The QuickShot v1.0 Demo requires 2 MB free RAM and approximately 1.6 MB of hard drive space. A 13" color monitor(640x480 pixels) with support for 256 colors is necessary. The demo will only play Level 3, 'The Roof' and all of the background music has been removed to minimize the application size. The full version has six levels of play. However, unregistered users of the full version can only play the first three levels.
Before you begin playing make a back up copy!!!
If something happens (game crashes, power goes out, etc.) damage could result to the resource file. You do not want to have to download it again. Before you run it even the first time, make a back up copy.
If the alert message 'Saving Changes' appears, please be patient and allow it to finish. Don't shut the power off before it is done.
Distribution.
Feel free to distribute unaltered, copies of this demo.
Control Panels
I would suggest that you set the speed of your mouse in your mouse control panel to fast.
Main Screen.
From the main screen you can select various menu items. Here is a very brief description of the menu items:
About QuickShot... -- Information about QuickShot's creators.
New Game -- Start a new Game.
Quit -- Leave the QuickShot program.
Sound -- Toggle sound off or on.
Unlimited ammo -- Do not have to reload.
(only available on registered versions)
Statistics -- Stats for the last game played.
QuickShot's Best -- High Score List.
Erase High Scores -- Clear all names and scores from high score list.
Help.. -- Quick reference on how to play.
Progress Screen.
After selecting 'New Game' from the menu, a progress screen will appear showing the level which you are about to play. The screen you will play will have a red box around it. The progress screen will also have your current score, the name of the level you are about to play, and the speed at which it will be run. You begin at 20% speed. If you clear the level you will repeat the level at the higher speed of 40%. Each time you complete the level the speed will be increased by 20% until you reach 100% which is the fastest speed which your computer can support. The speed controls how fast the bad guys move and therefore, how much time you have to shoot them before they shoot you.
The game screen.
The game screen depicts your hand and gun at the bottom center of the window. The direction the gun is pointed will follow the cursor. The lower right corner of the window contains a number of bullet shells which will vary in number from zero to six. The number of shells illustrates how much ammo you have left in the gun. To reload, position the mouse cursor on your hand holding the gun and then hold down the mouse button until the number of shells in the lower right corner returns to the full load of six.
Pausing the game.
To pause the game, select pause from the menu, or hold down the Apple/command key followed by 'P'. To resume the game select 'Resume Game' from the menu or hit cmd-'P' again.
How to play.
The game play is easy. Position the cursor wherever you wish to shoot by moving the mouse. Then click the mouse button to fire a shot. You can hold down the mouse button to fire a continuous string of shots. You can continue to fire until you are out of ammo. Remember to reload by clicking on your hand which which is holding the gun.
All you have to do is shoot the bad guys before they shoot you. Everyone that appears on the screen is a bad guy so shoot away. Bad guys may appear on rooftops or from behind objects as well as in the open so watch carefully.
Scoring.
Every time you fire a shot it will cost you -10 points.
For every bad guy which you shoot you will receive 100 points.
