DR. JIM'S LOADING NOTES (for Steve Poole's Invaders)
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For any QL SuperBASIC software I've written myself, I'd opt for QemuLator, and that's the emulator I tested the game on. This is far from being the only option, though...

TO RUN THE GAME IN QEMULATOR v3.3.1, NOT NECESSARILY REGISTERED:
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- Launch QemuLator.
- Left-click on the grey microdrive slot marked "1" at the bottom of the screen.
- Choose "Attach Directory" and select the folder "Steve's original file". The directory will become your virtual microdrive.
   = OR: if you have a registered version, choose "MDV Image", and navigate to "Jim's additional material", and select "invaders3.mdv".
- EITHER: Press F1 to start monitor mode (if you're going to take the CSIZE 0 option)
  OR: press F2 to start TV mode (if you want the larger CSIZE 3).
- Type: "lrun mdv1_invaders3_bas" and Enter.
- If you have a registered QemuLator, select "Gold Card" from the "QL -> QL Configuration" drop-down menu to boost the speed, or "Full Speed" to raise it even further to the level of SMSQ/E.


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 "Steve's original file" is found. (This is the folder containing "invaders3_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_invaders3_bas". And Enter, obviously.
- The game will run at about the same speed as QemuLator set at Full Speed - SMSQ/E is not a regular 1984 Black Box QL, even if the game would easily run on one!
