

This is the README.TXT file for BattlePets V1.0 SHAREWARE
July 7, 1999


BattlePets uses DirectX (versions 3, 5, or 6).  This means that Windows 95 and 98 
users (with DirectX installed) can play BattlePets!
Any computer that can run Windows 95 with DirectX should be able to run BattlePets 
without any problems.

BattlePets may slow down or play jerkily if 1) you have a very old video card with
a small amount of RAM (less than 1 meg) or 2) you have another application running which
is doing IO (accessing the hard drive or CD-ROM).

Using ALT-TAB to "switch out" from BattlePets to another application IS NOT SUPPORTED,
and will cause BattlePets to crash!

Some mouse drivers may not work correctly with BattlePets.  The mouse pointer may be
invisible, or leave garbage behind as it moves around the screen.  Getting the latest
mouse driver from your mouse manufacturer will usually cure this.

BattlePets was compressed using WinZip32 Version 6.1, which supports long file names.
If you try to unZip BattlePets with an earlier version of Zip, long file names might
not be supported.  The unzip might appear to go ok, but BattlePets will crash.  Make
sure you have a current version of the Zip utility.

BattlePets expects to find all files (EXCEPT BattlePets.exe and help.dat) in
subdirectories called "dat" and "dat\spell".  If all the files were unZipped
into a single directory, try un-zipping it again, with the proper options set.

BattlePets ONLY operates in 640x480, 16-bit color mode (hi-color).  If BattlePets
will not work on your machine, it's probably because;

1) Your machine can't display 640x480, 16-bit color,
2) You don't have the latest version of DirectX installed, or
3) BattlePets was not unzipped correctly.

THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS-IS".  NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE MADE AS TO IT OR ANY MEDIUM IT MAY BE ON.
T2R ASSOCIATES WILL PROVIDE NO REMEDY FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM IT, INCLUDING SUCH FROM
NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONTRACT,
EVEN AFTER NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Aggressive Game Designs allows and encourages all bulletin board systems, online services,
shareware disk vendors, CD-ROM vendors, and end-users to distribute this
game.  If you wish to distribute this program, you may obtain the most
recent version of the program from www.aggressive.to.  It is generally not
necessary to contact Aggressive Game Designs for authorization, and you may begin
offering the shareware program immediately.  If you wish to receive
notification of updates and new releases, please send email to
orders@aggressive.to and request that you be added to our vendor list.
Please provide your company name, method of distribution (Website, CD-ROM, etc),
titles and version numbers of our products you are distributing (if any),
and an email address where we can send you notices of future releases and
upgrades.

Technical questions, complaints about the performance of the product, and suggestions
for improvement (which we're always happy to hear) can be E-mailed to

tech@aggressive.to.

Orders and inquiries about purchasing the game can be E-mailed to

orders@aggressive.to.


Thank you for playing BattlePets!




