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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Introduction ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Welcome to



Hi! I'm Thor!

First of all, I'd like to welcome you to MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II!

I'll be your guide through the help texts in all the games in this package. In
this online reference I will introduce you to the games, and I will also tell
you everything you need to know, in order to get the most out of them. So you
and I are going to get to know each other very well!

This game pack consists of eight games which all have different goals and skill
requirements. Some of them require you to think a lot, while others allow you
to completely disconnect your brain! Whatever you prefer, I'm sure they will
give you many hours of fun!

The games have been designed with ease of use as one of the primary goals. This
has given all the games a generic look. They also use the same menus and
notebooks, as far as possible. This means that once you've become familiar with
one of the games, you actually know them all. Nice, isn't it?


The games are also filled with context sensitive help texts (that's where I
show up). You can bring up the help texts by clicking on a help button or
pressing the F1 key, and I'll be there with some good advice for you.

Before you begin playing the games, I strongly suggest that you read the Very
important topics chapter. It describes the necessary settings you might have to
make, in order to get the games to run as smooth as possible on your computer.
I also think you should read the Adding new players and the How to use players
sections in the Player management chapter, so you know how to handle players in
the games. And, if you have the time, take a look at the About the games
chapter too. The other chapters are not necessary to read just for playing the
games, but if you want to know all the neat stuff that's in the games I suggest
you take a look at them anyway, so that you won't miss any nice features!

OK, I won't bore you with my nagging any more. Select one of the topics below
to learn more:

o   Very important topics - Read this before you begin!
o   How to use this reference - Tells you how to find the right information.
o   About the games - Learn more about the games.
o   GP2 Toolkit - Learn more about the game utility.
o   Player management - Learn how to add new players and manage the ones you
    have.
o   General concepts - Gives you a description of the menus, dialog boxes etc.
o   Music and sounds - How to handle music and sound effects in the games.
o   Tips and tricks - A few neat tips and tricks. How to cheat, for example....
o   Technical information - If you want to dig deeper...
o   Troubleshooting - Read this if you're having problems with the games.
o   Questions and answers - Answers the most common questions.

Oh, by the way, do you know what the sign I held said? Nah, I guessed that.
Well, it said, in runes, MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II! Great, now you've
learned a few more runes!

And, do you know what my name, Thor, means?

 Double-click on me and I'll tell you more about myself!

Note: In this reference we talk about something called the WPS. The WPS is the
Workplace Shell, which is the object-oriented graphical user interface that is
used in OS/2.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden> About Thor! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Oh, how nice of you to pop in!

OK, I'll tell you a little bit about myself and my name. You know, when the
guys at MicroLearn Nordic were to write this online reference and the help
texts for these games, they wanted them to be both descriptive and at the same
time easy to read. So they asked me if I wanted to do the presentation. And, of
course, I said yes. I mean, I've always liked to be in focus... So here I am
now, and I'll try to do my best to help you find the information you're looking
for!

My name, Thor, is a really traditional viking name. It was the name of an old
Scandinavian god, and means "The Thunderer". In Scandinavian mythology, Thor
was the god of thunder - a powerful man. Thor also means "The Strong One", and
I think that's why I got the name... I'm really a true viking! Yes - I know
that my ancestors have quite a reputation for being "wild". But nowadays, when
you call someone a viking, you mean a strong healthy man, not afraid of a hard
days work. And that's me for sure!!!

No - let's not waste more time - let's get started!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. How to use this reference ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How to use this reference

This chapter describes how you should use this online reference to find the
information you are looking for.

This reference is divided into several chapters, which you can see if you click
on the contents button at the bottom of this window. In the table of contents
window you can choose the information you want to see, by double-clicking on
the chapters.

If you want to find a specific word you can click on the search button at the
bottom of this window. There is also an index button for displaying the index
for this reference.

If you want to know a little bit about the games, read the About the games
chapter, where I describe the games and some of their features.

The Player management chapter describes how you add players to the games, and
how you start a game with the players you want.

If you want to learn more about the menus, dialog boxes etc., read the General
concepts chapter.

In the Music and Sounds chapter, I tell you how to handle music and sound
effects in the games.

If you think the games are too difficult, you should read the Tips and tricks
chapter. There I will show you some cheats, and give you useful tips I think
you will like.

In the Technical information chapter I describe things like which files the
games use, and some performance considerations etc.

If you're having any troubles, you should read the Troubleshooting chapter.
This will hopefully help you to solve any problems you have.

And finally, the Questions and answers chapter answers the most frequently
asked questions.

OK, that's it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. About the games ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

About the games

In this chapter I will tell you a little bit more about the games. I will also
show you screen shots from all of them, and you will learn a few of the special
settings some of them have. I will not tell you how to play them, however. If
you want to know that, please select How to play from each games' help menu
when you've started them.

The MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II consists of eight games. You find them in
the MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II folder. But, actually, this product
contains nine applications! The ninth is the GP2 Toolkit, which let's you work
with the maintenance of the games in a powerful, but easy way.

OK, now double-click in the picture below to learn more about the applications!

As I said in the introduction, the games have a generic look to make it easier
for you. In the picture below you see the upper part of the screen, as it looks
in all the games. Double-click on its different parts to get a description of
them.


OK, that's all for now. For even more information, read the help texts in each game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Blox ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Blox

In this game, your job is to help me remove boxes in a stockroom, where I'm
working for the moment. When you shove two identical boxes to stand
side-by-side, they both explode and disappear. But don't ask me why! I have no
idea, I'm just glad it works.... When all the boxes have disappeared from the
stockroom, you have finished that level, and can go on to the next.

You can double-click in the above screen shot of the game to get a description
on parts of the screen. Try it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.2. Combo II ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


Combo II

A screen full of pipes! See if you can connect them correctly and manage to
roll the balls into their homes. You can turn the pipes to steer the balls, and
thereby make them go the way you want.

Try to catch as many good bonuses as possible on your way, but look out for the
bad bonuses! It can be really tricky to get all the balls into their homes,
especially when you have many balls in the pipes!

You can double-click in the above screen shot of the game to get a description
on parts of the screen. Try it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.3. LongLegs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

LongLegs

Meet Mr. LongLeg and help him paint the boxes in the playing field purple. He
does need your help, because a lot of things complicate his work - and so many
bad guys try to sabotage everything he does!

Hey, don't give up - you have some friends too!

Double-click on the screen shot above to get some information on parts of the
playing field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.4. MirrorMan ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MirrorMan

Welcome to the confusing world of the Barkto twins! Portos and Aramis are lost,
and you must help them to find their way home. Which would be easy if they were
acting normal, but they are not! If you tell Portos to go to the right, Aramis
will turn left, or up, or down...

Don't panic - just double-click in the screen shot above and I will show you
where to find the clue to the twins behavior, and a little more about the game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.5. ML Memory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ML Memory

This is a computerized version of the well-known game of Concentration. It will
definitely challenge your memory!

The goal of the game is to remember where a number of cards are lying, and to
match equal cards together into pairs. You can play against the computer or
another human opponent.

It sounds easy, doesn't it? Well, if you think it's too easy, you can always
activate some of the options the program has to make it even harder for you...

My favorite option is the randomized shuffling of the cards! The program then
moves the cards around in the playing field once in a while, making your head
spin. This makes it really hard to keep track of where the cards are lying. ML
Memory also features a gambling mode option, if you feel like spending some
money. You can make bets, win a lot of money if you do well, or just lose it
all... However, remember that it's MLGP2 money you're spending, so don't worry!

You can double-click in the above screen shot of the game to get a description
on parts of the screen. Try it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.6. Morris ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Morris

This is a real classic among board games. You shall first place your markers,
as strategical as possible, and then, by moving them along the paths, defeat
your opponent. You can try different board-types: Three, Six, Nine and Twelve
Men's Morris. You can choose between playing against the computer or a human opponent.

Double-click on the screen shot above for details on the playing field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.7. Rockbot ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Rockbot


If you like robots only half as much as I do, you will love this game!

Rockbot, this very advanced toy robot, stands up to a big challenge - level
after level to dig through, filled with danger, a big, complex maze, which will
keep you busy for quite a while... Click on the screen shot above to learn more
about the game contents.

Yes, there is an end to your long trip, a green door which shows you the end to
all the hard work. But to be able to open this, you need the green key! If you
haven't found it yet, you'll just have to go back and search other parts of
this big maze until you find it.

And best of all: there's not only one solution to this game - but many!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.8. Sauron's Eye ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


Sauron's Eye

In Sauron's Eye you shall remove a wall of bricks by bouncing a ball against
it. When a brick in the wall is hit by the ball, it disappears. And when some
bricks disappear they release droppers, that can be either good or bad for you.
Try to catch the good ones, while keeping away from the bad ones, of course. As
soon as the wall is gone, a new level is waiting for you....

You can double-click in the above screen shot of the game to get a description
on parts of the screen. Try it!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. GP2 Toolkit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

GP2 Toolkit

This section describes GP2 Toolkit, a very useful utility in MicroLearn Game
Pack, Volume II.

