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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Copyright (C) 1995 Rainald Menge

Toyland 0.8 for OS/2

Public Version [Beta]

The game, the documentation and the graphics are under Copyright (C) 1995 by
Rainald Menge. They may be copied only in their original form with the
copyright notice.

Please report errors of any kind to me at:

[e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   What is Toyland

o   Playing Toyland

o   Control (Menus, Toolbar)

o   Creating Your Own Levels

o   Playing HOBBES

o   Playing CHESS

o   Playing CPUs

o   Where to Find More Information

o   How to Register

o   Starting Toyland

o   Installing Toyland

o   Error Messages

o   The Music of Toyland

o   I would like to thank...


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Versions ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   This is the public demo

o   The registered version will be available in November - however this will
    still be a beta version.

o   Version 1.0 will be available by the end of the year.

o   There will be more add-ons for registered users next year (you won't have
    to pay extra money for those)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. What is Toyland? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland is a game for OS/2. It has been tested by 33 beta testers for nearly 3
months now. The game uses MMOS/2 for sound and will have music as well.
Currently you can control the game with the mouse and the keyboard but there
will be joystick control as well.

The game is Shareware. So there will be a shareware version which will feature
two states with a few levels and a registered version with all of the states /
levels. An import / export function for your own levels (they can be exchanged
via email) and free future updates (new states, level-sets).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Copyright ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland is Shareware, Copyright (C) 1995 Rainald Menge

This software is provided "AS IS". No warranty of any kind can be given for
damage caused through Toyland directly or indirectly or any other way. If the
program should prove defective, the purchaser assumes the risk of paying the
entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction and any
incidental or consequential damages. In no event will Rainald Menge be liable
for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation damages for loss of
business profits, business interruption, loss of business information and the
like) arising out of the use or the inability to use this product even if
Rainald Menge has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

 Permission to copy and distribute this software and its documentation for any
purpose and without charging more than a nominal fee for copying is hereby
granted, provided that this text and the copyright notice appear in all copies
and both appear in supporting documentation as well as the notice that this is
a beta version of Toyland.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Where to Find More Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here is information for those interested in learning more about Toyland,
exchanging experiences and levels, or obtaining the latest version.

You can check out the Toyland Web Page at

http://www.uni-koeln.de/~a0085/Toyland.html

http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro/catalog/toyland/Toyland.html

You can join The Toyland Mailing List:

To subscribe to the list send a message to

[e-mail]

(any subject).  First line of the body of the message should be:

subscribe toyland

To send to the list, address the message to

[e-mail].
However only members of the list may post - so you have to subscribe first.

You can contact me (see How to Contact the Author.)


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.5. How to Contact the Author ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can contact me via email at:

[e-mail]

You can reach me via postal mail:

Rainald Menge

Wahlscheider Str. 14

D-51109 KФln

Germany


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Playing Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can play Toyland using the keyboard or the mouse.

o   What Do You Have to Do?

o   Using the Keyboard.

o   Using the Mouse.

Related Topics:

Creating Your Own Levels


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Basic Rules ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You move T(r)oy and have to reach the bead. Every figure has 12 beads (just as
T(r)oy has), so each level has a different bead. The way to the bead is blocked
by different objects depending on the world the level belongs to:

o   HOBBES

o   CHESS

o   CPUs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Using the keyboard ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can more T(r)roy using the arrow keys. Future versions will have an extra
option to set your private keys.

 You can activate / deactivate the keyboard in the options dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. Using the Mouse ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you activate the mouse in the options dialog the pointer will change to an
arrow when moving it across the playfield. When you left-click the mouse,
T(r)oy will move in the respective direction if possible.

When mouse movement is disabled, the pointer will not change.

Related Topics:

Using the Keyboard, Placing Objects in Edit Mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Control ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This section describes various ways to control certain features of the game. It
is divided into three parts:

o   The structure of the menu

o   The buttons of the toolbar in play mode.

o   Description of the control items with their respective menu, toolbar, and
    keyboard access.

Related Topics:

Playing Toyland


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. The Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   File

    -   New...

    -   Export...

    -   Import...

    -   Options...

o   Level

    -   Next

    -   Previous

o   Player

    -   Login...

    -   Select Puppet...

o   Moves

    -   Undo

    -   Redo last move

    -   Quicksave last move

    -   Quickload last move

    -   Restart Level

o   Mode

    -   Play Mode

    -   Edit Mode

    -   Test Mode

Related Topics:

The Toolbar


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. The Toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The toolbar gives easy access to some functions. It changes depending on the
current mode.

