% œ:™"“":—53281,0:—53280,2:—646,1X—646,3:™" DARKON HELP MODULE":—646,1`™:™ƒ(™" (I)NSTRUCTIONS"¤2™" (S)TORY LINE"É<™" (A)BOUT 'DARKON'"ÖF™:—646,4 P™"**SHAREWARE** IS THE LIFELINE OF PUBLIC"1 Z™"DOMAIN PROGRAMMING. IT REWARDS LONG"] d™"HOURS OF WORK AND PLANNING AND GIVES"‹ n™"INCENTIVE TO THE AUTHOR TO CONTINUE TO"¹ x™"IMPROVE HIS/HER ART AND INSPIRATION TO"å ‚™"RELEASE MORE PROGRAMS THROUGH PUBLIC" Œ™"DOMAIN. PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE!" –™:— 646,5I  ™"MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION OF $10 WILL GET"v ª™"YOU A LIST OF SPELLS, A MAP, AND INFO"› ´™"ON UPGRADES AND SEQUELS! :)"É ¾™"MAKE CHECK/MO OUT TO: DANIEL PADAVONA"ø È™" 7 HARRINGTON AVE"& Ò™" CORTLAND, N.Y."T Ü™" 13045 "i æ¡ I$:‹I$²""§ 230€ ð‹ I$²"I" § 300:Š˜ ú‹ I$²"S" § 2000:Š° ‹ I$²"A" § 4000:Šº ‰ 230Í , INSTRUCTIONSÞ 6™"“":— 646,3 @™" INSTRUCTIONS" B™:—646,2N D™"REMEMBER:’":™"YOU NEED TO CREATE A DISK FOR PLAY!":—646,5} F™"FIRST, YOU MUST DISOLVE THE SDA FILE-":™Â G™"TYPE:LOAD";:™Ç(34);:™"DARKON.SDA";:™Ç(34);:™",8 " H™:™"THEN INSERT A BLANK FORMATTED DISK- YOU'LL NEED PLENTY OF SPACE!!!"\ I™"THEN TYPE RUN ":™"THE FILES WILL NOW BE ON YOUR DISK!"{ J™:™"TO PLAY DARKON, TYPE:"µ L™"LOAD";:™Ç(34);:™"AT";:™Ç(34);:™",8,1 "â M™"THE GAME WILL NOW LOAD AUTOMATICALLY!"õ N¡I$:‹I$²""§334O™:— 646,1T™"DIRECTIONAL KEYS:"2^™" @ NORTH"Gh™" : WEST"\r™" ; EAST"r|™" / SOUTH"€†™:— 646,5«™"PRESS DIRECTIONAL KEYS TO MOVE IN A"Úš™"GIVEN DIRECTION. ALSO, USE DIRECTIONAL" ¤™"KEYS WITH OTHER COMMANDS. FOR EXAMPLE,"8®™"PRESS 'T' FOR 'TALK', THEN @ TO SPECIFY"d¸™"TALKING TO THE CHARACTER JUST NORTH."r™:— 646,1‰Ì™" A ATTACK"—Ö™:— 646,5Âà™"FOLLOW THIS COMMAND WITH A SPECIFIC"ëê™"DIRECTION. IE. 'ATTACK WEST' "ô™"THIS COMMAND INITIATES COMBAT WITH ANY"Eþ™"CHARACTER/MONSTER NEXT TO YOU IN THE"o™"DIRECTION SPECIFIED....BE CAREFUL!"‚ ¡I$:‹I$²""§525™:— 646,1§™" B BOMB "µ&™:— 646,5à0™"FOLLOW THIS COMMAND WITH A SPECIFIC":™"DIRECTION. IE. 'BOMB EAST' "3D™"THIS COMMAND REQUIRES A SHIP TO FIRE"bN™"CANNONS. ANY CHARACTER OR MONSTER NEXT"ŽX™"TO YOU WILL BE OBLITERATED...PERIOD!"œb™:— 646,1³l™" C CAST "Áv™:— 646,5ì{™"FOLLOW THIS COMMAND WITH A SPECIFIC"€™"CHARACTER IN YOUR PARTY (1-4). IF YOUR"IŠ™"CHARACTER HAS SPELL CASTING ABILITIES,"u”™"YOU MAY THEN INPUT THE LETTER OF THE"žž™"SPELL YOU WISH TO CAST! STRONGER"Ç£™"SPELLS REQUIRE MORE SPELL POINTS!"