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#PRAIRIE DOG v2.4#       #
#By Dustin Moore #       #
#For TI-83+ and TI-83+ SE#
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###INCLUDED FILES###

PDOG24.8xp (The Game)
PDHS.8xl (High Score List)
Readme!.txt (This File-duh!)
Title.bmp      }   
Highscores.bmp }
InGame1.bmp    }(Screenshots)
InGame2.bmp    } 
InGame3.bmp    }

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###INSTALLATION###

Send Program PDOG24 and List PDHS to your calculator.
To play run prgmPDOG24

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###STORYLINE/CHARACTERS###

As far as I know this game isn't based on anything.

You are a prairie dog:)
You must dig tunnels to collect food.
Predators roam the surface and the tunnels.
They will hurt you!
Luckily, they have short lifespans and aren't very smart!

These are what the characters look like.
Priarie Dog II will have MUCH better graphics.
At least it is on the graph screen instead of the Home screen:)

"A" This is you
"M" The predator
"O" Food

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###MENU###

When you are in the menu use these keys:

UP/Down Arrows    -  Move Selection Arrow
2nd               -  Make Selection

PLAY              -  Play the game!
VIEW SCORES       -  View the top 10 high scores
Clear Scores      -  Sets all high scores to zero
Exit              -  Exits game, archives the High Score List

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###Game Play###

The screen starts half shaded, this half is dirt.
Your HP is displayed in the top left corner
Your Score is in the right corner
You will appear standing on the dirt and you will have 200 HP
A predator will appear shortly after the beginning of the game.
Predators enter from the sides at ground level
It is best to get away from the side in the beginning or dig a tunnel
There can only be one predator on the screen so the existing one dies when a new one appears.
The body of the dead predator will be left on the screen.
It is harmless, useless and it doesn't move.

Controls:

Left/Right Arrows -  Move Left and right or dig left or right 
2nd or Up Arrow   -  Jump
Down Arrow        -  Dig down

Press Jump and then Left or right quickly to move anywhere in mid-air

Scoring:

Digging down or to the side earns points
NOTE: Jumping up to remove land does NOT score

Dig in:

1st row - 25 pts
2nd row - 20 pts
3rd row - 15 pts
4th row - 10 pts
5th row - 5  pts

When a Predator dies you get 10 pts

You are constantly losing small amounts of health

If a predator hits you you lose 200 health!

Collecting food (Thetas) will give you between 5 and 200 bonus health and pts.
The amount will be displayed under your HP.

When your health reaches 0 you lose.

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###Tricks/Bugs###

There is a bug in the game when you dig down
and there is a space immediatly after the land you are digging.

You just pop down to the open space.

I didn't fix this because it is useful for escaping predators.

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###FUTURE VERSIONS###

PRAIRIE DOG II should include:

Pause key
Teacher key (using ASM routine)
Better Graphics Using Omincalc's by Detached Soulutions "sprite(" command
Multiple screens (possibly)
Different types of enimies (I have a flying one in mind)
More items (just points, Just health, invinciblity)

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###SCREEN SHOTS###

"Title" and "Highscores" are self explanatory

Ingame1 is a shot taken shortly after the start

Ingame2 is a GOOD tunnel system

Ingame3 is a BAD tunnel system

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###Legal Stuff###

Please don't copy this without giving me credit

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