V1.2x + y Important notes.

Savegames from previous versions will NOT work in these new versions. Scores gained in older
versions will also no longer be submittable. We are sorry for this inconvenience, but the game was
too easy due to a savegame bug. These measures are the only way to keep the HOF fair for everyone.

V1.2y has now got a self playing mode added. We would like everyone that can to allow this self
playing version to run whenever possible. Overnight maybe, or while you are at work. Especially if
you have seen the random crashes that seem new to v1.2x. Fixes for the random crashes have been
made already but we don't know if they are a cure. Please allow the game to play itself and if it
crashes send those reports in to us. The crash report sender has been fixed too, but just in case
it fails please send an email to bugs@warblade.as including the warblade.dbg file as either text
or an attachment. You must do this before you start another game. (Starting another game will
overwrite the dbg file)

Also, please take the time to send in crash reports from normal gameplay too, or report problems
in the forum.

The selfplay mode is started by pressing SHIFT ALT and F1 together and it will randomly play time
trial and normal games. Profiles will be automatically closed and scores gained by the computer
will not be saved. Its not possible to save in selfplay mode either and the collision detection is
almost completely turned off so its very difficult for the player ship to be killed. The player
ship will go for almost all bonus drops and diamonds without choice but it does start with 10,000
cash and does always seem to have a pretty good weapon. Try it out anyway, its fun to watch the
shop, memory stations and speedy gameplay.

Have fun.

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V1.2f,g,h Important notes.

 PLEASE read the manual for info on the new SaveGame function.

 Also, PLEASE report any and all bugs you find old and new. Even those that have been regularly
reported in the past. Many things have been fixed to our knowledge, but theres always the
possibility that its not fixed for everyone, or that a fix in one place has caused a fault
elsewhere. Again, use the forum or email us. We are always prepared to help. Thankyou.

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V1.2e Important notes.

 Firstly there are some possible issues with older profiles and newer settings. The buffer setting
and vsync options may need adjusting. If your video card is good enough (and can do it) triple
buffer mode with vsync ON is a good option. If your card cannot do triple buffering, then choose
double buffer mode but turn vsync OFF. In both cases VSync will be adjusted for you, but can be
changed manually afterwards. Without VSync in triple buffer mode you WILL get graphics tearing.

An issue that hitm4n currently has is the tiny gems (from a gem bomb) get corrupted when the first 
one is picked up. If you see this error please report it in the forum or email me directly at
bugs@warblade.as (this error resolved. it was due to beta nvidia drivers.)

Windowed mode is still a bit "nasty" and could produce errors in some areas of the game. You'll
mostly see errors with speed and hopefully there are no crashes for you. If you constantly used
windowed mode before, then you should be ok with it now as nothing much has changed. But please do 
consider this a warning that anything could happen at any time.

The new "News Ticker" function allows the game to connect to a server to retrieve the very latest
development news. This could be some bugfix news, news about a new release or news about a new
gameplay issue. It can be turned off, but i hope you'll find it to be an interesting and useful
new feature. ONLY news is sent to the game and no other data is sent or retrieved.

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 Edgar M Vigdal + Simon Quincey

