*** ANNOUNCING: AN APOGEE SHAREWARE GAME RELEASE ***

August 8, 1995 -- Rise of the Triad 1.3
The most violent 3D action game ever created!
RSAC Rating: 4 - (The most violent one they give)

Rise of the Triad won the 1995 SIA "Best Action/Arcade Game of the Year"
award, beating out such heavyweights as Heretic and Descent.  Find out
why!

Changes in v1.3 over v1.2/v1.2a/v1.2b:

* Reverb Added.  In large rooms, sounds now tend to echo more.
* Ability to limit the amount of time you wish to play in the standard
  game. This adds yet another way to play Rise of the Triad.  Please
  see the rotthelp.exe file that comes with the game for more info.
* Support added for the Logitech Wingman Assassin.
* Support added for virtual reality hardware.
* Dog Mode BarkBlast crashes in registered version fixed.
* Problems with El Oscuro related crashes in registered version fixed.
* Boss Key now works in standard game.
* Live RemoteRidicule back in the game (and works on a GUS now, too!)
  This still requires a network.  It will not work in modem/serial
  play.
* Fixed Gravis UltraSound init problem.
* Other small miscellaneous bugs fixed.

"This is the most multiplayer-friendly game we've seen, supporting both two
player modem matches and 11-player network-fests.  In addition, there are
nine types of multiplayer games available with many customizable
options."
                         D Computer Gaming World

Quick Highlights (of full version):

*  Super huge levels D up to one million sq. feet, and up to 16
   stories high!
*  Ten unique, real digitized enemies.
*  Thirteen hardcore weapons, including magical weapons.
*  Nearly every object can be destroyed D even mark walls with bullet
   holes!
*  Modem and network playable, up to 11 players via an IPX compatible
   network.
*  Adjustable violence/gore levels, from none (for children) to
   "excessive"!

The Story:

You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United
Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing
millions of people.  While scouting a remote island, you are suddenly
surrounded by enemy troops with guns blaring.  In the distance you see
your boat--your only chance to escape--explode into matchsticks.  In front
of you is a huge fortress monastery, and your only chance to stop the
madness.

You are equipped with awesome, high-tech weaponry like heat-seeking
missiles, split missiles, and the FlameWall cannon, which leaves a trail
of charred skeletons in its wake.  You'll also find magical instruments
and weapons so incredible they defy description.

"Cool features is what this game is about."  D Computer Gaming World

Features:

* Play one of five players, each with unique attributes and abilities. 
  (This makes the game highly replayable, since it's a different
  experience with each of the five players, including two female
  players.  (In modem or network play, each player can can select what
  they want to look like.)
* Look both up and down, up to 45 degrees, to see what is above and
  below.
* Ten unique, digitized enemies in the game, plus four multi-stage
  bosses!
* 15 incredible game hazards, like SpinBlades, gun bunkers, huge
  boulders, FireJets, pits, FireChutes, LavaWalls, gas grates, and
  more.
* Special effects galore:  Fog, lightning with properly delayed
  thunder, parallaxing skies, real lights that illuminate walls (you
  can shoot the lights and the room gets darker), ricocheting bullets,
  wind sounds, and more.
* Jump pads will spring you up into the air to jump over obstacles,
  walls, other players, (great in multiplayer games) and even to reach
  new weapons.
* Many useful objects and power-ups, like a fireproof vest, gas mask,
  Mercury mode (enables the player to fly!), and even a special "god"
  and "dog" modes, both making the player invincible for a short time
  (with hilarious side effects).
* 32 page full color game manual.

Multiplayer Features:

* Supports modem, serial cable, and network multiplayer games with
  more specialized options than any game previously released.
* Network games up to 11 players!
* Each player can select one of the five unique characters, plus each
  player can choose from one of 11 uniform colors.  (In team games,
  each team has the same uniform color.)
* Nine unique Comm-bat games, such as Eluder, Capture the Triad, and
  Hunter.
* RemoteRidicule allows players to send digitized voice messages to
  other players.  With a microphone, a player can even speak directly
  to the other players in network games!  Great for team play or
  taunting others.
* LiveRemote Ridicule lets you actually speak to others during the
  game!
* Play Comm-bat games in the normal game levels, OR use the special
  Comm-bat levels, which are specifically designed for fun multiplayer
  games.

Minimum Requirements      STRONGLY Recommended
* 386DX/40                * 486DX2/66
* 4 megs of memory        * 8 megs of memory
* VGA card                * VGA card with local bus video

Supported Game Input Devices:

Keyboard, Mouse, Cyberman, Space Player, Wingman Assassin, and Gravis
GamePad.

Supported Sound Cards:

Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32,
WaveBlaster, Adlib, Roland Sound Canvas, Gravis UltraSound, Ensoniq
SoundScape, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, Logitech SoundMan 16, Disney Sound
Source, Tandy Sound Source, and any General MIDI device.

Where to find Apogee's Games Online

1. APOGEE'S HOME BBS:  THE SOFTWARE CREATIONS BBS

Software Creations BBS has been voted North America's most popular BBS two
years in a row by the readers of Boardwatch Magazine.  It was also
featured on the TV show Prime-Time Live in December 1993.  Apogee's
releases are available here before they're available anywhere else in the
world!

To download any Apogee game, call one of the three numbers listed below.
Then, look in the free Apogee file section, #1.  Type "F 1" to see a
listing of the files.  These are free downloads, and you do not need a
membership.

   (508) 365-2359 -- 2400 baud                   Over 130 lines
   (508) 368-7036 -- 9600-14.4K v.32bis          available, and
   (508) 365-4035 -- 28.8k v.fast class (v.fc)   growing fast!

Software Creations also has an ftp site from which you can get our releases
quickly!  ftp to swcbbs.com, and look in the /pub/apogee directory.

2. America Online - Use the keyword "apogee" to go to our forum.

3. CompuServe - Type "go apogee" (at any ! prompt) to find Apogee's games.

4. Internet - Apogee's titles can be access via anonymous FTP at our
official ftp site. The site is "ftp.uml.edu", and the directory they can
be found in is "msdos/Games/Apogee".

5. Fidonet Filebone - If you are a Fidonet SysOp, you can now get Apogee's
games on the Fido filebone.  Talk to your local filebone hub about the
four Apogee areas (see FILEBONE.NA for more information).

NOTE: At this time, only the shareware version and the shareware patch is
being released.  The patches for the registered versions and the CD's will
be released in a week on (or about) August 15th, 1995.  There will be
another announcement when the new patches are released.
 
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