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                             ENCHANTED SOFTWARE

                              PROUDLY PRESENTS:










                            THE LORDS OF IRONGATE

                          Quest for the Magical Orb

                        Version 2.00 for IBM/PC Clones

  Copyrights and Trademarks

  The Lords of Irongate Copyright (c) 1994 by Enchanted Software.
  TriDoor is Copyright (c) 1992-1994 By TriSoft.

  IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp.
  MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  Wildcat! is a trademark of Mustang Software, Inc.
  Spitfire is a trademark of Buffalo Creek Software.
  PCBoard is a trademark of Clark Development Company, Inc.
  SAS and SAS/C are trademarks of SAS Institute Inc.
  Borland C/C++ is a trademark of Borland International.
  Other brand or product names may be registered trademarks of their
  respective holders.

  The  Lords of  Irongate was compiled  for use on  Amigas using SAS/C v6.0
  and was compiled for IBM/PC Clones using Borland C/C++ v4.0.




  Disclaimer

  Information in  this document  is subject  to change  without notice  and
  does not represent a  commitment on the part  of Enchanted Software.  The
  software  described  in  this  document  is  furnished  under  a  license
  agreement. The  software may  be used or  copied only in  accordance with
  the terms of the agreement.  It is against the law to  copy this software
  on magnetic tape, disk,  or any other medium  for any purpose other  than
  the purchaser's personal  use. We will sue and seek  criminal prosecution
  of those who violate our copyright.

  The  Lords of Irongate is provided "as  is". Enchanted Software  makes no
  warranties, either  expressed or implied,  with respect  to the  programs
  quality, performance,  merchantablility,  or fitness  for any  particular
  purpose. The entire risk  as to the quality  and performance is with  the
  buyer, who  assumes the  entire cost  of all necessary  damages (NOT  the
  creators  of the  programs, Enchanted  Software, their  distributors, nor
  their  retailer). In  no  event will  Enchanted  Software be  liable  for
  direct, indirect,  incidental or consequential damages resulting from any
  defect in the  programs even if it has been advised of the possibility of
  such  damages. Some  laws do  not allow  the exclusion  or limitation  of
  implied  warranties  or  liabilities  for   incidental  or  consequential
  damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply. 


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  1.0  Introduction

  1.1  General

  Lords of  Irongate is  a full  featured semi-random  adventure game  with
  hundreds   of  monsters,   items,  and   dungeon  levels   and  has  been
  specifically designed to be  run as a BBS  door game. The dungeon  itself
  is  randomly designed and created as the player enters each new level. As
  the  player digs  deeper into  the depths  of the  dungeon the  treasures
  become more plentiful and the monsters become  more powerful. Despite its
  random design there is a  fixed goal or objective to the  game, that goal
  being to find and  retrieve the magical orb hidden deep in  the depths of
  the dungeon of milina.

  For anyone who's ever played  an adventure game before this game  is self
  explanatory,  for those who  are new  to adventure games  - The  Lords of
  Irongate contains  a friendly on-line user interface. This user interface
  contains a  reference list of available  keypresses at every  prompt, and
  has on-line  command documentation as well  as hints with  special tricks
  on how to complete the adventure.

  This  manual assumes you are familiar with  your PC system and the MS-DOS
  operating  system, if  not, please  refer to  your  system manuals.  Some
  keyboards have a  'RETURN' key in  the place of  a 'ENTER' key (they  are
  identical) and  in all  cases this  manual will  refer to this  key as  a
  ENTER key.


  1.2  System Requirements

  The Lords of Irongate  (PC VERSION) will work  on any 286, 386 or  486 PC
  system  with a minimum of  2 megabytes  of memory running  MS-DOS v4.0 to
  v6.2 on a hard  drive with at least 1 megabyte of  available space (later
  MS-DOS  versions have not been  tested but may  still work). Although, we
  recommend  a  minimum  of  2  megs,  it  may  run  under  smaller  memory
  configurations  since the  programs have  been designed  to  utilize less
  than 256k at any one time  in order that it may run  while a BBS is  also
  loaded.

