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THE strategy game for ALL power seekers!
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WORLD EMPIRE II FOR WINDOWS
Now world power can be yours with the power of Windows!
Features 139 Real world countries to conquer. 68 MORE!
Play up to seven individual computer opponents at once!*
Four new Ideologies to believe in!*
World Empire II utilizes the higher
resolution graphics capabilities of the MicroSoft
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System Requirements:
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To order WORLD EMPIRE, HEAVY WATER JOGGER, or (and)
WORLD EMPIRE II:
The ShareWare versions of WORLD EMPIRE HEAVY WATER
JOGGER and WORLD EMPIRE II are currently available from
the author for a nominal fee of $5.00 to cover shipping
and handling.
Registered Versions cost:
WORLD EMPIRE...................25.00
WORLD EMPIRE II FOR WINDOWS....25.00
HEAVY WATER JOGGER.............20.00
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W O R L D E M P I R E II D E L U X E
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IMPORTANT:
- The Computer Strategy Game World Empire II, AND this manual,
are protected under United States Copyright laws. Any unauthorized
use or sale of this program will be prosecuted to the fullest extent
of the law.
- If you are a ShareWare Vendor, please see the UnderWare
declarations at the end of this manual and in the file VENDOR.DOC.
Thanks.
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NOTE:
World Empire II is ShareWare. Please register your copy soon!
Registration benefits include:
1. A registered version of the game, which gives you the ability
to play up to seven computer players at once (three new, fascinating
ideologies!) starting in the country of your choice, will be sent to
you immediately. All functions on the NEW GAME MENU will be active!
2. Your name will be put on our update list, enabling you to
receive notification of updates to World Empire II Deluxe.
3. Your name will be entered on my personal registree database,
which will forever (or until my hard drive crashes) record you as one
of the most cool people IN THE WHOLE WORLD!
The Registration fee for World Empire II Deluxe is $25.00 ($20.00
plus $5.00 shipping and handling).
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Hail and Thanks!
Welcome to World Empire II Deluxe:
There you stand: alone, confident.
The building whose baroque balcony rails you are gripping is a
massive structure - actually the capital building of your country.
You gaze up at the clear, azure sky, then downwards to the skyline of
your beautiful capital city. A humbling aura of history clouds your
thoughts - but not your vision - as you further lower your gaze to the
city streets below.
There is a noise rising there.
Rather, there is a thunder rising!
Incredibly, as far as your eyes can see, the streets, boulevards,
byways, and even alleyways of your city are packed with the people
responsible for your rise to power as their supreme leader. Masses of
loyal, idealistic faces return your gaze as they voice their approval
of your mission with long, loud, appreciative cheers!
Your mission? Nothing less than to conquer the entire planet and
institute a worldwide government under the auspices of your beloved
ideology.
World Empire is a strategy game based on a time in the not too
distant future when nationalism is on the decline... the people of the
world are tired of the weakened nationalist governments that are
constantly bickering with one another over trade restrictions and
border disagreements.
The beliefs of the world population have polarized into two to
four ideologies (depending on the number of players in the game!).
Each ideology has a strong, determined leader who considers
himself to be militarily capable of uniting the world under one
government.
Here is a brief summary of the four major ideologies and their
leaders:
The Populist Movement
It has been 10 years since the Populist movement swept like
wildfire around the world. Growing out of the democratic movement that
sprang up in Europe during the late 1980's, it was carried by
enthusiastic students, artists, and intellectuals who organized
rallies, protests, and marches.
Their enthusiasm led to the overthrow of a number of governments.
Local populations joined them and the populist flag became synonymous
with youth. They have a dynamic leader who has promised that one day
they will cover the whole world. He has raised a number of armies of
his own and rumor has it that he plans to take over leadership of
other populist countries as well as defeat the three other world
parties.
The Militarist Ideology
Disgruntled army leaders executed rapid coups in a number of
African countries during the last years of the 20th century. The
subsequent success of the economies of those countries led to growing
support for military leadership in other nations.
A fiery young army officer in Morocco rose rapidly to the rank of
general and his charismatic personality has generated a great deal of
followers who regard him as a potential world leader. The Militarist
ideology bears close watching in future years.
The Socialist Ideology
Socialists owe their beginnings to a group of Central American
countries who amalgamated in 2004 and formed a coalition promoting
world unity as a means for better distribution of national resources.
Opposition in their home territory has, at times, tipped the balance
of power and ousted them.
However, their ideology has aroused a lot of support among some
countries. At present the most powerful exponent of it, both
militarily and philosophically is a highly educated young general
noted for his military campaigns and his best selling book "Share The
Wealth or Lose It". Some critics feel that his world unity plans call
for one leader, himself!
