Koronis Rift Remake 1.0


This game is a freeware remake of Koronis Rift which was originally made by LucasFilm Games.
It requires Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP and DirectX 8. A sound card is optional.
You start this at your own risk. I take no responsibilities whatsoever if something happens to your PC.

This game is an entry for the http://www.retroremakes.com Remake Competition 2006.

The Gameplay:
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You are scavenger hunting for ancient technology. By pure chance you find the legendary planet Koronis. 
Koronis was used as a technology test arena for the ancient people. Abandoned for thousands of years you
are about to hunt down the so called modules. Alas the ancients guardian system is still active. This means
while you're retrieving modules you may be attacked by saucers.

Control your rover and find all 8 hulks on a rift. To retrieve a module from a hulk send out your Repotech Robot.
It will bring the module back to the rover where you can choose to install it. Note that you can carry
only 6 modules so you have to choose carefully. Once you're loaded to the brim you can return to your orbiting
ship and analyse, store or sell the collected modules. To store a module simply put it onto the conveyor.
You can later retrieve a module and install it again.

You have to enhance your rover with the found modules to stand a chance in the higher rifts. The saucers will
be a lot stronger and shoot you to pieces in a few seconds. Always keep an eye on your power generator and
storage. If you choose a weapon or shield too strong it may not work at all.

Survive all the rifts and destroy the saucer base in rift 20. You do not have to advance through every rift
but make sure you've got the right equipment to tackle the base!


Unlockables:
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There are several unlockables which will be activated on different events.

o Saucer Arena:
To unlock: Destroy the alien base in the classic game mode. 
Here you duke it outwith advancingly stronger saucers. Between every wave you can choose to upgrade 
one module type. Be careful not to outpower your generator or you may get stuck with a non-working laser!

o The Second Rift
To unlock: Beat 10 stages of the saucer arena.
This will allow you to play on different maps. They are a tad nastier than the original maps.

o Bonus Hunt
To unlock: Destroy the alien base in the Second Rift.
In bonus hunt you will have to track down 5 pyramid modules on every rift. You will be provided with a 
bonus item radar.

o Boosted Game Modes
To unlock: Collect all 100 pyramid modules in the bonus hunt mode.
The boosted game modes are basically the classic and second rift mode but your modules are quite a bit
stronger.


The author:
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Programming and Art has been done by Georg "Endurion" Rottensteiner.
Gimmick music created by Brian Banfield (Contact at: narinairb@hotmail.com).
Original Programm (C64) by Noah Falstein and Aric Wilmunder for Lucasfilm Games (LucasArts today) 1986

You can download this remake from either http://www.retroremakes.com
or the authors homepage http://www.georg-rottensteiner.de. 
On the homepage you find also a lot of other games for free.

If you want to report bugs or have ideas for additions email me at endurion@gmx.de