Miner 2149 Instructions

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IMPORTANT: Before installing this software, you must read and agree to the conditions and terms in the software user agreement. This is contained in the SUA.txt file. Always back up your data before installing new software.

These instructions apply to installation under Windows 9x. Users of other systems will need to alter these instructions to their own system. To run this program, you must have the shareware Pocket C 3.90 or the freeware Pocket C run time 3.90 (included) installed on your Pilot. This program will only run on Palm OS 2.0 or higher. (It will not run correctly on an original pilot 5000 or 1000.) Please read the PocketC documentation (ReadmeC.txt) as well. Before installing the new version, you should delete the old version of Miner 2149 first. See your Palm OS instruction manual for details on how to remove applications.

The following files must be installed on your Palm™ device to run this application on a non-color device. This version will also run on a color device but will display only black and white. See below for the preferred installation on color devices. (About 95K Total):

Color Installation: (Requires color Palm™ device with PalmOS 3.5 or higher. )

The following three files must be installed on your Color Palm™ device to run this application in color. The color version may not display correctly on monochrome devices. For step-by-step instructions, see below.

The year is 2149. The invention of the Dark Matter Drive has made traveling between the planets commonplace. Mankind has spread among most of the planets of the solar system. Unfortunately, the Dark Matter Drive requires energy in the form of diridium, a rare compound that was initially manufactured from asteroids and meteorites that had landed on earth millions of years ago. With the supply of diridium on earth nearly exhausted, the economic viability of the off world colonies is threatened. As a former mining consultant, your economic viability is also threatened by the closure of many earth mines. Recent advances in mining and construction have made it possible to obtain diridium from large asteroids circling in the asteroid belt. It's dangerous work, but the riskiest jobs usually have the greatest payoff. The off world governments have offered financial backing to anyone who is qualified to construct and manage a two year mining operation on one of these asteroids. Six months ago, you received a communication that your application has been accepted. Your team of twenty people has trained extensively for this mission. The potential for death and disaster is high. Today, you risk everything in the hopes that your mining operations will bring you the riches you have only heard and dreamed about. Your transport is now boarding...

Building/Symbol	Description	Build Time (Days)	Workers Needed per Building	Cost in Credits
Construction	The construction symbol indicates an area under construction. Tap the construction area to obtain information about a particular construction project.	variable	5	---
Bulldozer	Use this to clear smooth areas for building.	1	1	6,500
Diridium Mine	A diridium mine finds the ore that will be sent to the processors for conversion to diridium. Also, a diridum mine will tunnel down to the next level if nothing is directly below it. This structure can only be placed on an ore vein	7	30	45,500
Hydroponics Garden	As you are away from civilization, your colony will need this structure to grow food to feed itself. One structure will feed about 200 workers.	10	12	65,000
Tube Connector	This low cost structure connects buildings to expand your colony quickly.	2	0	13,000
Life Support Generator	Build this to ensure your workers have enough air to breathe. One life support system will support about 400 workers.	10	15	65,000
Quarters for Workers	This is the living area for about 50 of your workers.	9	1	58500
Space Port	Build this for trading processed diridium. The space port can transfer large amounts of cargo in a short time. You only need one of these. (Unless you want a backup pad incase one become damaged by a crash landing.) Without a space port, sold diridium transfers slowly to waiting ships.	10	20	65,000
Power Plant	The power plant supplies electricity to keep your buildings working in top shape. A low amount of emergency power keeps is available if the Power Plant is destroyed. Warning, power plants have a tendency to explode.	15	30	97,500
Processor	The ore processor plant converts the diridium ore to diridium that you can trade for credits. One processor can handle the output of 3-4 diridium mines.	15	20	97,500
Sickbay	As in real life, you will need a sickbay to care for injured and ill workers. One sickbay can care for 300 workers	12	12	78,000
Storage	A storage facility will hold processed diridium until you are ready to sell it. You will need to build more storage facilities as your number or mines and processors increase.	9	12	58,500
Clear Area	This represents an area that has been bulldozed and is ready for building.	---	---	---
Smooth Area	A smooth area is a flat area without too many rocks. A smooth area can be cleared by a bulldozer in order to build.	---	---	---
Rough Area	This type of terrain is too rocky to bulldoze. You cannot build on this area.	---	---	---
Ore Vein	Place a mine on an ore vein to begin extracting the diridium ore. Do not bulldoze mines as this will destroy them.	---	---	---
Mother Ship	This is the ship you arrived in. You cannot build a new mother ship. The mother ship will provide essentials such as food, lodging, and power for the first 21 days of your colony.	---	---	---