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Alpha Prime (c) Black Element Software

Protection ......: SafeDisc 4.81

Date ............: June 2760  Number of Discs .........: 1

GAME NOTES

Somewhere deep in space, hidden in  the  infinity  of  the
Universe, there is a treasure trove  just  waiting  to  be
opened by the eager hands of a  daring  explorer.  A  mere
asteroid, a piece of rock, a speck of  dust  lost  in  the
boundless void, yet priceless to humanity. For  under  its
frozen crust there are rich veins  of  the  most  precious
substance known to man   hubbardium. This   liquid  metal
is a key ingredient in the  fuel  of  interstellar  ships,
thus enabling mankind to spread across the  Universe  from
its base on Earth. Its importance is the reason why it  is
monopolized by  the  State  Business  Federation,  a  huge
multinational corporation  which  is  given  control  over
every  single  step  in  production  of  hubbardium,  from
exploration to distribution.

And so, when this asteroid, subsequently named Alpha Prime
and its fabulous riches were discovered,  the  Corporation
quickly came, and a  huge,  sprawling  base  was  promptly
built on its surface as the giant  mining  machines  begun
its work.

But all was not well on Alpha Prime. While its  hubbardium
veins  might  be  plentiful,  some  of  them   were   also
dangerous. They slowly  intoxicated  the  minds  of  human
workers, and damaged the positron brains of the artificial
ones, including the central computer.  Conditions  on  the
base became highly unstable and  the  Corporation  finally
decided to seal off the entire facility  and  leave.  Only
the most basic maintenance and security, including weapons
systems, were left turned on. To prevent the base  falling
into ruin.... and  to  prevent  illegal  prospectors  from
entering and resuming the mining operation.

But they came anyway. The lure of the unimaginable  wealth
of Alpha Prime was too strong.  Moreover,  some  of  these
illegal visitors were naturally  quite  resistant  to  the
effects  of   bad   hubbardium.  So  they  arrived,   they
circumvented  security  protocols  and  partially  resumed
mining. Their use  of  hubbardium  was  rather  different,
though. They didn't want to produce  fuel;  they  came  to
make hubbardium into a powerful drug, worth its weight  in
gold  on  the  black  market.  If   the   operation   went
successfully, they  would  become  multimillionaires.  But
they miscalculated. Alpha Prime hubbardium was  apparently
too strong and started to exert influence  even  over  the
hardened minds of the miners. There  was  something  very,
very weird about this asteroid. It didn't take long before
they started to become desperate and called for help.  One
of those on the  team,  Warren,  called  his  old  friend,
Arnold, a seasoned,  hubbardium  resistant  explorer,  and
asked him  to  come  and  help  them  out  of  their  dire
condition.

And even though YOU, Arnold, already quit some  time  ago,
you  were  finally  persuaded,   less   by   the   obvious
desperation on Warren's face than by appeals  to  consider
your tight financial situation by Livia, your girlfriend.

So now it's time to board your ship and head  towards  the
unknown...

INSTALL NOTES

~ Unpack
~ Burn or mount
~ Install the game
~ Copy the crack from the ViTALiTY folder
~ Bow to our lord, our leader, our prince