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**    "BRAIN DEAD"   **
**    by Olly Read   **
** oliver3@mdx.ac.uk **
**    August 1998    **
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Version 1.1 (ECTS)


INTRODUCTION
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This is a motorcycle street racing demo, where the basic idea is to get to the
next pub as fast as possible. There are flats, houses, shops, trees, hedges,
barriers, bollards, cones, and road signs to avoid, as well as other traffic
moving over certain parts of the road, including minis, vans, buses, and a
police car. There is a choice of four types of bike to ride, from a slow Ardly
Ableson up to a 200mph StreetFighter. The player has complete freedom of
movement around the roads, with several routes available to the pub via
junctions and roundabouts.

GAMEPLAY
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From the main menu screen, you can select Options to turn on/off sound effects,
and whether to use manual or automatic gears. To start the game, select Start,
and this takes you to a bike choice screen. Use left & right to choose your
bike, then Select or Start to start the ride.
You start off outside one pub, with the open road ahead of you. Try to keep to
the roads, as running on the grass slows you down, and avoid crashing into the
street signs. Your bike picks up damage if you crash when going over 30mph -
the faster you crash, the more damage you get!
There is only one road scene in this demo, but there is a lot of road to
discover.

DEMO CONTROLS
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There is basic in-game help that describe the controls, and this is replicated
here in more detail.
	ACCELERATE - Up/Triangle
	BRAKE - Down/Cross
	LEFT - Left/Square
	RIGHT - Right/Circle
	CHANGE GEAR - R1/R2
	LOOK BACK - L1/L2
	QUIT - Select & Start
Note that the main bike controls are repeated on the left and right set of
buttons. This enables various control styles to suit player's preferences.
To change gears in manual mode, the gear change button will change up when
you are accelerating, down otherwise. The gear change button has no effect in
automatic mode.
To abort the current run, press Select & Start together, and this takes you
back to the main menu screen.

RUNNING THE DEMO
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To run from DOS, assuming you have Siocons software, simply type:
	SIOCONS AUTO
and the program will load and run.

FILES INCLUDED
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readme.txt - this file
auto - Siocons auto file
brndead - main executable
bddata - program data

FUTURE VERSIONS
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Future versions of this demo are likely to include:
* bike stunts - wheelies, burnouts, donuts
* in-game map
* more traffic, using AI path algorithms
* 4 opponents with different riding styles
* better sound
* scoring system

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(c)1998 Olly Read
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