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NEW: Sentry release 1.1 available !

Sentry is a freeware game project that we started on April 1998. Our goal consists in creating a 90's style PC version of the old classic game The Sentinel from Firebird.

Click here for more information about the game rules.

Sentry is designed to run on a vast range of PCs, from the 486 to the latest Pentium systems. We insist on the fact that Sentry is firstly designed to run on quite "old" machines. It does not need any 3D card at all.

Here are the main technical specs of the game:

A PC running Windows 95/98 or NT4. DirectX 5 or above installed.

Fully system friendly: runs in a stretchable window, can be used with background tasks.
No 3D card needed.
Several screen resolutions: from 160x120 pixels to 1280x1024 pixels.
Light sourced Flat or Texture mode.
Exclusive 3D stereoscopic mode, available using RED/GREEN 3D glasses.
True 3D interface
3D sounds
Low disk space: less than 4 Mo of hard disk space needed. The SETUP file fits on a single floopy disk !

Sentry was written using Inprise Delphi.

Actual screen shots

Download

To dowload Sentry, just click on the link below. Launch then the sentry.exe program file, provided that DirectX is installed on your PC.
Download the Sentry release 1.1 version for Win95 (self installing EXE,1.3 Mb).
Download the Sentry release 1.1 version for Win95 (Zip file,1.14 Mb).

Contacting us

If you have any comments or suggestion, please don't hesitate and send your e-mails at:
eicart@momorprods.com (Main programmer)
lalycom@aol.com (Voices & SFX)
eric.brulatout@wanadoo.fr (Support & advices)

Sentry project - Chronology

28-05-2000	Sentry 1.1 launched. A long time since the last update. I've modified the game loop in order to make the game really smoother. I've also changed the structure of the SENTRY.INI file so that the game could receive some kind of level skins. I also added 2 new level styles. You can now switch the game to fullscreen mode, and remove the menu bar ("²" key). I've also added a new game option: you can choose if you want the Sentries to rotate smoothly and continuousely, or by fixed steps at regular intervals (like the original version).
12-15-1999	Sentry 1.09 launched. Added the RED/GREEN & RED/BLUE stereoscopic modes into the main menu. Changed the introduction music, and fixed some stereoscopic modes. Fixed the screen resolution ratios.
09-18-1999	Sentry 1.08 launched. Higher resolutions supported. Stereoscopic colors put in file SENTRY.INI. Homepage moved.
05-16-1999	Sentry 1.07 launched. Rendering speed improved. New introduction screen.
12-09-1998	Sentry 1.06 launched. Corrects the 1.04 bug. Sorry if you downloaded it.
12-01-1998	Sentry 1.04 launched. Added scrolling with the arrow keys, Map redesigned.
08-31-1998	Sentry 1.03 launched. Possibility to remove the game window stretch, providing drastic speed increase on some systems. If the game is too slow, try this option.
08-27-1998	Sentry V1.02 launched, with a bug fixed in the level generation algorithm. (The level 182 previously crashed the game).
07-22-1998	Sentry V1.01 launched. New features: - Top view map of the level (option) - Difficulty levels - Minor bugs fix
07-01-1998	Minor bugs fixed. Meanie redesigned. Launch of Sentry V1.0.
06-25-1998	New musics added. Relief mode implemented. Summary of game rules added to the intro screen. Texture mode selection updated. Modification of the level presentation screen. Launch of Sentry beta 5.
06-13-1998	Sound system enhanced. 3 possible texture sets, level generation algorithm revisited. Key configuration screen added. Possibility to remove the in-game menu icons. Launch of Sentry beta 4.
06-06-1998	Sounds implemented. Level generation algorithm revisited. Some 3D objects redesigned, such as the robot and the sentry. New screens added. Bugs fixed. Launch of Sentry beta 3.
05-27-1998	Debugged some parts of the game. U-Turn implemented, robots re-designed. Level presentation screen added. Game configuration saved in SENTRY.INI. Just begun to add sound effects. Launch of Sentry beta 2.
05-23-1998	Launch of the first beta of the game. Must implement sound via Direct Sound.
05-20-1998	Introduction, Pause, Game Over and Level Over sequences implemented in their beta form. Need to add secret passwords to access levels.
05-19-1998	Some bugs fixed. Level encryption and selection implemented. Texture mode implemented. Always need to add sound effects and introduction screen before the first release of the game.
05-17-1998	The Sentry version now includes all the rules of the original game. Need to add a presentation screen with selection of the level, and sounds.
05-02-1998	The Sentinels, Sentries and Meanies are implemented. Need to fix some bugs, and to correct the landscape generation algorithm.
04-20-1998	The interface has been set, with the main creation tools: Tree, Blocks, Robots. Need to add the Sentinels and the Sentries.
04-10-1998	The main project is set. Design of a first rush of the 3D objects.

Last modified on 02-17-2001.