Select one of the following topics to learn more about it:

o   What is GP2 Toolkit?
o   Creating folders
o   Graphics diagnostics
o   Erasing high score lists


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. What is GP2 Toolkit? ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

What is GP2 Toolkit?

GP2 Toolkit is a utility that helps you with the maintenance of MicroLearn Game
Pack, Volume II. Here you find functions like the handling of MLPlayer WPS
objects, folder installations, graphics diagnostics, or resetting of the
hiscores (a feature specifically for the poor losers...)

By normal usage of the games you will probably not need to use GP2 Toolkit very
often, but whenever you have the need for it, GP2 Toolkit is there to assist
you! And, as always, I'm there to help you out when you're having any problems.

Some of the functions in the GP2 Toolkit demand a certain technical knowledge
from the user. It is, for example, a big help to have some basic knowledge on
how to handle the WPS when you work with the player objects in GP2 Toolkit.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   Creating folders
o   Graphics diagnostics
o   Erasing hiscores lists
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Creating folders ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Creating folders

By using the GP2 Toolkit, you can create or re-create all folders that has been
set up in the WPS during the installation of MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II.
These are:

o   Main game folder - in this folder you find icons for all the games.
o   Players folder - here we keep all player objects - just drag and drop to
    the games for changing to a new player.
o   Levels folder - a folder used to store all game files for MicroLearn Game
    Pack, Volume II. This folder gives you the ability to quickly start a game
    with a specific game file.

Here are a few general guidelines on folder installation in GP2 Toolkit:

o   Always install the Players folder and the Levels folder after the main game
    folder has been installed.
o   Normally you shall use the Keep existing replacement option. Please note
    that if you use the Replace option on a folder, all objects in the folder
    will be removed before the new one is created.
o   Read the log list carefully during the installation. If you find something
    odd in the list, do save it on a disc.
o   Don't change any of the default settings until you're really sure about
    what your change will cause.

Please note that GP2 Toolkit only removes icon objects when replacing already
existing folders and objects. If you need to erase a separate icon object,
please use the regular WPS way. Refer to the system documentation for OS/2 for
details on how to do this.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   What is GP2 Toolkit?
o   Graphics diagnostics
o   Erasing high score lists
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.3. Graphics diagnostics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Graphics diagnostics

The MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II is very graphics intensive, and therefore
puts high demands on your drivers for your graphics card. Unfortunately, some
drivers have certain defects, which prevent you from enjoying the high
graphical quality of these games. To try to avoid graphical problems, please
make sure that you use the latest version of the graphics drivers for your
graphics card. Please consult the manufacturer of the graphics drivers if you
have any questions on that, such as current driver version number.

Due to this, we supply a test of graphics drivers. This feature will test two
of the functions that we know some graphics drivers have problems with, and
which are important in order to get MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II to work
properly. You find these tests in Graphics test in the Utility menu.

Please do the following to test your graphics driver:

1.  Start the graphics test and wait until the dialog is shown.
2.  Check that the bitmap in the upper right corner in Test 1 displays the same
    text as the text field just below the bitmap. [Technical note: If this test
    fails, your graphics driver is causing the GpiLoadBitmap API to function incorrectly.]
3.  Check that all of the bitmaps in Test 2 display the same color combinations
    as described below the bitmaps. [Technical note: If this test fails, your
    graphics driver is causing the GpiQueryBitmapBits and/or GpiSetBitmapBits
    APIs to function incorrectly.]

If you find any unexpected results in any of the graphics tests, please report
to the graphics driver manufacturer and ask for an updated graphics driver.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   What is GP2 Toolkit?
o   Creating folders
o   Erasing high score lists
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.4. Erasing high score lists ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Erasing high score lists

In GP2 Toolkit there's a nice (!?!) feature, erasing high score lists. This
can, for example, come in handy if you find the present hiscores too high and
unbeatable. I must say, I find it a bit like cheating, but I suppose it must be
up to you... Anyhow - here we give you the possibility to remove them!

The games using high score lists are Combo II, LongLegs, MirrorMan, Rockbot and
Sauron's Eye.

If you get second thoughts when performing the erase, I will give you an extra
chance by asking you a safety question. One thing is for sure - a true viking
would never use this feature!!!


Select one of the following related topics:

o   What is GP2 Toolkit?
o   Creating folders
o   Graphics diagnostics
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Player management ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Player management

This chapter describes how you add, delete and in other ways manage players in
the games.

In MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you don't add players to a specific game.
Instead you create players that you can use in any of the games. When you
create players you can customize them to give them different personalities.
Each player is stored in a player object, which is a regular WPS object.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. How to create a player ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How to create a player

This section guides you through the complete step-by-step process of making
your own personal player. If you just want a brief description on this topic,
you should read Adding new players.


Step 1 - Creating the object
Create a new object by dragging a new object from the template to the Players
folder. For more information on how to do this, please read The player template
object. The OS/2 tutorial describes drag-and-drop operations further. The
template for the player object looks like this:


Step 2 - Opening the settings
To be able to change the properties for the player, you have to open the
Settings notebook for your player. Do this by clicking at the player icon with
the right mouse button and selecting Settings from the context menu. Note that
a shortcut is also available for this action: Double-click with the left mouse button.


Step 3 - Changing the object title
Once the Settings notebook is opened you can change the object's title. Object
title is the name you want the object to carry when it is displayed in the WPS.
Please note that object title is not the same as the name for a player, but
normally it's best to have it similar to the player's first name or callsign.

To change the objects title, move to the General page and make the changes in
the Title field.

This can, of course, also be done directly on your desktop, like with all other
objects in WPS: by clicking on the object when the  button is pressed. Please
refer to your OS/2 reference if you need more information on how to do this.


Step 4 - Changing the names
To change the name of the player, select Name page. Enter the names you want to
use, in all fields. You should not leave a field empty, so if you for example
have no callsign you can duplicate either the first or last name.


Step 5 - Changing the face bitmap
To change a player's face image, move to the Face page in the Settings notebook
for your player. At this page you have the possibility to import a picture of
yourself, either from a file or from the OS/2 clipboard. You can create the
picture by either scanning a picture of yourself, or if you have the artistic
skills - draw your self-portrait!

To get the face bitmap to look as good as possible, please follow these recommendations:

o   If you need to modify your face image, do this in some separate bitmap
    editor. The function for bitmap editing in the player object is only for
    stretching and cutting images.
o   When importing the bitmap, please make sure that the bitmap is exactly 80
    pixels wide and 100 pixels high. By doing this, the face bitmap won't have
    to be modified at import time.
o   If you have a bitmap with many colors, please make sure that the bitmap is
    converted to the system palette in OS/2. Most of the better graphical
    editors for OS/2 can handle this kind of operation. This is most important
    if your are running on a 256 colors system.
o   Make sure that your bitmap is dithered as little as possible. This will
    make your face bitmap look better in smaller (shrinked) sizes in the games.
o   Don't put a border around your face bitmap.
o   Select, if possible, a relatively discrete background for the face bitmap,
    for example different shades of gray.


Step 6 - Changing the object icon
Finally you need to give the object an icon which visually represents the object.

Do the following to give the icon the symbol you select. In this example
ICONEDIT will be used, which is included in OS/2 and is used by default for
editing icons, but you can of course use any icon editor available for OS/2. If
you need more information on ICONEDIT, please refer to the on-line
documentation for OS/2.

1.  Select the General page in the notebook.

2.  Push the Edit... button. ICONEDIT will be started.

3.  Select the graphics device used by your system. If you, for example, use
    1024x768 pixels with 256 colors, select 8514.

4.  Start the graphics editor for OS/2 that you normally use for modifying bitmaps.

5.  Open your face bitmap in the graphics editor.

6.  Shrink the face bitmap to the size used for icons. If you use 1024x768 or
    larger resolution, 40x40 is the appropriate icon size. If you use lower
    resolution, 32x32 is the icon size. Mini-icons use half the size. In case
    your graphics editor has special filters preventing picture distortion when
    shrinking/stretching, you should use these.

7.  If possible, make sure that the colors of the shrinked/stretched bitmap is
    converted to the OS/2 system palette.

8.  Copy the bitmap to OS/2's clipboard.

9.  Bring up ICONEDIT again and select Paste from the Edit menu.

10. If you want to fill the background with "transparent" color you should add
    a white border around the actual face image.

11. Repeat the procedure from 3. for all different graphics devices you might
    need to use. If you will distribute the object to other systems, all
    included graphics devices need to be supported.

12. Select Save from the File menu in ICONEDIT.

13. Exit ICONEDIT. The object icon is now visually changed.


Step 7 - Close the settings
To confirm all settings, just close the notebook and your newly created player
is ready for use.


Select from the following related topics:

o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Adding new players ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Adding new players

This section briefly describes how to add new players to the games. If you want
more detailed information about how to create a new player, you should refer to
How to create a player.

 This is the player template object.

