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- The two Nice Guys
-
- present
-
- T R A C E R
- (c) 1992
-
- Introduction.
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-
- Hello game lovers ! Here's the last shareware game from the two Nice
- Guys. Remember those school days when some boring teacher would be lecturing
- boring stuff... What was there to do ? There where no IBMs... Well, the two
- Nice Guys would pick up a piece of paper, draw a figure (like a house), and
- would try to redraw it by lifting the pen from the paper a minimum number of
- times. That's what Tracer is all about !
- Every time you lift the pen, you have made a "trace". Like in a golf
- game, every figure has a par, that is the average number of times that one is
- allowed to lift the pen to trace.
- For example, we can draw the stair figure in five traces. If we draw
- it in four, we get a score of -1, in six of +1, and in five, we are even.
- So actually, in this game, having a negative score is great !
-
-
-
- The Main Screen.
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-
- When Tracer is started, you'll be presented with a figure. You can
- either use the mouse or the keyboard to play Tracer.
- The screen is divided in four sections :
-
-
- I - General info section.
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-
- In the top section of the screen, we have information about
- the current game.
- First of all, the score for this particular game can be seen
- at the top left corner. In the top right corner, we can see the
- number of moves, that is the number of times we have lifted the pen
- for this particular figure.
- To the right, we can see a number 1 in a circle. That
- indicates that the option "first trace" is on (see Options section).
- Otherwise, there will be no icon.
- Again to the right, we can see a note of music. That
- indicates the the sound option is on.
- Otherwise, there will be no icon.
-
-
- II - The Figure section.
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-
- In the center of the screen we can see a multitude of little
- squares. These are the actual linking points of the figure. The
- object of the game is to form a figure by linking these squares in a
- certain order. We link two squares by tracing a line between them.
- To do that, we must first place the pen into the source square,
- point to the destination square, and trace the line.
-
- Using the mouse : To place the pen, press the right button.
- To trace the line press the left button.
-
- Using the keyboard : To place the pen, press Enter.
- To move the cross cursor to the
- destination square use the arrow keys.
- To trace the line press the space bar.
-
- We cannot trace over an already existing line, if we try to
- do so, we get the error message : "Trace already exists !".
-
- A move is counted when you lift the pen from the last
- destination box and place in another box without tracing.
-
-
- III - The Options section.
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-
- In the right side of the screen we can see a small figure.
- That is the figure we are trying to draw. A little box under it,
- gives us information about the figure.
- A) The level of the figure. In the unregistered version
- there is only one level. If you send $25 to the two Nice Guys,
- you'll get more figures with advanced levels.
- B) The name of the figure.
- C) The par, that is the average number of moves for the
- figure.
- D) The number of linking squares for the figure.
- E) The number of lines for the figure.
-
- Under the figure box we have the options menu.
- First of all we see the word "Options".
-
- Using the mouse : click on the word "Options".
-
- Using the keybord : you dont have to enter in the
- option menu to use the options.Just type the letter of
- the desired option.(see list of options bellow)
-
- We then get another menu that contains :
-
- A) Dotted lines - this option will help us to draw the
- figure by actually drawing it for us, that is by
- linking the squares with dotted lines.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the word "Dotted lines".
- Using the keyboard : press D.
-
- B) Sound - Toggles the sound option.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the word "Sound".
- Using the keyboard : press S.
-
- The sound will be on when you see the note icon on
- th upper righ corner of the screen.
-
- C) Best Scores - See the best scores for Tracer.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the word "Best scores".
- Using the keyboard : press B.
-
- D) First trace - toggle the first trace option. This
- option will draw a line between any two squares of the
- figure. Most of the time this actually help us, but
- sometimes it can be hazardous. This option will
- be valid if we restart the figure or when we
- start the next figure.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the word "First trace".
- Using the keyboard : press F.
-
- E) Quit to DOS - this option will exit Trace.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the word "Quit to DOS".
- Using the keyboard : press Q.
-
-
- To exit the options menu click the mouse anywhere outside
- the options menu box.
-
- Last but not least, we have three fast options.
-
- A) Next figure - To leave the current figure and pass
- on to the next one.
-
- *** Warning ***
- If you use this option, you won't be able to be in
- the top 10 scores.
- **********
-
- Using the mouse : click on the little box placed
- before the word "Next figure".
- Using the keyboard : press N.
-
- B) Restart figure - To abandon the figure and start
- it all over again from the beginning.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the little box placed
- before the word "Restart figure".
- Using the keyboard : press R.
-
- C) New Game - To abandon the current game and start
- a new game from the first figure.
-
- Using the mouse : click on the little box placed
- before the word "New Game".
- Using the keyboard : press G.
-
-
- IV - The message Box.
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-
- In the bottom of the screen, we can a message box,
- where all important messages are to be written.
-
- Begging screen.
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-
- With the unregistered version, you'll get the following screen once
- in a while :
-
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-
- TRACER
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-
- Hello game lovers. We are just two nice guys that waste their time writing
- nice games... The only problem is that we are also students, and one cannot
- pay his tuition fees on Shareware games... So if you want to help the two
- nice guys finish their studies, please send a small contribution of $25
- (or a big one if you really want to...), to :
-
- In the U.S.A. : In Europe : In Israel :
-
- The two Nice guys The two Nice guys The two Nice guys
- Eric Merran Eric Merran Eric Merran
- 100 Millbrae Av., #5 25 rue st jean le vieux Rehov Hameiasdim 25
- Millbrae, CA 94030 84000 Avignon 28000 Quiriat Ata
- U.S.A. France Israel
-
- Your contribution will not only help two students, but it will get you :
-
- - A huge library of Tracer figures, with different levels.
- - The possibility to save a game in progress.
- - The possibility to go back a move.
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-
- Enjoy Tracer.
-
- Contacts.
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- Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any question or suggestion.
- We are here to help.
-
- (c) 1992 - The two Nice Guys.
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