TO:   All Lode Runner Fans
FROM: Joel DeSelm
RE:   New Levels

You know what?  I beginning to wonder if I will ever run
out of cool ideas for Loderunner levels.  (I hate to even
think of how many hours I've spent providing all your folks
with enjoyment.)

You know what might be nice?  How about sending a nice cash
gift as a token of your heartfelt appreciation?  With the
holiday season coming soon, I think it would be more than
appropriate.  (Hint, hint!!!!)

Well, fans, here we go again.  You know the old routine.
But for those of you who haven't been following this wonderful
series, welcome to the world of OVERLODE!  This is OVERLODE
number 14.  By now, all of the novice players have been
weeded out and you are, I'm sure, one of the few, the proud,
the "professional" Loderunner fans.  Only gluttons for
punishment would have played this many OVERLODE levels and
still come back for more.  As before, in this file there
are 25 new levels.  They are ghastly, deadly, and
exasperating!

They range from medium to difficult in terms of skill
level.  As before, believe it or not, you will discover some things
about the characteristics of this game that you never knew before.
All of these levels are "conquerable" and carefully thought out.

Some of them are down right nasty!  There are a number of
things I purposely did NOT do in these levels.  I did not
create any "night" missions in that I feel they are unfair and
don't add that much to the game.  I also tried very hard not to
put alot of sinking floors and hidden items in these levels.
Rather, I stuck primarily to solid puzzling and ingenious
gaming.  I think that you will be challenged for many hours.

Another special feature (that many of you have indicated has
preserved your sanity and kept your monitors from being
smashed with hammers )is a built-in "HINT."  Simply click on
the tool bar icon at the bottom of the screen that has the
capital letter "A" and it will bring up the hint screen.
Click on the words and cursor along the sentence.  In most
cases it is practically a "walk through."  It will cause you
to mutter, spit, and look heaven-ward saying, "Now why didn't
I THINK of that?!??!?!??!

I would encourage you not to "cheat" to solve these levels.
What I mean by that is to simply go into the "edit" mode and
see the entire level in its completed form.  Only wimps do
that.  Play the levels on the "up and up" and only resort to
the HINT or the "cheat mode" as a last resort.  If you still
can't solve the level as it stands, let me know.  My e-mail
address is:  JOEL4IU on AOL.

I want to send special regards to the following avid
Loderunner fans and personal friends I've made on the
Internet.

  To Dick in Indiana: "Keep up your commitment to the games,
                       pal!  Perseverance will be honored!"
  To Craig in Ohio: "I admire your refusal to look at the
                     hints and try to solve these things on
                     your own.  That's determination!"
  To Ellen in California: "Thanks for the encouragement! And
                           try to spend more time playing
                           and less time working so hard!"
  To Thomas in Vermont: "I TOLD you that those levels were
                         able to be solved but NO-O-O-O-O-O...
                         you wouldn't believe me."