Doubleclick one of these buttons to get more information:

Related Topics:

The Menu, The Edit Toolbar


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Description ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This chapter describes the control items.

o   Restart the current level

o   Undo last move

o   Redo last move

o   Quicksave last move

o   Quickload last move

o   Information on the current level

o   Pause the game

o   Enter edit mode

o   Enter play mode

o   Enter test mode

o   Options dialog

o   Go to the next level

o   Go to the previous  level

o   Login

o   Select Puppet

o   Create a new level

o   Export the current level

o   Import a previously exported level

Related Topics: The Menu, The Edit Toolbar


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.1. Restart ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Press the toolbar button shown above

o   Menu item Moves, Restart Level

o   Press ESC

Use this if you are stuck - e.g. when you blocked yourself so you can't move
anymore or you dropped balls you would have needed. If you move only one step
in the wrong direction use undo instead!

Toyland keeps track of the numbers of restarts you need to finish a level.
Although this is not yet shown in the statistics it will be in future versions.
So you can not only compare your times / moves but can also find out who needs
the fewest retries.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.2. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Press the toolbar button shown above

o   Menu item Moves, Undo

o   Press Backspace

This can be used if you moved too far or in the wrong direction. Toyland has a
multiple undo feature which allows undoing up to nine steps. You can also redo
undone steps.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.3. Redo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Moves, Redo

o   Press Ctrl + Backspace

Redo a previously undone step. See undo for more information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.4. Quicksave ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Moves, Quicksave

Set a marker at the current position. You can quickly return to the position
with quickload.

Note: the position is not saved to disk. It is only valid while playing one
level. It will be lost when ending Toyland or playing another level.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.5. Quickload ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Moves, Quickload

Return to a position marked with quicksave.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.6. Level Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Press the toolbar button shown above

o   Menu item Level, Information

o   Press Ctrl-i

This shows a dialog with the information on the current level. It has these
items:

o   The current world.

o   The name of the level

o   The password to access this level (not yet used)

o   The author of the level

o   The best time - if it has been finished by anybody

o   The fewest moves needed to finish - if it has been finished


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.7. Pause ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Press the toolbar button shown above

This one pauses the game until you press the button again.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.8. Edit Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Press the toolbar button shown above

o   Menu item Mode, Edit Mode

o   Press F8

This one enters the edit mode where you can design your own levels. It is only
active when you are in play mode.

See "Creating Your Own Levels" for more information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.9. Play Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Mode, Play Mode

o   Press F7

This one enters the play mode. Use this to play the levels which come with
Toyland. If you want to play your private levels use test mode instead.

Test mode will be activated when importing a level.

Play mode is the default mode when starting Toyland.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.10. Test Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Mode, Test Mode

o   Press F9

This one enters the test mode. Use this to play your private levels. To play
the levels which come with Toyland use play mode.

Test mode will be activated when importing a level.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.11. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item File, Options

Use this to open the options notebook:


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.12. Next Level ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Level, Next

o   Keyboard: PageUp

Go to the next level if you are allowed to. You are allowed to move to the next
level, if you have finished the current level before and you are not in the
final level of a mission (the final level is always level 12).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.13. Previous Level ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Level, Previous

o   Keyboard: PageDown

Go to the previous level if you are not in the first level of a set.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.14. Login ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Player, Login

Use this to change the current player or add another player. If your name is on
the list simply click on the name in the listbox (you may also enter your name
in the entryfield). If this is your first time in Toyland type your name in the
entryfield and press the Add button.

Related topics:

Login Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.15. Select Puppet ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Player, Select Puppet

This is used to select the puppet you want to rescue. For each puppet you have
to finish 12 levels and one final level - you might find secret levels as well.

Both - secret and final levels - are not yet available!

Related topics:

Select Puppet Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.16. New Level ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Menu item Level, New...

o   Keyboard F2

Create a new level. You can set the size of the playfield, select the world,
give a name and password for the level as well as your name. However you will
only be able to save the level in the registered version. See "Creating Your
Own Levels" for more information.

Related Topics:

Creating Your Own Levels, New / Export Dialog


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.17. Export Level ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Registerd version only!

o   Menu item Level, Export...
This is used to export a private level to a file.

 You can change the name, author, and password of the level at this point -
however you can't change the size or world of the level (of course!).

