ReadMe File ======

Bugdom 2

(c) 2002 Pangea Software, Inc.
Portions (c) 1995-2004 Ideas From the Deep
All Rights Reserved World Wide.

Published by Ideas From the Deep
P.O.Box 705, Little Elm, TX  75068

e-mail: ecommerce@ifd.com
   web: www.ifd.com


====== Table of Contents ======

 1. System Requirements
 2. Installation
 3. Start to Play
 4. Purchasing
 5. The Manual
 6. General Controls
 7. Gameplay
 8. The Story
 9. Technical Support
10. Technical Help
11. Configuration
12. Credits
13. Version History

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1. System Requirements ------

o Windows 98se/ME/2K/XP
o 700Mhz CPU (900Mhz or better recommended)
o 64MB of RAM (128MB or more recommended)
o 220MB available HD space
o 3D video card with at least 16MB of VRAM
o DirectX 8 or later


2. Installation ------

Double click the "bugdom2_install.exe" icon. This will install the game's files to your hard drive. Under Windows, an IFD start menu item will be created, and the game's icon and uninstaller will be added. You can get the latest version by visiting our web page:

<http://www.ifd.com/bugdom2>


3. Start to Play

  a) Double click the Bugdom 2 icon.
  b) Have fun!


4. Purchasing ------

If you did not purchase this copy of Bugdom 2 you will not have the Registration information required to enable the full version, and will be limited to the 1st level, and High Scores and Saved Games will be disabled.

PURCHASE YOUR COPY TODAY!

  online at <http://www.ifd.com/bugdom2>


5. The Manual ------

Bugdom 2 is a very easy game to play, and an instruction manual with details on the storyline, game controls and how to play is included in the start menu for Bugdom 2 (Start Menu/Ideas From the Deep/Bugdom 2).


6. General Controls ------

Arrow Keys    Movement (also used for menu navigation)
SpaceBar      Jump. Press twice rapidly to fly
Shift         Auto-walk
Ctrl          Pickup / Drop item
Z and /       Kick
TAB           Launch Buddy Bug
- and =       Raise/lower the sound volume.
M             Toggle music on/off
, and .       Swivel Camera
Return        Toggle Camera Modes (Close – Medium – Far - OTS)
Alt-F4        Quit the application at any time.
ESC           Pause game.
CTRL-J	  Toggle Joystick use on/off

MOUSE

Movement	  Controls Player movement

Left Btn	  Jump / Fly
Right Btn	  Kick
Middle Btn	  Pickup / Drop item

JOYSTICK

Movement	  Controls Player movement

Button 1	  Jump / Fly
Button 2	  Kick
Button 3	  Pickup / Drop item


7. Gameplay ------

The goal of Bugdom 2 is to retrieve your backpack from the Bully Bee. Of course, lots of obsticals and dangerous bugs will make your task challenging.

Bugdom 2 is an incredibly diverse 3D game which is great for the entire family. Many people ask us what age group Bugdom is targeted at, but that's a difficult question to answer because it seems that all age groups are playing the game. We've heard of children as young as 4 playing the game, and there have been many adults well into their 60's who have bought the game for themselves to play as well.


8. The Story ------

It has been three years since Rollie McFly rid the Bugdom of the evil King Thorax and his minions, but the Bugdom can still be dangerous place as our new hero Skip is about to find out. While on his way to visit his family on the far side of the Bugdom, a Bully Bee swooped down and stole Skip’s knapsack. Your job as Skip is to track down the Bully Bee and get your knapsack back.  The chase takes place mostly in and around a house.

You will make new friends in the Bugdom who will help you through each area. Keep an eye out for Sam the Snail and Sally the Chipmunk. Sam will usually make you prove your worthiness before he will help you, but Sally is just interested in gathering acorns, so be sure to brings lots of those to her. Additionally, the same Buddy Bugs that helped Rollie McFly defeat King Thorax will help you defeat most mean enemy bugs that you encounter.