To create a new player, start a drag operation from the player template object
and drop it where you want the new player, preferably in the Players folder.
Once the object is dropped, a new player is created. To learn more about how to
use drag-and-drop techniques, please refer to the OS/2 tutorial.

When you've created a new player, you should customize it to distinguish it
from the other players.

Please do the following:

1.  Open the new player's settings, by clicking with the right mouse button on
    the player's icon and select Settings from the pop-up menu.
2.  On the first page, enter the player's names and callsign (a signature or
    short form of the name).
3.  On the second page, import (load or paste) the face you want to use as your
    player's face. For example, you can use a scanner to scan a picture of
    yourself, and then use that picture as the player's face!
4.  Change the object icon on the third page, to make it look like the player.
5.  Close the notebook to confirm the changes you have made.

When you have done this, you can use this player in the games.

See the Modifying existing players section for more information on the player's
settings. Also, please refer to How to create a player for a more detailed
step-by-step guide on how to create a player.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   How to create a player
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Removing players ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Removing players

This section describes how you remove player objects from the games.

To remove an existing player from the games, you drag his/her icon and drop it
on the shredder. The player is then removed.

But do observe that the object is permanently removed, you cannot undo this
operation. So please be careful that you don't remove any players you might
want to use again!

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.4. Modifying existing players ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Modifying existing players

This section describes the various settings in the player object.

When you want to modify a player, open the player's settings by clicking with
the right mouse button on the player's icon, and select Settings from the
pop-up menu.

On the first page of the player's settings notebook, you enter the name of the
player. You can also enter a callsign or a short form of the name.

You can give a player a truly visual identity by importing (loading or pasting)
a bitmap on the second notebook page. You have my pretty face and Karin's
pleasant smile as default, but why not get a scanned picture of yourself - or
draw your self-portrait in a bitmap editor - and import it as a bitmap. Your
face will then be displayed when it's your turn!

When you have done all the modifications you want, close the player's settings
notebook to confirm the changes. If you don't want to keep the changes you've
made, click on the Undo button at the bottom of the notebook page.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.5. How to use players ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How to use players

This section describes how you start a game with the players you want.

To enter the player information for one player, just drag the player's icon to
the player's status field in the game.

The status fields are shown in this picture:

To enter the player information for two players, select the players' icons and
drag them both to the game's main window (not to the status field). To select
both players' icons, you can use the  key while clicking on the icons. The
player that has the focus during the drag operation will be assigned Player 1
and the other Player 2.

For more specific information on how to select objects, please read the OS/2 tutorial.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.6. The player template object ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The player template object

This section describes the player template object.

 This is the player template object.

This object is a regular OS/2 template, and is used in the same way as all
templates are - you just use drag-and-drop.

As all templates, when dropped it creates a new object of the type it
describes. Since this object type is a player object, it creates new players
for the MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II games.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   Customizing the player status field
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.7. Customizing the player status field ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Customizing the player status fields

This section describes how to customize the player status fields within a game.

If you don't know what these fields are, take a look at the bottom of the About
the games section, where I describe them for you.

There are two ways you can customize the information in these fields. Firstly,
by pointing at one of the players' information fields and clicking the right
mouse button to bring up its pop-up menu, or, secondly, by selecting the last
page in the Interface notebook (found in the Settings menu).

Please note that the customization affects both players' status fields in the
game. If you, for example, click with the right mouse button to bring up the
pop-up menu for Player 1's status field and make some changes, the same changes
will be done to Player 2's status field. So, the fields always display the same
type of information.

Here is a description of the information you can choose between:


Size
This is the size of the player status fields. You can choose between small,
medium and large. The first time a game is started, the default sizes are the following:

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Face
You can choose to show the player status field with or without the player's
face image. One reason to hide it would be if its ugly! Nah, just kidding, but
if the game you're playing is horizontally very small, and you still want to
use large player status fields, you might have to hide the face images to make
room for the large sizes.


Minimize while not playing
This feature shrinks the non-active player status field to a very small size.
This feature, however, is only available in games where you can have two players.


Name preference
Here you can select which part of the player's name you want to see in the
player's status field. Possible choices are first name, last name and callsign.
Please note that every new player drawn into the game will automatically get
your present customization selections.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Advanced topics


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.8. Advanced topics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Advanced topics

This section handles advanced topics related to the player management. Some
parts of this section requires knowledge in OS/2 programming and/or REXX.


Moving a player

To use your own player objects on more than one computer, or simply for doing
backups, you need to know how to move player objects.
To move the player to a floppy disc, just drag the player object to the
diskette icon.
To move the player from the floppy disc to the desktop, bring up the contents
of the diskette and drag the object from the diskette to the desktop. Please
note that the MLPlayer object class must be registered on the target computer
to get the object correctly created on the desktop. The above operation can
also be applied to the Copy operation (by holding down the  key during the drag operation).



Deleting the MLPlayer object file

The class MLPlayer is found in the file MLPLAYER.DLL. Since this file is
registered in the WPS, and is being used by the player objects, it is locked
and can normally not be erased. If you want to delete MicroLearn Game Pack,
Volume II and need to delete this file, do the following:

1.  Delete all player objects in your system.

2.  Open the template folder and delete the MLPlayer template object. This is
    done by clicking with the right mouse button to open the Context menu, and
    then selecting Delete. Don't use drag!

3.  Start GP2 Toolkit and select Players->Deregister MLPlayer Class from the
    Utility menu. This step is optional but should be done for system
    performance reasons.

4.  Delete the MLPLAYER.DLL file.



Special MLPlayer setup strings

The following extra strings are available for the MLPlayer class. These can,
for example, be used in REXX with the SysCreateObject command or the
WinCreateObject API to create your own MLPlayer objects. For more information
on SysCreateObject, please refer to your REXX documentation. For more
information on WinCreateObject, please refer to the OS/2 API reference. The
MLPlayer class is inherited from the WPFileSystem class.

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ΓöéSetup string    ΓöéParameters             ΓöéExplanation                             Γöé
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Select from the following related topics:

o   How to create a player
o   Adding new players
o   Removing players
o   Modifying existing players
o   How to use players
o   The player template object
o   Customizing the player status field


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. General concepts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

General concepts

In this section I will describe some features that are found in most of the
games in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II, and, when present, are used in the
same way in all of them.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. General game concepts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

General game concepts

The games in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II behave basically in the same way
in many situations.

The most important similarities are listed below:

o   A start button is always located in the upper left corner of the main
    window. The start button is used to start a new game. If a game is already
    running, a safety question will be displayed - asking you if you are sure
    you want to abort the current game. The start buttons have different
    designs in different games, inspired by the game itself - but you always
    know where to find it!

o   All games contain three pull-down menus; the Game, Settings and Help menus.
    The Help menu looks exactly the same in all games. The Settings menu looks
    the same in all games, except for Blox. The Game menu differ widely between
    the different games.

o   All games have a pause feature. When a game is paused, all game action is
    suspended and a pause bitmap is displayed. To resume a paused game, just
    click at the game area where the pause bitmap is displayed.

o   Every game in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II has its own local (pop-up)
    menu. To bring up this menu, just click with the right mouse button in the
    game area. The only exception is Combo II. In Combo II you have to click
    outside the game area to bring up the local menu.

o   All settings that will cause a game to restart are found in Game settings.
    These settings are, for example, difficulty level and number of players.
    All games, except for Blox, have a Game settings notebook.

o   Settings concerning a game, but that won't cause the game to restart, are
    found in Look-and-feel settings. Here you find, among others, background
    color, background bitmaps, and you can also decide which animations you
    want to see.

o   All applications have a minimize button at the upper right corner of the
    main window. In minimized state, the games are suspended and will start
    again when the window is restored.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Using the menus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the menus

This section describes the different menus and some of their items.

All menus behave in general like a common OS/2 menu - except for the hints
given to the items. When browsing through a menu, you are given a hint (a short
explanation) to what the menu item does. You can select if you prefer this hint
to be displayed in the title bar or at the bottom of the main window. You can
also choose to turn this feature off. Please read Interface settings for more information.

The different menus are described in the following sections:

o   The Game menu
o   The Settings menu
o   The Help menu

Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.1. The Game menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Game menu

In the Game menu you perform actions and get information that is related to the
actual game.

These actions include such things as starting, saving, loading and pausing the game.

Most game action selections require that a game is currently running. For
example, pause can, of course, only be used when a game is running.

The information menu items include viewing the Statistics or the Hall of Fame
notebook dialog.

All games have the menu items approximately in the same order. For example, the
New menu item is always located at the top of the Game menu.

Select one of the following related topics:

o   The Settings menu
o   The Help menu


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.2. The Settings menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Settings menu

The Settings menu is a simple menu - it always consists of 4 menu items -
except in Blox, where it consists of only 3 menu items. These menu items are
the same for all games in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II.

All items in the Settings menu bring up different notebook dialogs, where you
can customize the game in the way you want. The menu items are divided into two
different groups. The first two menu items display game-dependant notebook
dialogs. The last two menu items display the same notebook dialogs in all games.

