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         SPACE KING  *  version 5.0  *  Notes from the Author.
            SPACE KING is published by Eternity Zone Gaming.
                     Shareware, registration $10.00
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 Here we go again, folks!  Welcome to SPACE KING, version 5.0!  If you
 popped a button on your  jeans when you played the last version--with
 its added travel destinations and buy/sell features,  its sound/music
 toggle,  its  improved  graphics, etc--you'll probably pop just about
 everything for this version.   If  that  is the case, be sure to turn
 off your digital camera (no one wants to look at an aging man, in his
 underwear, buying/selling stocks from the planet Yeranus--oh, wait...
 that's ME)!  Below is some of what is new with version 5.0.

 Immediately after you start the game, you will see--once again--a new
 loading indicator graphic (that is, if you played the last version of
 the  game).   In  fact,  I  think the only changes that I made to the
 graphics was that loading  indicator!  Once the game starts, however,
 there  will be something new for those of  you  who  have  still  not
 registered the game.  ((If you have already registered, skip the next
 paragraph.))

 I thought long and hard about whether or not to disable features such
 as making it so unregistered players could  not  save  a game, adding
 nag  screens  which  would  pop  up  every  once and a while, or even
 preventing someone from  playing  the game after 30 days.  I DID NONE
 OF  THIS!   I  still  believe that trusting the  conscience  and  the
 decency of people is the best way to go here.  And, I still know that
 the good folks will shell  out the small $10.00 for the registration.
 Still,  I  felt that I had to do something as  registrations  do  not
 nearly reflect downloads.  I almost always get a chuckle when someone
 (who has not registered)  writes to me with suggestions and says that
 s/he loves the game and has been playing it for some time (I received
 one of these the other day).  While I welcome suggestions from anyone
 (registered or not), if  you continue to play this game and like this
 game... you should register this game!  SPACE KING  is  still  fully-
 functional  and without those industry-standard nags.  What I decided
 to  do,  however,  was   to   add   notification  that  the  game  is
 unregistered.  This  notification is not a nag and does not interfere
 with playing the game (in fact it is not present at all on any of the
 actual game screens, only  on  the  information screens).  So, please
 register  and  I will tell you how to remove  the  unregistered  copy
 notification.  It  also  occurred  to me (because of the nag-free, in
 fact... quite unobtrusive, nature of my programming) that many people
 really did not realize that SPACE KING is, in fact, Shareware.  There
 is  now  a  new,  colourful  screen  that will let you know about the
 Shareware nature of the  game.  Registration -does- send a message to
 me that I should continue to update and improve  the  game  so please
 register for those reasons... and for your own conscience.  Thanks!

 Now... what  is new with version 5.0??  Quite a bit, Charlie, quite a
 bit!  How about I start  with  even  MORE  travel  destinations?  No?
 Okay... I will start, then, with the game customization  screen!  You
 can  now  play  easier  or harder games (i.e there are now difficulty
 levels)!  You can even, if you want, customize your own game starting
 with or without various options (credits, loans,  fuel levels, bonds,
 properties, etc).  Cool!

 NOW  how  about  I  talk  about  more travel destinations?  Still no?
 Hmmm, okay.  Well, I decided to remove some more of the dialog boxes.
 I re-vamped  the extras area (it now has its own  screen  instead  of
 that  homely and difficult-to-manipulate dialog box).  I also changed
 the way notification of events/hazards happen when you are travelling
 (no more dialog boxes there either).

 I finally gave-in to pressure and decided to add  that darn overspend
 safety  to the stock buy/sell screens.  If you try to BUY ALL and you
 do not have enough credits,  the  game will no longer end (rather you
 will  be  told  that you cannot proceed as you  do  not  have  enough
 credits).  Happy???   Heh  heh!  Also, an Amount of Change button has
 been added to the stock  buy/sell  screens.   The  AOC  button,  when
 pressed, will show by how much a selected stock  has  gone up or down
 (in  case  you want more information than just the green up arrow and
 the red down arrow); thanks  to Kevin for his suggestion!  Kevin also
 suggested that a racing feature be added.  The  Ship  Races is a cool
 new feature to the game that has you betting on ships as they race to
 the finish line!  So... thank you for that idea as well, Kevin!  I am
 sure  you will all love The Ship Races!!  Also,  the  exclusivity  of
 satellites  travel  has  been  removed.  Just what the heck does that
 mean?  It means that you  can  now  travel  to any satellite from any
 planet!  Nice.  There is also now a Hall of Fame.  There was only one
 high score possible, but now there are 10!  I think that is way-cool,
 baby!!  JUMP UP AND DOWN!!  DO IT NOW!!!  Okay, stop.  Keep reading.

 If you hadn't noticed,  SPACE KING has a primary executable file.  In
 the  unfortunate  occurrence of a system freeze,  while  playing  the
 game,  files  extracted--for  use  by the game--are not deleted (they
 usually are after you  quit  a  game).   Even  after  you correct the
 freeze,  run  the  game, and quit... these files  remain,  taking  up
 unnecessary  room on your hard drive.  A new feature becomes aware of
 these files after you  start  the  game and offers to delete them for
 you.  This  new  feature  keeps  the SPACE KING directory  relatively
 clean  and  should  keep the game working at optimum conditions.  I'm
 lookin' out for ya!!

 Now I am going to talk  about having MORE travel destinations whether
 you like it or not!  As if there is not enough to do in the game... I
 have  added  more travel destinations in the form of Moons (there are
 10 of them) and The Outer  Rim.   Each Moon contains robots and mines
 that  you can buy to (what else?) mine for precious  metals  such  as
 platinum;  gold;  and  silver!   The  Outer Rim contains Mutual Funds
 which can be bought and sold!  Isn't that GREAT???  Yes, ohhhh, YES!!
 Oh, boy, I just popped something!

 I better wrap this up!  Two quick points... as  there are so many new
 features  to this version, (point one) old saved games will not work.
 Also (point two), realize  that your old high score (if you have one)
 will be deleted as soon as you start a new  game  as  the new scoring
 levels  are  not  compatible  with  the  old high score file.  I just
 thought that I would mention those two points.

 While you are reading this, it gives me another opportunity to remind
 you  that  SPACE  KING  is Shareware.  If you  like  SPACE  KING  and
 continue  to  use  it,  please  register  the  game  for only $10.00!
 Please.  You can get more information  about  registering from within
 the game.  If you are ready to register now,  though, feel free to do
 so via one of the following two links:
 https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=1543-1
 https://www.regsoft.com/cgi-bin/reg_it_offsite.pl?4688

 Thank you in advance for  your  registration, enjoy this update, feel
 free to write with suggestions, and prepare yourself  for  2000!!  It
 it coming!  Oh, no, I just popped something else.  Ohhh, beHAVE...!

 --Marcus D. Gregio.
 26 July, 1999
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