Electronica Version 1.0 (C)Copyright 2003 Nice-Games Contents: 0. System requirements. 1. Game description 2. Scores 3. Interface 4. Tips and Hints 5. Credits System Requirements 12 MB free hard disk space Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP DirectX 7 or higher Game description We are happy to present you the A-class logic game! The main point is simple û electric circuit is out of order, and you must assemble it. Make it faster, and youÆll get a good Time Bonus. Make it better, and it will increase your Rotation Bonus. Many points are good, and few are not bad, too! Oh, yes, the only condition is: the circuit should not make circles. It must spread out from one point, like the branches of a tree, not crossing or locking itself. Game Modes You can choose the difficulty level: Easy Normal Hard Difficulty depends on the number of elements on the game field. To begin with, try your skills on the first level û Easy. Tip: If you play on Hard, you can get over 500000 as a bonus. Try it! Play it! Scores Depending on difficulty level and your luck, you are given initial points. These points shrink as you play. Few initial elements (and, therefore, points) can seem ôbad luckö. But donÆt give up û you will get bonuses in the end of the game: Layout bonus: what you began with. It depends on your luck and the difficulty level you take. Rotation bonus: Oh, thatÆs a good one! It can get as high as 500000 points. Just be accurate in choosing number and direction of turns (use Right and Left Mouse Buttons to turn elements in corresponding directions). The computer always "knows" minimum number of necessary turns for every case û and makes conclusionsà Time bonus: This bonus is necessary to balance your intellect and speed: you can solve the puzzle very quickly, making a million clicks per second, and get a sky-high Time Bonus in the end. The best of the best will be exposed in the HiScores Table. Of course, this table has sections for each difficulty level. Interface As simple as possible. Honestly. You launch the game, choose difficulty level and play. All the moves are handled by your mouse. Button functions are unclear? They have tooltips! Even on the "?" button the tip appears û meet the game Help. Help will tell you the following: Press the big red ½Again╗ button (or spacebar) to restart the game. Press the small curved ½Give Up╗ button in the upper-left corner (or the g key), if you are in the dead-end but still curious about the solution. After pressing this button, the computer will finish your game instead of you. Behold and learn. Press the small curved ½Help╗ button in the bottom-left corner (or the F1 key) when you need to remember what you have read here Press the small curved ½Exit to Menu╗ button in the upper-right corner (or the m or Esc keys) and you will be able to return to the menu. To return to menu, press Enter. To stay in game, press Esc. Press the small curved ½Exit to OS╗ button in the bottom-right corner (or the q or Alt+F4 keys) and you will be able to leave the game and go back to your business. To go back, press Enter. To stay in game, press Esc. Also: +/- increase/decrease speaker volume. Also: </>increase/decrease rotation speed of elements. Also: Tab toggles background of the game field. Also: Alt+Enter switch between windowed and full-screen modes. Tips and Hints Here are some hints for you: Begin with a low difficulty level. Having played on Easy, you will grasp main principles and most of the game tricks. Remember: the circuit should not lock itself. Mostly, the reason of ôit wonÆt do!ö is that there are circles somewhere û rings or loops. ItÆs much better to start from the borders. DonÆt ask why, just try it yourself. DonÆt forget about the Tab key. If the moving background doesnÆt let you concentrate, press this key to switch it off. The quickest way to exit the game is to press Alt+F4 or q. If your boss stands behind you, use this method. Work is above all, isnÆt it?:) Credits Code: Michael Michalev Additional code: Maxim Konev Design: Stanislav Kulesh a. k. a. piterpan Music: Artem Grenevitch Special thanks to: Daniel Krasilnikoff, Andrei Goncharoff, Oksana & Evgeniya, Paderin a. k. a. Cardinal Electronica Version 1.0 (C)Copyright 2003 Nice-Games