ܨ¡ I$:‹ I$²""§680ê²— 646,6:™¼™"CLERIC SPELLS:")Æ™"A: VIDUM- A SPELL TO CREATE LIGHT"UЙ"B: LOCIRAR- RANDOMNLY DISARMS A TRAP"Ú™"IN THE DUNGEON YOU ARE IN...HELPFUL!"°ä™"C: VIGENUM- HEALS A SPECIFIED CHARACTER"ßî™"D: NEPOTIO- CURES POISON FOR A SPECIFIC"ø™"CHARACTER INFLICTED WITH POISON"-™"E: REVAETA- RESTORES YOUTH TO A"X ™"CHARACTER WITHERED BY AN EVIL BEING"‡™"F: GREVIGEN- AN EXTRA STRONG HEAL SPELL"³ ™"G: CIRARTO- DISARMS ALL TRAPS IN THE"Ú*™"CURRENT DUNGEON. VERY HELPFUL!"4™"H: REBERA- RESURRECTS A DEAD CHARACTER"99™:™"*** SIMPLY PRESS 'T' TO TURN THE UNDEAD"N>¡ I$:‹ I$²""§830\H— 646,7:™pR™"MAGE SPELLS:"š\™"I: FLAGRA- A SPELL TO CREATE LIGHT"Èf™"J: DAMNUM- FIRES A MISSILE AT AN ENEMY"çp™"WHEN ENGAGED IN COMBAT!"z™"K: DEAZUR- BLINDING BLUE EXPLOSION TO"B„™"WOUND AN ENEMY WHEN ENGAGED IN COMBAT!"lŽ™"L: HERMONI- MAGICALLY CREATES FOOD!›¢™"M: MAG FLAGRA- LONG LASTING LIGHT SPELL"Ȭ™"N: GREDAMNA- FIRES A BLAST OF FIRE AT"ð¶™"AN ENEMY WHEN ENGAGED IN COMBAT!"À™"O: MAG HERMONI- MAGICALLY CREATES A"@Ê™"VIRTUAL FEAST FOR YOUR PARTY!"iÔ™"P: NEBERA- A SPELL WHICH KILLS AN"ŒÞ™"ENEMY DURING COMBAT! "¡ç¡ I$:‹ I$²""§999¯è™:— 646,1Ïê™" D DRESS CHARACTER"Ýì™:— 646,5î™"FOLLOW THIS COMMAND WITH A SPECIFIC"4ð™"CHARACTER, AND THEN THE LETTER WHICH"]ñ™"CORRESPONDS TO THE ARMOUR YOU OWN"kò™:— 646,1÷™" E ENTER"ú™:— 646,5ºü™"ENTER ANY TOWN/DUNGEON THAT YOU ARE"×™"CURRENTLY STANDING ON"å™:— 646,1ù™" G GET"™:— 646,53$™"GET ANY ITEM THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY "`.™"CURRENTLY STANDING ON. IE. GET GOLD."3™"THIS ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO 'GET ON' A SHIP"¥8¡ I$:‹ I$²""§1080³B™:— 646,1ÏL™" L LIGHT TORCH"ÝV™:— 646,5`™"USEFUL WHEN IN A DARK DUNGEON!"j™:— 646,1.t™" R READY WEAPON"<y™:— 646,5g~™"FOLLOW THIS COMMAND WITH A SPECIFIC"“ƒ™"CHARACTER, AND THEN THE LETTER WHICH"¼ˆ™"CORRESPONDS TO THE WEAPON YOU OWN"Ê’™:— 646,1䜙" S SAVE GAME"ò¦™:— 646,5!°™"SAVES THE GAME SO YOU MAY CONTINUE FROM"Mº™"THE SAME SPOT LATER! ONLY AVAILABLE"pÄ™"WHEN ON THE MAIN CONTINENT."