DR. JIM'S LOADING NOTES
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QL emulation is a trickier process than Spectrum emulation, and with the expansion of the platform into Minerva, SMSQ/E and other variants, it can get very complicated very quickly. So I have provided some loading instructions specifically for "Don't Shoot The QL" that even the greenest of QL novices should be able to follow.

For any QL SuperBASIC software I've written myself, I'd opt for QemuLator, and that's the emulator I tested the game on. However, as the BASIC version of this game runs so slowly on a standard QL, it really needs to be set to Full Speed, and that option is only available on a registered copy. Fortunately, there is another way, if you don't mind a screen that keeps the pixels square (which they aren't on a QL) and compromises the aspect ratio: QPC2, which runs the SMSQ/E environment. Here, the SuperBASIC version runs so blindingly fast it has to be severely slowed down!

TO RUN THE GAME IN QPC2 v5:
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- Launch QPC2.exe; if it doesn't start with the Configurations dialogue box, hold Shift while launching it to force the box to appear.
- Click Devices, and the folder to the right of DOS1.
- This requires the "raw _BAS" version of the game; navigate to where the folder called "dsqlfiles" is found. (This is the folder containing "dontshoottheql_bas" that's visible from the Windows file manager.) Select the "dsqlfiles" folder and hit "OK", followed by two more "OK"s to launch QPC2.
- Right-click on the "Zzz" box on the introductory demo screen.
- Click the "K" cursor over the SuperBASIC window.
- Type "dir dos1_" if required, to confirm that dos1_ points to the correct files.
- Type "lrun dos1_dontshoottheql_bas". And Enter, obviously.
- Hit F1 to set up the game with these parameters for best effect:
	= Sound effects: On
	= Game duration (seconds): 60
	= Lines of computers: 12
	= New computers, 1 in: 50
	= New Golden Macs, 1 in: 100
	= Game speed: 2500 (this does take quite a while to adjust!)



TO RUN THE GAME IN QEMULATOR v3.3.1, REGISTERED:
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- Launch QemuLator.
- Left-click on the grey microdrive slot marked "1" at the bottom of the screen.
- EITHER: choose "ZIP/QLPAK Archive" and select "dontshoottheql.zip" from "Dilwyn's original file".
	= Note that this will not allow the high score table to be saved!
  OR: choose "Attach Directory" and select the folder "dsqlfiles" from "Jim's additional material".
  OR: choose "MDV Image" and select "dontshoottheql.mdv" from "Jim's additional material".
- Select "Full Speed" from the Speed menu.
- Press F2 to start TV mode.
- Type: "lrun mdv1_dontshoottheql_bas" and Enter.
- Hit F1 to set up the game with these parameters for best effect:
	= Sound effects: On
	= Game duration (seconds): 60
	= Lines of computers: 12
	= New computers, 1 in: 50
	= New Golden Macs, 1 in: 100
	= Game speed: 85
