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Documentation Manual For: ■ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ■ ██████ ██████ ██ ██ █████ ██████ ████████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ███ ██████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ███ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██████ ████████ ██████ █████ ██████ ██ S E A R C H F O R T H E C O L O R S T O N E S ■ ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ■ Press F1 for help Copyright (1995) William D. Rinehart ALL RIGHTS RESERVED E-Mail: WDaveR2@aol.com ■ ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────── ■ C O N T E N T S ■ ───────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────────────── ■ 1 - Notes from the Programmer PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS SHAREWARE HOW TO ORDER G-QUEST - DELUXE EDITION DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT A NOTE TO DISTRIBUTORS 2 - How to play THE COMMAND LINE THE GAME POINTING DEVICES THE MAIN MENU ■ ───────────────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────── ■ N O T E S F R O M T H E P R O G R A M M E R ■ ───────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────────────── ■ PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS G-QUEST requires a VGA monitor and at least 394 Kb of free memory to run. See your DOS documentation for assistance on optimizing memory usage. SHAREWARE G-QUEST is distributed through the Shareware concept. The author is willing to give this program to you, free of charge, in the hopes that you will like it enough to purchase the "Deluxe Edition". The essence of this distribution method is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices. Shareware provides an outstanding service to computer users, but will only continue as long as the people who write these programs are supported. Even if you don't order the "Deluxe Edition", you can help the author by sharing this program with anyone you think will enjoy it. HOW TO ORDER G-QUEST - DELUXE EDITION If you enjoy playing G-QUEST, you should consider purchasing G-QUEST - Deluxe Edition. To order, send a registration payment of $19.95 (US) to: William D. Rinehart P.O. Box 891424 Houston, TX 77289 The $19.95 registration fee will license one Deluxe Edition copy for use on any one computer at any one time. The file ORDER.FRM can be printed and used in ordering. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of G-QUEST must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "G-QUEST is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of G-QUEST." A NOTE TO DISTRIBUTORS Shareware distributors can receive a "certified authentic" copy of the G-QUEST by sending the author a self addressed, stamped envelope and $1.00 (to cover handling & the price of the disk). Thanks for your support! ■ ───────────────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────── ■ H O W T O P L A Y ■ ───────────────────────────── ■ ■ ───────────────────────────────────── ■ THE COMMAND LINE To start G-QUEST from the DOS command line: 1. Change directories to the directory which has the file GEMQ.EXE in it. 2. Type "GEMQ" and press enter. See your Windows documentation for information on installing programs in Program Manager. THE GAME Select "Information" from the Main Menu for a description of how to play this game. POINTING DEVICES Within G-QUEST, pointing devices have the following keyboard equivalents: Joystick button 1 = Left mouse button Joystick button 2 = Right mouse button Left mouse button = <ENTER> or <Y> (YES) Right mouse button = <ESC> or <N> (NO ) Move left = Left arrow key Move right = Right arrow key Move forward = Up arrow key Move back = Down arrow key THE MAIN MENU The main menu offers nine options: Information This option will bring up several screens of information about the game, how to play and how to order the "Deluxe Edition". Start a new game This option will initiate a new game. The player will be prompted for the player's name. Resume current game This option will allow a game in progress to be resumed. While a game is in progress, press <ESC> to exit to the main menu. Adjustments to game/mouse speed can be made, and the game can be resumed from where it was left. Save game This option will save a game that is in progress. A window will appear for selection of one of ten slots to save to. The entire game state is saved. Beware that this information is not written to disk until the game is exited, so be sure not to reboot the computer until you have exited the program! Restore game This option will restore a saved game. A window will appear for selection of one of ten slots to save to. The entire game state is saved. Beware that this information is not written to disk until the game is exited, so be sure not to reboot the computer until you have exited the program! View high scores This option will display the high score records. Adjust mouse speed Select this option to change the mouse setting. Three speeds are available. Sound options This menu allows the selection of three possible sound settings (Sound card, PC speaker or No sound). Quit G-QUEST Select this option so exit from the program. ■ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ■ G-stones III is another shareware game by the author of G-QUEST: *** G-stones III *** VGA Breakout *** A unique & challenging breakout style game. Up to 6 players with individual difficulty settings, 3 levels of difficulty, 43 types of bitmapped gems, 11 bitmapped