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Use an extractor program such as WinZip or Stuffit Expander to get at the Mars Needs Cows files.
Install the game by double-clicking the .prc file, which opens the Palm Install Tool or Quick Install program.
If one is available, users with Palm OS® 5 devices might also wish to install the music file as well. Double click on the .pdb file (or files, if there is more than one) to install it in the same way as installing the .prc file. Please note that not all Palm OS® 5 handhelds support music, for more information please refer to our knowledgebase here.
Use the HotSync button as usual to install the game onto your handheld. If you have a handheld with an expansion card, you can then move the game over to it. Do this before you register the game!
Now run Mars Needs Cows and tap the screen to play the game!
If you've got any queries about Mars Needs Cows or the registration process, first check out our knowledge base on our website (you must be connected to the internet to access this). If this doesn't help, get in touch with us at support@astraware.com. If you've got any questions (or suggestions, we love those) about the game itself, please get in touch with us at the email address at the top of this page.
As part of a Martian "biodiversity" project your job is collect animal specimens from the planet Earth and bring them back to Mars.
You will be asked to complete a series of missions, each mission requiring you to abduct particular animals. If you forget the mission brief a summary of the animals left to collect is shown on the left hand side of the display.
To abduct an animal, you need to move it onto the square marked with a cross in the centre of the screen. To do this, you tap on an animal to select it, and arrows will appear for each direction you may move it in.
Tap on a direction arrow and the animal will run in that direction until it hits another object or the perimeter fence, so you will have to think carefully before each move.
Be sure to watch out for electric fences and holes, the farm yard animals are not too bright and will merrily run into the electic fence or fall down a hole. If you destroy one of the animals required for the mission you will have to start again.
In addition to cows, sheep, chickens and pigs you will encounter a variety of other animals, each with its own particular characteritics. Foxes eat chickens, wolves eat sheep and the farmer shoots foxes and wolves.
Everything with legs runs away from the Martian... (perhaps they know why you are here!)
If you get stuck or make a mistake you have three options; Show the solution to the mission, Reset the mission or Undo the last move, to do each of these tap the "S", "R" and "U" icons in the top left hand corner of the display repectively.
Note you can only request the solution to three missions, if you request the solution for a fourth mission you will be sacked and sent home in disgrace.
Your goal is to accomplish 40 missions in the shortest time possible. The faster you complete each mission, the more points you'll get. You'll get more points for harder missions!
Whenever possible, you should purchase your software from the portal where you initially found and downloaded it! This means that the portal can take a commission on the sale which they use to keep running and keep providing the listing and download service. Without your support these portals can not continue to operate! They will pass the details straight back to Astraware to fulfil your order just as quickly as if you'd ordered directly from Astraware's own web shop.
In Demo form, you can play 10 games of Mars Needs Cows for free, as you decide whether you like it or not. After these games are up, the program will display a short message reminding you to register each time you play!
If you beam a demo to someone else, and they also like the game, then they can register it either by purchasing a copy from a local store or by purchasing online.
For those that like the speed and convenience of buying via the internet, when you register for the game you'll get a code which will unlock the game and remain valid for future upgrades. Go to the web page at http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=36718 for more details.
You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running Mars Needs Cows, opening the menus, and selecting the 'Register...' option. Your HotSync ID
will be filled in for you below.
When you register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be sent out by email within 48 hours of registering.
When you receive your key, go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.
Registered users of the game are entitled to submit their high scores to our Internet High Score table.
Just visit the Mars Needs Cows web pages at http://www.astraware.com/games/popcap/mnc and select the link to view high scores.
To submit your own score, you need to go to the menu in the game, and select 'export high score'. This will provide you with a code which you can then type into our site:
http://www.astraware.com/palm/mnc/high/You can only submit high scores once you've beaten the scores built into the game!
(Astraware reserves the right to remove this board or facility without any notice, or to remove individual names if necessary)
If you've got suggestions for Astraware Mars Needs Cows, or wish to report any problems you've had, then please contact us!
Mars Needs Cows enquiries/feedback: mnc@astraware.com
Registration problems: registrations@astraware.com
General Astraware
enquiries: feedback@astraware.com
Thanks also to all the beta testers who helped with their feedback
Grant Of License
This License permits you to use Mars Needs Cows on any single computer, provided the software is installed on only one handheld device at any time.
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You may not rent or lease the software, but you may transfer your rights under this license agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the software and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this license.
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The software is delivered as is and Astraware Limited makes no warranty as to its use or performance. Astraware Limited does not, and cannot warrant the performance or results you may obtain by using the Software or its documentation. Astraware Limited makes no warranties, express or implied, as to noninfringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event will Astraware Limited be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or special damages, or for any claim by any third party.
Astraware Limited takes no responsibility for any adverse effect that this software could cause to your machine or the data on it: backup important data before using Mars Needs Cows. Mars Needs Cows is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. Mars Needs Cows is licensed, not sold.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software.
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