Heartlight PC Creative Commons release README.TXT file -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Release information This 2006 release has been recompiled by one of the authors (Maciej Miasik www.miasik.net) from the original source files using the DOSBox emulator (dosbox.sourceforge.net), and it is intended to be run using such emulation. This release has not been tested on a genuine DOS PC machine. Use at your own risk. The game has been released with the permission of the copyright holders. The original game was developed by Xland and was released worldwide in 1994 by Epic Games. Epic Games played no role and bears no responsibility for this Creative Commons release and does not provide any support for it whatsoever. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. Running the game Download and install DOSBox emulation software (dosbox.sourceforge.net). Extract the game archive to any folder you like, e.g. C:\HL. Run DOSBox from the Start menu shortcut. At the command prompt enter the following commands (assuming the game has been extracted to C:\HL): mount c c:\hl c: hl The final command starts Heartlight PC executable. You can now play the game. Refer to DOSBox documentation for additional commands, e.g. playing the game in full screen mode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Playing the game Guide the dwarf through each of 70 levels and collect the required number of hearts to open the door leading to the next level. The numbers in the bottom left of the screen show the required number of hearts and the number of the hearts collected so far. You have infinite lives. The game offers 3 player slots. Each of them can be named and used to keep score (number of completed levels). Press ENTER while in the title screen to select the player's slot and change its name. You can finish levels in any order. Keys ---- Press the spacebar to start the game while in the title screen. Press the arrow keys to move the dwarf (he can push some objects if there is nothing behind them). Press the spacebar and left or right arrow key to change the level to the previous or next level, respectively. Press ESC to restart the level. Press Alt-X to exit the game to DOS without confirmation. Press F10 to exit the game and return to the title screen. F6 - turns music on/off F7 - turns sounds on/off Level editing ------------- Heartlight PC allows user-created levels to be added to the game. The levels are defined in a plain text file named LEVELS.HL. This file can be edited with any plain text editor (e.g. Notepad, but not MS Word or other similar word processors). Simply open this file in Notepad and edit one of the existing level definitions, or add a new one. The format of this file is self-explanatory, and there is a small legend at the beginning of the file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Credits Programmed by: Janusz Pelc Graphics by: Janusz Pelc Music by: Janusz Pelc Support: Maciej Miasik, Pawel Wyrzycki, Marek Kubowicz Levels by: Janusz Pelc, Marek Kubowicz, Maciej Janiec, Maciej Mach, Marek Kubas, Jacek Aleksandrow Readme text: Maciej Miasik and Harvey Patterson -------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Legal information This game is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike 2.5 license. You are free: * to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work * to make derivative works * to make commercial use of the work Under the following conditions: I. Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. II. Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one. * For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. * Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. Your fair use and other rights are in no way affected by the above. Visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ to read the full license text. --------------------------------------------------------------------------