Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters WHDLoad Pack

README

 THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
 IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO USE, RESULTS AND
 PERFORMANCE OF THE PACKAGE IS ASSUMED BY YOU AND IF THE PACKAGE SHOULD PROVE
 TO BE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
 REPAIR OR OTHER REMEDIATION.
 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN THE AUTHOR BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
 CAUSED IN ANY USUAL, SPECIAL, OR ACCIDENTAL WAY, ALSO IF THE OWNER OR A THIRD
 PARTY HAS BEEN POINTED AT SUCH POSSIBILITIES OF DAMAGE.

 This install applies to "Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters" © 1990 Tengen.

 Requirements:
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 This install requires WHDLoad and DIC to be in the path.
 To install from a different drive than DF0: select installation mode Expert.

 The installed game requires 0.5 MB ChipMem (+0.9 MB OtherMem for preload).
 It can be quit by pressing F10 (key can be changed with Tooltype "QuitKey=").


 Features:
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 - Full load from HD
 - 4 versions supported
 - Protection removed (Copylock)
 - Interrupts fixed
 - Stack frame errors fixed
 - Blitter waits added (x53, 68010+ only)
 - Illegal Bplcon2 settings fixed
 - Decruncher (ByteKiller) relocated to fast memory and error check added
 - Trainers added (CUSTOM1, see below)
 - High-score load/save (disabled if any trainers are used)
 - NewIcon (created by me)
 - Source code included as usual
 - Quit option that works on 68000 machines (default key is 'F10')

 Well, it's the end of the year and finally this patch has been redone too.
 Started the work back at the beginning of the year already, had most of it
 finished within a day and then had other things to do as usual.  

 However, I really wanted to get this out in 2015 so I spent a few hours
 yesterday and today to finish everything. The patch now works on 68000
 machines (which was main reason to redo it!).

 The game code is quite good but the low-level code (which is used in many
 Krisalis and Tengen games) only works on 68000 machines due to bad interrupt
 code. I have fixed this of course and recoded all the interrupt routines.
 I have also added quite a few trainer options, if in-game keys are enabled,
 the following extra keys can be used:

  L - toggle unlimited lives
  B - toggle unlimited bombs
  E - toggle unlimited energy
  N - skip level
  G - full gun power


 If you use any trainer options the high score saving will be disabled! I
 recommend playing the game without trainers anyway, it's hard but a lot
 of fun. Using trainers spoils the fun quite a bit but you can decide for
 yourself.

 A lot of blitter waits had to be added too, these are only installed
 on 68010+ machines!

 Bored's old patch supported 4 versions, since I only have 3 versions of
 this game at my disposal the current patch only supports these 3 versions
 (SPS 477, SPS 2871 and another one), if you have an unsupported version
 just contact me.

 That about wraps it up, enjoy this great game from HD and have a happy new
 year!
 Sting, 31-Dec-2015


 Greetings to all in Scarab and Scoopex, the WHDLoad team, PMC,
 Musashi5150, Skan, Slummy, Loaderror, Frequent, Wayne Kerr, Mr.Spiv,
 Alpha One, CFou!, Paradroid, Audiomonster, Vention, Slammer
 Axis, Tim, Triace, Britelite, Buzzer and all the other usual suspects. :)

 Special greetings to all Golf MK1 fans worldwide and all classic
 car owners/drivers. :)

 Extra greetings to the usual suspects on #amigascne, see you all at
 Revision 2016! :)


 History:
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 version 1.7 (05.11.2023)
 - supports another version (issue #6273)
 
 version 1.6 (16.12.2022)
 - fire button 2 can be used to drop bombs (issue #5614)
 - manual included

 version 1.5 (01.01.2016
 - supports another version, thanks to Abaddon for sending it

 version 1.4 (31.12.2015) done by StingRay:
 - patch redone, works on 68000 now
 - blitter wait patches disabled on 68000
 - trainers added
 - high-score load/save
 - new install script
 - source code included

 version 1.3 (03.07.2003)
 - support for another version added (thanks Xavier)

 version 1.2 (05.06.2001)
 - support for another version added (thanks Helmut)

 version 1.1 (05.06.2001)
 -support for another version added (thanks Bert)

 version V1.0 (27.05.1998) done by Bored Seal:
 - first public release




 Contact:
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 If you have problems with this installation please try and get a newer
 version of this package from the WHDLoad WWW-Page. If that doesn't help try
 some Tooltypes like NOCACHE, NOAUTOVEC, EXPCHIP, NOMMU, PAL or NTSC. If
 that also fails, please inform the author via the Bug-Report-Form which
 can be accessed on the WHDLoad WWW-Page.

 For the full WHDLoad package, other installs and updates refer to:
	http://www.whdload.de/
 or	aminet:dev/misc/whdload#?
 and	aminet:game/patch/