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|					Fishing batch                                                 |
|			      Best batch file fishing experience                                      |
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Warning: Folders dll and snd are neccessary for the game to function properly. Do not delete any of
these folders!

Make sure to copy the instructions text file to the game folder, because if you don't, you may
experience less luck...

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                                       | 1. Profiles |
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|Profiles                                          _ M X|
|_______________________________________________________|
| +-------------------------------------------------+   |
| | Profiles                                        |   |
| +-------------------------------------------------+   |
|                                                       |
| 1. Free slot                                          |
|    Start a new game                                   |
|    And load here later                                |
|                                                       |
| 2. Free slot                                          |
|    Start a new game                                   |
|    And load here later                                |
|                                                       |
| 3. Free slot                                          |
|    Start a new game                                   |
|    And load here later                                |
|                                                       |
| 4. Free slot                                          |
|    Start a new game                                   |
|    And load here later                                |
|                                                       |
| 5. Arcade mode                                        |
|    No story, no saving, just fishing...               |
|                                                       |
|Select a profile:                                      |
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When you first launch the game, the screen should look
similar and you should be hearing a gripping and repetitive
tune. Just select one of the slots for tournament play
or arcade mode with no saving option.

The game will also create a "save" folder, which stores
profiles and the scoreboard.
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                                       | 2. Arcade mode |
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Arcade mode allows you to catch fish at random places in the game. This mode doesn't load any user
settings and will not save them. You lose the game once you've lost a fish. If you catched enough
fish, game asks to enter your name. Once you do that, the scoreboard will appear. To exit arcade mode,
close the game and relaunch it.
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                                      | 3. The main menu |
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|Main menu                                         _ M X|
|_______________________________________________________|
|                                                       |
|Main menu                                              |
|                                                       |
|-> Start                                               |
|   Change name                                         |
|   Difficulty                                          |
|   Save game                                           |
|   Change font                                         |
|   Change profile                                      |
|   Exit                                                |
|   Credits                                             |
|                                                       |
|Your selection:                                        |
|_______________________________________________________|

When you select to create a new profile in the profile menu, you must enter your name. Once you've done
that, you should see the menu, similar to the image above. The options in the menu do the following:

 Start - Here you can select a place to fish at and start playing the game.

 Change name - Allows you to change the profile name you set earlier.

 Difficulty - Allows you to choose how difficult the game is. With no effort, you have 3 difficulties: Easy,
 Normal and Hard. Easy means that you have more luck than you're supposed to have and you fight with only
 two controls. Normal is the default setting and it has all luck you're supposed to have with three controls
 during fish fights. Hard has 10% less luck than you're supposed to have and it adds 4 new controls during
 fish fights. Super Hard can be unlocked and that difficulty has 20% less luck and 1 new control in addition
 to all hard controls.

 Save game - Does what it says. Saves your profile and settings.

 Change font - Changes the way command prompt displays text.

 Change profile - Quits current profile and loads profile menu. Warning: Any unsaved data will be lost.
 
 Exit - Quits the game

 Credits (if you've completed the game) - Shows credits sequence

To select any of the items, press an according number and then press enter.


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                                      | 4. Place selections |
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|Main menu                                         _ M X|
|_______________________________________________________|
|                                                       |
|Let's get started                                      |
|                                                       |
|Where you go fishing, Test?                            |
|                                                       |
|-> Beginners lake                                      |
|   Locked                                              |
|   Locked                                              |
|   Go back                                             |
|                                                       |
|Your selection:                                        |
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Here you can select a place you want to go fishing to. At the beginning you can only go fishing at the
beginners lake, but later you unlock more places to go fishing at. If you try to go to a place that is
locked, you'll get a message:

 This place is locked :-(

To start playing just press a number according to the desired place and then press enter.


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                                        |   5. Gameplay   |
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Once the place has loaded, you'll end up with a nice scene. Just wait until a fish bites. If a fish
doesn't bite, that means you have low luck (low luck may even give you the useless boot which gives
you a penalty).

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|Bad luck                                          _ M X|
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|              ___________                              |
|             |           |                             |
|             |           |                             |
|             |           |                             |
|          ___|           |                             |
|          |______________|                             |
|Press c key and then hold enter key:                   |
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Catch as much fish as the goal is. If you reach the goal, you have won the place. Winning unlocks 
locked places which contain new scenes, fish and even music.

