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Echelon (c) Amnesty Visuals
Cracker : Grudge Release Date : August 8th, 1998
Supplier : Red Leader Oper. System : Windows 95 / 98
Stripper : Red Leader Protection : Reroute
Packager : The Swedish Chef Game Type : Real Time Strategy
P133, 45M HD, 16M RAM, DirectX 5.X
oOo Release Notes oOo
Echelon is an action filled strategy game played in an alternative
science-fiction environment.
In the distant galaxy of Ring World the inhabitant species formed an
advanced society. They set their differences and conflicts aside to live in
mutual understanding, peace treaty they destroyed their weaponry developed
over the long years of war. What wasn't demolished was hid in secret
repositories on far-away planets of the galaxy.
Many hundred of years went by in peace. The memory of the dark ages of war
faded. The planets of the Ring World became the Gardens of Eden. One day
unknown spaceships showed up on the horizon. The beings on-board called
themselves HUMANS. The inhabitants had to realise that the rest of the
Universe did not live in peace as they had.
The Mission
You are introduced to the three remaining species of the Ring World. You
choose which one you want to lead, through 5 missions, to victory.
The missions will fit the culture, weaponry and goals of the species.
There are Aruthas, Eriins and Trasks.
The Aruthas are the inhabitants of the deserts of ESHYL. They have
well-developed technology and live primarily underground. The Aruthas
are intelligent, unpredictable, treacherous and merciless. Their aim is
to slave all the other inhabitants of Ring World and dwell in tyranny.
The Eriins are the adherents of peace from the sunshiny blue country.
Their technology is mediocre, but they have a very strong background
of sciences. The Eriins want to restore the peace of Ring World, at
any price. They consider themselves as the most advanced beings, as
the leaders and masterminds (even Gods) of all Ring World species.
The Trasks are an ancient nation from the turbulent and fiery KULGAN.
A tough and rugged species, used to the constant volcanic activity in
their homeland. They are as well known for their lack of intelligence,
folly and brutality. Their aim is the extermination of all other beings
of Ring World and the seizure of their possessions.
Hopefully this should hold out for all the RTS strategy fans until the
release of Dune 2,000.
Greets to: ChinaBlue, Exeron, klu, TrainMan, Night Vision, aTm, Juice,
CATMAN, Prozac, Radar, Animal&Dogfriend, The Blue Adept, ZeC,
Hemp Hoodlum, Fallen Angel, Dray, Smokey, Devil, White Knight,
Grudge, MrSandman, Jammer, and all the others in Class.
oOo Install Notes oOo
Unpack with INSTALL.EXE and run CLASS.EXE
oOo Ramblings of a Rufus oOo
There are a few things I would like to take some time to address for no
other real reason than I am tired of the EMail we receive. So many of you
out there are confused and it is about time someone sets you straight. I
would like to think I speak for the majority of the other groups out there
when I say this, but that is for them to decide. First off, we do not
waste our fucking time uploading to AOL. Everyday there is EMail fromsomegimp*AOL*COM saying that the release we mailed them was in 4 parts
and one of the disks was missing or it had a CRC error. Get it through
your thick heads, WE DO NOT MASS MAIL TO YOUR SORRY ASSES. Second, we DO
NOT sell CDs so stop wasting bandwith and our time with such questions.
third, the ACE compression is not OUR compression. Just like RAR, someone
else coded it, we just use it. This brings me to another point, it seems
that after our releases have trickled down to the average Joe files are
very often missing. No CLASS.NFO, no FILE_ID.DIZ, various parts of our
INSTALLATION program, etc. If the INSTALL.EXE does not work for you, this
means you have to MANUALLY decompress the game. Yes, the horror. Having
to do something as complicated as UNACE X FILENAME.ACE You can also use
ACE.EXE instead of UNACE.EXE. If you are still reading this and want to
know just where you can get ACE.EXE the answer is simple:
http://WWW.GAME-OVER.NET
While you are there you can also read about what has been released and get
reviews of recent games. This can be extremely helpful if you find
yourself getting a lot of FAKE RELEASES. If you want to know which are
REAL and which are NOT you should read a Monthly Game Report like JTF or
some of the various others. JTF can be found here:
http://www.mygale.org/~jtf98/index.html
Now that I have insulted the millions of AOL customers and educated the
rest I am going to answer a few questions the average Joe will be asking
themselves.
Q: Well, if you don't upload to AOL, Offer on IRC, have public FTP sites,
or have your releases available on the web, how am I supposed to get
your games?
A: Not our problem. Maybe if you DID something for the scene and
contributed in some form or fashion you would not be stuck with these
problems. Nothing in the world is free, if you want something you need
to get out there and earn it.
Q: Are you accepting couriers? Sites?
A: NO, NO, AND NO. Since day #1 we have not been accepting couriers nor
do we have any plans on accepting couriers. Stop EMailing us with this
question.
Q: Do you have a Web Page?
A: Does it look like we have one? If/When we ever do, believe me we will
advertise it here.
Q: Why are you such an asshole?
A: I am just very talented. Thank you, and see you in the next release.
oOo Wanted Part 2 oOo
We have FILLED the Web Master position!
We are also still looking for people to supply our group with HARDWARE.
3DFx Cards, Video Cards, HDs, CPUs, RAM, etc. No 800MB drives, 30 pin
memory, or other pieces of ancient equipment. This is not an offer for
resellers to EMail us with a list of components at wholesale prices. If
interested, EMailsupport*class101*com and we can try and work something
out.
APPLICATION INFO
Interested in joining? We are looking for talented new members to help
us fill the ranks! If you fall within any of the following categories,
you might just be what we're looking for:
* If you work for a software developer, distributor, or publisher!
* If you can supply unreleased games, utilities, or even hardware!
* If you work for an ISP, or other provider of shell accounts, etc!
* If you feel that you have anything else that might be of value to us!
NOTE: WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING COURIERS AT THIS CURRENT POINT IN TIME.
CONTACT INFO
Should you wish to make contact with our members, we can easily be
reached via this method...
E-Mail (USA&Europe): support*class101*com
NOTE: WE DO NOT MAIL/FTP MISSING DISKS OF OUR RELEASES, SO DO NOT ASK.
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