"Darklands Clue Book - Version History"

Darklands
CLUE BOOK

Final Notes

VERSION HISTORY

Darklands began manufacturing in early August 1992 with version 4. However, we continued to improve the game and solve compatability problems throughout August and into September. This resulted in a series of upgrades and different versions, some published in the USA, some abroad, and some only available from on-line services or customer service. This history is important for users of update disks, since some updates require you to start from a certain version or later.
     GRAY BANNER:  This is the gray box that briefly appears at the very start of the game. If you hit the "pause" key on your keyboard fast enough, you can read the version number in this box. All versions start with "483." For example, 483.04 is version 4. This is a foolproof method of identification.
     DARKLAND.001:  This is the date of the Darkland.001 file on Disk 1, included in the box. To check for this date, insert disk 1 and use the DIR command to read the date of the file. Of coarse, if you created the version via update, this file is no longer appropriate.
     DARKLAND.EXE:  This is the date of the Darkland.exe file when the game is installed on your hard disk. This is a foolproof method of identification.

Version
Rev 4
Rev 5
Rev 5.1
Rev 6
Gray Banner
483.04
483.05
483.051
483.06
Darkland.001
08-04-92
08-07-92
08-13-92
09-16-92
Darkland.exe
08-04-92
08-07-92
08-07-92
09-15-92

     VERSION 5 VS 5.1:   Once installed, the best way to distinguish version 5.1 from version 5 is to compare the dates of the file Darkland.enm. In version 5, Darkland.enm is dated 08-06-92, while in version 5.1 it is dated 08-12-92.
     YOUR VERSION:   In general, you should have at least version 6 of Darklands. Anyone who purchased an earlier version and sent their registration card to MicroProse should have received the free update to version 6. Unlike many software companies, MicroProse does provide free updates if truly significant improvements occur in the software. Version 6 was just such an improvement.

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