
SANTA STRIKE (tm) (Version 1.2) 
README FILE  Last Updated: 12/6/01

Merry X-Mas and pass the ammo! Thanks for trying Cyberlore's perennial holiday favorite, SANTA STRIKE! It's been amazing the number of people who have continued to play the game since we first released it last year. I guess it just goes to show that the classic games never die.


The Read Me file is broken down into the following individual sections: 



Table of Contents

	1. System Requirements

	2. Playing Santa Strike

	3. Troubleshooting	
	
	4. What's new in 1.2

	5. Technical Support

	6. Legal Stuff




1.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Operating System:	Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000, XP - with JAVA(tm) installed
Processor:		Pentium II
Hard Disk Space:	1 MB Free
Video:			SVGA video card with 2 MB video memory
Sound:			Sound card
DirectX:		DirectX version 7.0 (8.0a included) or higher
Internet Access:	Required to record high scores on Cyberlore.com




2.  Playing Santa Strike
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In Santa Strike you are in control of a military base under attack by unknown forces. You must keep them from landing their troops and taking over.

Of course those "unknown forces" are just Santa and his Elves trying to bring a little good cheer to your dreary base. They'll do everything in their power to land their elves who will slowly decorate your base. If they manage to decorate your gun then the game is over as all of the troops decide it's time to go open all of the great presents awaiting them in the barracks.

Santa Strike has very few controls. Use the cursor keys (also called the "arrow keys") to aim your anti-aircraft gun, the <spacebar> is used to fire it. If you hold the spacebar down you will rapid-fire your gun until it runs out of ammo (which is then quickly reloaded).

Scoring works like this:

Reindeer		10pts (x2 if you get all of the reindeer pulling a sleigh)
Elves			10pts
Presents		10pts

You can spray as much ammo as you want by holding down the spacebar, but there will be a short pause after you've fired a certain number of shots. Learning when and how to best use the stream of bullets is the trick to doing well in the game. Later in the game you'll want to keep in mind that you don't HAVE to shoot the reindeer. Only the elves and presents are a danger to your base.


3.  Troubleshooting	
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If you are having problems getting Santa Strike to run the most likely cause is that your version of JAVA isn't compatible with the game. Go to http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html and download the latest version of the Java Pug-in. This is especially true for Windows XP users since this version of Windows did not come with Java pre-installed (as previous versions did).




4.  What's new in 1.2?
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Updated links to high-scores page.

Tweaked game speed to make it more challenging (especially in NT and Windows 2000 systems).

Added new end screen.


5. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Sorry, but we don't offer any tech support for Santa Strike. It's not a complex game and seems to work pretty well on the vast majority of systems that we've tried it on but there are bound to be some systems that have problems with it.



6. Legal Stuff
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SANTA STRIKE(tm) is copyright 2001 Cyberlore Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.

PERMISSION IS GRANTED to freely distribute Santa Strike provided it is not modified in any way. Send it to all of your friends. We think that they'll like it and think you a better person for having sent it.



7. Other Stuff
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Do not use Santa Strike while bathing.

Santa Strike should not be taken internally.

If you get Santa Strike in your eyes rinse with cold water and consult a physician.

Santa Strike should not be played by the Humor Impaired.


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Did you like Santa Strike? Well, Cyberlore Studios has created a number of great games over the last decade. Check your local software retailer for Cyberlore's most recent titles - Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Majesty: The Northern Expansion (requires the original Majesty game) and MechWarrior 4: Black Knight (requires MechWarrior 4: Vengeance).

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