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- | Interconnecting blocks game |
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- Hello!
-
- Game's Rules
- ____________
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- One by one, block pieces appear anywhere on the playing grid. When a
- horizontal line is completed, it disappears freeing playing space up. When you
- have made the 'required' lines, you pass to the next level. At level 2, you
- will have to complete 2 horizontal lines before they disappear (at level 3,
- 3 lines...).
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- Left over squares from broken pieces can be moved (or cannot) depending on
- whether, in the Option menu, the value of 'Everything can be moved' is yes
- (or no).
-
- You can play with the mouse and/or the keyboard.
-
- At the end of the game, whether you loose or stop with 'Esc', a window is
- displayed with your score and asks for your name. If you enter your name and
- if your score is high enough, it is written in the score file.
-
- There is an context sensitive hypertexte help. You get it by pressing F1.
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- To play with the mouse
- ______________________
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- You pick up/release a piece by clicking with the left button of the mouse.
- You turn to the right by clicking with the right button and turn to the
- left by clicking with the central button. You move it, after picking up,
- by moving the mouse.
- If the value of 'click -> new piece' is yes, therefore by clicking on a free
- space of the grid, a new piece will appear immediately.
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- To play with the keyboard
- _________________________
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- You pick up/release a piece by pressing the space bar or '5' once the mouse is
- on the piece. You move the mouse (and also the picked up piece) with the arrow
- keys or the numerical pad. You turn to the right by pressing 'b' or '+' and turn
- to the left by pressing 'v' or '-'.
- A new piece appears immediately if you press 'g' or, if the value of
- 'click -> new piece' is yes, by pressing the space bar (or 5) when the
- mouse is on a free space of the grid.
- 'Esc' ends the game. 'Pause' interrupts temporarily the game.
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- Information
- ___________
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- At start, a top-left window displays:
- - the number of lines required to pass to the next level;
- - the score, that is, the number of lines already completed;
- - the level.
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- At the end, another window displays your score and asks for your name. If
- you give it and your score is high enough, your name will appear in the
- score window.
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- Score
- _____
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- The score is the number of lines that you have made. For each file of pieces,
- there is a score file.
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- Options
- _______
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- I like the softwares that can be customized. That's why several tayloring
- options have been implemented (please, send me your comments and suggestions
- for more).
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- There is a file of options in which you can specify the file of pieces, file
- of sounds, file of colors, size of the grid...
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- If several people use this software, everyone can have their own options:
- run this program with the name of the relevant file of options (existing or
- not) and it extension ('.CFG').
- Ex: 'QUANTIK JANE.CFG', if it does not exist, set values and save it.
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- In the option menu, you can see also the free memory.
-
- WARNING: files, configuration and help are read and/or saved in the current
- directory (the one where you started the game).
-
- In the Option menu, you can change:
- - the colors of the game;
- - the pieces;
- - the sounds;
- - the grid.
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- 1) The colors:
- The extension of the file of colors is 'PAL'. When you take another file,
- the colors of the pieces and of the background are changed.
-
- The differents commands are:
- - Load (F3): see the Load window in the Interface chapter;
- - Save (F4) (if you are licensed): see the Save window in the
- Interface chapter;
- - Create (F7) (if you are licensed): All pieces and 3 cursors
- are displayed. By clicking on the grid or on piece, cursors
- indicate the proportions of red/green/blue for this color.
- By clicking on a cursor, you change the chosen color. If you
- maintain down the button, the cursor moves like the mouse and at the
- same time the color changes.
- If you are not satisfied, press 'Esc' which will reset, the old colors
- are displayed. Press any other key to display the Save window.
-
- 2) The pieces:
- They are defined in a file, of extension '.PCE'. You can change/create the
- file of pieces with Quantik (if you are licensed) or/and with a text processor.
-
- The differents commands are:
- - Load (F5): see the Load window in the Interface chapter; if you are not
- licensed, only the files 'pieces1.pce' and 'pieces2.pce' can be loaded.
