Read Me for Asheron's Call Beta Countdown Artwork:
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Thank you for your interest in Asheron's Call!  

To participate in the countdown:
You have three options for having the countdown graphic on your site.  We've tried to make it easy for however you wish to set up your site.

Option 1
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(difficulty level: easy!)

Insert the following HTML at the location you wish the countdown to appear:

   <script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/countdown/ac_countdown.js"></script>





Option 2
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(difficulty level: medium!)

Copy this HTML exactly and your logo will automatically update with the animated countdown .gifs.  You will be referencing all the images from our Microsoft servers.


<!----start copying table here---->
<!---this table will automatically update if you leave the links to microsoft intact--->

<table width=250 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 align=center>
<tr>
<td rowspan=3>
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/countdown/acbeta_1.gif" width=106 height=173 alt="ANSWER THE CALL" border="0"></td>
<td colspan=2>
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/countdown/acbeta_2.gif" width=144 height=65 alt="April 1, 1999" border="0"></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/">
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/countdown/countdown.gif" width=128 height=91 alt="" border="0"></a></td>
<td>
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/countdown/acbeta_3.gif" width=16 height=91 alt="" border="0"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2>
<img src="http://www.microsoft.com/games/zone/asheronscall/countdown/acbeta_4.gif" width=144 height=17 alt="" border="0"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!----stop copying table here---->

Option 3
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(difficulty level: we trust you know what you're doing)

If you prefer to have any or all of the files on your own server, we have provided them for you.  Please note that you will have to change paths and file names.

You can alter the above table and either reference the updated daily animated .gif at Microsoft or change it yourself.  All the referenced files are on our FTP server at:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/deskapps/games/public/asherons_call/countdown/



Answer the call!
-The Games Web Team