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* J'DAR-II V2.0 *
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A game by KGenjuro, RetroArts, www.daddelkingz.de

powered by M.U.G.E.N, www.elecbyte.com

The folders 'Shooter1', 'Shooter2', 'Stages' and 'Data/JDarII/'
are containing the following copyrighted files:

shooter1.air
shooter1.cmd
shooter1.cns
shooter1.def
shooter1.snd
shooter1.sff
shooter1.act

shooter2.air
shooter2.cmd
shooter2.cns
shooter2.def
shooter2.snd
shooter2.sff
shooter2.act

shooterbg.def
shooterbg.sff

fight.def
logo.sff
logo.def
shooterbmg.mp3
logo.mp3

JDarII.exe

to say it again: these files are copyrighted by WWW.DADDELKINGZ.DE


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* UPDATES *
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( updates are marked with *NEW!* )

#24.10.01#

- added difficulty option
- added continue option
- added an Original Soundtrack done by KernTeam (www.inkema.de)
- added new visuals
- added visual changes to ship when equiped with x-tra weapons
- credits and title have a new (better) look now!
- fixed a few bugs


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* HOW TO INSTALL *
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1. Download the latest MUGEN from www.elecbyte.com

2. Install it to your harddrive

3. extract jdarii.zip into the mugen folder (MUGEN\)     *NEW!*

4. Run J'Dar'II by double clicking on the JDarII.exe
   

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* BUTTON CONFIGURATION *
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X         =  Shoot (hold X = charge beam)
left  + Y =  Sommersault to the left
right + Y =  Sommersault to the right
A         =  Smartbomb
B         =  Satelite-Dash (only if your ship ownz a satelite)


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* I DONT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT MUGEN AND I JUST WANT TO CHECK THE SHOOTER *
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okay, go to MUGEN\DATA\ and open mugen.cfg with your default text-editor.
There you can change video and sound settings as well as many other things.

For button configuration and speed-settings start the mugen.exe and go select
options from the menu. Here you can configure your sticks and pads (psx pads
are possible, too!). After you have altered the settings don't forget to
save them!

I recommend 'FAST1' as the default-speed setting!

After that, exit mugen.exe with the escape-button and start J'Dar'II via jdarii.exe


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* HOW TO PLAY? *
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Shoot everything in sight and try to get past all four bosses ^_^


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* SCORING GUIDE *
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You start with a level 1 shot. Within time the shot-meter will rise
automaticly until it reaches level 3. Combine special capsules to
raise your shot-level up to level 5!

The score you get for one hit depends on the shot-level:

Level#1  =  75 pts.
Level#2  = 150 pts.
Level#3  = 225 pts.
Level#4  = 300 pts.
Level#5  = 375 pts.

Laser    =  75 pts.
Shield   =  75 pts.
Beam     = 150 pts.


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* CAPSULE SYSTEM: *
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J-Dar-II has a unique powerup system: the capsule system.
You can collect various capsules during the game, simply
by moving over them. Try to combine them to get various
weapons or special items, like laser, shield or a speed up.

HINT: By using your Beamshot, you can transform enemies into capsules!

Capsule-Combinations:

123 = Bigger Projectile
231 = Bigger Projectile
312 = Bigger Projectile
321 = Bigger Projectile
132 = Bigger Projectile
213 = Bigger Projectile

111 = Energy Up
121 = Mines
131 = Full Energy

212 = Shuriken
222 = Satelite
232 = Shield

313 = Torpedos
323 = Laser
333 = Backup

122 = Smart Bomb
112 = Invincible

311 = Speed Up
133 = Speed Down


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* CHEATS? *
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Don't try to find anything in there... J2 know has difficulty-settings, so I removed
all of the cheats :)


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* FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: *
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Q: What?
A: J'DAR-II is a Top-Down Shooter, created using Elecbyte's MUGEN-Engine.

Q: Why?
A: because I want to proof, that MUGEN truely is awesome.

Q: When?
A: I started this shooter on June, 7th. 2001

Q: Where?
A: You can get the latest version from here: www.daddelkingz.de
   and only from there. Anything else isn't the newest version.

Q: erm...?
A: No, you can't host it on your page, no thanx...

Q: Can I...?
A: Make your own Shooter out of it? No. Sorry. If you are a graphic artist and
   you can design a few backgrounds for the levels, pls send them in.
   



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* IMPORTANT!!! *
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DON'T, I REPEAT, DON'T ASK ME ANYTHING ABOUT MODIFYING THE SHOOTER
VIA EMAIL. I WONT ANSWER IT.

Thank you.

KGenjuro


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* THANKS *
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KernTeam (for the soundtrack)
K3nShiN (for the front-end)
Deuce (for some beta-testing)
VK (for some beta-testing)
