"Starship Dizzy"
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by JD Burton


Made with DizzyAGE v2.2.1



This Game:
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Captain Dizzy of the planet Yolklon VI commands the Eggbox - the fastest and
most powerful ship in the Yolkfleet.  Which is why he has been chosen to
lead this mission...

There is a tale which says that aeons ago the seer Aubergius created a
document so powerful that the reader gained knowledge and command over all
of creation.  Terrified by what he had created, Aubergius spread the five
pages across the galaxy where they would never be found.

Except they have.  The ferocious and power-hungry Zaklon Empire has learned
of the Aubergine Scrolls and their locations, leaving all the cosmos hanging
in the balance - on the brink of destruction and domination should the
Zaklons succeed.

And so they must not.  Captain Dizzy must lead his crew to all five sectors
of the universe where these pages are hidden and claim them before the 
Zaklons do.

Only Dizzy can save eggkind.


Hardware:
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The Starship Eggbox is a fast ship and can move across the galaxy in minutes.
If you set the co-ordinates in the nav computer, your pilot will take you
where you want to go in a flash.

When you are ready to visit the planet below, head to the transporter room.
There, your transporter chief will, if you give him the beam-down co-ordinates,
teleport you down to the surface.

On the bridge, the Save Game unit controls the powerful Omega 13 time-control
device.  There you may enter your time details and save this moment in time
forever, using the Omega 13 unit to return to life just as you left it.  This is
the only place where you may save and load your game, so use it wisely.

In the Rec Room is a food machine that holds up to 5 eggs (lives) and an infinite
amount of apples (health).  Utilise this feature, but be careful - some fruit
is rotten and will harm you!

While on the planet you may return to the beam-in site at any time and request
to return to your ship.  Simply press 'ACTION' and your transporter chief will
beam you back aboard.  Give him the beam-down co-ordinates again when you wish
to return.


Tips:
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If you are running short on lives, a return to the beam-in site is probably
in order.  Once aboard the ship you may use the food machine, and then go
back to the planet.

Some planets may hold useful objects that will come in handy elsewhere.

While visiting the planet Eternia IV you will be cut off from the ship and
its Omega 13 'save game' terminal.  If you need to save your progress while
on this mission, there are other methods of time travel that will allow this.

Onboard the ship, if you can't remember what planet you're orbiting, or
heading towards, Ensign Delaney on the fore section of the bridge will be
happy to let you know.


Requirements:
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PC compatible system with 3D video board (GeForce2 or above).
Windows operating system and DirectX 9 or OpenGL installed.
For audio a sound card is required (DirectSound compatible).
For rumble effect use a gamepad or joystick with force feedback.

Gameplay:
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Keys are Z/LEFT, X/RIGHT, K/UP, M/DOWN for movement, SPACE for jump,
ENTER for action and ESCAPE/Q for menu.
If present, a gamepad or a joystick can also be used.
You can mute the sound with F9,
toggle windowed/full screen mode with F10,
and show the game FPS with F11.
F1 will display the About box (windowed only).
Use PrintScreen or ctrl+PrintScreen to save a screenshot.

Troubleshooting:
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By default, the game runs in 640x480 windowed mode (scale x2).
It should have sound enabled, keyboard and joystick support.
The game uses dizzy.ini for keeping it's settings.
You can adjust them from the provided setup, or even manually.
If you have troubles with your joystick or gamepad, try to 
switch it to analog mode, calibrate it, or edit the dead zone
values in dizzy.ini with higher values.
If you experience troubles running the game,
try checking the log messages (enable them from setup),
visit the official web site for details, or contact the author.

Contribution:
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If you want to contribute to DizzyAGE with ideas, 
graphics, sounds or anything else, please contact the good
folks at DizzyAGE.

Contact information:
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Author: 	JD Burton
E-mail:		tellarite@hotmail.com

DizzyAGE:
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Web site: 	www.yolkfolk.com/dizzyage
Email:		available on the web site