 The files generated are flat ASCII (7-bit) - so you can easily send them via
email. This gives you the opportunity to echange levels with other people on
the internet - one good place would be the Toyland mailing list.

Future version will have a mission editor where you can combine your own (or
your friends') levels to create rescue missions (12 levels make one rescue
mission).

 Related topics:

 New / Export Dialog, Import Level


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3.18. Import Level ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Registerd version only!

o   Menu item Level, Import...
This is used to import private levels. See Export  for more information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Creating Your Own Levels ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland is not limited to the levels which come with the game. You are free to
create your own levels in an easy way by using the built in editor. In the
registered version you can export these levels to 7-bit encoded files. You can
import these levels later, create your own rescue missions combining your
levels with the built in set, or give your levels to your friends. You can even
email your levels to other people since they use 7-bit ASCII. If you chose to
join the Toyland mailing list, you can exchange your levels with all members of
the list - and receive the levels other people created.

o   Entering edit mode

o   The toolbar in edit mode


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Entering the Edit Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To enter the edit mode do one of the following:

o   Press the toolbar button shown above

o   Select the menu item Mode, Edit Mode

o   Press F8


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. The Edit Toolbar ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you enter the edit mode the toolbar changes. The toolbar objects shown
will be specific to the level you are using. The right-most button is used to
select the eraser.

To select an object simply press the respective button. Some buttons have a
small right triangle in the bottom right corner (e.g. the arrows) - hold the
right button on these buttons to get a popup menu with more items (there are 12
different arrows for example).

Select from the toolbars below to get the description of the respective object.

Edit toolbar for HOBBES:

Edit toolbar for CHESS:

Edit toolbar for CPUs:


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.1. T(r)oy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is your figure, Troy. When you create your own level you always need him -
and he may only be once in a level. That means you cannot simply place another
object on Troy - first you have to move him to another square. When you place
Troy he will disappear from the old position. (The same goes for the goal).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.2. The goal ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the goal - a bead. You cannot change the way it looks since it depends
on the level being played. When you create your own level you always need
exactly one goal. You are not allowed to simply put another object on the goal
- first you have to move it to another square. When you place the goal it will
disappear from the old position (the same goes for Troy).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.3. The Eraser ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Only available in Edit Mode!

Use this to delete objects from the playfield. Simply click on an item to
delete it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Placing and Deleting Objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To place the selected object (from the toolbar) simply left-click on the
desired square. The current square will be highlited. To erase an object, first
select the eraser from the toolbar and left-click on the object you want to
delete.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. HOBBES ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Holes or Balls Being Everywhere State HOBBES

o   The State HOBBES

o   Objects in HOBBES


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. The State HOBBES ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

HOBBES is fun for the puppets who like ball games. Here they find balls, holes
to put them in and arrows to slide. Since many balls have been stolen from this
state certain rooms were closed with doors (but some keys lie around
everywhere...). The greatest problem of this world are those little pools of
water which are a result of holes in the roofs (which can be found in many
gymnasiums).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Objects in HOBBES ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The edit toolbar has all the objects of HOBBES. Doubleclick an item to get the
respective description!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.1. Walls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Walls can not be passed, can not be crossed, will not disappear. Actually they
are simply there to block your movement.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.2. Doors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Doors can only be passed with a key - but since the government of HOBBES used
the same lock on every door any key opens any door.

There are two type of doors - horizontal and vertical doors. They can only be
passed in the right direction, i.e. either left or right (vertical doors) or up
or down (horizontal doors).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.3. Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Keys are used to open the doors. When you move to a place with a key you will
pick it up if you aren't carrying one already. If you already have a key you
can pick up other keys later. You can enter squares with keys in that case -
but won't have more than one key at a time. Balls can not be moved to keys.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.4. Arrows ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Arrows can only be entered from the tail and will be left at the head - if
there is no blocking object. If there is, you can leave them in any direction
you desire. Balls can be pushed on arrows. They will move until they leave the
arrow or are blocked. Keep track of the balls lying on arrows because even if a
ball is on an arrow path, the arrow remains active and can only be entered from
it's tail. However if a ball is blocked on an arrow it can be pushed away (from
the tail only) - e.g. if a ball is blocked on an arrow going from down to right
you can push it up. Blocked balls will move away as soon as the blocking object
disappears - e.g. if a ball is blocked by a key it will continue to move as
soon as you take the key and leave the square.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.5. Balls ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Balls can be pushed to - and only to:

o   Empty squares

o   Arrow tails (see arrow description for more info)

o   Open doors

o   Holes - in which they will drop

You can only move one ball at a time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.6. Holes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Holes can not be entered - but you can drop a ball into a hole which makes it
behave like an empty square. Only one ball per hole please.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.7. Water ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Water - well - puppets don't like water but they don't really refuse to cross
it - however they will leave the square at once in the direction they are
moving (if possible - if not they are so confused that they don't leave it in
another direction even if possible so you will have to help T(r)oy decide in
which direction to continue). Balls can not be pushed into water! That's weird
but true.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. CHESS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Chess Has Everyone Stimulated State (CHESS)

o   The State CHESS

o   Objects in CHESS


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. The State CHESS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

CHESS is the only monarchy in Toyland. Although it is part of the Toyland
federation it has it's own laws. One of this laws (which is not accepted by the
federation) has the following text:

ї 739(a) Any item that does not belong to a citizen of CHESS is property of the
king

There is more than one king in CHESS and they simply take what they find. That
makes it hard to regain lost treasures...

The citizens of CHESS behave like chess-pieces but they won't capture each
other.

While there are some rooms in which you only have to free the way to the bead
there are others where you have to take care of the king(s). They can be
stalemated (however they won't give up - as soon as they can move they will
continue their way).

Note:

The chess pieces have been taken and modified from a POV-Ray picture by Ville
Saari - with his kind permission. Thanks, Ville!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Objects in CHESS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The edit toolbar has all the objects of CHESS. Doubleclick an item to get the
respective description!



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.1. White Pawns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The white pawns can be moved one square up - they can not be pushed down, to
the right or left.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.2. Black Pawns ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Black pawns can be moved one square down - they can not be pushed up, to the
right or left.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.3. White Knights ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

White knights can jump and will always jump two squares forward and one step to
the right. That is if you stand left of it and move it it will move two squares
to the right and one square down. They can jump over other items but the target
has to be an empty square.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.4. Black Knights ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Black knights do the same as white knights but will jump two squares forward
and one step to the left - e.g when you stand left of it and move it, it will
move two squares to the right and one square up.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.5. Rooks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Rooks (black and white) will move until they hit another figure or the border.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2.6. Kings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Kings can not be moved or passed. They try to steal the bead. Although they do
not respect the rules of the federation of Toyland, they respect the rules of
CHESS. So they will only move when you move any figure, and they will only move
one square each time - but they can move in all eight directions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. CPUs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Circuits Press U State (CPUs)

o   The State CPUs

o   Objects in CPU


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. The State CPUs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the state of blink and beep. Remember the times playing around with
those little LEDs and buttons? When 0101 + 0001 was 0110? Well the puppets
prefer different mathematics. They rather tend to do it this way: RED + GREEN =
YELLOW. And CPU is where they play around with those colorful buttons and LEDs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Objects in CPU ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The edit toolbar has all the objects of CHESS. Doubleclick an item to get the
respective description!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.1. LEDs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The LEDs will change from up to down and vice versa when pressing any button
that contains the right color. Look at the color table.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.2. Buttons ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The buttons can be pushed - however they will come up as soon as they have been
pressed so you can not stand on a button. If possible you will be thrown to the
next square - if this one is blocked you will be thrown to the square you came
from.

The buttons will change the LEDs as soon as they have been pressed so if you
enter a red button which has a lowered LED behind it you will be thrown back
because the LED comes up as soon as you enter the button thereby blocking your
way. The only way to leave a button to left or right is when the way behind the
button is blocked and the way back gets blocked when you push the button, e.g.
when you enter a button at a wall from the LED which matches the button's
color.

