Cricket Career v1.0 Readme ========================== Programmer: Sumit Chowdhury Contact: sumit4@hotpop.com Website: http://sumitsoft.cjb.net Release Date: 26 January 2003 Table Of Contents ================= 1) Programmer's Notes [Very Important] 2) Contribution/Donation 3) Game Features 4) Installation 5) Un-installation 6) System Requirements 7) Future Plans 8) Testing Issues 9) Other Notes Programmer's Notes ================== This is the first release of Cricket Career. Cricket Career, as the name suggests focuses on cricket career management and simulation. I have tried my best to implement as many new features as I could in a short period of time as I wanted the game to be released at least two weeks prior to the World Cup 2003. I hope this version is bug free but as always, it can never be guaranteed. So, please play the game at your own risk. Also note that this game is provided as is without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose which are hereby disclaimed. In no event will Sumit Chowdhury, the programmer of Cricket Career be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from possession, use or malfunction of Cricket Career. Sumit Chowdhury reserves the right to make improvements in this file or any other file related to Cricket Career and to Cricket Career itself at any time without any notice. This file and Cricket Career are herewith copyrighted. All rights are reserved. Cricket Career may be treated as a freeware but no part of this file or any other file related to Cricket Career and Cricket Career itself may be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written consent of Sumit Chowdhury. Anyone can make any number of copies of this game and distribute them without making any kind of profit out of Cricket Career. I also grant the permission to any computer or electronics magazine publisher that wish to provide this game on their CDs or other media. It will be appreciated if you let me know when you do so this but its not necessary. Contribution/Donation ===================== Cricket Career doesn't require any kind of registration and is fully functional. There are no nag screens or any other limitations applied. Although Cricket Career has been released as a freeware and I'll try my level best to keep it a freeware, any kind of a monetary donation or contribution on your part are always appreciated and are much welcome. This will encourage me to keep on developing Cricket Career for many years to come without worrying for any kind of finance or sponsorship. You can donate any amount you wish. Whenever you are willing to donate, please let me know by e-mail at sumit4@hotpop.com and I'll tell you how to send the amount safely to me. An alternative way to pay back for my efforts is by signing up with the following websites by clicking on the links below. This helps you to earn some cash whenever you receive their e-mail. In return, these websites provides me with some sort of commission. Signing up is completely free with both the websites and all you need is a valid e-mail address. Go to the links below and sign-up now - Read Click: http://go.readclick.com/refid.cgi?refid=104950 Send More Info: http://www.sendmoreinfo.com/Id/1932541 Game Features ============= All the following features are fully functional in this release and no registration required. * Cricket Career Management * Variable Skill Points * Sponsorship Available * Cricket Gear Stores * Health Care Center * Training Facilities * Career Record Book * Multiple Gaming Levels * Various Income Sources * Superb Graphical Interface * Auto-Save Facility Installation ============ This release of Cricket Career requires no installation. The packaging is a simple .zip file which can be easily extracted with an utility such as Power Archiver or WinZip. Just unzip them in any directory and run the executable. Un-installation =============== No built-in uninstaller is provided with the game. If you had enough with the game and want to get rid of it as soon as possible, just delete the game directory completely. System Requirements =================== This game is intended to be very light on systems. Any average computer system will be able to run it without difficulty. However, the display should be set to at least 640 X 480 at High Color to enjoy it properly. Higher screen resolutions are recommended. This game also requires a few Visual Basic 6 Runtime Libraries/Files which are not included. You must have them on your system for the game to function properly. If you face any problem, please download the latest VB6 Runtimes from http://www.microsoft.com/ and your problem will be solved. Future Plans ============ This release may be seen as an introductory release of Cricket Career as I have plans to expand this game in the future and take it to new heights. I have thought out many new features which will make the game one of the best if not the best in its category. The new features will take a huge lot of doing to implement. I may even need to contact a few fellow VB developers to help me out. The main cause for concern though is the finance. I have thought of keeping the next version, a freeware as well but why on earth should I waste my sweat, blood and time for nothing at all. Don't you think I should get back at least US $5 from each one who plays that game? Well, I'm very confused. I know almost all of you prefer every game on earth to free but that's not always the case. Releasing a shareware will mean that one day, someone will be able to get a duplicate code or a hacker will successfully break the security. Someone suggested to implement a few advertisements and banners around the game but advertisements are tougher to get now a days. I have found out a new way of generating revenue through the advertisements. This you will notice in this release of Cricket Career. Let's see how that one works out to be or another way will have to be discovered soon. If you have to say anything on this, please send me an e-mail at sumit4@hotpop.com and share your thoughts. Testing Issues ============== If you are aware of any bug present in Cricket Career that are not yet fixed, inform me of that bug as soon as possible. Also, describe, how to re-create that situation when the bug shows up. It will be of great help to me. Other Notes =========== I am always open to any kind of ideas regarding the improvement of Cricket Career and other games or utilities present at SumitSoft website. Please feel free to contact me with all your suggestions and comments at sumit4@hotpop.com I hope you'll all enjoy this release... Bye & Happy Gaming!! ©Sumit Chowdhury, 2003-2004. All Rights Reserved.