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World Class Leaderboard Course Architect The COURSE ARCHITECT is a versatile and fun to use feature that will let you create your own golf course or modify an existing course. Building a course from scratch is a fairly ambitious undertaking, but is very rewarding. We suggest that you practice using the ARCHITECT by modifying one of the existing championship courses. Be sure to SAVE your course often so that a crash or power outage will not cost you hours of hard work. Although the ARCHITECT is very easy to use, it is also very powerful. Please read this manual carefully to get the most enjoyment out of designing courses. USING THE ARCHITECT LOADING THE ARCHITECT Turn on the computer and insert the KICKSTART 1.2 VERSION into the disk drive. When the screen asks for a workbench, insert the program disk into the disk drive. When the program disk has loaded, double click the left mouse button on the GOLF icon. Double click on the ARCH icon in the GOLF WINDOW. When the LOAD COURSE WINDOW comes up, click left mouse button on the course of your choice. (The course name should appear in the FILE WINDOW.) Then click in the LOAD WINDOW. The ARCHITECT is 'COURSE ORIENTED', meaning that an entire course is opened (loaded into memory) at one time. You can make changes to individual holes, rearrange holes, or bring in single holes from another course. But these changes exist only in the memory of the machine. You must save your new or modified COURSE to disk, before you load another course or exit the ARCHITECT, or your changes will be lost. POLYGONS AND TREES - BUILDING BLOCKS You have two basic building blocks to work with when creating a hole: POLYGONS and TREES. POLYGONS: Polygons are multi-sided figures that represent a region or area on the ground. 4 sided /-----\ 5 sided /\ 3 sided /\ polygon / \ polygon / \ polygon / \ /---------\ |---/ /----\ Polygons can be filled with fairway grass, sand, water, or putting green and can be changed (refilled) at any time. |-----------| |-----------| |------------| |------------| |\ | Green | | Yellow | | Blue | | Lt. Green | | |-----------| |-----------| |------------| |------------| Fairway Grass Sand Water Putting Green 1 NOTE: Any area that is not fairway grass, sand, water, or putting green is considered ROUGH. There are 20 initial polygon shapes to choose from. Also, since polygons can be overlayed, resized, rotated, and flipped, there are few shapes that cannot be produced. TREES: When designing a course, you can place up to 192 trees on each hole, and each tree can be a different height. (Within maximum and minimum limits). TREE GROUPS: Each course is assigned one of 4 TREE GROUPS and within each group are 4 TREE TYPES. Tree Group # 1 Tree Group # 2 Tree Group # 3 Tree Group # 4 Although there are 16 total types of trees, any course can utilize only one group at a time. For example, you can assign Tree Group # 3 to Cypress Creek instead of Tree Group # 1, but you would still only have 4 trees to choose from. Existing trees would change from group 1 to group 3. Tree heights would adjust (if necessary) so as not to exceed the maximum height allowed for the particular tree type. Famous Courses disk will contain additional tree groups. 2 HOLES While using the ARCHITECT you have access to all 18 holes at anytime. Simply click on the appropriate radio button for that hole. The buttons are located at the far right edge of the screen. As each new button is selected, the MAIN and ZOOm WINDOWS will display the corresponding hole. Also note that the MAIN WINDOW scale will adjust to efficiently utilize the majority of the screen. This scaling can be changed using the MAIN WINDOW SIZE option under the VIEW MENU. |---- Course Hole Edit Select View Cypress Crk --- Current Course Name | |------------------|---------|------------|---|---| Pull |-500 | | Paste | P | H | Down | Attributes---|-- | Window | A-|-O-|--- Par for the Menus |- Window | | | R | L | currently | | | |---| E | selected hole. | | | Paste | 0-|-#-|--- Select a hole |-400 | |------|-----| 0 | 1 | by using these | | | 0 On | Off | 0 | 2 | radio buttons. | Main |---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 3 | |- Window | 0\|xx|xx|< | >|/\| \/| 0 | 4 | | |---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 5 | | | | 0 | 6 | |-300 | | 0 | 7 | | | | 0 | 8 | | | | 0 | 9 | |- | | 0 |10 | | | Zoom Window | 0 |11 | | | | 0 |12 | |-200 | | 0 |13 | | | | 0 |14 | |- | | 0 |15 | | | | 0 |16 | |-100 | | 0 |17 | | | | 0 |18 | |------------------|----------------------|---|---| HIGHLIGHTING OBJECTS An object (tree or polygon) must be highlighted before it can be moved or edited. This is done by placing the mouse arrow (be sure PASTE is OFF) over the object you wish to highlight and then pressing the mouse button. A highlighted polygon will have a black line around it. A highlighted tree will turn white. To unhighlight an object, simply click the button while the cursor is not touching a polygon or tree or on another object. MOVING OBJECTS Polygons or trees can be moved in either the MAIN WINDOW or the ZOOM WINDOW. First, place the arrow cursor (be sure PASTE is OFF) over the object you wish to move, and then click and hold the mouse button. This will highlight the object. Now 'drag' it to the desired location and release the button. THE PASTE WINDOW The PASTE WINDOW displays the object (tree or polygon that is currently ready to be 'pasted' onto the playing surface. An object is moved into the PASTE WINDOW through one of the following operations: CUT, COPY, SELECT POLYGON, or SELECT TREES. Both CUT and COPY are options under the EDIT menu. These options take the highlighted tree or polygon and place it in the PASTE WINDOW. (See the Edit section for more information). The SELECT POLYGON and SELECT TREES options are under the SELECT menu. These options allow you to choose a polygon from among 20 different shapes or a tree from among 4 different types. The polygon or tree selected is then place in the PASTE WINDOW. Objects in the window are pasted on the playing surface in the following manner: 3 1. Turn paste 'on' (click the 'Paste On' button). 2. Move the paste cursor (a small glue bottle) to the appropriate spot, and click and hold the mouse button. This will reveal the outline of the object. 3. Move the object to its final position and release the button. 4. After you're done pasting, be sure to turn the paste function 'off'. Cypress Crk |------------------|---------|------------|---|---| | Paste Window------------|- /\ | P | H | | | | | | | A | O | | Object to paste------------|---| | | R | L | | | | \-| |---| E | | | | Paste | 0 | # | |Paste On/off buttons |------|-----| 0 | 1 | | | \-------|-0 On | Off | 0 | 2 | | |---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 3 | | | 0\|xx|xx|< | >|/\| \/| 0 | 4 | |------------------|---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 5 | THE ATTRIBUTES WINDOW The ATTRIBUTES WINDOW displays information about trees or polygons and allows you to change certain attributes. When 'paste' is on, the attributes are those of whatever object is in the PASTE WINDOW. If 'paste' is off and an object is highlighted, then the attributes are those of the highlighted object. Cypress Creek --|---------|------------|---|---| | x | | P | H | Tree graphic ---| - xx | | A | O | | xxxx |--Larger | R | L | | xxxx || |---| E | Height (in feet)------|--||| || | 0 | # | |--|-----|| Paste | 0 | 1 | Smaller -------|<< 25 >>|------|-----| 0 | 2 | Type Tree Boxes-----|---|--|--| 0 On | Off | 0 | 3 | |---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 4 | | 0\|xx|xx|< | >|/\| \/| 0 | 5 | |---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 6 | If a tree is being pasted or is highlighted, the window will display the type of tree and its height. Both can be changed. Change the type of tree by clicking on one of the 'TYPE BOXES' or change the height by clicking on the left arrows (smaller) or right arrows (larger). The tree type boxes correspond to the patterns of the trees used in the MAIN and ZOOM WINDOWS. 4 |------------------|----------------------|---|---| | 0 | | P | H | | 000 - Tree | | A | O | | || Graphic| | R | L | | Height in Feet | |---| E | |Smaller | Larger | PASTE | 0 | # | |--|-----|----|----|-----------|----------| 0 | 1 | | << 25' >> | 0 ON | O OFF | 0 | 2 | |----|----|---|----|---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 3 | | | | | | 0\|xx|xx|< | >|/\| \/| 0 | 4 | |-|--|----|---|----|---|--|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | 5 | | Tree Type Boxes Polygon Attributes in the ATTRIBUTES WINDOW and ZOOM WINDOW CONTROLS REMEMBER: The ATTRIBUTES WINDOW reflects information for the highlighted object unless 'paste' is on, in which case the window reflects information for the object being pasted. THE ZOOM WINDOW CONTROLS 1 - This option activates the ZOOM WINDOW cursor which shows how much area will be shown in the Zoom Window. When the cursor box is the correct size and the correct location on the MAIN WINDOW, click the cursor and that area will appear in the ZOOM WINDOW. 