Look at the the color table to see which button colors match which LED colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Colors in CPU ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The colors match as follows:


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Dialogs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Login

o   Options

o   Puppet Selection

o   New Level and Export Level

o   Level Information


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Login Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this dialog to change the current player or add another player.

o   The entryfield has the name of the current player. Enter a new name and
    press the Add button to add a new player. You can also type the name of a
    different player to select him or her.

o   The listbox contains all available players. Select a player to make him or
    her active. If you do so the name in the entryfield will change.

o   Press OK to accept the current player.

o   Press Add To add the name from the entryfield to the player list. If the
    name is already in the list it will be selected in the listbox and become
    active.

o   The Delete button is reserved for future use when each player will have a
    personal password. You will be able to delete players from the list with
    this button.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Options Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The options notebook has various pages:

o   Sound

o   Control

o   Speed

o   Dialogs


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.1. Sound Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Sound checkbox: select if you want to have sound

o   Moving sound checkbox: select if you want to have sound with every move.
    This one is disabled when sound is switched off.

o   Sound volume slider: set volume for all sounds

o   Music checkbox: enables / disables music

o   Music volume slider: set volume for the music


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.2. Control Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Keyboard checkbox: use the arrow keys to move T(r)oy

o   Mouse checkbox: use the mouse to move T(r)oy

o   Joystick checkbox: enables / disables the joystick.  If enabled the game
    will prompt for calibration.
Hint: if you want to recalibrate the joystick disable the joystick and enable
it again.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.3. Speed Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Use the slider to set the animation speed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2.4. Dialogs Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   Startup checkbox: Show the startup dialog each time. It can only be
    deselected in the registered version.

o   Login checkbox: Show the login dialog when starting Toyland. If this is
    deselected the last active player will start the game.

o   No sound warning checkbox: Show a warning if the sound device is not ready.
    If you don't have a soundcard deselect this option or you will always get a
    warning. If you have a soundcard you might want to see the warning when the
    sound device is not ready.

o   Joystick warning checkbox: show a warning if the joystick or the joydriver
    is not available. Disable this if you don't want to use a joystick at all.

o   Graphics warning checkbox: Show a warning if the requested graphics DLL is
    not found. The requested  DLL is either the autodetected or the one given
    by a parameter.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Puppet Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

o   To select a puppet use the slider on the top of the dialog. As you change
    your selection the picture. will change and so will the description of the
    puppet and the

o   The picture shows the puppet to rescue.

o   The text under the picture gives a short description of the puppet and the
    levels to expect.

o   If you did not register Toyland yet all but the first puppet will have the
    additional text "Registered version only" (Click here for information on
    how to register Toyland).

o   Press the OK button to rescue the selected puppet. The button will be
    disabled for all puppets but Sharee Ware in the non registered version.

o   Press Cancel to continue the current rescue mission.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. New / Export Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you create a new level or export the current level the same dialog comes
up but the fields for level size and world are disabled in the export dialog.

o   Type the title of the level in the title entryfield.

o   Type the password (for future use) for the level in the password entryfield

o   Enter your name in the author entryfield.

o   (New level dialog only) Set the size of the playfield in the columns and
    rows entryfield

o   (New level dialog only) Select the world (state) for the new level in the
    worlds listbox.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. Level Information Dialog. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The level information dialog shows:

o   The current world.

o   The name of the current level

o   The password to access this level (for future use)

o   The author of the level

o   The best time - if it has been finished by anybody

o   The fewest moves to finish - if it has been finished


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Registering Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland is Shareware. So there is a Shareware version which features some of
the levels and features available and a Full Version which has more levels and
features.

When you register Toyland you get a private registration code which enables all
features of Toyland. The registration is valid for all future versions of
Toyland.

The registration fee for Toyland is 25 US$ / 37 DM

o   Cash or Eurocheque registration

o   Register from Germany

o   World wide: register via BMT Micro (credit cards, cheques, etc.)

 It is illegal to use a registration code you did not pay for. If you come
across an illegal registration file please mail it to me so I can block that
code in future versions. Your help will be appreciated and I will not hold it
against you! I am a private software developer and this is no product from a
big company so you actually will hurt somebody by pirating the game. Please be
fair!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Cash or Eurocheque order ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Send Cash or a Eurocheque (37 DM) via registered mail (Einschreiben) to:

Rainald Menge

Wahlscheider Str. 14

D-51109 KФln

Germany

Please include your full name - required for the registration code.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Register from Germany ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Innerhalb Deutschlands kann per BankБberweisung oder -einzahlung bezahlt
werden. Bitte 37,- DM auf eines der folgenden Konten zahlen:

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oder:

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Als Verwendungszweck geben Sie bitte Toyland-Registrierung und Ihren Name an.

Bitte senden Sie mir in Ihrem eigenen Interess bei Ъberweisung zusДtzlich eine
email oder einen Brief, da der Absender nicht immer vollstДndig erkennbar ist!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.3. Register via BMT Micro ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

BMT Micro offers various ways to register Toyland:

Mail Orders To:

BMT Micro

PO Box 15016

Wilmington, NC 28408

U.S.A.