The Realists
Many people don't remember the obscure beginnings of the Realist
ideology. Apparently, it started in a small village in eastern
Canada, known as Pugwash Junction, by a frustrated smoker who felt
that cigarette taxes were too high. He organized thousands of
disgruntled smokers who overthrew the government and dropped cigarette
prices from $6.46 a pack to 25 cents. Gradually, the push for
realistic prices spread to other things.
The present head of the Realist Party can't remember what
happened next; but it must have been quite a bit since the Realists
are determined to take over the world with their leader, a grandchild
of the original Pugwash Junction revolutionary (and a non-smoker!).
T H E C H A L L E N G E ! ======================
Can you do it? Can you defeat the other ideological leaders and
create your own empire?
Or, if you haven't anyone else to conquer, can you defeat the
evil General - 'Chip' Silicon - in Computer Play Mode?
What are REVOLUTIONS?
World Empire II Deluxe will provide the answers to these
questions and give you hours of enjoyable hegemony!
Enjoy! "May you always occupy fully".
I N S T R U C T I O N S ====================
World Empire II Deluxe is a game that blends strategy and luck to
achieve world conquest.
The object of the game is simple: defeat the other players (human
or computer) and conquer the world!
You begin the game with 56 Armies (actually divisions) in normal
mode or 30 Armies in expert mode, all placed in a randomly selected
country. Your strategy will likely be heavily influenced by this
initial positioning.
You can only attack countries that border a country that you
already own. Also, attacking one continent from another can only be
done from certain countries. For example, an attack launched at Asia
from Europe can only be accomplished through the Ukraine - an attack
launched at Africa can only be accomplished through Spain.
Also at the beginning of the game, each player is assigned an
IDEOLOGY, or set of beliefs, for which he will fight for the duration
of the game.
A randomly selected number of countries around the world are also
assigned that player's ideology.
These ideologically "friendly" countries are easier to conquer
than those who are friendly to another player. They also require only
ONE army of occupation.
The winner of individual attacks is determined randomly by
electronically throwing dice (though you don't see this). If you get
the highest result, you win.
If these "dice" come up doubles and the country you are attacking
shares your ideology, then you win the battle. If, however, that
country shares someone else's ideology you lose the tie.
Unfriendly countries require two to four armies to occupy them,
while the maximum amount of armies any country can accomodate is 99.
If you occupy these unfriendly countries with less than the specified
amount, or if an opposing player whittles your armies down to less
than that amount, you are in danger of losing that country to a
REVOLUTION.
A revolution takes place when the amount of occupation armies is
too low.
After a revolution, ownership of the country reverts to the
player who shares that country's ORIGINAL ideology and the populace
will raise five armies for that player to use.
Conquering countries is important, for at the beginning of each
turn you are awarded new recruits based on the number of countries you
currently own (the ones that you've successfully attacked).
You will receive ONE new army for every TWO countries you own.
In addition, when you have conquered an entire continent, you
receive bonus armies based on the size of that continent.
R E A L W O R L D S I M U L A T I O N M O D E ==============
(Registered Version Only)
When you select "Real World Simulation" from the New Game Dialog
Box (described below under 'NEW Button') things are a bit different,
however.
The differences are:
1. New Armies are assigned according to population.
For example, if you own the United States, you will
receive 22 armies for it alone at the beginning of each
turn. If you own Haiti, you'll get one army and if
you own China, you'll get 100 (the most of any country).
2. Occupation armies (the number of armies needed in a
country to prevent a revolution) are also calculated by
population. Countrys friendly to your beloved ideology
still require only 1 army of occupation, and the minimum
number of armies required in an unfriendly country is 2.
The maximum is 25, if you own China and it is unfriendly.
3. Armies are given STRENGTH depending on the total
industrial capability, agricultural output, *and* the
gasoline production capacity of *all* of a players
conquered countries combined. The more industrialized
countries you own, the stronger your armies are because
infantry is now augmented by mechanized forces and
tactical air forces.
4. Players start out in a medium industrialised nation
(unless they select their own home country in
the New Game Dialog Box), with each player placed
as equally as possible. Your strategy will depend
initially on attacking only those countries
whose economic potential will not dilute the
strength of your armies. Your goal will be
to stay stronger than your opponent.
For example, if you start your crusade for
empire in the United States, you would not
want attack Cuba immediately. Attacking
Cuba would effectively cut the STRENGTH of
your forces in HALF! So go north and take
Canada, which will actually raise your overall
strength.
5. Winners of individual battles are determined
far less randomly, although there is still a
large random element involved, as in the real
world. The STRENGTH of a player's armies is the
major determining factor, however. If you have
fifty armies and they are facing fifty hostile
armies but your strength is twice that of your
opponent, you will win - regardless of whose
ideology the country originally 'believed' in.