- - Save (F6) (if you are licensed): see the Save window in the
- Interface chapter;
- - Create (F8) (if you are licensed): All pieces are displayed. By
- clicking, you add/remove a square.
- If you are not satisfied, press 'Esc' to revert to the old pieces. Press
- any other key to display the Save window.
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- 3) The sounds:
- They give rhythm to the game (when a piece appears, when a line disappears,
- ...).
- They are defined in a file, of extension '.SON'. The file can be created/
- changed in a text processor. In the Option menu, you indicate the relevant
- file name.
- A sounds file is provided as example: 'example.son'.
- If, you set the value of 'sound' to 'yes' and it becomes 'no', it means that
- an error was detected in the sounds file, verify it!
-
- 4) The grid:
- You can indicate, in the Option menu, the size of the grid and also if the
- grid lines are displayed or not.
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- About Help
- __________
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- Press F1 whenever(even while playing) to get context-sensitive help.
- It is in standard hypertext, i.e. you can access the text underneath specials
- colored words.
-
- Keys are:
- down arrow: scrolls down a line
- up arrow: scrolls up a line
- PgDw: scrolls down a page
- PgUp: scrolls up a page
- Return: displays text underneath special colored words
- Esc: exits help
- DEL: returns to the previous window
- right arrow or tab: goes to the next special colored word
- left arrow or shift-tab: goes to the previous special colored word
- End: displays the end of the text
- Home: displays the beginning of the text
- The mouse and the keys F1....F10 are not used in the help.
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- Interface
- _________
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- The Load window:
- It displays a list of 7 file names and their size. For moving in the list,
- you use the arrow keys: up, down, PgUp and Pgdw. For finding a name that begins by
- 'g', you press 'g', then you are positionned on the first name that begins by
- 'g'.
- For loading a file, you press 'Return' or click on a name. For destroying a file,
- you press 'Del' and for renaming a file you press 'R' (shift r).
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- The Save window:
- On the second line, you can change the name (8 chars max): you press 'Return',
- then type the name, and press 'Return' to confirm or 'Esc' to escape. Click on
- OK to save or on Cancel to abort. If a file with the same name already exists,
- a warning window is displayed and then you decide. Then a window will display
- if it is successful or not.
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- How uninstall Quantik
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- All Quantik is in a single directory. If you have installed only Quantik in
- this directory, just destroy it (example: if Quantik is in 'C:\QUANTIK', at
- prompt type 'DELTREE C:\QUANTIK").
- If Quantik is with something else in the directory,
- read 'READ_ME.TXT' to have the list of Quantik's files.
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- Licence
- _______
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- This game is propagated through shareware. The 'Shareware' concept is that you
- can get a feeling for the game for free, but that if you wish to carry on
- using it, you should register with the author. The author, myself, earns money
- only from licences. I can then invent other programs.
-
- Therefore, if you like it, follow the instructions when you quit the game or
- see the file 'REGISTER.TXT'.
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- This registration is delivered for only physical persons (like a book: a
- licence is required for each person playing, i.e. one copy per "physical"
- player).
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- This software verifies the integrity of the program each time it runs. If it
- detects any change, a message appears and the program stops to avoid the
- propagation of a possible virus.
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- Users of Quantik must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "Quantik is supplied 'as is', without warranty of any kind, express or
- implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as
- to the quality and performance is with you. The author assumes no liability
- for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of
- Quantik."
-
- If you want to give Quantik to your friends to try it out, I would be delighted,
- but only give them the unregistered version (shareware concept).
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- Limits if you haven't registered
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- - You can not create your own files of pieces.
- - You can not change the colors of the pieces.
- - When you quit Quantik, a registration reminder screen is displayed.
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- With this unregistered program, you can only play 7 hours.
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- If you have a problem with Quantik, write me at the address below:
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- Address: Marianne Roger
- 1 rue du Bassin
- 34080 Montpellier
- FRANCE
- maroger@pobox.com http://pobox.com/~maroger/quantik_en
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- Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997 Marianne ROGER, Emmanuel CHANTREAU.
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