Voice Orders:

9:00am - 7:00pm EST (-5 GMT)

[phone] (orders only)

[phone]

Fax Orders:

[phone]  24 hours / 7 Days
Online Orders via modem:

[phone]  10 lines, all 14.4K

[phone]  Direct 28.8K line

Orders via telnet:

bmt.wilmington.net

Ordering and general ordering questions:

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accepted:

Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Diners, American Express, Money Order, Cashiers
Check, Personal Check.

BMT Micro also accepts cash (USD, DM and sterling) but please send via
registered mail.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Starting Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you run Toyland from and OS/2 window make
sure to start the game from the Toyland directory,
i.e. the directory which has the executable.

If you create your own WPS object for Toyland make
sure to set the Working Directory to the directory
which has the executable.

If you prefer to run the installer it will create a
folder with a program object for you. This object
already has the correct settings.

Toyland examines your system so you do not have to set any system values for
color depths, availability of MMOS/2, etc.
However you can use parameters when starting Toyland to overide the defaults.



ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.1. Parameters ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland accepts these parameters:

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Γöé-256        Γöéalways 256     Γöé
Γöé            Γöécolor mode     Γöé
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Γöé-hicolor    Γöéalways hicolor Γöé
Γöé            Γöémode           Γöé
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.2. Graphics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland comes with two DLLs for graphics:

o   graphhi.dll has hicolor (65k colors) graphics.

o   graph256.dll has 256 color graphics.

Toyland detects the number of colors and tries
to load the respective dll so normally you don't
have to worry about choosing the correct graphics. However you can override the
detection with parameters when starting Toyland.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11.3. MMOS/2 ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Toyland checks if MMOS/2 is installed on your system. It does not require
MMOS/2 however it will neither have sound nor music when MMOS/2 is not installed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Installing Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Although you don't need to install Toyland it has some advantages:

o   WPS objects are created for your

o   You may install the files you want. So you can exclude certain files from
    the installation, e.g. if you never run OS/2 in hicolor you may spare some
    disk space by not installing the hicolor dll.

o   By using IBM's standard install programm Toyland has a service level when
    installed thus you can easily update Toyland with a new version.

o   The install programm offers a choice to delete the product (i.e. Toyland)
    from your system. This deletes the files (of course only those installed -
    not those from the source of installation) and the WPS objects.

To start the install utility simply type install from the base directory of the
unzipped files. You will have to choice the components you want to install. You
need the following files:

o   The executables

o   At least one of the graphics packages

o   The levels (you don't actually need those but you can only use private
    levels when not installing the level data)

Make sure that you either keep the install utility or any other similar utility
(e.g. the one from Visual Age) to remove Toyland (if you really should ever
choose to delete it from your system ;-)

Toyland does not change the system or user profile (os2.ini / os2sys.ini) or
your config.sys. So you can easily remove Toyland manually by deleting the
files and WPS objects. However if you choose to use the install utility to
install Toyland I strongly recommend to use the same utility to remove it.
Future version might change system settings.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1. Uninstalling Toyland ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To uninstall Toyland rerun the install utility and select
Delete and Reinstall. Remove all packages but do not reinstall any.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2. Installing additional components ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To install additional components simply rerun the install utility and select
those components you want to add.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.3. Updating / Installing new version ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To update your Toyland version with a newer simply run the install utility from
the new version and either select Update Product or Delete and Reinstall.

Reinstalling may be the better choice since some files may not be in new
versions but will not be deleted from your harddisk if simply updating.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Errors and Warnings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

    o   Graphics

    -   xxx.dll not found - using yyy.dll instead

    -   No graphics library found!

    -   Toyland needs at least 256 colors!

    o   Sound

    -   Sound device not ready!

    -   Could not connect to MMOS/2!

    o   Joystick

    -   Warning: Joystick not ready!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.1. Graphics Warning: missing dll ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Message:

o   graph256.dll not found using graphhi.dll instead

o   graphhi.dll not found using graph256.dll instead

What happens?
Toyland wants to load a DLL which is not installed on your system so it uses
the alternative DLL instead.

Reason:
Usually this warning occurs if you:

o   did not install a DLL because you thought you would not use it anyway but
    changed the system settings to a higher or lower color depths.

o   did not install the hicolor DLL to save disk space and did not run Toyland
    with the -256 parameter.

