Presentation - "Bard's Tale Merger Programm" - a program to manage shipments of the game Bard's Tale.

     (C) 1988, US Gold

     (C) 2000, Jam / XPJ


        BARDS TALE MERGER PROGRAM

What happens if zamerg'it Code Masters and Code Busters?
Probably, Code Bastards ...


     It so happened that at one time published an editorial 
spectrophone game "Bard's Tale", but my bad luck - or did not

they were in the presence of a "complete package"
this game, or did not deem it necessary to include
there "Merger", but the fact remains -
Now this game is very useful utility because
remained "overboard."

     "And worse than the domestic players of bourgeois?" - I 
thought when I received cassette version of "merger'a. And now, 
thanks to the efforts Alex_S, there was a full disc version of 
this utility. 

     So, what it is, "Bard's Tale
Merger Programm "? Below you can read the firm instructions to 
the program. Given the innate allergy of some

cosmopolitans to languages like english,
I thought it permissible to provide instructions
my translations ...

     Also included with the main package
is the Party Merger program, which allows
you to create and manipulate your saved
parties.

     Also in the corporate package includes
program connector units, which
give you the opportunity to manipulate your shipments.


           Heres a quick guide:

          (Quick Guide)


         MAIN MENU (main menu)


     (L) oad Party - You will be prompted
for the name of a previously saved party,
either from this program or the Bards
Tale game itslef. Once the party has been
located on tape or disk, the members of
the party will be added to the Character
list. The Character list appears at the
top left of the screen and can contain up
to 114 different characters.

     Download Squad - you need to enter
the name of one of the pre-shipped
from the same source or from the game teams. State, located on 
the tape or disk, will be added to the List of Heroes. 
References Heroes' is printed in the upper left

screen and can hold up to 114 different
characters.


     (S) ave Party - Save the current
party in the Members list ready to use.


     Save Order - to save current
unit selected from the List of Heroes characters.


     (C) haracter Menu - Take you to
Character sub-menu:

     Menu includes work with the characters
submenu:


              CHARACTER MENU


     (D) elete Char - Deletes the highlighted character from 
the character list. Use the up and down cursor keys to move

the highlight through the list.

     Remove the hero - the character highlighted removed from 
the List of Heroes. To move through the list use the arrow keys 
cursor up and down. (Note: bullshit, they do not work;))



     (S) ee Char - This shows the highlighted characters 
statistics in the same way as the view character mode in the

main game. Press the space key to exit
this option. The Pool gold option does
not work in the See Character option and
you can only trade items or gold with
characters in the Members list. Equip and
Drop item work normally.

     Watch your character - this displays information about the 
highlight hero exactly the same as in the game. To exit this 
option, press "space". Option "Collect the gold to one person" 
does not work here, you can only pass on the subject or your 
own zolotishko someone from The list of Heroes. "Equip" and 
"Drop" the object is working as usual. 


     (C) hoose Char - This will add the
highlighted character to the next vacant
slot in the Members list if there is such
a slot.

     Choose your character - this command will add the 
highlighted character in the current vacant slot list of 
participants, if there there's space.



     (R) ename Char - Allows you to input
a new name for the highlighted character.

     Rename your character - you will be
prompted to enter a new name for the highlighted character.


     (B) ack Menu - Returns you to the
opening menu.

     Back to the main menu.


     (M) ember Menu - This take you to the
Member sub-menu which has these options:

     Members Menu - go to the submenu
Squad members, which, in turn,
contains the following options:


               MEMBERS MENU


     (1-6) See Member - This shows the
selected characters statistics in the
same way as the view character option in
the main game. Press space to exit. Pool
gold, Trade, Equip and Drop work as in
the game and only affect the characters
in the Members menu.

     View Member - you will show information about the selected 
character, exactly as well as a similar game options. For

exit press "space". Command "Collect
Gold "," Send, "" equip "and
"Away" working like a game and apply only to the heroes who are 
in Participants list.



     (R) emove Member - At the prompt, type the number of the 
character you wish to remove from the Members list and replace 
in the Character list. 

     Move Participant - just enter
number of the character that you want to move from the List of 
Exhibitors List Heroes.



     (N) ew Order - Type the numbers of
members in the order you want them to
march.

     New order - specify the number of heroes in the order in 
which you want that they were marching.



     (B) ack Menu - Returns to opening menu.

     Back to the main menu.


     (Q) uit Program - Leave program and
return to BASIC.

     Leave the program alone and dumped in BASIC.



     This completes the firm
instruction. I would say more
a few words about the program. Perhaps
unsophisticated fan "Bardo" can
arise the question: "And fuck,
actually poking around out there all shipments? "Well, I can 
assure you, that it is very, very useful, especially for 
"newbies" and for good reason. Rarely who are able to "go with" 
a good squad, as the "steepness" of the hero is revealed only 
during the game, in the process of "getting your cones.


     As a rule, the six characters only
Two or three are "on high", still a couple of something behind 
them stretches, and certainly no doubt in the unit there is a 
twit, (And sometimes more than one) is permanently or

are killed or maimed, or anything with it
occurs. That's where you come in handy
"BT Merger". With its help you can from
three to five to ten (or more) heterogeneous groups 
povykovyrivat "geniuses", and put together one "star" band.


     Another option: when you travel
by dungeon'am (not only) you killed
one (or more) of the hero. Revive - Money
no. Reboot? Toad presses experience and
treasures to lose. Having the "Merger" everything becomes 
easier: go to the Guild, unload the current squad, throwing him 
from the dead, and then take this and your last shipping and 
... Next, I think, understandable. 

     Well, of course, it is also interesting
take your party a couple of characters from the shipment of a 
comrade - he suddenly found a no long unsold artifact, which 
you No? In general, given the catastrophic

crisis with the artifacts in the "Bardo", a suspicion arises 
that the "Merger" has been specially made and to found a rare 
treasure lucky could popolzovavshis and other mortals ... ;))



     Well, like everything about what I wanted,
said. Finally I want to thank:


     to Demiurge Ash - for providing
cassette version of the program.

     to Alexander Sizenko aka Alex_S - for
preparation of a full disk version
Merger'a.