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BB BARRAGE EDITOR
by William Chin
DESIGNING CUSTOM GAMES
BB BARRAGE.EDT is used to create
custom versions of BB BARRAGE. Before
you run it, be sure that a copy of BB
BARRAGE is on the disk in the drive.
The edit cursor is the small
yellow block found in the upper left
corner of the screen. You can move
the cursor with the joystick plugged
into port 2. Press the fire button to
choose a command. Alternatively, you
can simply press the key which
corresponds to the command you want.
The first five commands allow you to
place various types of deflectors on
the screen. Besides the deflector
commands, the commands in the list
below can be used.
COMMAND ACTION
P -- Play the game with the current
settings.
S -- Save a screen to disk.
L -- Load a screen from disk.
C -- Clear the screen of any
barriers.
M -- toggle symmetry Mode.
O -- choose Options.
H -- show Help screen.
E -- Exit the program.
If you choose a deflector, you
can use the joystick to move it to
various parts of the screen. Press
the fire button to place a deflector.
If you press again, the deflector is
removed.
You can also use the keyboard to
place deflectors. To place a
deflector, move your cursor to the
desired screen position and press
<Shift-Q>,
<Shift-ASTERISK>
<Shift-MINUS>,
<Shift-N>, or
<Shift-M>.
<Shift-Q> is round; it deflects
the BBs randomly. The other four
deflectors are straight lines off
which the BBs bounce.
A WELL-BALANCED SCREEN
The mirror command (M) creates
symmetrical screens. When mirror mode
is on, any deflector placed on the
screen is mirrored on the screen's
three other quadrants. This makes the
process of screen design quicker and
easier.
The option command (O) lets you
change many important parameters of BB
BARRAGE. First, you can choose colors
for the background, border, puck, bbs,
and guns. Next, you're asked for the
number of goals needed to win the
game. You're also prompted for the
length of time (in seconds) before the
game enters destruct mode (enter -1 to
completely disable destruct mode).
Next, choose whether you want
friction to be on or off. If friction
is on, the puck gradually slows down
after it's hit. With friction off, the
puck keeps sliding until it's hit
again.
The next option lets you select
whether or not players take BBs from a
common pool. If you select
1 possession,
BBs that go off your side of the
screen cannot be used by your
opponent. This option puts more
strategy into the game. The number of
BBs in play is also variable. The
default number of BBs is 100. Just
remember that as the number of BBs on
the screen rises, the speed of the
game decreases.
The final question you're asked is
whether you'd like to save a custom
version of BB BARRAGE. If you respond
by pressing Y, you'll be asked for the
filename of the new program. Before
you enter one, place a formatted work
disk in the drive. Your new version of
the game can be played just like the
original. To start it, enter
load"filename",8,1
sys 49152
There are two disk commands: L and
S. The load command (L) lets you load
a screen that you created earlier; you
can use this command to load BB
SCREEN. The save command (S) saves a
screen design to disk. (be sure that a
work disk is in the drive before using
this command.)
The help command (H) displays a
help screen that lists the commands
and describes their uses. And,
finally, the exit command (E) simply
exits to basic.