†Î¡ I$:‹ I$²""§1230”Ö™:— 646,1«Ø™" T TALK "¹â™:— 646,5äì™"FOLLOW THIS COMMAND WITH A SPECIFIC"ö™"DIRECTION. IF THERE IS SOMEONE OR"7™"SOMETHING THERE WITH SOMETHING TO"b ™"SAY, THEY'LL SAY IT LOUD AND CLEAR!"p™:— 646,1…™" U USE "“#™:— 646,5½(™"DIRECTION. IF THERE IS SOMEOTHING"ë2™"USABLE (LIKE A FOUNTAIN), THEN YOU MAY"<™"INTERRACT WITH IT."F™:— 646,1(P™" X X-IT"6U™:— 646,5bZ™"WHEN YOU WANT TO EXIT A SHIP OR SOME"Šd™"OTHER TRANSPORT, USE THIS OPTION" l¡ I$:‹ I$²""§1388®n™:— 646,1Ðx™" LOOK AT CHARACTER"Þ}™:— 646,5 Œ™"FOLLOW WITH A SPECIFIC CHARACTER (1-4)"5–™"SCREENS DEPICTING FOOD, GOLD, AND"d ™"INVENTORY WILL BE DISPLAYED. THE FIRST"Žª™"SCREEN SHOWS WHAT THE CHARACTER IS"½´™"WEARING. BARE BACK/BARE HANDS TELLS YOU"ì¾™"THAT NO ARMOUR OR WEAPON IS READIED YET"À™"IF YOU OWN ANY WEAPONS OR ARMOUR, THE"H™"FINAL INVENTORY SCREENS WILL SHOW THESE"vÄ™"ITEMS WITH A CORRESPONDING LETTER. USE"£Æ™"THIS LETTER WHEN ASKED WHICH ITEM YOU"ÅÇ™"WISH TO TRADE, READY, ETC."ÓÈ™:— 646,1ïÒ™" TRADE ITEMS"ýÜ™:— 646,5, æ™"TO TRADE A WEAPON/ARMOUR, FIRST SPECIFY"U ð™"FROM WHOM TO TRADE THE ITEM, THEN"‚ ú™"WHETHER IT IS A WEAPON OR ARMOUR, THE"¬ ™"LETTER REPRESENTING THE ITEM TO BE"Ø ™"TRADED, AND FINALLY WHOM TO TRADE TO"î ¡ I$:‹ I$²""§1560ü "™:— 646,1)!,™"A QUICK WORD ON HOW TO READ THE STATS"_!6™"IN THE UPPER RIGHT WINDOW OF THE SCREEN":—646,7!@™:™"HP REFERS TO HIT POINTS, AND SP REFERS"º!J™"TO SPELL POINTS: SHOWN ARE BOTH THE"è!T™"MAXIMUM POINTS AVAILABLE FOR EACH, AND""^™"HOW MANY POINTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE"'"h™"FOR USE!"U"r™"COND REFERS TO CONDITION, WITH 'G' FOR"~"|™"GOOD (HEALTHY), 'P' FOR POISONED,"©"†™"'W' FOR WITHERED (OLD), AND 'D' FOR"Ö"™"DEAD...TRY NOT TO GET THIS ONE OFTEN!"#š™:™"ALSO SHOWN IS THE CHARACTER'S LEVEL,"3#¤™"SEX (M/F), AND CLASS: (R)OGUE, (M)AGE,"S#®™"(W)ARRIOR, AND (C)LERIC."i#¸¡ I$:‹ I$²""§1720v#™:—646,5 #Ì™"IN COMBAT, PRESS ANY KEY TO SCROLL"Ï#Ö™"THROUGH THE ENEMIES' ACTIONS. THERE IS"þ#à™"NO MOVEMENT DURING COMBAT, ALTHOUGH THE",$ê™"CHARACTERS DISAPPEAR WHEN KILLED. YOU"Z$ô™"SIMPLY ENTER 'A' FOR ATTACK OR 'C' FOR"‰$þ™"CAST WHEN YOUR CHARACTERS ARE PROMPTED."¸$™"CLERICS CAN USE 'T' TO TURN THE UNDEAD."â$™"SOME OPTIONS, LIKE 'R' FOR READY A"%™"WEAPON ARE STILL AVAILABLE IN COMBAT!"%%Ρ I$:‹ I$²""§1998+%ÏŽ<%Ð STORY LINEM%Ú™"“":— 646,3u%ä™" THE ADVENTURE OF DARKON"ƒ%î™:— 646,4±%ø™"IN THE SPIRIT OF CLASSIC RPG'S, DARKON"Ù%™"IS THE STORY OF A MAD WIZARD WHO"& ™"THREATENS A PEACEFUL KINGDOM. THE LAND"4&™"IS HARMONIA, WHICH HAS SUDDENLY BEEN"a& ™"OVERRUN BY DENIZENS OF THE NIGHT. IN"Œ&*™"PANIC, THE KING HAS CALLED FOR FOUR"¹&4™"ADVENTURERS TO COME FORTH AND RID THE"æ&>™"KINGDOM OF EVIL AND TO DESTROY DARKON"ô&H™:— 