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 [ Title               ]	RayTrace2
 [ Version             ]	1.5
 [ Mady by             ]	Hatano Denki
 [ Category            ]	Action puzzle game 
 [ Distribution type   ]	FreeSoft
 [ Checked on          ]	Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
 [ Contact             ]	http://www.geocities.jp/hatano_takahiko/
 [ Note@              ]	Must not be re-distributed without advanced notice.
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 How to play
 Destroy all bombs with the Ray and lead it to the goal by reflecting it with mirrors.
 All the controls are done by mouse.
 You may find out more about the game by playing training stages.
 You can play the next stage set if the total score of 12 stages are above certain points.

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 Q & A

 Q. What is required spec?

 A. OS: Windows 95 or better.
    65535 (or higher) color resolution display.
    DirectX is required.
    Made by using Celeron 600MHz computer.
    If you really cannot make it to work and don't know why then please send an e-mail to me.

 Q. What is language is used to develop this game? Is DirectX used?

 A. This game is developped using Visual C++ 6.0.
    DirectSound is used with EZSound System ver1.63.
    Special Thanks to styx, the developper of EZSound.
    Thanks to MIA for the explosion effect.
    Some samples of BUZZ is used for music. Thanks to BUZZ and BUZZ-MACHINE programmers.
    Thanks to Mr.Yamamoto and Mr.Hiroki for the cool and exciting loop.
 
 Q. I wand to make some stages...

 A. I am considering to make the stage editor.
    Meanwhile you can edit the stages using the graphical editor as the stages in this game consists of only bmp pictures and text files.

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 Note

 This program is free software.
 The copyright is owned by Takahiko Hatano.
 The author does not hold any responsibilities for any results caused by using this software.
 The author does not have to support any user or update the software. 


 About the re-distribution

 If you wish to include this software in any kind of publicity (Book, Magazine, CD-ROM etc.) then you must ask by e-mail first.
 (hatano_takahiko@yahoo.co.jp)

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 Updating history

 2005/1/25
 RayTrace2 1.5 released

 2005/1/24
 RayTrace2 1.4 released

 2004/3/24
 RayTrace2 1.3 released

 2003/8/16
 RayTrace2 1.2 
 Stage02 of "RayTrace2 ItemTraining StageSet" had time limit too short and been corrected.

 2003/8/07
 RayTrace2 1.1
 Troubles with rotation of mirros in Windows 9x were corrected.
 Troubles with Item display in Windows 9x were corrected.
 Icon was changed slightly.

 2003/8/05
 RayTrace2 1.0 released

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