Loch Ness Registration

Contents

1. Registering by Credit Card
2. Registering by Check
3. About Shareware
4. How to Enter the Code
5. International Users

  

Register by Credit Card

We rely on a company called Kagi for all credit card payments.  They've built a safe and secure system for handling these transactions over the web -- they process your order, bill your credit card, and send your registration code to you directly.  It all happens online and takes very little time!  

So what do you need to do?  Three simple steps:

1. You fill out the online order form with your payment information.
2. You submit the form to Kagi via their secure web site.
3. Kagi replies with the registration code via email.

That's it!  Once you receive your registration code(s), just click "Register" inside the game and you can complete your registration.  It couldn't be easier!  Just click on the link to the order form (above) to get started.

  

Register by Check

For more traditional payment methods (i.e. check, cash, money order), we can handle your order directly here at Haversack!  Just follow these steps:

1. Print the Haversack Software postal order form.
2. Fill out the requested information, including which titles you'd like to purchase.
3. Write a check for the total amount, payable to Susan Brooks.
4. Send the order form and your payment to our address at:

Susan Brooks
P.O. Box 315
Redmond, WA 98073-0315

Once I have received your order, I will generate a special registration code (e.g. "8ag394yu0") and send it to you by email.  At this point, you are a legally registered and licensed user of Loch Ness Solitaire.  Congratulations!  Next, to take full advantage of your registration, you will want to enter the code that I send you into the Loch Ness program...

  

About Shareware

Loch Ness is distributed as a shareware program.  In short, this means you can try it before you buy it.  You are free to evaluate it for 30 hands, but if you want to play the game after this evaluation period, you must register it by sending a registration fee to the author.  That's me :-). 

My name is Susan Brooks, and I'm an independent programmer / artist / writer / student currently living in Seattle, Washington.  I wrote the code for Loch Ness.  I also wrote the help file, did the artwork, chose the marketing, and put up this web site.   I designed the game from scratch, and I also handle all the registrations.  You just don't get this kind of personalized service from those corporate game publishers!

I really appreciate your registration because:

1. It helps me continue to improve the game.
2. It helps me defer the cost of maintaining this web site.
3. It encourages me to write more shareware games (writing a game takes an awfully long time, and the only way I can really justify the effort is if it means I can work fewer hours at my job).
4. And most of all it gives me the chance to hear from you -- your feedback is extremely valuable.

But those aren't the only reasons you should register.  It's also a good idea because...

1. It entitles you to free upgrades to future versions of this game.
2. It removes the 30-hand limit on the number of games you can play.
3. It disables the annoying countdown timer that appears each time you start the game.
4. It's the right thing to do!

  

How to Enter the Code

Once you've received your registration code via email, you need to supply this code to the Loch Ness  program so it knows you've registered.  On the Introduction screen that appears when you start Loch Ness, click the "Register" button.   Then on the Ordering Information screen that appears, click the "Register" button again.  Finally, on the Register Loch Ness screen that appears, type in your name and the registration code that you received.   It should look something like this:

Note: It's very important that you type your name and the code exactly as they were sent to you.  If it's possible, use the copy (Ctrl+C) and paste (Ctrl+V) commands to reduce the chance of error. 

If you're having trouble with your code, first check to make sure the CapsLock key is not on (since upper case letters like 'A' are different from their lower case counterparts like 'a').  Also make sure you're correctly distinguishing between letter oh (O) and the number zero (0), as well as between the letter ell (l) and the number one (1).  If that fails, feel free to email me.

  

International Users

For users outside the U.S., the cost of registration for Loch Ness is the same.   Just send $7 USD to the address given above.   However, if it is inconvenient for you to send American dollars, you may use any of the currencies listed below, at the price given (which I've based on the approximate exchange rate as of May 27, 1999).  Or you can use a credit card to pay, and let your credit card company calculate the exchange rate.

Currency	Cost	Currency	Cost
Australian Dollar	11	Indian Rupee	310
Austrian Schilling	90	Italian Lira	13000
Belgian Franc	270	Irish Punt	6
Brazilian Real	12	Japanese Yen	850
British Pound	5	Mexican Peso	70
Canadian Dollar	10	New Zealand Dollar	14
Danish Krone	50	Norwegian Krone	55
Dutch Guilder	15	Singapore Dollar	13
European Euro	7	South African Rand	44
Finnish Markka	40	Spanish Peseta	1115
French Franc	44	Sri Lankan Rupee	500
German Mark	13	Swedish Krona	60
Greek Drachma	2200	Swiss Franc	11
Hong Kong Dollar	55	Taiwan N.T. Dollar	230

If your currency is not listed in this table, send me an email and I'll try to find an appropriate exchange rate for you.  We always enjoy receiving new foreign currencies in the mail!