  Lords  of Irongate v2.xx  was specifically designed  to operate  as a BBS
  door on IBM  PCs & PC Clones and will  run on any BBS which  supports one
  of the following BBS door data file formats:



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          BBS/DOOR DATA FILE     SET LINE# 1 OF THE
      #    FORMAT (OR MODE):     IRONGATE.CFG FILE TO:
      --  -------------------   ---------------------
      1)   GAP (DOOR.SYS)           GAP
      2)   PCBoard                  PCB
      3)   TriBBS                   TRIBBS
      4)   Spitfire                 SF
      5)   RBBS                     RBBS
      6)   WildCat!                 WC
      7)   WWIV                     WWIV

  1.3  Distribution Agreement

  The registered  program is copyrighted and  NOT FOR  DISTRIBUTION without
  prior consent in writing by Enchanted Software.

  The non-registered  demo program (Lords of  Irongate Demo or LOIDxxx.zip)
  is also copyrighted by Enchanted Software. BUT  may be freely distributed
  to  any BBS,  network,  or 'shareware'  package  as  long as  it  remains
  unaltered and contains  all copyright information intact, AND as  long as
  NO  more than $5 is charged for  the package which it is being bundled in
  (if applicable). 

  1.4  Limitations with the Non-Registered DEMO Version

  The  demo has  almost  all of  the  same features  as  the final  release
  version  (well  up  to  the  20th dungeon  level)  that  version  may  be
  distributed  as a DEMO! If you are  playing the demo you must send in the
  registration  fee to receive the registered version. You can use the demo
  on your  BBS without registering, but  -be aware- that  your players WILL
  be unable to complete the quest.

  For those  who are  curious about the  exact difference between  the demo
  and the registered  version - the  difference can best be  illustrated by
  the author who wrote:

    "I substitued Wizdak the wizard who's got the Orb (in the real
     adventure) for two unnamed creatures and I put ALOT of those
     two unnamed creatures ALL OVER the 20 level and down. Finally,
     I warn you - those two creatures on the 20th level of the demo
     are especially hideous! and vial! and disgusting! and all the
     other things evil that I care not to describe... I'm not
     kiddin' it is your worst nightmare come to life! So register
     NOW and avoid that ugly scene... I warned you..."

  Anyways,  to register  and  avoid those  hideous  creatures on  the  20th
  level, please read the next paragraph 1.5 on how to register.

  1.5  How to Register

  Send Enchanted Software cash, check or money order for  $20.00 and a note
  indicating your  address and what  type of computer and  BBS you  will be
  running the program on.

    IMPORTANT!  Enchanted Software publishes both an Amiga and a
                IBM/PC Clone version of Irongate. YOU MUST indicate
                your computer type to ensure you receive the correct
                version!

  We would  prefer you  print out  and  send the  REGISTER.TXT form  (don't
  forget  to fill in the blanks) but  if you don't have a printer handy you
  don't have to.

  1.6  Support Centers

  Support for  Lords of  Irongate, or any  of Enchanted Softwares  products
  can be obtained from the following areas:

  THE SUPPORT BOARD BBS:   (407) 264-2201  (8N1, 2400-14,400 Baud)
  COMPUSERVE ADDRESS:      75147,2567
  cc:MAIL ADDRESS:         75147.2567 AT CSERVE
  INTERNET ADDRESS:        75147.2567@COMPUSERVE.COM
  AT&T MAIL:               MHS!CSMAIL!75147.2567
  US MAIL:                 Enchanted Software
                           2530 White Oak Drive
                           Titusville, Fl 32780

  1.7  Credits

  The Lords of Irongate was brought to you thanks to:

    - Adventure fans everywhere!!!
    - Rick Rojas, the programmer...
    - Nick Fiorello, Master adventurist and PC beta tester, also for
      v1.2x he was responsible for the ImgDraw program used to create
      the VGA GFX version of Irongate.
    - Simeon Layne, AMIGA, BBS, and INTERNET beta tester 
    - Kevin Casey, this guy was both a beta tester and did a creative
      job of monster & item entry.
    - The TriDoor BBS door library (available from TriSoft).
    - Other guys who suggested improvements or reported bugs (Also
      see the CHANGES.TXT file)
