EB 1.7 Manual

Empire Builder Manual Page 1 Empire Builder Documentation Quick start: Just make sure the files EmpireBuilder 1.7 Demo and EB Prefs are in the same folder, double click and run! Existing users: Change notes are at the end. An upgrade order form may be printed from the File menu or from About Empire Builder. Copyright © 1990 by Christopher Eliot, All Rights Reserved Empire Builder Manual Page 2 1. Introduction Empire Builder Documentation Empire Builder is a computerized war game for the Macintosh. It is based upon a similar game called EMPIRE which was implemented for Vax computers. A demo version of Empire Builder is distributed freely, but the registered version is only available by mail. The Print Order Form command in the File menu will generate an order form that you can use. It also prints bug reports and upgrade forms. The demo version does not include any of the rule editing facilities, the map parameters (size and density) can only be varied among tight limits and saved games cannot be read back in. A game saved by the demo version can be read by the unrestricted version. Since a single game can take a number of hours to play this is a useful feature. To register please send $25.00 to: Christopher Eliot P.O. Box 371 Leeds Massachusetts, 01053 An order form can be printed from Empire Builder with the Print Order Form under the file menu. (Full time students can register for $15.00 with proof of status.) When you register I will send you a disk containing the latest release of the program and a printed copy of the documentation. The documentation describes each of the commands and includes pictures to explain everything. The disk will also contain the latest demo version which you can give away to anyone. Please let me know how you found out about Empire Builder and which version you have seen. If enough people register I will produce enhanced versions. When you register be sure and include your address so I can send you the updated and registered version. Empire Builder has been tested on most Macs including the Mac 512K, SE, II, IIfx, Plus and portable. It works with or without multifinder. It does require quite a bit of memory to play a game with a large map. A 512K mac user should not use switcher, multifinder or memory consuming “inits” and should not play with maps larger than 100 by 100, preferably smaller. To play a full size 255 by 255 map requires two to four megabytes of memory, especially late in the game. Version 1.7 tries much harder to die gracefully when it runs out of memory. (Previous versions tended to crash.) Bug Reports should be sent to the same address. I try to ensure that the game is bug free, but with as large a program as this there are lik…