BattleTowerSE1.0 README

For those of you that downloaded (and enjoyed) the original BattleTower, this game is for you. Featuring 4 more levels, auto archiving/unarchiving, faster loading, new items, cheat codes, and several other features, this game has a better feel to it than the original.

What is BattleTowerSE?
BattleTower is a visual RPG game, and BattleTowerSE is the special edition of BattleTower.

What can i do in BattleTowerSE?
BattleTowerSE supports: moving, saving, loading, fighting, cheating, etc. Multiplayer duels may be added into a future update, but only if i get a request...

How do i play?

1. Normal Play:
During normal play you control a character , and can move into any blank space, as well as some tiles. These tiles will be explained later. You move with the arrow keys, exit with the Clear button, and open the cheat dialog with the division key "/".
2. Combat
Combat is simple: press the second key to attack, and press the Alpha key to heal, though this is NOT recommended... there is something about the heal command that slows the entire game down, and you may need to restart the game if you do it too often...
The Boss
The boss fight is on the last level, and is in the style of a traditional Text based RPG... The magic attacks dont work, because i havent added in the Magic stat yet, go figure... However, you may still use the heal spell, which will heal you 100 HP (i fixed the bug where it healed you 1000 instead of 100). In the boss fight, you also have the option to use potions that you may have bought in a store, or found somewhere in the levels. Potions have one of three effects, which is chosen randomly... They can heal you some, raise your strength, or give you an extra life.

The Tiles, and what they mean i will leave it to you to figure out what some of the tiles mean, but i will explain the important ones.
Plus sign tiles represent health.
the "s+" represents a strength bonus
the "E!" represents an enemy. please note that enemies do not move, and there is no AI.
the "$" sign represents money, which can be picked up for a random amount of money.
the funny looking tile that looks like a shield is the store.
the square floppy disk tile is a load/save point.

Known issues:
- for some reason, if you beat the last level, it attempts to load a non-existant 11th level, and fails, giving you an ERR:UNDEFINED. if you beat the game, and wish to continue playing, simply type in 0->Z, press enter, and run the game again.
- if you attempt to run program (theta)CHEAT before you play the game, it will tell you it is frying your calc and then turn it off... this WILL NOT damage your calc, it is merely a joke. You will also note that program (theta)CHEAT is locked, please do not unlock it, it is locked for a reason. if you want a cheat code, just ask me, i will gladly reveal the list to you, or even make you a custom one. The current cheats can move you, increase your stats, etc.
- Sometimes the game will load to a blank screen, and I dont know why. This can be solved by setting Z to 0 (0->Z), and running the program again. you can simply load your previous game from any load/save point.

Stuff fixed and added from BattleTower1.0:
1. combat glitch allowing negative HP fixed.
2. Shaved almost 1/3 off the loading time, thanks to Brainiac... i had no idea that Delvar [A] could be so powerful :)
3. Added in Save/Load points, modified it so you dont start over everytime you run the program
4. added in 4 more levels, for a grand total of 10
5. added auto-archive/unarchive
6. Updated the graphics... there is a slight flicker now, but nothing major... 7. set up a framework for the Magic stat, (due out next week?)

Disclaimer:
a copy of the Alex10819 Productions Disclaimer should be included in this pack. If not, here is the basic idea: Alex10819 Productions gives no warranty, expressed or implied as to the usage of this/these program(s), but they will supply free support provided that the program remains unmodified, unless a certain "Right-To-Modify" is given in the README file.

Important: Bug reports are EXTREMELY important to Alex10819 Productions, being as we strive to create a high quality product for the consumer. If you receive ANY error message (other than "ERR:BREAK"), please report it at my forums, as listed under the contact info.

Contact and Support info: Bug reports and Support requests may be filed at: www.alex10819.tk
You may E-Mail me at Alex10819@gmail.com

Credits and Thanks
Game Design, Concept, and Programming: Alex10819 and Jon Wong
Programming Help: Brainiac256, Alex Gould, Kerm_Martian, TIfreak8x, and many more
Beta testing: Alex10819 Productions, Don (guy from Algebra Class), Brainiac256, and every unwitting person who found a copy on a school calc...
Other Thanks to:
Over 100 people to download BattleTower1.0 in its first week on Calcgames.org alone.
Everyone who has contributed, stopped by Alex10819.tk, or emailed me.
Rammstein, for keeping me awake at 4 in the morning to write this... (du hast mich gefragt, und ich hab' nichts gesagt!)
The guys over at Cemetech, for putting up with me...