Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire Demo
                              Version 6.0
                             July 21, 2000



Thank you for playing the Alien Crossfire demo. The demo gives you a taste
of the world of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.  The full version of Sid Meier's
Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack contains the original Alpha Centauri game as
well as the full version of the Alien Crossfire expansion.

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       TABLE OF CONTENTS

       1 System Requirements
       2 Installation 
       3 Playing The Game
       4 Contacting Loki Software, Inc.



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(1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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  Linux capable computer, Pentium class processor or better
  Linux kernel version 2.2.x
  32 MB RAM
  4x CD-ROM drive
  Video card capable of 800x600 resolution
  XFree86 version 3.2 or newer at 8 or 16 bpp.
  /dev/dsp sound device for audio
    (the Enlightenment Sound Daemon is supported as well).
  50 MB free hard disk space


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(2) INSTALLATION
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Run the self extracting archive to unpack the demo:

  sh smacx-demo.run


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(3) PLAYING THE GAME
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    Run 'smacx_demo' to start the game.

    The first time you run the game it will create a .loki/smacx_demo
    directory in your home directory.  Saved games, temporary files,
    and preferences will be stored here.

    The following arguments may be given to Alien Crossfire:

        [-h | --help]       Display this help message
        [-v | --version]    Display the game version
        [-f | --fullscreen] Run the game fullscreen
        [-w | --windowed]   Run the game in a window
        [-s | --nosound]    Do not access the soundcard
        [-c | --nocdrom]    Do not access the CD-ROM

    Use Alt-Enter to toggle fullscreen mode.

    Use Ctrl-G to toggle mouse grabbing.

    Use Ctrl-Z to iconify the game when it is run in a window.

    The Print Screen key will save the current screen to the 
    ~/.loki/smacx_demo directory.

    If the Print Screen, Pause, or Alt-# keys are not working,
    make sure your window manager is not overriding them.

    String widgets have standard UNIX keybindings.

        Ctrl-A - Move to beginning of line
        Ctrl-E - Move to end of line
        Ctrl-B - Move backwards
        Ctrl-F - Move forwards
        Ctrl-U - Erase line
        Ctrl-D - Delete character
        Ctrl-C - Copy to X clipboard
        Ctrl-V - Paste from X clipboard

    Dragging the middle mouse button will move the map.


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(4) CONTACTING LOKI SOFTWARE, INC.
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To order the full version of the game, contact your local software
reseller or buy online directly from Loki Software, Inc. at:

    http://www.lokigames.com/

Technical support for the demo is available from Loki Software, Inc. at:

    FAQ:      http://faqs.lokigames.com/
    Website:  http://fenris.lokigames.com/

The full product has e-mail and phone technical support available.

Enjoy!
- The Loki SMAC Team