Save the Platypoyds

The computer game Save the Platypoids was developed by first year computer game students from Charles Sturt University, Professor Terry Bossomaier, Lecturer Jim Tulip from the School of Information Technology with assistance from Professor David Goldney from the Environmental Studies Unit. The game was made possible by a grant from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources under the Science and Technology Awareness Program. Save the Platypoids is a game about conservation and biodiversity. During the game you will have to protect your platypoids from the five major extinction threats: habitat loss, competition for resources, introduced species, disease, and pollution. However, that's not all. Platypoids have a range of genetics, and you must also try to maintain the diversity of the gene pool.

The aim of the game is to acquire enough territory to preserve habitat, establish national parks in all platypoid breeding areas, and then link your parks with reserve land in order to successfully apply for world heritage listing. However, it's not entirely easy. Along the way, you will have to prevent the evil Stealth Industries from establishing inappropriate developments in platypoid breeding areas, and deal constructively with those developments you can't oppose or remove. You also have to make sure that your parks don't become isolated by Stealth Industries' developments. You will also have to battle disease outbreaks that threaten your platypoid populations.

As you play, you will be notified of new developments proposed by Stealth Industries. It is up to you to decide whether to lobby against them, ignore them, or seek to eliminate them by surrounding them with reserve.

Please Note:
System requirements:

Minimum: Pentium 200 MHz 64 MB RAM Windows 98 or better DirectX 8.0 Sound card DirectX compatible video card with 4MB+ video RAM 300 MB free disk space

Recommended: Pentium II 500MHz 128 MB RAM Windows 98 or better DirectX 8.1 Sound card DirectX compatible video card with 4MB+ video RAM 300 MB free disk space

Installation Instructions: Microsoft's DirectX 8.0 or better must be installed before running the game. DirectX will not be installed as part of the game installation. If DirectX installation is required, it is available from the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/directx

To install the game: Download the zip file from the link below, and save to your hard drive. Run the 'Setup.exe' file, and follow the onscreen instructions. Release Notes This is a Beta release, and some bugs may exist. We appreciate any feedback on these. To access the User Guide, open the 'User Guide' directory from the file, and open 'homepage.htm' file.

Disclaimer: While all precautions have been taken to ensure that this distribution is free from bugs, viruses or other harmful code, the developers cannot take any liability for any damage or losses arising from the use of this software typoid game.

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