KEY FEATURES
o Suitable for all ages! 
o Real-time 3D action! 
o Large variety of different bugs and enemies! 
o 10 huge exciting levels 
o Swim, jump, ride bugs, swing on ropes! 
o much more! 


9. Technical Support ------

Before asking us for help, please see the section below ("Technical Help") and try to resolve your problem yourself. We are not a large company and every technical support call takes away from our ability to develop games. If after reading the technical help you still have questions about or problems the game, try out online support database:

	<http://www.ifd.com/support>

And finally, if you still are having trouble contact technical support. Be sure to mention the following:

1) Name of product (including if it's a demo)
2) Version of the product (ie, v1.0)
3) Operating System and version (ie, Windows 98 r2, MacOS 8.5.1)
4) Computer's make, model and speed (Gateway PIII 450, Power Macintosh G3 400, etc.)
5) Exact error reported (if any) & a description

Technical support is ONLY available online, and can be reached at:

	<http://www.ifd.com/support>


10. Technical Help ------

Things to try first:

1) Be sure to use the latest version of DirectX (for Windows)

  DirectX: <http://www.microsoft.com/directx>

2) Make sure you are using the latest version of the drivers for your video and sound.

  <http://www.ifd.com/driverlocator.php>


11. Configuration ------

Bugdom 2 is configured in-game via the "Options" menu.


12. Credits ------

Developed by Pangea Software
Ported to Windows by Eric Drumbor and Lane Roathe
Additional Programming by Matt Molloy
Published by Ideas From the Deep


13. Version History ------

v2.05 [18-Jan-05]
- worked around new windows update bug with ALT key by moving Kick/Fire to Z and / keys

v2.04 [05-Jan-05]
- fixed bug where you could not complete level 6 (the Closet level)
- Improved compatability with Windows 98/98se (still only support 98se tho!)
- Fixed not always drawing intro animations if playing in a window
- Fixed missing sounds in several levels
- Tried to work around problems with non true-3D cards (Intel Xtreme 3D, S3, etc.)
- Improved detection of Windows version
- removed a few MB of unneeded files
- fixed problem with entering serial # information if English was not the selected language
- reduced size of demo download file

v2.02 [07-Sep-04]
- Demo mode fixes
- Updated version checking code to be more robust
- Cleaned up exit code
- Added check on startup for program being moved from install folder
- Improved all program message
- Improved diagnostics checks and output
- Merged mods from various games into IFDLib
- Updated sound library and improved performance on older hardware
- Fixed documentation on program controls
- Add/Remove programs control panel now shows program as available for removal

v2.01	[26-Jun-04]
- Retail Release

v2.00	[18-Jun-04]
- NEW: Anaglyph 3D support in color and grey scale!
- Can now run in a window
- Improved video settings dialog
- Detects hardware changes & reconfigures automatically
- Better information about video drivers detected/displayed
- More informative error messages in most common cases
- New Language support (F1 in game to change languages)
- Fixed cheat keys
- Fixed Save Games (can now save outside Bugdom 2 folder)
- Saved Games now default to "Saved Games" folder
- Better handling of Preferences
- Improved error handling (more tolerant of minor errors)
- Improved Sound effects playback
- Fixed DirectSound problems on some systems
- No longer requires 2x the HD space during install
- Diagnostics file always created (only on new/changed hardware)

v1.04	[04-Jun-04]

- performance increases
- shorter startup time
- creates diagnostics file on errors (DXDiagnostics.html)

v1.02	[04-May-04]
- performance increases
- shorter startup time
- creates diagnostics file on errors (DXDiagnostics.html)

v1.01	[29-Feb-04]
- work around bug in Intel OpenGL drivers (caused a GL_STACK_OVERFLOW message)
- Fix "pareFileTime" error during install on some systems
- Fixed new version dialog to actually show the new version #
- Fixed version check delay (missed ending tag)
- Decreased size of installer

v1.00	[18-Feb-04]
- Initial Release for Windows