2 - Clicking the cursor in these windows will adjust the size of the ZOOM WINDOW cursor box when the cursor is activated. When the cursor is not activated, these windows will adjust the size of the ZOOM WINDOW. 3 - Clicking the cursor in these windows will move the objects within the ZOOM WINDOW corresponding to the arrow direction. PULL DOWN MENUS Most features are accessed using pull down menus. The 5 menu names (COURSE, HOLE, EDIT, SELECT, VIEW) are always activated at the top of the screen by clicking the right mouse button while the cursor is in the menu bar area. Under each MENU NAME is a list of MENU OPTIONS. To display the menu options, move the cursor, while holding down the button, to the menu name (e.g. EDIT). The menu options will be displayed directly under the menu name. To select an option, keep the button depressed and pull the cursor downward slowly. Each option will highlight as the cursor passes it. When the option you want is highlighted, release the button. This will select the option. 5 KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS Many menu options have keyboard equivalents (A plus some key) that will perform the same function. These will prove useful at times, especially for certain operations such as deleting trees, etc. The keyboard equivalent (if there is one) is displayed directly adjacent to its menu option. MENU # 1 - COURSE OPTIONS: New Course - This option will erase the current course in memory and set all 18 holes to the DEFAULT hole. The default hole consists of a tee box, green and a section of fairway. This option is normally used when you wish to start from scratch and design a complete course. Open Course - This option will open a course (load it into memory) for modification. Any existing course in memory will be erased. When OPEN is selected, you will be given a list of the courses on the disk that is currently in the drive. To select a course, click on the course name, then click in the LOAD WINDOW. If you wish to change disks, click on the appropriate device (DF0:, DF1:, DH:) and proceed as before. Install Hard Disk - Select Tree Group - This option is used to select or change tree groups. There are 4 tree groups, each containing 4 different trees. Thus there are 16 trees total, but only 4 (1 group) are available on a course. More tree groups will be supplied with FAMOUS COURSE disk. See the section on Polygons and Trees for more information on tree groups. Save Course - This option saves the course that is currently in memory out to disk. When SAVE is selected, a SAVE COURSE WINDOW will appear. To save the course using an existing file name, click on that name then click in the SAVE WINDOW. If you wish to give the course a new name then click the left cursor button at the left side of the FILE WINDOW and type in the new name. Then click in the SAVE WINDOW. Quit - Terminates the program and returns to the GOLF WINDOW in the workbench. MENU # 2 - HOLE OPTIONS: New Hole - This option erases the currently selected hole and replaces it with the default hole. The default hole consists of a tee box, fairway and green, and is normally used when building a hole from scratch. At this point you may modify the default hole polygons or eliminate them using the delete function. Copy Hole - This option allows you to replace the current selected hole with a hole from another course. For example, suppose you are currently making modifications to the Cypress Creek course and you wish to replace hole #11 of Cypress with a copy of hole #2 from Doral. First, click the radio button for hole #11. This will display the current Cypress Creek version of hole #11. Now, select the COPY HOLE option under the HOLE menu. A dialog box will appear, displaying course names which exist on the disk which is in the drive. (If you wish to change disks, insert new disk into disk drive.) Now, click on the course that contains the hole you are after. In this example, it would be Doral Country Club. Then, click on the COPY WINDOW. Next, you must select the hole to be copied. We would pick hole #2 6 in this example, and then click 'OK'. The hole we had been working on. Cypress #11, would be erased and replaced with a copy of Doral #2 Tree sizes will be adjusted if necessary. You can view the holes available on the MAIN WINDOW SCREEN simply by clicking on the radio button associated with that hole. MENU # 3 - EDIT Editing of trees