The first two Settings menu items are:

o   Game... - Handles all settings concerning the game playing, mostly
    difficulty settings. When you change a setting in this notebook, a new game
    has to be started before the setting can have effect.
o   Look-and-feel... - Handles how the game should behave. Settings that affect
    the look and behavior of the game are located in this notebook dialog. Any
    setting changed in this notebook dialog will have effect immediately, no
    need to start a new game.

The last two Settings menu items are:

o   Interface... - Handles general interface settings that are not directly
    related to the actual game.
o   Sound... - Handles different music and sound settings, such as volume and
    sound effect mapping.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   The Game menu
o   The Help menu


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.3. The Help menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Help menu

The Help menu, of course, gives you help and answers your questions. The
different menu items in the Help menu offer help to users with different needs
and skills. The Help menu has the same look in all games, namely:

o   Help index - An index with particularly interesting subjects in the game.
    Use this if you're looking for something specific, but don't know exactly
    where to find it.
o   How to play - A description of the game and its rules. Read this to learn
    how to play the game, but also to get explanations on, for example, how the
    scores are calculated.
o   Tips & Tricks - Even if you think you know the game - read this! Here you
    will find many useful tips that can help you a lot.
o   Menu commands - This function lists and gives a short explanation to all
    menu items in the present game. You will get a clear picture of all items,
    and have the ability to learn more about them through cross-references.
o   Keys help - A description on how to run the game with the keyboard. All
    keys that are needed for playing the game are listed, but also some
    keyboard shortcuts for the menu items you use often.
o   Help using help - Select this if using the help in OS/2 is new to you. This
    will guide you through the help system and teach you how to use it.
o   Product information - Here you view some information on the product as a
    whole. Every program with self-respect should have this function, so here's ours...

Select one of the following related topics:

o   The Game menu
o   The Settings menu


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Using the dialog boxes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the dialog boxes

This section describes the dialog boxes, and how to use them.

In MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you do practically all game settings in a
notebook control inside a dialog box. If you need more specific information on
how to use notebooks, please read Using the notebooks.

Push buttons

All dialog boxes in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II is handled with push
buttons. You can see here below what they can look like:

You have a few different push button designs to choose among. Select the one
you prefer in Interface settings.

Every time you put the mouse pointer over a push button, the mouse pointer will
look like a hand for you to push the button with!

Otherwise these push buttons behave like the ones you are familiar with in OS/2.

If you will need more information on the different buttons in a dialog box when
being inside it, just push F1 in the actual dialog box, and select Help on
buttons at the end of the help text that is shown.

Mouse pointer placement

A feature that I like very much - I think it's so practical - is that in
MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you have the possibility to automatically have
the mouse pointer placed on the OK/Yes button. Since I like it so much, you get
this by default! But if you don't like it, you can turn it off in the Interface
settings.

Message boxes

A special type of dialog box that is used in many different places in
MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II is the message box. This is a kind of very
small dialog box, used for short, simple questions, or when I need you to
confirm something.

You will see an image of me, putting a question, or (and this is the part of
the job I hate the most!) giving you an error message. I carry a symbol, for
example a question mark, to show you what kind of message I want to give you.
Like this:

I have some information for you!

 I have a question that you must answer!

Bad news... something is wrong!!!

Here is a warning notice for you... Watch out!

Closing a dialog

If you close a dialog box by selecting Close in the systems menu (or
double-click on the system menu icon) this is the same as pressing Cancel/No
(depending on the type of dialog box) in a dialog box.

Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Using the notebooks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using the notebooks

Notebook dialogs are a special kind of dialog box. Inside a dialog box you find
a notebook and a number of push buttons to the right of the notebook. In all of
the notebooks in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you find the tabs on the
bottom of the notebook page.

You can select to have the notebook tabs with a graphical symbol or with text
only. As default they show a graphical symbol, but if you want to change this
to display text only, you do this in Interface settings.

The best way to navigate inside the notebook is to use a mouse. Just click with
the mouse button on the tab of the page you want to view - just like all other
OS/2 notebooks. To confirm the settings you've made, push  (OK) to confirm ALL
the settings in ALL pages of the notebook. If you press  (Cancel) (after having
changed some settings in the notebook) I will ask you a safety question - if
you really want to exit the notebook without confirming/saving. You could tell
me not to ask this safety question (go to Interface settings), but I would
strongly recommend you to keep that question! I know, from own experiences,
it's easy to forget settings you've made when you browse through many notebook
pages...trust me!

When opening a notebook dialog that you have opened before, the page you viewed
when you closed it the last time, will be shown.

On some notebook pages in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you will see small
animations that visualizes what you will see if you confirm your selections.

Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Interface settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Interface settings

Interface settings contain settings that affect the surroundings of a game, but
not settings that will affect the game itself in any way.

All settings are made in a notebook. This Interface notebook appears in all
games, and always looks the same. Please note that the settings you make just
affect the current game, they are not global.

The following functions are available in Interface settings:

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ΓöéNotebook page      ΓöéSubject        ΓöéExplanation                             Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéMouse              ΓöéAnimated mouse ΓöéSelect to animate the mouse pointers or Γöé
Γöé                   Γöépointers       Γöénot. Note that this is not supported by Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöéall graphics drivers.                   Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéMouse              ΓöéMouse pointer  ΓöéGet the mouse pointer placed at OK (or  Γöé
Γöé                   Γöéat OK          ΓöéYes) automatically.                     Γöé
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ΓöéHelp               ΓöéMenu hints     ΓöéGet small hints on what the menu items  Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöémean, when browsing through a menu.     Γöé
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ΓöéHelp               ΓöéDialog hints   ΓöéGet a hint on the item, in a dialog, at Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöéthe mouse pointer's position.           Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéWindow             ΓöéNotebook tab   ΓöéSelect if the notebook tabs should      Γöé
Γöé                   Γöéstyle          Γöécontain text or a graphical symbol.     Γöé
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ΓöéWindow             ΓöéNotebook safetyΓöéGet a safety question when trying to    Γöé
Γöé                   Γöécheck          Γöécancel modified settings in a notebook. Γöé
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ΓöéWindow             ΓöéPause when     ΓöéPause the running game whenever you     Γöé
Γöé                   Γöélosing focus   Γöébring focus to another application or   Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöéwindow.                                 Γöé
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ΓöéPush button        ΓöéPush button    ΓöéSelect what the push buttons should     Γöé
Γöé                   Γöéstyle          Γöédisplay; text, symbols or both.         Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéPlayer information ΓöéSize           ΓöéThe size of the player status field -   Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöésmall, medium or large.                 Γöé
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ΓöéPlayer information ΓöéName preferenceΓöéPart of the name the player status fieldΓöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöéshould display - first name, last name  Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöéor callsign.                            Γöé
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ΓöéPlayer information ΓöéMinimize when  ΓöéMinimize the player status field when   Γöé
Γöé                   Γöénot playing    Γöéthe player is inactive.                 Γöé
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ΓöéPlayer information ΓöéDisplay face   ΓöéDisplay the face image in the player    Γöé
Γöé                   Γöé               Γöéstatus field or not.                    Γöé
ΓööΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö┤ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÿ

For more information on the different settings, push the  (Help) button in the
Interface notebook for the wanted notebook page.

Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores
o   Printing
o   Customizing the player status field


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Statistics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Statistics

In all games in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II, except for Blox, you can get
statistics over the games. The statistics report consists of a notebook with
three notebook pages.

The two first pages handles player 1 and player 2, respectively. There, the
accomplishments of each player in the last game is shown, for example for how
long the player has been playing. If the last/present game is played with only
one player, the second notebook page is disabled.

The last notebook page handles general statistics concerning the game. There
you can find information about, for example, how many games have been played
since MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II was started.

The statistics are called either Current - if a game is currently played, or
Final - if it's over. If you open the Statistics notebook when a game is
running in the background, the statistics information will be constantly updated.

It's also possible to print all statistics. For more information, please refer
to Printing.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Hiscores
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. High scores ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

High scores

My ancestors used to raise big stones where they carved in their great
achievements. My employers say it would be too much fuss to do it this way
every time you beat a record, so we have high score lists instead!

The following games have high score lists: Combo II, LongLegs, MirrorMan,
Rockbot and Sauron's Eye.

There is a separate high score list for each of the five specified difficulty
levels (Very easy, Easy, Medium, Hard, Very hard), and the three top scores
will be listed. The User defined difficulty level has no high score list. Each
level file has its own set of high score lists.

If you get a score among the three best, the high score list will appear and
you get to enter your name. If you get exactly the same score as another player
already on the list, you will push that player down.

You can at any time open and check the present high score list. Just open the
Hall of fame notebook (in the Game menu). The notebook page with the high score
list for the current difficulty level will be shown by default. In the Hall of
fame notebook you also get the possibility to print the high score lists (it's
not as great as a runestone, but I guess I must admit, it's more practical...).


Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Printing


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. Printing ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Printing

Hardcopy printouts in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II are available in two
different locations; the Statistics notebook and the Hall of fame notebook. You
select printouts by pressing the  button on the right side of the notebook. The
printout will not follow immediately - first a dialog with these different
selections will appear:

o   Current notebook page - print the current notebook page only.
o   All notebook pages - print all the pages in the notebook.
o   Print on same page - print all the pages in the notebook onto one single
    sheet of paper. This selection is, of course, only possible when printing
    all the pages.
o   Printer - select which print queue to use. You also have the possibility to
    make settings for the selected print queue, by pressing the  button.

By selecting Print in the option dialog, you start the printing. If there is no
printers installed in your system this button will be disabled.


Select one of the following related topics:

o   General game concepts
o   Using the menus
o   Using the dialog boxes
o   Using the notebooks
o   Interface settings
o   Statistics
o   Hiscores


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Music and sounds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Music and Sounds

MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II offers both Music ( songs to listen to) and
Sounds ( sound effects) to give an extra dimension to the game playing. But
since different computers offers different possibilities to playing music, and
different people have different tastes in music and sound, you should really
read the following topics to learn how to give both yourself and your computer
the best possible setup!

Select one of the following topics:

o   Using Music and Sounds
o   Sound settings
o   Background music
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Using Music and Sounds ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Using Music and Sounds

This section describes how music and sound effects are handled in MicroLearn
Game Pack, Volume II.

The MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II uses audio in two different ways - as
background music and as sound effects. Background music is the 27 songs you can
listen to while playing the games. Sound effects, on the other hand, contains
the different sounds we use to illustrate things that happen in the games, for
example explosions.

MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II supports different types of sound sources for
playing music and sounds. To choose which sound source to use, please refer to
Selecting sound devices.

In MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you have the possibility to select which
songs to listen to while playing a certain game, and if you want them to be
played in listed or random order. When one tune is over, the next will follow
automatically. Note that the background music will end when the game is over. I
have picked out some songs for each game, which you have as default. It's songs
which I think is in style with the certain game, but if you don't like it -
just change it, I won't be offended (well - I'll try to hide it anyhow...).

In MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you can use sound events. A sound event is,
simply put, an event in a game to which you can connect a sound effect. An
event can, for example, be the placing of a marker - and a sound effect to
match this sound event could for example be a short click sound. You also have
the ability to select the special sound effect <No sound> to any sound event.
Since I'm a very helpful viking, I have made default choices for all sound
events in all games, but you can change them all - just go to the Sound
notebook, and I'll teach you all about it. I can assure you that you can get a
really crazy feeling with a few unexpected sound effects...
Please note that you can always select to shut all sound effects off, by
pressing . You can also shut the background music off, by pressing .

With some types of sound devices you can change the volume and the balance.
This can be done on the last page of the Sound notebook (Volume settings). If a
sound device doesn't support this, the slider control is disabled (for example,
the PC speaker controls neither volume nor balance).


Select one of the following related topics:

o   Sound settings
o   Background music
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Sound settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sound settings

This section gives you useful knowledge regarding sound settings.

The settings made in the Sound notebook is saved separately for each game. They
are also saved separately for each sound device used in an application. This
lets you swap between different sound devices but still keep the settings made
for specific devices.

Please note that there are also some shortcut keys that gives you the ability
to do certain settings without opening the Sound notebook. These are  for Sound
On/Off and  for Music On/Off.

For further information on the different sound and music settings, push the
(Help) button on the notebook page in the Sound notebook you want to learn more about.

Select one of the following related topics:

o   Using Music and Sounds
o   Background music
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Background music ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Background music

To have a really good time, you need really good music! Therefore, I proudly
announce that MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II offers no less than 27 songs in
different styles for you to choose between. Some of the songs are written
specifically for MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II, while others are classical
songs from the old days. Select one of the two divisions below, and I'll give
you a short description of them:

o   Special MLGP2 background songs
o   Classic background songs

You can also select one of the following related topics:

o   Using Music and Sounds
o   Sound settings
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.1. Special MLGP2 background songs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Special MLGP2 background songs

All these songs are specially written for MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II!

Atlantis [CD Audio, MIDI]
           The longest tune of them all - more than five minutes. A funny theme
           in the higher octaves.

Bombadill [CD Audio, MIDI]
           A piano tune, perfect for a stroll in the Barkto world... But this
           tune will not at all reveal that they (you?) are having troubles -
           is just a cute melody to hum when you feel good!

Digital [CD Audio, MIDI]
           Some old favorites that have turned digital - how many do you
           recognize? And they've got a really heavy rhythm too - yeah, groovy!

Freja's Song [CD Audio, MIDI]
           The beautiful Freja has got herself a really soft song here! A slow
           paced, mellow melody.

Hugin's Song [CD Audio, MIDI]
           A song moving along in medium tempo, with many different keyboard sounds.

Kiruna by Night [MIDI]
           In case you didn't know - Kiruna is really far north, above the
           Polar circle. I suppose that if they had this energetical song to
           dance to, they could stay warm all night long.

Life on Jupiter [CD Audio, MIDI]
           The intro takes us right into space - but the friendly tunes help us
           to stay real... An up-tempo song with a heavy beat. I had no idea
           that they had parties on Jupiter!

Lost in space [CD Audio, MIDI]
           Both the swing and the soft - a song in motion with a melodic soft
           middle section.

Lullaby    [MIDI]
           This song is not recommended when playing action games - it's such a
           peaceful lullaby - promise to stay awake!

Picnic [CD Audio, MIDI]
           Let's go for a picnic, and bring this happy melody with us! I do
           like the happy motion of this one, light and easy.

Rain Forest [MIDI]
           The introduction is really long - you can hear big raindrops
           falling, but nevertheless the song itself is both full of energy and fun.

 Saturn [CD Audio, MIDI]
           The motion goes on and on - it's a long way to Saturn... A song with
           marimba accompaniment!

Stuck in Traffic [CD Audio, MIDI]
           A funky tune with a hard working bass and great piano solos.

T.E.D.     [MIDI]
           No, you're not in a church, it's just a deceptive intro - soon the
           action gets going!

The Story of Balder [MIDI]
           This story begins a bit sad, it's a pretty slow tune, but it soon
           gets happier. I think Balder would have liked it!

The Vacuum Cleaner [CD Audio, MIDI]
           A medium paced song with an end section where the bass just goes crazy!

Timeless Travel [CD Audio, MIDI]
           A cute, friendly little song! It goes from theme to theme like a
           travel through a constantly varying landscape.

Walking down the Street [CD Audio, MIDI]
           This is a marching tune for sure! If "Bombadill" wasn't enough to
           get the twins home, try this one!

You broke my Watch [CD Audio, MIDI]
           This one always makes me dance! A full four minutes with piano
           melodies, drum solos and more...


Don't forget to read about the Classical background songs as well!

Select one of the following related topics:

o   Using Music and Sounds
o   Sound settings
o   Background music
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.2. Classic background songs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Classic Background Songs

The world of classical music contains innumerable hits! Here are some of my favorites:

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [MIDI]
           This beautiful serenade was written by W. A. Mozart, and should be
           played by a string orchestra. This is the first out of four
           movements, a rapid and happy piece of music.

Fugue in d minor [MIDI]
           J. S. Bach worked as organ-player most of his life, and wrote a lot
           of music for the organ, like this piece. A solemn work filled with
           roulades and mighty chords. But did you know that he had two wives
           during his life time, had 21 children and loved beer?!!

Golliwog's Cake-walk [CD Audio, MIDI]
           This is part of a collection of musical nursery rhymes by the French
           composer Claude Debussy. A piano solo piece filled with small jokes
           - listen and hear the toys march around to this music!

Gymnopedie [MIDI]
           The French composer Erik Satie wrote this piece at the age of 22 in
           1888. Very calm music, meditative and beautiful.

Hungarian Dance #5 [MIDI]
           Johannes Brahms was a true romantic composer. He wrote this piece
           inspired by Hungarian traditional music and gypsy songs. It's a
           vigorous, captivating dance!

Swedish Rhapsody [CD Audio, MIDI]
           Hugo Alfven made a potpourri out of Swedish folk songs, arranging
           them and putting them together to the Swedish Rhapsody. And here WE
           did an arrangement on the final song, a genuine Swedish 'polska'.
           It's a dance - no way that you could misunderstand that - I just
           love it!!!

The Minute Waltz [CD Audio, MIDI]
           The polish composer Frederic Chopin was an infant prodigy who became
           a world famous piano virtuoso. He travelled and moved around a lot,
           and when he died in 1849 in his flat in Paris, he was buried in
           Paris, but his heart was brought back to his native country, to a
           church in Warsaw! This piece is a really quick waltz with a swirling
           tune, going round and round...

The Entertainer [CD Audio, MIDI]
           Scott Joplin, who wrote this piece, was a true entertainer himself!
           He was called the "King of Ragtime Composers", and this is one of
           his most famous pieces. Listen to this swinging rag, and make a trip
           back to St. Louis early this century.

