Loki Demo Launcher June 4, 2000 This is a collection of Linux game demos released for your personal use by Loki Software, Inc. Your use of each demo is subject to all of the terms and conditions of the developer's applicable end user license. These demos may not be modified, nor may they be distributed for a fee or other consideration. This update to version 1.0e has the following improvements over 1.0d: * The website button now takes you to the web store. * Clicking on the box now takes you to the product page. * Added a custom menu path specification file, "menu.txt" * Updated the year graphic to the year 2001 * Added a graphic to be displayed when there are no demos available. You can order the full versions of the games from your local software reseller, or online directly from Loki Software, Inc.: http://www.lokigames.com/ 3D Notes -------- Some of the demos are marked as "3D accelerated" or "3D required". "3D accelerated" products offer hardware 3D acceleration but can be played on any system, while "3D required" products require 3D hardware acceleration. Only certain 3D cards currently have drivers under Linux. For an overview of which cards and which drivers to use, please refer to http://www.lokigames.com/support/gldrivers/ Running the Launcher ------------------- Run the launcher from your desktop menu or from the command line: loki_demos Updating the Demos ------------------ Just run the 'loki_update' utility as the user that installed the Loki Demo Launcher, and you'll get a list of available demos and game previews. If you run the demo launcher as the user that installed the launcher, you'll get an "Update Demos" button that will run the Loki Update Tool and then restart the demo launcher. Technical Support ----------------- These demos do not have technical support, but the full versions are supported via web, e-mail, and telephone. Enjoy! - Loki Entertainment Software