AUTOBOTS DOCUMENTATION
                              RELEASE 1.1p
                              Public Domain
                        (c)1989  L. Scott Emmons


                            TERMS OF USE:

        This release and all subsequent releases of AUTOBOTS are hereby in
the public domain, to be distributed freely with no registration fee.  If
you are currently using or distributing the first releases of this software,
please substitute this public domain version of the archive/files and remove
the old release from your file system.  This work is still copywritten.


                                TO PLAY:

        Autobots requires an MS-DOS machine with at least a CGA card (color
monitor *strongly* recommended).  All controls are from the keyboard, and it
will run with any reasonable amount of RAM installed.

        The following files are required to run AUTOBOTS:

                AUTOBOTS.EXE  <-  The executable file
                AUTOBOTS.DOC  <-  This documentation file
                AUTOBOTS.DAT  <-  The opening screen
                CGA     .BGI  <-  Graphics driver
                TRIP    .CHR  <-  Font driver

***    ALL FILES MUST BE INCLUDED WHEN DISTRIBUTING THIS PROGRAM!!!    ***

        CGA.BGI and TRIP.CHR appear courtesy of Borland International, Inc.


                                 OBJECT:

        Clear levels by making robots smash into one another. You do this by
manipulating them to crash into one another using your player icon (the robots
always move towards your player, so if you can get two robots moving on the
same lateral plane towards you then they are an easy kill.)  When two robots
crash into one another they form a pile of debris which can also be used to
destroy robots.

        You get 10 points for each kill.


                                CONTROLS:

           -> Use the cursor keys to move your player.

        F1 -> TELEPORT. Teleports your player randomly on the screen. (Note
that you will ALWAYS be teleported to a safe area where no robots can smash
into you before giving you a chance to move.) You start with 5 teleports and
get 1 more for each 10 robots you kill.

        F2 -> ZAPPER. Kills all robots in squares contiguous to your player.
You start with 1 zapper and get 1 more for each level you clear.

        F3 -> SKIP ONE MOVE. This allows you to make the robots move one turn,
while keeping your player in the same square. Note that SPACEBAR does the same
thing.

        F4 -> SKIP REMAINING MOVES. If you have all the robots lined up, and
know that this level is for sure 'in the bag', use this feature to zip to the
next level.

        F7 -> On line HELP.

        F9 -> SOUND toggle.

        F10 -> QUIT.


Thank you for using this program!  The author welcomes comments.

                L. Scott Emmons
                9115 Dongston Way #5
                Sacramento, CA  95826

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