Have you read the list with Special MLGP2 background songs?

You can also select one of the following related topics:

o   Using Music and Sounds
o   Sound settings
o   Background music
o   Selecting sound devices


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Selecting sound devices ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Selecting sound devices

In MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II you can select to use different kinds of
sound devices for the sound effects and the background music. Which devices you
can select from depends on the hardware installed in your computer, and also
which sound drivers you have installed. All computers have, at the least, the
possibility to play sound effects from the PC speaker, and this requires no
extra driver.

The following possibilities for playing sound effects are supplied by
MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II:

o   PC Speaker - nothing extra is needed.
o   WAVE - MMPM/2 has to be installed, and you also need a sound card that can
    handle WAVE audio data via MMPM/2 (which most sound cards can).

The following possibilities for playing background music comes with MicroLearn
Game Pack, Volume II:

o   CD Audio - MMPM/2 has to be installed, and a CD player must be available
    with the CD containing MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II inserted - before a
    game is started.
o   MIDI - MMPM/2 has to be installed for a sound card that can play MMPM/2's
    "Sequencer device". Please note that sound cards without their own hardware
    timer - for example Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro - can not play MIDI
    files at the same time as WAVE (this is not the case with the Sound Blaster 16).

The selections regarding which sound devices to use affect all the games.

Do the following to select the sound devices you want to use:

1.  Quit all MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II games.
2.  Start GP2 Toolkit.
3.  Select Sound/Music... from the Utility menu.
4.  Select the sound device you want to use. If you don't want to use any sound
    effects or music at all, select <None> for the device(s) you will not use,
    since this will give better performance at game start up.
5.  Press the OK button to confirm and save your selections.
6.  End GP2 Toolkit.


Please read the following topics for more information:

o   Using Music and Sounds
o   Sound settings
o   Background music


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Tips and tricks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Tips and tricks

Want to know some neat tips and tricks about the games? Want to cheat? Well,
you've come to the right place. Select one of the topics below, and I'll tell
you a few of my secrets:

o   General tips
o   Cheating!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. General Tips ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

General tips

Here are some general tips that may be of help when you play the games in
MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II:

o   For easy access to the most used functions within the games, you can use
    the game's local menu. To view the local menu, just click with the right
    mouse button (click with the context button) inside the game area. In Combo
    II, you have to click outside the game area to bring up the context menu.

o   MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II doesn't have any special 'Boss key', but
    you can use the key combination  to get the same effect. This will minimize
    the game's main window immediately, and suspends the game until the main
    window is restored again.

o   Read the Tips & Tricks online help section for all games! You may find this
    very useful for mastering a game.

o   In all games with a timer field, you can click on the timer field to
    quickly pause a game.

o   Another way to quickly pause a game is to use the shortcut keys .

o   To quickly start a new game, use the shortcut keys .

o   When a game is starting and you see the startup bitmap for the game, you
    can perform other tasks on your system, since the games' startup sequences
    are multithreaded.

o   To see the credit list (a list with the people who've created MicroLearn
    Game Pack, Volume II), bring up the About box and click on the logo bitmap
    while holding both the  and the  keys down.

o   The best visual result will be achieved when running the games in 256 or
    more colors with a resolution of 1024x768 or higher.

o   The best graphics performance will most likely be achieved when running the
    games in 256 colors on a resolution below 1024x768.


A somewhat related topic is Cheating. If you want to, you can select that now.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Cheating! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Cheating....

Noooo, you don't want to cheat, do you? What! You do? Hmmm....

OK, well I'll tell you what kind of cheats the games have, but I won't tell you
exactly how to find them! That's up to you! However, since I'm in a good mood
today, I'll tell you that the cheats are usually activated by typing ML and the
first or last name of more or less known people in the computer industry.
Oooops, did I say too much now?

Select the game you want to know more about:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.1. Blox - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Blox - Cheats

The following cheat is available in Blox:

o   Start at any level - Select any level that you want to play.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.2. Combo II - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Combo II - Cheats

The following cheats are available in Combo II:

o   Super-slow mode - All balls and bonus objects move very slowly.
o   Bounce mode - When a ball gets into trouble, the ball bounces back.
o   Show bad bonus toggle - Decide if the bad bonus object should be displayed.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.3. LongLegs - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

LongLegs - Cheats

The following cheats are available in LongLegs:

o   Superslow mode - All enemies move extremely slowly.
o   Start at any level - Select any level that you want to play.
o   Immortal mode - You will not die when the enemies catch you.
o   Jump on boxes - Mr. LongLeg will not make a move if there isn't a box at
    the new position.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.4. MirrorMan - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

MirrorMan - Cheats

The following cheats are available in MirrorMan:

o   Superslow mode - All enemies move extremely slowly.
o   Start at any level - Select any level that you want to play.
o   Immortal mode - You will not die when the spider catches you, or if you
    walk in swamps.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.5. ML Memory - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ML Memory - Cheats

The following cheats are available in ML Memory:

o   Flip back - Hide a card that has been flipped.
o   Show all - Display all card images (flip all cards) for about 2 seconds.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.6. Morris - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Morris - Cheats

The following cheats are available in Morris:

o   Force Undo - Undo even if undo actions aren't allowed for the current game.
o   Force Hint - Get a playing hint even when playing hints aren't allowed for
    the current game.

Select from the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.7. Rockbot - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Rockbot - Cheats

The following cheats are available in Rockbot:

o   Start at any level - Select any level that you want to play.
o   Immortal mode - Enemies (sawblades) and falling objects will not kill you.
o   Bomb protection - You cannot move to squares with bombs.
o   Extra coins - Get 100 extra coins.
o   Extra keys - Get one extra key of each color.
o   Door toggle - Move to a new door at the current level.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Sauron's Eye - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2.8. Sauron's Eye - Cheat list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Sauron's Eye - Cheats

The following cheats are available in Sauron's Eye:

o   Superslow mode - All moving objects, except the paddle, will move very slowly.
o   Base line bounce - The ball will always bounce on the base line.
o   Immortal mode - The paddle will not explode when it touches the caterpillar
    or a placed bomb.
o   Multi-bomb mode - Get unlimited access to bombs for the paddle.
o   Start at any level - Select any level that you want to play.

Select among the following to learn more:

o   Blox - Cheat list
o   Combo II - Cheat list
o   LongLegs - Cheat list
o   MirrorMan - Cheat list
o   ML Memory - Cheat list
o   Morris - Cheat list
o   Rockbot - Cheat list


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Technical information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Technical information

In this chapter I will give you more detailed technical information.

Select one of the following topics to learn more:

o   Very important topics
o   Performance considerations
o   System requirements
o   Files that are used
o   WPS Identifiers


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Very important topics ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Very important topics

YES - this is REALLY IMPORTANT!!! Cause you want the games to work well, don't you?
Read this and learn what to do!

o   If the Palette Manager is activated, the graphics in the games might be
    distorted. The graphics output will also be slower when the Palette Manager
    is active. The Palette Manager is used if you are either:

    1.  running a Windows program that uses the palette in seamless mode.
    2.  running an OS/2 program that uses the Palette Manager (usually graphics
        programs).
    3.  having the Workplace Shell palette aware option activated.

If any of these are true, please exit the programs you think are using the
Palette Manager and also turn off the Workplace Shell palette aware option.

Note that the Palette Manager is only used in 256-color mode, however.

o   If you read this online reference, as well as the on-line help texts in the
    games, in less than 256-color mode, the colors will probably be somewhat
    distorted too. You will be able to read everything, but the nice pictures
    I'm going to show you might not look so good. So if you have a graphics
    card that supports 256 colors or more, please run OS/2 in that mode. You
    want me to look my best, don't you?????

Select one of the following related topics:

o   Performance considerations
o   System requirements
o   Files that are used
o   WPS Identifiers


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Performance considerations ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Performance considerations

If you use a low-performance system this section is very important! If you've
got a truly powerful system, I still think you should read it, to get some tips
on how to get as much power as possible from the games!

o   Do not use the palette manager when running the games. This will give
    graphics performance slow-downs as well as color distortion. Please read
    more about this in Very important topics.

o   If you are using a low-end machine you should only run one game at a time.
    The games will otherwise use valuable memory from your system.

o   Make sure that the THREADS= statement in CONFIG.SYS is specified to at
    least 80, since each game can sometimes use up to 30 threads.

o   If you are using a low-end system, make sure that you've got plenty of swap space.

o   256-color mode is almost always faster than graphic modes with more colors
    (like 64K and 16.8M colors). If you feel that some games are too slow in
    terms of graphics output, use a 256 color mode instead.

o   640x480 and 800x600 runs faster than 1024x768 since the low resolutions use
    a smaller bitmap size. If you have problems with graphic speed, use a lower resolution.

I also suggest that you read the Very important topics section for more information.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. System requirements ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

System requirements

This section describes the hardware and software requirements for the games.

