3DCubes Version 1.50 B.MAYA Cannes FRANCE 1995-96 Fichier d'aide anglais
FEUILLE DE JEU
[49[Start button[Starts or resets the game.[01]
[50[Save / Restore button[You may save the game in action and call it back latter on :
- Click on left side of the button to save a game.
- Click on right side of the button to restore an old game.[03]
[51[Bar of height[Shows the height reached ( by the highest cube ) in the game corridor.[02]
[52[" Exit " button[To quit the game.[01]
[53[Tiles[Hides the game corridor.
Click on left top button to discover the game area.[02]
[54[Game corridor[As soon as you have placed one prism, another random appears in this area.
You have to judiciously place them, in order to not reach the top corridor, otherwise the game shall finish.
When one level is filled, it's suppressed and all cubes in superior levels are moved down.
Number of attributed jokers depends on number of filled levels. Jokers allow you to bypass tough situations.[08]
[55[Next prism area[Shows the next prism that shall appear in the game corridor.[01]
[56[Game Over[Click on left top button for another play.[01]
[57[Joker area[Displays the new prism selected by means of the scroll bar, which is to replace the current in the game corridor, too difficult to place.[03]
[58[Joker icon[Joker picture is visible if you have one joker at least.
Jokers are obtained as follow :
2 full levels => 1 joker
3 full levels => 4 jokers
4 full levels => 9 jokers
When you click on it, a scroll bar appears to select another prism to be inserted into the corridor.
The acceptance of the new prism becomes effective upon a Second click or pressing the " Return " key ; " Escape " key cancels the request.[12]
[59[Quantity jokers[Displays number of jokers remaining.[01]
[60[Scroll bar[Allows to choose another prism to replace the current in the game corridor.[02]
[61[Scores button[Displays the best 3DCubes scores.[01]
[62[Points[Displays the score.[01]
[63[Cubes[Displays the number of cubes ( several in a prism ) placed since the beginning of the play.[02]
[64[Configuration button[3DCubes Configuration and Preferences.[01]
[65[" Pause " button[To take a coffee break !
Suspends the automatic feeding of prisms. This button is only available in " Medium " and " Expert " modes.
Click on it once again to resume the game.[04]
[66[Help on help[Drag and drop help icon to obtain help about object.[01]
[67[Wire prism color[To change the contrast ( color ) between the game area and the wire prism, at your convenience.
You may also change the wire prism's aspect and game's colors, with configuration button.[04]
[68[" Rotate/Shift " buttons[Displaces or rotates the prism, according to arrows directions.
The displacement or rotation of prism is done with a click on corresponding button, or with numeric keypad ; for last one, keys are as follow :
- The translation : With numeric keys.
- The rotation : With " Ctrl " key ( or " Alt ") + numeric
keys.
The prism is sent to the bottom by the " Return " key and
it's moved ahead step by step with the " Space " bar.[11]
[69[" Demo " Button[Run the demo.
Click on this button a second time to stop the demo.[02]
[73[" Escape " button[Cancel the current modifications.[01]
[74[" Ok " button[Accept the current modifications.[01]
FEUILLE DE CONFIGURATION
[A0[Level choice[Choose the difficulty level.[01]
[A1[" Novice " level[In novice mode , the prisms will be send at the bottom of the game corridor only when you'll decide so.
This allows more time to study the best way to place the prisms.[04]
[A2[" Medium " level[If the player is not fast enough , the program moves the prisms downwards , step by step. However, the level speed remains constant ( 5 seconds laps ).[03]
[A3[" Expert " level[Previous levels of difficulties have been mastered ; the program moves the prisms at an increasing speed , depending on your score , until it reaches an " infernal " rhythm !
An available button permits to stop temporarily the forward movement of the prisms.[05]
[A4[Language choice[3DCubes is bilingual !
