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            UFOhippa v1.35                 Copyright (c) 1997 THP
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                CONTENTS
                

        1. General instructions
          1.1 System requirements
          1.2 About UFOhippa
          1.3 Starting game
          1.4 Playing game

        2. Controls
          2.1 Game controls
          2.2 Editor controls

        3. Game history

        4. About THP
          4.1 General information about THP
          4.2 Members of THP
          4.3 Contacting THP

        5. Distribution

        6. Troubleshooting
          6.1 Known problems
          6.2 Unknown problems


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                * We do NOT take any responsibility of *
                *  any damage this game might cause.   *
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1. General instructions

  1.1 System requirements

        -486/66 Processor
        -VGA
        -Keyboard


  1.2 About UFOhippa

                UFOhippa is fun tag game with UFOs for two or three human 
        players. Objective is to fly with UFOs avoiding the tag by flying 
        away, fooling, using teleports and shooting other players. 
        When the tag catches other player, then he will become the tag.
        You can always get newest version of UFOhippa from internet at
        http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/6517
                Code is completely made by Itchi excepted MIDAS Sound System.
        Graphics are mostly by Itchi, but some by Efe. Musics are by McFeast.


  1.3 Starting game

        These instructions are for DOS

        Before running UFOhippa first time, you should configure it:
                Type SETUP and press enter
                Use up and down arrow to move cursor
                Enter accepts selection

        Type UFOHIPPA and press enter
        Choose number of players (2 or 3)
        All levels will be listed
        Enter name of level you want to play
        Have fun


  1.4 Playing game

                First tag will be randomly selected at the beginning of the
        game. UFO with letter "H" is the tag. Normally the letter "H" is
        white, but right after somebody get caught, the letter "H" is black.
        It means that for first three seconds the tag can't catch anyone. 
        Players moves their UFO's and shoots with keyboard (See Game 
        controls section for list of keys of all players) UFO's won't take 
        any damage, so you can freely do anything with them. If there are
        teleports in the level, UFO's can go through them adn appear to 
        another teleport. There is one second limit before same player can
        go again with any teleport.
                In every 10 seconds a new box will appear. Boxes are taken
        by moving UFO over them. What you get from box is random. Below is 
        a list of the choices:

                -Explosion              65%
                -Stealth for 5 secs     35%

                Game ends when ESC is pressed, and scoring will appear.
        Player who has been tag least is winner and most is loser. Time
        is NOT counted when player has become tag, but may not catch anyone
        for three seconds. Black "H" in tag's UFO indicates that.


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2. Controls

  2.1 Game controls

                Every 2 or 3 UFOs are controlled from keyboard:
        Player 1 is red, player 2 is green and player 3 is blue.


             Player 1     Player 2     Player 3    
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      Up     Up arrow     W            I           
      Down   Down arrow   S            K           
      Left   Left arrow   A            J           
      Right  Right arrow  D            L           
      Shoot  Right shift  Tab          B           


  2.2 Editor controls

                Move cursor with arrow keys. Bottom of the screen is shown
        from left: selected block, selected background block and selected
        special block.

        Enter       : places block at cursors location.
        '+' and '-' : changes active block
        Space       : places background block at cursors location.
        Shift '+' and 
        Shift '-'   : changes active background block
        't'         : places teleport at cursors location.
        Backspace   : clears everything at cursors location
        's'         : saves level
        'l'         : load level
        ESQ         : exits editor


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3. Game History


        1.0
                First version of UFOhippa

        1.1
                Level editor

        1.2
                Three players

        1.21
                Serious bugs fixed

        1.25
                More bugs fixed

        1.30
                Teleports
                Weapons
                New image format. All pictures in one file.
                Some little improvements

        1.35
                MOD music
                Levels creators name
                Scoring
                FILE_ID.DIZ :)
                Levels listed when loading
                Better keyboard handling in editor


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4. About THP

  4.1 General information about THP

                UFOhippa is made by THP, a Finnish demo group. I (Itchi)
        decided to release UFOhippa with THP's name, so THP would become
        more famous. THP is quite new demogroup instituted in 1997. If you 
        need to know something else about THP, just go to THP's Official 
        Home Page at http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/6517


  4.2 Members of THP

        Itchi                   Main coder
        Efe                     Graphic artist
        Ogre                    Moral supporter
        Venom                   Maybe coder
        Kaamos                  Musician
        Peltsi                  Graphic artist
        McFeast                 Musician


  4.3 Contacting THP

        THP:
                E-MAIL: thp_@geocities.com

        Itchi:
                E-MAIL: itchi@iname.com

        Efe:
                E-MAIL: tuure@writeme.com

        Ogre:
                E-MAIL: paulus.selin@edu.kauniainen.fi

        Kaamos:
                E-MAIL: tuomas.lairila@edu.kauniainen.fi

        Peltsi:
                E-MAIL: janne_peltola@online.tietokone.fi

        McFeast:
                E-MAIL: esatuom@hotmail.com

        
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5. Distribution

                UFOhippa is freeware. This means you can distribute it freely 
        as long as all files are included in their original package. No money 
        may be charged for distributing UFOhippa without my written
        permission. Levels can be distributed without any rules from us.


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6. Troubleshooting

  6.1 Known problems

        Problem: When I start UFOhippa I get the followin message
                 MIDAS Error: Unable to lock Virtual DMA buffer
        Solution: If you are running UFOhippa from windows, then try
                  restarting your computer in MS-DOS mode, and try again.


  6.2 Unknown problems

        If you find any problems or bugs in UFOhippa that are not listed
        above, then send e-mail to itchi@iname.com and I'll try to find
        out solution for it.
