ALIEN BREED LOADING INSTRUCTIONS: --------------------------------- To play ALIEN BREED simply insert disk one and reset you Amiga with the conventional CTRL & 2 Amiga Key operation. The Game will load and run after a short period of time. Alternatively you may wish to know the background story thats surrounds the game - because we believe a picture paints a thousand words we have created a story-disk that we hope will get ypou in the right mood for the mission that awaits. To view the background story simply insert the story-disk and reset as indicated earlier. We believe that having a nice background story/intro is important but also realise that you`re unlikely to want to see it every time you play! ALIEN BREED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: -------------------------------- ALIEN BREED requires at least one-meg of memory to operate, it doesn`t matter exactly what typr you have (ie.Chip or Fast) as long as you have one-meg. Altough ALIEN BREED is a one-meg product and most of tha data is loaded initally, there is still a need to load other data when necessary - but this is done between levels and doesn`t detract from gameplay. If you have more than one meg of ram then more data is loaded, resulting in even faster game-operation. INTRODUCING THE I.P.C. ---------------------- The Inter-Planetary-Corps (IPC) are and elite band of tough mercenaries that were assembled by the Planetary Federation to maintain peace and order throughout the universe. Their schedule usually consisted of purusing pirates, investigating narcotics-rings and catching sabotuers. Teamed in two`s, the IPC were a match for most, if not all of the colonists and even most of the outlaws gave them a somewhat grudging respect. IPC members Johnson and Stone were on a rountine journey, Patrolling a relatively quiet part of the intex network cluster in the outer spiral arm - after six months on patrol they were heading back to IPF-HQ for a well earned break. Their craft, IPCC Miraculous - was a compact little machine, highly manouverable but lightly armed - but they weren`t expecting any trouble in the sector of the universe and certainly not on their way home... INTEX SYSTEMS ------------- Intex systems was the name behind many of the technological breakthroughs of the period, they were responsible for the huge increase in colonisation and most of the complex computer and driod operated stations. Most bases have Intex Systems computers available and these offer many services to the user including the latest entertainment craze - Space Tennis - amongst other things such as new armoury, first-aid-packs, ammo clips etc - which are all instantly available through the matter-displacement unit. Intex Space Research Centre Number 4 (ISRC-4) Was a such a centre, home to many science officers who were working on new security systems, the exact nature of which still remains a closely guarded secret. It seemed odd that even the IPC were not told what went on at such stations, all they were given was a vague map of the deck-layout. CONTROLLING THE IPC MEMBERS.. ----------------------------- Both players are contolled using the joystick, simply move the joystick in the direction you wish to go. The joystick button fires off a round of ammo using the current weapon, weapons can be bought with collected credits at the computer-consoles located around the decks. To activate a console, move towards it and hold the button down. All consoles operation is then dont with the joystick and cursor on-screen. The players have a finite amount of energy (represented in a energy bar) and this decreases as the game commences. Energy is lost through battle contact and through drainage using some of the security systems, not to mention things like the acid pools on the engineering deck. Energy can be topped up by locating first-aid packs scattered around the station or a kit can be ordered from the console. You can expect security-device such as the fire-doors(once shut stay shut!), one-way energy-doors and suchlike once on board, but because of sercurity regulations and restrictions, we are unfortunatly unable to explain any further. We do understand that ISRC-4`s host system computer (LNET) is fully intact however and this may be able to give some assistance. A small portable map of the deck layout can be brought if you have the appropriate credits available, this can be operated by pressing "M" on your keyboard Pressing "M" again will turn it off!. The map works better the closer it is to an intex console due to magnetic storm activity. When you purchase additional weaponry you can select between the currently available ones by press the left "ALT" key (Player One) and the righ "ALT" key (player 2) Different weapons have different effects and its up to the player to use the best weapon in a given situation. You can exit from the computer sub-game by pressing the other joystick button(or left button in one player mode). GAME MENUS AND OPTIONS ---------------------- The game offers several options which are selectable once it is up and running. All of these can be toggled using the joystick and fire button. These options are as follows: One Player/Two Players (Two joysticks required in 2 player mode)* View High Score Table (Reveals the days top ten players)*Share Credits On/Off (in a 2 player game you have the option to share any credits you find between the team - otherwise it`s a race for cash!)* Start game (play commences with currently selected options). The game features a full attract/demo sequence if left alone, Returning to the menu afterwards, You can also exit to the main menu by pressing ESC. TIPS FOR BETTER ENJOYMENT OF THE GAME.. --------------------------------------- ALIEN BREED is a great one player game but(like most of the good things in life) - is best done with a friend. The two player option is heartily recommended and it`s advisable that you both play as a team and cover each other or your survival cannot be guaranteed! ALIEN BREED boats a spectacular array of atmosoheric game-sounds and is best played with the volume up!. We recommend that you hook your Amiga up to your Hi-Fi to fully savour this aspect of the game.. Now turn down the lights, turn up the sounds and encounter ALIEN BREED!. TEAM 17`S HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS... ---------------------------------- Our belief when producing ALIEN BREED was to produce a game that wouldn`t look (or sound) out of place in a arcade and be the type of game that everyone would want to play and get involved in. We`d like to think that we`ve achieved our aims and that you - the player, enjoys the result. BACKGROUND IMFORMATION... ------------------------- ALIEN BREED was developed on 2 Amiga 3000`s using ASM-ONE assembler, All game graphics are 32 colours and the game runs at 50 frames/second using a full Pal display. It uses well over 1.5mb of graphics data (not including the story disk), 140k of deck-map data and 210k od digitised sound (74 effects). The source-code is 635k (35.000 lines) and written in 100% assembler language - everything has been designed, written and produced using the Amiga. THE TEAM. -------- ALIEN BREED was programmed by the Swedish talents of Andrea Tadic And Peter Tuleby. The art and animation werte courtesy of Rico Holms, Sound and music by Allister Brimble with speech effects by Lynetter Reade. Ham story animation created by the one and only Tobias Richter us Reflections. Original game design by Rico with jeers and rather infuriating help from Martyn Brown, who also was responsible for getting the thing into one piece - ie. doing all the shouting,screaming,moaning and sweating. Thanks are also due to Stefan Boberg for additional programming help and copy-protection rountines. We`d also like to thank everyone invloved in the project, including all the rather willing games-testers, Mike and everyone at EIS, the press for their persistant encouragement, the guys n guls in the office and YOU (HYDR0- I HOPE!) for buying, Playing and hopefully enjoying the game. Thanks also to Stevey babes,Paul,Marcus,Ansy,Kath&Joyce who spent ages packing all those full contact boxes, June 91!. Thanks to Dean,Mick Parker , Debbie,elaine and Heather for all their encouragement,finally a big thanks to Mick to seeing the whole thing through Team 17 have many more exciting Amiga projects in the pipeline, look out for them in the press and your local software ratailer. Full Contact is also avaiable rrp 9.99 from your local dealer. We`d like to hear from players as to what we could have done to make this (and other) titles and better. We are making software titles for you first and foremost, so its only right that you should have your say!. THE END! --- Typed by HYDR0/ANTHR0X