646,5"'R™"* THERE ARE 4 CHARACTERS INCLUDED WITH"Q'\™"THE GAME-YOU MAY HOWEVER REPLACE ANY OR"~'f™"ALL OF THE CHARACTERS AND CREATE YOUR"©'p™"OWN! SIMPLY CHOOSE 'C' TO CREATE A"Õ'z™"PLAYER AT THE OPENING SCREEN. THEN,"ÿ'„™"CHOOSE A # (1-4) TO REPRESENT YOUR"-(Ž™"CHARACTER. TYPE IN A NAME, FOLLOW THE"X(˜™"PROMPTS, AND CHOOSE 'Y' TO SAVE THE"…(¢™"CHARACTER, PROVIDED YOU ARE SATISFIED"®(¤™"PRESS FIRST LETTER OF A CHOICE TO"Ù(¦™"CHOOSE A CLASS. (R FOR ROGUE,ETC.)"ç(¬™:— 646,4ü(¶¡I$:‹I$²""§ 2230()À™"YOU MUST BUILD YOUR CHARACTERS UP BY"W)Ê™"TRAINING THEM AND BY THEIR EXPERIENCING")Ô™"COMBAT (WITHOUT DYING!). TOO MANY"¯)Þ™"ADVENTURERS HAVE TEMPTED FATE TOO SOON"Ý)è™"AND PAYED THE MOST COSTLY PRICE OF ALL"*ò™"BEFORE ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS.":™3*ü™"MUCH NEEDS TO BE DISCOVERED, FOR NO ONE"b* ™"HAS YET DISCOVERED DARKON'S WHEREABOUTS"‘* ™"WITHIN THE KINGDOM. WISEMEN SPEAK OF A"¼* ™"FOREBODING ISLAND TOWER IN THE VAST"é*$ ™"OCEAN SURROUNDING HARMONIA, THOUGH NO"+. ™"FURTHER SCRIPTURE EXISTS ON THE SUBJECT"-+8 ¡ I$:‹I$²""§2360[+B ™:™"HOPE EXISTS IN THE MANY TRAVELERS OF"ˆ+L ™"THIS LAND. IT IS URGED THAT YOU SEEK"´+V ™"OUT THOSE WHO WOULD KNOW AND TAP THE"à+` ™"KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANCIENTS. DUNGEONS" ,j ™"YET TO BE MAPPED ARE RUMORED TO HOLD"5,t ™"FORGOTTEN TREASURES AND MYSTICAL "],~ ™"BEINGS. VENTURE WITH CAUTION!":™‡,ˆ ™"THE HARMONIAN KING WILL HELP YOUR "¶,’ ™"JOURNEY AND PERHAPS REDUCE THE PERIL BY"å,œ ™"OFFERING INSTRUCTIONS. SEEK HIM OUT IN"-¦ ™"HARMONIAN CASTLE ON THE WESTERN SHORES.":™+-° ¡ I$:‹I$²""§2480Z-º ™"ALONG YOUR TRAVELS, SEVERAL ESTABLISHED"-Ä ™"BUSINESSES WILL GREATLY AID THEE: ":—646,5:™¸-Î ™"INNS- COZY BEDS AWIAT THEE UPON THY"æ-Ø ™"LONG, TIRING JOURNEY. FAILURE TO REST".â ™"A CHARACTER PREVENTS HIM/HER FROM"9.ì ™"FULLY REJUVENATING AFTER BATTLE.":™g.ö ™"HEALERS- IN THESE DARK TIMES, TOO MANY"•. ™"MUST SEEK OUT POWERFUL HEALERS. AMONG"Â. ™"THEIR MAGICAL ABILITIES ARE THE GIFTS"ñ. ™"TO HEAL CHARACTERS OF ALL THEIR WOUNDS,"/ ™"CURE POISONOUS INFECTIONS, RESTORE AGE"J/( ™"TO CHARACTERS WITHERED FROM OLD AGE"w/2 ™"AFTER BEING TOUCHED BY A DARK SPIRIT,"¤/< ™"AND EVEN RESURRECTING THE DEAD! WITH"Ê/F ™"THESE GIFTS COMES A HEFTY FEE."