This is the minimum configuration needed to run MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II:

o   OS/2 2.1 or later

o   6 to 8 MB of RAM

o   VGA or better graphics adapter

o   386 or better processor

o   Mouse

o   10 MB of hard disk space

This is optional but highly recommended:

o   OS/2 Warp

o   MMPM/2 (requires about 2 to 4 MB of additional RAM)

o   MMPM/2-compatible sound card

o   CD-ROM player capable of playing CD Audio

o   Accelerated video card with fast graphics drivers

o   256 or more colors (very highly recommended)

Select from the following related topics:

o   Very important topics
o   Performance considerations
o   Files that are used
o   WPS Identifiers


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.4. Files that are used ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Files that are used

This section describes the files that MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II uses.

The files are installed in the \MLGP2 directory by default, and are as follows:

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ΓöéApplication    ΓöéFile name     ΓöéUsage                            Γöé
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ΓöéBlox           ΓöéBLOX.EXE      ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéBLOX.HLP      ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéDEFAULT.BLX   ΓöéDefault game levels (50)         Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéEXTRA1.BLX    ΓöéExtra game levels (30)           Γöé
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ΓöéCombo II       ΓöéCOMBO2.EXE    ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéCOMBO2.HLP    ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
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ΓöéLongLegs       ΓöéLONGLEGS.EXE  ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéLONGLEGS.HLP  ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéDEFAULT.LLG   ΓöéDefault game levels (20)         Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéEXTRA1.LLG    ΓöéTougher game levels (15)         Γöé
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ΓöéMirrorMan      ΓöéMIRRMAN.EXE   ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMIRRMAN.HLP   ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéDEFAULT.MIR   ΓöéDefault game levels (20)         Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéEXTRA1.MIR    ΓöéExtra game levels (15)           Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéML Memory      ΓöéMLMEMORY.EXE  ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLMEMORY.HLP  ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
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ΓöéMorris         ΓöéMORRIS.EXE    ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMORRIS.HLP    ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéRockbot        ΓöéROCKBOT.EXE   ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéROCKBOT.HLP   ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéDEFAULT.RCK   ΓöéDefault game levels              Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéEXTRA1.RCK    ΓöéExtra adventure                  Γöé
Γö£ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓö╝ΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöÇΓöñ
ΓöéSauron's Eye   ΓöéSAURON.EXE    ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéSAURON.HLP    ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéDEFAULT.EYE   ΓöéDefault game levels (15)         Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéEXTRA1.EYE    ΓöéExtra game levels (10)           Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéEXTRA2.EYE    ΓöéExtra game levels (10)           Γöé
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ΓöéGP2 Toolkit    ΓöéGP2TOOL.EXE   ΓöéProgram executable               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2TOOL.HLP   ΓöéOnline help texts                Γöé
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ΓöéMusic and soundΓöéGP2S01.DLL    ΓöéMMPM/2 sound effects             Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2S02.DLL    ΓöéPC Speaker sound effects         Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2M01.DLL    ΓöéMMPM/2 CD Audio music            Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2M03.DLL    ΓöéMMPM/2 MIDI music                Γöé
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ΓöéOther files    ΓöéKARIN.DLL     ΓöéMLGP2 DLL                        Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéKARINS.DLL    ΓöéMLGP2 DLL                        Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2ABOUT.DLL  ΓöéMLGP2 DLL                        Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLPLAYER.DLL  ΓöéThe MLPlayer WPS class           Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLGP2.INI     ΓöéGame settings storage            Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéHISCORES.GP2  ΓöéHigh score file                  Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéSAVEGAME.GP2  ΓöéFile for saved games.            Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLGP2.BMP     ΓöéDefault folder background        Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2OPEN.ICO   ΓöéDefault folder icon (opened)     Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéGP2CLOSE.ICO  ΓöéDefault folder icon (closed)     Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLGP2REF.INF  ΓöéThis Online Reference            Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLGP2REF.ICO  ΓöéIcon for Online Reference        Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéPLOPEN.ICO    ΓöéPlayer folder icon (opened)      Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéPLCLOSE.ICO   ΓöéPlayer folder icon (closed)      Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéLVLOPEN.ICO   ΓöéLevel folder icon (opened)       Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéLVLCLOSE.ICO  ΓöéLevel folder icon (closed)       Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLPLAYER.HLP  ΓöéHelp file for the MLPlayer class.Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLCOSAVE.HLP  ΓöéGeneral help file.               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLCOMMON.HLP  ΓöéGeneral help file.               Γöé
Γöé               ΓöéMLCOHOF.HLP   ΓöéGeneral help file.               Γöé
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Please select one of the following related topics:

o   Very important topics
o   Performance considerations
o   System requirements
o   WPS Identifiers


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.5. WPS Identifiers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

WPS Identifiers

This section lists all the identifiers that are used in the WPS by MicroLearn
Game Pack, Volume II. This section is probably only of interest to you if you
are familiar with the technical features of OS/2, for example if you are a
system administrator. Good technical knowledge is required for full
appreciation of this section.

MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II registers a number of objects in the WPS at
installation time. These objects are connected to their own object ID, which
must be unique in the system. Since every object is unique, there can of course
only exist one copy of each object at the same time in the system. For example,
if the objects are installed a second time in the system (for example into a
different folder), the first set of objects will be erased, or the second
object installation will fail - depending on the installation method being used.

Here follows a list of all IDs for all objects that are installed in the WPS by
MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II. These IDs are considered reserved in any
system with MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II installed.

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ΓöéObject title            ΓöéObject ID             ΓöéObject typeΓöé
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ΓöéVolume II               Γöé                      Γöé           Γöé
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ΓöéPlayers                 Γöé<MLGP2_PLAYERS>       ΓöéWPFolder   Γöé
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ΓöéLevels                  Γöé<MLGP2_LEVELFILES>    ΓöéWPFolder   Γöé
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ΓöéOnline Reference        Γöé<MLGP2_REFERENCE>     ΓöéWPProgram  Γöé
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ΓöéBlox                    Γöé<MLGP2_BLOX>          ΓöéWPProgram  Γöé
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ΓöéCombo II                Γöé<MLGP2_COMBO2>        ΓöéWPProgram  Γöé
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ΓöéLongLegs                Γöé<MLGP2_LONGLEGS>      ΓöéWPProgram  Γöé
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ΓöéMirrorMan               Γöé<MLGP2_MIRRORMAN>     ΓöéWPProgram  Γöé
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ΓöéML Memory               Γöé<MLGP2_MEMORY>        ΓöéWPProgram  Γöé
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ΓöéKarin                   Γöé<MLGP2_DEFPLAY2>      ΓöéMLPlayer   Γöé
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ΓöéLeif                    Γöé<MLGP2_DEFPLAY3>      ΓöéMLPlayer   Γöé
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ΓöéLora                    Γöé<MLGP2_DEFPLAY4>      ΓöéMLPlayer   Γöé
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ΓöéMaximus                 Γöé<MLGP2_DEFPLAY5>      ΓöéMLPlayer   Γöé
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o   Files that are used


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Troubleshooting ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Troubleshooting

Have you got any problems - don't panic! Read the following examples and see if
they can help you to solve your problems:


Video-related problems

Problem: When Animated Mouse Pointers is selected, the mouse pointer starts to
blink or leaves parts of the pointer on the screen.
Explanation: Your graphics driver doesn't support the Animated Mouse Pointer feature.
Solution: Turn off the Animated Mouse Pointer feature (read Interface Settings
on how to do this), or install a new or updated graphics driver.


Problem: On my 256-color system, the colors seem to be distorted. It looks
almost like running on a 16-color system.
Explanation: The palette manager is active.
Solution: Turn of the palette manager on 256-color systems. Read more about
this in Very important topics. Also, run the graphics test in GP2 Toolkit to
check that everything is OK regarding the graphics. Read Graphics diagnostics
for more information on how to run the graphics test.


Problem: When I run some of the games, it seems to be too many objects in one
of the colors (blue, green or red). I'm running on a system with 256 or more.
Explanation: There seems to be a problem with the graphics driver.
Solution: Please run the graphics test in GP2 Toolkit to verify the problem.
Get a fixed graphics driver from the driver manufacturer, if possible. Read
Graphics diagnostics for more information on how to run the graphics test.


Sound-related problems

Problem: The whole system crashes when I run some of the games with a lot of
sound effects. I'm using the MMPM/2 sound effects.
Explanation: There seems to be a problem with the sound driver.
Solution: Try to get the newest sound driver from the manufacturer, if
possible. As a temporary solution, you can also try to limit the number of
sound events that will be played in the game, by assigning some sound events to
<None>. Also, there is a Safety Mode for sound effects in the sound notebook
that can be used, but this will create less exciting sound output. Read Using
Music and Sound to learn more.


Problem: When I'm playing a game using CD Audio as background music, I notice
small interrupts in the game about once every second.
Explanation: The CD has to be read from every second to check the current state
of the CD drive. On slow CD drives, this will be noticeable in the faster games.
Solution: Turn off the music for the troublesome game if the problem bothers
you too much.


