TRON V1.09
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Thank you for playing MMB Softs games.

PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T REGISTER, SEND A MAIL TO mmbsofts@ping.be AND GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS ON THE GAME !!!

TRON is based on the motion picture from the Walt Disney productions ... so, first of all we recommend you to see the movie if you haven't yet.

You have downloaded Tron v1.09. This game is shareware. If you enjoy playing it, please register it to support us.
When you register, you will receive upgrades of Tron. Many things are in projects for upgrades; look at the bottom of this file for examples . We will program them as soon as we will get enough registrations.

CONTENTS:
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	1)Main menu
	2)Players Menu
		2.1)Players
		2.2)Keys Menu
	3)Options Menu
		3.1)Easy
		3.2)Medium
		3.3)Hard
		3.4)Customized
		3.5)Custom
	4)Custom Menu
		4.1)Boards
		4.2)Missiles
		4.3)Starts
		4.4)Scores
		4.5)Win at
		4.6)Warp
		4.7)Speed
	5)Help Menu
	6)Play!
		6.1)How to
		6.2)Special keys
	7)Technical note
	8)Legal
	9)Upgrades
	10)Register
	11)MMB Softs
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	1) MAIN MENU
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Click with the left mouse button to choose a submenu. If you don't have a mouse, it's time to ask it for your birthday. ;-)



	2) PLAYERS
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		2.1)Players
Choose there how much and what kind of players will drive within the game. You can change the names of the players and the nature of them : Human, Computer or Off.

		2.2)Keys Menu
Custom your own keys. Just click on the key you want to change and type the new one.
These keys can not be assigned because they are function keys :
ESC - ENTER - S - SPACE - PAGE UP - PAGE DOWN - HOME - END .
The default keys are:

			CCW(counterclockwise)		CW(clockwise)			FIRE

Blue player		Q					D					Z
Yellow player	K					M					O
Green player	/					-					*
Red player		left arrow				right arrow				up arrow

WARNING : 	THE DEFAULT KEYS ARE REINISIALISATED AS SOON AS YOU CHANGE THE NATURE OF ANY PLAYER TO HUMAN !
So, choose the nature and number of players BEFORE customizing keys.



	3) OPTIONS
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In this section, you are able to customize your game... there are three predefined modes.

		3.1)Easy
This is the TRON game that fit the movie... there are no missiles nor special options such different boards, warping...
All players start in a corner...

		3.2)Medium
You will play on three different boards, but without any moving walls... there are the basic set of missile and the starts are randomized.

		3.3)Hard
You'll play with full options ! All kind of missiles, all kind of boards, sometimes with possibility of warping around!

		3.4)Customized
This button means you have customized your game with the custom button.

		3.5)Custom
Lead you to the custom game menu.



	4) CUSTOM MENU
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		4.1)boards
Choose on which boards you want to play, the boards in grey are inactive. The other will be randomized. Boards 3 and 6 have moving walls.

		4.2)Missiles
There are four kind of missiles : the missiles, the devastators, the nukes and the bombs...
Missiles : creates a little gap in the wall/line it hits.
Devastator: Desactivates the whole line it hits.
Nuke: creates a large explosion on the wall/line it hits.
Bomb: dropped on the ground, it explodes in a gigantic bulb of energy after several seconds.

Choose if you want ALL missiles (4), some missiles (first 2), no missile (0) or the option randomized each play.

		4.3)Starts
Choose if you want to start the game in the corners (FIXED) or anywhere on the board (RANDOM)

		4.4)Score
There are 2 different scoring mode: 
SURVIVING means the first one(s) dead score(s) 0 pt, all the other(s) score(s) 1 pt.
INCREASING means the first dead scores 0 pt, the next one scores 1 pt,... the last one scores the maximum pts.
Note: These options are equal if you play only with 2 players.

		4.5)Win at
Choose the winning score.

		4.6)Warp
Choose if you are allowed or not to pass through the edges of the board; from up to down, from left to right... This option can also be randomized at each play.

		4.7)Speed
Set game speed




	5) HELP MENU
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Just a little description of the game and the missiles effects.




	6) PLAY!
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Let's get fun!!!

		6.1)How to
Just use the default keys or the ones you have choosen. If you pick a missile, it appears in your launcher at the bottom of the screen. You are allowed to carry only one missile at a time... taking a second will replace the first one.
		6.2)Special keys
These keys are function keys during the game:

ESC		=Exit
ENTER		=Go to the next challenge
S		=Toggle sound ON/OFF
SPACE		=Pause
PAGE UP		=Increase delay (decrease playing speed)
PAGE DOWN	=Decrease delay (increasi playing speed)
HOME		=Increase winning score
END		=Decrease winning score

You can use page down if you play against some computers to accelerate them when you're dead.
Don't forget to decrease the speed with page up before pressing enter !



	7) TECHNICAL NOTE
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This game has been written in C++ for six months.

It has been tested on a	486sx25Mhz 4Ram Trident8900 512Kb and on a Cyrix P200+ 32Edo Matrox Mill. 2Mb under MSDOS 6.22 or WIN95-DOS.
The source code is not available now but will be in the future.




	8) LEGAL
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The software in the free distributed file has no guarantee of any type whatsoever.
In no event will the authors of this game (M. Mignonsin, M. Bellefroid)	be liable
to you for any damages.
This product may be distributed (MUST BE DISTRIBUTED) freely in UNMODIFIED FORM.
If you don't agree with these terms, stop playing this game.
Tron v1.09 is copyright to MMBSofts.




	9) UPGRADES (for registered users only)
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Here are a list of upgrade projects. The rating at the right shows how much registrations
will be needed for us to create this upgrade.
*****	means the upgrade will be made even if there are only a few registrations
****	means there must be a few more registration before we will create the upgrade
etc...
*	means we need a lot of registrations to create it.

	Project					Rating
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Sound Blaster sounds				****
Many new boards					*****
Bonuses (change speed, stop tracing, ...)	***	
New missiles (atomic bombs, ...)		****
Wiser computer when using missiles		*****
More clever computer AI 			****
New graphics					**
One player game (surviving the longest)	*****
Larger boards with scrolling			**
Individual speed					**
Joystick support					**
Hostile environment				**
Serial link						**
High scores						*****
Different board backgrounds			***
Possibility to play in real 3d view		????? that will be in TRON2 (or TRON3D, we 
						      haven't chosen the name yet)!   ;-)

If you have any other ideas or suggestions, contact us !!!




	10) REGISTER
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Help the Shareware !!! Register this software if you like it !!!
Send an international postal order for 200 BEF (nearly $5 ) or more to 								

MMB Softs
50, rue Chateau Massart
4000 LIEGE
BELGIUM.

Don't forget to complete the form below with your email address (or one of your friends).
If you don't have one, we could send you on a disk but you'll have to pay 150 BEF more (about $3) for the shipping.
Here is the form:
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Name:            ________________________________________________________________
Street address:  ________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip:________________________________________________________________
Email:           ________________________________________________________________
What size disk do you want/need? (if you haven't an email / +150 BEF)
	     3.5"        5.25"
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Bugs found (be specific):________________________________________________________
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Comments/Suggestions:____________________________________________________________
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I send by international postal order:
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09/12/97 - 5:33am	
			
			Matthew	
			Mikl.
