@DATABASE "PlayPac.guide" @NODE MAIN "PlayPac" PlayPac ======= Created by Toni Lehtonen @{"Disclaimer " LINK "DISCLAIMER"} @{"Copyright " LINK "COPYRIGHT"} @{"Introduction " LINK "INTRODUCTION"} @{"System requirements " LINK "REQUIREMENTS"} @{"Installation " LINK "INSTALLATION"} @{"Keyboard commands " LINK "KEYMAP"} @{"Settings " LINK "SETTINGS"} @{"Tooltypes " LINK "TOOLTYPES"} @{"History " LINK "HISTORY"} @{"Feedback " LINK "FEEDBACK"} @ENDNODE @NODE "DISCLAIMER" "Disclaimer" This product comes 'as is', without any warranties. You are using it on your own risk. @ENDNODE @NODE "COPYRIGHT" "Copyright" You can spread this software as long as no profit is made and all files from original package are present. @ENDNODE @NODE "INTRODUCTION" "Introduction" @TOC "MAIN" I just wanted to make a pacman game. And then on one day I got an idea of how to create random mazes. So I put 1+1 together and here is the result. @ENDNODE @NODE "REQUIREMENTS" "System requirements" @TOC "MAIN" PlayPac needs WB 3.0, 600 kB disk space and over 1 MB free memory (700 kB Chip) In low memory situations program will (probably) crash your system. @ENDNODE @NODE "INSTALLATION" "Installation" @TOC "MAIN" Just double-click PlayPac.install icon and follow instructions or copy 'playpac.font' to FONTS: directory and 'PlayPac' and 'PlayPacData' to your games directory. If game is not correctly installed it won't start. @{i}To testplay PlayPac before installing it double-click Test icon.@{ui} @ENDNODE @NODE "SETTINGS" "Settings" @TOC "MAIN" Press help key to open settings window. From there you can modify several settings of game to customize the gameplay of PlayPac suitable for your skills. Maze width........Number of horizontal crossings Maze height.......Number of vertical crossings Lives.............Number of pacs at the beginning of game Ghosts............Number of ghosts at the beginning of game Add ghost.........When next ghost appears Next bonus........Amount of pills required for bonus Blackout..........Delay to blackout. Note that time decreases 5 seconds per level Control...........Select controlmode Joystick/Keyboard Speed.............Game speed Normal/Fast (Normal=Pixel/Frame , Fast=Two pixels/Frame) Autoshield........Autoshield On/Off Save scores.......Save scores Yes/No. Scores will be saved on file called PlayPac.scores @ENDNODE @NODE "KEYMAP" "Keymap" @TOC "MAIN" Menu keys ................Quit game ................ASL Screenmode Requester ...............@{"Settings window" LINK "SETTINGS"} ..................Highscore screen ..............Start game In-game keys ................Exit game ..............Pause On/Off ..................Autoshield On/Off ..................Joystick/Keyboard control ..................Show version number ..........Move up ........Move down ........Move left .......Move right ..................Shield On/Off @ENDNODE @NODE "TOOLTYPES" "Tooltypes" @TOC "MAIN" GRAPHICSDATA = LORES16 | HIRES64 You can choose PlayPac's graphics between 16 or 64 coloured mode by setting game's GRAPHICSDATA tooltype to LORES16 or HIRES64. LORES16 is default and works on any chipset but HIRES64 requires AGA-chipset to work. @ENDNODE @NODE "HISTORY" "History" @TOC "MAIN" Version 1.2 (1-Oct-97) -Lores16/Hires64 graphics -ASL Screenmode Requester Version 1.11 (15-Mar-97) -Speed option Version 1.1 (10-Feb-97) -Settings window -Improved in-game graphics -OCS/ECS and NTSC compatibility -New bonuses -Keyboard control -Autoshield Version 1.0 (5-Nov-96) First release @ENDNODE @NODE "FEEDBACK" "Feedback" @TOC "MAIN" If you have any new ideas, bug reports or comments then write to me mail: Toni Lehtonen Lankakatu 7 20660 Littoinen Finland email: topele@utu.fi @ENDNODE