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|You win                                           _ M X|
|_______________________________________________________|
|                                                       |
|Congratulations!                                       |
|                                                       |
|You have finished the experience river!                |
|                                                       |
|Total fish: 1234.00 kg                                 |
|Avarage luck: 21%                                      |
|                                                       |
|                                                       |
|Press any key to continue . . .                        |
|_______________________________________________________|

Game saves automatically, so you don't have to worry about saving. When the game is saving, DO NOT
CLOSE THE GAME. If you do, you may end up with corrupted data, which the game can't use. If you
come back, game asks if you want to continue with your fishing session. Press Y and the game resumes.

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|Resume your game?                                 _ M X|
|_______________________________________________________|
|                                                       |
|Would you like to resume your game                     |
|                                                       |
|It looks like you've left the game                     |
|while still fishing on a river, John!                  |
|                                                       |
|Would you like to continue where you left off? (Y/N)   |
|[Y,N]?_                                                |
|                                                       |
|                                                       |
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                                      | 6. Fighting a fish |
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When you see a fish come up on your screen, you must follow the key press instructions on screen.
Depending on your difficulty, the rate of which you have to press a different key or specific keys
may be different.

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|FISH                                              _ M X|
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|      -------------------------------------            |
|    <===  o                               |----/       |
|      -------------------------------------            |
|Press f and hold enter to catch:f_                     |
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If you don't press the correct keys, you may end up losing the fish.
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|FISH                                              _ M X|
|_______________________________________________________|
|                                                       |
| Oh no!                                                |
| You lost the fish!                                    |
|                                                       |
|Press any key to continue . . ._                       |
|_______________________________________________________|
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                                         | 7. Fish book |
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Note: This list may not contain all of the possible fish out there. But it covers the basics.

  Lolfish
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      ......./\........./ |
      |.                 \|
      \................/

  Can be found at: Beginners lake, Experience river, Expert sea
  Weigth: Really light (on avarage 20 g)
  Rarity: Very common

  This fish is inspired by the power of internet and is really common in this game.
  It doesn't add much to your goal as it is really lightweight.

 Crofish

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     <===  o                                |----/
       -------------------------------------

  Can be found at: Beginners lake, Experience river, Expert sea
  Weigth: Medium (on avarage 10-20 kg)
  Rarity: Uncommon, not rare

  This fish is a little bit inspired by the crawfish in real life. You need to have a good luck
  to get this fish, but it is not that rare.

 Friendfish

 
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      &  o         &    &
      &            &&&&
      &            &
       &&&&&&&&&&&&&

  Can be found at: Beginners lake, Experience river, Expert sea
  Weigth: Medium (on avarage 10-20 kg)
  Rarity: Common
  
  This fish is more common version of the crofish, but you still need a little bit of luck to get
  one.

 Friendly trout
 
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                \___/     \__/

  Can be found at: Experience river, Expert sea
  Weigth: Heavy (on avarage 40-60 kg)
  Rarity: Rare
  
  This fish is the best fish to catch when you're fishing at the Experience river. It is really heavy,
  weighing around 40 to 60 kg. You can't find friendly trout at the Beginner lake.

 Catfish

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             | /
             |/

  Can be found at: Expert sea
  Weigth: Light (on avarage 100 g)
  Rarity: Very rare

  This fish is one of two of the most rare fish in this game. It only exists in the expert sea. It isn't
  really heavy, so really you're getting a prize for rarity for this one.

 Crazy eel

 
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  \ \__________________________
   \._________________________ \ 
                              \_\

  Can be found at: Expert sea
  Weigth: Light (on avarage 100 g)
  Rarity: Common

  This funny looking fish is inspired by the eels in real life. It likes repetitive patterns. It is light,
  but heavier than Lolfish. It can only be found in the expert sea and it isn't really rare, altough Lolfish
  is much more common.

 Boss bass




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  Can be found at: Expert sea
  Weigth: Really heavy (on avarage 200-300 kg)
  Rarity: Special (explained in the description)

  This is the boss of this game. We don't know how it looks like, but legend says that it is really heavy,
  weighing around 200 to 300 kilos. You can only get it, if you get all the other fish out of the sea, as
  it likes to bite in total silence. There is only one boss bass at the Expert sea. If you catch it, you've
  won the game and solved the mistery of this fish book.
