This game, based on the classic Sokoban game, puts you into a 3-D puzzle from a first-person perspective. It is challenging and addictive. For more information on how to play the game, see the accompanying manual.
System Requirements
Sokoban 3D requires System 7 or higher and Color Quickdraw. It is a fat application so it will run on 68K Macs and native on PowerMacs. It requires at least 256 colors to run. Because of the graphically-intensive nature of the game, it requires at least 1.5 megs of RAM, but 3 megs is recommended to avoid any possible complications. On older Macs, like those with a 68030 or earlier processor, the game may run a bit slowly but it should still work (I've tested it on a IIci running System 7.1 and it works fine).
If you are using Sokoban 3D on a high-resolution monitor with, for instance, millions or trillions of colors, and the game crashes, you should increase the memory allocated to Sokoban 3D using the Finder's Get Info window.
What's New
Sokoban 3D 1.0.1 is a minor update. There have been very few bug reports since the first release, and all (one) of them were due to memory problems. This version fixes those memory problems.
In addition, Sokoban 3D 1.0.1 now stores more data in text format so as to be compatible with Franz Stadler's excellent "Sokoban Level Editor," which is a HyperCard program that allows you to design your own levels for various implementations of Sokoban. Franz Stadler can be reached at <fstadler@access.ch>. In addition, his Sokoban 3D-compatible Level Editor will soon be available on the Sokoban 3D home page (see "How to Contact Me" below for the URL).
I also managed to eliminate the annoying flicker that was occurring at the edge of the screen when turning right and left.
There was also a little buglet where it didn't update the displayed number of moves and number of pushes when starting a new level until after your first move. I fixed that.
Price
I hope you like Sokoban 3D, find it fun and addictive, and will support my efforts to write more good software for the Macintosh by paying the shareware fee.
Sokoban 3D has the following pricing:
• Single User License: US$15
• Site License: US$200
• World-Wide License: US$1000
A single user license applies to one person. A site license covers all locations for your organization within a 160 km (100 mile) radius of your site. With a site license you don't need to keep track of how many people at your site are using the software. A World-Wide license covers all locations for your organization on the planet.
How to Register
There are now two alternative ways to Register Sokoban 3D. If you have access to the world wide web and use a browser that supports forms (and, optionally, secure transactions), you can register directly online with a major credit card. Go to the Sokoban 3D home page for more information. The Sokoban 3D home page is located at:
http://www.stratos.net/shareware/Sokoban/
If it's been more than a few months since this Read Me file was written (January 1997), there's a slight possibility that the Sokoban 3D web page will have moved. If so, and you can't find the new page using a search engine, you can always contact me at gherrick@kagi.com to get the updated URL.
In addition to online registration, you can also use the Register program that accompanies Sokoban 3D. Open the Register program. Enter your name, your e-mail address, and the number of single user licenses you desire (or site or world-wide licenses). Save or Copy or Print the data from the Register program and send the data and payment to Kagi Shareware. Kagi Shareware handles my payment processing.
If paying with Credit Card or First Virtual, you can email or fax the data to Kagi Shareware. Their email address is shareware@kagi.com and their fax number is +1 510 652-6589. You can either Copy the data from Register and paste into the body of an e-mail message or you can Save the data to a file and attach that file to an e-mail message. There is no need to compress the data file; it's already pretty small. If you have a fax modem, just Print the data to the Kagi fax number.
Payments sent via e-mail are processed within 3 to 4 days. You will receive an e-mail acknowledgment when it is processed. Payments sent via fax take up to 10 days and if you provide a correct internet e-mail address you will receive an e-mail acknowledgment.
If paying with Cash or US$ Check you should print the data using the Register application and send it to the address shown on the form, which is:
Kagi Shareware
1442-A Walnut Street #392-HG
Berkeley, California 94709-1405
USA
You can pay with a wide variety of cash from different countries but at present if you pay via check, it must be a check drawn in US Dollars. Kagi Shareware cannot accept checks in other currencies, the conversion rate for a non-US$ check is around US$15 per check and that's not practical considering that Sokoban 3D costs US$15.
