ABOUT - LICENCE - VERSIONS - SECRETS - TROUBLESHOOTING - REGISTRATION

## Versions of Ducks released so far

|  | v0.2 - First release of beta demo (ducksbeta02.zip)

10 levels in 2 episodes ("TRAINING LEVELS", "THE REAL STUFF").

|  | v0.2b - Second release of beta demo (ducksbeta02b.zip)

Same 10 levels as in v0.2. Fixed keypress bug and other bugs present but not apparent in v0.2.

|  | v0.4 - First shareware release (ducks04.zip)

- 10 levels in "TRAINING LEVELS" episode.
- 20 levels in "SHALLOW END" episode.
- 20 levels in "SO FAR SO GOOD?" episode.
- 30 levels in "DUCKING HELL" episode.
- Only first 20 levels playable in unregistered copies.
- 4 hidden levels, 1 hidden message screen.
- Options now saved when program quits.
- Sound effect mixer added.
- Background noises added.
- Scrolling fixed in all directions.
- Load and save games fixed.
- Multiple special effects on each level.
- Warping of background images can be used when scrolling.

|  | v1.0 - Second shareware release (ducks10.zip, ducks10.exe)

- Same episodes as v0.4.
- All secret levels now accessible.
- Background fixed on secret level "ROCKET AND ROLL".
- Spinning ducks fixed on secret level "OUTBREAK".
- Slight changes to scenery and object placement in a few ordinary levels.
- Fixed memory bug with solid areas.
- Correct memory reserved for flying blood.
- Memory check when allocating memory for flying blood.
- Registration automatically cancelled if stored details are tampered with.
- Settings and saved games compatible with v0.4.
- Compatibility check when data files replace original object definitions.
- ABOUT, VERSIONS and TROUBLESHOOTING sections added to this documentation.
- Egg Selector v1.1 included for running Ducks with additional data files.
- Available in ZIP format (ducks10.zip) or as install program (ducks10.exe).

|  | v1.2 - Third shareware release (ducks12.zip, ducks12.exe)

- Same episodes as v0.4 and v1.0.
- Removed backdoor into any level even when the game isn't registered - no, I'm not explaining where it was, but it's gone now, trust me.
- Ducks can no longer jump out of hot air balloons using the Pick New Leader tool (other bug fixes for this tool, too).
- Program only looks for background images, tiles, bridges, solid objects and ambient noises in the data file in which a level is stored and the primary data file.
- Program no longer stops dead when user presses Ctrl-C.
- Halts if two EGGs are loaded with identical barcodes.
- Gamma correction added to VIDEO SETTINGS menu.
- Last line of all options / settings menus changed to DONE! or CANCEL instead of the name of the previous menu.
- Support for middle mouse button.
- Added MOUSE BUTTONS menu, to assign any task (walk, use tool, tool cycle) to any button.
- Menu sliders now less sensitive (factor of 4).
- Added extra REALLY END THE GAME? menu when user selects END CURRENT GAME.
- Gamma correction and game speed can be controlled while playing ([{] and [}] for game speed, [<] and [>] for gamma correction).
- Support for new slice definitions in data files.
- Each episode can have a different preview backdrop (used in World Wide Webbed expansion pack).
- Text changed throughout to reflect new mouse button system.
- More cheats for recording and playing rolling demos.
- Cheat added for accessing secrets multiple times without restarting.
- Saved games now contain secret level access data; save a game, access a secret level and reload the saved game and you can get to the secret level again.
- Extra hidden text and image.
- Automatic action tracking on rolling demos.
- Rolling demos are only played if they're compatible with the loaded object set.
- Walk backwards cheat now affects ducks - hooray!
- Aliens animate while growling.
- Points scored for flipping switches and for launching balloons and bubbles.
- Screen cleared after fatal errors and on program exit (should stop the program appearing in a window when finished on most systems).
- Recoded READ ME! documentation routines (fixes EMM386 bug).
- New format for settings file SETTINGS.DAT - can still load settings from v0.4 and v1.0, but Ducks v0.4 and Ducks v1.0 won't load settings from Ducks v1.1.
- Egg Selector starts in EGGS directory.
- Available in ZIP format (ducks12.zip) or as install program (ducks12.exe).

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