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| 2 | fRaBs!
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| 4 |
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| 5 | This is basically registered Abuse, with slight modifications
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| 6 | and removal of material that might not be public domain. Abuse
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| 7 | is a side-scrolling action game made by the now-defunct
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| 8 | Crack dot Com. It's an excellent single and multi-player game,
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| 9 | with a superb level editor and a unique control system.
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| 10 |
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| 11 | ----
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| 12 | NEWS
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| 13 | ----
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| 14 |
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| 15 | * 2 March 2008: fRaBs 2.11 was released. Minor bugfixes allow all
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| 16 | games to work properly with Abuse-SDL.
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| 17 |
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| 18 | -----
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| 19 | NOTES
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| 20 | -----
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| 21 |
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| 22 | * Satan Paint, the artwork editor for Abuse, is included in
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| 23 | fRaBs, along with the generic DOS4GW. Check the /art folder.
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| 24 |
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| 25 | * Thanks for all your support and comments folks, I'm glad
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| 26 | you all are still interested in the reigning king of action
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| 27 | side-scrolling games. Rock on!
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| 28 |
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| 29 | * Claudio's addon enhances this version of Abuse with many new
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| 30 | enemies and objects. Aliens Abuse objects and art are also
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| 31 | included. However, do not try to run the original versions of
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| 32 | these addons with fRaBs, as these versions have had significant
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| 33 | and necessary changes so that they work more smoothly with Abuse.
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| 34 | Just trust me... you'll be fine with what you have. :)
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| 35 |
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| 36 | * I hope to include the updates of the Twisted Minds addon whenever
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| 37 | the creator, Profound, releases them. This addon allows you to
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| 38 | ride vehicles and also has a twisted set of Super Mario Bros. art
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| 39 | and graphics. Read the readme in /addon/twist for more information,
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| 40 | and to use the whole Twisted Minds object set, be sure to run the
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| 41 | proper batch file, as not all of these objects are included when you
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| 42 | normally run fRaBs. The object menu would get really crazy if they
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| 43 | were included.
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| 44 |
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| 45 | * Before running this, make sure you run SETUP.EXE and configure
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| 46 | settings for your soundcard. Next, check the gamma settings by
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| 47 | running Abuse and clicking the darkest visible color on the
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| 48 | Gamma control button (Monitor w/ RGB).
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| 49 |
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| 50 | * Remember that because most of /music is deleted, you will not
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| 51 | hear music in the game, so there's no point in trying to configure
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| 52 | it in SETUP.EXE. It might not work anyways. :)
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| 53 |
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| 54 | * By using these commands, you can play levels from the command-line.
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| 55 | You can either do this from a DOS window or by making a shortcut
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| 56 | or by using the RUN command from the Start menu in Windows.
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| 57 |
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| 58 | abuse.exe -f blahblah.spe
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| 59 | abuse.exe -f levels/blahblah.spe
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| 60 |
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| 61 | * To use Abuse's powerful level editor, use this command.
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| 62 |
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| 63 | abuse.exe -edit
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| 64 | abuse.exe -edit -f whatever.lvl
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| 65 |
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| 66 | * A detailed HTML readme is found in /docs.
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| 67 |
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| 68 | Justin Cassidy
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| 69 | messiah15@dog.com
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| 70 |
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