or polygons must be done in the following manner. First a tree or polygon must be highlighted. This is done by moving the arrow over the object you wish to select and then pressing the left mouse button. A highlighted polygon will have a black line around it. A highlighted tree will turn white. Next, the editing operation is performed by selecting the appropriate option (cut, copy, delete, etc.) from the EDIT menu. Thus the sequence is HIGHLIGHT first, then select the EDIT OPTION. This rule applies to all edit options except DELETE TREE BLOCK. NOTE: The tee box polygon at the bottom of the MAIN WINDOW SCREEN cannot be edited. OPTIONS: Cut - This option will delete the highlighted tree or polygon and place it in the PASTE WINDOW. This option is especially useful when you wish to pick up an object, change the ZOOM WINDOW, and then replace it in the NEW WINDOW. Be sure to turn paste 'on' before you attempt to replace the object. Also remember to turn paste 'off' when you are finished pasting. Copy - This option performs the same function as CUT, but does not delete the highlighted tree or polygon from the hole. Delete - This option will delete the highlighted tree or polygon. Be sure to learn to use the keyboard equivalent (A-D) for this option. It is much quicker, especially when doing multiple polygons and trees. Flip Horizontally - This option applies to polygons only and will flip the highlighted polygon from left to right. Flip Vertically - This option applies to polygons only and will flip the highlighted polygon from bottom to top. Size - This option applies to polygons only and is implemented as follows: 1. Highlight the polygon. 2. Select the SIZE option. 3. Place the cursor within the selected polygon and then click and hold the button. Now drag the shape to the size you want and release the button. If the polygon needs to be moved, simply click on it and hold the button. Then drag it to the desired location and drop it by releasing the button. Rotate - This option applies to polygons only and will rotate the shape a full 360 degrees about its center. Do the following: 1. Highlight the polygon. 2. Select the ROTATE option. 7 3. Place the cursor within the selected polygon and then click and hold the button. Now drag the cursor out away from the polygon and notice how the outline of the shape rotates slightly. Move the cursor in a circular motion out around the polygon (use the polygon as the center and the cursor as the perimeter.) The shape will rotate as the cursor moves. When you have rotated to the desired angle, release the button. You may now move the polygon as described above (see SIZE) if needed. Delete Tree Block - This option applies to trees only and will delete all trees within a rectangular block. Do the following: 1. Select the DELETE TREE BLOCK option. The cursor will change to a cross hair. 2. Position the cursor at any corner of the rectangular area of trees you wish to delete, click and hold the button, then drag the rectangle in any direction, until it covers the area you want and release the button. All trees within the rectangle will be deleted. MENU # 4 - SELECT OPTIONS: Polygons - This option allows you to select one of 20 polygon shapes for pasting. To select and paste a polygon, do the following: 1. Choose the POLYGON option. 2. Click on he shape of your choice. 3. Click on the 'OK'. The shape will now appear in the PASTE WINDOW. (The polygon may be cut off if it is too large to fit in the window). 4. Click the 'Paste On' button. 5. Click the desired fill pattern in the ATTRIBUTES WINDOW (fairway, sand, water, green). 6. Move to the MAIN or ZOOM WINDOW and then click and hold the button. 7. Now drag the polygon to the proper location and drop it by releasing the button. (Up to 50 polygons are allowed on each hole, and each polygon can be filled with your choice of fairway grass, sand, water, or green. However, you can only have one putting green per hole.) 8. Turn PASTE OFF. 9. You may now size, rotate, or flip the polygon to almost any shape you want. Trees - This option allows you to select one of four trees for pasting. To select and paste a tree, do the following: 1. Choose the TREE option. 2. Click on the tree type of your choice. 3. Click on 'OK'. A small image (top view) of the tree will appear in the PASTE WINDOW. 4. Click the 'Paste On' button. 5. You may change the tree height or type if you desire in the ATTRIBUTES WINDOW. 6. Move to the MAIN or ZOOM WINDOW and click and hold the button. 