Workaround:
Do one of the following:

o   install the additional DLL.

o   start Toyland with either -hicolor or -256 to override color detection

o   disable Graphics Warning in the Options Dialog.

o   simply ignore the warning. However if you run your system in 256 colors and
    Toyland uses the hicolor DLL the graphics will look damaged - the other way
    round is no problem at all just not that good looking.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.2. Graphics Error: no graphics library found! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Message:
No graphics library found!

What happened?
Toyland does not find any graphics DLL.

Reason:
This error occurs if:

o   no graphics DLL has been installed.

o   Toyland is started from another directory than the base directory (the one
    with the Toyland executable)

Workaround:
If you did not install any graphics DLL do so.
Start Toyland from the directory where the executable (Toyland.exe) can be
found. If you start from a program object set the working directory to that
base directory.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.3. Graphics Error: too few colors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Message:
Toyland needs at least 256 colors!

Reason:
Toyland needs 256 or more colors to run. It will not run with 16 colors.

Workaround:
Set your system to at least 256 colors.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.4. Sound Warning: could not connect to MMOS/2! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Message:
Could not connetc to MMOS/2.

What happened?
Loading the Toysound.DLL failed.

Reason:
This warning can have these reasons:

o   You did not install sound or deleted the Toysound.DLL.

o   Your computer does not have MMOS/2 installed.

Workaround:
If you do not want to have sound and music, disable the MMOS/2 warning in the
options dialog.

If you do want to hear sound you do have to install MMOS/2 for your OS/2 system
and the sound component for Toyland. If the latter is missing do install it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.5. Sound Warning: sound device not ready! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Message:
Warning: Sound device not ready!

What happened?
Toyland failed to get access to a sound device.

Reasons:
This can have one of the following reasons:

o   you do not have a sound device

o   the sound device is blocked by another application.

Workaround:
If the sound device is blocked free it before running Toyland.

If you do not have a sound device you might want to disable this warning in the
options dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13.6. Joystick Warning: Joystick not ready! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Message:
Warning: Joystick not ready!

What happened?
Toyland failed to get access to the joystick.

Reasons:
This can have one of the following reasons:

o   you do not have a joystick installed

o   the joystick driver is not installed

Workaround:
Install the driver if this is the problem.

If you do not have a joystick or do not want to install the driver you might
want to disable this warning in the options dialog.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. The Music ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

I have collected songs from various artists for Toyland.

Here is a list of the songs, the composers, and midi authors.

Music in Hobbes:

o   Hobbes1.mid:

    Title:  Unknown (yes this is the title ;-)

    Composer: Van-Lam Nguyen

    Midi by: Van-Lam Nguyen

o   Hobbes2.mid:

    Title:  Opposite Sides - Part 1

    Composer: Van-Lam Nguyen

    Midi by: Van-Lam Nguyen

    o   Hobbes3.mid:

    Title:  Endless

    Composer: Van-Lam Nguyen

    Midi by: Van-Lam Nguyen
Music in Chess:

    o   Chess1.mid:

    Title: Ballade in F major, Op 38.

    Composer: F. Chopin

    Midi by: Robert Finley
Music in CPU:

    o   CPU1.mid:

    Title: Showman's Fancy

    Traditional

    Midi by: Babyduck

    o   CPU2.mid:

    Title: Miss Monohan

    Traditional

    Midi by: Babyduck

    o   CPU3.mid:

    Title: Stack of Barley

    Traditionl

    Midi by: Babyduck

    o   CPU4.mid:

    Title: Black Velvet Band

    Traditional

    Midi by: Babyduck


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14.1. Midi Authors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here is a list of the authors whose songs are used in Toyland:

o   Babyduck ([e-mail]) did the Irish folk songs used in CPU.

o   Robert Finley ([e-mail]) did the classical Chopin tune used
    in Chess

o   Van-Lam Nguyen ([e-mail]) composed (!) the songs used in
    Hobbes.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. I would love to thank... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

My family for their patience,

The beta testers of Toyland,

The web-page maintainers who put a link to the Toyland page on their page

GNU for doing a great compiler and editor,

Eberhard Mattes for porting them to OS/2,

The POV-Ray team for creating a great free raytracer,

Michael Plate for porting POV-Ray to OS/2,

Ville Saari for giving me the permission to use his chess sources for POV-Ray,

Daniel Ginsberg for his help with this online help,

All who encouraged me after reading my web page,

All registered users for supporting