旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Welcome 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Welcome to Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom, Shareware Version, distributed by Pop Software. You should have these files: READ.ME Initial information BATS.EXE The game INFO.EXE Viewer for the this documentation BATS.DOC This documentation BATS.DAT The game's data AUTOFORM.EXE Allows you to fill-out ORDER.FRM before printing it ORDER.FRM Blank order form FILES.DOC A copy of this file list VENDOR.DOC Info about distributing these files VGAIDEMO.EXE A demo of VGA Interludes HELP.ME See this file if you have trouble or find bugs FILE_ID.DIZ This game's text description If any files are missing, contact us to receive the complete BATS.ZIP. Please share BATS.ZIP by giving it to your friends and uploading it to your favorite BBS. For information about other types of distribution, please see VENDOR.DOC. The files BATS.KEY, BATS.JOY, BATS.TOP, and BATS.SET are created when you play or configure the game. AUTO.FRM is created with AUTOFORM. You should not distribute these files, and if they've been passed along to you, delete them before playing for the first time. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Shareware 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Many people play Shareware and never register. That's why we need ** you ** to be the exception! Stand up and be counted. Thanks. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Game Requirements 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� The game runs under DOS on a PC compatible. The PC should be a 386 or better. For best results, do not run this game from floppy-disk. Memory: 553K of free memory is required to run the game with digital sound, or 533K is required to run it without digital sound. Graphics: The game runs under EGA or VGA, but VGA users will be treated to better graphics. Sound: The game supports music and digital sound-effects on Sound Blaster and compatibles. No setup is necessary. This game can be played from many laptop computers. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Starting the Game 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Start the game by typing BATS at the DOS prompt (running under Windows is not recommended). You will see the Quick Start directions- press any key to proceed. Then you may watch the slide-show- it will advance automatically in time with the music. To speed it up, press SPACE, or it cancel it, press ESC. If you want to disable the slide-show from running each time you start BATS (for example if you've already seen it), toggle the INTRO setting under the OTHER menu (in the game). 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Using The Menus 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Move the cursor with UP-ARROW and DOWN-ARROW, and press ENTER to make a selection. When you are in a sub-menu you can return to the main menu by choosing MAIN MENU or by pressing Esc. Pressing Esc from the main menu is the same as choosing QUIT. If a mouse is attached you can use the mouse to move the cursor, and you can click to make a selection. You can't control the menus with the joystick... this is a safety feature to keep you from losing control if your joystick becomes uncalibrated. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Controls 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� The default keyboard controls are: Arrow Keys: Move ship (up, down, left, right) Space Bar: Fire guns (press repeatedly, or hold for auto-fire) P: Pause game ESC: Abort game, return to main menu In the CONTROLS menu, you can change these keys by choosing CONFIGURE. Or, to play using a mouse choose MOUSE, or JOYSTICK for joystick. If either choice is gray, then the mouse driver or joystick wasn't found. The first time you choose JOYSTICK you will go to CALIBRATE automatically. If you change the trim settings on your joystick, or change to another joystick, or find that the joystick is being weird, you should CALIBRATE again. Some joysticks are not compatible with this game. If yours is one of them, please play the game using mouse or keyboard, and report your brand of joystick (contact us, or write it on the order form). 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Your Choices 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� These are your choices from the main menu: Play: Starts a new game. Players: Toggles between 1 or 2 players. Attract: Attract mode- the game plays itself until you press ESC. Controls: Allows you to choose between keyboard, mouse, and joystick. Music: Allows you to select sound elements and the sound device. Hints: Gives playing hints- including some not described here! Other: Allows you to toggle the intro on and off, and see or reset the high scores. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Playing 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You have three major goals: 1. Stay Alive! Use evasive maneuvers to avoid Space Bats and their weapons. 2. Eliminate Space Bats! Fire your guns with careful timing to better protect yourself. 3. Power Up! Many Space Bats carry power-crystals with them. When you hit such a Space Bat its power crystal will pop out. Grab it before it weaves by. If you are skilled enough, you can survive the entire onslaught of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom and become Earth's greatest hero. (Note: this version wraps to the beginning after round 21... see Levels below.) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Power Crystals 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� The key to doing well in Space Bats is to catch power crystals. Each different crystal improves your ship in a different way: Green: Makes your shots faster. Red: Alternately makes your shot-spread wider or enables another gun. Blue: Makes everything except your ship go slower. White: Turns all your enabled guns into MEGA guns. Purple: Collect six of these to gain a free ship. When you catch a crystal, your ship will sparkle, and the window on the left will display the effect of the crystal. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� The Bonus Rounds 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Pilots like you often wish to test their shooting skills in non-combat situations. The bonus board contains four large bars, each highlighted with a different color. Shoot each target orb when it is over the bar of the matching color. For example, shoot the red orb when it is flying over the red bar. Higher bars are worth more points. If you do well you may receive a reward. Each bonus round is different- good luck! 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Free Ships 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You get a free ship every time you reach the score shown in purple below your current score. You also get a free ship each time you collect six purple crystals. In a two-player game, both players get a free ship when six purple crystals are collected. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Levels 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� There are three levels to conquer, each tougher than the one before. If you make it to the end of Level 3 you have won the game, and you will become a hero of earth! 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� Credits 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom was created by Mike Pooler (programming) and Dave Cockerill (artwork). Assisting us was the Legion of Invisible Elves, and a Gnome or two. Many thanks to Richard Carlson and Donald Carlson for their valuable beta-testing of this version. This software and related documentation are: Copyright (c) 1994 by Pop Software. All rights reserved. Space Bats, Mutant Space Bats, and Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom are trademarks of Pop Software. Call or write us with any comments, questions, or problems. Your feedback is welcome. Pop Software PO Box 60995 Sunnyvale, CA 94088 Voice Mail: (408) 450-3022 CompuServe: 71460,2432 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴컴컴컴� The End 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