backgrounds, as many as 4 moving balls at a time, 5 levels per game (20 registered), adjustable game speed, adjustable mouse speed, sound card support, and background music. The following is an excerpt from the G-STONES III Documentation Manual: ■ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ■ ██████ █████ ██████ █████ ███ ██ █████ ██████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ███ ██████ █████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ████ ███ ██████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ███ ██ ██ ██████ █████ ██ █████ ██ ██ █████ ██████ ██████████████ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██ ██████████████ ■ ──────────────────────────────────────────────── ■ Copyright (1994) William D. Rinehart ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS G-stones III requires a VGA monitor and at least 554 Kb of free memory to run. RANDOM LEVELS? G-stones III introduces the random level concept. This multiplies the challenge of the game since you never know what level will be next. You will find yourself asking, "Should I use my last excavator on this level, or will I need one for the next". This keeps the game interest level high. THE GAME The object of G-stones III is to clear all the gems on the screen and advance thru all the levels. The raw and processed gems are the only gems required to be removed before the player is advanced. With some clever paddle control, the other gems can be used to greatly increase a player's score. This section gives a description of the different types of Gems. G-stones III is a "Traditional" breakout style game and the gems provide unique obstacles which must be couquered on each level. Gem │ Description ■ ─────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────── ■ Raw & Processed gems These are the only gems that are required to be hit to complete a level. These gems have different point values, based on color. Blockers These gems cannot be destroyed, but at times they can be moved or made to disappear/reappear with switcher gems. Switchers Switchers can cause some blockers to disappear, reappear or move. Gold switchers work on gold blockers, silver switchers work on silver blockers and stone switchers work on stone blockers. Switchers also activate releasers, causing them to release any balls caught. Multi-Hit These gems must be hit four times to completely break them up. Add Ball This gem will give the player an additional ball. If the player has the maximum number of balls, a 10,000 point bonus is awarded. This bonus is multiplied by the players score multiplier. Slow Down This gem causes the ball that hits it to slow down one speed value. Each ball has it's own independent speed. Speed up This gem causes the ball that hits it to speed up one speed value. Goop on Paddle This gem puts sticky goop onto the player's paddle. When the ball hits a sticky paddle, it will stick to the paddle until the player presses <ENTER> or the left mouse button. The goop will wear off after five uses. Paddle Shorter The player's paddle will be reduced in width when this gem is hit. There are three sizes of paddles. Paddle Wider The player's paddle will become wider after this gem is hit. If the paddle is already as wide as it can be, a 10,000 point bonus is awarded. This bonus is multiplied by the player's score multiplier. Multiplier Down This gem causes the current player's score multiplier to be reduced by one. Multiplier Up This gem causes the current player's score multiplier to be increased by one. If the score multiplier has already reached the maximum value of five, a 10,000 point bonus is awarded. This bonus is multiplied by the player's score multiplier (50,000 points!). Make Power Ball This gem causes the ball that hits it to become a "Power Ball". Power balls travel straight through many gems and cause double damage to Multi-Hit gems. Get Excavator Hitting this gem will earn the player an excavator, which can be used any time the system power is on. System power is on when excavators are orange in color (see system power gems below). Activate excavators by pressing the space bar. If the player has already stored up the maximum number of five excavators, a 10,000 point bonus is awarded. This bonus is multiplied by the player's score multiplier. Bonus Points These gems are worth 5000 points. Moving Ball This gem causes another moving ball to be put into play. Moving Power Ball This gem causes a moving power ball to be put into play. Who Knows? Any type of gem can be hidden by this type of gem. Hit the gem with the ball to find out its true identity. Teleporter This gem will transport the ball to one of the other Teleporters. The movement is very quick, so watch out!. Releaser This gem will catch a ball that hits it. A new ball will be put into play, just like at the beginning of a new level. The caught ball will be released when a switcher is hit. Group Hit Hit all of these types of gems on a level to gain a 10,000 point bonus. This bonus is multiplied by the player's score multiplier. Down a Level This gem will take the current player to the beginning of the previous level. Up a Level This gem terminates the current level, and advances the player to the beginning of the next level. Wall Gems 1 & 2 These gems create a barrier which will disappear when all of these gems have been hit. System Power Hitting this gem will toggle system power. The system power state is retained from level to level. Excavators will not work when system power is off, so plan carefully!