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- This program will allow you to create your own screens for the
- game Crystal Hammer. It will allow you to set up the brick layout,
- and it won't allow you to edit any graphics, or background screens. I
- originally wrote it because I could'nt handle not knowing what lied past
- level 7. Now I know, so I don't play the game as much. (A warning to
- diehard CH players...)
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- Comments/suggestions/contributions can be sent to
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- Kevin Umbach
- 15962 - 106 A Avenue
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Canada
- T5P 0X5
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- I can also be contacted on the following bulletin boards in Edmonton:
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- Edmonton RCPM (403) 454-6093 \
- AMIEX (403) 425-8352 / @ 1200bps 8N1 24hrs/7days
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- Source code is available by sending a disk and $5 to me at the above
- address. (To cover postage/packaging,etc..)
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- HOW TO USE THIS PROGRAM
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- On the Crystal hammer disk there is a file called PRMLEVEL. This is the
- file that contains the brick setup information. It is the file that the
- CRYED program modifies to create new screens.
- I highly recommend you make a BACKUP of this file so you can play the
- original levels if you give up at making your own. Here is how to create
- a backup file in CLI:
- 1> copy prmlevel prmlevel.backup
- Now copy the CRYED program onto your CH disk. You should now be ready
- to start creating your own customized screens. To run the editting program,
- just enter the following command in cli:
- 1> cryed
- When loaded and running, an editting grid, brick palette, and command list
- should be displayed as well as the current brick to be plotted. The
- current brick is indicated above the ^ character next to the brick palette.
- The number inside each brick in the palette is the number of times it must
- be hit before it 'breaks'. The solid white brick is unbreakable.
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- Here is some info you should know :
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- - there are 30 levels in the game
- - each level has 20 rows and 18 columns of bricks
- - there are 3 types of bricks
- 1. SOLID .. unbreakable, solid white in color
- 2. WHITE .. breakable, but dont fall when hit
- 3. COLORED .. breakable, falls when hit
- - each breakable brick can be adjusted to handle 1 to 5 hits
- before breaking
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- The commands listed may be invoked by clicking the left mouse button
- on the command text. The command will be hilighted and the appropriate
- action taken. The best way to learn how to edit a level is to load the
- editor and play around with it.
-
- Well I've said enough about the editor, so have fun creating bizzare,
- colorful, and frustrating screens.
-
- Kevin Feb'88
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- PS. Sorry about the 'Mickey Mouse' save & load commands. If an error occurs
- while saving or loading a file, an error msg with the appropriate
- amigabasic error number will be displayed and the program will continue
- to run. Also try not to make any typing misteaks when entering the
- filename. Especially a comma. Or the screen can get real messy. Sorry..
- If I only had more time.......
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