6. You'll find that armies in the Real World Simulation
mode are abundant, but you'll need to watch their
quality!
Hints for Real World Simulation Mode:
The computer players are okay in this this mode, but, ideally,
another human makes the best opponent. Suggestions are encouraged.
If you do not select Base Countries for each player, the computer
will place each player in a randomly selected country of medium
industrial/gas production capacity.
If you do select Base Countries try to keep each players strengh
balanced. Unless you just wanna smash those guys!
Choose your attacks carefully, so that your strength is not
drained supporting countries with poor resources. This will be
difficult at times but engrossing.
Some scenarios may not be winnable in Real World Simulation, so
don't get frustrated. On the other hand, some games will be too easy!
There are two way to go: Attack only industrialised nations to
keep your strength at maximum, or concentrate on countries with large
populations and use numbers to overpower your opponents.
Remember the real world isn't fair, neither is this mode!
I hope you enjoy this addition to World Empire II For Windows.
I N S T R U C T I O N S ==================== ...Continued
There are two Screens in World Empire II Deluxe - the World Map
Screen and the Continent Map Screen.
Computer play takes place entirely on the World Map Screen
whereas human players first must select a continent to view, then do
their conquering from the Continent Map Screen.
THE WORLD MAP SCREEN ====================
The Controls on this Screen are (Starting from the bottom left
corner going clockwise):
The ABOUT Button:
Displays program credits and this manual.
The NEW Button:
Displays the New Game window. Follow the prompts to enter
the information for the type of game you want to play.
There are five components to the World Empire II Deluxe
New Game Window. They are:
-Player Configuration:
Here you choose which players will be computer
players and which will be human. Once a player
is turned on, his BASE Button becomes active.
Click on this to position that player in a
custom location. When you click on the BASE
Button, a scrolling window appears from which
you'll select first the continent, then the
country from which you want this player to start
the game.
-Initial Victim Status:
Use this box to select whether you want your
game to begin with all countries randomly
distributed among the players, or whether you
want all countries to be unconquered when play
begins.
NOTE: This box has no effect when
playing in Real World Simulation mode. All
countries will be neutral.
-Game Mode (Registered Version Only):
Use this box to select the Real World Simulation
feature of World Empire II Deluxe.
-Options (Registered Version Only):
Due to popular demand, you can now turn off
Revolutions entirely - or just have the number of
armies it takes to occupy a country displayed
with that country's information. Not as much fun,
though <grin>.
-Difficulty (Registered Version Only):
If you are NOT playing in Real World Simulation Mode,
you can play using the new "EXPERT" level. This
level starts everyone out with 30 armies rather than
56, and causes occupation forces to be raised to
between 2 to 7 in unfriendly countries. It's neat.
The LOAD Button:
Displays the Load Window listing games that you have saved.
Click on the game you wish to load, then click on "Okay".
The SAVE Button:
Displays the Save Window. To save a game, Click the SAVE
Button, enter a name for the current game, and click the
"Okay" Button.
The GIVE UP Button:
When there is no hope and all is lost, click on this button
to surrender. After confirming your decision, the program
will display a list of players to whom you may surrender.
Click on your choice, then click on "Okay".
The player you surrender to will take over any countries you
may still have remaining.
Also, your ideology will be erased from all countries who
share it, and will be replaced that player's ideology.
The PICTURE WINDOW:
When a game is in progress this window displays a "picture"
of the current player.
The FLAG WINDOW:
When a game is in progress this window displays Ideological
Flag of the current player.
The PASS Button:
This button ENDS YOUR TURN, allowing the next player to do
his thing.
The COMPUTER DIALOG WINDOW:
When a computer player is conquering, his progress and
strategic decisions are displayed here.
The BLITZ Button:
This button allows computer player to player without
constantly displaying their progress. It speeds things up
considerably.
The EXIT Button:
Use this button to Exit the game.
The CONTINENT Buttons:
There are six of these, one for each continent used in the
game. To attack or view the status of a country, click on
the Continent Button below the name of the continent where
that country is.
This will display the Continent Map Screen for that
continent.
THE CONTINENT MAP SCREEN ====================
Here's where you'll fight your individual battles.
At the bottom of the Continent Map Screen is the BACK TO WORLD
MAP Button. Click on this to return control to the World Map Screen.
Above the BACK TO WORLD MAP Button is the map of the continent
you selected from the World Map Screen.
Each country on the map is identified by a small line running
from the country itself to the country's name. Beside the country's
name is the Country Button.
When you click on a Country Button:
1. Information on that country will be displayed in the ATTACKER'S
BOX, in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
2. A list of countries that BORDER the selected country drops down
below the Attacker's Box. This is the BORDER BOX. Each item in the
Border Box consists of three parts:
- The border country's name.