Problem: I'm running the music with the MMPM/2 MIDI and I'm using a PAS 16 or
similar sound card. Some background songs seem not to play correctly, the music
is often interrupted by long delays.
Explanation: There is a bug in the driver for this sound card.
Solution: No fix is currently available. Don't use the MIDI songs that are
causing trouble, or run CD Audio as music source instead.


Problem: I'm using MMPM/2 for sound effects and MMPM/2 MIDI for background
music. However, I cannot get both to work at the same time.
Explanation: Some sound cards don't have drivers that can play MIDI at the same
time as sound effects.
Solution: Use CD Audio for background music or PC speaker for sound effects.
Read Selecting sound devices for more information.


Other problems

Problem: I get a message box saying that the default game file for the game
can't be loaded. The application will not start after that message.
Explanation: It seems like the default game file is either missing or corrupt.
Solution: Reinstall the specific game.


Did you find the answers you needed? Otherwise - select Questions and answers
for more reading.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Questions and answers ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Questions and answers

In this section I will answer the most frequently asked questions regarding
MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II:

Q: How do I change the names of the players in the games?
A: Players are handled by WPS objects that are dragged into the games. Please
refer to Player management for more information.

Q: Do I need a very fast computer or graphics card to run the games?
A: Most of the games will run comfortably on a 386DX or better processor. Some
of the games will gain by using an accelerated graphics card.

Q: Is it possible to order some of the games separately?
A: No. The games are sold as one package only.

Q: Will this game pack be released on any other software platforms?
A: No. This is an OS/2-only product.

Q: Some games take a while to load/start. Why?
A: A lot of the graphics are prepared before a game is ready to be played. This
is done to limit the amount of disk space needed, and to make the actual game
playing as fast as possible. Please note that the startup sequences of the
games are multithreaded, which means you can work with other applications while
a game is loading.

Q: Do I need to have MMPM/2 installed to run MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II?
A: No, MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II runs fine without MMPM/2 installed.
However, the music and sound abilities will be somewhat limited if MMPM/2 is
not installed.

Q: Does MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II make any changes to the system files
(CONFIG.SYS, OS2.INI and/or OS2SYS.INI)?
A: No, these files are not modified at all.


If you have more questions, try reading the Troubleshooting section.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Write to Thor! ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Write to Thor!

Did you know that if you have an e-mail address on the Internet, you can write
directly to me? Yes, you really can! And I like to get mail, lots of mail.

To my Internet address you can write to me about almost anything, for example:

o   Ask me about future OS/2 products from MicroLearn Nordic.
o   Give me tips on how to enhance the MicroLearn games (I'll pass your tips to
    the MicroLearn development team).
o   Give me suggestions on future MicroLearn products.
o   Ask for my favorite color. Actually, I can tell you right away - it's green.
o   Tell me your favorite color.
o   Ask me how to make a good sledge-hammer, and share your secrets.
o   Ask why I wasn't cast for the leading role in the movie 'Eric, the viking'.
o   Ask what polish I use to keep the horns in my helmet in shape.
o   Ask for a few more runes.

However, I can't answer questions regarding technical support, availability and
pricing. You have to use the contact information available in the printed
documentation for MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II for these kind of questions.

My address at the Internet is: [e-mail]
I'm looking forward to your e-mails!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Technical support ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Technical Support


Sales and Technical Support for MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II and other MSR
products are available through phone, fax, BBS, Compuserve, and Internet.

MSR Development
P.O. Box 632070
Nacogdoches, Texas 75963-2070
U.S.A.

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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Copyrights and Trademarks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Copyrights and Trademarks


(c) Copyright MicroLearn Nordic 1994-1995. All rights reserved.
(c) Copyright MSR Development Corp. 1995. All rights reserved.


ALL TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES USED HEREIN ARE OWNED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANY.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is what the help buttons look like!

All push buttons can show either text only, both text and graphics, or graphics
only, which is what I'm showing you here.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


This is the F1 key. You can consider it to be a help shortcut. Just press it
and I'll pop up and help you out!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The contents button is one of the buttons you see at the bottom of the window.
When you press it, you will see the table of contents, and from there you can
navigate to the information you are looking for.

The  in front of a chapter's name indicates that there are additional sections
under that chapter. Click on the  to show those sections.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The search function lets you search for specific words throughout the whole
online reference. When the words are found, they are marked with red color so
you easily can see them.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If you press the index button, the index is shown. In the index the topics are
shown in alphabetical order and you can select the information you want to see.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is player 1's status field. In this screen shot, player 1 is active,
meaning it's his turn to make the next move. Player 2, on the right, is grayed
to mark that he's inactive for the moment. The player's status field contains
the face you have given the player, as well as the name and the player's
current score, but the information shown can be changed if you want to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is player 2's status field. Right now player 2 is inactive, and player 1
is making a move. In the player's status field you see the player's face, name
and current score, but the information shown can be changed if you want to.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Game menu contains selections like starting a new game, saving the current
game, pausing the game etc. The choices in the Game menu differ between the
programs, but these are the most common choices.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In the Settings menu, you can customize the games to suit your preferences. You
can, for example, change the difficulty level, the games' visual appearance and
some music settings. The Settings menu choices are common for all games.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In the Help menu you can get information on how to play the game, how your
score is calculated, some tips & tricks and many other things.

Please take a look in the games' help texts if you want to know anything
specific about a game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the menu bar area. Not very exciting, actually. Double-click on some of
the words to the left instead!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the playing field in Combo II. In this screen shot you see all the
pipes and balls you will be struggling with. You can also see a few of the good
bonuses (like the strawberry) and some of the bad bonuses (like the bomb) you
will meet in the game. At the bottom of the picture you find the homes for the
two balls.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the steering button. When a ball reaches a T-crossing pipe, it turns in
the direction of the arrow. You can change the direction by clicking on this
picture.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The good bonuses give you more points, of course. Try to catch as many as you
can!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The bad bonuses can harm you a lot. In fact, if you're having really bad luck,
they can actually end your game completely. Watch out for them!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the playing field in ML Memory. In this picture, the cards showing the
card back, the skyline, are cards that haven't been matched yet. The
strawberries are two cards that have been flipped over, and given you a match.
The gray areas are empty space from already matched cards.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

ML Memory can be played with a time limit. If you turn this feature on, you
will see this counter. It displays the seconds you have left until your time is
up.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

At the bottom of the screen is the status line. The text in this area tells you
what's going on in the game.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In Sauron's Eye's playing field you see the bricks you shall try to remove by
hitting them with the ball. At the bottom of the picture you see your paddle,
which you use to bounce the ball with. The different bricks have different
functions, they release droppers that change your paddle in good or bad ways...


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the start button. When you press it you start a new game. If you
already have a game running and you press this button, you get a safety
question asking whether you want to start a new game or continue with the current.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ



This is the folder for MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II!


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The Palette Manager is an OS/2 feature that tries to optimize the palette (the
colors that can be used) so that all graphics on the screen will look as good
as possible. This feature, however, might not produce the optimum palette for
the MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II games if another graphics program is
running at the same time.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

How to turn the Workplace Shell palette aware option off:

o   Open the desktop's pop-up menu.

o   Select System Setup.

o   Double-click on the System icon.

o   The first page you will see is Screen. Uncheck the Workplace shell palette
    aware option at the bottom of the notebook.

o   Close the notebook.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the playing field in Morris. All markers are placed on the spots and
then moved along the paths (red in this picture). This screen shot is taken
during the place phase of a game of Six Men's Morris, when player 1 is just
placing his third marker.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the playing field in Blox. In this stockroom, that you see a bird's-eye
view of, you see some of the boxes you should get rid of. You also see the
special tiles - the glue tile and the dynamite tile - you will have to work with.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is the steering button in Blox. Click on an arrow to shove the boxes in
the corresponding direction.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When Mr. LongLeg has caught a paint can and is turned into a super painter,
this counter is activated and counts down the 15 seconds that he can enjoy this
super paint mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Here you see Mr. LongLeg in the playing field, together with some of the other
characters in this game - Bill the lizard, the Fireman, the brush, and the
paint can. You also see some toxic boxes, which you should keep away from.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This picture shows the arrows that describe the mirroring that is being used.
This specific arrow means that the Barkto twins are horizontally mirrored.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This is what their world looks like. Pleasant, but full of surprises - like the
gold coins, spider nets, spider bullets, toxic clouds, swamps and stones...
Please help them to find their homes, which you see at the top of this picture.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This picture shows whom of the twins you control right now. You can click on
this picture to swap the control between them, or click on the twin you want to
control directly in the playing field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

With this steering button, you steer the twin in control. The other twin will
follow according to the mirroring that is used.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ



This is the Players folder in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ



This is the Levels folder in MicroLearn Game Pack, Volume II.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This status window shows how much time you've got left, and the amount of
silver coins you have collected so far.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Steer my precious Rockbot with this steering button. And, please, be careful
with it...


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ <hidden>  ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

In this playing field you see my Rockbot in action! You also see some
sawblades, rocks, bombs, silver coins, doors and teleports. You will face them
all as soon as you start playing!