The Invoice option is for companies with purchasing departments. If that's you, then enter all the data, print three copies of the form, and send it to your accounts payable people. They must include a copy of the form with their payment.
Please do not fax or e-mail forms that indicate Cash, Check, or Invoice as the payment method. These need to be sent through the postal mail with payment. Payments sent via postal mail take time to reach Kagi Shareware and then up to 10 days for processing.
You may copy and distribute Sokoban 3D but you may not sell it for profit. If you want to include it in a shareware/freeware collection, contact me at the e-mail address below. If you distribute it in any way, you must include this "Read Me" file, the manual, and the Register program along with it.
Use Sokoban 3D at your own risk. I make no warranties as to performance of merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. No warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose is offered. I will not be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use or misuse of Sokoban 3D. Some of these exclusions or limitations may not apply in all jurisdictions.
In other words, if the program does something weird, like damages a file or disk, I am not legally responsible. However, if it does do something weird, I'd like to know so I can try to fix it in future versions. Please send bug reports to the e-mail address below.
How to Contact Me
If you find a bug, have comments, or just want to say hi, my e-mail address is gherrick@kagi.com. I also have some pages on the world-wide-web. My general web page is located at:
http://www.stratos.net/shareware/
The Sokoban 3D page, which will always contain the latest information and links for downloading the latest versions, is located at:
http://www.stratos.net/shareware/Sokoban/
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Anandaroop Roy for testing and graphic design help. Thanks to Scott Lindhurst, Ingemar Ragnemalm, and Jason Townsend for making a great game available on the Mac (classic Sokoban). While I didn't use any of their source code, I got some good organizational ideas from their versions of Sokoban.
Thanks to Franz Stadler for persistently encouraging me to finally do an update for Sokoban 3D after almost a year of neglect. Thanks to Kent Sorensen for a detailed bug report. Thanks to Taylor Martin for pointing out the flicker.
Version History
January 1997
Sokoban 3D 1.0.1 fixes a potential crashing bug with offscreen memory allocation, eliminates some flicker, provides support for Franz Stadler's "Sokoban Level Editor," and fixes a little buglet having to do with not updating the displayed numbers of moves and pushes when loading a new level.
March 1996
Sokoban 3D 1.0 is the first public release of Sokoban 3D.
Other Programs
Here's a few of my other programs:
•Finder Windows: Have you ever wished that the Finder had a simple "Window" menu like many other applications? Finder Windows is an extension that adds a "Window" menu to the Finder. You can now see a list of all the Finder's open windows, choose among them, stack them, and arrange them. Finder Windows is available at Info-Mac and other popular Macintosh shareware archives. The latest version (as of the writing of this ReadMe file) is 1.2.
•KeyCommander: Don't you hate it when applications don't have command-key equivalents for some frequently-used menu items? KeyCommander is a control panel that lets you fix that problem by allowing you to add command-key equivalents to applications. And it does all of this in RAM without directly modifying the applications themselves. It features a snazzy user interface. Available at Info-Mac and other popular Macintosh shareware archives, the latest version (as of the writing of this ReadMe file) is 1.0.
•File Merger: This is a small drag-and-drop utility that merges together the data forks of files such as text files. It is useful if you download binhexed segments off of Usenet, work with large text-based data files, and other things. It is available at Info-Mac and other popular Macintosh shareware archives. The latest version (as of the writing of this ReadMe file) is 1.1.
•Addiction Manager: This is a program that helps people manage their addictions to computer games or other stuff (like the internet). It is available at Info-Mac and other popular Macintosh shareware archives. The latest version (as of the writing of this ReadMe file) is 1.0.1.
"Apple," "Macintosh," and "HyperCard" are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. "Finder" is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Other brand names and software titles mentioned in this file are trademarks of their respective owners.