You can choose the language you prefer , for display of all literals , messages and helps of the game.[03]
[A5[" Franτais " language[All literals , messages and helps will be displayed in french.[01]
[A6[" English " language[All literals , messages and helps will be displayed in english.[01]
[A7[Game layout[Choose the control panel layout which is better for your visual display comfort : Right-handed or Left-handed.[02]
[A8[" Right-handed " layout[For setting the 3DCubes control panel on the right ( Default layout ).[02]
[A9[" Left-handed " layout[To set the 3DCubes control panel on the left.[01]
[B0[" Sound " option[Enables or disables the allocated sounds of each event in 3DCubes.[02]
[B1[" Extended prisms " option[When this option is checked, the program will randomly generate all existing wire prisms in 3DCubes :
- Basic prisms => Only the 1 5 first will be generated.
They are the most easy to place.
- Extended prisms => All the prisms ( 2 6 ) are generated.
The last 1 1 prisms are more
complex than the others ; they are
consequently harder to slot in game
corridor.
The - 3DC_GB.DOC - file contains the picture ( At the end of file ) of all prisms existing and generated by the program , print it. Prisms' graphical representation on paper will help you to choose another one, when you'll use a joker.[15]
[B2[" Save score " option[When a game is ended and if your score is greater than the previous nine , the program will display the best scores pad in order that you may enter your own one , if this option is checked.[04]
[B3[" Save configuration " option[All general parameters are saved when the program stops executing.[02]
[B4[Colors game button[Displays the general colors pad of the game. The wire prism appearance can also be setted.[02]
[B5[Movements speed[Adjusts the movements speed of the prisms. The prisms will turn more or less quickly according to the processor of your P.C.
Just play the demo to adjust this speed at your convenience.[04]
[B6[Demo speed[Adjusts the cadence rhythm of the demo.
A low speed will help you to place all different prisms , and will show you how to obtain jokers.[03]
[B7[Movements speed[Displays the current rotational speed's value ( From 1 to 1 2 ).[01]
[B8[Demo speed[Displays the current value of demo speed ( From 1 0 to 1 000).[01]
FEUILLE DE CHOIX DES COULEURS
[D0[Game pad[Setting a new color for the game pad.[01]
[D1[Game's color choice[Choose a new color for the game.
BE CAREFUL - Hatched colors may hind legibility of the texts
in 3DCubes ; they'll make difficulties in reading
titles and literals. To solve this problem, choose
an other color ( a native one ) or change display
mode in " Configuration panel " of Windows , by
selecting a greater number of colors : 65 536
rather than 256 for example.[09]
[D2[Wire prism[To better see the movements of wire prisms, choose a color, a thickness or a drawing apect of lines that suits you.[02]
[D3[Wire prism color[Choose the drawing color of wire prism ( color of wire prism's line ) that suits you.[02]
[D4[Line's thickness[You can choose a line width for the wire prism ( thickness for the wire prism lines ).
With thickness = 2 , you have better legibility for prism , but slower moves. Also , you can't have dotted line or dot-and-ash line with this line width.[05]
[D5[Line's aspect[The drawing of wire prism with dotted line or dot-and-ash line is possible only if line width is 1.[02]
[D6[View area[In this area, you have an immediate view of your display choices.[01]
FEUILLE DE SAUVEGARDE/RESTAURATION
[F0[File[Enter the filename in which you want to save your current game.
You don't need to enter a file extension , 3DCubes will automatically add " .SAV ".[04]
[F1[Path[Displays the pathname where your current game file will be saved.[02]
[F2[List[Choose the file in which you want to save the current game.[01]
[F3[Directory[Browse directories until you find where you want to save the current game. The selected directory ( with double-click ) is displayed into the " Path " area.[03]
[F4[Type of files[Filters the files to display into the " List " area : all files, or only those with " .SAV " extension.[02]
[F5[Drives[Choose the drive where you want to save the current game.[01]
[F6[File[Enter the entire file name of the game to restore.[01]
[F7[Path[Shows the current path of the files displayed in the " List " area.[02]
[F8[List[Choose the game file to restore.[01]
[F9[Directory[Browse directories until you find where are the game files.[01]
[G0[Drives[Choose the drive where you want to restore a game.[01]
