Land of Genesis AMIGA Demo V.2.4

This demo can't be sold. It's freeware.

Land of Genesis a Platform/Shoot'em'up game published by Clearwater Interactive.

Changes in v 2.4 :
- Fixed audio.device. If your system locks you can sobstituite it with the
  hardware routine in cdrom.prf.
- Turbomode. Speed up bobs routine but may crash the system. You can change it
  in cdrom.prf.
- Icon updated. No more icon troubles with iconx.
- Cdrom support.
- cdrom.prf options. check it below.
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You can change the CDrom preferences and paths, but it may be dangerous for
the amigaos system and the game.
The syntax is:  

<devicename> <devicenumber> <path of animation> <version> <speed> <intro> <sound>

where:
devicename:
cd-rom name device (es: atapi.device )

devicenumber:
cd-rom unit number (es: 1 )

path of animation:
path of the intro animation followed by backslash (irrilevant in demo mode)
(es: dh0:genesis\ )

version options: check , basic, extend
Check is the default.
Basic/extend force the game to execute itself in basic or extend version. 

speed options : normal , fast , turbo
Normal is the default mode
Fast   mode affect only basic version
Turbo  mode force MC68xxx to work simultaneously to the blitter.
       Danger: turbo mode may crash the system

intro  options: play , null
Play   show the introduction
Null   skip the introduction

sound options: device , hardware
Device force the system to use audio.device to play sample fx. 
       Danger: On some system with audio.device locks the game!!!
Harware allocate the audio.device but play the sample fx directly.
       Danger: it's the best routine to use, but it's not accurate.

Remember to separate each command with one space.

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE


Running Other Programs in the Background

Generally, we have found that it is not a good idea to run any other programs in the background while playing Land of Genesis. Please turn off any active programs while running Land of Genesis, as they may interrupt the game and cause problems. Various video, sound, or memory problems may occur if other programs are running, including virus-detection utilities. You may also need to disable or close programs that start from your Startup-sequence  which were added to load programs automatically when Workbench is started. If you have iconized programs on your workbench screen, click on each of them and select the option to disable, unload, or close them before running Land of Genesis. If you cannot disable them  and you experience problems running Land of Genesis, you may want to remove the programs.
The best way to run the game is without workbench screen and disabling startup-sequence.

You must use the os command Setpatch EVER.

File troubles

If you can't execute gencli/dat1.bin/dat2.bin you can change the flags of the files
to make executables (use the workbench submenu incons/information to change the
flags)
If you can't delete the files change the whole Genesis directory flags with the os command "protect #? +rwed all"


Workbench Color Palette and Resolution

If you experience problems running the game, we recommend that you set your Screen Colors to 4 colours and the Workbench or  Screen Area to 640x256. When playing Land of Genesis with your Workbench set to a color palette other than 4 colors, You may have memory problems. some video cards may experience problems launching the game, difficulty when task switching, or other graphics problems. In most cases disabling the graphic card solves these problems.


Possible Performance Problems in Land of Genesis

You may experience frame rate drops or graphics problems while playing Land of Genesis, especially on a low-end system. Some of the problems you may see are:

o    It may be difficult to change screenshoots or there may be long pauses.

o    You may experience intermittent pauses in the game, especially during high-action.

o    You may have problems maneuvering.


Improving Performance in Land of Genesis

The following are a few things that may increase performance in Land of Genesis.
Make sure no other programs are running. This includes virus scanning programs and e-mail programs. Simply disabling your virus program still uses resources that are needed while playing the game. Land of Genesis is a graphically intensive game and needs to use most of your available resources.

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