ß/P ¡ I$:‹I$²""§26400Z ™:™"TRAINERS- SEEK THESE WISE MENTORS FOR"=0d ™"INCREASING YOUR BATTLE SKILLS...ALL ARE"j0n ™"WELCOME TO LEARN, REGARDLESS OF CLASS"•0x ™"OR EXPERIENCE. DUE TO OVERWHELMING"¾0‚ ™"DEMAND, TRAINERS NOW OFFER THEIR "ë0Œ ™"PRODIGEES TORCHES, WHICH THEY MAY USE"1– ™"IF OVERZEALOUS ENOUGH TO SEEK OUT"-1  ™"DUNGEON TREASURE!"[1ª ™:™"ARMOURY/WEAPONSMITHS- THROUGHOUT THE"†1´ ™"LAND ARE SHOPS PROVIDING THE PROPER"µ1¹ ™"OUTFITTING. A BARE BACK IS SOON SLAIN!"ä1¾ ™"SO SEEK PROPER PROTECTION! RUMORED ARE"2È ™"MAGICALLY ENCHANTED WEAPONRY AND ARMOUR"@2Ò ™:™"GROCERS- LEST ONE WISH TO STARVE TO"m2Ü ™"DEATH ON THE OPEN PLAINS, PREPARE FOR"œ2æ ™"LONG JOURNEYS WITH RATIONS FOR THE TRIP"±2ð ¡ I$:‹I$²""§2800¾2ú ™:—646,4ê2 ™"VARIOUS CREATURES, SOME LIKELY UNDER"3 ™"DARKON'S DIRECT COMMAND, THREATEN THE"C3 ™"LAND, AND YOUR PARTY! PROVIDED IS A"r3" ™"SUMMARY OF ENEMIES RECENTLY DISCOVERED." 3, ™"NOT ALL ARE LISTED, DUE TO THE ARRIVAL"Ã36 ™"OF NEW BEINGS ALMOST DAILY!"Ð3@ ™:—646,7ÿ3J ™"PIRATES- THEIR SHIPS OCCASSIONALLY RAID"-4T ™"PORT TOWNS. IF DEFEATED, HOWEVER, YOU"W4^ ™"OWN THEIR GOLD...AND THEIR SHIP!!!"‡4h ™:™"SEA SERPENTS- THESE HUGE CREATURES ARE"¯4r ™"KNOWN TO DESTROY ENTIRE VESSELS."à4| ™:™"GIANT SQUID- ANOTHER DANGER OF THE OPEN" 5† ™"WATERS ARE THE GIANT SQUID OF LEGEND" 5‹ ¡I$:‹I$²""§2955O5 ™:™"SPIDERS- THESE MUTATED ARACHNOIDS CAN"}5š ™"BE DEADLY DUE TO THEIR POISONOUS VENOM"¬5¤ ™:™"DRUIDS- DARK MAGES THAT CAN MAGICALLY"Î5® ™"HEAL THEMSELVES IN COMBAT!"ý5¸ ™:™"SKELETONS- THE DEAD WALKS AMONG US IN"'6 ™"THE DARKEST OF TIMES. CLERICS CAN"M6Ì ™"OCCASSIONALLY TURN THE UNDEAD."|6Ö ™:™"WIGHT- POWERFUL UNDEAD BEINGS ABLE TO"¨6à ™"TURN A CHARACTER OLD BY THEIR TOUCH!"Ñ6ê ™:™"FOTI'S- STRANGE WARRIORS WITH A"ö6ô ™"PROPENSITY FOR POWERFUL MAGIC" 7ù ¡I$:‹I$²""§ 3065:7þ ™:™"PIDDLERS- LARGE INSECT-LIKE CREATURES"[7 ™"WITH DEADLY JAWS OF VENOM"‡7 ™:™"GNOLLS- LIZARD/HUMAN WARRIORS WITH"®7 ™"STRONG COATS OF ARMOUR FOR SKIN"Ý7& ™:™"DAEMONS- FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH" 80 ™"COME DAEMONS FROM THE 7TH PLANE. ANY"78: ™"CHARACTER FOOLISH ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE"b8D ™"THESE BEINGS MAY SOON FIND AN EARLY"8N ™"GRAVE! THEIR CLAWS ALONE CAN INFLICT"½8X ™"POISON INTO THE SKIN OF THEIR VICTIMS!"é8] ™:™"DEVILS- THE ULTIMATE EVIL RETURNS!"9b ™"THEIR MAGIC IS UNMATCHED AND THEIR"@9l ™"POWER GREATER THAN ANY MORTAL'S. THE"m9v ™"DEVILS SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ANY COST!"