

                           DarkPhear 1.0 readme
                         by Cleber de Mattos Casali



 Description:

        DarkPhear is a RPG (role playing game) for DOS. DarkPhear was created
using QBX 7.1. and the CMCBAS3 library. All you will need is a 486 processor,
a VGA video card, mouse and sound card (optional).
 
 The Team:

*The DarkPhear team is:

  Cleber de Mattos Casali (program, plot, characters, graphics, sound, maps, etc.)

  Bruno de Freitas Nogueira (characters, maps, playtesting, etc.)

  Jeremy Eller (music, playtesting, text review, etc.)
 

 Program info:
 
        Run the file 'dphear.bat' by typing 'dphear'. If you run on a real DOS
session, SmartDrive is recommended for faster load and save operations. If you
are under Windows, that won't be necessary, but always run in full screen
mode. I recommend you enter Setup before start playing. To enter setup run the
file 'setup.exe'.


 Features:

-Mouse and keyboard support. 
-Easy windowing menus. 
-Nice graphics.
-4 speed levels. 
-Wonderful gameplay. 
-SoundBlaster compatible digital sound effects
-MIDI music (reqires the SBMIDI driver working on INT 80H).
-Overhead map view. 
-Turn based strategic battles.
-Versus mode so you can kick your friends' butts.
-Amazing graphical spells and techniques.
-Hours of fun with a long plot. 
-Excellent challenge. 
-Great variety of spells, items, characters and enemys. 
-DOS and Windows compatible.
-100% free!


 Controls:

Keyboard:

                         Camp           Menu

        Arrows           Walk           Select
        Enter            Open Menu      Make a choice
        DEL              Search         Cancel
        ESC              -              Cancel


Mouse:

                       Camp             Menu

 Right button          Walk             Cancel
 Left button           Search           Make a choice

 Click your character with the left button to open menu.



 FAQ:

1) I can't hear the music. Why?
r:Make sure SBMIDI.EXE is compatible with your card. If it's not compatible,
you must use other MIDI driver on INT 80H.

2) The game crashes. What can I do?
r:Try turning sound and music off. Try using another mouse driver, or using
the keyboard instead of the mouse. Please report any bug.

3) I have found a bug!
r:That's why I still need playtesters. I don't have time to play it over and
over again, so please report any bug.

4) The game runs too fast. Why?
r:Change the speed to slow. Note: some of the new Processors crash when the
speed is set to slow. I don't know the reason yet.

5) The game runs too slow. Why?
r:Change the speed to super.

6) The game says "Not enough conventional memory" or "Out of memory".
What does it mean?
r:Guess what. I don't know exactly how much memory is required, but 540K of
conventional memory sounds good to me. To solve this kind of problem read
the "Configuration Files" section.

7) How do I enter setup?
r:Run 'setup.exe' or select SETUP in the title menu. I recommend you run Setup
before playing.

8) How do I quit the game?
r:Press ESC or DEL in the title menu. If you're playing you must enter the
camp menu and then select 'System','Quit'.

9) When will you release the next version ?
r:As soon as a bug is reported.

10) Can I use my old savegame?
r:No. Savegames from previous versions will crash the game.

11) Do you like Phantasy Star?
r:Yes, I do!!!

12) How can I contact you?
r: my e-mail:     ccasali@hotpop.com
   my home page:  http://darkphear.cjb.net  or http://cmcgames.cjb.net
   Help, suggestions and bug reports will be welcome.

  Configuration Files:

        All memory problems with the game can be solved using an AUTOEXEC.BAT
and a CONFIG.SYS similar to those:

*autoexec.bat

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
PATH C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;
PROMPT $p $g
LH C:\SB\SB16SET /P /Q
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM

*config.sys

DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
DOS=HIGH,UMB


        Obs: Go to DOS prompt and type 'mem/c/p'. Some Windows versions come
with a buggy 'IO.SYS' file, that makes 'HIMEM' take a lot of memory, when it
should take only 1 Kb. If that's your case, please search the internet for
'IO.SYS' and find a replacement.



 License:

        This game is free. You're 100% free to upload and distribute this
game. But please don't sell it. And please don't distribute without this file.
If you want to download the latest version for free, visit us at:


  http://darkphear.cjb.net      or       http://cmcgames.cjb.net


        Thanks for playing DarkPhear.
