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╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ LYNQ SHAREWARE VERSION ║
║ Copyright 1996 ║
║ ANARCHY ENTERTAINMENT INC. ║
║ All Rights Reserved ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
See ORDER.TXT
to get your copy of the
Full, Registered Version of LYNQ!
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
"LYNQ" SHAREWARE MAY BE FREELY DISTRIBUTED!
That means you should give copies of "LYNQ" Shareware
to all your friends and every other living human you
encounter while roaming planet earth!
See Section [8] for details
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╔═══════════════════╗
║ TABLE OF CONTENTS ║
╚═══════════════════╝
[1] Installation & Setup
[2] Object of the Game
[3] How to Play
[4] Controls
[5] Keyboard Controls
[6] Tips and Strategies
[7] Troubleshooting
[8] Distribution Information
[9] Credits
[10] CHEAT CODES!
[11] How to ORDER the Full, Registered LYNQ!
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║ [1] Installation & Setup ║
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LYNQ Requires the following:
[1] WIN95 or MSDOS - Not Windows 3.1 !
Run from Win95 or Start your machine in DOS!
[2] 386 or better - Not 8088, not 8086, not 286...
386 or better! (Get a new machine!)
[3] 4 MB of RAM - Not 640K, not 1MB...
Make sure you have at least 4 MB or RAM!
[4] VGA Card - Not CGA, not EGA...
Your computer must have a VGA card or better!
[5] Mouse - Not a cat, not a dog...
The mouse driver must be installed from DOS!
SETUP.EXE is the program that configures LYNQ for the specifics
of your machine. If you wish to change sound card or memory
options, you can run SETUP again and change those options.
LYNQ.EXE is the program that runs the game. Type "LYNQ" to play!
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║ [2] Object of the Game ║
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The object of LYNQ is to match up the colored shapes on the different
pieces so they all match. Every time you match up a shape, you form
a "Link." When you "link" all the shapes, you win!
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║ [3] How to Play ║
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The puzzle is always at the center of your screen. As the game
starts, the puzzle will explode, and the pieces will be scattered
all around. (That's why this is a puzzle!)
What's left behind is the wire model which shows you the shape
of the puzzle, and where to put the pieces. You can find
individual puzzle pieces by moving around the environment.
You will experience the game by revolving around the puzzle like
the earth revolves around the sun. You can adjust your view so that
you are up high, like a bird, looking down at the puzzle, or you can
move your view way down low, where you'll see the puzzle like a worm
sees the world. You can zoom back, far away from the puzzle, or you
zoom in super close so the pieces are right in your face. You can
also tilt your head up or down. (The closer you are to the ground,
and the tighter you zoom in towards the puzzle, the more profound
the effect will be when you tilt your head.)
You play the game by selecting pieces, snapping them into the
wireframe model of the puzzle, and rotating them until you have
linked all the shapes. You can also pop out pieces that are annoying
you, or swap the positions of pieces. When you link all the shapes
correctly, you win the level and move on to a new challenge!
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║ [4] Controls ║
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ There are three main things for you to know about │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
[1] Pieces - There are two different kinds.
4-sided piece - Tetrahedron
5-sided piece - Pyramid
[2] Wire Model - This shows you the shape of the structure
you are building. The glowing section indicates where
the piece you have selected will snap into.
[3] Control Panel - Here's where most of the action takes place.
It's divided up into three sections:
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ Piece Manipulation │
└──────────────────────────┘
[SNAP IN] Snaps the selected piece into the highlighted
section of the wire model.
[SWAP] Swaps the selected piece with another of your choice.
[POP OUT] Pops the selected piece out of the wire model.
[ROTATIONS] Twists and turns the selected piece.
┌────────────────────┐
│ View Control │
└────────────────────┘
[ZOOM OUT] Zooms your view out.
[ZOOM IN] Zooms your view in.
[MOVE UP] Moves your view up.
[MOVE DOWN] Moves your view down.
[MOVE LEFT] Moves your view left.
[MOVE RIGHT] Moves your view right
[TILT] Tilts your head up and down. The effect will be
more profound when your view is close to the ground
and you are zoomed up close to the puzzle.
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Piece Selection │
└───────────────────────┘
[PIECE] Cycles through the available pieces. This will
re-adjust your view so that you are behind the newly
selected piece, looking towards the puzzle.
[WIRE] Cycles through all the wire model sections.
[MENU] Brings you to the Game Menu
┌─────────────────┐
│ Game Menu │
└─────────────────┘
[ESC - RETURN TO GAME] This returns you to the game you are
currently playing.
[OPTIONS] Brings you to the "Options" screen.
[NEW GAME] Brings you to "Game Selection"
so you can start a new game, choosing from
the different difficulty levels - Easy, Medium,
Hard, or Expert.
[LOAD GAME] Lets you load a game that you saved in progress.
[SAVE GAME] Lets you save a game in progress.
[HELP] Lets you read the help screens.
[QUIT] Lets you quit the game.
┌──────────────────────┐
│ Options Screen │
└──────────────────────┘
[MUSIC] This slider lets you adjust
the volume of the Music.
[SFX] This slider lets you adjust
the volume of the Sound Effects.
[SPEED] These buttons (1-4) let you pick the speed at which
the game will run. 1 is smoothest, 4 is fastest.
[LIGHTS] Lets you turn the light that shades the different
sides of the pieces on or off. No real useful
purpose - just shows how cool the shading
of the different si