š9€ ™:™"DRAGONS- LEGENDARY BEASTS OF UNTOLD"Æ9Š ™"POWER AND WEALTH, THEY HAVE RETURNED"õ9” ™"DURING THESE DARK TIMES TO REIGN TERROR"#:ž ™"AND PROFIT FROM OUR KINGDOM'S FALLING."M:¨ ™"THEIR FLAMES CAN BURN A PARTY TO A"i:² ™"CRISP DURING COMBAT!"~:ž¡ I$:‹I$²""§3998„:ŸŽž:  ABOUT MAKING DARKON¯:ª™"“":— 646,3Õ:´™" ABOUT MAKING DARKON"â:¾™:—646,7;È™"DARKON IS A PERSONAL TRIBUTE FOR ME TO"?;Ò™"THE CLASSIC C-64 RPG'S: ULTIMA III, MY"j;Ü™"FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIME, AND MANY"—;æ™"OTHERS INCLUDING ULTIMA II,IV, AND V,"Æ;ð™"ALL THE BARD'S TALES, MAGIC CANDLE, ETC"÷;ú™:™"I DO NOT PRETEND TO HAVE CREATED A GAME"$<™"ON THAT LEVEL, BUT PERHAPS I WILL ONE"R<™"DAY. IF YOU PLAYED THE EARLY ULTIMAS,"<™"YOU'LL NOTICE THAT I USE SIMILAR (NOT"¬<"™"IDENTICAL) GRAPHICS-THIS IS DUE TO MY"Û<,™"LACK OF ARTISTIC ABILITY RATHER THAN TO"=6™"MY NEED TO COPY THE LEGENDARY!"=;¡ I$:‹ I$²"" § 4155I=@™:™"IT IS MY OPINION THAT MOST OF THE BEST"v=J™"COMPUTER GAMES EVER MADE WERE CREATED"¤=T™"ON 8-BIT MACHINES LIKE THIS ONE. WHY?"Ñ=^™"I HAVE SEVERAL THEORIES. MY FAVORITE"ú=h™"THEORY IS THAT TODAY'S INCREDIBLY")>r™"ADVANCED COMPUTERS HAVE TEMPTED TO MAKE"X>|™"GAME PUBLISHERS SEEK MASTER ARTISTS AND"…>†™"EFFECTS WIZARDS FIRST, AND TELLERS OF"²>™"STORIES SECONDARILY. WOULD I PROGRAM"á>š™"THIS GAME ON MY IBM WITH S-VGA GRAPHICS" ?¤™"AND SOUNDBLASTER SUPPORT IF I COULD?"9?®™"OF COURSE I WOULD! BUT I DON'T HOLD"f?¸™"THIS THEORY DUE TO JEALOUSY OF GENIUS"?™"DESIGNERS OF HI-TECH MASTERPIECES."¥?Ì¡I$:‹I$²""§ 4300Ò?Ö™:™"MORE SO, HOW MANY GREAT NOVELS HAVE"ÿ?à™"THERE BEEN WRITTEN BY 2,3, OR EVEN 20"+@ê™"AUTHORS? OK-A FEW. BUT MY POINT IS"V@ô™"THAT MANY GREAT GAMES CAME FROM ONE"„@þ™"DESIGNER'S VISION. WHETHER HE/SHE HAD"±@™"SUFFICIENT TIME TO PROGRAM ALL OF THE"ß@™"GRAPHICS AND SOUND AS WELL AS THE MAIN" A™"CODE IS NOT IMPORTANT. THE MAIN POINT";A&™"IS THAT THE 'SOUL' OF THE PROGRAM CAME"fA0™"FROM WITHIN ONE'S MIND. TODAY, THE"“A:™"MODULAR DESIGN USING MANY PROGRAMMERS"ÂAD™"VASTLY IMPROVES TECHNOLOGY AND SPEED OF"ëAN™"DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO DIVIDES THE"BX™"CREATIVITY INTO TOO MANY HANDS, MAKING"CBb™"FOR A LESS-CREATIVE, GROUP ENDUCED"rBl™"PRODUCT. DON'T GET ME WRONG-THE LATEST"¡Bv™"ULTIMAS ARE NOTICABLE EXCEPTIONS TO THE"ÏB€™"RULE! BUT I HAVE YET TO RECAPTURE THE"þBŠ™"SHEER ADRENALIN RUSH I GOT FROM EARLIER"-C”™"GAMES. YOU SAY-HEY, MOVIES ARE MADE BY"\Cž™"GROUPS, NOT JUST ONE PERSON! YEAH, BUT"ˆC¨™"THERE ARE TOO MANY MOVIES WHICH LOOK"µC²™"JUST LIKE TERMINATOR-2 AND HAVE CHASE"ÜC¼™"SCENES JUST LIKE LETHAL WEAPON!"