Giana Family - Readme (V1.4)
Do you remeber the great old game on C64īs times called "Giana-Sisters" ?
Now itīs time to change everything about it !
This version brings to you a new feeling of network-gaming...
It was my first attempt on programming such a game for Windows95, using DirectX.
Youīll see that this tiny game will bring you real satisfaction in shooting up enemy players !
Iīve tried to use most of all the "old stuff" - graphics the same as movement and handling.
This game is a thing between shareware and public domain - copy it for free as long as this document is still included in the archive - but donīt change any of the contents please.
Special thanks are going to: Manfred Trenz, Chris Huelsbek and Armin Gessert for their idea and programming on the C64
and to Dennis Kruse, Stephan Wagner, Sven Wagner, Pierre Samoske.
The music (only the low quality version is distributed, because of it's size) has been originally composed by Chris Huelsbeck and rearranged by Jan Friederich.
Hardware requirements:
- IBM or 100% compatible system with a 586īs CPU or better and at least 16MB of RAM
- A S-VGA graphics adapter
- For network/internet gaming: A LAN-network-card or a modem for IPX or TCP/IP connection (of course this one is neccesary for having the real fun)
Software requirements:
- Windows95 with a fully installed DirectX 5.0 or better.
- Windows2000, ME and XP have the necessary DirectX included automatically.
- WindowsNT users need DirectX 3.0 through the ServicePack3 and have to start gianaNT.exe
- The version 5 of WindowsNT will include a newer DirectX and allow you to use the giana.exe as well.
The game.
An easy way is, to simply extract the files from the archive into any folder you want and then start the game by calling up giana.exe or
gianaNT.exe for WindowsNT.
Read the Giana.htm for more information about the game and the editor.htm to learn about the included map editor.
I think a good way for me, to bring up to you new, better versions is, to contact me and tell me, what your idea or point is.
My eM@il-adress is: Andreas_Kahn@public.uni-hamburg.de
Check my homepage for newer versions, levels and other stuff :
http://www.stud.uni-hamburg.de/users/a_kahn
(If the site has been forced to move you should use a search engine like yahoo to find it again with the keywords giana family.)
Please do not hack Giana Family to cheat in the game in any way. I prefer to program new fun stuff instead of stupid cheat protections.
If you feel like being a good hacker, hack some huge commercial titles as this will prove that you are good. Just leave my little game alone.
Thanks alot.
Disclaimer
The author will not be responsible for any damage of any components caused by this program. NOTE: Choosing a wrong screen-resolution can damage your monitor !
Original Giana Family: August 1998
A.Kahn - April 2004