7. Now drag the tree to the proper location and drop it by releasing the button. 8. Repeat steps 5 thru 7 as often as you wish (up to 192 trees) until you've placed the trees you want. 9. Turn PASTE OFF. 10. Now you may make changes in heights or type of trees by highlighting a tree and then changing its height or type in the ATTRIBUTES WINDOW. 8 Pin Location - This option is used to locate the pin (flag) on the hole. There are no rules as to where the pin may be placed, however, WORLD CLASS LEADER BOARD performs pin and putting checks in the following manner: 1. The pin must be located within a polygon that is filled with Putting Green or putting will not be allowed. 2. Putting is only allowed within 64 feet of the Pin. Beyond this point, you must chip. This is because of the limits of the putting range. (Putting in the Rough, Fairway, or Sand is not allowed.) To set the pin location, do the following: 1. Choose the PIN LOCATION option. 2. Move the cursor to the approximate location and click the button. 3. Pin will now appear highlighted. 4. Drag it to the desired position and release the button. Green Slope - Par - This option allows you to set the amount and direction of the slope for the green and the par for the hole. Do the following: 1. Choose the GREEN SLOPE - PAR option. A dialog box will appear. 2. Click the desired 'Amount of Slope' button (1 thru 9). 3. Use the left and right arrows to set the direction of slope. 4. Click the desired 'Par' value for the hole (3, 4, 5). 5. Click 'OK'. Cypress Creek --|-----------|------------|---|---| | Amount | Slope | P | H | | of | Direction | A | O | | Slope | | R | L | |-----------|--- \ ----|---| E | /|0 1 0 2 0 3| \ | 4 | # | Amount of slope ----- |0 4 0 5 0 6| \ ---|---|---|-Slope Direction buttons \|0 7 0 8 0 9| | 0 | | indicator |-----|-----| << >>-|---|---|-Change slope Par for this hole ---|-----|0 X 0|------------| 0 | | direction using | Par |3 4 5| OK | 0 | | these arrows |----|---|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | | | 0\ |xx |xx|< | >|/\| \/| 0 | | |----|---|--|--|--|--|---| 0 | | | Click OK when done MENU # 5 - VIEW Options: Front View - This option is one of the more powerful and enjoyable features of the ARCHITECT. It allows you to go out on the course and look at what you've been designing. To use the front view feature, do the following: 1. Select the FRONT VIEW option. The cursor will change to a hand with a pointing finger. 2. Using the cursor, point to the spot where you wish to place an imaginary ball and click the button. 3. The screen will change to the perspective view from behind the ball. Although the ball doesn't appear on the screen, its location is in the center of the screen about 1/2" up from the bottom 9 border (the same as when playing the game.) A small box will appear which shows your current viewing direction. Initially you will be looking towards the Pin. 4. Use the arrows (within the viewing box) to rotate yourself left or right. Then click in the REDRAW WINDOW. 5. Now pick a new position for the ball by clicking in the perspective view. Again, the ball won't actually be there, but using the ball as a reference makes it easier to move around. As you move, you will always face in the direction of the indicator. 6. Try sliding sideways by clicking the cursor directly to the right or left of the ball position. 7. Try backing up slowly by clicking the cursor directly below the ball position at the bottom of the screen. 8. Try moving and turning at the same time. First, use the arrows to change your viewing direction, then instead of clicking 'redraw', click the cursor at your new location. 9. To exit the FRONT VIEW mode, click in the CANCEL WINDOW. NOTE: You are only allowed to move forward a certain distance at a time. If the cursor changes from a pointing hand to an arrow, you are out of range. Also, you cannot keep walking forever. Basically, you cannot leave the area shown on the MAIN WINDOW at its smallest scale. Main Window Size - This option is used to change the number of yards displayed (the scale) of the MAIN WINDOW. When a hole is first selected, the program automatically adjusts the scale to the largest value possible with all objects on screen. This is called 'full' scale. Regardless of the value selected, the tee off point will always be shown. It is the only immovable point on the entire hole. To change the MAIN WINDOW SIZE, do the following: 1. Select the MAIN WINDOW SIZE option. 2. Click the appropriate 'yards displayed' button. (Click 'full' if you wish to return to full scale.) 