---Halls Squared---
Last updated: v1.41 Released 31/07/2011

(c)2011 Empirical Studios. This game is freeware.
Based on the fantastic classic game 'Halls of the things' written by Design Design
and published by Crystal Computing for the ZX Spectrum in 1983
Many thanks to Reiner 'Tiles' Prokein @ http://reinerstileset.4players.de/ for his great isometric graphics!

Trapped in a terrifying tower you must fight your way through seven floors armed only with a few spells and arrows to find the seven gems which will unlock the basement. There you will find the key that will allow you to leave the tower when brought back to the entrance....or die trying!

Important Information
Installation, copying and use of this game is governed by the Empirical Studios EULA, which you can read here
By downloading and installing this software product you are agreeing to the terms layed out within the EULA

In keeping with the classic, this game is keyboard control only.

Installation
Simply Download here and unzip to a folder somewhere and run the HallsSquared.exe program file.

Update Log
v1.41 Released 31/07/2011
-Monsters per level reduced
-Spawn points corrected for gems and bosses (can no longer start out of sight)
-Monster attributes now far more random

v1.4 Released 14/05/2011
-Drastically rebalanced to make game play more like original
-Mazes are now more like original game
-Basement objective now a key instead of a box (like the original!)
-Sanctuary added
-Lightning now lasts 50% longer and deals more damage
-Rocks, barrels and stone now replaced with Treasure in keeping with original
-Treasure taken to sanctuary added to score if game won
-Hero and monsters are now blocking, including bodies
-Maze cells resized to 7x7.
-3x More points for monsters that are killed by comrades (Shown on score screen)
-Monsters can now take treasure

v1.3 Released 04/02/2011
-Fixed bug where heal can take you into negative magic
-Bosses now worth more points
-Added loading screen
-Added option to make walls transparent using key 'R'
-Fixed bug where monsters could cause the basement to close, rendering the game unwinnable
-Changed rating system slightly
-Improved lightning damage: Beware!
-Changed continue key from SPACE to RETURN on end of game screen to allow spaces in hi scores.
-Fixed multiple issues with the stairs

System Requirements
-Any PC this side of the stone age should work
-Windows XP or greater
-50mb of Harddisc space
-Minimum resolution of 1024x768 essential