2" drive B, then I guess you've
    noticed that the game always seems to check for files in drive A.  Well,
    never again!  If you want to run from drive B, so be it!

5)  We really screwed up on combat with the monsters running away.  Everything
    is fixed now.  Those annoying thieves are as good as dead.

6)  Have you ever noticed that you can never hit things that are on the edge
    of the battlefield with a missile?  Well, again, we messed up.  Forgive us.

7)  The lightning bolt problem has been fixed.  If you know what I am talking
    about, good.  If not, don't worry about it.  It's too embarrassing.

8)  A new command! (CTRL-I)  Check it out!

9)  The keyboard buffer is flushed in a couple of places by request.  You won't
    get nearly as many bothersome "overflows" now.  Write to us if there are
    any other special places where you want the buffer flushed.

10) Your weapons should last longer now.  I guess breaking something every
    couple of battles WAS a BIT harsh... oh well.  Just trying to make it
    realistic.

11) Imagine my surprise when I found out that the king wouldn't admit you've
    solved mission #5!  Geez!  What a retarded king!  I have taught him a
    lesson and he should behave himself from now on.

12) The Enemy Disintegration spell was going haywire.  All the dead should
    disappear properly now instead of hanging around.

13) The "Judging" was a bit messed up.  It seems to go into a recursive loop
    sometimes.  Well, I guess the Gods should spend more time squashing bugs
    than frying people.

14) We really must apologize for this one.  Have you ever noticed how your
    skill points seem to mysteriously disappear?  A very very big mistake
    on our part.  Oh well.  I guess good games have to be frustrating
    sometimes, huh?


Special thanks to Ken Humrich for locating most of these problems for us.
Ken also helped with the beta-testing of this new version.  Thanks, dude!


VIC AND BRIAN SAY...

When version 1.1 was release in the middle of October, many people complained
that they didn't know what to do and how to play the game.  Well, you see, the
reason why we are not providing you with the document is that we want you to
contribute a minimal amount of money for our efforts.  Believe me... you can
find answers to every single one of your questions in the 30-page document.
Of course you can live without it; Vampyr is not all that hard to figure out.
But if you really enjoy this game, do us a favor and give the public domain
concept a push.  Just think of the fact that you are helping two very
intelligent <ahem> to-be-doctor and engineer to go to college.  It's a great
cause!  (By the way, Vic is going to University of Virginia.  Alumni, you
know what to do.)

The hint book can also help in a big way.  It contains almost all the maps and
just enough hints to get you going on all the missions.  Vampyr has many
secrets built into it; there are at least two subtle ones that I don't think
anyone has figured out yet.  Solving these two "secrets" can be incredibly
helpful to even the most powerful characters.  Well, if you haven't found them
yet, or simply don't know what I am talking about, order the hint book and be
enlightened.

(By the way, does anyone know if there's a way to do subliminal messages on
the computer?  If not, then just imagine this screen fading in and out with
1/60th-of-a-second intevals.  in and out... in and out...)

In any case, If you have a comment or suggestion and have no money, write to
us anyway!  We don't mind!  (Well...)  We'd love to do some more
bugs-squashing!

Well, that's it for now.  Enjoy yourselves.


P.S. For ordering information, please use CTRL-I during the game and read
     VAMPYR.DOC on disk 1.

P.P.S. Kids, you don't have to consult your parents before sending in the
       money!!!

And a final note: DON'T do drugs, DON'T drink and drive, and NEVER EVER let
                  them see you sweat...