Included among the colored blocks are time bomb blocks which will explode after the timer reaches zero. The time bomb will eliminate any blocks in the eight spaces directly around it. Any blocks that are directly eliminated by the bomb will not count towards your points or blocks removed. Any matches that are made as a result of the explosion, will.

Occasionally you will also come across a black piece with a red diamond in the center. This piece is the "super" piece. The super piece acts the same as any other colored piece except for the fact that it can be matched with any color.

The game of Kaggz also features a large red meter on the left side of the gaming screen. While playing, the meter is constantly rising (speed depends on the level). When the meter reaches the top, a random number of blocks will rain down adding to your stack. The meter can be decreased by eliminating blocks. The higher the level you are on, the larger the amount that will be decremented from the meter after eliminating bricks.

After you eliminate two hundred bricks, you'll move on to the next level which will increase the speed of the meter. Obviously, if your stack reaches the top of the screen, you lose. You're better off trying to remove a large number of blocks at a time rather than the basic three since you'll not only score a lot higher (combo points) but you'll also score your points before the game reaches unplayable speeds.

In Addition:

- High score can be reset by deleting the "score.dat" file in the data folder.
- Kaggz 4.0 can be skinned by editing "skin.bmp" in the images folder.
- If the game runs too fast/slowly, try lowering/raising your monitor's color depth through Window's display properties.

CONTROLS:

Left Arrow = Move Left
Right Arrow = Move Right
Up/Down Arrow = Rotate
Spacebar = Drop
P = Pause
ESC = Quit

SETTING UP A MULTIPLAYER GAME:

Multiplayer mode in Kaggz 4.0 supports two players playing independently on two separate computers. The two computers must have a means to connect, either a LAN (Local Area Network) or active connections to the internet will work. The IP address of one of the computers must be known. If you are connected to the internet or part of a corporate/school network, there are many ways to find out your IP address. For example, this page will display your IP address. If you have a home network, you must assign your computer's IP address. (I will not explain how to do this here...if you have your own network, you should already know how!!) Both computers must also have Kaggz 4.0 installed.

*Please keep in mind that multiplayer in Kaggz 4.0 is still under development but is completely functional in this release. That being said, the steps to setup a multiplayer game are listed below for each computer.

Computer 1:

To setup a game, computer 1 has to first wait for a connection. In order to do this, computer 1, has to start Kaggz 4.0 and click "Start" (leaving the IP text box blank). Once the game has started, pressing "W" will put Kaggz into waiting mode. This is all computer 1 has to do, but it must be done first.

Computer 2:

Start Kaggz 4.0 on computer 2 and enter computer 1's IP address into the text box (Be sure to include the periods!) and then click "Start". After the game starts, press "C" to connect to the IP address you specified. If you see a message that says "Connected!" in the multiplayer console, you have succeeded.

Following this, there will be various numbers appearing in the console which represent data being transferred. That's it!! If you see a message that says "Trying", followed by the IP address you specified, it means that the computer is not able to connect to that IP address. If this is the case, you must restart Kaggz and try the procedure again. If you get a message that says "Disconnected!", it means that one of the computers has exited the multiplayer game. If you then wish to restart the multiplayer game, you will have to start the game over completely on both computers.

In Addition:

- If you are behind a firewall, you may not be able to connect to games outside your network.
- Only the person who pauses the game in multiplayer may unpause it.

CONTROLS:

W = Wait for a connection
C = Connect to an IP address

Occasionally, falling pieces may get stuck and cause a continuous increase in points. - Hopefully this bug has been fixed, but if you still encounter it, please let me know.

Speed issues are somewhat a problem on different machines. (Most can be corrected by installing
the latest version of Directx from www.microsoft.com/directx or adjusting your monitor's display settings.)

Please report any other bugs and what you did to encounter them to kaggz1227@yahoo.com

3.12 IMPROVEMENTS:

- Music now plays on all versions of Windows.
- Sound is now implemented using the updated version of GAudio.

3.1 IMPROVEMENTS:

- Combo meter is no longer effected by bombs.
- Added an explosion sound effect.
- Brick falling speed now remains the same on all levels.

3.0 IMPROVEMENTS:

- Now uses Directx for sound and graphics.
- Full screen graphics.
- Fixed drop piece bug.
- Better looking pieces and background.
- Adjusted speeds & levels.
- Added piece preview.
- Eliminated intro screen.
- Added time bombs.

1.0-3.0 IMPROVEMENTS:

- A lot of stuff I'm not going to bore you with.