3. Click 'OK'. Useful Tip: It is often useful to divide a hole in half, displaying the bottom half in the MAIN WINDOW and the top half in the ZOOM WINDOW. This gives a larger overall scale without having to constantly change the ZOOM WINDOW location. Course View - This option displays a top view of all 18 holes of the current course in memory. 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS 1. Tee Off Point The Tee Off point is fixed and cannot be moved. The polygon that represents the tee box cannot be changed. 2. Zoom Window Size Keeping the zoom window large (smaller trees and polygons) will reduce the time it takes to redraw the screen. 3. Keyboard Equivalents Learn to use the keyboard equivalents for frequently used commands, such as 'delete'. Keep your left hand on the two keys, move the cursor with your right hand. This is especially useful when deleting trees. 4. Maximum Number of Polygons The maximum number of polygons allowable is 50 per hole (sand, water, fairway, green). Although you are allowed only one green per hole, it is advisable, however, to use as small a number as possible to keep the drawing time short. Both WORLD CLASS and the ARCHITECT will draw slower if more polygons are present. NOTE: There is a memory limit to the total amount of polygons allowed in an 18 hole course. A course cannot have 18 holes with each hole having the maximum number of polygons. However, the buffer is large enough to contain all but the most complex of courses. 5. Height of Trees Be aware that if trees are made too short, they often look inappropriate. Bushes and smaller trees usually look better at small heights. 6. Saving Courses Although you can save your course in any drawer, WORLD CLASS will only work correctly when they are placed on a disk that contains the WORLD CLASS LEADERBOARD drawer. This is so the courses will be able to access trees and other essential data files appropriately. 11 IMPORTANT BACK-UP COPIES With the Architect Program on the same disk as the World Class Leaderboard Game Program, it is important that you make a back-up copy of the Program Disk for your back-up files. SAVING NEW COURSES: There will not be enough room on your Program Disk to store ANY new courses that are created on the Course Architect. BEFORE CREATING A NEW COURSE WITH THE ARCHITECT COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: 1. Turn on the computer and insert the KICKSTART Disk Version 1.2 into the disk drive. 2. When the screen asks for a workbench, insert the WORLD CLASS LEADERBOARD PROGRAM DISK into the disk drive. 3. Next you will see a workbench screen with the GOLF icon on it. Remove the program disk and insert a blank disk into the disk drive. 4. Initialize and format the blank disk by clicking once with the left button on the DF0:BAD icon. Then click and hold the right button to activate the pull down menus at the top of the screen. 5. Pull down the DISK menu until the INITIALIZE option is highlighted, then release the button. 6. After a few screen prompts, the blank disk will be initialized and formatted by the computer. (Approximately 30 seconds.) 7. After the disk has been initialized, use the workbench tools in the pull down menus to re-name the disk if you desire. 8. Next, generate the Disk Workbench Windows on the screen by double clicking on each of the icons. Arrange the windows on the screen so that both can be seen at the same time. 9. You must transfer two items to the empty disk. A. |---------| B. |---------| |---------| | | WCLB | WCLB | |---------| Golf This can be accomplished by clicking and holding the object in the GOLF Workbench Window and dragging it over to the EMPTY Workbench Window and releasing the button. The computer will then copy the file from your Program Disk to the New Disk. (Follow the screen prompts.) (REMEMBER, YOU MUST COPY BOTH ITEMS TO THE NEW DISK.) 10. Now any courses that are created with the Architect must be saved to the new disk. 11. To play a course that is created on the Architect, you must load the game from the disk that the course was saved to. HARD DISK INSTALLATION: To play the game or use the Architect from a hard disk, you must transfer the World Class Leaderboard GOLF files and the Architect TOOLS files to the hard drive. ============================================================================ DOCS PROVIDED BY -+*+-THE SOUTHERN STAR-+*+- for M.A.A.D. ============================================================================