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From: mrubin@uic.edu (Michael Rubin)
Subject: Missions of the Reliant v2.2
So, you think you have what it takes to be a starship captain?
Missions of the Reliant v2.2, a zippy shareware game for the Mac, has
finally arrived! Missions was first released in 1994 and received Honorable
Mention for Best New Shareware Game of 1994 at the MacWorld Expo in Boston.
Since then, I have worked long and hard to produce version 2, which
contains new missions (3 in all), new features, new enemies, and overall
improved game play.
Missions is a game that combines the swift action of an arcade game with
the challenge of commanding a ship and its crew into battle. Unlike many
action games, Missions is more than a shoot-em-up; it requires careful
strategy, interaction with your crew members, and the skill necessary to
juggle the ship and its crew when confronted by a sudden, fierce attack by
the enemy.
Missions uses three-dimensional objects rendered in 256 colors for a more
realistic look, and achieves smooth animation through the use of Ingemar
Ragnemalm's Sprite Animation Toolkit, an excellent programmer's library for
making sprite-based animation which is available on the Internet. Also, it
employs a unique "jigsaw puzzle" approach to create hundreds of different
crew members for each game.
System requirements:
* System 7.x
* Macintosh with at least 3.5 MB of free RAM
* A 13" or larger monitor with 256 colors
* 3.3 MB of hard drive space
Missions of the Reliant v2.2 is shareware. Unregistered users may play only
one of the three available missions. Registration costs US$20 and can be
done instantaneously while-you-wait using Release Software's embedded
SalesAgent registration system. Once you register, all three missions will
be available.
For those of you who downloaded previous versions (including v2.0.x),
please download this new version, which reflects changes in my association
with various software distributors.
Visit my web site for all the information you need about the game. Point
your browser to: http://www.kraken.com/DoD/
Thanks,
Michael Rubin
DoD Productions (DoDProdctn@aol.com)
I give permission for my program to be included on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.