Laser War 1.1 (c) 2005 NewCreature Design
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Laser War is freeware and may be distributed freely (without charge). If you
would like to include Laser War on a compilation CD you must contact us for
permission. Please see the "Contacting Us" section at the bottom of this
document.


Disclaimer
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NewCreature Design makes no gaurantees regarding the Laser War software. We
take no responsibility for any damages the software may cause to you or your
equipment, though it has not been known to cause any problems. Please contact
us if you have any trouble with the software and we'll see if we can resolve
the problem.


Description
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In Laser War you must strategically build and defend your castle. The game is
based on the old arcade game Rampart and so you will find many similarities.
Build your castle and break down your opponents defenses by destroying his/her
castle walls and laser cannons. You then have the opportunity to repair the
damage caused and place some more weaponry.


System Requirements
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Pentium or better PC
VGA or better graphics card


Navigating the Menus
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To navigate the in-game menus simply point the mouse at the menu item you'd
like and click the left mouse button. Press the Escape key to return to the
previous menu.


Game Rules
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Laser War consists of 4 gameplay phases. You start by choosing a location to
build your first castle. Then you must place cannons inside your castle walls.
After cannons are placed, the battle phase begins. Fire lasers to break down
opponents' walls or damage enemy cannons until this phase ends. Now you must
repair the damages before time runs out. Depending on the game settings you
may be able to continue if you don't manage to rebuild in time. The game
continues until only 1 player remains.

Scoring is based upon how you maintain your castles. You earn points for the
amount of territory you own and how many castles you have.


Watching Replays
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When watching replays there are a few controls which you might fint useful.
These are:

Right - Fast forward
Up    - Restart
S     - Hold for slow motion


Playing in Single Player Mode
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In single player mode you must defend your castle from the remote controlled
laser turrets that float on the water. You can destroy them by shooting them
with lasers. At the end of the rebuid phase new enemies will appear so try and
take out as many of them as you can each battle phase so they don't overwhelm
you.


Playing Online
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To play the game online, one player must start a server and have the other
players connect to the server using the server's IP address. The server's IP is
printed at the top of the server's screen. You must communicate the IP address
to the other players who wish to play in some other way (chat or Instant
Message for instance). Players who wish to connect to the server must enter the
IP manually to establish the connection.

Once the connection is established, you can chat through the game by pressing T
and then entering the message you wish to send. Press enter when you're done
typing to send the message out to all currently connected players.

During a network game only the server can control the game settings and start
games. Clients can communicate to the server using the chat feature if they
wish to express their ideas.


Credits
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Programming, Design, Graphics, and Sound by Todd Cope.

Music by Grady O'Connell.


Conclusion
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We've had a lot of fun creating Laser War and hope the someone might be able to
enjoy it. If you would like to comment or report problems with the game please
contact us using the information below.


Contacting Us
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If you have general questions about our programs or anything else you can
contact us via e-mail. Please report any bugs you find in our software as well.
Comments are also appreciated. Visit our web site for the latest updates and
releases.

E-mail     - todd@t3-i.com

Web Site   - http://www.t3-i.com