- A small box indicating the country's owner by color.
- A small box indicating the country's ideology by color.
(If a country has not been conquered by any of the players yet its
owner box will be grey.)
3. Real World Simulation Only: A graph will appear below the
ATTACKER'S BOX and above the BORDER BOX. This graph shows the current
STRENGTH of the armies residing in the selected country. The graph
consists of a bar with three colors which represent:
Yellow - The relative amount of MECHANISED STRENGTH that the
armies possess. Yellow is power!
Green - The relative amount of INFANTRY STRENGTH that the
armies possess.
Blue - The relative amount of TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT available
to those armies. Air support strengthens both
mechanized and infantry armys.
When you conquer a country, that country's STRENGTH GRAPH will
immediately reflect the change in strength caused by adding that
country to your growing empire.
To ATTACK a country:
When the bordering countries are displayed, select a country from
the BORDERS BOX that doesn't yet belong to you, and click anywhere on
its name IN THE LIST BOX.
Information on the country you are attacking will then be
displayed directly below the Attacker's Box in the ATTACKEE'S BOX.
If you have more than one army in the country you are attacking from,
the ATTACK BUTTON will appear.
Press the Attack Button to attack the country displayed in the
Attackee's Box.
When the Attack Button is pressed it changes to a RETREAT BUTTON.
Retreat (press the Retreat Button) when an attack is going bad and you
need to preserve armies.
To TRANSFER armies from one country to another:
Click on the Country Button of the country you want to transfer
armies FROM, and a list of countries bordering that country will drop
down under the Attacker's Box.
Click a friendly country that you want to transfer armies to.
That country will be displayed in the Attackee's Box and the TRANSFER
BUTTON will appear.
Click the Transfer Button and use the scroll bar that appears to
move the armies from one country to another.
To ASSIGN newly recruited armies:
If there are new armies to distribute, the ASSIGN BUTTON will
appear after clicking on the Country Button of a friendly country.
Click the Assign Button, then use the scroll bar to assign new
armies to that country.
That's how easy it is!
THE EMPERORS HALL OF FAME =====================
The player who conquers the world suffering the least army
casualties will be entered into the Emperors Hall of Fame for
posterity.
P R O G R A M N O T E S ======================
Geography:
We included as many countries as we perceived were practical.
Some were left out because of their small size (smaller than a pixel),
while some were left out because they would have overloaded a
particular continent with countries. For instance, including ALL of
the Pacific island states would have made Asia a bit top heavy
army-wise. Sorry Taiwan!
There are other oddities - for example, Iceland, which is
technically part of Europe, for display convenience and balance is
placed on the North American Continent Map.
The maps are hand-drawn so should not be used for serious
navigational purposes (hee hee).
Ain't pixelated hegemony great?
ANY Bugs:
PLEASE report any wacky behavior by this program. Don't assume a
problem is just YOUR system or just YOUR computer.
Write or Call:
Casey Butler
Rt 10, Box 360
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 549-5227
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World Empire II
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NOTE 1:
This program is written in Visual Basic. Thus it needs the
VBRUN100.DLL (which is included) to run. If you got your copy
from an online service or bulletin board take note:
Some BBS Sysops remove the VBRUN100.DLL file from Windows
programs that use it in order to save disk drive space.
If you are missing the VBRUN100.DLL file, log back on to
the service or BBS it came from, and, if you can't easily
find the VBRUN file, leave a comment to your Sysop asking
how he/she allows people to acquire it.
NOTE 2:
There is a Windows setup program included. To run the setup
program from DOS, be sure you are in the directory in which
the World Empire II files reside. Then type "EMPIREII" and hit
enter. A batch file will run WIndows and execute the setup
program for you, creating a Program Group and an Empire
icon.
To run the setup from Windows, use the File Manager to locate
the directory where your World Empire II files are, then find the
file SETUP.EXE and double-click on it or select 'Run" from the
File Manager's "File Menu" after highlighting the file.
NOTE 3:
It has come to my attention that certain SVGA video hardware
is non-compatible with the MicroSoft Visual Basic Environment and
causes problems every so often in 800 x 600 mode and more often in
1024 x 768 resolution. Buttons will be misplaced in relation to
maps, etc. At the moment there is one solution:
Open the Windows Setup icon and select CHANGE SYSTEM SETTINGS
from the OPTIONS menu. Follow the prompts to change your
video mode to a 640 x 480 resolution driver. The game will
now run fine. When you're finished, return to Setup and
re-install your original driver.
This is a patch, of course, but rest assured the problem
will be addressed in the next version of World Empire II,
version 2.1. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
Happy conquering!
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