This text file accompanies xfest.exe

INSTALLATION
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Unzip the files xfest.exe and egavga.bgi plus all the .spt files to the same 
directory.  Type xfest to run.  What could be simpler?

OPERATION
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At startup you will be asked how many players you want.  Press between 1 and
4 (not on the keyapad!).  All players except player 1 will be prompted for
their keys, left, right, up, down and fire.  Player one's keys are fixed as
follows:

UP - up arrow
DOWN - down arrow
LEFT - left arrow
RIGHT - right arrow
FIRE - right ctrl

All players fly about trying to shoot each other.  You die if you hit the
edge of the screen or another player.  You die if you hit your own bullets.
(Or someone elses!).  If you fire when moving too slowly you'll hit your
own bullet due to the way the bullets work (you'll see what I mean when you
run the game).

KNOWN BUGS
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This game isnt really complete in that I havent got round to perfecting it
and sorting out the niggles.  Because of the way the timer works by using
the number of seconds since midnight - you may experience problem's playing
the game around midnight!  This is very stupid I know but I havent got
round to sorting it out yet.  There are also situations in which invisible
ghost ships which you can crash into and die occur.  Its just a hazard
really - anyone can spontaneously die at any point - thankfully not too
often.

DISCLAIMER
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I accept no responsibility for anything!  Use this software at your own
risk!

CREDITS
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Thanks to:

Lee Hamel
hamell@cs.pdx.edu

who wrote the code for handling the keyboard.  This code is available from
the oakley software repository.  Try ftp-ing to:

ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/simtel/msdos/c/

Thats all for now.

THE AUTHOR
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I can be reached at:
rob@ithilien.demon.co.uk
u9500020.bmth.ac.uk
http://www.ithilien.demon.co.uk/

Have fun,

Rob Fisher.