òCС I$:‹I$²""§ 4560"DÚ™:™"NOW ONTO MY PROGRAM. IT'S 100% ML, SO"ODä™"IT'S FAST AND EFFICIENT! I WANTED SO"~Dî™"BADLY TO CREATE A GAME THAT I LEFT MUCH"¬Dø™"OUT! FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE NO SOUND"ØD™"EFFECTS OR MUSICAL SCORES, BECAUSE I"E ™"DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND MY TIME ON IT YET."6E™"ALSO, DESPITE SHOWING THE PARTICIPANTS,"aE ™"COMBAT IS A TEXT BATTLE WITHOUT ANY"ŒE*™"CHARACTER MOVEMENT. THE STORY LINE"¹E4™"ITSELF IS PURPOSELY SIMPLISTIC DUE TO"èE>™"THE FACT THAT I LEARNED ML AS I CREATED"FH™"THIS GAME-A TRIAL BY FIRE INDEED! "CFR™"IT TOOK ALMOST 3 YEARS TO MAKE, AND ALL"oF\™"I WANTED TO DO AT THE END WAS FINISH"œFf™"IT!!! IT'S FULLY PLAY-TESTED WITHOUT"½Fp™"ANY BUGS THAT I'VE FOUND."ÑFz¡I$:‹I$²""§4730ýF„™:™"I AM ALREADY IMPROVING THE CURRENT")GŽ™"TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE SEQUELS. I AM"TG˜™"CONSIDERING EVERYTHING FROM COMPLEX"€G¢™"CONVERSATIONS, LARGER MAPS, AND MORE"©G¬™"COMBAT OPTIONS, TO MORE ORIGINAL "ØG¶™"GRAPHICS-I KNOW A COUPLE DECENT ARTISTS"HÀ™:™"UNLESS I CREATE SOMETHING UNUSUALLY"3HÊ™"OUTSTANDING, THE GAME WILL BE RELEASED"_HÔ™"AS PUBLIC DOMAIN SHAREWARE AGAIN. I"ŽHÞ™"WOULD LOVE TO PROGRAM COMMERCIAL GAMES,"´Hè™"BUT I'M NOT YET ON THAT LEVEL."áHò™"SO LET'S BE REASONABLE. I DON'T WANT" Iü™"TO DO ALL OF THIS WORK FOR PERSONAL"6I™"SATISFACTION ONLY! PLEASE, PLEASE"cI™"SUPPORT SHAREWARE! IT'S NOT JUST THE"I™"SHARING OF MY PROGRAM FOR YOUR FEW $,"¼I$™"BUT ALSO IDEA SHARING! I KNOW THERE"ëI.™"ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE"J8™"MY PASSION FOR THESE GAMES, AS PLAYERS"DJB™"AND PROGRAMMERS, AND I WANT TO HEAR"UJL™"FROM YOU!"iJV¡I$:‹I$²""§4950–J`™:™"BELIEVE ME, THE SEQUEL (IT WON'T BE"ÄJj™"CALLED DARKON) WILL BE FAR SUPERIOR IN"ðJt™"DEPTH, PLAYABILITY, AND OVERALL FUN!"K~™"PLEASE SUPPORT MY EFFORTS SO I WILL"GKˆ™"FEEL THE NEED TO SHARE THE GAME WITH"aK’™"ALL OF YOU!":—646,5Kœ™:™"IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE E-MAIL ME ANY"´K¦™"TIME: I'M EXODUS12 ON Q-LINK"ÂK«™:— 646,4ìK°™"DEATH TO DARKON, AND LONG LIVE THE" Lº™"MIGHTY COMMODORE-64!!!" Lê¡ I$:‹I$²""§ 5098&LëŽ