Steamland Beta
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0. Legal info
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     THIS GAME DEMO IS FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE IN ANY FORM!
      Steamland (c) 2003, By Buka Entertainment Enterprises, Gromada Ltd.

1. Introduction
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        Steamland is the unique real-time strategy game with fast and rich
gameplay. This game has some railroad puzzle elements so all action happens
in the fantastic world, where the life presents in the form of steam-powered
mechanisms, like robots and big armored trains that used as most common
transportation vehicle. The game presented in perspective view of 2D. Game art
is very uncommon and nice-looking. Maximally real physics is implemented for in
game world.

2. System requirements of final version
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        CPU: Intel Pentium II/Intel Celeron/AMD K6 with 450MHz (Intel Pentium
                III/Intel Celeron/AMD Athlon with 700MHz recommended)
        Memory: 96Mb (128Mb recommended)
        Video: AGP, 16Mb RAM with 3D acceleration (nVidia Riva TNT, ATI Rage 128
                and alike is good enough to comfortable gameplay)
        HDD space: 200Mb minimal install/600Mb full install
        Sound: DirectX compatible cound card
        OS: Microsoft Windows(R) 95/98/ME/2000/XP
        Other: DirectX 7+, mouse

3. State of this game version
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	This version is derivative from latest version of game. Currently
game is in beta  stage  (all  levels,  graphics, sound and programming tasks
complete). Only  intro  movie ind outro scene is not ready, there are minor
bugs is code and  a  little  of  levels  graphics is tuning. Please note
about not all localization   tasks   is  complete,  so  not  all  textual
information  is English-language  correct  and  some thing is not translated 
yet (for example all missions briefings, debriefings is not included in this
reason).

4. Cheats
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	First you already have player with name 'All Maps' that have 
access to all in-game missions. Second you can simpli use 'X' key during 
mission to make explosion under mouse cursor and to destroy anything you 
want.

5. How to play this demo?
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- Mouse controls:

Left mouse button click on unit - select unit
Left mouse button click in the void - deselect
Right mouse button click on railroad piece - move to that point (if possible)
Right mouse button click on enemy train - attack this train
Right mouse button click on own train - link to that train
Right mouse button click on this train car - unlink cars at this location
Shift + Right mouse button click on anything - force attack
Shift + Right mouse button click on enemy train - ram enemy train
Control + Right mouse button click on railroad piece - patrol to that point and
        back to current location (cyclically)

- Keyboard controls:

1-9 - select train 1-9 (second button press will center on that train)
0,Home - select factory (second button press will center on factory)
Space - stop train
Tab - open/close status bar
F12, Alt-F4 - immediate program exit

        After installation you can found 'Steamland Demo' shortcut in the
'Buka' folder in the start menu. There are 20 levels you can select to play.

        Happy playing!


6. Final game version features
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        Rich and action-filled gameplay with 20 missions;
        Outstanding 2D perspective graphics;
        Realistic physics of trains and on-land objects; 
        Good opponents AI that will adapt for player strategic experience (so
                the hardcore gamers will found the strong opponent pressure and
                unexpereinced players will have some time for practice and
                learning before active deeds of AI);
        Unlimited amount of user controlled trains;
        More than of 20 train cars (some locomotives with different power,
                different guns, AA guns, rocket turrets, helicopter platform,
                marine robots car that lands 6 assault robots team on the ground,
                repair car, ammunition depot car, strategical 'big bertha' cannon
                with extreme power and more);
        A lot of on-map buildings (factories, repair/reload depots, forts and
                more);
        Different battle landscapes (plain, desert, volcanic, ice, swamp, city
                and more);
        Live world with a lot of creatures even the treating ones (like the
                'Haribda', lava golems and more);

7. Contacts                     
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VP International Maxim Mikhalev, mmax@buka.ru
International sales-manager Oksana Kravchuk, kroksana@buka.ru
PR-manager Julia Gribonosova, jg@buka.ru
